Kayo stares up at Ford with big, unexpressive eyes. She blinks, showing that she's listening, and looks back at the Slowpoke with a tiny smile on her face. She counts inside her head to five, and it finally closes its eyes and sways a little in response to the patting. Kayo's smile grows.

"Are you a teacher?" She asks, turning to see Shiinotic struggling to get up on the bench. She hesitates for a second, and then offers a hand out to help.