"Meow. (You dug it yourself. What does that have to do with me? If you hadn't called me, I wouldn't even have remembered it.)"
She had already heard the sound of keys being taken out. Those familiar footsteps made it clear that Xin Mu was back.
"Meow? (All done?)"
"All done. I got Steven's contact details, too. I still underestimated just how obsessed he is with rocks."
Besides the routine research, there had been a whole series of matters concerning Rayquaza, Rayquaza's Mega Evolution, Groudon and Kyogre, the differences in Rayquaza's evolution, and the Super Giant Rock.
That research video had caused quite a stir in both Kalos and the Hoenn Region, with Lysandre Labs placing particular importance on it. Steven's focus was slightly different: he was interested in the Super Giant Rock.
Mega Stones were rocks, too. Although Steven's main Pokémon was that Metagross capable of Mega Evolution, that hadn't stopped him from collecting other Mega
Stones.
The Super Giant Rock even had ties to the origins of Mega Evolution, so naturally, Steven was very interested.
Considering that Xin Mu had previously caught Regirock and then encountered this unexpected incident, Steven felt that Xin Mu might have some special affinity with rocks,
so he had given him another private way to get in touch.
His main hope was that Xin Mu would contact him promptly if he found any unusual rocks. He was essentially putting his faith in a little mystical luck.
"I'm going to plant a few things in the backyard. You just had a bath, so don't come along. Squirtle, come with me!"
"Squirtle. (I want extra food tonight.)"
Plants needed watering. When Squirtle heard Xin Mu call him, he more or less guessed what Xin Mu wanted. Clearly, Xin Mu couldn't be bothered with a watering