"Hm. Perhaps this place will make that possible, given what all has happened so far?" She shrugs lightly, looking around them with an almost forced carefree demeanor. Melinoë has been desperate for her abilities to be returned, though she questions if there'd even be any dead to communicate with.

"Do you have any favorite Pokémon, professor?" Addressing Sam in such a fashion reminds her of the last time she'd used that honorific, at the academy, and Mel finds herself missing her friends and family there. And Ryūō...