H-hey, I'm just saying, family is important, you know! [ That, and while he does try to be loving and kind to all of his Pokémon (hell, two of them have changed because of all that) it's somewhat different when they can actually talk. He feels like he generally understands their feelings normally, but talking and having a (mostly) human face...?

It's enough to make you rethink things.

Not to least of which is how squish her butt feels against his lap and how he's pretty sure that her -- well. What's between her legs is brushing up against him, just a little? Maybe? He's not sure, it feels warm and he's not sure if that's her, him, or both of them and it's distracting.

A man? Okay, okay. His goal is a bit... well, no, it's important to him ]

Okay, we'll see them again anyway though! I mean, I promised yer brother we'd meet again and we'd battle that time. So it's a man thing and a promise, so I ain't gonna go back on it and it'll definitely happen!

[ There, that's a more Trainer way to do it ]