"Do you remember the first time we met?"
"I...think so. Ah, wait. Yeah. You kept on staring at me while we were going back to Ilex Forest. W-wait... You liked me at that time already?"
"What? Hahah, no. To be honest, I was scared of you back then."
"Really? But I remember you were smiling."
"Oh? Was I?"
"Yep."
"Hm... Maybe I was trying to defuse my fear. I forgot..."
"But...why were you scared of me back then?"
"Well, you were a stranger. I didn't know you back then. I thought you were going to hurt us or something..."
"Oh? Well, I guess that's understandable. But what changed?"
"Lithe."
"Ah. That."
"I still remember Lithe's pathetic look and his poor attempts of going out of the water. Hahahah!"
"Aren't you a little bit mean, 'xie?"
"What? Of course not! Do you even hear yourself?"
"Er... I guess he really was annoying if you don't even consider yourself being mean to him if you talk like that..."
"...have you forgotten that he almost killed all of us?"
"...er...well..."
"See? I'm completely not mean!"
"Sigh... If you say so."
"Hm... Change of subject?"
"Yes, please."
"So um... Uh... What's it like inside the orb?"
"Oh? Honestly, it's weird. I don't feel anything. It's like I'm asleep, and it feels like I'm just talking to you through my mind. I can't really feel my own mouth moving, nor my own throat vibrating when my voice comes out when I talk... Er... I talk too much, huh?"
"I kinda like it. I love hearing your voice."
"I think that's the first time I ever hear you say that. Previous nights, you only loved my—"
"Hush or you'll become tiny, little glass fragments!"
"Eep!"
"That's a good Jay."
"So, it's okay for you to tease me, but if I tease you, I become a million pieces?"
"Yup!"
"Kinda unfair, don't you think?"
"Nope."
"You're evil."
"I try. Hahah."
"Well, uh... Hm... Stuff?"
"Y-yeah... Hm... Oh! Say hi to your brother for me...for all of us, okay?"
"...Ten minutes already over?"
"I dunno... Maybe?"
"I don't think so, but I'll tell him when I...w-when I get back home. Promise."
"Y-you better. Hm..."
"Hm..."
"..."
"..."
"...S-Shadow's already awake, by the way."
"Oh? He's not trying to kill any of you back there?"
"Nope. He's talking with Krystal. Or...uh...whoever his mate is..."
"Levie."
"Right. That."
"Vixie..."
"Hm?"
"Y-you're not planning on going after him, r-right?"
"Huh? Whatever for?"
"W-well... I...I used his body for...um...for...y'know..."
"I...don't know what you're trying to say, Jay..."
"...really?"
"Are you going to tell me or not?"
"I am, I will! Sheesh... Shadow's the father of...o-of..."
"...oh...that..."
"...yeah..."
"..."
"..."
"...no."
"...oh?"
"...he's not my mate. You are."
"...I'm...not sure if I should feel happy about that, or be weirded..."
"Why would you be weirded by it?"
"N-nothing. Just me being a human...I suppose."
"...what does that mean?"
"Huh?"
"...when you turn back into human...will you stop loving me?"
"...no. And forgive me for saying this, but that's just stupid. Why would I stop loving you? Nothing's going to change that."
"...really?"
"Of course! It's just...sad...that...I'm...l-leaving..."
"...I know..."
"...change of topic?"
"...I'd like that..."
"Hm... So uh... H-how many are you expecting?"
"Huh?"
"Bab—er... Eggs. How many eggs?"
"...uhm...hm... Three, maybe? Eight if we're lucky."
"...wow. Having many is lucky here? That explains Lithe, I suppose..."
"Well, yes. The more the merrier, right?"
"Hah! True. But the lesser the better back in my world."
"...why?"
"Eh, financial problems."
"Fish annual what?"
"Financial. Money problems is what I meant."
"Ah... Right, that. I don't understand why humans need money so much."
"Remember Professor Oak and his hom—we've gone off-topic!"
"...I thought that was the point?"
"Well, er, yes, but... Sigh... Erm...I-I'm curious... Will they be all Vulpixes like you?"
"Huh? Oh! Well, no. Well...if you were a Vulpix, then yes, since I'm a Vulpix, too. But since you were an Eevee, then some of our eggs will hatch into Eevees."
"Huh... That's not how the game works back home..."
"Game?"
"Nothing. Never mind. So uh... C-can I ask you something?"
"Well, sure."
"Well, it's more of a request. Two, in fact."
"Just tell me what they are already."
"One, don't name one of them with my name."
"...why?"
"I...dunno. But wouldn't it be weird if you call one of them with my name?"
"...I don't know... Maybe?"
"Just...don't. Okay?"
"...well, okay."
"Thanks. Well, for my second request, can you not let Shock give them names?"
"...uh...okay?"
"Thanks. That's a great relief."
"...you two have a very weird friendship..."
"Heheheh. I plan of keeping it that way, in fact."
"Whatever..."
"Heheheh... Eh... Eh..."
"..."
"So, uh..."
"Hm?"
"Where...where are you guys going after...after..."
"...I...don't know... Home, maybe?"
"...with Lithe?"
"Not home, then."
"Eheheh..."
"Or if he promises to leave us alone, then I might consider going back to Ilex Forest..."
"Wouldn't that be a long journey back?"
"It's only a few weeks, I think."
"B-but... Won't you give bi—lay eggs before you get there?"
"W-what? Jay, it'll be moons before I lay eggs."
"Moons? What do y—ah, right... Months..."
"Yep. You really don't know these things, huh?"
"No... It...it still feels weird for mammals to lay eggs. Platypus not included."
"...what are you talking about?"
"N-nothing. Just me talking nonsense since you like hearing my voice and all. Eheheh..."
"..."
"...'xie?"
"...L-Latios wants to take you now..."
"...oh..."
"..."
"...I-I'll miss you."
"...I'll miss you more..."
"Vixie..."
"Jay...?"
"...t-take care, okay?"
"I will. You, too."
"T-thanks..."
"..."
"..."
"...love you. Bye..."