[Well, she's not immune to flattery by any means, and doubly so when she doesn't have the filter of text or a monitor to act as an intermediary to it. If there's a pleasant flush in her cheeks at that moment, it might be from the compliment, or it might be from the heat of the day; who can say, really?

But like France, the charm gradually fades into something more genuine at the way he treats Cooper's Vulpix. As if she didn't have plenty of reasons to like France already.]

It's comforting to have him. Not just for the sake of memory, but...a few of us have been tracking down what happened to his Pokemon after he left. We've been able to find almost all of them, and they all made it to good homes.

[There's a moment of brief hesitation here, but then she makes her choice and adds: ]

That's what brought me to Blackthorn City. What brings you here, France?