"I can't promise they'll listen as well as I did," Adia says with another laugh, but she's obviously pleased that Reynard has put value to her mother's words. "Why do people climb mountains on your world? For fun?"

She gives him an encouraging smile. "Yes, like the seasons," she confirms. This is a new subject for him and she can see the way he carefully treads through it, trying to find his footing. "They aren't as active in the winter but microbes that live in the soil are always working. Many microorganisms do just fine in the cold, it's high heat that kills them."

As serious as a heart attack, or perhaps even worse, based on her downcast expression. She nods awkwardly when Reynard talks about meeting Steve, knowing how badly the blizzard must have affected his asthmatic lungs. But so far, no one has given her flak over being Reynard's friend, not even Blaze, so she doesn't dwell on the matter. She even smiles a little when Reynard comments on Steve's stubbornness. "If anyone can make a full recovery through sheer willpower, it's him," she agrees. "But it's happening on another world, with no way to contact him. I wish I could at least tell him that the rest of us are okay, and that I'm taking care of his pokemon..." And to find out if he's getting better. That would be nice, too.