"Goin' to Kanto next? Huh...You'll be pretty far away."

He says it in an almost depressing way, as though a bit of hopelessness comes from the realization. Then again, this world is still opening up to him, the paths he could take are still nearly infinite in number. Potential futures endlessly lining up to him.

"Well, hey. Keep in touch when you go? I guess that sounds silly, but I don't know anybody here but you. And now that I'm trying to turn myself around I could definitely use a friend."