[i]"Why are you asking me?[/i] Bear asked. [i]"You should ask the smart ones. Merlin would instantly point out all the reasons it's a bad idea, but Benny would counter with listing all the positive things that would come from it. I have no idea what the best decision would be, I can't analyze as well as the others, but I do know this: it would be fun! And Lytse said it had made him and Michael even closer."[/i]

[i]"I think Andy would like it,"[/i] Kim chimed in. [i]"He said several times things like 'I wish I knew what you were saying' or 'if only I could understand you'. I mean, he understands how we feel about things, but he always has to guess the finer details. And I know for a fact we all have things we want to be able to tell him. Well... maybe not Merlin, but I would love to tell him why I was so afraid at first."

[i]"What happened when the others abandoned me and he showed up,"[/i] Bear added. [i]"Benny would just use it to chat, he was just living a peaceful life in the forest when he met Andy."[/i]

[i]"But Benny did once say it was a shame he could never tell Andy why he had decided to come with him."[/i] Kim replied, followed by a sigh. [i]"But this is really why we would like it. We should probably think about his research too. He loves doing research and observe Pokémon. He can't use anything we tell him for his research without additional proof, because no-one will accept 'the Pokémon told me so' as a valid source."[/i]

[i]"Then he just needs to observe instead of ask."[/i] Bear decided. [i]"We can just tell him 'why don't you figure that out without us telling you, you lazy bum' when he asks us how something works."[/i]

Kim giggled to that.

As Bear and Kim answered Frosiien's question and talked amongst themselves about the implications of her gift, Andy turned to Frosiien when she mentioned falling in love with a human. He put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her closer. "I am forever grateful you saved me from that blizzard. And... I had kinda given up on finding someone that would make me feel how you make me feel." He looked at her. "I know you're really a Pokémon and we only met today, but I don't care. You are remarkable in every way and I enjoyed every moment we spent together."

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[i]"Truthfully, I don't think it's a good thing legendary Pokémon mingle with humans,"[/i] Mabel said. [i]"But I won't stop you and Mindy getting closer if that's what she wants."[/i]

Michael looked a bit awkward when Mabel said that, but he decided it didn't matter. He loved Niccia and even his uncle, who had taught ethical conduct for Pokémon trainers, hadn't objected to it. 

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Mindy hooked her arm in Niccia's arm. "And we're in the perfect city to go shopping. Goldenrod city has many shops. We should go to Celedon too, the Department Store there is the biggest I had ever seen!"
She noticed a sewing shop. "I bet we'll find what I need there," she said as she pointed to it.