Helios remained quiet and still throughout the whole ceremony, even as the guildmaster fell asleep right midway through his speech. Beyond a huff of annoyance and a cross slap to the opposing face, however, Sylveon was not deterred, and apparently neither was the Alakazam. Otherwise, the speech went what might be considered successful. The guildmaster talked at short length of what wonders the world held for them to explore and brave as a guild, as a family, and something sparked a bit in Helios.

His only family before had been one that pushed him. It wasn't primarily because they wanted to, though; it was a natural need for Pokemon to evolve, only capable if they had the physical and mental power required to do so. If Heli never evolved even once, he would be inadequate in almost every way. He would be able to properly grow up and spread his influence and genes as nature wished him to. And as it was, it meant Helios had to work far harder in order to achieve evolution, and that left little in the manner of family love.

So all the stories of those big, happy families that always cared and looked out for one another... the Quilava wished he could've had something like that. And hearing the Alakazam regard the Guild as a sort of family gave Helios a shard of hope. Maybe [i]this[/i] was what he needed; not just a place in the Guild in order to actively participate, but the Guild itself, too.

Sylveon brought the recruits back to business by directing them to the job board. Common jobs, bounty jobs, all seemed simple enough on paper. Of course, what mattered was what happened in accepting and participating in the job. One of the other guild members, presumably a more veteran participant, also approached the recruits. Helios's days of working tough were not over yet, but at least he had a sort of evolved form to proceed in. 

Helios turned to look, and he saw a grass-type lizard... a Grovyle, wasn't it called? He didn't have time to dwell on it, as the Quilava found himself provided with a compliment, and a question he couldn't really answer. 

"Um... well, I..." Helios stammered a bit, nervous as to what to say. He didn't really do anything of merit outside of the Guild now. The Quilava had managed to build a little hut just on the outskirts of town for him to sleep in, but that was about it. He was too shy to go out and meet people, didn't have nearly enough money to buy anything, didn't have any particular pass-time he took interest in... what could he say?

"...I practice," the Quilava finally managed to get out. [i]That's it, you 'practice'? There's no way he's gonna buy that.[/i]