George
Mallow smiled at him but was a little surprised by how fast he was. "So, I've been reading about Galar before coming to this island", she then crossed her legs like a child at the start of a class. She looked excited, "But since I told you about alola, it's only fair you tell me about Galar"
William
He frowns. They clearly knew about him- that made him mildly uncomfortable- but they didn't know much about Galar otherwise? Well, he supposed he couldn't expect someone to know anything about his region when they weren't from there.
"What were you hoping to know?"
George
She'd think a bit, most of her research was focused on the Galarian league and some galarian form. "Hmm, well from what I read you're from Ballonlea, so what's that place like?", she smiled at him, excited to learn. She got some basic information about the town, but she figured a resident would know more than her.
William
"Ballonlea is centered in the Glimwood Tangle- it's a relatively small town that lives in tandem with the Pokémon of the tangle. The whole place is so covered by foliage that you can't see the sun- everything is lit by bioluminescent mushrooms." He starts explaining, Sylveon making chirping noises and trying to chew on his jacket. He occasionally taps the soothing Pokémon with the back of his hand to push her head away from his collar. "I'm sure you're familiar with the Gym Challenge, seeing as you knew about me, so you'll know the Fairy Gym is located in Ballonlea. The previous leader was Opal- she's retired now."
George
Mallow's Steenee sat beside her, looking like a second student who bounced curiosity off her trainer. "Yeah, I did read up on Opal! She was an actress and singer, I watched a few of her musicals, she's really good!" She smiled, Opal became one of her favorite gym leaders in the league despite her retirement. "So what's she like in real life?", she knew Opal adopted him and was excited to hear about her.
William
"Strict and eccentric." He deadpans. "I'm grateful she took me in, but she is... Yes, she's still fond of theatre, even now." He glances at the Steenee, giving it a slight nod. He appreciated the attention he was being given, even if it was just for something as small as talking about his mentor. "She knocks sense into just about anyone she interacts with. She still attends Gym League meetings, but that's just because no one is brave enough to tell her she can't." He put his right hand in his jacket pocket, left still stroking Sylveon. Hatterene starts wandering off to mess with the nearby trees.
George
Mallow smiled at him, "Sounds like she makes a great mentor!" She exclaimed. She got a fond smile, "I had to teach myself about battling and stuff, but my dad and older brother still taught me how to cook!". Her Applin became curious and followed Bede's Hatterene.
William
"It's not like she raised me," He huffs. "She taught me how to be a Gym Leader, not how to live. What can you cook?" Bede didn't want to talk about how he got where he is now- that would involve mentioning Rose, and that was a bandaid he didn't want to rip off yet. Hatterene glanced down at the Applin, glaring at it at first before gesturing to the tree. She was going to pick berries from the branches high-up.
George
Mallow got excited, excited to talk about her greatest passion in her life. "Well I can make a lot of things that aren't exclusive to a stove; I've made smoothies, ice cream, Piragua, Salads, hamburgers, cheese burgers, Empanadas-", she went on to list various foods in both spanish and english. Appiln's eyes tilted as Hatterene picked berries.
William
Hatterene's huge claw dropped a berry into her tiny, normally hidden, outstretched arms. She then picked another and lowered her claw down low for the Applin, staring down at it with a sharp gaze.

He waited until she slowed down in her listing before he spoke again. "That's a lot of variety. I mainly know how to make curry- it's a common food in Galar, so just about everyone in the Gym Challenge learns to make it." He tilts his head thoughtfully. "And I can bake, now."
George
The Applin wiggled out of its apple so it could start eating at the berry. "Oh I know how to make Curry too, but I may do it differently from Galarian Curry, and baking is a bit more of a hobby of mine, I prefer making full meals" She smiled. "Any favorite meals of yours?", she asked.
William
"I don't eat as a hobby, so I don't exactly have a favorite food." He admits, looking over towards Hatterene. Good, she wasn't beating up on Mallow's Applin. He watched the interaction for a few more moments before turning to look back at Mallow. "I tend to stick with the curries my Pokémon enjoy, though. Sweet curry, generally."
George
She giggled, figuring the 'Eating Hobby' was a joke. Applin smiled up at Hatterene as she finished up the berry and went into her apple again. "That's lucky, my pokemon can be a bit picky so I usual have to make 3 different meals for each of them", she laughed, but those meals were hard to make individually at the same time.
William
"That sounds exhausting, and expensive." Hatterene huffs, eating her berry and looking mildly offended by the world. Bede made a clicking noise towards her, and she wanders back, towering over him. Bede was thankful her eyes were only a little bit above his head. "She's certainly picky, but most of the others aren't, so as long as I make something she'll eat, everything's good."