“All are already hard tasks,” Wes said quietly. He was already pretty smart himself but while he could build a hovercraft in ten minutes, he probably couldn’t do any of those things. “Faba probably deserved it.”

Thanks for the helpful vote of confidence. However, Wes gives a small frown and closed his eyes. He took his next drink off the Pokémon and looked ahead.

“Using tools to destroy is easier than making things to restore...” Wes flexes his fingers but he doesn’t look at his fake arm.

“...you might screw up regardless if you do it or not,” Wes says flatly, without a trace of sarcasm or malice. “But your Pepper would appreciate you trying. And so would your baby.”