[Fortunately for Lorenz, Claude isn't singling himself out as feeling like home to Lorenz - and, even if he was told that was how Lorenz thinks of it, he'd still make the argument that their fellow Deer played a part, too. Whoever Lorenz might be pining for romantically, having people who feel like family (and it'd be easy for any of them to count towards that far more than Count Gloucester) is important, too.]

You're not imposing; I'm coming whether you like it or not, actually. [Claude grins.] So I might be the one overstepping here. You think I'd just leave you to have to fend for yourself in a world you barely know yet? Especially when you had such a rough time before you got here? Whether or not you stick with us, I'm at least going to look after you until you're more settled in.

I'm glad you're in Cherrygrove, though. That cuts down on the distance a bit. Just stay there, okay? I should be there in...a little over six hours. [It'd be shorter, thanks to the warps in the pokécenters, but the train ride between Kanto and Johto can't be sped up any.]