>>21545842"...I have fans?"
The concept is entirely lost upon you. A gust of awkward wind blows past you to emphasize just how confused you are about the whole thing. Usually people don't even bother to reward you for the shit that you do, much less actually /recognize/ you.
Ruiji shakes his head clear of tears and continues hopping, "Yeah! I read about you aaaaaaaaaall the time in the newspaper! Every single week, without fail, I read all kinds of articles about the heroic stuff you do for our region, beating the bad guy and stopping his plans and saving the day! It all inspires me!"
"....Fans?"
"I'm just a whiny little Bonsly who cries over every little thing, and you, you're a big strong trainer who ain't afraid of anything--my greatest dream is to become as tough and buff as you so I can defend myself on spooky nights like these! G-Gosh I'm so jittery, I'm actually meeting my hero in person!!"
A) "Hold up, weekly articles praising me and what I do in the paper..? Who would write those?"
B) "Well, you aren't going to be a hero anytime soon if all you do is cry all the time."
C) "Actually, there is one thing I'm afraid of: commitment."
D) "Don't worry, I'm jittery too, this is the first time I've ever actually had a /real/ fan."
E) "So if you recognize me, you must recognize the cutie next to me right?"
