#he just keeps solidifying his place as satoshi's fav gym leader

[meistoshim]

"So— I have a electric bird with godly powers overly eager to fight and a whole team ready to follow." A very casual mention, as if he's not quite literally talking about a legendary as if it's truly an everyday event. "Which one gets to go first?" First. Because he knows both Satoshi and himself too well, knows they're both just as eager as the 'mons themselves, itching to fight tooth and nail— Volkner's far too used to fighting as if his life itself is still on the line to give it up now.

That should count as a birthday gift, right?

the  words  need  a  second  to  sink  into  satoshi’s  head,  but  once  they  do,  their  impact  is  instantly  visible,  eliciting  an  excited  intake  of  breath,  pikachu  mirroring  the  literal  rise  in  interest  by  standing  up  from  its  perch  on  satoshi’s  head.     “   which  one  gets  to  go  first ??   ”          ❛     do  you  even  have  to  ask ??    ❜

the  air  around  them  all  but  buzzes  with  pikachu's  electricity,  small  yet  mighty  paws  balled  up  into  fists  before  it,  in  turned  mirrored  by  satoshi  raising  his  own  fists  in  determination.          ❛     electric  versus  electric  ;     attack  at  will.     you  know  we  gotta  start  with  a  bang.     ❜          he  feels  a  short  burst  of  halfway  petty  aura  from  lucario  still  in  its  ball,  a  light - hearted   “   lose  so  i  can  go  up  against  it  next   ”   directed  at  pikachu,  that  makes  satoshi’s  grin  deepen  just  a  touch.     oh,  the  second  he  sees  an  opening  for  it,  he  is  giving  the  man  the  biggest  ringuma  hug  ever.