Vertas blinked and watched Assumption as he moved down to her level, the little thing startling slightly as he tapped his club to the floor. Her gaze lingered on it before she looked at her own little bone, still for a moment before she leaned over to tap it against the floor as well. Once done, she blinked and looked to the larger Pokemon--she did it right?

"More like he's with us," Flood corrected in a sassy tone before dissolving into giggles as she floated closer to Walter and sank down to perch on the arm of his chair. "We've been training him well. Some humans just take time."

"Shut up, Flood," Vanitas muttered as he got close enough now to hear what she was saying, lazily glaring at her as she covered her mouth and started to giggle again. His glare softened out into something more neutral as he shifted his gaze to Walter and he nodded to the older man, tucking his hands into the pockets of his jacket.

Ugh. This was one of those awkward things people always talked about, wasn't it?