Mindy looked down at her leg when she felt the tap and then noticed the flower in Gavin's hand. A blush covered her cheeks. "That's a pretty flower..." she said, soon realising she hadn't seen Gavin pluck it. While she hadn't been looking directly at him, surely she would have noticed him move from the corner of her eye.

Penalopy stopped singing when she heard about Michael. [i]"I have to meet him!"[/i] she said as she jumped up. 
[i]"I'm sure you will, miss Penalopy,"[/i] James quickly said. [i]"They are on their way back. Please be patient a little while longer."[/i] The last thing he wanted was to follow her across town searching for them. Much to his relief the Meloetta lowered herself on Soul's back again and continued her song.

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"Niccia!" Michael called and he too started running. He didn't know who Penny was or why Niccia suddenly called her name, but she was happy about it. Then he heard a beautiful song and he slowed down as he listened to it. When he noticed it came from the Pokémon Center he ran faster again.

Benny flew ahead and reached the Pokémon Center first, looking at the gathered people. Bear stayed behind Michael, he couldn't trust Li to properly protect Andy's nephew. 

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"Then I will pay and we'll be on our way," Andy said as he got up. "You all can finish your food and drinks if you like. I'll be right back." He winked to Frosiien. "We can talk about talents and such another time." With that he walked away to pay at the counter.

Kim turned to Varina. [i]"I don't think Andy should be taken as an example of what the average human does,"[/i] she said. [i]"Humans are very diverse; their desires, tastes, methods... what humans like or how they do something depend on their individual preferences. But one thing I have observed: their mating rituals are... complex."[/i]