[Are his ears turning pink? They're totally turning pink, and Bertolt hunches his shoulders and ducks his head down a little to try and hide it. Why can't he take things like a normal person? Why does he always have to get flustered over the simplest gestures?
Why, gods?]
T-Thank you, I... I-I'll take care of him like he's one of my own.
[ Ash just smiled. He wasn't gonna tease Bert over getting flustered like this. Not right now anyway ]
No problem. You'd do the same for me if our situations were the other way round. Just promise you'll keep in touch, yeah? If something happens out there, let me know. And I'll keep you up on if we find anything on the islands.
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Why, gods?]
T-Thank you, I... I-I'll take care of him like he's one of my own.
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Not right now anyway]No problem. You'd do the same for me if our situations were the other way round. Just promise you'll keep in touch, yeah? If something happens out there, let me know. And I'll keep you up on if we find anything on the islands.