Me? [ He snorts without a single ounce of humor in it. ] No, why would I have anything like that?
I'm just human. [ But sorry about those terms there Zuko, Green's honestly trying his hardest to make the non-trainer folk understand. Kind of. ]
Not necessarily - trainers carry up to 6 different ones, to form a team. [ A pause, then -- ] Because he's not just a pet. He's a team member. [ He's surprisingly adamant about this, despite his flippant attitude earlier; his eyes move to the beast in question, before the gaze returning to Zuko. ]
... But like I said, there's more than just him where I come from. Plenty of them are small enough to be pets to people. [ A shrug. ] He isn't.
He's warm, but not that warm. [ He glances over to the beast, gracing the response with a roll of his eyes. ] He's nothing but a giant furball.
[ Zuko will probably notice that Arcanine turns his attention back at his trainer at the words - only Green only smirks and shrugs, and the beast huffs to return to the set of affections. ]
Battling, obviously. Take a team, and trainers will show off their pokemon and skills in a ... friendly match usually. [ Most of the time. ]
Hm? Not all of it. But he probably picks up the general gist of the conversation. [ Or at least, Green's words, which is better than nothing; it's not the first time Arcanine's been called a furball. ]
Why do we battle? [ This one ... takes a little longer to formulate an answer. ] A lot of people do it for fun. But if you're serious about it, you can take it up professionally.
There's a uniform system across all the regions for trainers, and it's pretty well structured.
[ Green raises an eyebrow, assessing the question, then soon his expression changes into a slow smirk. ]
Of course I'm good. [ He has zero shame admitting this. The question is, how to explain it to someone who has no idea how this works ...
Actually. ] I'm the third strongest in the region right now. [ After Red... then Ethan... but the two of them are basically the same person and they're both losers. ]
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I'm just human. [ But sorry about those terms there Zuko, Green's honestly trying his hardest to make the non-trainer folk understand. Kind of. ]
Not necessarily - trainers carry up to 6 different ones, to form a team. [ A pause, then -- ] Because he's not just a pet. He's a team member. [ He's surprisingly adamant about this, despite his flippant attitude earlier; his eyes move to the beast in question, before the gaze returning to Zuko. ]
... But like I said, there's more than just him where I come from. Plenty of them are small enough to be pets to people. [ A shrug. ] He isn't.
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[ It seems like they would have a lot of contact... and Arcanine's just freely on fire without a care in the world?!
He nods. He's just beginning to understand until Green says "6". ]
A team? What for?
heads up, he's literally a giant furball lmao. ;w; no fire!
[ Zuko will probably notice that Arcanine turns his attention back at his trainer at the words - only Green only smirks and shrugs, and the beast huffs to return to the set of affections. ]
Battling, obviously. Take a team, and trainers will show off their pokemon and skills in a ... friendly match usually. [ Most of the time. ]
okok! my bad
Can he... understand everything we're saying?
[ Because he suspects Aang has a connection similar to this with Appa and Momo, but this was uncanny. ]
Oh, um... why? Just for fun?
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Why do we battle? [ This one ... takes a little longer to formulate an answer. ] A lot of people do it for fun. But if you're serious about it, you can take it up professionally.
There's a uniform system across all the regions for trainers, and it's pretty well structured.
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[ He stops petting Arcanine for a moment. ]
You any good?
[ just an innocent question... ]
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Of course I'm good. [ He has zero shame admitting this. The question is, how to explain it to someone who has no idea how this works ...
Actually. ] I'm the third strongest in the region right now. [ After Red... then Ethan... but the two of them are basically the same person and they're both losers. ]