[Now she's angry, too. It actually makes him relent, if only a little; at least he can empathize with that.
There are good trainers out there, it's true, trainers who do think of their Pokemon as family.....but how can he know that she is one of them? He can't, except by taking her word for it. He's not certain he's prepared to fully accept that - but -
He responds slowly, aggression more restrained. The hissy cat is still very cautious, but maybe creeping the tiniest bit closer to coming out from under the bed. Maybe.]
Very few humans have offered me kindness without demanding something in return. [One, in total, he doesn't meant to add. Actually two but he doesn't remember the first shhhh At least the feeling he's getting from her isn't pity. He's too proud for that.]
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There are good trainers out there, it's true, trainers who do think of their Pokemon as family.....but how can he know that she is one of them? He can't, except by taking her word for it. He's not certain he's prepared to fully accept that - but -
He responds slowly, aggression more restrained. The hissy cat is still very cautious, but maybe creeping the tiniest bit closer to coming out from under the bed. Maybe.]
Very few humans have offered me kindness without demanding something in return. [One, in total, he doesn't meant to add.
Actually two but he doesn't remember the first shhhhAt least the feeling he's getting from her isn't pity. He's too proud for that.]