[i]"I'm sure he'll manage,"[/i] Benny decided, after which he listened to what Acreus had to say about StarFall. [i]"Maybe Darkrai will be able to attend next time as well,[/i]" he said, eternally optimistic and he glanced at Michael, Niccia and Eros. [i]"The little dude seems happy there, but then again, Michael is a good kid with tasty treats."[/i] He paused here, glancing to Sparky as he knew she also had something to ask.

[i]"It's nice being held,[/i] Lytse commented. [i]"But I suppose not all Pokémon like that. Some don't even like to be touched, like Merlin. He's doesn't like anyone touching his feathers. He'll preen immediately after, I'm not sure if it's vanity or something else."[/i]
"Now that you mention it," Michael said, "I've always seen Merlin around, but he always stays a few feet away from everyone. And when he fights he never does physical attacks."

"A Pokémon League?" Andy said as he approached them, having only caught that part of the conversation. "There are plenty to watch. I, of course, think the Rorie League is the best."
[i]"That's what we were talking about,"[/i] Kim said.
"Okay, and Benny went to the big guy I see. I'm going to collect those two sleepy heads over there and then I'm ready to go." As he said that he walked towards the snoozing Primeape and Noctowl.
Kim turned to Frossien. [i]"He does that sometimes,"[/i] she said in an almost apologetic tone, [i]"say something and then immediately do something.[/i]