Thank goodness for that. [He said it with a small laugh.]
I really would though. Miss you.
[Far more than Vinnie probably thought he would. Bulba had grown far too comfortable and accustomed to the Venusaur simply being there. Even when he was just a friend in his heart, Bulba had missed him terribly when he was gone, and that was even when he was pretty damn sure that Vinnie was coming back. If Vinnie left now, there probably wouldn't have been very much to keep the regrets that Bulba had been trying to avoid from eating him right up.]
... There's, mm, something I'd like to tell you, actually...
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I really would though. Miss you.
[Far more than Vinnie probably thought he would. Bulba had grown far too comfortable and accustomed to the Venusaur simply being there. Even when he was just a friend in his heart, Bulba had missed him terribly when he was gone, and that was even when he was pretty damn sure that Vinnie was coming back. If Vinnie left now, there probably wouldn't have been very much to keep the regrets that Bulba had been trying to avoid from eating him right up.]
... There's, mm, something I'd like to tell you, actually...
[A pause and a slight frown.]
Maybe now's not the best time though.