At Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park,
Li Wei, Cynthia, Dawn, Brock, Dayou, and the others were at home watching Ash's semifinal.
"Quack, quack!"
Don't run around, quack!
Aside from loving food a little too much, Larvitar was well-behaved and could sit still.
With two bags of chips, Larvitar could sit there munching for ages.
Alolan Vulpix, however, was extremely active and could barely sit still-what people commonly called childhood hyperactivity.
Li Wei didn't try to correct that behavior. Once Vulpix evolved into Alolan Ninetales and matured a little, that boundless energy would settle down.
"Sirfetch'd, it's fine. Don't worry. Nothing's going to happen at home."
"Quack, quack~"
Sirfetch'd was mostly worried that Alolan Vulpix would disturb Lucario and the others as they watched the match.
"Uh... with all due respect, you running around waving your leek sword is more disruptive."
Sirfetch'd: "..."
You don't love me anymore, quack~~~
( Ĭ ^ Ĭ )
"All right, sit down."
"Quack, quack."
Sirfetch'd waddled over on webbed feet, swaying that plump duck rump before settling into a seat.
Cynthia beckoned to Alolan Vulpix.
"Come on, Vulpix. Come here."
"Vuuu~"
Vulpix hopped lightly onto Cynthia's lap and curled up.
Meloetta sat in Li Wei's arms, while Dawn held Victini and Brock held Shaymin. Everyone had someone to cuddle.
"The match's about to start."
Brock said softly, "Come to think of it, Ash and Sawyer make for a pretty interesting matchup."
Ash had shared funny stories about Sawyer in the Chat Group.
Steven had also said that he thought highly of Sawyer.
Dawn asked in confusion, "Why do you say that?"
Brock explained, "Although their fighting styles are quite different, Sawyer is actually a lot like Ash. They both have that same drive."
Amid the thunderous applause and cheers, Bonnie, who was at the venue, couldn't