[While the school did do crazy things and changed people sometimes, Bulba wasn't entirely sold on that logic just yet. Maybe he was simply too angry, or maybe he just held on to too many grudging feelings from the last few times he had felt offended by the other trainer. They probably didn't matter. Red had said the things that Vinnie had worried about for so long. Things that weren't even remotely true and yet... and yet....

Bulba took in a deep breath of his own, filling his senses with Vinnie's scent and letting it linger. Being angry wasn't going to do anything at the moment. For now there were other things to address. The Venusaur's flower could ease some of Bulba's negativity, but it did nothing for the wave of nervous energy that crashed through his stomach.

Being free meant Vinnie had no obligations there. He could come and go as he pleased. But if he went, what would even bring him back?]

... What are you going to do?