The answer might come with a less bashful expression at the start, but Cilan doesn't make it easy with his other words. ]
About a few months? [ ...He should be more sure. That's embarrassing. ] To be honest, I got so busy catching pokémon for the professor I know that I don't know how long it's been exactly.
[ It might be something he should be tracking by the days (it does right then too, answering Cilan), but alas. All he kept track of was the pokédex. ]
I was going to bring it up before our match so you knew [ just like telling a gym leader how many badges you have ] but it never seemed important before. [ And then his tone shifts, getting more excited, livelier: ] Anyway, are you kidding? You're a gym leader. To me-- you guys are some of the most amazing trainers another trainer can meet! I wouldn't have gotten so far if it wasn't for all the people I met, and getting to battle and listen to all the gym leaders in Kanto-
[ He pauses his words but not his emotions, swelling from with a gratitude and sincerity that warms from his body -- and then he gives him a small bow, holding it for a moment out of respect and politeness, and then speaking again as he raises. ]
I'd like to learn more about you and your pokémon and the kind of trainer you are! [ A hand touches over his chest to where his badges still stay clipped on the other side, a more confident tone creeping in. ] Today, I'll show you what I've learned from the gym leaders of Kanto!
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The answer might come with a less bashful expression at the start, but Cilan doesn't make it easy with his other words. ]
About a few months? [ ...He should be more sure. That's embarrassing. ] To be honest, I got so busy catching pokémon for the professor I know that I don't know how long it's been exactly.
[ It might be something he should be tracking by the days (it does right then too, answering Cilan), but alas. All he kept track of was the pokédex. ]
I was going to bring it up before our match so you knew [ just like telling a gym leader how many badges you have ] but it never seemed important before. [ And then his tone shifts, getting more excited, livelier: ] Anyway, are you kidding? You're a gym leader. To me-- you guys are some of the most amazing trainers another trainer can meet! I wouldn't have gotten so far if it wasn't for all the people I met, and getting to battle and listen to all the gym leaders in Kanto-
[ He pauses his words but not his emotions, swelling from with a gratitude and sincerity that warms from his body -- and then he gives him a small bow, holding it for a moment out of respect and politeness, and then speaking again as he raises. ]
I'd like to learn more about you and your pokémon and the kind of trainer you are! [ A hand touches over his chest to where his badges still stay clipped on the other side, a more confident tone creeping in. ] Today, I'll show you what I've learned from the gym leaders of Kanto!