"If you say so." Somehow, it seemed really goofy to her. Like if an Arbok were to do that, it would be pretty strange. Can snakes go backwards...?

At any rate, the confrontation was over. Probably. They'd found the Onix, so the rest of it was to take the young lady back home. Or wherever else she wanted to go; spending a little bit of time around the islands couldn't be bad. Learning the local lands could only serve her well in her duties.

Sarah took an interest in a nearby Hoppip. The idea of catching a Pokemon to form her team took her back. She caught a few different kinds before she settled on her final team. When she found out Naien could use Solar Beam, that changed her strategy in a major way. "Haha, seems like flattery might get you places. You've got pokeballs, right?" She had some, if the student needed to borrow from her.