Flaaffy bleats happily for being granted his ASMR request and gives a little somersault in turn. He considers battles to be a game, but he doesn't normally attack unless Kirishima gives him a directive or if there's something like a ball/frisbee being tossed around. Nope, once Flaaffy comes out of his little roll, he wants to know if the Klefki just was born with all the jingly charms on them or if they acquired them somehow through life?
Meanwhile: Kirishima cradles his Noibat to his chest in one arm, the other moving along to hover a hand before her heart-shaped nose. She's still breathing - it's okay for now. He keeps Flaaffy and Klefki in his view - mostly Klefki - but otherwise stays put.
What Steven tells him is only shocking because it's something he's... honestly wanted to hear from villains in the past? But never has. Sure, it's laden down with insults, but Eijiro gets the gist - this dude didn't want to be bad, but he didn't have a choice at first and now it's like it's too late to change.
The redhead inhales a slow breath as Steven bids him down, thinking. "I wouldn't be talkin' to you right now if I thought you were really evil, man..."
There were plenty of times where talk wasn't a remote option for the situation he was in. This, too, makes the current moment quite different for Eijiro.
"My- my name's Kirishima! And I get you think I'm just some dumb kid, but before I came here, I was a hero in training! And heroes in my world try to save people. All people, even criminals! So I'm letting you know right now: I'm gonna get stronger and I'm gonna save you, asshole! Whether it's because I put you in jail for a while and make the Rockets forget about you or I figure out how to get you out of it otherwise, I'm gonna save you. Somehow..."
He's recently ran into a wall, but he sounds fairly passionate? In the meantime scooping up one random Pokeball in his hand and tapping it against his Noibat. Nope, not Jack's ball...
"I mean if there're so many of you Rockets who have all this blackmail against you, you could all band together to get out! But maybe you need some of us 'dumb kids' to help you coordinate?"
Kirishima taps the ball a couple of times against his hip and thus silently calls Flaaffy back into it. He slides it back into the holster on his belt. Fortunately, he has spotted the ball he needs for his Noibat and moves towards it while keeping a partial gaze on Steven.
"Think about it, dude." He scoops up the ball and taps his Noibat. She bursts into light that absorbs into the ball and Kirishima gives a little sigh of relief. He does not look happy and the conflict throws itself onto Steven for just another second before the redhead leaps off the awning and onto the top of an Onix's head; she'd been partially napping against one side of things the whole time, so really he'd had a 50/50 chance of nearly killing himself.
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Meanwhile: Kirishima cradles his Noibat to his chest in one arm, the other moving along to hover a hand before her heart-shaped nose. She's still breathing - it's okay for now. He keeps Flaaffy and Klefki in his view - mostly Klefki - but otherwise stays put.
What Steven tells him is only shocking because it's something he's... honestly wanted to hear from villains in the past? But never has. Sure, it's laden down with insults, but Eijiro gets the gist - this dude didn't want to be bad, but he didn't have a choice at first and now it's like it's too late to change.
The redhead inhales a slow breath as Steven bids him down, thinking. "I wouldn't be talkin' to you right now if I thought you were really evil, man..."
There were plenty of times where talk wasn't a remote option for the situation he was in. This, too, makes the current moment quite different for Eijiro.
"My- my name's Kirishima! And I get you think I'm just some dumb kid, but before I came here, I was a hero in training! And heroes in my world try to save people. All people, even criminals! So I'm letting you know right now: I'm gonna get stronger and I'm gonna save you, asshole! Whether it's because I put you in jail for a while and make the Rockets forget about you or I figure out how to get you out of it otherwise, I'm gonna save you. Somehow..."
He's recently ran into a wall, but he sounds fairly passionate? In the meantime scooping up one random Pokeball in his hand and tapping it against his Noibat. Nope, not Jack's ball...
"I mean if there're so many of you Rockets who have all this blackmail against you, you could all band together to get out! But maybe you need some of us 'dumb kids' to help you coordinate?"
Kirishima taps the ball a couple of times against his hip and thus silently calls Flaaffy back into it. He slides it back into the holster on his belt. Fortunately, he has spotted the ball he needs for his Noibat and moves towards it while keeping a partial gaze on Steven.
"Think about it, dude." He scoops up the ball and taps his Noibat. She bursts into light that absorbs into the ball and Kirishima gives a little sigh of relief. He does not look happy and the conflict throws itself onto Steven for just another second before the redhead leaps off the awning and onto the top of an Onix's head; she'd been partially napping against one side of things the whole time, so really he'd had a 50/50 chance of nearly killing himself.