"Hey now, treat your elders with respect," says Ethan in a totally serious fashion, starting to walk up the Rattata-beaten path. "You young'uns think so highly of yourselves."

Of course, he wasn't much better a few years ago, but he's milking it for all it's worth. After all, it's not everyday he gets to converse with a younger, still highly-abrasive version of who has sort of become his second best friend after Lyra, after all.