[He’s red in the face and a little breathless after all that shouting, nostrils flaring and chest heaving, but he’s glad Mayday seemed to see through the lies. He felt too ashamed to meet her Pokemon’s eyes.

He walks, quietly trailing after. When she asks, he lifts his head and smiles a bit wryly.]

Promise you won’t laugh?
I was stinkin’ rich, so I didn’t need a job. I could afford to be picky. S’not like I knowingly took a job as a bouncer at some Rocket-owned casino because I needed the money or anythin’…

My parents had me young an’ we were just livin’ in the lap of luxury… [He snorts at the ridiculousness of his own words and shakes his head.] I never had to pitch in…

Naturally, with my size an’ my skills, I totally didn’t stand out at all at my job, definitely not enough to be recruited…