[She nods, slowly, trying to keep her attention from the arguing Pokémon. Now Sandshrew's starting to yell at Penelope too-]
Verne, stop that racket. Terence, stop doing nothing. Oh- just stay here.
[Jane to the rescue. The little Ralts just goes to mop up this mess, which in this case means a gentle Confusion to the head. It seems like it's working, so Ashley's less tense.]
Oh... So you were already a big girl. That's... You're almost twice as old as me.
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Verne, stop that racket. Terence, stop doing nothing. Oh- just stay here.
[Jane to the rescue. The little Ralts just goes to mop up this mess, which in this case means a gentle Confusion to the head. It seems like it's working, so Ashley's less tense.]
Oh... So you were already a big girl. That's... You're almost twice as old as me.