"Darling, as you can see, I don't like the bugger. He doesn't likes me either." Kathleen said as she did a small shrug. "I really meant it, keep it. Get a Ponyta." Looking down at the small Patrat, Kathleen gives it a small shove before turning to Azure.
"There's one here in town in four days, and one in Nimbasa the day before I'll be picking someone."
Well, that was somewhat interesting for Quan. He couldn't claim a deep love for the sea, but it wasn't like he couldn't appreciate what was on display here.
"I..." Kathleen starts before looking down shyly, as a small blush covers her face. "I don't think I have the money to feed us all..." after a second passes, she exclaims, "And what would you wear anyway?! That isn't compensation!"
"Let's do it!" I exclaim cheerfully, we were trainers after all!
Kathleen giggles as Azure holds her hand, that is, until the boy's words are processed by her mind, "Wait, what."
"That's not the point!" Kathleen exclaims as she stops holding his hand, "You can't just be kissing two girls like that, it's not proper!"
"Y-you... W-what... WHAT?!" Kathleen exclaims in confusion! "No!" She shouts once more as she jumps back from Azure, a pokeball immediately reaching her hand, "You can't s-steal a kiss like that, it was my first one to boot!"
Odd jobs are posted in the Center. Currently posted jobs are cleaning up litter on the routes to either nearby town, delivering a package to the Professor back to the south, helping a woman pack up to move to Driftveil (and unpack on the other end, free transportation included in the job), or a mysterious item that says only "speak to Fisherwoman Andi for details".
Healing is accomplished fairly quickly.
Quan's wanderings bring him past the previous submarine tour returning. The people exiting are talking excitedly about the pokemon they saw underwater, and it seems one of them even managed to catch something. There are also two young men playing what looks like chess using carved tokens on a board with walls between the squares. A nearby placard says that the discs and indents were used for ship-board games to prevent the pieces from moving when the ship rocked. Before long the cooking lecture begins, primarily focusing on how to cook in cramped quarters, under high winds, and while the ship is tossing. In addition to learning how to mitigate these kinds of problems, Quan learns some simple techniques in preparation and a few easy recipes that can be made on a camp stove.
That had been useful. Combined with his cookbook, his first attempt probably wouldn't end in a disaster too. Unless eh was cooking under rain or snow, but he probably would seek shelter first befoer even attemptign to cook.
Aqua is given directions past the daycare center to the west, where Andi is currently fishing.
Quan easily makes it with five minutes to spare, and gets the third to last seat, the last two being taken by a young mother and her five year old. The submarine departs on time, taking those aboard to see the nearby reefs and all kinds of local water types, and a few that Quan doesn't recognize. The child pressed against the viewing window jumps back in shock when a pink shape drifts through right next to them, peering at the child curiously.