[He pretty much is. Kid really needs to learn to pay more attention to his surroundings. But hey, Johto is a nice place! No need to be on your guard constantly.]
[His pokeballs are on his belt at the moment, though right this second might not be the best time to go for them. A small ding from John's pokegear has drawn his attention to that area momentarily, but he'll be absorbed in his conversation soon enough. He frowns, looking concerned. Apparently one of his friends was just poisoned thanks to some cookies she ate? Wow. Who even does something like that? The Batterwitch.]
[While the Lopunny peers over John's shoulder, chittering at him concernedly and just as distracted as he is, the Litwick on his shoulder kind of gets the feeling that something is not quite right. She turns around, peering around the store. Something's there...but what? What is it? Where is it?]
action; basically.
[His pokeballs are on his belt at the moment, though right this second might not be the best time to go for them. A small ding from John's pokegear has drawn his attention to that area momentarily, but he'll be absorbed in his conversation soon enough. He frowns, looking concerned. Apparently one of his friends was just poisoned thanks to some cookies she ate? Wow. Who even does something like that?
The Batterwitch.][While the Lopunny peers over John's shoulder, chittering at him concernedly and just as distracted as he is, the Litwick on his shoulder kind of gets the feeling that something is not quite right. She turns around, peering around the store. Something's there...but what? What is it? Where is it?]
[...]
[...down in Dad's shadow?]