Isn't a lot of the region water anyway? [But that wavering in his tone... maybe it'd be best to change the subject.]

... Ah, well, there's no real point in debating it here--we're not even in Hoenn after all! [She flashes a smile.] There isn't really much of anything to worry about here, so we might as well relax, right? I'd certainly like to get to know you, so maybe we should hang out or something!