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Ivy will admit that it was entirely unfair of her to snap at Harley like this. She'd only been trying to cheer her up, in her own bizarre way. Ivy's aware of that. In the end, it turned out to be an honest mistake. Harley hadn't checked the volume on her radio before she turned it on.
Now, all seems to be well again. Despite her proclivities to sulk whenever Ivy is "being mean," Harley's been surprisingly chipper and never once complained about wading through thickets or climbing up mountain paths to reach another of Ivy's research destinations. She's even taking an interest in her surroundings now, snapping photos with her cellphone everywhere and generally being excited about her findings.
Ivy is pleased that Harley's enjoying herself, too. A mere week ago, Ivy would never have guessed she'd willingly join her on her hiking excursions. They had ascended to more than 8,500 feet in the Colombian Cordilleras for a special treat, and Harley's only gripe was about cellphone reception.
"Oh my god, would you look at that?" Harley exclaims the moment Ivy lays eyes on her goal.
"I know, isn't she beautiful?." Ivy caresses the fire-red petals, feeling the Masdevallia ignea sing to her.
"She? Oh, I meant how cute this Oddish here is." Harley shows her a blue ball with a face and legs and blades of grass for hair. "I've been trying to tell you about Pokémon GO all this time, but you were always so busy..."