[Menarker]

*At Ricewood Center*

"Ah, I see. I'm glad to hear that. Well, as long as it's not anything life threatening, I think it'll be ok. Now I think about it, many bug pokemons evolve rather oddly. Shedninja is born when a Nincada evolves and there is a spare pokeball in the trainer's inventory. Yanma evolves when it knows Ancientpower. Burmy evolves differently based on gender. This one... well, a Moon Stone was involved, although it was mixed into its berry juice. Guess what happened is natural... Oh, by the way, I got a little something for you!"

Renny reached into his backpack and pulled out the last bottle of his Mollesk wine he made the night of his party. He slowly thrusted the light purple drink toward her.

"I made this wine during the party which was held for Rayleen and Dormond. You couldn't make it, so I made a little extra for you. I'm sure everyone at PATCA appreciates your support, and I wished you could have come too. It was well recieved by just about everyone, so I think you'll like it too. Mollesk helped make it. You see, Shuckles are capable of making fermented juice from the berries they consume. Mollesk is an evolved form of Shuckle. The wine was produced using the juice he made. Anyhow, Mrs. Ricewood, I hope you enjoy it."

Renny handed Jeanette the bottle, then petted Mollesk fondly while he looked with amazement at the large mecha suit that was supposably custom made to Impact's designs for a moment or two.

"Well, that's everything I came here for. Thank you so much for your time! I really appreciate it! Have a good day!"

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Renny mingled within the party, dressed in something slightly more formal, a black shirt with a stylish crest on one side, black pants and clean shoes. He had finished several small plates of fruits and sweets and bits of meat and potatos laden generously with spice and butter and even some melted cream cheese wafers which were absolutely mouth-watering. He listened to the conversations of various new members, although he paid most attention to the one between Kirika and Misha. He waited a short bit after they finished before he interjected.

"Well, you won't be fighting alone so you'll always have support. We'll help protect you as well as explain what tactics work and what don't. But I believe both of you are here because you have talent which is backed by experience," he looked toward Misha, "and by a personal policy which guides your actions." he looked toward Kirika as he said this. "However, things will be different from what you know. There are pokemons which do not follow the same biological rules and require different tactics, and there will be pokebrids and perhaps normal humans who will not yield or share our feelings. Even when they hurt others or they are on the brink of death themselves, several of them have shown that they will fight to the death for their cause. I myself found it having to adjust to putting them down, but we won't all have the chance to adjust to every single situation which falls outside our expectations. Part of my role and the role of everyone else who has been in PATCA for as long as I have, is to supplement your personal life experiences with the specific insights that the situation has revealed to us, so you will be prepared for any curveballs that come your way. To prepare ourselves for whatever we'll go against before someone comes and tries to break us. I hope that if we team up together, we'll learn from each other and succeed in making the world a better place.