Natalie, today you have made a Cricket very happy. He listens to her with wide eyes, hanging on her every words, and when she comes to the conclusion that he doesn't need to worry, he seems to take that to heart, breaking into a smile that matches hers.

"Shit, you don't know how much better that makes me feel, Natalie," he tells her. "I could just hug you right now."

Actually, he will hug her right now if she seems like she doesn't mind, but it's polite to ask first. "There's just a whole hell of a lot goin' on, and Willie's so much littler than a lot of other Pokemon and I don't know what I'd do if somethin' happened I couldn't protect 'er from."

Yeah, he's bonded with his Pokemon. "But yeah. You're right. I'll make sure I got her safe in her Pokeball and she'll be a'ight. Thank you."