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Revenant spun out of the way of the bugs-turned-projectiles, dodging gracefully and glaring at Bingo with an irritated "misdreeeaa." One of the Shedinja struck Fleur squarely on her head, and the Ivysaur rubbed at the sore spot with one of her vines. She regarded the Pidgey with an offended expression.

Some of the other park-goers were beginning to leave due to the commotion. Aila could only hope the Shedinja would take a hint to do the same.

"Get rid of them!" Aila demanded. "Fleur, Vine Whip! Revenant, Astonish!"

The intent was for Astonish to corral the shedinja back towards the trees and for Vine Whip to seize any of the stragglers and toss them back whence they came. Things wouldn't go so smoothly, however, with the maelstrom of attacks from the bugs. Fortunately the shedinja suffered just as much damage as their threats did, but the combination of confusion and lowered accuracy alongside the pure physical damage they took made their feat considerably more difficult. Though they were able to push back the bugs' line considerably, the battle was a veritable siege and wore on the pair's stamina. It was not too long before Revenant staggered back away from the fray, exhausted and doubting that such gracelessness was worth her time.

"Are you well, Revenant?" She sifted through her pockets in search of a potion.

Aila started slightly at the unexpected compliment. "Thank you," she said, locating the potion she sought and treating Revenant's minor wounds. "You, too, handled yourself quite well. Impressively, even." The nature of the feat the pair and their pokemon accomplished may have been innately impressive. They had just fended off a massive number of terrible monsters, after all.

Revenant shook herself and moved away from the human that so relentlessly invaded her personal space, a brief moment of eye contact serving as her only thanks. Aila sighed at the ghost's indifference and turned to Fleur, inspecting the Ivysaur for signs of significant injury. "They're all right," she replied, content with her findings. "Yours?"

Aila made something of an amused sound in response to Nornsteen's affirmation and nodded at the explanation on berries. It was good information to keep in mind should she encounter similarly picky pokemon in the future. Briefly she found herself thankful that Fleur was not as particular about healing items as she was about her meals.

"My older sister taught me the basics," she lied. "She went on a pokemon journey and taught me the things she had learned when she returned home." I learned out of necessity and the explanation that would invariably follow simply didn't seem like an answer that spoke well for her occupation.

"A rough way to learn, certainly... It sounds as thought it would have a certain thrill to it, though, doesn't it? Learning on your own is difficult, but in the end you'll be able to have that much more pride in your abilities than if you had had them spoon-fed to you by another." ...Said the girl who studied viciously at every opportunity in preparation for every situation she could fathom.

"I can understand the sentiment completely," Aila replied with a sage nod. She had a small, internal wish to do just that to a certain agent and his Vaporeon. The cause was slightly different, perhaps, but the basic motivation was the same. "I don't believe there's anything wrong with that manner of pride at all. There is no shame in feeling joy for accomplishing something, yes? Especially when that something was accomplished of your own will and power."