"Care? No, it's not that. I had treated them like strange animals, uniformly, and yet each Pokemōn reacted in its own distinct ways. Pocket monsters are, if not PEOPLE...They are more than pets, Giovanni. It's... only their eyes, their routines, their habits, their too large for a dog or cat affections - they have shown me this.

[Ah--]

Unless I've gone mad. You know, like mad scientists of some unfortunate ancient legends.

I have a few Pokemons, it's not as if I came here today. Wait-

[Viktor takes PokeBalls. Viktor's PokeBalls, each of them with a post- note, and in a postnote, in a strange language, a name or names]

[And then Viktor utters] Rio, come, visit here. Dinner time.
[Yes. He gets berries, ready to feed Rio. Rio is a Hatenna. Immediately very affectionate towards Viktor ]