Tina knows loss, distrust, and the need to protect oneself against the world.

Her defenses may be different from the fluffy bird pokemon's, but they're no less extensive than his own. She backs up a step and then plops back down in her seat to keep scribbling at her notes.

"Okay but you'd have to go on adventures to find an' rescue them. Gotta save them from bad people and starving all alone out in the elements. What would you do then?" She twirls her pen between her fingers, staring up at Adia.