Nora looks down at Ren’s little cutie, then at her own. Her whole expression shifts in obvious thought as she powers her way to a revelation.

“So if there’s gonna be a fight, the Pokémon have got to do it because it’s their tournament, not ours, while we….” Okay, she gets it, they’re responsible for the friendmaking side of things which means…she rolls her thoughts back to meeting Pak and Magnolia and voilà!

“…need to find another berry bush! Ooh, and get some of those little cake-y things, too.”