[Cilan seems vaguely surprised at that--as far as he's aware of, you're very well liked in his world. (And if he had ever heard anyone call the Subway Bosses "creepy" or "suspicious", he would definitely be having words with that person... >_>) He looks down at his hands, only now remembering Pansage's existence, who seems to have fallen asleep at some point by us either before or shortly during Emmet's presence here.]
As a Connoisseur or even as a Gym Leader, you need to get used to criticism you may receive from others of the same profession who don't agree with your opinions on certain tastes. I don't let that bother me, it's only natural to have different perspectives--even I have had disagreements with others over things like that. [If you can call them "disagreements" since they usually involve Pokemon fighting to prove who's right and who's wrong. Being unhappy because he came out on top over them or having a different opinion than him is not what bothers him (well unless that opinion is very wrong but ssshhh) it's when he's being disliked for just how he is. Cilan takes out a pokeball to recall Pansage now--a part of him is maybe a little thankful that his Pokemon isn't awake to have to witness how awkward he feels. But now he's feeling kind of restless again, and without really thinking about it, he's using his now more available arms to properly hug Emmet himself now--an act he normally wouldn't really do in public because he would worry about being too forward around someone who might not appreciate it. But this feels nice.] I'm just surprised...and...actually, maybe a little overjoyed that you would think that I was "special", let alone more than just as a friend...
[And yes, Emmet's free to think there's an emphasis on the word "you"--he would have likely thought you'd be interested in people with more...ah, appealing tastes than us.]
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As a Connoisseur or even as a Gym Leader, you need to get used to criticism you may receive from others of the same profession who don't agree with your opinions on certain tastes. I don't let that bother me, it's only natural to have different perspectives--even I have had disagreements with others over things like that. [If you can call them "disagreements" since they usually involve Pokemon fighting to prove who's right and who's wrong. Being unhappy because he came out on top over them or having a different opinion than him is not what bothers him (well unless that opinion is very wrong but ssshhh) it's when he's being disliked for just how he is. Cilan takes out a pokeball to recall Pansage now--a part of him is maybe a little thankful that his Pokemon isn't awake to have to witness how awkward he feels. But now he's feeling kind of restless again, and without really thinking about it, he's using his now more available arms to properly hug Emmet himself now--an act he normally wouldn't really do in public because he would worry about being too forward around someone who might not appreciate it. But this feels nice.] I'm just surprised...and...actually, maybe a little overjoyed that you would think that I was "special", let alone more than just as a friend...
[And yes, Emmet's free to think there's an emphasis on the word "you"--he would have likely thought you'd be interested in people with more...ah, appealing tastes than us.]