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Riwane smiled and leaned against him.

The trip to the selected spot would be filled with the teenage ramblings of an actively social girl.

Hope you don't mind a sore ear by the time you reach the spot Jon!

While it was true he had very sensitive ears, Jon didn't mind listening to her chatter. And he'd chime in every so often where pertinent with an 'Oh?' or a 'Who, now?' or a 'Hmph.' or sometimes even an 'Oh, I see.'. He was actively listening, even if his commentary was short and monosyllabic - She just knew more people than him and he had little input to give, even if he was happy to hear she was getting out and about more. It was good for a girl her age to have more friends than just one grumpy older guy who hated everyone. OK, well, maybe not hated, but generally avoided.

"We're getting near - did you want to find a place to make base camp first or did you want to train first, hunt for a spot later?"

You're input is always appreciated Moonshine, no matter how monosyllabic it is!

"Let's git camp down an' outta tha way, that way we can focus on trainin' till we're achin'" she said with a smirk.

"Alright - solid plan."

Jon dropped his duffel bag and gave a stretch before starting to case the area for good 'around the compfire' rocks and bits of firewood.

"Didn't bring any sleeping gear with - Still. We can make a pile of softer leaves and grasses easily enough. And I'll happily serve as your pillow."

"Didn't think we'd need sleepin' gear! We're children of tha woods! Primal creatures! The world is our oyster!" she exclaimed with a bit of exaggeration before laughing.

"Saw it in a movie, Ah think it applies to all us fighters who love tha outdoors s'much as we do."

"That and those of us who're used to spending time in the wild due to being monsters." Jon replied with a smirk. He was no stranger to the pile of leaves or the small cave or the large tree branch. Though, most of those weren't made for two.

Riwane chuckled. "Eyup, but nowadays that term kinda lost its meanin' at least in tha way most think 'bout it. Ah'd say tha monsters are based more n' attitude all things considered."

"Yeah. I can see that point of view. Though, for me, it's more of a return to the norm... Like I said, Humans in my world, in my time... well. They act this way all the time. It's not some strange, rare occurrence. It's every day life. See something different? Shoot it and smash it till there's nothing left, burn the spot where it died and tell your mates about it down at the local pub every night for the next twenty years."

He'd finished gathering up rocks by this time, and dropped them to the ground in a place that looked like a likely spoit to light a campfire.

"And luckily enough, Humans in this place are just as slow and awkward as back home, so they've not been able to catch me yet."

If Jon would look up at his partner, he would notice that as the conversation went on, she seemed to get more and more depressed. Riwane rubbed her arm thoughtfully as she listened to Jon's words before she simply took a seat, looking up at the night sky.

"Y'think things will ever go back to normal?"

"Not for me to say, Luv." Jon replied with a small shrug as he arranged the rocks into a ring. "I s'pose it's more likely than not, but I've made a habit out of not expecting the best from Humanity. 'Hope for the best, plan for the worst' is sound advice. I just forgo the first part most of the time when it comes to Homo Sapiens and it's many failings. Barring a few wonderful exceptions."

Cammy, Gold and... uh.... Um. Nope. Just Cammy and Gold. Gold's Mom too. She'd knitted him a scarf, after all. That was lovely.

That... didn't really help her mood and her tail drooped from it's usual active movement to rest, curled up around her and her wings dropped almost to hug her.

"Yeah... Ah guess yer rite..." Except she didn't want to believe that. She had seen it, yes. And had heard of all the horrible things humans have done but... still... she wanted to hope.

Jon looked over at her. Ah. He'd upset her. Again.

"...look, I'm sorry. You've got to remember, luv, the places we come from are very different. My view on Humanity is ALWAYS going to be colored by my experiences... I doubt I'll ever feel comfortable among their number and I feel I've every right to be wary. You, however, will always have a place amongst humanity to call your own back in Kanto. We can only live in hope that Humanity here can learn from it's brethren in the Pokemon regions and that may well be the case."

Riwane rubbed her arm and nodded, "Ah know Moonshine.... Ah know. Ah jus'.... Ah can't understand why people would act that way s'all. It's jus' so cruel and unnecessary."

"Look, you're talking of a species who was quite happy for thousands of years to put it's own into positions of slavery. Beat and torture one another and don't even get me started on Human wars. It seems as though the Pokemon regions have never known such strife and so I'd not be surprised if you'd never heard about most of the things Humanity is capable of, but... well, other worlds have not been so lucky."

Despite what he was saying, his voice was soft and consolatory. Riwane's view of Humanity was informed by a kindly couple, an adoring child, and a mostly sweet extended family. Farm folk and some of Humanity's finest people more than likely. He didn't expect her to know about gems like WW2 or the slave trade out of Africa.

"It takes some getting used to, but it's... well. This is the world we live in right now and Humans are dicks here too. However. It's not all too dire, I mean, we have each other and we've the option to avoid Humanity where possible. Not much use getting upset over what can't be changed, eh?"

That... Had not been the response she was expecting, that much was made clear by her current expression. Riwane wasn't blind to some things, especially things she had learned and studied about school. But it being put out there so plainly, so openly, it made it seem like this was how it was supposed to be and that made a knot form on her throat.

She had always been fun loving, caring, care free, live it up kind of gal who always saw the good side of things. With what was happening in the city and what Jon had said however, she was starting to question things on a more personal level and she didn't think she liked that.

"M-maybe this wasn't such a good idea..." What if they got caught out here? What if things just continued growing worse and worse. What if the school got attacked and their friends hurt?

"And why's that, then?" Jon asked, genuinely confused. Was she angry at him? He was just telling it how it was. He was honest to the point of painfullness sometimes, and he knew that much. But so did she - surely she wasn't sore at him for it now?

"Ah jus' dunno if it's safe out here y'know? An'... Ah dun want ya gettin' hurt." Especially not if he had to go and protect her if they got outnumbered.

"Luv, we're out in the mountains. Humans stick to the cities and towns, in general. And those who don't, well, they tend to come to the wilderness in small, easily defeated groups. If we were to face off against a group of unruly outdoorsmen, I think I can hold my own. Oh, and I've a fire breathing dragon with me just to make things even more ridiculously unfair."

"You never know... Think about where we are no? Ah mean, if Ah- we were back home. It'd be different, Ah'd totally consider whut ya jus' said... But in thid place, where anythin' can happen Moonshine... Ah.. Ah jus' dunno anymore s'all..."

"Question is... do you trust me to keep you safe."

Though, his tone was less that of a question than the words implied. The answer was important to him

"Mooonshine..." she began in a low tone, looking down a bit embarrassed.

"That ain't a fair question... Ya know Ah do. Ah trust ya more n' anyone else... But this is all new ta me. All Ah've known before this was a farm life and battling. Even in tha school Ah still dun think Ah'm prepared for all this so... So it ain't that Ah dun trust ya... It's more that Ah'm scared of what could happen..." To both of them.

She shook her head and shrugged. "But Ah guess there's naw point in worryin' so much 'bout it... Ah ain't tha type ta sit with mah hands tied and jus' let tha world pass me by. Ah'll jus' have ta be extra careful when Ah go inta tha city."

"You've got to be careful, yes... but you can't let these folk ruin things for you. I spent almost a decade letting the hate I felt, place to place, ruin everything good I might ever have had. You don't deserve that and I'll do anything - Anything - to keep you from a fate such as mine."

Frankly, woe betide the man or woman who hurt Riwane. Because Jon would find their scent, hunt them down like an animal, and make them pay dearly.

Riwane finally smiled a little. "Ah know ya will Moonshine, thank you."

She felt a bit better after the chat and maybe now they could enjoy their evening!

"No need to thank me, silly. It's what I do."

Now that the fire place was ready, he stood up and dusted his paws off on his coat.

"So... figure we'll need anything else to make the evening comfortable? Want to help me gather leaves and grass enough to sleep on?"

"Naw, Ah think whut we need is a nice big meal at this point." she added with a grin.

"F'ya can manage that." she teased, sticking her tongue out at him playfully.

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