Indeed. It's ironic, to consider what the Elite four wants is to destroy civilizations like these, allowing for no room for growth or compromise. Union has strong favor with the gods it does for good reason. The times we live in are very, very strange.

[She looks back up, noticing Sophia's expression. She knows the woman can't remember her past, though Raine can easily think of several scenarios that might have happened to her up to a point, none of them good. It's not the first time she's noticed her look like that either.]

My apologies, I didn't mean for us to get caught up in this line of thought.

[Selene levels her gaze with Elhaz. The three eyed magikarp spoke to me in a dream. We should not be here. Still, she seems to take some of what he says to consideration, before looking at Limone and nodding, slowly, though not entirely pleased at the ribbon.

The pikachu doesn't seem too happy to hear another one of those bizarre statements, let alone Ymir's grumpiness on top of that, but he knew the full reason why he was here at all was because he wouldn't have had it any other way. At least he could trust the absol - it was hard to know just what the ditto was thinking, and that unsettled him enough. Not helping...]