Suzanne
Salem decided today would be a good day to go out and about, and give his Pokemon some fun in the sun. He had his heart set on the pool, maybe even the beach; he had a bag with all the water essentials even, slung over his shoulder haphazardly. The little Pokemon friends were out with him for the scroll, Mimikyu and Pumpkaboo, bobbing and shuffling around him as he walked out of the Mansion and into the courtyard. They walked around him with ease, synchronized with him until the Mimikyu's eye seemed to be caught by something. 

The 'mon gave a ghostly little cry as it started to shuffle away from Salem quickly. He seemed to have spotted another trainer's Pikachu, which seemed to be the only thing that really made him deviate from Salem's side. _Oh brother, here we go again,_ Salem thought as he went after Mimikyu. 

Just as Mimikyu hit the Pikachu and brought it's dark shadow-y arm out to poke Pikachu, Salem reached down and scooped the ghost up into his arms quickly, pushing his sunglasses up onto his head. The Mimikyu whined and wiggled in Salem's small arms, eager to play with the Pikachu he saw as a friend just like him!! "I'm sorry, really sorry." He gave the other trainer a bow, giving Mimikyu time to slip free and hug the Pikachu with his shadow-y arm. There was no getting them free now. "This isn't even the first time I've bothered someone like this, usually Mimikyu's a lot better about his behavior." He grumbled, crossing his arms at the Pokemon. It almost sounded like Mimikyu made a raspberry noise to his trainer too. "Seems he likes your girl though, huh?"
Hilda
Originally, Bailey was just zoning out with Richard down by his side. Being outside more made him feel safe with how it tuned into how much they value freedom plus his slight little fear. It was rather peaceful and they didn't even notice Salem till his Mimikyu had came into the corner of his eyes. His mouth had opened as they let out a small oh and looked at the scene that had unfolded in front of him. Richard had jumped as she climbed up Bailey till she was on his shoulders, squinting at Salem's Mimikyu while she tried to see whether or not it was a threat. 

She never met a Mimikyu before and seeing one was so strange but seeing how comfortable Bailey was, she had jumped back down and went to investigate while her trainer had watched Salem. At first, his body was rather still and it took him a few seconds before he even said anything. His arms had stretched down as he yawned a little, "It's alright uhhh..." He hummed while shifting their weight on each foot. Listening to Richard let out some confused noises while she let out a loud pika when the Mimikyu had gave her a hug, squirming then giving up rather fast not wanting to waste any energy. "Her name is Richard, she's not... Uhhh she usually doesn't play with pokemon... Richard's really serious out of all my other pokemon." Bailey had explained while he looked at her and the Mimikyu before looking back at Salem.

To keep their hands busy, he fixed and adjusted his hand and pulled at the little paws his hat had down a little while he, well tried, to think about what else he could say. "Uhmmm uhh... My name's Bailey! Some people call me cod fish uhhh... Bailey Yriaf!.. What about youu?" They seemed a little hesitate talking and was a little all over the place. He hasn't really talked to people much and if there were more people around, he'd probably be more quiet.
Suzanne
Salem watched Mimikyu interact with the Pikachu, but when Richard seemed to be uncomfortable, he crouched and pried Mimikyu from the poor Pikachu. "Hey, hey. Be nice." He cooed, giving Mimikyu's false head a pat. He stood back up and Mimikyu seemed to be more gentle, offering out his hand like he was asking for a handshake. Weird boy, indeed.

"Ri—" He tilted his head and got a look at the Pikachu. There's _definitely_ a heart shape to that tail. Salem seemed to ponder it for a second before he nodded approvingly. "Nice. Mimikyu's polite, but he can be playful. I think he actually thinks he's just like any other Pikachu sometimes, and the Pikachus... You know, I think they know better." Salem readjusted his bag on his shoulder as Pumpkaboo peeked around from behind him, to Bailey. She gave them a little 'ha-cha-cha' as greeting. 

"Baily, huh? Or Cod Fish? I like that." Salem pushed his sunglasses back down over his eyes. "I'm Salem. Just Salem. Or, I guess, Sal too." He shrugged loosely. "I don't care about the formalities of surnames since I left all that behind in Hoenn. Sooo..." He glanced at the Pikachu and it was a common enough 'Mon to not be able to place them like he was able to with those using Galarian or Alolan forms. "K... J... Johto? Johto. Final guess. Or Hoenn, my stomping grounds. Did I get it right, Bailey?" He gave a cheeky grin Bailey's way. He seemed a lot more energetic compared to them, but seemed to bring a comfortable balance almost.
Hilda
He just watched Richard and Mimikyu interact, Richard was rather cautious as she sniffed at his hand. Giving it a look before sitting down and watching it, it didn't see like Richard was going to give him a handshake back. Bailey always has some hair in his face if he isn't using a scrunchie or a hair-clip, so no one would really know what he's actually looking at. His attention would go back to Richard every now and then before going back to Salem, giving him a thumbs up hearing about his Mimikyu.

Bailey's lips had pursed a little as he listened and gave the Pumpkaboo a small wave back as a greeting. He was so excited internally to see such interesting pokemon, Bailey hasn't really seen many other pokemon besides the some back in Kanto. Maybe he should invest in travelling... But if he did, what if he's stuck in a snowy place? Is he gonna have to find a cave? Probably honestly which shouldn't be too much of a problem. Bailey's thoughts had dwelled on as a his face drew a blank before he remembered he was having a conversation with a new friend.

Scratched as their cheek with their left hand, his head had tilted to the side as he let out a small uhhh to himself trying to remember what he said. "Mmmmm uhhhhmm... I'm from Kanto, I've uhh never left it till now uhh.." Bailey had a nervous smile on his face since he already forgot Salem's name... Already. Richard seemed less defensively and a bit more relaxed as time grew on. Hoping he isn't put in a situation where he has to call him by some form of a name, that would be awkward... So very awkward... It's already too late to ask it again too gosh!
Suzanne
Salem watched the Pokemon have their little interacts together, happy to see Richard not... _totally_ hate Mimikyu. That was a start! Mimikyu was nonethewiser to the differences between himself and Richard. As far as he was concerned, he were just the average Pikachu with a funny name. He wasn't the brightest. "Kanto? Ohh, nice. I kinda be-bopped around all over, but I never really stayed long in Kanto. It was nice though, very nice. Nothing beats Hoenn though, as much as I hate it on the worst days." 

Salem seemed to catch the feeling from Bailey that maybe they were being put in a weird, uncomfortable spot. "Hey, what're you up to, Bailey? Wanna head down to the beach with us? I was thinking of finding a new friend, fill my 6th slot. You can relax in the sun, we don't even have to talk for a second. You know, sometimes just hanging out is good for the soul. Let your Pokemon splash around too. Whaddya say?" He smiled to the fellow trainer; a friendly smile. "I have plenty of snacks for everyone." Boo gave a happy noise at mention of snacks.
Hilda
Bailey had smiled a little hearing his story, it's be good to ask him about his stories around. He never really got to do that so it would be cool to hear about all the different types of weather and pokemon. "Ahh yeah, Kanto a bit small but the people are really sweet and I really enjoy staying in the wooded uhh places. I.. Mm.. Uhhhh... I don't really sleep in houses or like.. Anything like that I just sleep out... Outdoors with my pokemon out in the uhh woods." He overshared a little while he fidgeted with his backpack strap, before asking a little softer. "Uhh could you tell me about Hoenn?" 

He thought he was more saving himself from sharing that neat detail about himself as he watched Salem, his smile had left and went back to the neutral expression he had before. Listening to his offer as he had some interest, maybe he could go into the water, it's been a while since he's swam. "I.. I don't have any plans uhh sure! That sounds good uhh.." Bailey had returned a small smile as he whistled a little. Richard looking up at Bailey before leaping up onto his shoulder, shifting on it till she was comfortable. Looking down Salem's Mimikyu as she let out a small noise that was more like a sigh if anything.
Suzanne
"Kanto is definitely a little smaller than Hoenn. If felt like everyone knew everyone in Kanto; I think that's why I was happy to leave as fast as I did. Felt out of place." Salem beamed at his newly acquired friend. "I'll tell you all about Hoenn, whatever you want to hear!" 

With the accepting of his offer to head to the beach, Salem dipped down and scooped Mimikyu up into his arms, holding him like a little baby, which he seemingly loved since he didn't try to fight it. "The woods, huh? That's really cool, actually. Kinda like a cottagecore type vibe going on. But less cottage, more... Feral. Feralcore." He joked, laughing it off easily. "So, what're your burning questions about Hoenn? Any question, you just ask."
Hilda
He slowly nodded at Salem, sorta understanding what he meant with that. It wasn't like they didn't know a good bit of people there but he more avoided them so they wouldn't identify or associate them with his family. Everyone in Kanto is very sweet and welcoming but there's many inside jokes and things that would make sense if you've been a citizen there. 

Though out of confusion, Bailey had turned their head to side, questioning if he heard Salem right. What is cottagecore... What is feralcore... What... His nose scrunched a little trying to figure out what is till till he asked out loud by accident. "What.. Is that?? I don't understand..." Bailey was really confused since he isn't really caught up with technology. He's a boomer if anything with it and he doesn't even have a phone, they just have his old VS Seeker from when he was a bit younger. The whole questions about Hoenn just left their mind now since 'cottagecore' and 'feralcore' exist... Are there more cores that he doesn't know about?? Is it used in battle??? So confusing.