eh? Alice felt her face heat up at his words. the young man would close the gap a bit, extending the branch further. she couldn't help but stare openly, widely, her cheeks red against her pale snow-kissed skin. he wanted her to come over for dinner? wha - what did that mean? was he asking her out? or was she just too foolish to believe it'd never happen.

the conversation with Aaron about him coaching her... well, Aaron wasn't here. he wasn't whispering from a bush behind her, telling her what to say. if she did indeed have an interested party in Giona... she sorta steered him to her all by herself. by being herself. "um" Rustboro, Rustboro... she'd never been there before. easy enough to look at a map though. "sure."

why was it so awkward all of a sudden? no, it was her. she was being awkward. "I'd like that" Alice goes on, weakly smiling before he changes the subject. reaching out physically this time, he stops and hovers in front of the Dratini. she frowns, shaking her blue locks. "just recently caught..." she informs him, but the Dratini reaches despite being 'wild' for some time.

the dragon would sniff his hand briefly before cooing. a snake-like tongue flickered out, giving the flesh a tentative lick.

giona ferrara