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[Anders, still done up for work, looks rather unimpressed as he starts to broadcast from his hotel room. Without a word yet, he turns the video onto a Pokemon that no longer matches his adorable Skitty scrubs. Pinsy is flopped over on the bed, her much bigger body dwarfing the pillow she's stretched out on.]

I come home to find that somebody took it upon herself to dig a very special stone out of my bag.

I would say she looks far more regal, but she seems to be even lazier now. As if I thought it was possible.

[Just for emphasis, he extends a hand to lift one of her paws and drop it back onto the sheets, repeatedly, and the Delcatty's only reaction is a tired stare toward the camera.]

Incredible. I thought evolution was meant to make Pokemon stronger.

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[Anders recoils visibly when Doll swoops in, and for a moment he's silent, scowling and keeping his mouth shut. A very large part of him wants to continue arguing, insist Walter is being a pushover, but it's clear enough by now they just have very different ideas of how confrontation should happen.]

No one can make you fight for yourself. [It may be more than a little passive aggressive, but at least he seems to be understanding of the truth of it.]

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[ Walter lifted a hand, beckoning to Doll. She slid to his side, sitting on his leg. It probably said a lot about him that he was completely used to his ghost type Pokemon just appearing and disappearing at will. At least it wasn't Psyche, given how Anders had drawn back at the sight of Doll.

He remained quiet. They had made him fight. Valtiel had slipped into his hands as if he were a glove, guiding his weapons letting his hands be stained in blood. Doll watched him keenly but Darkness snapped his beak at her, tugging onto Walter's collar to draw him back from his mind. ]

Mm. I shouldn't have brought this up.

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[As aggravated as he is with Walter's supposed subservience, Anders does want him to feel like he can speak with him about these things. Even those who accept their situation can be upset about it, and the last thing he wants is to shut someone in need out. He takes a deep breath to calm himself.]

No, it's alright. I'm sorry. I should trust you to know what is best for you and your Pokemon.

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...Why are you angry for me? [ He's not being sulky or sarcastic. He's genuinely asking why Anders is angry for him.You know, when it was time to cleanse the world in fire and rage ]

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[Well... That's a little unexpected. Nobody usually asks him why he gets worked up over this sort of thing, at least not without being condescending.

Truthfully, it's probably just habit by now, muscle memory placed in him by another. He hasn't always been this way. But that lingering absence in him reminds him he should have been.]

I abhor seeing people trodden upon. I can't fathom anything more reasonable to be angry over.