As the sun set, Professor Elm finally had some free time after a day of research (which really meant sneaking peeks at Pokémon hatching eggs).
Grrrrumble~ The loud growling of his stomach reminded the professor that he hadn't eaten all day. If he didn't eat something soon, he could get ready to croak...
"Sigh~ Kotone's a good kid in every way, except she can't cook." Professor Elm sighed and expertly took out a beaker, an alcohol burner, and a packet of... Tonkotsu Ramen...
He lit the burner, added water to the beaker, and put in the instant noodles. With everything ready, Professor Elm opened a video call on his computer.
Ring, ring, ring... click~
On the other end of the call, the first thing he saw was another beaker, with noodles bubbling away inside...
"Oh, Elm." Professor Oak's smiling face appeared on Professor Elm's computer screen.
"Professor Oak, what are you doing?" Professor Elm asked as he poured the seasoning packet into his beaker.
"Cooking up some ramen to munch on~" Professor Oak rubbed his hands together. "Gary's away, so I finally have the freedom to eat instant noodles!"
"Ahem... Professor, doesn't your assistant know how to cook?" Elm was speechless.
"That kid worked pretty hard today. I couldn't bring myself to wake him up to make a late-night snack." Professor Oak scratched his head. "Besides, if I go a day without instant noodles, I feel uncomfortable all over~"
"Uh..." Professor Elm stirred the instant noodles in his beaker. The way these two academic heavyweights ate instant noodles really did come from the same school...
"Oh, right. Gary went to deliver the Pokédexes to you, didn't he? How did that go?" Professor Oak asked curiously.
"Yes, I've already handed them out to the three new trainers." Professor Elm nodded appreciatively.