Hey, I didn't say I was asking for you. I got my own reasons, all right?

[It's not like I'm doing this for you, b-boke!!

He gives the Eevee a scritch or two behind the ears of his own, so he doesn't have to meet Peko's gaze.]

I think I recognize this kind. They got the potential to grow up into all sorts of different characters, so I got a purely battle-related interest, see?