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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]

[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.

[leadinglady]

[ oh no my rich brat status... ]

Everything is free? How strange! How do the shops stay in business, then?

[cilantro]

I believe the supplies are somehow restocked by the people who run this place, so there's very rarely a shortage on whatever people need. [Hence, no real point in charging money for things. Except for a few weeks ago when there was a shortage but I digress.]

[leadinglady]

That's fine, then, as long as high quality is maintained!

[cilantro]

Mm, I agree. So far it looks like they do have a lot to offer at all times--one of the shops even has where you can find potential items that were lost or misplaced upon arriving here. [So if you still haven't gotten the pokeballs back for your Pokemon, that's likely where they are.]

[leadinglady]

Does it? Then I'd like to visit and find my belongings!

But if it's items... I don't suppose lopunny would be there.

[cilantro]

Mm. Maybe not, but at least they might have the pokeballs for your Pokemon there, if you're still missing them.

[leadinglady]

That's true, I am. I should find them so lopunny has a place to return to, if she's tired.

[ patting empoleon and rapidash once before starting off again!... hopefully in the right direction this time >8| ]

[cilantro]

[...Well, as long as she keeps to the right and doesn't veer off to the left, she'll be sure to find the shops up ahead? Her sense of direction can't be that bad that she'd somehow miss those since the shops are close to the area where the fountain is, right?]