Hm...well, we could always talk about other things like how our Pokemon's training is going, or something else--surely, there must be other things in Luceti that can hold our interest. [In fact there is something that he's wanted to talk to Ash about, but...there's a slight pause, before Cilan decides to continue talking.]

...Speaking of which, how are things going for you here? Make any new friends recently? [Talking about friends is good, right?]