The professor watched the back and forth between the two, smiling the entire way through.  "Oh yeah!"  Almond blinked after Haruki introduced herself.  "I'm Almond, a plant too."  There was a weird pause that Almond couldn't help but feel was radiating from him.  "I mean like how all the professors are named after real world plants."  Oak opened his mouth to speak, but Almond waved his hands frantically, shaking his head.  "No.  Never mind.  I was thinking of something else."  Luckily his stomach saved him, which was a first.  "Uh.  Hate to be pushy, but about that dinner, and threat of wilder pokemon coming out."
  
Professor Oak looked between the two a few times before shrugging and turning to walk back to his lab.  He motioned for them to follow him.  "Well then that's settled.  We'll have dinner at my lab, and while we eat you kids can tell me what you know about my research, and more importantly explain to me why it is you're walking around in the tall grass like that.  Haven't either of your parents explained to you two the danger wild pokemon pose to unarmed travelers like yourselves?"  There was an urge for him to turn around and really start lecturing but the fact everyone came out of the mess just fine caused him to hold his tongue.

After a few minutes the group arrived at a large white building.  "Ah.  Here we are.  It's not much, but I call it home.  Now please, come in."  He turned the knob and opened the door, motioning both of his guest to go inside.