>>16811274As a reward for the maiden's silence in the matter, Korrina let her keep the Shucklite rather than devise some sort of asinine, bullshit way for her to lose it by the end of the day. The spats-wearing gym leader would rather have her grandfather get ants in his pants over the loss of one of the rarest Mega Stones not to be found in Kalos than a gigantic fucking crater that could have been the Tower of Mastery itself if they weren't more careful.
>"Oh yeah, and please tell Calem that I said hi!" "Why did she wink when she made that request? Is she expecting me to wink as well? To Calem? What if he interprets that in the wrong fashion?...Perhaps I just won't mention her greeting either way."
She approaches the door to their room and slips her trainer card into the doorknob's security system to verify her identity. Before she opens the door, though, she takes a gaze outside the hallway window.
Snow.Although her face doesn't show it, she isn't fond of the snowflakes outside, "...That time of the year again."
"I hate the cold."
With that declaration, she opens the door,
only to find a heartwarming sight right before her eyes. 