[Today, Isa is looking distinctly more thoughtful then usual. Not that he isn't usually the more thoughtful of the two, but today seems to be more than that usual.]
It's almost the new year, isn't it?
[It's odd to think about, really. He's gotten mostly-used to Johto, but he's not really sure what to make of the idea of spending another year (or part of a year) here. Fortunately, any further thoughts on disturbed by Lea doing his level best to get his trainer's attention, vee-ing insistently at him until Isa turns.
Conveniently, it's just in time to see the
egg he'd gotten for Christmas start to hatch. A moment later, there's a brand new baby pokemon standing there.]
Rio~?