"There's no way they didn't know about this. They must have done this on purpose." Now that she said it aloud, she realises how silly that theory is. Really? Would they really risk sending a possibly dangerous animal to someone else if they could be hurt?

She knows Retrospec doesn't give a whit about them but goodness gracious you think Jim would want to live long enough for his and Janet's wedding.

"... Hmmm..." A thought occurs to her as she tilts her head to the side, looking at the Poke Ball before looking back at Augustine. "I wonder- Will this work on all sorts of animals as well? Or only creatures like Modeste? It doesn't hurt to experiment with this if Modeste is okay."

Ainsley what on earth are you implying here.