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Akemi couldn't help but grin from Rosie's compliment. All her pokémon had somewhat peculiar color traits - but none were as peculiar as Rosie's Vahy´n. "Thanks, I try my best to treat all my pokémon well. Some people prefer more strict training methods, but personally I want them to enjoy the battles too - whether we win or lose", she told the girl, patting the four pokéballs at her belt, one of them being Fushigi's.

"Yeah, sometimes I wonder how parents even let their kids leave on pokémon journeys so young - I guess it's a way of hoping they'll grow up soon with the experience or something", she remarked when Rosie brought up pokémon training. "And no, I'm from the remote region of Orre, actually, though I have been all over the place, more or less. Lived in Kanto and Johto for a while before coming out here. This is a pretty nice place, kind of quiet compared to other regions. Are you from around here?" she responded, turning to look at the blonde girl. She didn't really want to talk about her background much more, as there were many things that were best kept hidden considering Akemi's position.

One thing that Akemi had noted was that the other girl, while seemingly younger, was several inches taller than her. Rosie probably thought that the pale girl was the same age as her..


Fushigi nodded in understanding at Vahy´n's explanation. The Ivysaur kept its jade eyes on the Vaporeon the entire time. "So both your families have been connected for generations, huh?" it repeated for confirmation. "Must be interesting to pass down from one master to their child."

“So you are a long way from home then?” Rosie’s eyebrows arched as she watched the other Girl, looking impressed.
It made Rosie wonder just how far her training will take her, she knew she had a potential of more Journey’s ahead of her.
“I’ve visited the coast of Johto before with my family for vacation once. It was beautiful, Think it would be nice to train there someday”
shaking her hair off her cheeks a little, she turned to look down at the two pokemon, reaching out to touch Vahy’n’s head fin.

Vahy’n looked up at Rosie when she touched her, letting off a soft coo, before she turned her attention back to Fushigi.

“Is it sad being so far away from home though?” she asked, tilting her head to look back over at Akemi. “Miss your family? Friends? I bet you call them all the time though.”

Vahy’n gave the other pokemon a small smile, “our families have been tied, and we always know where we belong. It was my young that would have gone to one of my mistress’ children.”

Blue eyes widened behind the small mound of pink icecream, a shocked seriousness took over Rosie's pleasant features, it was amazing how genuinely concerned the young trainer could look, when before she had only been smiles.
"I'll be your friend!" she said very suddenly, sitting up quickly and pulling a leg up to fold it under her as she turned to face Akemi better.
"I think we have allot in common, we could be good friends"
smiling brightly again, lowering her cone closer to the bench, her entire focus on the dark haired girl.

she said, with a small smile, and tilt of her head

Rosie sure moved fast. The younger girl seemed happy to have made a new friend, and Akemi tried to share the same enthusiasm. Sharing her number could become a problem, however..
The older girl's PokéGear was charcoal in colour, she'd got it from her brother back when they had been living in the Kanto and Johto area. Therefore it wasn't exactly new, but at least it worked fine.
"So uh.. there's just one thing.. I'm not used to talking on the phone, so I might not always answer. But I promise if I notice you've called, I'll get back to you as soon as I can.. k?" she said with an embarrassed smile, hoping that her excuse was plausible.

"Mm, I suppose", the Ivysaur admitted with a slight nod. "I'm just not quite there yet. But as long as I make my trainer happy, it's enough for me. You know?"

Akemi's smile grew more natural once more, even though she'd hidden the tenseness of the previous moment pretty well. "Yeah, that sounds good to me. Kodo's a pretty small region and I don't think there are any gyms here though, so are you planning on visiting other places?" she asked, leaning back on the bench once more. "Or are you even aiming for the League? I never got very far myself, it's not really my thing."

Fushigi nodded again, it was obvious that the Vaporeon knew what it was saying. "Yeah.. when you really think about it, every day could be your last", it remarked. This was the first time the Ivysaur had had such a philosophical conversation, but there was nothing wrong with that. Everyone's time came at some point.

The girl nodded. "Yeah, my family used to live in the Kanto-Johto area. We kinda moved between the two regions a lot, but at that time I did start a journey. I sort of dropped it pretty soon after our parents died though. It just didn't seem right, although I think they were hoping for me to make it to the League one day.." she trailed off, stopping for a moment. She'd never really thought about journeying again after the incident.
Deciding she didn't want to depress the younger girl, she shook her head slightly then. "Going on a journey is really fun though, you get to see places, meet new people, it really makes you grow as a person, you know. Gyms are pretty challenging, but the Leaders are all great people", she said in a somewhat lighter tone. "Oh, and there's so many pokémon out there that you'll probably never even see when staying in one place!" she finally added.

Fushigi had noticed Akemi's reaction when she brought up her parents. The Ivysaur had been with the girl already back then, and remembered how painful it had been for its young Trainer. With a look of concern, it extended its vines, gently wrapping them around its petite Trainer. "Losing someone is really painful.. both to them and us. I sometimes wish no one had to die, but that wouldn't be right either."