Cue training montage

[blade_psychic]

[Video]

[Hey look, it's a pompadour on your screen, followed a close-up eyeball as Kuwabara tries to figure out if this is working or not. Finally, he pulls it back a bit, and you get to see his face, with an entertained grin.]

Hey, everyone! This thing is pretty cool, heheh! I'm Kazuma Kuwabara, and I'm the worst punk at Union University! But that's not what this is about. I was just wondering, does anyone know how to get a pokemon to fight? I mean I'm not gonna force him into fights or anything, but he's scared of pretty much everything, so I wanna teach him how to fight, so maybe he won't be as scared, y'know?

[Action]

If you're wandering the streets between towers in the Residential District, you might see something strange - a teenager trying to get his own pokemon to attack him.

"C'mon, Eikichi, just hit me with whatever you've got. I promise it won't hurt me, I'm way too tough. I bet it won't even be that strong, you little wimp!"

The poor pokemon he's yelling at is an Espurr that's just staring passively at him. It might be a statue if it didn't blink periodically. It would be almost impossible for most people to tell how it feels about this, but someone that could sense emotions would feel that it's scared and anxious - not of the trainer, but pretty much everything and everyone else.

Comments

[indy_wannabe]

I don't think you're prepared for that responsibility.

[Says the kid probably not much older than Kuwabara, if at all]

[blade_psychic]

Oh yeah, and who else is gonna do it, huh?

[It's almost like you don't want him trying to turn a perfectly nice pokemon into a delinquent like him]

[indy_wannabe]

How about someone who isn't the self-appointed "worst punk in Union"?

[blade_psychic]

Well geez, then I'll just find someone else that cares about Eikich enough to make him stand up for himself. Oh, is that you? Uh, no, I guess not Mr. Fancy Pants.

[indy_wannabe]

What does he need to stand up for himself from? Union's not exactly a dangerous city. If he doesn't want to fight why make him?

[blade_psychic]

[Without warning, Kuwabara cools the anger and acts serious]

Because even when I tell him it's safe he's scared, like, all the time. I tried letting him hide behind me, but he's still scared of everything, I can feel it. I just want to find some way to make him less afraid, because that's no way to live. Maybe if he knows he can fight back, even if he doesn't need to, he can relax a little.

[indy_wannabe]

Huh. Well OK, I get what you mean there. Yeah, I don't know how to fix that.

[blade_psychic]

[A sigh]

Then maybe don't stick your nose in when you don't know the situation and can't help.