Naomi had been ready to take a break from the relentless pace Eleyna had set long before they'd actually stopped. While she wasn't out of shape, today had been particularly rough!<br/><br/>She'd snuck glances at Jake and Steven when the new alpha Tauros had started, ah, claiming the benefits of his position. When she became aware of what she was thinking, she hoped her embarrassment didn't reach the level of a blush!<br/><br/>This had been more like what she was expecting, after that first rough encounter with the Azumarill. A long walk and a survey of the country side. She'd recorded more than just the Tauros battle, of course. Even the little apparently normal movements of pokemon in the wild might well reveal something to a dedicated researcher than was apparent to the eye.<br/><br/>The other thing she'd done, when she could, was set up the healing station. Someone had thought ahead and placed one of the solar panels so that it was charging while being carried. Not as efficiently as being fully set up, but enough that she could pop in a pokeball from time to time and get the healing cycle going. She looked forward to seeing if Jake's 'saur could mitigate the strength of Solar Beam to charge it properly! For now, though, this would have to do.<br/><br/>Still, once she got her tent set up, she settled on the ground, stretched out her legs and patted down her dress, then laid back with a sigh. Her four were resting in their pokeballs for the moment, and she idly wondered what the Azumarill's reaction would be when he was finally let out.<br/><br/>She muses out loud, looking up at the stars.<span style="color: #6495ED">"They're a bit different from home. The sky. The stars aren't in the same place and, in the south... you see? Haven't seen that pattern before."</span><br/><br/>She propped herself up a little.<span style="color: #6495ED">"I know I'm rambling, blame it on fatigue. But I'm also wondering. I know why we first set out on this journey together. I was asked though, why am I here? Here in Yugen, that is. I mean, it's mostly my job, but I've always been interested in Pokemon, not in battling with them or finding out what they can do, but everything else. Why they do it, how they act.. sometimes it feels like I know how they're feeling. So, I guess its curiousity that's driving me. So I'll pose the question to you guys. Why are you here?"</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>