If looks could kill, the Striaton Gym would've been melted at the moment. Yukime stood, a good 10 feet from the Gym with her eyes fixed directly on the door in an ungodly stare. Her hand rested lightly on her partner Pokemon, Ivore, while her other hand was carrying a sparkling egg that she had been recently gifted with on her way to the Gym.
Why she didn't go in? That's a really good question that she didn't have the answer to. Apprehension? Her? No way. No chance. Maybe a bit. She knew she wanted to challenge the Unova Elite Four, but she wasn't entirely sure if she were ready yet. Yukime sighed heavily. "This isn't me, this fear of the unknown. No more wasting time." Reaching into her sack from the back, she reached around in the woolen bag before finally pulling out a small blue candy, wrapped up neatly. She pulled the wrapper off of the candy and set it in front of the Piloswine who quickly consumed it after sniffing it suspiciously.
Yukime backed up slowly, watching as her Pokemon was engulfed in a blinding white light. She watched as her long time partner morphed into a much larger shape before finally being freed from the light. Yukime smiled lightly when she got her first full glimpse of her new Mamoswine. "I can now be at ease." She recalled Ivore into his Pokeball before walking into the Striaton Gym to demand a battle.