It had been some time since Seiren had been back home to Galar—years, probably. She had never been the type to sit still or to want to stay in the same place for too long, so when she’d done basically everything she could here, she’d moved on. It had been nice to get away, to see new places, meet new friends, and try new things. It had also been nice to get away from all of her brothers and finally find a female friend around her age.<br/><br/>She’d met Mai when she was adventuring in Alola and they had hit it off right away, so when she’d moved on to the next region, Mai had decided to come with her, to finally go on her own adventure. They’d been together ever since. Now that she was finally heading home, intent on finally catching the Legendary Pokémon in the region, Mai had come with her. It was nice to have someone to travel with. It was a lot more fun, not to mention livelier.<br/><br/>“I’m getting hungry,” Seiren voiced as they walked along East Lake Axewell, looking over at the slightly shorter white-haired girl next to her. “How long before we reach your house?” Mai asked, earning a snort of laughter from Seiren. “We still have a long way to go. I hate to break it to you, but we’re sleeping outside again,” Seiren told her, the grin on her face and the glint in her purple eyes giving away that she was perfectly happy with this prospect. Mai pouted a little, “Alright, well, let’s find somewhere to set up camp then, if you want me to cook.”<br/><br/>Suddenly, Seiren perked up, sniffing the air as if she were a dog who just caught whiff of something. “I smell… Curry!” she announced before taking off running. “Wait, you can’t just…! Uggh!” Mai groaned, “I’m not running after you!” she called after her before rolling her eyes, groaning, and doing exactly that. Seiren ran until she had passed Axew’s Eye and then came to a skidding stop, pointing as she located the source of the smell, “Found it!” the taller, athletic girl announced with a grin, barely seeming out of breath despite how fast she’d sprinted over.<br/><br/>Mai came shortly after, panting as she stopped next to her friend and put a hand on her shoulder. “You can’t…just go running off… like that,” Mai told her between breaths. “And you can’t just… barge in on someone’s dinner, either,” she admonished her, although the edge was taken off by the fact that she was still trying to catch her breath. Seiren smiled bashfully, chuckling nervously as she rubbed the back of her head, messing up her long ashy lilac hair as she did.<br/><br/>Mai’s blue eyes flicked between the thin and somewhat feminine young man with long dark hair to the more athletic one with short and spiky orange hair. “Sorry for my friend. She forgets her manners sometimes,” she looked up at Seiren and glared, although there was no real anger in her gaze. Seiren shrugged and turned her gaze away, as if it weren’t a big deal. “I told you I was hungry. I couldn’t help myself,” she retorted.<br/><br/>Mai ignored her and looked at the two young men, “Well, I guess since we just barged in on your meal, we should at least introduce ourselves. I’m Mai, and my rude friend here is Seiren,” she introduced them, earning a ‘hey!’ of protest from Seiren as she did. “I take if you’re Pokémon trainers, too?” she observed, noting the Pokémon around them.