[...If she sounds okay, then maybe it is okay. After all, there wan't anyone really awful in Johto. He hadn't heard of creepers who mugged little girls or of Pokemon Centers who exploited child labor laws. Who would even do such a thing? He does want to believe her. There wasn't any reason to question her judgement.]

If you say so... Don't forget about your promise, okay? [--That was silly. But it definitely reassured him. Truthfully, he's willing to stay on for as long as she needs him. And if she needed to have him stay in Goldenrod until she arrived, then that's exactly what he'll do. His good humor re-emerged, little by little.]

'Course you can! By then I bet you'll have mastered a few recipes. We can cook together and everything!