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[etranger]

Oh look, there's flower petals drifting on the breeze.

Lots and lots of them.

If you were to follow this baffling profusion of petals back to their source, you'd see...well, it appears to be a Lilligant and her trainer dancing together. They are surrounded by huge piles of petals, which a Sigilyph is telekinetically playing with, forming into spirals and swooping shapes in an airborne mimicry of the dancing partners below.

So! Now what do you do?

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[archer_flower_ix]

"Mm, fair enough. I'm a bit curious really; I don't know very much about Unova. It's so much farther away even than Sinnoh... I'm surprised you recognized Keith, honestly. The, ah, Tangela," she adds, realizing she neglected to introduce him.

Keith is currently waddling off after Roderick, who's ambling off among the piles again. Erika isn't too concerned; she knows she can trust him to keep an eye on the little Bulbasaur.

[etranger]

Shrug.

"There are wild Tangela up near Lacunosa Town, actually."

Drawing out a map from her bag and tracing a C-shape on it.

"This part of Unova is actually filled with Pokemon from other regions."

[archer_flower_ix]

"Oh, really?" Erika leans over to look at the map. "That's interesting... We mostly just have the Safari Zone in Kanto. Well, it's in Johto, now, but still. There's some concern about invasive species, so they're usually careful to keep them inside the area."

[etranger]

A nod as she studies the map.

"The two bridges here and here sort of act as a natural barrier - this area is kind of a quarantine zone."

Pause.

"There's a research center near here" - indicating the bottom of the crescent - "that studies pokemon from foreign regions. I'm pretty sure they're in charge of keeping the wild pokemon from spreading too far."

[archer_flower_ix]

"Ah, I see. That makes sense."

Erika regards the map a little wistfully. It's been a long time since she's traveled, not counting her time here on the island. "I think I'll have to visit someday. Once I get home, of course."

[etranger]

Smiling.

"When you visit, I can show you around! I'll show you all the Grass types you can only find in Unova."

[archer_flower_ix]

Beaming!

"I'd be delighted! I'm afraid I've been running behind in that regard..."