Perhaps lunch had left her a little carb-drowsy. After eating, Caitlin yawned and floated off to her bedroom for a nap.
Really, there was no need for so many explanations. Xia Chi had already officially declared Caitlin a Komala in human form.
Every day, she was either sleeping or on her way to sleep.
On reflection, though, there truly was a tremendous imbalance between her almost terrifying psychic power and her relatively frail physique.
More sleep might well have been the compensation her body needed to sustain that extraordinary energy.
By contrast, Xia Chi, a psychic who trained both his body and his powers, had no such trouble.
Thanks to his regular exercise habits, he was wide awake, without a trace of afternoon drowsiness.
As usual, he practiced his Teleport technique for a while in an open area of the living room.
By the time his psychic energy ran out again and his head felt slightly swollen, Caitlin's bedroom door was still firmly shut, without a sound from inside.
Dragging his slightly tired body along, Xia Chi headed for the suite's professional training room to find Victini and replenish his energy.
That little fellow certainly had no interest in training, but with that love of joining in the fun, Victini would definitely be hanging around the training room pestering Sister Mane and the others.
As for why Sister Mane rather than another Pokémon...
That one was the easiest to tempt. Basically, whoever asked Sister Mane to play could get her to drop whatever serious business she was doing and fool around with them.
This time, however, Xia Chi had guessed wrong.
The moment he opened the training room door, he saw Victini pestering some new friends-Caitlin's Pokémon.
After traveling together for the past few days, the two groups of Pokémon