No offense taken, although Bucky does pop his head up at the mention of a couple familiar pokémon names. Adia, meanwhile, is impressed that Josh has heard of them at all. Most of her friends are either unfamiliar with pokémon or keep that knowledge to themselves.

"If you like animals, they're fascinating to learn about. There's an entire section of the Nexus library devoted to them. That's where I did most of my research." That and occasional conversations with Candela and the owner of the Poké Mart closest to Steve's apartment.

His question makes her blink in surprise, then look at Bucky in an entirely new light. "Is that possible?" she asks the bird, who raises his crest proudly and warbles an affirmative. "Huh... I never considered it, honestly. I always assumed I'd be too heavy."