**Palette Town -- Hospital Parking Lot**<br/><br/>All of the praise was overwhelming, and it forced the color into Charity's cheeks. She lowered her gaze momentarily, just to think of how she would respond. She didn't want to sound arrogant to Rayne, but she did appreciate the girl's comments about her pokemon. That her husband also happened to have a positive comment made her feel even more pride. It was hard to get a compliment from Gary, even if he did have a measure of chivalry that most men did not.<br/><br/>"I don't know about 'as always.'" She ventured to correct him. She'd suffered her losses, like any other trainer, but there was some truth to his words, even if only partially. "But this time anyway." She laughed and looked over at Renna for but a moment. "Too much credit, I think, although admittedly I had my time in the Indigo League's limelight. Now days I spend more time doing field research and teaching young trainers the how to's of team development. That doesn't mean I don't practice." A mishcievious gleam flickered in her eyes.<br/><br/>She turned back to Gary, casually reaching over to pet his arcanine before moving closer to him and locking eyes with the man. She was close enough to kiss him, but she didn't. It was fun to tease him, and see how he reacted. Since he seemed to be in a fair mood, she figured she could test her luck.<br/><br/>"You and me have to tango sometime too." She reminded, her gentle breath warm against his lips. Pressing a finger to his chest challengingly, she cracked a smile. "You owe me a rousing tussle."