Cupid didn't say a word about the incident afterwards. We moved on and reached a Pokemon Center by Union Cave and let our pokemon rest. Beforehand, we were harassed by a man who wanted to sell us slowpoke tails. Whether they were real or not, we didn't know, but the nurses shooed him away before he could bother us any longer.
"Do you want to leave Faye here?" Luca said. I'd already told him I was going to call the drifloon Faye. "I know it's not Goldenrod, but if you've decided to leave Faye with Professor Elm…"
I took off my glasses and rubbed them on my shirt. I didn't want to look at Luca. "I feel responsible for her."
"I know you do. But remember, we're not trained to handle ghost types. Professor Elm would be better to take care of her."
I sighed. "Luca, I need some more time."
"Cupid doesn't seem to like her," Luca said. He flipped through his camera's pictures. His voice was low, and hinted at his worry. "I don't want to compromise anybody's safety."
I put my glasses on. Luca looked like a storm cloud.
"When we get to Goldenrod I'll make a decision," I said.
"I can wait." He smiled. "Look at this picture."
He showed me the camera and a blurry picture of my bare foot illuminated on the screen. "When did you take that?" I snorted.
"I don't remember. It must've been an accident."
"Delete it!"
"No! I'm kind of attached to it."
"Ew, keep your foot fetish to yourself, then."
Luca laughed. Then, the reception desk resounded a ding! Our pokemon were done with their check-up.
Authors note: F-f-foreshadowing!