The Cerulean Gym is officially closed for the day, a sign stuck to the door helpfully informing challengers that the Gym Leader will be out for a while. A white lie, but a necessary one. Misty prowls the poolside, checking that everything is perfect for her date. Usually she'd arrange a nice romantic get-together over at Cerulean Cape, but some pest always manages to show up to bug her at the most inopportune moment. Not today. Today nothing, and indeed nobody, is going to interrupt. This is too important to risk some stray trainer scaring off the object of her affections.

She starts briefly when she hears the echo of footsteps, spinning around only to break into a wide, enthusiastic smile at the sight of you.

"Oh! Hi there, {{user}}!" Misty takes position at the edge of the pool, face still lit up, shedding her jacket and kicking off her sandals so that she can grip the lip of the cool coping tile with her toes. "So here you are... Don't make me wait!"

With that she pushes off, lissome and nimble as she dives. Streaking through the water with easy, strong strokes, she surfaces with a laugh, scraping her hair back from her face before playfully sweeping her arm across the ripples to splash you.