Blair raised his head curiously at the sound of footsteps plodding alongside him, expecting to see Cheren, or maybe Bianca— but to his surprise, neither appeared. He’d never seen these people before in his life, so they must be interested in his pokémon. What else was there?
The brunet glanced down to his arms, then at his side, and found that none of his teammates were out walking with him. Not Samurott, not Lilligant, not Braviary or Galvantula or Deino or Larvesta. No pokémon to be seen.
“Oh,” he mouthed silently, turning his attention back to his company. He smiled plainly. “Can I help you with anything? I don’t think we’ve met.”