He took a breath to settle himself as he worked out how to phrase it, before glancing up at Sion, expression tired and somewhat overwhelmed, but with a hint of determination.

"...How long should I wait? I don't want to give the impression that I support what they're doing or anything. At all. Because I don't. But if I wait too long, they'll probably start to wonder why the new gym that wants to get its foot in the door with supporting the latest research took so long. And I don't want to attract their attention more than I have to, if I can help it."

And yet not going at all was apparently off the table. How odd, for Ryner to actively decide to adopt a Pokemon like this. But then, this was a special case, wasn't it.