#The player's unusual amount of friendliness is something that sticks out to submas so even if they understand pokemon they just brush it of

[subwaytostardew]

I think for at least Ingo's ten heart cutscene it could be remedied by having Chandelure scare the player and in a panic they hide behind Ingo and then ask to hold his hand. Ingo would probably scold Chandelure a bit and when you exit the tunnel the player would be able to tell from Chandelure's expression that they owe her one, she would like a Solar Essence for being scolded please and thank you.

Ohh that's cute... I like that! You know, after that ask, we had a conversation about how we would work around that.

I was thinking that maybe Ingo would infodump about how even though he may not be able to properly communicate with Chandelure through their languages, their souls are still bonded and she can allow him to see his . Then he would mention that- on occasion- she can flash images into his mind, though it's difficult to discern if it's merely his imagination or Chandelure herself. He would then suddenly get flustered at a sudden thought to which the player would ask if Chandelure was trying to demonstrate something. Ingo would then reluctantly admit to having seen the scandalous image of them holding hands until they reach their destination (after a bit of prodding). Chandelure would then carry on with a cheeky chime hinting something to the player.

So yeah... more ideas for until then.

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