Arlo was caught a bit off guard as Ferris slipped a sizable wad of cash from his wallet and offered it to him. He paused, pulling his hand back a bit before folding and taking it meekly with an appreciative "Oh- well, thanks." He was right, afterall. Pokéfood wasn't the cheapest thing in the world, so he wouldn't complain.

Arlo tucked the money lazily into his pocket and waited for him to finish apologizing to Felix before being addressed by Botan. He gave her a smile at the question, and glanced back to find Ayana entirely out of view now, probably off vomiting somewhere. "Mhm! That there was my sister." He said, matter-of-factly. "She'll be oh-so-happy to find that I got us a group to join up with. She's just a little seasick at the moment."

This was very much evident to Ferris as he'd find her bent over the railing once again, polluting the ocean. After a minute or two she slowly stood up straight with a look of utter disgust on her face as she turned and leaned against the railing with a bit of labored breathing. "Fuck.."
She hardly even noticed the guy standing in front of her until it clicked that he was talking to her. "Huh? Oh.." 'Mr. Survivalist'.. what in the hell was Arlo doing..
She rolled her eyes, which caused her to grow a little more queasy - but she managed to hold it back with a noticeable effort. "Right.. yeah."

Apparently this guy had searched her out to apologize for his Pokémon. She could understand the sentiment. Rockruff wasn't the most well-behaved pup either. At least he was a bit of a comfort though, as he sat nuzzling against her shin. "Er, yeah- no problem.." She responded tiredly, her fingers pressed against her temple as her head hung down. She appreciated the apology on behalf of.. whatever that Pokémon was, but she mostly felt like getting back to nursing her queasiness.
"It's- fine."

Meanwhile Arlo was very much ready to get this journey underway. "Seems like now's about the time we should get going, seems like there's a ton of people over at the disembarkment-ramp-thingy." He said, pointing his thumb over to a far area of the main deck. "Last one on land's a rotten Exeggcute!" He exclaimed with an excited grin before darting away from the remainders of the group, Zorua sprinting after him with ease.

He hurriedly went and grabbed his bag from where he'd left it with his sister, finding it a little bit lighter, but at least she'd found somewhere else to vomit - it seemed his plan was working. He grabbed the travel bag and hurried his way to the disembarkment deck. There were quite a few people and Pokémon funneling off the boat, excited expressions and all. There were a couple employees ushering them towards what Arlo assumed was the Exploration Office. He merrily skipped past those who were taking their time and made his way to the office- but despite his hurry he could help but be impressed by the view. The grass was so green. The trees were so beautiful and everything just looked so untouched. It was something he definitely wasn't used to, coming from a rather urban area in Unova-- but there'd be enough time to admire it all later. For now he had to enact his plan.

The Exploration Office was a little under a furlong away from the boat, and was placed in what seemed like a natural clearing, alongside a crude Pokécenter and a few other areas that he was unconcerned with for the moment. He wondered how they'd gotten these structures build in such a timely fashion, but then again he was no architect. The right Pokémon probably made it super easy.

As he approached the Office there was a small tent with a couple officials sitting outside under a huge parasol. People were crowding around at their table, signing their names onto a few simple documents. Arlo hopped in himself and eventually it was his turned to come up to the table. Soon it was clear this was where the exploration groups were being documented. He took the pen they offered him and quickly scribbled his name along with his sister's. He paused for a moment and then carefully wrote down the names of each of the others, trying to spell them as best he could. "Al..right. There we go! Perfect." He said to himself giddily. He left the line and then.. well.. what to do now? Where was he even supposed to go? He scratched his head with a nervous smile. Maybe he'd just wonder around until the others got all their stuff off the boat.

Despite her very apparent seasickness, Ferris' words made Ayana all the more queasy. Of-fucking-course Arlo had been up to trouble. She'd already made it very clear to him that his shenanigans weren't going to be tolerated on this trip. She hadn't even wanted to come- she had to cancel a lot of plans for this. Luckily for Arlo, when push came to shove, Ayana would always truly have his back. And this explorative trip was a very big undertaking, especially for someone as airheaded as her brother.

But that didn't stop her from furrowing her brow in aggravation at the mention of them having a group. She almost had to bite her tongue to hold back a more-than-annoyed response. She took a moment to try and shake off the wobbly nauseousness before she stooped a bit to pick up her bags. She hesitated for a second at Ferris' offer, but ultimately shook her head. "That's fine, I've got it." The girl had learned from her time in Unova that trusting random strangers with your things wasn't the greatest idea - and while she didn't outright take Ferris for a thief, one could never really be sure. And even if she did fully trust him, there was no way she was having someone else carry her bags. She was more than capable herself. Usually.

She hoisted her set of duffle bags with a bit of extra effort as the Rockruff at her side took it upon himself to pounce onto her and climb its way to her shoulder, before giving her color-drained face a supportive lick. The two followed Ferris as he made his way off the boat.

Despite her nauseous state, Ayana had to admit that even from the boat, the surrounding features of the island were quite beautiful. She'd seen a bit of journey herself within her home region, but nothing so...untouched. What a shame it was that she'd probably be babysitting her brother the whole time..

Speaking of her brother, it seemed Ferris had found him wandering around near a few lines of people with his Zorua in tow.

Arlo turned at the newly familiar voice addressing him and his face lifted into a smile. "Heya Ferris! I sure did! Looks like you're stuck with me now~" He said proudly, putting his hands on his hips. His eyes drifted over the photographer's shoulder and ended up meeting his sister's cold glare. He averted his eyes immediately and scratched his head awkwardly. Well, his plan had worked to distract his sister long enough to lock their names onto the list, but uh.. the consequences had not been entirely considered by the blue-haired boy. Arceus help me-

Fortunately his internal prayer was soon interrupted by the other members of the newfound crew trickling into the area. They each had their own concerns regarding the process behind the signups and such stuff, but Arlo was hardly concerned with the details. As far as he knew he'd done the group a small service to get them on the road. "I guess they do! Who cares about the paperwork anyways, I'm sure everyone's as excited as we are to get passed all the bumpin' around, dontcha think?"

It wasn't long before the last member of the group arrived, followed by her towering butler of a Machamp, laden with several bags. Arlo placed his hand over his own bag subconsciously. He had packed rather light, so he was glad others were more of the preppy type.
He giggled to himself a bit at Botan's remark towards her own usefulness, but considering the gear she'd brought she'd probably already proven herself more useful than him tenfold in the exploration department.

At the mention of Pokedex distribution Arlo's ears perked up. He'd never had one before and was a bit jealous that Ayana, whose cold gaze he was actively avoiding at the moment, had had one for a while now. Now he'd get his very own! He could feel his heart beating a little harder just at the thought.
He gave Felix a nod as he followed Botan towards the Pokedex area, the thought of a new Pokedex completely blanketing anything else he had been concerned about. "Thanks bestie!" He said, giving the slightly shorter guy a happy thumbs up and a wide smile as he passed him by.

The people trickling into the small tent laden with Pokemon gear, several computers, and techies strewn about would find themselves being provided a particularly bulky Pokedex, and a quick demonstration on how to boot it up and operate it. Those who brought their own would undergo a measurably longer procedure in which a techie would plug a cable into the Pokedex and perform a process on a computer that took about five minutes. Either way the soon-to-be explorers were quickly ushered out of the tent as soon as possible it seemed, the techies seeming rather busy even aside from all the Pokedex preparation. Should one look into their pokedex after having it updated, they would find a new feature that seemed to be a complicated satellite-based map-making application. A small portion of the empty map seemed to already filled in, and a small dot displayed the Pokedex's current location.

As they were ushered out of the tent, a supervisor would chime in as they passed, holding out a case with an absurd amount of Pokedex stickers spilling over its edges. "Make sure to add your travel-mates to your contacts! You'll be able to keep track of their location for a boost in safety!"

Arlo was much more eager than his sister, who ignored the lady, to pick out a sticker and place it onto his shiny new pokedex, his eyes gleaming in excitement as he looked over the device like a starstruck fan.