A Day with Ariana

The sun went down, and Scottie was hurrying home.

Suddenly, someone called out to [EN:Gen Ref="255" M="him" F="her" ]...

A child shouldn't be out on the street at night...

*chuckle* You might run into some bad people.

You've got some nerve.

Exactly. You never know what might happen if you run into someone scary like me.

Well, who knows?

I might be on my way to do something beyond your imagination.

Haha, no need to get so tense.

I have no intention of causing you any harm right now. Don't worry.

I just saw you on my way back from training with Arbok.

Arbok's biggest weapon is the pattern on its stomach that looks like a scary face.

To get the most out of it, we usually train when it's bright so we can see it clearly.

Doing it that way is just more efficient.

It's simply more efficient that way.

No one would choose to train in a way that has little return, right?

I'm choosing the time that gives me the best results and strengthens Arbok with the least effort.

That's all it is.

Arbok and I are both tools that should be useful to Giovanni.

We don't need a bond or feelings for one another.

You seem dissatisfied.

Yeah, I thought you'd say that.

Hah. So kind of you, Scottie.

I don't think you'll ever understand.

If we can be useful for Giovanni and it leads to his happiness...

it doesn't matter if I'm seen as a convenient tool.

It seems Arbok feels the same.

My Pokémon is the perfect tool.

I think she's turned out wonderfully.

No matter how she's treated, she's happy to battle for me and Giovanni.

She understands the role she's been given very well.

I respect Giovanni more than anyone, and Arbok will battle by my side for him.

So she's an important tool...and also my partner.

Love and trust manifest in different ways for different people and Pokémon.