This dude was not serious. Exasperated, Renee glared at him. "He was acting like he didn't wanna go with you, so the hell I would, trainer or not. We were making acquaintance when you fucking jumped us, or did you forget that part??"

Not a brain trust, clearly. She wondered what horrible wrongdoings she'd perpetrated in a past life to deal with this.

"Listen, I don't think a freakin' Trial Captain would let me get away with mistreating a Pokemon if Stompy went home with me, so I don't know what you're smoking, but there aren't gonna be any elephant mines in his future regardless of what you think!" She folded her arms over her chest and scowled.