John
*He hummed in delight and smelt the air of the bakery. The smell of the cakes and bread, the warmth of the ovens. It was enough to make all the blues go away. Raice sighed and cupped his face in his hands* "Haha... I needed this, thanks." *He smiled and broke off a piece of the bread, handing it to her* "Here... Have a piece. I don't need the malasada."
Willie
Her eye seemed to sparkle in amusement as she then accepted the piece, deciding to just take a bite out of both it and her malasada, to see how both tasted together. She was pretty much joyous, looking to Raice once more and smiling softly."Well, seems like you're in a better mood, yes?"She asked.
John
*Raice smiled a genuine smile and sighed, looking down at the table and then back at Reina calmly* "I guess I-I am. S-sorry about earlier... Just. Something I h-have to think about later." *He bit into his bread once more, letting his worries melt away... For the time being*
Willie
Reina smiled to Raice, then spoke."Well that's alright, Raice- But hey, what brings you to the island anyways?"She decided to ask as she ate her malasada, just about finishing up.
John
*Raice met the question with a little hum, thinking and taking time to chew his food before answering. He swallowed and sighed looking back at Reina* "W-well, I'm the assistant to p-professor Pine. Maybe you've h-heard of her. Maybe not. H-her husband owns the company th-that makes a fully organic substitute for repels. A-and shes the woman r-responsible for developing a-a filter that makes w-water produced by a water type Pokémon drinkable." *He rubbed the back of his neck, remembering the original question* "A-anyways. She was invited here but decided not to go, since she w-was busy with how close she was to a breakthrough. Sh-she sent me instead since I haven't been off the island in a while."
Willie
"Huh-...Drinkable water-...Well either way, I think it's pretty sweet that you came here. Plus, you can probably do some sort of research for your professor while you're here!"Reina suggested, smiling softly to Raice.
"Maybe write stuff down about other trainers and peeps here-"She said, soon getting up."Maybe write down about Pokemon that aren't in your region."
John
"W-well I'm doing that too." *He sighed and chuckled a little, rubbing his neck in embarrassment of not remembering the most important reason he was here* "H-have you per chance seen a metang? They're really cool, and some of the strongest non legendary Pokémon out there." *He loved steel types, and even more so he loved strong Pokémon. It's so cool to watch them in person, do whatever they do*
Willie
"?...Alright- and OOH! I think miss Agnes has a Metang! She's the steel gym leader in my region- c'mon! I probably know where she is!"Reina said, soon suddenly holding Raice's hand before running to go find the gym leader of a star, dragging the boy along with her.
John
"Oh really? Wh-where can we find HEERRRR-?!" *Raice was surprised when she suddenly grabbed his hand and started pulling him. He had just enough time to grab his bread and hold it tightly so he didn't drop it. It took him a second to register someone was actually holding his hand, so he didn't exactly know how to react. Was he supposed to be flustered? Alright with it? Mad? Happy? Ahhh social norms are a pain to learn when you haven't socialized with anyone but one professor for a few years*