[He reaches out to squeeze her shoulder- he does wish she could have been part of it.] Alisaie was the main force behind it- after out trip to the First.

[He can't help but give that a fond look.] Keeping them close to your heart? What sort of Pokemon are they? [But oh, that's important.] It would make it easier to remember those details. Though it's not the case for all of them, is it?