[Bitter sweet giggles are okay for now but she'll need to have something much sweeter than that. He smiles in return, happy to hear something other than that abject sadness in her voice.]

How about keepin' a journal? If you want, I could get one for you - as a welcome to Johto sorta gift, y'know?

[Shhhhhhhh. Live in the moment, little girl. He has to laugh at that.]

I could, but baking isn't my style. I like savory food you can sink your teeth into! Like chicken, pork, turkey, rice bowls~. Especially a hot pot dish!

Hm? [All this talk about food is making him hungry...]

Yeah, Yukio's here too. ...He wasn't at first. I was here on my own for a while. ...but I made good friends along the way that made it way easier to be here.

[Just. Not going to mention how some of those friends are gone now and new ones have entered his life. He's not going to forget any of those people.]

If you meet him, you'll know who he is right away! He looks a little like me, but he wears glasses and he's way more nerdy.