They talk to the lady at the desk

Now that the larger woman was gone, Ash walked up to the older lady sitting behind the counter. She smiled at the trio, adjusting her glasses.

"Hello," Ash said with with a sweet smile and a curtsy, which pleased Hypno.

"Welcome, I'm Marina," She leaned in close to get a better look. "You've been training hard, huh?" she said seeing the state they were in. Poor girl looks like she has been working herself ragged, she thought to herself.

A grumpy Ash placed some poke-dollars on the counter and responded with a exasperated, "You could say that."

Cheerfully, Marina began collecting towels, scented soaps, lotions, brushes, and anything else you could think of. One by one, she placed them into Ash's hands, growing the pile until it was obscuring his vision.

Ash gave a muffled, "thank you," and carefully walked in the general direction of the men's wash room.

"A little to your left, dear," Marina called out, seeing where Ash was going and directing him to the woman's washroom, the door to which Hypno dutifully opened for Ash to enter.

After the door closed, Marina went back to her book saying only, "What a nice girl."