[He'll take the subject change, but he's 12, not 5, so he can tell that it happened.]
Umbreon has to evolve through friendship, so he couldn't become an Umbreon without you there.
I'm really sorry he didn't get to evolve into what you wanted.
[He does kind of smile at the catfish comment though because WELL IF EEVEE IS CATLIKE AND NOW IT IS PART FISH...]
But I think Vaporeon looks really neat. Like a mermaid! Maybe he's not as graceful on land, but look- he can totally dissolve into the water when he's swimming! That's pretty cool and graceful, right?
[Susie's also listening to what the trainers are saying, and she can only imagine how the younger water-type is hurt over something he couldn't control.]
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Umbreon has to evolve through friendship, so he couldn't become an Umbreon without you there.
I'm really sorry he didn't get to evolve into what you wanted.
[He does kind of smile at the catfish comment though because WELL IF EEVEE IS CATLIKE AND NOW IT IS PART FISH...]
But I think Vaporeon looks really neat. Like a mermaid! Maybe he's not as graceful on land, but look- he can totally dissolve into the water when he's swimming! That's pretty cool and graceful, right?
[Susie's also listening to what the trainers are saying, and she can only imagine how the younger water-type is hurt over something he couldn't control.]