——— 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐒𝐏𝐘 .

You can relax with me , bud . I won't let anything happen . 〔 With some more reassurance , Sammy kept both hands on the pokémon . Providing all the scratches it could ever want . 〕 Are you hungry .ᐣ I have some leftover food you can munch on .

Huh . . . You feel kinda nice , actually . I was expecting you to be a lot more rough . But . . . yeah , you're a lot smoother than I expected . 〔 Bringing up a second hand , it went from examining to something more akin to petting . 〕 This is a nice change ━━

[Even with one ear raised it seemed that the words fell on deaf ears,] " I know very well of your duty, overgrown worm. "

〔 A hand gently pressed on the pokémon's head , gently gliding along a brow to get an idea of the texture . 〕 Huh . Y'know , it's always surprising when creatures so big are so calm . Literal gentle giants . But I appreciate it . I'd hate to be on your bad side .

ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ( 💭: What can this be ——— .ᐣ.ᐟ )

Am I okay to touch .ᐣ I don't wanna step over any boundaries . 〔 He wasn't gonna approach a pokémon as spectacular as Rayquaza with guns blazing . It was worth avoiding conflict if he could . Unless Rayquaza wanted to battle .ᐣ 〕

〔 Forgive him , he's had too many experiences with pokémon living the ‘ on sight ’ lifestyle . 〕 You look pretty cool up close . I've only ever seen illustrations . . . 〔 Taking a moment to admire the pokémon in front of him . Nerd mode : activate . 〕

[It took a while for the excitement to settle down, regaining some composure and straightening up their posture as they sat down.] " It's just that I have been working on a collective of information on each Pokémon I encounter, it'd be wonderful if I could get more material-