"Mm. Shelter and safety are important, but...you don't have to be what your guardians want you to be. I was, if only because my stepfather needed to be taught a lesson on how to run things. But it's just a thought."

He allows Goomy to cross the distance between them and gently butt against her. "This is a Goomy. She's supposedly a dragon type, but I'm not really seeing much dragon in her. She's harmless, just a little sticky."