"...I know a fair bit about physics and very little biology so it's weirder that 'mon have strange physics than that they have strange biology. Because I know what to point to to say 'that's weird'."

"Mm, okay. Anyway, and I have one more, this," she releases a deer with tree antlers, "is Branch."

"Hi, Branch. Hey, you mentioned battles earlier?"

"Yeah, those are a thing."

"Why? Seems, I dunno, sad."

"Pokémon are really tough, they can go at each other and patch up totally fine afterwards. And it gets them stronger for protecting their trainers versus wildlife."

"If they're fine after and nobody's making any of them who really don't want to fight, fight... This thing is probably a lot less terrible than lots of things in my world anyway, who am I to criticize."

"Some people don't pay enough attention to 'mon personalities and try to train really docile ones as fighters but good trainers don't do that."

"...Say. Has your world had any wars? Recently."

"Not really recently? And not nearby where I am."

"Good. Good... We had one, think I mentioned. Sorry for bringing it up."

"It sounds like it really sucked."

"They're calling it 'The Great War'. Biggest, baddest war ever. Ended just five years ago. Guess I'm a little lucky I was too little to remember most of it in much detail?"

"Is the inflation because of that somehow?"

"Germany lost. Bad. The other countries installed a new government and made it pay them lots of money as part of the peace treaty. Only there wasn't enough money coming from taxes, so they printed more. And then France said that Marks are worthless now and reparations must be paid in Francs so they print more and more to keep up with the reparations, and now this."

"...wait, if they can only print marks, not francs, how does printing marks help them keep up?"

"They sell the Marks for Francs. France controls the exchange rate, of course."

"...wow. They can't just, like, wait a little longer for their reparations, huh?"

"Keep in mind I'm only repeating what I read in a very angry newspaper story. I can believe it though."

"Yeah. And it does explain what happened to your money, which really sucks. At least you can buy stuff here."

"And it's not like the entire country's collapsing. Farmers still farm, shopkeepers keep shop, plumbers plumb. Mechanics still fix walkers. Imagine what bankers feel like right now though."

Her giant mug of nutri-drink is about done. She gulps down the last and says, "Thanks for that, bar! It was surprisingly tasty for what it was too."

I am not a believer in suffering for nutrition.

"An admirable point of view."

Do let me know if I can get you anything else.

"I might like some eisbein - sauerkraut and ham. And water."