The girl blinked several times, looking at the Professor with an expression of pure confusion. "Wait, what? You're going to give me one of those?" She looked rather curious, before frowning abruptly as if remembering something. "Wait, no one does that. What's in it for you?" She recoiled very slightly. "No one gives something for nothing. No one. I mean, you're giving him a Pokemon because he's doing your research for you. It's a win-win. But I have nothing to give you at all, so you're gonna want something." The girl shook her head, and behind the clear distrust in her eyes, there was fear. "I- I'm not buying it. I'm not." Luna, who had been lying at her feet, stood and placed itself between the girl and the professor, silently guarding.