Naomi paused to consider her response to Aisha, shifting from foot to foot. But before she could respond, Aisha had dashed off into the shrubbery. Naomi caught glimpses of bare flesh and clothes being removed (the foliage wasn't quite that dense), but she doubted Steven would look, Jake and Eleyna were busy, and the pokemon who were out and about were paying attention to other things. Not that they wouldn't try to look, but they were distracted.<br/><br/>Then Aisha was jiggling her way back, enthusiastically and relentlessly pleasant. Her questions were surprisingly pointed. In the back of her mind, Naomi was feeling a little catty and defensive at the unspoken implications of Aisha's questions, perhaps magnified a little by feeling a bit... inadequate.. next to Aisha's attention-grabbing assets. At the same time, Aisha was just so bubbly and exuberant and apparently innocent... she put it all aside except for a desire to find a skimpier but well fitting bikini to show off in at the next chance she got to shop.<br/><br/><span style="color: #6495ED">"People, in groups and individually, are careless, but they're also given to following routines. I'd very much prefer that we don't give them a reason to follow a routine of travelling out into the truly wild spaces of these islands. They're already establishing 'routes', I think they've established them well enough that they don't need them going all over the place. Yes, maybe pokemon here should learn the habits and behaviors of humans so that they can distinguish between the merely stupid and the actually malicious or threatening, but that goes both ways. Humans here should be learning how to leave well enough alone and respect that there are places they shouldn't go 'just because they can'."</span><br/><br/>She swings the backpack sized PHU off her shoulder and smooths her dress out underneath her as she sits crosslegged next to Aisha, pushing the fabric down as she lays her hands on her lap. No free views today!<br/><br/><span style="color: #6495ED">"Yes, I knew the leagues had decided to open Yugen up to trainers and establish gyms here et cetera, et cetera. The particular branch of Devon Corp I work for is part of the product development team, and I'm one of their field testers and researchers. Well, I am now. They don't need as many as you might think, so openings to actually get out in the wild are few. When this assignment opened up, I took it. For the next six months or a year or however long they decide to keep me here, I'll be out testing stuff. Like the portable healing machine."</span>She pats the lumpy metallic device in its compact traveling form.<span style="color: #6495ED">"I'm very aware of how raw and alive and wild and wonderful these isles are, and I'm feeling.. I don't know. Like we should be the visitors here and act like visitors, respecting the homes and places that pokemon live."</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>