[i]”I beg your pardon?”[/i] She had asked as if she couldn’t believe what he had said. 

The blonde watched with a satisfied grin as the girl eyed him in disbelief. She was obviously appalled that he would even say things of that sort. He of course knew that his pokémon were anything but weak; he had trained them after all. He had even started to walk away when she had unleashed some stinging words of her own. He stopped quite suddenly as he felt his grin falter, immediately replaced by a bright red hue on his cheeks. [b] This girl is so infuriating..[/b] It was clear that the young man wasn’t used to having an insult thrown back with such speed and ferocity. He felt his jaw set angrily.

[i] It's well built and in peak condition, so if there's a reason at all for it to be weak it would be no one's fault but its trainers. [/i]

Ren scoffed. At his feet Pig gave a chirp of agreement, clearly siding with the stranger. A pang of guilt attacked his chest, and he made a mental note to apologize to the bird once they escaped this persistent foreigner. “Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, please excuse me if I don’t value yours highly.” He vocalized bitterly, attempting to leave her behind. To his annoyance she followed, saying that she was headed in the same direction. [b]Well that’s just great…[/b] He thought to himself irritably. Why couldn’t she just leave him alone? It was obvious that he didn’t want her company. She was relentless, he had to give her that. It was almost as if Pig was giving him a taste of his own medicine.

She was full of questions, and he took a second to wonder why she was so interested in him. Well if Skye wasn’t leaving he might as well attempt to make a stab at conversation. Perhaps his sarcastic remarks would eventually convince her to leave him be. “I’m on my second journey.” He replied simply before eyeing her eevee. Korra seemed content with her current form, which was a far cry from what his own had been like. Genesis had been eager to evolve, though Ren had to admit that he hadn’t expected to receive an Umbreon. He himself had been leaning more towards Jolteon. He even had the thunderstone at home in his room.

“Do you usually follow people who don’t want you around?” Ren inquired of her as the pokemart came into view. Overhead pidgeotto hovered along, staying close. The flying pokémon landed on the roof of the store when they drew close, content to wait for his trainer to complete his agenda. He fell silent as he opened the door to the shop, not bothering to hold it for Skye.