Listen, Kobato-chan. I'm not saying it's bad, you know? I mean, you wanna help people, and that's great. But... it's just kinda not how it works. People don't just talk about stuff. Maybe if you're really good friends with them, or they trust you... or you're like, a paid professional or something.

[He sighs.] Then again, it is Johto, so what do I know?

[Gosh, Hanamura-san, you're just like Ioryogi-san!! Making things sound so hard and complicated for her. ;w; Then again, he does have a point... that Kobato, being Dobato, still cannot see. Welp.]

B-but some people talked to me! And I'm not just a stranger, I'm going to be their friend too! [Wow, she sounds really sure about that...]

Are... are you saying I'm not trustworthy, Hanamura-san?

[Sadfacing forever. :(]

N-noonono, that's -- that's not what I'm saying at all, Kobato-chan! C-come on, it's not...

I just mean... [Sighing.] Some things are really not easy for people to talk about. So just asking them to let you... heal them... we-well, it's just not that easy.

I think it's one of those things that just has to... happen on its own, you know?

[Ohhh. Now she gets it. Um, sort of.]

I... I guess you're right, Hanamura-san. [Just like how she wasn't able to heal Sayaka-sensei immediately when the two first met... though she never really understood why.] But I'm still going to try my best!

Happen on its own? [She tilts her head a little in confusion.] What do you mean?

Y-you know, it just... happens? Like, you're not trying or anything, to help, or to even open up to someone. But if someone's that important to you, or you're that close... it just does that. I dunno how to explain it better...

[Does not... understand anything he just said beyond "not trying to help", sob.]

B-but I have to try in any way I can to help! Even if it won't work at first! It's my mission to heal hearts, and without it... if I don't do it...

[The thought of not being able to finish her mission and fulfill her wish crosses her mind, and she suddenly looks and feels rather depressed. There's a place she wants to go, and that was the reason she started to live in the human world in the first place. Without that goal... she wouldn't know if she would even exist in the world of humans, much less be here.

OH MY GOSH, ALL THE FEELINGS.]

I'm not really sure what you're trying to tell me, Hanamura-san...

I just mean... don't force it. I know you want to help, but... [He feels bad saying this, really. He doesn't want to make the poor girl feel bad, but it's still the truth.]

It's better to just see how things go and let people confide in you when they feel ready. [He pauses, tilting his head.]W-wait, did you say "mission?"

[And thus the plot thickens!]

M-maybe you're right... [Maybe.]

[At his question, Kobato nods slowly and simply repeats what she just said.] I have a mission to heal hearts.

How does that even work? [It doesn't seem like something you can keep track of. Or so he thinks.]

[Wait... did Ioryogi-san tell her not to tell anyone about her mission? She can't really remember if there was a rule against telling just anyone.. but she should still be careful just in case!!]

I'm-- I'm not sure if I should tell you, Hanamura-san!

Uh... okay? I mean, it's not really a big deal, I just don't get how that's a thing.

W-well, it's a thing because it's a very important mission of mine! [WHAT EVEN.] If I don't do it... then I'll fail and I won't be able to do something very important to me. [Kobato, master of the vague. OTL]

Back in your world, right?

[Her world...? That meant in Japan, in the apartment, with Ioryogi-san, right?]

I think so? Or anywhere in the world who could need help!

Yeah but.... things don't work the same here as they do on the worlds we all come from. It's really different, you know?

I-it is?! [SHOCK!!]

....Did you seriously not notice?

[And she shakes her head, still looking a little confused.]

What should I notice, Hanamura-san?

Um, everything? The Pokémon, the fact that this world's definitely not the same as where you came from? I'm sure all the people you know from your world aren't here either...