I'm a man of my word.

[He says smoothly with a grin that still hasn't left, his cigar held carefully between his fingers. Meanwhile, his poor Torchick is left on the ground to her own devices, watching Zhu sadly. That would be nice, if she could even get her trainer's attention...]

I'm more interested in observing than I am making a scene here, anyway. Seems like others are doing a good enough job of that without me intervening.