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[attr="class","hanaflavourtext"]❝呼べよ、花の名前を❞

[attr="class","hanatext"]How very peculiar. Though Lilith often kept her guard up, there would have been a moment that one could have seen the curiosity that shone in her eyes, a child grasping onto every detail she possibly could as she tried to unravel the person that stood before her. With his choice of language and the accent that bled of nostalgia, Jade Mercier was a Kalos child through and through - Much like a certain broccoli head she'd run into just a few days prior.

She was all for listening to the tales of a stranger, readily inferring that he didn't have the best of living conditions but blankly allowing his slip-up to fly over her head. After all, lingering on things that she couldn't understand would probably only lead to migraines she didn't want to deal with. He spoke with such confidence, blessed with a kindness that extended to his own companions. Quick to trace the movements of Skip, Lilith would watch in silent awe as the Dratini began making donuts in the sand, the glimmers of a tiny smile tugging upon her lips as she visibly relaxed in their company.

"U- uhm..." And yet, when the spotlight had been placed on her, she'd instinctively tense up once more, uncertainty pulsing through her veins whilst idle fingers haplessly grasped at sand. "Li- Lilith..." Averting her gaze, the girl wouldn't know what to focus on anymore. "Rubia..." In times like these, she would only know how to mimic, a finger pointing towards the Wooloo. "Yule," the excitable Alolan Vulpix. "Eclipse," the young child who would shed his illusions, landing quietly as a prideful Zorua with messy fur. "Hex," the gremlin of the batch, an idle Mimikyu already scooping up a wad of sand and aimlessly hurling it at the ocean.

Gently tapping Hex's head for his misdemeanour, Lilith seemed rather uncertain on what exactly she wanted to do, her gaze flickering over Kenzie as the gears in her mind seemed to whirl to life. Yule's and Eclipse's fur were often soft and fluffy, well-maintained by the hours she'd spend brushing them each night... Taking advantage of the distraction, Yule would bounce from her grasp, prancing over to Skip and attempting to follow his lead by chasing her tail in circles. It wouldn't be long before Eclipse joined in, tugging upon Rubia's wool if only to get the Wooloo to join in the fun, leaving but Hex and Lilith behind.

"We were... getting supplies for our journey... and... thought the beach would be good to visit..." Though slow and most certainly crude, her sentences would flow a little better with each second she took. "Are... you not from here?" It was a rather strange question for her to ask considering how she'd guessed his roots, but one that she would ask nonetheless - Perhaps, to buy time to settle the strange flutter in her chest. Picking up on his trainer's unease, Hex would nudge her ever so slightly, bobbing up and down in a rather strange manner much like a Diglett would. Then, as if ending a ritual, he'd shake his head vigorously, jumping up onto her shoulder to headbutt her with a vicious snarl.

Go on! His expressions practically screamed. Be more assertive, you darn wimp!

Well, that wasn't necessarily what he said, but Lilith could feel the judgement anyway. With the rage-induced pep talk hammered into her head, she would take a deep breath and dare to look Jade in the eye, her determination painstakingly gathered up as a singular question slipped off her tongue.

"U- uhm... can I... pat him?"

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