Chapter 1: It's not allowed

The plan is simple enough.

One: Catch an Applin.
Two: Hand Gloria the Applin.
Three: Thank her without going off on a ramble about parkas, or how good she looks in them.

So when Gloria responds to the gift in a rather curious way, and things complicate tenfold, Hop realises his poor communication skills have done him in again.

A fluffy story about the tail end of the Pokemon Sword plot, full of furious texting and dramatic gestures that end up more public than intended.