Wait, what do you - [ Pokemon in general? Just as her questions start Green's lost, because what else would you use a pokeball on? Salad?
Then the familiar set of words are in the conversation - he remembers something like this with Peter, the first time they met - and Green's struck with a strange urge to either groan or laugh. Both are compelling, because god what kind of places do these people come from?
He sticks with the former though, complete with a roll of his eyes. A hand goes to rub the back of his neck, where does he even begin with this -- ]
Pokemon are my world's equivalent of ... creatures. Not just cats and dogs - or animals. We've got ... plants, machines, and some spirits if you believe in that. Arcanine just happens to look like a dog. [ But then, it's hard not to when he comes from a world where you take a step in the Pokemon Tower and there's suddenly a Ghastly that attacks you.
Anyway. ] They can all captured in pokeballs, but most of them live in the wild anyway. [ Friend, human partner, etc. ]
So no, there aren't any "dogs" [ Air quotations here; there's also a hint of annoyance in his voice despite how effective (??) he is at explaining all this - the son of a researcher, etc. ] that are bred to fight other dogs. Not all people have pokemon to battle either - there are just as many people who keep them as a pet, or to help around work or the house or whatever.
But when they do - there's nothing cruel about it. [ He's mentally shaking his head a the conversation with Peter at this moment. ] Usually, a team and their trainer have a relationship built on trust - they do what they do because they want to.
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Then the familiar set of words are in the conversation - he remembers something like this with Peter, the first time they met - and Green's struck with a strange urge to either groan or laugh. Both are compelling, because god what kind of places do these people come from?
He sticks with the former though, complete with a roll of his eyes. A hand goes to rub the back of his neck, where does he even begin with this -- ]
Pokemon are my world's equivalent of ... creatures. Not just cats and dogs - or animals. We've got ... plants, machines, and some spirits if you believe in that. Arcanine just happens to look like a dog. [ But then, it's hard not to when he comes from a world where you take a step in the Pokemon Tower and there's suddenly a Ghastly that attacks you.
Anyway. ] They can all captured in pokeballs, but most of them live in the wild anyway. [ Friend, human partner, etc. ]
So no, there aren't any "dogs" [ Air quotations here; there's also a hint of annoyance in his voice despite how effective (??) he is at explaining all this - the son of a researcher, etc. ] that are bred to fight other dogs. Not all people have pokemon to battle either - there are just as many people who keep them as a pet, or to help around work or the house or whatever.
But when they do - there's nothing cruel about it. [ He's mentally shaking his head a the conversation with Peter at this moment. ] Usually, a team and their trainer have a relationship built on trust - they do what they do because they want to.