[ Long time no see, huh? At least not in a feed that Maria started, either way, but she has an important duty now so she absolutely had to make a post! Alternatively you might encounter her in Goldenrod, as she tugs on your sleeve to ask you this.

Never mind that Lion only told her to do this for Will, Maria decided that she has to ask everyone to bring them happiness and all. Don't try to follow her logic. It's borked nine-year-old logic. ]

Uu-! Everyone in Johto and.. uu-, what's the other place's name..? [ there's a pause, but then she gives up on guessing it. ] Maria has a ve-ry important question! So please listen to Maria!

[ there she goes! taking a deep breath.. ]

Are all of you ready to have boyfriends or girlfriends yet? Maria knows that having one must be a lot of fun, with how much everyone talks about it, but Lion said Maria should make sure to at least ask people first! Maria knows she's still too young, but it must be a lot of fun, right, right? Someone tell Maria more about it!

... Uu-, if anyone sees Will around they should ask Will if he's ready to have a girlfriend yet too. Maria heard he's going on dates, but Lion wasn't sure if Will was ready for one yet, so everyone has to ask him, okay?

[ another bright smile as she waves. ]

Thanks for answering, everyone! Maria will thank you a lot, uu-uu-!

[ Hey, Johto, do you want some distraction from all the feeds with people encountering those bugs and then suddenly passing out? Well, here's one with a little girl! Except.. well, her facial expression doesn't exactly look as innocent and cute as it usually does.

Instead she lets out a creepy high giggle when the feed starts. She's holding an Eevee in her arms, but it seems quite uncomfortable with these developments and is trying to pry its way out of her arms. ]

Kihihihi!

What's wrong, everyone..? Why is everyone so upset? There's nothing bad happening at all, right? Maybe this is just their way of taking everyone back home! Everyone's just scared because they can't believe something like that.. Humans can be so stupid like that sometimes. Trying to resist it is meaningless, so come on, why don't you believe? Kihihi!

Maria does believe. Everyone who already passed out like that must have already been able to go.. actually, it's enough to become a bit jealous! Maria wants to go too.. want to go back to the Golden Land. So there's definitely nothing bad about it, riiight..?

[ The Eevee has finally wriggled its way out of her arms, jumping on the ground and disappearing from the view. But the girl doesn't seem to care, instead she spreads her arms eagerly. ]

So come! Come and take Maria next! Don't want to wait any longer.. Want to go where everyone else went too!

[ She starts giggling again, that high creepy giggle.. except this time her Misdreavus floats into the view too behind her, happily cackling along. ]

[ Good morning, Johto! While most of you might have been busy with intense stuff like digging and legendaries, one little girl is just sitting in the lobby of the Pokémon Center as if nothing special happened. The table in front of her is filled with paper in all sorts of colors and she's just cutting away at it and folding it to make all sorts of silly party decorations like paper strings. She's not particularly good at it, but at least it seems she's working hard.

She's humming along to the music, by the way. With her typical 'uu's. ]

Uu-uu-uu... Uu-uu-uu-uu..

[ She starts to making something remotely pumpkin-shaped as a paper string decoration. ]

Uu-, have to work hard for Maria and Lion's ice cream party.. Have to make really pretty decorations so it will be the best party! And then lots of people will come and have fun together, it will be really fun and.. lively..

[ At that last word she drops the paper back on the table, her facial expression dropping. ]

Why.. Uu-.. Why did Battler and Ange go home, why didn't they stay for Maria's party.. uu-..

Beato too.. Beato promised to come! Beato would come visit Maria and then come to the tea party too, uu-uu-! Why? It's not fair, not fai-r! Everyone's leaving without Maria.. uu-uu-!!

[ There's another sniffle and congratulations, Johto, you have earned yourself one kid in the middle of a temper tantrum. She starts crying, the 'uu's still mixed in all over the place, as she picks up one of the paper decorations she made and crumbles it up before throwing it away. ]

( ooc: feel free to action it up if you're in Violet City. )