A museum was certainly not a place Nereus would go to often, but when it came to an oceanic museum... then he was interested. An establishment like this is not very common where he came from, he has not even visited one in the other regions he has visited. Hoenn was truly exceptional and he was enjoying it.

"Look Mirio, a specimen like that would look perfect on my boat, what do you think?"

Gholdengo readily agreed although his eyes didn't shine with an old thing like that. Fossils had no value to him, they didn't shine, they weren't gold or silver, but he felt comfortable agreeing with his trainer, after all, if Nereus is happy then he makes everything more luxurious and Gholdengo likes luxury! His refined taste in things drew his attention to a beautiful lady dressed in fine robes.

Slowly he approached the woman and the small crowd around her, also curious about what was happening there.

"See Mirio--" he paused. Noticing that his pokemon was no longer paying attention to his coveted conversation. "Hey Mirio! What are you doing there?!" If no one knew about the grotesque nature of his voice, now they do. Nereus has a rough and hoarse voice, when he laughs or shouts his voice is easily audible - very loud to be more exact. In environments like this it was not at all pleasant for visitors.

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After the girl's solemn presentation, Nereus felt a little bad for having raised his voice and drawing more attention than he should have. He adjusted his voice with a slight cough and continued with the greeting.

"Forgive me for my lack of politeness. Sometimes I don't have control over my voice..." he said embarrassed. "Nice to meet you royalty, I am Nereus Onassis."

Meanwhile Gholdengo showed a mocking expression about his partner, he knows very well that at any moment the big man could be changing his voice again.

"Mirio... be respectful too." he grumbled.

"Oh yes! It's a beautiful exhibition, hm? I was just imagining one of these beauties here as a sample on my boat. Just look at those fossil specimens from Omastar, one is bigger than the other! Fantastic!" and there he goes, worsening his voice again as Gholdengo had already predicted. Nereus certainly couldn't contain his satisfaction at being there, even more so when he's longing for something he most likely can't have.

"I believe you are already used to visiting environments like this, right?"

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"I see..." replied Nereus. "You must be a very important woman for your country. I've only been to Galar once. It would even be interesting to establish a route there for my cruises. In case you didn't know, I own a 'small' cruise franchise called Golden Treasure, which sails between Unova and Alola to more tropical destinations."

He always spoke of business with a twinkle in his eye, although it was fleeting to recall his intentions for Hoenn. Hoenn is a tropical continent too, but Nereus is having serious problems bringing his franchise here. For the time being, he's keeping this information hidden from the female royalty, but perhaps there's a gap in that tour to take care of business, hm.

"Did you say something about the archaeology department?" he asked with a slightly devious pretense. "Hahaha there's nothing Mirio can't easily 'hide' with a coins trick, right pal?" he concluded with a playful tone. And of course it was all just a bad joke, he really wouldn't do that... maybe. Gholdengo certainly wouldn't mind, he was already cracking his knuckles.

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Quickly the conversation began to shift its tone towards Nereus. He saw a small opportunity there and he doesn't usually miss a single one! Although he was still in doubt about the woman's real identity, even with that evidence, to talk about business he needed as much fidelity as possible.

"Hulbury, hm? Looks cool to me... I've seen some pictures." he put his hand on his chin. "Milady, I would love to talk more about business with you, I believe you have given me a glimpse of an opportunity and that is great, but it would be interesting to discuss this in a more appropriate place. We could arrange a meeting if it is not a problem for you... "

He was really excited, although he would be even happier if this opportunity gave him the chance to roam the seas of Hoenn.

"Uh, Mirio? Yes, it's my Gholdengo! His life story is very long, he's been with me since..." then he swallowed the words. Nereus tried to disguise what he intended, even Gholdengo tried to get the attention of the woman and her Pokémon in another way... he desperately did little involuntary tricks with his coins.

"Oh look at this guy, always wanting to be the center of attention HAHAHAHA." It could still see his embarrassed face. "Listen Milady, I hope I'm not taking up too much of your time, but you've been in Hoenn longer, could you be my guide on a tour of the Museum, what do you think? Maybe if you tell me what the most expensive fossil here..."

Which of course he wouldn't try to buy. Right?

Notes: Nope

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