Me, too. [Clementine's grin pops back full-on, though her voice is still a bit soft. Species didn't even matter so much - to this point that she's expecting her kitten-egg to hatch, having the four Pokémon she's had has been something exciting, pleasing, and something to be strangely proud of. Maybe that was the draw of the games, if not to the same degree! There is another unique and wonderful thing offered by being in Johto - the invitation to surround yourself and adopt as many of the unusual and exciting and friendly creatures as you like and be able to love and be made happy by every single one of them.

Which - triggers a bit of a gear shift in her mind to something that had gone from not leaving her wonderings to barely skirting them within a day. The smile fades again, and figurative screws tighten in her voice - serious, hesitating, and interrogative.]

...Last week... did you talk to that guy? -- Who said that he's been here three times, and was going home to his kids, now that he's back?