[Hello Kitty]

"Hm." Hoyt listened with a frown. "So you think someday Chikorita will grow strong enough to beat some fire pokemon?" A look of determination flashed in his eyes; he wanted to be somebody as a Pokemon trainer, so this was valuable information.

"Should I start small?" Hoyt asked. "I mean, I have a few Pokeballs, but I've been saving them for stronger Pokemon... but maybe I should work on catching some now, just do give my team some diversity." Mostly Hoyt was just talking to himself, and he seemed to zone out a little, his stomach grumbling again.

Hyde was listening somewhat to the conversation, not because he thought they were being helpful, but because he was curious. When Hiruka spoke to him, he raised his head slightly. "Hm? Oh." He looked down at the sleepy Cyndaquil and scoffed. "Now he's tired, now that we're almost done resting. It's going in it's Pokeball, I'm not going to carry it." He was almost grumbling, treating the Pokemon almost as an inconvenience.

Hoyt let out a heavy sigh and looked from Li to Hiruka. "Sorry about him."