[Guzma honestly looks bored at what Darin has to say. While it's technically true, and Guzma knows this as well as any trainer worth their weight in Pokébeans, it's annoying to hear from this guy. Idly, he wonders who this weird guru about Pokémon is he's talking about, but not enough to ask.
Probably because he'd be a real bore to deal with, anyway. Too much like Hala, and he'd given up on that guy long ago.]
So you're forfeiting—Huh?!
[Guzma watches as Darin shoots off like a damn rocket, hitting that support beam with impressive strength. The strength he isn't surprised by. The target is. So he won't lay a hand on Golisopod, but he'll knock a building down on him, huh?
Golisopod knows not to stay, not with how the building groans under its own weight and diminishing structural integrity. However, when he looks to Guzma and sees how Guzma isn't moving from his spot, his concern grows. What no one but Guzma knows, is that he's stuck, rooted in place. So, if this was Darin's big show of being some hero, resolving this conflict with non-violence, well. He certainly didn't succeed, did he?]
Great plan, idiot! Won't hurt a Pokémon directly, but indirectly's fine!?
[As the wailing from the steel continues, Golisopod acts quickly. He knows something's off, Guzma wouldn't just sit there like this, and earlier he wasn't jostled by that stomping. He rushes to Guzma, curling over and around him, effectively making himself into a shield as all six arms hold him. Between his diamond-hard carapace, and the fact he can take extreme pressure and impact, the bug isn't too worried about himself, he's just worried about Guzma.]
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Probably because he'd be a real bore to deal with, anyway. Too much like Hala, and he'd given up on that guy long ago.]
So you're forfeiting—Huh?!
[Guzma watches as Darin shoots off like a damn rocket, hitting that support beam with impressive strength. The strength he isn't surprised by. The target is. So he won't lay a hand on Golisopod, but he'll knock a building down on him, huh?
Golisopod knows not to stay, not with how the building groans under its own weight and diminishing structural integrity. However, when he looks to Guzma and sees how Guzma isn't moving from his spot, his concern grows. What no one but Guzma knows, is that he's stuck, rooted in place. So, if this was Darin's big show of being some hero, resolving this conflict with non-violence, well. He certainly didn't succeed, did he?]
Great plan, idiot! Won't hurt a Pokémon directly, but indirectly's fine!?
[As the wailing from the steel continues, Golisopod acts quickly. He knows something's off, Guzma wouldn't just sit there like this, and earlier he wasn't jostled by that stomping. He rushes to Guzma, curling over and around him, effectively making himself into a shield as all six arms hold him. Between his diamond-hard carapace, and the fact he can take extreme pressure and impact, the bug isn't too worried about himself, he's just worried about Guzma.]