Heather hadn't exactly been poster-child for Pokemon-appreciation until recently-- especially towards her own. But she'd sort of learned the hard way how much she actually cared about them once she'd thought they were gone for good. In fact, it was pretty safe to sum up Heather's entire life as one big case of 'You never appreciate what you have 'till it's gone'.

... Although.

"I dunno... don't get me wrong, this shit sucks, but..." She looked over to Kaito with a sort of crooked smile that didn't quite reach her eyes, which were solemn. "I'm not alone this time. That's a plus."