One of said beautiful women was Andrea, who had come to soak in the St. Ines hot spring with her newfound employer, Yvette. It was a great way for them to relax, get to know each other better, and celebrate the beginning of a new partnership. Becoming someone's lab assistant was no small feat, after all.

Now, Benicio, being a devout follower of Arceus (Arceustian?), had elected to wear a swimsuit in the hot spring. Andrea, however, had no such inhibitions, literally wearing nothing at all. Rest assured, the lingering steam was obscuring any important bits from view, like conveniently placed censor bars. Still, one thing that stuck out was how... curvy she was. Her clothes were usually baggy enough that they concealed that fact.

Enough fanservice for now, though. Let's see what Andrea's Pokémon were up to. Chomper the Deino was wading in the steamy waters, which reached up to his nostrils. Missy the Kangaskhan was giving her baby a bath. Lastly, Barron the Aggron was chilling outside the hot spring. Being part Rock-type, water didn't mesh well with him.

The young PokéManiac casually waved back at Benicio, seemingly unfazed by the presence of a male in the hot springs. "Hello! Sure, we wouldn't mind. Right, Miss Yvette?" She said, turning towards her employer with a questioning look.

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Andrea couldn't help but beam with pride when Yvette introduced her as her assistant. Being able to help people filled her with a sense of accomplishment second only to the unparalleled joy she would feel the day she finally turned into a Pokémon!

A giggle escaped her lips when the religious youth asked if she was a nun. "Hehe. No, I'm a PokéManiac. I'd show you my Pokémon costume, but I'm not wearing it right now." She explained, stating the obvious. Meanwhile, Chomper seemed to be trying to catch the stones that Yvette's Cyndaquil was throwing into the water, getting increasingly annoyed at his failed attempts to do so.

Noticing that the Fire type was soaking in the hot spring with them, Andrea turned towards the older woman with a questioning look. "Uuhm... Ms. Yvette, is it really okay for Cyndaquil to be in the water? Doesn't it hurt?" She asked in a worried tone.

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Andrea smiled when Yvette introduced herself as an average hot spring enjoyer, something the religious youth seemed to play along with. Sure, she could have just told him her actual occupation, but teasing him like that was funner. She was so cool and mysterious! If Andrea didn't aspire to become a Pokémon, she'd try to be like Yvette when she grew older.

"An internal flame, huh? I wonder what's it like..." The young woman placed a finger on her chin, thinking out loud. "Imagine having a tiny furnace inside your body that never goes out, and whenever you want, you can go FLAME BURST! ERUPTION! EXPLOSION!" She cried out, flailing her arms and splashing hot water all over the place, pretending that she was a Pokémon using the aforementioned moves.

Chomper was startled by the sudden stirring of the hot spring's waters, yipping worriedly, until his eccentric trainer gave him a comforting hug. "There, there. Pokémon are so cool, aren't they?" Andrea mused with a wide grin.

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It looked like Yvette's bubbly assistant wasn't the only one getting overly excited (much to the ire of the local nuns). Her Cyndaquil, upon hearing the word 'Eruption' began spewing thick droplets of liquid magma from the tiny holes on its back.

The group reacted to the sudden rain of fire and lava in various ways; Yvette mildly scolded her Pokémon, while Andrea took a deep breath and submerged herself under the hot water. Missy shielded her baby Kangaskhan with her arms like the good mamma she was, while Barron used Protect to block the incoming fiery projectiles.

The naked PokéManiac burst out of the water, gasping for air. "Hah... That was kinda dangerous, but it further proves my point of how cool Pokémon are! Right, Chomper?" She happily declared, petting her soaked to the bone Deino who looked ready to tear Cyndaquil to shreds.

Against all odds, Benicio enjoyed the two women's company enough to invite them to dinner. Andrea's tummy growled at the mention of food. "Dinner sounds nice. Can we also get some Lava Cookies? We don't have other plans, do we Ms. Yvette?" She asked her employer just in case.

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Regrettably, those dinner plans never came to fruition. Whether due to some sudden change in schedule, or by the hand of almighty Arceus himself, the two women left the holiest of hot springs on their own - white towels wrapping their glistening, bare forms - while their priestly acquaintance was nowhere to be seen.

"Ahh, this was so relaxing... I feel good as new! I should go to the hot springs more often." Andrea sighed in satisfaction after having made it into the changing room, whereupon she took off her towel and reached for her clothes. "Did you have fun, Chomper?" She asked her Deino while gradually getting dressed. The diminutive Dragon type responded with an affirmative growl.

After adorning herself in her garish Pokémon-like outfit once again, the young PokéManiac waited for Yvette to get dressed too before approaching. "What about you, Ms. Yvette? Did you have fun?" She asked the older woman with genuine curiosity.

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