Location: Lively Town Plaza
Date: July 7th

Okay, I won't lie. I wanted to feign illness so I could sleep in this morning. Unfortunately, that doesn't work when your partner's a fire-type chick with an eager attitude. If I wanna be left alone, I'd better be on my deathbed.

Lyra tackled me until I crawled my way outta bed, and I told her I didn't understand how she could have so much energy. We stayed up late the night before last and turned in late last night. If not for the nap on Lapras's back, I woulda been a useless lump yesterday. Exploring the Air Continent didn't sound nearly as appealing as getting more sleep. Come to think of it, I don't think we stayed up late for two nights in a row back in Serene Village. Besides the one night we snuck out and the night I had insomnia, we never stayed up late! Er...consecutively, that is.

Well, I somehow dragged myself to the main room to attend the morning meeting with the others. Once there, Ampharos gave me a yellow...thing. It was...it looked like a jellybean. It tasted strange, but to Ampharos's credit, it perked me up. I think it would've worked more if I wasn't a grass-type.

Lyra decided to stay behind as I decided we should journey to Poliwrath River – we had an escort mission that'd take us to the B9th floor, so I guess it was understandable. I hope she can keep herself entertained while I'm away.

Location: Home, Nexus Room

Today's expedition wasn't bad. I brought Raichu and Petilil with me, so we weren't hindered that much.

When I got back to town, Lyra didn't come to greet me for once. That uh...I won't lie. That worried me. Ever since we became friends, Lyra has always been eager to see me if we were separated for the day. Did something happen?

I asked around the Society building, and Dedenne informed me she was talking with Ampharos on the roof. We stepped outside long enough for her to point them out from ground level. Ah. Perhaps Ampharos is catching her up with what we talked about on the roof a few nights ago. Or maybe Lyra needed some sagely advice of her own. Either way, it wasn't my business to stick my nose in.

I thanked Dedenne for her assistance, and she said there was something she wanted to run by me anyway. She and Mawile have been talking about setting up a girls' night with me, Lyra, and Swirlix. Before Lyra and I joined, the male to female Society members ratio was uneven, 5 male to 3 female. With us joining, the numbers evened out to 5 each, and the boys are talking about setting up a boys' night thing in addition to us setting up a girls' night thing.

Honestly, that wasn't a bad idea...but I was apprehensive. I asked her what they had in mind in terms of activities. I mean, it was probably gonna be a sleepover thing and I didn't mind that. However, if their idea of a fun night involved painting talons or nails or talking about boys or pillow fighting or whatever...maybe it wouldn't be for me.

Ahaha...open mouth, insert foot. Dedenne gave me that familiar look as if I'd sprouted an additional head. She asked in what world would a sleepover consist of something that lame? Besides, painting talons or nails? Why would we ever do that? Wouldn't that just be a waste of paint? I uh...shoulda taken that into consideration. These are Pokémon, not humans. Their customs are different from ours.

I told her not to worry about it and that I was down for their plan. All they had to do was tell me where to be on what night and what to bring. She said she had some stuff to take care of before she could begin planning for that, so she'd let me know sometime in the future. She just wanted to run the idea by Lyra and me first. Apparently, she'd talked to Lyra about it earlier while I was out.

Mm. Won't lie, this whole situation feels a little...off. Suspicious. I mean, I went on an expedition today without Lyra – the one who's dream has been to go on expeditions in the name of the Expedition Society – and now I'm finding out she's having conversations with the Society behind my back and even having little meetings with Ampharos. I was the tired one this morning, so I shoulda been the one staying behind.

Ugh, no. Why am I thinking like this? Lyra's an independent Pokémon, she's allowed to converse when I'm not present. She's allowed to withdraw from expeditions she doesn't feel like going on. Since when is it my job to cast doubt on her decisions?

Suddenly, I recalled the time I cast doubt on Nuzleaf for wanting to explore Revelation Mountain. Even though I felt guilty and suspicious for ascending the mountain it'd ultimately been totally harmless. All Nuzleaf wanted to do was find answers for me. All Lyra wants to do is...whatever she wants to do.

Why am I casting shade on the Pokémon I said that I love and trust? Maybe being judgmental is just...who I am. I don't really want to be like that. I want to keep an open mind and be accepting of others, but my knee-jerk reactions to certain situations or Pokémon...it's instinctive. It's automatic. I wish I could change it, but...

Well, whatever. If I'm judgmental, then I'm judgmental. Trying to change the way I think or react to stuff would take more commitment than I have the mental capacity for. Much easier to simply go with the flow and try to correct my thinking process as things crop up.

Anyway, gotta go get cleaned up for dinner!

Location: Home, Bedroom (night)

Before dinner, it was announced that we'd be going on a big outing in two days. We weren't told where we'd be going, but it was still exciting news! My guess is we'll be exploring somewhere the whole Society hasn't been yet, and from the reactions of the other members I'd say that's a pretty fair guess.

Hm...as thrilled as I am to be exploring somewhere new, I really hope we don't get saddled with Archen again. Although I admire his bravery in standing up to Entei, I don't want another exploration ruined by his constant nagging.

Well, that's a worry to be saved for another day I suppose.

Lyra and I chatted briefly about the girls' night thing and she twittered on about how she was excited for that and how cool it is having more female friends besides Espurr and Deerling. She's still talking, though her thoughts drifted to the topic of the upcoming outing.

Mm...I'm getting awful drowsy, so I'm gonna stop writing for the night and let her rambling lull me to sleep.

Tomorrow's another day!