After another moment in the hug I hear the espeon half cough to get their owner’s attention. They quickly separate themselves from us, bow and with a gentle nudging from their pokemon begin walking further into the city, waving back at us as they do so.

“So that was a thing,” I comment, still completely unsure of what to make of the situation.

“What was that about?” Benny asks, still confused. Which makes sense because we don’t typically inform them all of what happens during our nights out.

“Something that happened a few months back. We did something foolish to try and help them from Team Rocket and we somehow managed to make it out the other end safely.”

“I see,” Benny says quietly, his pseudo mouth rolling the ice flower back and forth a bit.

“How about we go and get some food?” I quickly interject to clear the air.

The other two nod and I quickly sniff at the air to track what smells the best in regards to food. It does end up involving heading back towards the main crowded areas of the city, which is fine enough as it does make sense. Eventually I manage to find us in a sort of food stand someone has set up, some food barbequing on some grills behind them with a giant sign reminding us it’s free. We walk up and order some burritos as it’s the easiest thing for us to manage. Somewhat disappointed they didn’t have anything especially spicy to eat but that’ll just have to do. Maria carries the bag for our two as Benny goes about slowly chowing down on his as we head to somewhere we can eat without risk of being walked on, my mind half wondering if I can talk Him into stashing some really hot sauces in the pockets for next time food’s involved.

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((OOC: The weird thing in panel 2 is a lazy attempt at drawing an indistinct crowd.))