@discharged-detective (cont.)
A little thunderbolt tail darts into a cabinet with an entire box of instant coffee. Which was… weird. Either the strange pikachu was still around but managed to, miraculously, keep a low profile, or it was another grunt’s pokemon. If it was another grunt’s pokemon, that coffee was incredibly unhealthy for them, but either way…
It couldn’t hurt to check the cabinet, right?
Oh, lord. He figured it wouldn’t be the Pikachu with the hat--plenty of Team Skull members kept their Pokémon free of their balls, after all, and he probably dodged his way out of town before somebody snatched him up for keeps or otherwise--so either it was wild or it belonged to one of the grunts. Either way, if it was snatching instant coffee. . .well, that wasn’t good for anybody.
“Alright. . . .” Loch sighed, walking over to the sink to briefly borrow one of the pairs of rubber dishwashing gloves from nearby. “You're okay. But I need that box from you, alright? At least let me prepare it for you instead of eating it like that. . . .”
Pokémon ate all kinds of horrifically unhealthy things, really. Most had strong stomachs, so what might kill a weaker Pokémon or non-Pokémon critter wouldn’t kill them, but that didn’t mean it might not get sick. Instant coffee probably wouldn’t hurt a Pikachu too bad, but he still has to keep it from chewing through their kitchen if possible. So he approached the cabinet to open it, should the Pikachu not do the job for him.