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Odd and Lykas both nodded. "Just look at us. I have a fairly even balance of Pokemon, myself. And Lykas specializes in Water types but he carries an Electric- and Fire-type on him pretty much all the time, along with his Kirlia, who covers a lot of types with the kinds of attacks he can learn." Odd provided.

"Speaking of, I don't think you've had the chance to really meet any of our Pokemon, have you?" Lykas asked as he cut a piece off of his pancake and shoved it into his mouth. He was anything but a graceful eater, really.

I carved a piece of my pancake once I was satisfied with the dressing and politely placed it in my mouth. Delicious pancake~

"I've met a few of Odd's friends back in Unova, but... no, I don't think I've met yours," I told Lykas.

I kept my opinions about type specialists to myself.

"Ah, so he can't resist showing off those ghosts of his, eh?" Lykas joked at Odd's expense. "Well, I can't say my Pokemon are as...eh....suited as his for stealth, but my Pokemon certainly have grace and beauty on their side." He admitted, thinking mostly of Mykel, Sphynx and especially Nuregami. The gorgeous Milotic was his prized Pokemon.

"Ah, I see." Lykas responded before turning his focus to Odd. "How's she liking the food?" He asked of the older boy.

"She seems to be eating it but we'll need to find her a better food source." Odd responded. "Frillish aren't really carnivores despite what the PokeDex might say about them. Most of the Ghosts in Unova thrive on life energy rather than physical food. Most of the time, they can simply absorb it from local wildlife but Frillish have to catch their prey and drag it down to their lairs to drain them."

"There you go with all that information on Ghosts again." Lykas teased. "I still don't know how to learned so much about them without being able to read." The younger teen added without a thought. It was only after he stuck another piece of pancake into his mouth that he realized what he'd said. He swallowed hard and gave Odd, who had suddenly grown a somber look on his face, a look of sorrow and regret. "Sorry......"

"Sorry....." Lykas repeated as he finished his food, sounding upset more with himself than anything. How could he have forgotten Odd didn't like people knowing about his Dyslexia?

"It's alright, Lykas." Odd replied after taking a deep breath. "I'm sure he would've figured it out eventually. I'm pretty sure most of the team already knows." The young man spoke up, turning to look at Terashi, his red eyes showing the heartache behind it. "I'm Dyslexic, Terashi. I never learned how to read because of it." He explained, looking up at the ceiling, as if doing so would bring understanding.

Lykas nodded quietly and put his plate in the sink, now done with his food.

So, that's why, I thought. Then it's not his fault, right?

"It's..." I was about to say it's none of my business, but that would have been cold-hearted at this point. "It's alright, Odd. Being Dyslexic isn't something you control, and it's certainly nothing you should be judged for."

With that point made, I continued eating. I was about halfway done at this point, savoring every bite.

"Fear of failure is rational, Odd," I told him. "But as the saying goes, it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all."

"...wott," Samurai said flatly.

"...yeah, I know it's the wrong analogy," I said to everyone in the room. "My point is, if you never try, you'll never know what you're capable of."

...yeah, I was one to talk.