<span style="font-size: 18px"><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'">While the tour and supper had gone quite well, with practically no embarrassing moments from his aunt directed at him, Davey was immediately suspicious at his aunt's offer of sponsorship and a job.  '<i>What is she thinking?</i>', he wonders....<br/>
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However, before he could figure out how to frame his suspicion in a polite manner, Jackie had questions of her own.  Davey decided to wait and see if his Aunt's answers to Jackie's questions would ease his mind.  They didn't.<br/>
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"The easy part would be that Exceptionnelle Beauty would outfit you with travelling items that displayed the company logo," said Aunt Gabrielle, outlining the conditions for the sponsorship.  "Winning would be good publicity, getting all those... badges that the trainers get for having battles in... gyms?  Yes.  But the important thing is being noticed and liked."<br/>
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His Aunt then focused her gaze upon Davey and felt his heart start racing, as if he recognized he'd caught the attention of a deadly predator.<br/>
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"Davey," said his Aunt Gabrielle, "ever since you were a baby, it's been undeniable that you're very cute.  You're extremely photogenic.  It's impossible for you to take a bad picture.  I tried to convince your mother that I should pull some strings to get you modeling and acting jobs but she wanted you to have a 'normal' life.  You're an adult now and I want you to work for me."  She paused for a breath and for dramatic effect, letting him wonder what his life might have been if his mother had been persuaded by his aunt. "I could have hired a young model, but they would likely lack the enthusiasm for an extended outdoor journey with pokémon and part of the advertising campaign that I have in mind is that it appeals to more than just people in cities.  Also, as I said before, I'd like to help out you and your family..., our family, that is.  I've been busy at work and not lucky in finding a suitable husband, lucky at finding handsome servants but just that, so having children of my own doesn't seem to be in my future.  Who will get my company when I'm gone?"<br/>
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The air was still with the quiet invoked by the implications of Gabrielle's words.<br/>
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Again Gabrielle took a breath and put out her offer, "Davey, I want you to masquerade yourself as a young woman while you're on your pokémon journey, at least for the first year.  It will be 'on the job training' for you to learn about Exceptionelle Beauty products, as well as modeling and acting training.  There are industrial spies in the business world and if you can keep who you really are a secret then keeping secrets will be part of your job if you eventually take over for me when I retire.  I'll arrange a 'make-over' for you.  Maybe we'll begin with making you look like a tom-boy and gradually make you look more and more beautiful as you become used to using our products.  There will be professional photo-shoots at the cities you'll visit in your travels.  If the campaign goes well and you want to become a professional model or actor, I will try to help.  If you can build a life in a pokémon related field then I won't stop you from living that life, but if you decide that you can do good for more people, give them jobs, make them feel good about themselves in their daily lives, as a business person then I will take you on as my protégé and heir."<br/>
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Davey was stunned by the enormity of the proposition.<br/>
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Gabrielle turned to Jackie and said to her, "Jackie, I'll sponsor you as well, for keeping these things secret.  Actually, it's good that Davey has a female friend because I'd like to hire you as his... coach in how to act like a girl as well as take pictures of him in disguise during your travels.  I will equip you with a durable, high-quality camera.  After a year, you can go about your life in pokémon related fields or I can have you trained to become an even better photographer, maybe even a photographer in the high fashion industry.  Alternately, maybe you'd also like a job at Exceptionnelle?  That can be easily arranged."</span></span><br/><br/><span style="font-family: 'Georgia'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Davey was flabbergasted.  '<i>Pretend to be a girl for a year?!?</i>', he thought.  But a part of his mind was going over the benefits of going along with his aunt's crazy plan.  The immediate benefits were substantial and the possible future benefits were incredible.   '<i>Pretend to be a girl...</i>', it wasn't like people looked at him and thought that Davey was incredibly masculine.  Perversely, having Jackie be his 'coach' in girl things could give him insight, for the future, into how girls think and could also help him maybe establish a relationship with her....  It would only be for a year....<br/>
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Davey looked at Jackie and gave her an embarrassed little smile before saying, "It would sure make things easier, moneywise, for supplies and stuff.  I'm willing to try it, if you'll be my coach."</span></span>