[Cornelius mulls over the proposition for a minute, sipping at his coffee as he thinks.]

I'd prefer to remain with you, actually. After all, it's not like I find your field of study boring. Quite the contrary: I think it's very intriguing.

[He smiles and takes another sip.]

Also, it is not like me to visit a region and not visit all the towns. Chalk it up to my youthful days when I traveled across Hoenn for the Pokemon League.