"I'd rather go home. I just figure if I'm stuck here I might as well find as much as much of the cool wildlife as I can. And Fang here just likes beatin' 'em up."

But it looked like his oh-so-enlightened discussion on the finer points of adventuring with the new girl would have to get postponed, due to whatever the heck that giant bird thing is. And while Duncan was certainly surprised, Fang was...suspicious, and definitely becoming a little overprotective...right up until he saw the girl who hopped off the bird Pokémon's back. At which point, the growling stopped, and Fang gave Katara a cheerful bark and trotted over to greet her. Granted, the last time she'd seen him, he was just a Poochyena trying rather hard to maul Duncan in New Bark, but he remembered her just the same.

Duncan of course, wasn't quite so cheerful with her, and was a little surprised at how Ty Lee was handling this. He'd been stuck here for how long without knowing anyone, and the new girl runs into a friend from back home already? How was that fair?! Heck, Duncan'd even be happy to see Heather at this point. But he'd keep that to himself, no point in giving the herd of newbies a reason to complain about him just yet. Besides, Katara was way too fun not to ignore. How else would he get to hassle her?

"Mornin' Jailbird. Didn't expect to see you here."