I doubt he's got any friends he can trust with his back in there without them lyin' or coddlin' him or anything like that. I mean, part of is [was?] that I want to be his friend so he'll stop being in Team Rocket and the whole thing'll start to come apart, but I guess I feel kinda responsible for makin' sure that no one hurts him and that he's not like totally alone too. He's a good guy. Bad choices in life and family and junk, but a good guy. He doesn't gotta be a bad guy just because it's his family's biz. You know?

[are you happy THIS FEELS INCREDIBLE STUPID AND STUFF

it's a start he still doesn't completely understand it all

(because silver can handle himself and he knows that??? god the guy's a good battler and shit it's not like he trumps him every time)

but he's getting there]