[ His enthusiasm is disarming, honestly, and she blinks in surprise before glancing back down at Amalthea. ... Is it bad that she immediately wanted to test that? Jinx, honey, no. Still, she smiles sweetly at her pokémon. ]

You hear that, Amalthea? You're wonderful. Even this nice stranger sees it.

[ She giggles just a tiny bit, and she's making a bit of a joke, but it's a sweet joke. ]

I... take it you've been around a bit, then? Since you knew all that right off the bat.