Mess with anyone in Team Skull again, and I'll show you hell.

“Why would she want us to stay away from the eggs, though?”

"But yeah. You follow after her. I'll look for other places I know she frequents." Salazzle was headed for the Pokémon Center, it seemed.

“Should we follow? Do you think she went to where the eggs might be? Since the house was real loud durin’ renovating, I don’ think she would have had time to lay em in here…”

Plumeria wasn't sure which it would be. "Could give it a go, though." She nods, starting to follow after the Pokémon stealthily.

“And I mean. Sure? We can try. I dunno, though. There’s a lot of hiding places in po town for her to have eggs.”

Salazzle hisses again, before skulking off somewhere else. "Shall we go, then?"

“… you think she’s incubatin’ eggs or somethin?”

"...Wait, eggs?" Huh. That might explain some things, maybe. "Wanna help me look around to see if we can find a nest?"

“what’s with her lately? I haven’t even done nothin to her.”

"Might wanna get the cone again. She's being sassy with me a lot, too."

“I can understand you accusin’ me of having food poisonin again, but rabies? Really? Cmon! Not even Fuckin Cat has rabies.”

"But yer fine, I can see that now." Salazzle walks in, about to growl when Plumeria raises a finger. The lizard stares unblinkingly for a moment, before hissing instead.

"Guess someone gotta need the sugar necessary to destroy everything, eh?" he jokes, standing up and offering a hand for her to do the same "and maybe later ya can tell me if I have to mess with anyone who made ya feel like this!"

She takes his hand, getting back to her feet. "Yeah. Sometimes ya just need something sweet, I s'pose. Can't wreck on an empty stomach!" Plumeria shakes her head. "Unless ya wanna beat me up, I guess? There was no one involved."

"You at least try to stand up and I make ya one of my perfect pancakes." a pause "...and to every numbskull who smells it, knowing 'em. Whatd'ya think?"

"Now that's more like it... We can wreck stuff after that if still needed, though."

"...wanna wreck somethin'?" he dares after a few seconds "The fucked up house at the edge of the city ain't gonna get any better anyway, so--"

"We can try to see if it works, I guess?"

"Someone's messin' with ya, or-"

"Just. Feeling off, I guess? One of those days." She wasn't even sure what got her feeling down, honestly. "Not sure what caused it."

"you good sis?"

“If she doesn’t wanna be put in time out she shouldn’t try to nibble my toes.”

"I agree. This is on her." Salazzle growls, and Plumeria just sighs. "What's up with you lately? No growling at the grunts. I was pretty clear."

"I don't have room to judge you, girlie," She continues. "I'm an admin myself, in a group back in Hoenn." Shelly shrugs. "I'm just here on vacation. I had a hotel room, but it was a little more expensive than I expected... I wouldn't want to intrude on you, though! Especially if the place is being renovated. Wouldn't wanna get in the way, you know?"

"I know how expensive hotel rooms can get. Not judging you in the slightest." She shrugs. "So, are you in or not? I should probably head back there soon, anyway. We can walk and talk if you're in." There was no judgement here.

A beat, "As long as no one tries to get physical with me, I see no reason why this can't be a smooth project."

She didn't want to keep Guzma waiting too long, and the goods were stored away nicely now.

Like he decided to punch Red? Tapu Bulu? Maybe Nanu?

"...You think something bad's on the horizon?" It wasn't a weird conclusion to come to, given previous experiences. Honestly, Plumeria was feeling it too. It happened to her too, so it would be hypocritical to just pretend everything was going to be fine. "Thinking is necessary sometimes. Can't solve everything by punching, sadly. Wish you could. Would make things easier." A beat. "I get what you mean, though. I'm worried about it too. Something coming out of nowhere and trying to knock us down again, trying to ruin our happiness. All we can do is try to be prepared for things to come, though. And even then, life is unpredictable and unfair sometimes. Fuckin' sucks."