Naomi followed along, trailing Eleyna and Jake as they chased along the water's edge.<br/><br/>The beach was pristine, only the actions of their little group, the waves and wind, and occasional curious traces of one pokemon or another.<br/><br/>But what there wasn't was equally remarkable. It was a beach clean and free of the detritus of civilization. No cigarette butts. No plastic bags. No aluminum cans. It was a beautiful vista, much like the rest of the isles well away from the barely established 'routes' and roads.<br/><br/>She'd always enjoyed the summer camps out in nature, but this was so much wilder and much less controlled.<br/><br/>She thought back to the crystal grotto, and how varied the pokemon there were. Eleyna had seen a Milotic, apparently disturbed by their little group. Then there was the Gyarados, rising from the deeps in the grotto's pool, and all the pokemon who had been there...<br/><br/>And here they were again, blithely trampling around and creating a disturbance. There was no guarantee they would be able to handle whatever came up. Without the Pokemon Rangers carefully controlling populations, capturing pokemon considered too powerful for a route, out here in the wilds pokemon of different strengths and experience mingled freely.<br/><br/>Her three were still out and about. 'Tai and Somnificent apparently chatting at each other in the way pokemon have, and Loon circling high in the air. She couldn't help but notice the duck pokemon stayed away from the treeline, and refrained from diving into the water after food.<br/><br/><span style="color: #6495ED">"So, what do you think about my proposals? Yes, people are here. Yes, eventually, if they don't respect the pokemon here and if they don't respect the environment and if they can't learn to coexist and leave the wild spaces wild... it could turn into yet another copy of other regions like Kanto and Johto. Tamed. Predictable. And with human-made trash everywhere. I don't know how I could change that, change the course of these places. I just don't want to lose this wildness."</span>She talks out loud, trying to invite conversation with the others while Jake and Eleyna are tramping ahead.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>