[Douglas listens intently, nodding at the appropriate parts. And damn, he's glad she made that joke, because he's too old for Wizard of Oz references at this point. Maybe]

Yeah, a lotta people've told me this is someplace called Johto, but that doesn't mean much.

[a pause]

It's been... wow, a couple of months or so, I guess? I was really startin' to worry about ya.