[ His eyes only narrow at the statement, even as the Eevee chitters happily over the attention and leans into the scritching, closing its eyes. ]

They may have adjusted to their confinement, but it's still confinement.

[ His brow lifts at the term "colleague". ]

So there's another from your world.

[ At least this means they should have an sufficient knowledge base to provide these creatures what they need.

He continues to listen critically to the explanation. Starters? Then they must have come from the eggs the man mentioned. They had no prior partners. They might have never known freedom at all. Just hatched and been immediately placed into these holding devices. No wonder Eevee took to him so quickly. He was likely the first thing it saw.

His fist free fist clenches at his side and he grits his teeth. ]

How does it usually happen?

[ He's not sure yet if he wants to replicate any of this process, but it has to be more humane than their current situation.

He gestures toward Abomasnow with his head. ]

It sounds like yours at least had a choice in the matter.

[ If what the mans says about the pokemon needing to accept their partners is to be trusted. ]