Martin
Once the two are seated, they were given complimentary bread and water, and a menu to start looking. Leon squints at the menu hard as if he was looking at official papers and documents. He's not sure if he's in the mood for anything and thought that maybe he'll just pay for Monika's meal. "So Monika," Leon starts as he place the pamphlet down. "I take it your specialize in ghost-types as an elite 4 member?" He had seen the glass canon Gengar and Mimikyu, of course.
Paul
She took a drink of water. "Well, I specialize in both Psychic and Ghost types. I have an Espeon too." Mimikyu jumped on the table and jumped on top of the bread to eat it inside of it's costume. "Oh my... Mimikyu, use your manners!"
Martin
Hearing her answer, Leon couldn't help but smile. She finally gave him a clear answer! The female was stuttering so much before that he pegged her as the shy type. When he sees Mimikyu eating the bread, he chuckles a bit. "Mimikyu is lucky he's so small. He can eat with you at least. I would want my pal Charizard out, but I don't think that'll be a good idea." And like the battle idiot he is, Leon's mind starts racing with possibilities of counteracting against Monika's team. Even though he wanted a vacation, maybe his vacation is to battle more?
Paul
She smiled, she liked this, and hoped it wouldn't be the last time they'd go out to eat like this. "I mean, in my opinion, I don't think Charizard is that big, he can be intimidating to challengers, yes, but to a trained Elite 4 like me, he actually looks smaller than the average height. Which could give you many advantages, like being harder to hit than other Charizards. That's why I kind of like the smaller Pokemon, they give you more of an advantage." She looked at Mimikyu and gave him a little pat on the head.
Martin
"Charizard is small?" Leon doesn't know how to take this. Should he be mildly offended or should he be grateful that Monika point it out as an advantage? In his mind, he wanted to summon Charizard out and *Gigantamax* Him so that Monika could see how big the Pokémon can get. But he calms down after coughing a few in his fist as an attempt to move on. "Out of all the other elite 4 members, who do you think is the strongest among your region?" But he asks this as a rhetorical question. Depending on Monika, she herself could says she's the strongest.
Paul
"Hmm.." She thought about this long and hard. "I think we're both equally strong, but I mean... The Elite 4 do say that I could be the strongest, but I don't really know." She giggled a little bit "But I know I'm not as strong as you are.." Her cheeks turned a little bit pink and she smiled at him. "I just think it's the bond between the Pokemon and Trainer that matters the most."
Martin
Of course the Galar champion takes that compliment with pride. But wanting to appear modest, he replies, "If you might be the strongest of the elite 4, you could stand a chance against me too." He says this without any ill attempt. Just as Monika mentioned, it's the bond that counts. He wouldn't have gotten anywhere if he didn't obtain Charizard as a Charmander first. "One person that has me intrigued to really battle is Jade, though..." Looking back at it, he remembers Monika's and Jade's tense interaction back at the outfield stadium. "You two know each other?"
Paul
She tried not to look uncomfortable, so that she wouldn't make him feel bad. "W-We were.." She coughed into her fist. "Um... Co-Workers I guess you could say.." She kept her smile on her face, but was feeling a little bit tense, but still wanted to spend time with Leon, he doesn't know what's been happening, so it's not his fault!
Martin
As expected. If the girls were so off speaking with each other at the stadium, why would it be better if she spoke of it here? "Ah, excuse me." His brows slacken, giving Monika an apologetic look. *"I shouldn't have brought it up."* He thought to himself and picked up the glass of water to drink. Once he places it down again, Leon needs another topic to ride on so that the atmosphere doesn't get awkward. "Alola seems like a great place for a vacation too! I'd like to try their Mantine surfing!"
Paul
Her eyes lit up. "I love Mantine Surfing! It's so much fun! You really should try it!" She seemed like a totally different person now, she went from the shy and nervous person who was just there, to Confident and happy! Mimikyu started fiddling around with Leon's pokeballs while they were talking.
Martin
It seemed the change of topic was a success and a Leon goes more into it with a warm smile. "Haha, I'm not sure if I'll do so great with it, so be patient with me when we get to it, alright? Galar doesn't have such a sport which I think is a shame." When he feels Mimikyu playing with his Pokéballs, Leon takes them off his belt and put them on the table. His team contently sits in there as they see the ghost/fairy-type Pokémon rolling them around. Leon leans on the table, his manners scrapped when he placed his elbows on the table and rests his chin against his hands. His amber eyes are focused on only Monika. "Tell me more about Mantine surfing! Or of Alola itself."
Paul
"Well, the waves can get pretty big, so you have to be very cautious of what you're doing and where you're going." She stopped mid-sentence just to get a good look at his beautiful Amber eyes. She quickly shook it off and kept explaining. "You can also do plenty of tricks! It's a great stress reliever, and I love to go surfing after intense battles, just to get my mind in the right place again.." She patted Mimikyu on the head once again and fed him some bread, which he leapt on top of and it disappeared into Mimikyu's costume.
Martin
"Whew! The tricks is what I want to do! I wish you could show me. And well, I'm better at learning through experience." His eye contact broke when he glanced over to watch Mimikyu practically absorb the bread. Even the champion himself wonders what the Pokémon looks like under the cloak. But he's not *That* Stupid to peek under there. "Oh, oh! You should show me a Z move pose! You guys do that in Alola, right?" Leon is also getting excited, sounding like a child. He himself also has a pose and seeing others are inspirational to him.

Leon stares at Monika's pose for a moment. It's just silence as he continues to assess what just happened in front of him. Then, slowly, the champion would start to laugh. Holding his stomach as he's chortling, he asks, "What's with that? That p-pose...!" When he finally regains composure to himself, Leon's smile is even bigger than before, causing his dimples to show. "It's like you're a fairy yourself! Really cool- *And cute!"*
Paul
Her face turned completely red as she sat back down. "T-Thank you..!" She herself also had a really wide smile. "Most people I show it to think it's kind of dumb... So I really appreciate that compliment!" Mimikyu also jumped up in glee, knowing that someone actually appreciates the work put into the pose.
Martin
"No problem. And poses are really neat! It can be iconic and it can really bring out your soul. Don't listen to them." Leon gets up from the table, beaming. "Well since you showed me your pose, get a load of this!" Leon plants both his feet firmly on the floor, spreading his feet so he has enough space to move. With a small twist of his body to the right, he brings up his left hand with three fingers poking out so that it looks like a Charizard. "This is my famous Charizard pose! It's pretty popular back in Galar." He winks at Monika and the other restaurant guests would look at Leon with distasteful stares.
Paul
Her face was redder than before, and it was very visible now. "I love it!" She giggled slightly. "It looks like a Charizard!" Mimikyu used Shadow Claw to clap for Leon, and he even tried to do it himself.
Martin
Leon sucks this compliment up, his ego boosting. Sitting back down, they could finally order their food but Leon passes it on for Monika to decide. "Another thing I've heard of Alola is the Battle Tree," He speaks up. "Wasn't Red and Blue there for vacation?" He had always looked up to Red since he and Leon are kind of the same, what with being young champions and all. Plus, he has a Charizard as well! The male plans to meet Red soon and then duke it out for fun.
Paul
"Mm hm! I've actually battled them before!..I won of course, aha..! They're both really cool! I hope to battle them again someday!" She smiled, remembering the thrill she felt when she won against both of them. She then ordered a just a Steak.
Martin
"You won?!" Leon was astonished form hearing this. Not only were Red and Blue powerful trainers, making it to become champions only to back down, they traveled the world so surely they must be very experienced. "You're stronger than you make yourself out to be. It's making me even more curious about you." With her team full of psychic and ghost types, Monika must have some counteractive moves to take them down. "It's really impressive."
Paul
"I-It was probably just luck... Aha... Maybe they were just tired from traveling... Eheh.." She cupped her hands together nervously. She never got compliments like this before. She brushed away some hair that fell infront of her face.
Martin
Even if Red and Blue are strong, Leon can't dismiss the fact that a lot of trainers, especially on this island, is the best there is. Monika may not seem like the usual elite 4 member with how she is, but it still doesn't hide the fact that she is and a pro at that. "Don't be so shy. There's no way they could have been tired. They wouldn't have agreed to the battle if they were to begin with. You won, and that couldn't have been by luck."
Paul
She smiled, and opened her mouth as if she was about to say something, but was then interrupted by the waiter, who had arrived with her food. He set down the Steak infront of her, and, with shaky hands, set down some Pokemon food next to Mimikyu, which he devoured in a matter of seconds.
Martin
Leon takes this moment to shut his mouth. With the rate of how he was talking, Monika wouldn't be able to eat at all. Still unbeknownst of his manners, Leon has his elbows on the table to prop up his head with his hands. His mind is filled with today's events and what happened in the little span of time. What else could ensue in the future here? He closes his eyes while being deep in thought.
Paul
She looked down at her food and licked her lips, this was the most delicious steak she had ever seen in her life. She took many bites at a time, and still managed to not choke. Mimikyu still was pretty hungry, he may be little, but that guy could never get full. She cut up a few pieces of her steak and placed them in Mimikyu's little bowl, which, again, he devoured in a matter of seconds.
Martin
He's usually full of energy but maybe it's the calming atmosphere. Their exciting talk earlier is something he enjoyed on gaining intel on Monika and Alola but Leon starts to drift off. Once he starts nodding a little, he peeks his eyes open to see Monika downing her steak quite quickly. It's pretty entertaining at the least. He shift his vision through the restaurant's windows and thought he spotted Nichol and another trainer heading to the stadium.
Paul
She finished her Steak. "I'ght, where do you want to go next?" She looked up at Leon, so did Mimikyu, Leon had obviously been here longer than her, so he probably knows more about the town that she does.
Martin
"Oh?" He seems ready to move so Leon gets up from the table and stretched. "What next? I'm not sure, actually." He glances out the restaurant windows again to see the battle afoot. When it comes to battles, he's a maniac and Leon likes to witness them with the possibility of them battling him. "How about the  stadium once again?" He suggests, like a kid asking to go back to the arcade *When they just went there.* "Unless you have something else in mind?"
Paul
"I mean, I was thinking about the forest... But I don't want you to miss out on battling, so it's your choice." She smiled sweetly at him. Mimikyu seemed excited to go into the forest, mostly because it was pretty dark in there, and Mimikyu loved dark places.
Martin
Leon seems a bit embarrassed. Once again he tells himself that he's on vacation and he should calm down a little. But the man can't help but look at the field in longing like he's being left out. "The forest sounds good!" He needs to distract himself before all of that relaxing is just relaxing with Pokémon battles. After paying for Monika's steak at the front, Leon leads Monika out the restaurant. "It'll be quicker if Charizard helps us." He summons his ole buddy and the Pokémon spreads his wings from seeing Leon. Getting on, Leon offers Monika on too. "Let's go! Don't worry, he won't let you fall." The champion teases before rubbing Charizard's back. The fire-type cries out, ready to take them to the  .
Paul
She got on Charizard, with Mimikyu in her lap, she clutched onto Leon, she had never been very fond of heights, but she tried her best to be brave.