Renee lifted a hand to her chin and affected a thinking pose. "Hmm...okay, let's see. Maybe kidnapping's a better word? He didn't want to go with you." She waved a hand at Stompy.

"That part I'm not arguing with you about!" Of course, a lot of the other stuff, well. Renee was, yeah. "They need to be looked after...if they're not in the wild where I hope they can look after themselves." She wasn't really sure why this Phanpy was in a city to start with, if she was going to be honest with herself.

"Self-appointed is still appointed, you moron!" Renee snapped. Gods save her from fools and children! Or both, because she suspected this one was both, mentally. "I guess he wants me to take care of him. And I'm willing to do that, but I don't really know the first thing about training or battling, so I'm not gonna jump in, no matter what you want! Because I don't want him getting hurt, okay? You're just gonna have to accept my promise I'll take good care of Stompy for now and come back later for a battle! I already enrolled in Pokemon school to get the basics!" Renee was just working to cover some bills. Mostly hers, because she didn't want to eat Kiawe out of house and home. And now she had a Phanpy to take care of, she guessed...