[Guzma is like a constant pendulum of contradiction. Which, of course, only serves to increase the amount of grief he gives people, and worsen the infuriation. Still, the fact that Guzma delivered "beat-downs" to his own crew is something Nanu has always been aware of, souring what was left of the heartwarming idea of his gang for misfits only. The true dynamic was never lost on him. He stayed close to Team Skull not only for the pokémon, in truth.]
[But he's on the right path, now. Not wholly, and not toward most others outside of his narrow social circle (the good one)... but a right path nonetheless.]
[Nanu snorts, acting irked.]
Don't have a choice, do I. [Then, a little more seriously,] I can tell when you're giving me crap, though. Don't abuse this permission.
[The warning isn't backed by any sort of intense look or terse tone. It's just there, for Guzma to interpret and use how he wishes. And normally that's a dangerous thing to give him.]
Not many people have it.
[Nor do many have any sort of verbal acknowledgement of Nanu's mentorship. If anything, he avoids getting into that sort of trouble like the plague; yet here he is, offering it to one of the most troublesome person he's ever met.]
walks out another week later sipping definitely not that
[But he's on the right path, now. Not wholly, and not toward most others outside of his narrow social circle (the good one)... but a right path nonetheless.]
[Nanu snorts, acting irked.]
Don't have a choice, do I. [Then, a little more seriously,] I can tell when you're giving me crap, though. Don't abuse this permission.
[The warning isn't backed by any sort of intense look or terse tone. It's just there, for Guzma to interpret and use how he wishes. And normally that's a dangerous thing to give him.]
Not many people have it.
[Nor do many have any sort of verbal acknowledgement of Nanu's mentorship. If anything, he avoids getting into that sort of trouble like the plague; yet here he is, offering it to one of the most troublesome person he's ever met.]