As usual, Coral made no sign that he even noticed Apollo, remaining as still and dormant as ever, a fact that caused Justine to give a small snort of laughter. It never failed to amuse her - and disturb her - how aloof Coral could be at times.

Jasper, on the other hand, did notice the Charmeleon going over to poke Coral and gave both him and Thor a sharp "Aaark!" in order to tell them not to bother Coral. Justine sighed at this. Jasper probably didn't mean to be so hostile but it had been a while since she had interacted with other Pokemon besides Coral in a non-battle situation, and even what Jasper and Coral did could hardly be considered 'interacting'. The two of them were complete opposites and tended to keep a distance from one another. Justine remember when she had first introduced Coral to Jasper. Jasper had only been a puppy then and had been boisterous, constantly barking and snarling at Coral and at one point even biting him. Over time, she had come to tolerate him as a member of the group and the two could be surprisingly good in battles together. However, Justine often wondered if having only her trainer for proper company made Jasper lonely. Considering Jasper's behaviour, it was difficult to tell. Oh well. Maybe hanging around all these other trainers and their Pokemon may do some good for her. Maybe it would do some good for Coral too and he might finally stop acting so indifferent.