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Question! [ Xiaoqiao is sitting next to an inflatable kiddie pool (it's wailmer shaped, with fins and everything, pink wailmer. she paid extra for the pink) while a few of her pokemon are training not too far from her. Shishi, her Lucario, darts on and off of the video as he dodges fire attacks.

...some of those Embers come pretty close to Xiaoqiao but she either doesn't notice or doesn't care. ]

So...is this normal? [ totally ignoring the kids behind her and instead fishes Xiao'yu out of the kiddie pool to show her to the camera. Xiaoqiao points at a few spots on the Feebas that seems to be...shining a bit? Xiao'yu is just very faintly glittering. it's so subtle it could just be water but she's been staring at it for days and knows it's not. ]

I thought she got something stuck on her or something, but it doesn't come off when I wash it.

[ ...how do you wash a fish? Xiao'yu seems to roll her eyes at the reminder of that particular event. ] Is she becoming discoloured? I hope she's not getting sick...but she still has plenty of energy.

[ she sighs, and she's about to put Xiao'yu back in the water just as a stray Ember attack is tumbling dangerously close. ]

You guys need to be more careful. [ oh, so she is aware of them. she could just step aside, instead she decides to flip the kiddie pool and at her two pokemon. Shishi is drenched, looks like Flaming Rabbit got out of the way though. ]

You should have dodged that! [ she spares a moment to turn off the gear (she remembered!) but it's back to training for everyone. except Xiao'yu, she can just lounge peacefully in the pool again once Xiaoqiao fills it up again. ]

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I don't know if it's normal, but I've seen some Pokemon sparkle, before.

Usually they're the ones with weird colors, though.

Oh, I've seen those as well!

But Xiao'yu is normal coloured and this just sort of started a while ago... [ she pokes her finger into the water and traces patterns in the surface restlessly. ]

I hope she's not sick, I don't know what to do with a sick fish. [ other than separate it from the other fish and...wait for it to get better or die? ]

Huh.

Well, if it makes you feel any better, I'm pretty sure Pokemon don't... sparkle when they get sick.

At least, none that I've ever seen... wait and see what happens, I guess?

That would be a very strange symptom... [ but nothing really makes sense. ]

I guess that's all I can do. She doesn't seem uncomfortable, at least.

Yeah, I mean... if you're really worried, try taking her to a Pokemon Center?

One of the Joys should be able to tell you what's up if it's some kind of like... disease.

Oh, that's right! I forgot they do other things there. [ things other than stick the pokeball in...what looks like an oven and heal them. SHE DOESN'T GET IT. ]

_{[Yeeeaaaah, Heather just... doesn't question it.]}

Yeah, they're actually really helpful.

Even if they kinda seem like bimbos sometimes.

I'll be sure to ask her then! [ better safe than sorry. ]

Um...but what's a bimbo?

_{[... There's a long pause.]}

... Uh... never mind.

It's not important.

[ she blinks a hard at her. ]

Modern words are really confusing, but I want to learn more about them... You won't tell me?

[ she could just ask someone else. surely Yusuke would know at least. ]

Uh... well. I mean. If you're REALLY curious, it's kinda like... an airhead? _{[Or wait she might not get that either... hm.]} A stupid person, basically.

When are you from?

Oh...okay! [ that...sounds like something someone might call her then. which is good to know! that way she'll know when to smack people. ]

Um...a really, really long way in the past! When I told people they didn't even know when it was!

... Yeah? Try me.

_{[Not that Heather's a history buff, but she IS curious.]}

The twelfth year of Jiàn'ān... [ yeah, she's not expecting much. ]

... Okay, yeah. You're right.

I haven't even heard of that.

It's okay, I'm getting used to it... I probably never existed where you come from or something. [ it's a bit sad that there are no reminders of home anywhere here though. ]

... Well...

I mean, if it makes you feel any better, I've met people here who are just from books and stuff back home.

Might be you're from one too, I dunno.

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