Acerola
She would continue to look up at the Galvantula, who looked quite happy to be eating a meal. She shook her head a few moments after, and looked over at Guzma.

"Remember that one time, when I told you about the ghost Pokémon Spiritomb? And how I really wanted one?"

She was sure that he would remember, because she would talk about it nonstop for about a week.

"Well, I'm trying to find one! It would be sooo cool to talk to!"

She remembers how most of the Ghost Pokémon react when she talks to them. Some are pretty friendly, some not so much. She was curious how this mysterious, foreign Pokémon would react.
Guzma
"Ugh, how could I forget?" It wasn't even like he saw her that often in Alola, only half the time he dropped in on Nanu, but that was still enough to drill the name of the ghost type into his head forever. 

"I guess. Hey, I might be able to get my hands on a Shedinja at some point. Wattson said he'll trade me a Nincada for an electric Oricorio." He told her, figuring he may as well try to find some common ground if she was going to be here annoying him anyway. "Apparently if you look into the hole in its back, it'll steal your soul."
Acerola
"Oh wow! There are multiple different ways that soul stealing can work though. Does it steal your soul and then eat it, or does your soul just kinda loom around inside the Pokémon? Well, there might be only one way to find out. Be sure to let ke know when you get it."

Even though she knew about Guzma's.. Reputation, she wasn't one to stay mad at anyone for long. She knew that he was trying his best to be better, and honestly it seems like he's doing great.

"Come help me look for this thing! It looks like you don't have anything better to do, other than.. Sit here."
Guzma
"How am I supposed to know *How* It does it? That's just what I heard about it." He huffed. "But I mean I can't see it doin' much with it. It's a possessed shell. Don't move or eat, don't even *Breathe*. Just floats there." 

He wasn't sure what kind of use he'd have for a Shedinja - or even a Ninjask, really. He already had a flying type in Masquerain, and he had a fast Pokémon in Ribombee. Though she was a special attacker, and Ninjask was physical... But the last thing he needed was another Pokémon weak to electric and super weak to rock. What a mess. 

"What? Look for Spiritomb? Didn't you say it's like... Super rare? You got any idea where to look?"
Acerola
She looked around at her surroundings, which mostly consisted of a bunch of different bugs crawling around. Did she know where to look? No. Did she want to go look anyway? Yes. Did she wanna drag Guzma with her? Absolutely.

"It is pretty rare, but there's always a chance we could stumble onto one! And of course, we may find *Plenty*Of foreign bugs while we look for it~"

She was pretty certain that he would come with her, for that reason alone. Even if sitting and watching was cool, you'd mostly be looking at the same Pokémon.
Guzma
Well, he didn't like it. He didn't like it at all - but she did have a point. Staying here to watch the Galvantula and the many baby Joltik sounded nice, but there was a chance he could find something else new if they kept moving. 

"Alright, *Fine.* But only for the bugs. I ain't dumb enough to think you need someone watchin' your back." She was criminally strong for a kid. Seemed to be a recurring pattern lately. Where do all these fierce kids keep coming from?
Acerola
She jumped up and down with joy. She convinced herself that he would've said yes either way, but she was still happy to crack him at least a little. 

"Yaaaay! Come on, this way!"

She started walking towards a random path, but stopped. She looked down the dark pathway, which was only illuminated by the occasional Pokémon. She definitely wasn't scared or anything, but she wanted to he safe.

"Oh, one more thing. You should probably take the lead. If anything tries to kill us, well.. I have a whole life ahead of me!"

She smiled at him, and giggled. She wasn't entirely serious, but she mostly wanted to see how he would react.
Guzma
The man stared at her for a second, one eyebrow raised higher than the other. Then he turned back to the dark path in front of them and let out a sigh. It sure had got dark fast. 

"Don't you know it's always the people in the back that get picked off first? You watch horror movies, don't you?" He shook his head, but started down the spooky path anyway, looking left and right.
Acerola
She stood and thought for a moment. He wasn't entirely wrong, necessarily. She assumed he would've wanted to lead, but she shrugged.

"If you say so."

She went ahead and started walking down the pathway. Everything seemed pretty normal at first, pretty much the same Pokémon as before could be seen. She looked behind her to make sure Guzma was keeping up with her, as she had a tendency to walk a little fast.

"What exactly motivated you to start talking to old people?"

The question sounded like a joke more than anything else, but she was pretty curious.
Guzma
Guzma didn't have much trouble keeping up with her. She might have a quick pace, but he had long legs. He looked around as they continued, recognising the same glowing masses of Galvantula nests in the trees and even some on the ground too. 

"Don't walk so fast. Sometimes Ariados string webs between trees, you could walk face first into one." He warned her. Though he didn't want her to get stung or bitten, he also didn't want to see the hard work of the bug type ruined. 

"This ain't new, kid. I been talkin' to Nanu longer than you have. As for Wattson, he found me an' started talkin'. Hala told me I needed to try bein' patient with people, so... I didn't tell him to screw off." He finished with a shrug.
Acerola
She slowly forced herself to walk slower, she really didn't want to deal with getting web off of her. She looked behind her as Guzma spoke.

"That's true.. At least you're learning from the best. Hala can make conversation with pretty much anyone. Seems like it's working out for ya, too."

She tried her best to pay attention to the path. At this point, the forest was starting to change a little. The amount of Galvantula and Joktik started to deteriorate as they walked. 

"Oh yeah, that reminds me. Have you talked to Moon recently? She told me that she wanted to talk to you back at Alola."
Guzma
"He's the only guy who'd gimme a chance." He muttered, rough voice uncharacteristically quiet for a moment. If not for Hala, and Nanu, to a lesser extent, he almost certainly would have been made to feel like he had to leave Alola. He almost had even with their support.

"Moon? The freaky girl with the magic cards? Any time she sees me she goes whiter than a sheet and stares at me like she expects me to stick a screwdriver in her spine the moment she turns her back." He scoffed. "Talkin' to her ain't easy."
Acerola
She chuckled softly, still looking back at him as he spoke, and when she spoke as well.

"I was just as confused as you are! I dunno, she told me it had something to do with- WAH!"

She was quickly cut off, as when she was taking a step forward, instead of her foot landing on the ground, it ended up slamming against something hard. She quickly lost her footing, and fell into the ground below her. She would groan softly. As it turns out, a Heracross was sound asleep on the path they were walking on. The asleep Heracross quickly opened both of its eyes when Acerola tripped on it, and it was now staring straight at Guzma.
Guzma
Seeing her trip and fall caught him just as off guard as it probably did her. "You good?" He asked before he noticed the shape she tripped over had *Eyes*. And... A horn? He squinted in the dark, crouching down to get a better look. 

"Hey... Sorry about that, didn't mean to disturb you..." He muttered, hoping that by keeping his voice calm that the bug wouldn't see them as a threat and start attacking. Not that Heracross were known for being particularly violent, unless they were eating.

"Hey kid, you tripped over a Heracross."