An ear flicked up to listen to the words more closely.
"Who was that?"
"Can't tell you."
"Should we go check it out?"
"Can't tell you."
"Oh. Okay..."
For a moment, the blue figure sunk under the water's surface, letting it coat his entire body. Taking in a deep breath, he came back up to the surface of the liquid, looking up to the yellow figure that sat in front of him, looking off into the distance- to wherever those voices were coming from.
"Are you sure we shouldn't go check it out, Gene?"
There was a pause.
"...Can't tell you."
Growling in annoyance, Decimus took a large amount of water in his mouth, threatening to spray it at his Jolteon friend and caretaker.
Glancing over to the young Vaporeon, Genesis squinted her eyes at him, still craning her ears to listen to the conversation between who, she did not know.
"You stay here," she finally spoke, standing up. "I'll be right back. I just want you to stay safe."
"No!" Decimus called, letting out the water in his mouth as he did so. Disgusting. "I'm going with you! I am safe, I promise!"
Sighing in defeat, Gene turned away from Deci, looking back to him for a mere moment. "Only if you can keep up."
And, as if she had teleported, she was gone.
"Argh!" Scrambling up to the grass surrounding the river, the Vaporeon huffed, starting his long trek after the Jolteon. "Every time! Why, Gene?"
From the safety of a tall tree, Genesis looked down to the exchange between a wide variety of Pokemon. "Hm..." she hummed to herself, filled with curiosity. "They seem nice enough..."