Jake stayed silent As Steven relayed his own story.  There was nothing that he really could say to respond to Steven’s Story.  Though it did encourage him to pick Eve up and hug her close.  Not caring at all that a man hugging a cute furry creature was the furthest thing from manly he could do.  But that story definitely made him want to take some comfort in his oldest friend.<br/><br/>If anything like that would have ever happened around his town, his own father would have been pissed.  He would pity the sorry fool who tried to do something like that in his home town.<br/><br/>Of course what Eleyna said about pokemon not wanting to quit made him glance at Ivysaur where he was resting.<span style="color: #00b300">“Yeah, you can’t blame yourself.  I know I almost lost Eve in a fight with Saur.  I’m not sure how it ended with me as him as a partner.”</span><br/><br/>At Naomi’s question about relaxing, Jake pitched in a little.<span style="color: #00b300">“Maybe a couple drinks with friends at the next town will help us all relax some?”</span>As he said that he was still hugging eve to his chest.  The furry pokemon actually looking happy at being held by her trainer.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>