[Ampharos doesn't mind the petting at all! She nudges her head against Bianca's hand with a content noise.

S-SO MUCH FANGIRLING oh goodness. what if she actually met Oak himself around here someday...

Ethan adjusts his hat with a thoughtful expression.]

I'm glad you found your friends! I haven't run into too many people I know. I mean, a couple have looked like them--and that's the weirdest thing ever, by the way--but not exactly the way I know them. It's pretty strange! I have no idea how that even works.