[He pauses here. Falters, really. He's much more loathe to be emotionally open to Aang than he is to Katara... but.
I forgive you.
He closes his eyes, breathes in, and then nods]
But Katara suggested, and I agree, that you play a part in the choice that she's allowed. Pokemon are creatures of battle, and while frinedship and trust are of paramount importance, they will also invariably feel the need to compete and grow stronger. Soren is no exception to that rule.
[Or... so he's projecting.
Linda can't go a day without a good fight, tbh. And she glances over at Soren from the top of Masaomi's head to say "yeah that's right when Ikki's up to snuff, we're rematching and I'm kicking your butt again, cool?"]
october 4th Aang->Masaomi->Ikki->Katara
I forgive you.
He closes his eyes, breathes in, and then nods]
But Katara suggested, and I agree, that you play a part in the choice that she's allowed. Pokemon are creatures of battle, and while frinedship and trust are of paramount importance, they will also invariably feel the need to compete and grow stronger. Soren is no exception to that rule.
[Or... so he's projecting.
Linda can't go a day without a good fight, tbh. And she glances over at Soren from the top of Masaomi's head to say "yeah that's right when Ikki's up to snuff, we're rematching and I'm kicking your butt again, cool?"]