[she shifts her bag and looks to her sableye, welcoming the change of subject] I never had a pet before. But I guess they're not really 'pets' either. Gamzee said something about getting badges? [But he hadn't been able to provide much more than that.

She looks over at Absol curiously] Yours' looks kind of neat. [It's got a good two feet on her pokemon, but it looks friendly enough.] What's his name?