Cynthia's answer was watertight, revealing nothing, and Caitlin could do nothing about it.
But constantly keeping her company like this was no solution either.
Normally, she would have welcomed Cynthia's visit with open arms. After all, she sometimes felt lonely herself and did need a friend's company, but... now was not the time.
After learning that Xia You had come to Unova, Caitlin had been restless, wishing she could go see him immediately for a long-planned chance meeting or encounter. But Cynthia's appearance was like having an enormous, glaring third wheel beside her, leaving her unable to move.
Especially over the past few days, Cynthia had kept steering her away from Xia You, whether deliberately or otherwise.
But if she stayed home all the time, Xia You would clearly never appear before her, and from the look of things, Cynthia had no intention of leaving anytime soon.
I need to think of something...
Her gaze happened to sweep past the magazine beside her again.
It was the latest issue of Fashion Weekly, which focused on Unova's fashion scene, and right there on the cover was a promotional photo for a fashion show that Unova's supermodel and Gym Leader Elesa would be holding in Striaton City.
Caitlin had no idea Xia You was in Striaton City, but at that moment, something stirred in her mind, and she immediately had an idea.
Changing the subject, she suggested with a light laugh, "It's getting a little stuffy staying home all day. I don't think you've seen one of Elesa's fashion shows yet, have you? Her taste in clothes is as outstanding as ever. Striaton City isn't very far from here, either. What do you say? Want to go take a look together?"
For Cynthia, the purpose of this trip to Unova was actually