There were four babies born in Luceti - Linda here, Soren who was the only boy, Kyle, and Skarmy. These four babies were inherited by four trainers... but then Soren lost his.
[Masaomi crouches down now. He doesn't dare touch Soren, in case the bird he knows has some amount of pride holds anything against him for being Linda's partner. But he does try to look him in the eye to confirm something]
But then Soren lost his original one. She went home... and he sought out someone new. He found Chien, and they then became partners. And now Chien is gone too...
[Ikki may or may not know where he's driving, but he hopes Soren understands. He tries to ask Soren with just his eyes if he's right. He knows the bird probably is too raw from the loss of his trainer to pick immediately, but a Pokemon Chooses His Partner. And given he's experienced the loss once before, it might be easier for Soren to understand how a Pokemon will grow stronger with a trainer. ...He wonders, now, if Ikki is who he has Chosen]
october 4th
[Masaomi crouches down now. He doesn't dare touch Soren, in case the bird he knows has some amount of pride holds anything against him for being Linda's partner. But he does try to look him in the eye to confirm something]
But then Soren lost his original one. She went home... and he sought out someone new. He found Chien, and they then became partners. And now Chien is gone too...
[Ikki may or may not know where he's driving, but he hopes Soren understands. He tries to ask Soren with just his eyes if he's right. He knows the bird probably is too raw from the loss of his trainer to pick immediately, but a Pokemon Chooses His Partner. And given he's experienced the loss once before, it might be easier for Soren to understand how a Pokemon will grow stronger with a trainer. ...He wonders, now, if Ikki is who he has Chosen]