[There's a brief look of panic in his eyes -- he doesn't have a lie prepared for this, because no one ever really asks him what he wants, and the people he knows well enough for them to be concerned about it don't really need to be told -- most of them have known him long enough to see the whole thing unfold.]

[He puts the smile back on, but it's distinctly shakier this time.]

Oh-- um, I guess I like exploring? Like now that we can go out of the city, you know, like meeting new Pokemon and seeing new places and... and stuff like that!

[There's a bit of concerned tittering from the pile of Pokemon. Even they can tell he's lying.]