[Nevermind that this might be the apocalypse. They'll be forced on an escort mission. That's much worse.]
Pokemon are incredible like that, aren't they?
[Of course, Armin appreciates his pokemon every day, but sometimes you just need to sit down for a moment and really think about just how loyal these creatures are; that they'd think nothing of taking on some type of dread god just to fight by your side.]
If-- [No, don't think like that. Not that there isn't a high risk of this mission failing. There is. It's just the sort of potential future that is best not focused on. Thinking too hard on what will happen if they don't succeed might just paralyse them with fear. And Armin's already been down that path once.] When we get back from all of this, they'll deserve so many Christmas presents.
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Pokemon are incredible like that, aren't they?
[Of course, Armin appreciates his pokemon every day, but sometimes you just need to sit down for a moment and really think about just how loyal these creatures are; that they'd think nothing of taking on some type of dread god just to fight by your side.]
If-- [No, don't think like that. Not that there isn't a high risk of this mission failing. There is. It's just the sort of potential future that is best not focused on. Thinking too hard on what will happen if they don't succeed might just paralyse them with fear. And Armin's already been down that path once.] When we get back from all of this, they'll deserve so many Christmas presents.