The piplup mimicked the motion of her head, tilting his head slightly and continuing to stare at her. A moment later he closed his eyes and leaned towards her slightly! His nosewiggled slightly, taking in her scent curiously before he stepped back again and gave her a faint smile. Then, he relaxed visably and turned to look to the professor, who ignored him as his attention was on his desk as he furiously was writing with a fancy looking pen.<br/>"Kotone please get to know your partners well over the next twelve hours. You will gain an additional companion, courtesy of Nocturnus. Perhaps that is for the best concidering our destination tomorrow."<br/>Reaching down he opened a drawer and set a selection of objects onto the table, then slid them foreward into two orderly piles. "We will be going to an island off the southern coast of Johto that I had found during an earlier exploration...You will be the only  human aside from myself to ever step foot on this island, so be prepared. Here I have for you three items for the journey. Firstly, The pokemon from nocturnus, here in this premiere ball. Secondly I have a pokedex, filled with all the pokemon known so far...and lastly..." a hand he pet the velvet covered black box with the SYLPH co. logos on them. "...A  tool that I want you to use only if you happen to find a truly rare or unique variant that you must have. Dont let anyone see you have this and keep it close at all times...understand?"<br/>After that he lifted a hand and waved her off, dismissing her. "Now please, head upstairs to your quarters. there is a bedroom with a bathroom that should serve just fine for now...And yes, the piplup is yours...Ive never heard him speak so he may be a mute....As for the pokemon in the other ball, Im sure he will be quite to your liking as well."