"Charlie isn't. Renée is, but I had no reason to mention it to her," shrugs Bella, and she dials.
"Hi, Dad! Hey, before you got your team, were they boxed? He was? Okay, I'm asking 'cause - no, Dad, I did not switch projects. But I have this friend who can understand Pokémon, when they vocalize, and - Actually, no, that never occurred to me. I can ask him. But the thing I wanted to ask you is whether he could talk to yours about what being boxed is like. I know you can't easily pick up and travel, Dad, this would just be if he were in the area. Okay. Thanks!"
She hangs up. "He wants you to apply for a job with the cops to listen to Pokémon witnesses to crimes. And if you're ever where he is he's fine with you talking to his 'mon."
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"Hi, Dad! Hey, before you got your team, were they boxed? He was? Okay, I'm asking 'cause - no, Dad, I did not switch projects. But I have this friend who can understand Pokémon, when they vocalize, and - Actually, no, that never occurred to me. I can ask him. But the thing I wanted to ask you is whether he could talk to yours about what being boxed is like. I know you can't easily pick up and travel, Dad, this would just be if he were in the area. Okay. Thanks!"
She hangs up. "He wants you to apply for a job with the cops to listen to Pokémon witnesses to crimes. And if you're ever where he is he's fine with you talking to his 'mon."