"Woah Moon, who's this?" Lillie asked, referring to the man sitting next to her best friend.
"This is my dad!" Moon chirped, "I guess you haven't met him yet. You were gone when he visited a few years ago"
The father and daughter were sitting inside a malasada shop on Melemele island, catching up. Lillie slid next to Moon in the booth.
"Dad, this is my friend Lillie. She's Gladion's sister" Moon explained.
"Nice to meet you Lillie. I'm Eclipse" Moon's father said.
"Moon and Eclipse huh? Cute. So, speaking of my brother," Lillie said, quickly changing the subject, "I heard he challenged you yesterday"
"He did" Moon confirmed.
"So?"
"He lost" Moon stated simply, "Hard"
"It was embarrassing" Moon's father added, "I got to watch it"
"Oh...that...explains a lot" Lillie muttered.
"What do you mean?" Moon asked.
"He was supposed to talk to you, but I guess he dropped the ball"
"Talk to me about what?" Moon asked.
Lillie tensed, "Um...I don't know! Just...um...stuff!" She said nervously.
Moon and her father exchanged confused looks.
"Um...what?"
"Nothing!" Lillie squeaked, "So you're Moon's dad? You coming to the party tonight?"
Eclipse blinked, "Yes of course. It's my daughter's sixteenth birthday" he said proudly.
"Gladion's coming...right?" Moon asked.
Lillie nodded, "Yes. I think. I'm sure he is"
Moon sighed, "Okay"
"See ya tonight! I have to do some things that are not suspicious at all! Bye!" Lillie said quickly, getting up and speed walking out of the shop.
"Are all of your friends this...interesting?" Moon's father asked.
"Lillie's not normally so weird. Something must be up" Moon explained.
"How many other of your friends am I meeting tonight?"
"A lot"
"Oh great"
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"Are you sure I have to go?" Gladion asked, groaning.
"You're going to skip your friend's birthday?!" Lusamine gasped, turning her attention from the mirror to her son.
"No he's not" Lillie stated, "He wouldn't want to lose his only friend"
"But I was such an idiot today!" He groaned, putting his face in his hands, "I wouldn't be surprised if she would never want to associate with me ever again"
"What did you do?" Lusamine asked.
Gladion groaned and hit his head on the wall repeatedly.
"Honey, don't do that"
Gladion sighed and ceased hitting his head.
"I'm sure Moon doesn't think you're more of an idiot than she already does" Lillie sighed.
"Thanks" Gladion said sarcastically.
Lusamine walked over to her son and fixed stray hairs that stuck out from his head, "Stress is bad for your hair" she sang.
