That night, after Cynthia and Caitlin disembarked, they did not immediately visit Diantha. Instead, they checked into a luxury hotel near Virbank City's harbor.
As two extraordinarily wealthy women, they spent generously and naturally would not shortchange themselves by staying somewhere as "basic" as a Pokémon Center.
Especially given their current standing.
As for why they did not go straight to Diantha...
Cynthia simply did not want to show up travel-worn and looking worse for wear.
After all, the other woman was that dazzlingly beautiful star!
The sound of the waves was faintly audible, but neither of them was in the mood to admire the night scenery.
In the brightly lit room, Cynthia stood before the floor-to-ceiling window, gazing thoughtfully toward the scattered lights of Pokéstar Studios in the distant darkness.
Caitlin lounged lazily on the sofa, playing with a lock of blond hair, her blue eyes gleaming with anticipation of a good show.
"How do you plan to open tomorrow?" she asked with interest. "Will you just ask, 'What's going on between you and Xia You?'"
Cynthia turned around, her long blond hair shimmering under the room's lights, but her expression gave nothing away.
"No." She shook her head gently, a thoughtful look flashing through her eyes. "That would be too direct, and too presumptuous. So I plan to treat this meeting as a chance encounter, then play it by ear."
Caitlin nodded. "That would be ideal. Before we came here, I was worried you two would clash as soon as you met. Now it seems you've clearly calmed down."
"So you thought I was being impulsive before?" Cynthia looked out the window again, her voice steady. "Different people call for different approaches. Diantha clearly isn't an opponent who can be beaten with a straightforward attack."
Caitlin was left