[ at the sight of the clearly non-human girl, naoto did in fact feel cheated. but hey, she was being kind enough to answer, so he can't be too mad. for what it was worth, he could have been ignored! it's better than nothing!! ]

Nice to meet you, Allura. I'm Naoto. [ a sheepish smile. ] I understand that-- my abilities are gone too, but if we can depend on Pokémon, then I guess I can't be too angry about losing them. Powers or not, this place is pretty calm. I like it, actually!

[ when asked about his final comment, he laughs weakly. ] Well, I went through a lot back home. It's something I don't want to talk about... publicly, at least.