#abusive or neglectful trainers or abandoned arts that nobody's properly caring for they're still wanted(tm) by the law......

[dnangelic]

he almost laughs after dark shares every word with him , but something keeps his face stuck at bashful and troubled . humans can't even get caught in pokeballs --- of course , that was a simple fact . yet there were still plenty of other traps that humans could use to try to capture and subdue . ' there are still things like jails ... or ropes and handcuffs , and cages . not to mention , even if it has no effect , having a pokeball thrown at you still kind of --- um , hurts . '

would a wild pokemon have even known what a human jail or pair of handcuffs was , or what any of it was like ? for all he knew , thor might not have even known what a criminal was . human beings and their laws were always like that , and having to explain the way that he was not only aware of certain complicated , sometimes unnecessary human rules , but also a person that was readily outright breaking them --- felt like an awful , awkward confession to make .

' i'd also ... like to be your friend . if it's really okay --- is it really ... ? ' he couldn't have blamed anything or anyone for at least a little defensiveness , and likewise he would have understood if thor suddenly decided to change their mind and run away from him as well . his hand retracts from the space of the other's head to anxiously grip a fist above the space of his own heart , the niwa fretting already about the outcome of the sort of unpleasant self-description that would have no doubt alarmed if not disgusted a great , great majority .

' i'm ... a thief . ' then --- ' a phantom thief . i take things like arts , or treasure , or sometimes ... even pokemon from other people . ' a swallow , and he quickly continues . ' --- b-but it's not because i want to hurt them ! the ones that need help , or the ones that are being abandoned or mistreated , i just want to be able to do something for them ! there are these distortions , too --- where pokemon , all the time , are getting misplaced in completely different times or places , and i try to bring as many as i can back home , ' he winces a little , here .

' humans ... i'm breaking a lot of human rules , and they also --- think that those distortions are my ... dark's fault . i wouldn't --- i don't want to hurt anyone , but because of the way things are ... ' he hopes the other could somehow understand . ' ... it's dangerous . i'm --- ' a bad person , he can't help but briefly think to himself . ' ... sorry . i'm sorry . even if it should be okay if you don't have a trainer , and you live here where no humans are , i still don't want to bring you --- anyone here any trouble . i'd never try to capture you , but there are --- a lot , always a lot of people who always want to capture me . '

He couldn't help but startle a bit at the sudden change in his appearance. His eyes couldn't help but flicker in recognition as well. Had that what he meant by Dark? Because of the darker hair colors? So was Daisuke technically Dark now? Thor squints in confusion, even as Daisuke's? Dark's? Darsuke's (?) cooler palm plops on his head in the space between his ears.

["It is kinda weird… but not scary! It was surprising because you changed so quickly!"] Thor pauses, flicking his tail as a thought comes to him. ["Hmm, maybe I'd be more scared if we weren't already talking."] It would definitely be more strange to see a human you'd never met suddenly change without warning, but within the short amount of time they've spoken with one another, Daisuke doesn't seem all that scary.

Thor waits with bated breath for the other's response, body tensed and ready to flee at a moment's notice. There was also a very faint shift in the atmosphere, the air becoming the slightest bit pressurized--the smell of ozone faint but sharp. He even had his electricity on standby as he feared the worst, but then, he heard the boy's nervous response and that pressure immediately disappeared. Like it was never even there.

A heavy sigh is released from the rodent in relief as he goes back to relaxing his upper body on Daisuke's leg. ["Oh, alright… that's--that's good."] He is very happy to hear the reasoning behind the question, because if the response had been anything different... well they certainly wouldn't be chatting right now, that's for sure. ["Sorry for bein' defensive."]

He scootches his upper half up a bit more so he's practically laying across his lap. ["I just don't… have any interest in being captured, but I don't mind just being your friend, if that's alright. What's so dangerous about talking with you and why do you care about being caught?"] The idea of a human being captured made no sense to him. ["Humans can't even get caught in Pokéballs."]