None of her arguments against training was something he had heard before.  So he wasn’t really sure how to reply to it.  He had never thought about it that way at all.  Where he grew up, the pokemon that belonged to his parents had always seemed happy.  His father’s always seemed to enjoy the battles they got thrown into on a weekly basis.  “I have honestly never thought of it as unethical… I mean, Eve always seemed to enjoy making trouble, and the training fights she gets into.  Though I hate that little song and dance you are mentioning.”<br/><br/>Though at her last question, even with the chance to see her flashing again, he couldn’t keep his eyes on her as he answered.<span style="color: Green">“No, not exactly, but there are so many famous trainers back home that… well, someone new wouldn’t be starting in a good position.”</span>Not a complete lie.  But he didn’t want anyone to know that his father became a gym leader after being a famous trainer.<br/><br/>At least he had a distraction when he felt a tug on his fishing pole.  A minute later he pulled a decent sized fish into the boat, before letting it flop around on its own.<span style="color: Green"> “Alright… a few more and we should have enough for dinner for everyone.”</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>