Yeah, they're not bad people. The locals have a strange sort of... I don't know if innocence is the right word, but they're definitely idealistic as a whole, I'd say. They don't seem to care that there's a criminal organization under their noses, or that anyone with a sadistic steak could turn Pokémon into weapons.

[He laughs dryly, his smile crooked.]

Not that I'm trying to get pessimistic. It's kind of refreshing how positive this place is, and I know it could be much worse.