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[leadinglady]

[ wherever you are in luceti, you're being approached by a girl on horserapidash-back. she looks pretty tired, but determined. ]

Excuse me. Could I ask for your assistance?

... Oh, and would you happen to know if there's a hotel nearby?



[ note: Platina is looking for empoleon and lopunny. feel free to have your character find them or have shenanigans 8) ]

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[cilantro]

[And of course Cilan is beaming slightly too.]

It was no problem--just the least I could do to help.

[leadinglady]

We appreciate it. I'll definitely try to repay you somehow!

[cilantro]

Oh, no, you don't have to do that--your thanks is enough for us!

[leadinglady]

Really? Are you sure about that?

[cilantro]

[Ahaha] Don't worry about it, it's fine...

[And besides, you're new here and should adjust to stuff rather than worry about repaying us... ^^;;]

[leadinglady]

If you insist. But I'll remember your kindness, Mr. Cilan.

[cilantro]

[He nods] Once you've located Lopunny and have had time to adjust to this place, perhaps we'll have a battle or something sometime--after all, I'm very curious to see what kind of flavors you and your Pokemon have.

[leadinglady]

Yes, of course! I have to admit, I'm curious, too. Being a pokemon connoisseur... it's definitely something I'd love to do more research in!

[cilantro]

[The fact that someone is actually interested in learning more is very pleasing~]

It's a very rewarding profession, and I'll be more than happy to tell you anything you'd like to know about it sometime.

[leadinglady]

Then I'll trust you to teach me all about it!

[ patting rapidash and empoleon fondly 8) ]

... After I find the third member of my team.

[cilantro]

Yes, of course. [Hmm...where would Lopunny possibly be.] You mentioned before that you already searched through most of the forest, and we haven't spotted Lopunny on our way here yet...their location seems to have a well-hidden taste at the moment...

[leadinglady]

E... even that can have a taste?

[ you learn something new every day!! ]

[cilantro]

Of course--there's many different things in the world that have their own unique hidden tastes to them, not just with Pokemon.

[Everything has a taste...okay no sometimes it's Cilan's silly speech patterns--his profession as a Connoisseur and waiter at Striaton cafe causes everything he says to be like that sometimes.]

[leadinglady]

I'd like to think that my pokemon have a refined palate! But speaking of...

[ both empoleon and rapidash's stoamchs start growling. maybe Platina's too but she'll never tell 8| ]

[cilantro]

...Ah, if you and your Pokemon are hungry, we could always take a short break for lunch. That way everyone will be fully charged when looking for the last team member.

[And as a chef we cannot allow the idea of somebody going hungry okay]

[leadinglady]

You're probably right. Then, even if Luceti doesn't have any hotels, I expect that it has plenty of fine dining establishments!

[cilantro]

Well, there are at least one or two restaurants that were set up by a few of the other residents here, last I heard. [But then he gives a slightly awkward laugh.] Though, to be honest, I haven't really visited them enough to form an opinion on them yet since I tend to prepare food for my Pokemon and myself on my own, even before I came here.

[leadinglady]

Is that so?

[ ... reminded of Dia and his poffins and pie. she smiles, a little nostalgically. ]

Home cooking has its own charm, too.

[cilantro]

It certainly does! I also have some experience with cooking since the gym in Striaton City also doubled as a cafe as well, so it's best to keep sharp with one's skills in the kitchen when you can so that you don't grow rusty. [Not to mention all the cooking he did for his companions on their travels--gotta keep his dumb friends from starving death and all. ^^;;]

[leadinglady]

[ what would they do without you!! she claps her hands together. ]

How novel! A gym that serves as a cafe... it must be quite the tourist attraction!

[cilantro]

[Tourist attraction...yeah, it is pretty much one of the only reasons people go there. ^^;;]

Yes, I suppose so, though I do hope visitors to our cafe and gym take and enjoy it as more than simply that.

[leadinglady]

I'm sure they do. Speaking of cafes, there surely must be an assortment here, right?

[cilantro]

Well...there's quite a variety of places to choose from, like the Seventh Heaven Restaurant, Azzip Pizzeria, and "Celsius Tear", which I believe is a tea house of sorts. [Not quite like the cafe at home, but they do have places to eat at here, at least from what he's noticed so far. There's also a bar but you're way too young for that. ^^;;]

[leadinglady]

I see! In that case, I'll take your advice and have a lunch break before looking for lopunny. Rapidash and empoleon are tired.

[ DON'T WORRY I'M LOADED SO... ]

If you'd like, I could treat you as thanks.

[cilantro]

Really? [He smiles slightly] Well, that would be nice...though, I should tell you that there isn't really a form of currency that's used here in Luceti--everything is usually free to take.