[ Valmont watches with mild interest. He'd gathered that the boy was attached to his helmet, but to be wearing it indoors? That seems a little much.

Then the Pokéballs come out, and... huh. He leans forward a bit to inspect them. ] So you've received those contraptions too? I noticed a few of them in the bag I was given. What do they do, exactly?

[ His Stunky, on the other hand, growls slightly, her hackles raised. You're not going to put her in one of those things! ]