[ Ikki has more or less gotten used to the "-chan" some people add to the end of her name. She classifies it as "weird Earth custom" but has never actually given it more thought than that. It's more a nickname in her mind than anything else, and she actually gives Masaomi a startled look when he drops the "-chan", because that just hasn't happened before. ]

I do! But if you can teach me the things I need to know 'bout, like...the things like the pokeball and what it does. [ About the world, and wow, she's going to have to start talking to all the people from that world a lot more to see what they can tell her. ] ...I'd like to learn!

[ The nod to Soren reminds her that she hadn't said yes or no, just asked immediately to be taught, because she's probably in over her head. Ikki giggles at the almost affronted look she's getting from Soren - she'd talked to Masaomi first - and slips off the bench to crouch on the ground looking Soren in the eye like she'd done many weeks ago when they'd first met. ] Sorry, sorry! I just need to know a lot, lot more than I do right now if I'm gonna do any of what Masaomi just said. [ I don't want to disappoint you. ]

I'll definitely absolutely be your partner, silly. You're already one of my best friends. So, we'll figure out the rest of it, too. [ She's not certain if that works for a yes or not - seriously, she'd be better equipped to deal with a suddenly piratical situation than a suddenly pokemon one - but Ikki hugs Soren anyway, knowing that if she lavishes enough attention on him she'll probably eventually be able to make him stop sulking about replying to Masaomi before Soren himself.

Compliments to his "airbending" and talking about how much she adores him had yet to fail in their history together. ]