After a matter of minutes, Juniper finally arrived at the department store, strolling into the lobby with her Sunflora and Mightyena trotting right behind her. Initially, she hadn't planned for Hugh, the wolf-like Pokémon, to come along with her, but it didn't seem as though his loyalty to her was going to waver any time soon; he had come to ensure that he could protect her in the event that something or someone threatened his trainer's life, despite her reassurance otherwise, and seemed to be very much against the idea of staying at home.

Not that she particularly minded his being there, but...well, she knew how he responded to strangers.

She glanced around the area, in search for the girl she was to be meeting with, and quickly noticed her leaning against the wall. Flashing a shy smile, she made her way up to the other, with a faint greeting of "Veronica!" leaving her lips. Her Pokémon followed, of course, with Apollo standing behind her and Hugh, on the other hand, darting in front of her protectively, glaring up at the unfamiliar face with a snarl. This caused Juniper to yelp in surprise, petting the canine's head gently as to try and calm him down; the tactic worked, after a while, to which Juniper decided it would be better to start speaking before he had the chance to get riled up again.

"U-Um...please forgive him...he's like that with everyone he doesn't know, but he'll warm up to you eventually, I'm sure." She glanced down at the Mightyena again, who seemed less hostile than before but still wary, then returned her gaze to Veronica, her smile growing even more sheepish. "...How are you, though? Did you have a nice trip?"