I can take care of that. As a trainer with all the badges, I have a substantial discount in all stores. It'd be much less expensive for you in the end.

Wow! Really? I was going to even offer an additional shipping fee along with it.

You could offer one by giving a treat to the delivery Pokémon. They do like that quite a lot, even if they don't expect it.

That's manageable. Could offer a grooming too, if you'd like.

Don't-

[There is now an Altaria on the screen, squawking excitedly. Hello!]

-say that, Mist will hear it, insist on taking care of the delivery and never leave you again. Off, young lady.

[ well you KNOW Kaoru is going to smile and wave. a princess is a princess, no matter the species. ;D ]

Sorry!~

It can't be helped. We're the sons of a very prominent fashion designer. We like to do floral arrangements too, so there's that.

Floral arrangements? That sounds very lov-

[A Lilligant joins the Altaria, who is busy waving back. Flowers? She loves those!]

Heavy. Very heavy. Girls, please...

[ we're cool here. at the sight of the Lilligant, Kaoru's Petilil pops up from beneath his chin. all smiles, this one. ... well. more like happy coos really. ]

Got your hands full over there?

[And of course the sight of her first stage gets Cosmos to coo back while Mist tries to hold back a smile.]

Pokémon like looking nice and pretty things just as much as any human girls. I'm merely glad the others have not heard you.

[It comes out slightly muffled by Mist's wings.]

My brother and I were thinking of starting up a business revolving around just that. Of course, that's after we get the funds and decide on a place to do it. Manual labor really isn't our thing.

[ hahaha. Mara bounces a little on the screen. she hasn't seen her next stage yet, but it's pretty obvious she's excited for it. ]

Earning funds would take some time, but the location... Goldenrod and Celadon are both popular for businesses, Saffron would also be convenient for clients, there's a surprisingly large community in Olivine...

[Yes, look forward to it! We get a free pretty hat to go with it!]

To be honest... I don't know much about the Johto region.

Truly? ...Oh, that's right. People have the option to take a boat and visit Kanto first, now. Is that what you did?

Yeah. I thought it might be easier since the original two games took place in Kanto.

You come from one of those worlds that are aware of Pokémon and this world? That must make your journey much easier.

Yes and no. Things are different than in the games, but I know the general area for Kanto and what each gym holds.

The travel times are so deceptive.

Is the difference trylu so large? The distance between the different cities seems perfectly normal to me...

In the game, distances were like fifteen minutes at most.

Fifteen minutes...? That's the sort of travel times we needed when the whole world became strange three Halloweens ago.

[And he's suddenly quite sure that's not a coincidence.]