@ruinsofhope asked: They scribble something on a notepad and turn it towards him. “ as if you know everything. ” / unprompted.
He squints up at the paper, his nose crinkling up in distaste.
❝ It’s not about knowin’, kid! It’s about believing. Knowledge can be wrong, and that’s somethin’ you can fix once you realise the mistake is. I’s a fluid thing. ❞
❝ But in my line’a work, you need to rely a lot more on your instincts. You’ll have the basic facts of a case, yeah, but it’s up to you to put those pieces t’gether and see where they’re leadin’. Every detective approaches things differently, and my methods’ve made me the greatest among pokemon and humans alike! ❞
Was it an arrogant thing to claim? Absolutely. Was it true? Well... yes. Pikachu was indeed one in a million, a talking pokemon holding down a job that frequently put in him danger, and his reputation alone was an incredible testament to his investigative abilities.
❝ They have more knowledge, sure. That’s not special - it ain’t hard to outsmart a rodent. But I have the clients they’ve given up on as lost causes or dead end leads, and I’m the one workin’ with ‘em and believin’ we’ll get to the bottom of their cases. That’s what bein’ a detective means. ❞