Ethan waits for the remaining Rattata to subside, peering at one roly-poly one in particular that seems to have trouble keeping up, before sliding down the tree and hopping off.

"Hey, I didn't even realize it was you," he says, as he makes his way over to Silver's tree. "Could've been anyone, like a defenseless little girl." He grins. "Not that I'm calling you a girl, o'course."