Sometimes, clearing up a misunderstanding took more than a meeting.
Just talking face-to-face was not always enough. That demanded too much emotional restraint from both sides.
As a third party, Baimu served as a bridge.
With his help, the problems washed away like silt in a river.
"...So when everyone calls you Jigglypuff, they don't hate you, and they aren't insulting you. You just look like one. Understand?"
He patiently explained this to Scream Tail.
Beside him, the three Wild Pokémon who had called Scream Tail Jigglypuff nodded frantically.
Scream Tail looked at them, then at Baimu, and suddenly narrowed its eyes in suspicion. "Yiah? Ah?"
"Scream Tail asks: if they didn't mean anything bad by calling it Jigglypuff, then when you called it Jigglypuff..." The Porygon Phone snorted, struggling not to laugh.
Baimu flushed. "Of course I didn't mean anything bad either. Look me in the eyes."
He met Scream Tail's gaze up close.
Just as Evil Big Jigglypuff was about to believe him, the Porygon Phone cut in. "It was just a straight-up insult, after all. No hidden malice there."
"You rotten duck!"
"Ah!!"
Baimu and Scream Tail both started yelling, though they were yelling at different targets. Scream Tail wanted to do more than yell.
It would have, if Ogerpon had not been watching.
Just wait until I get my chance. You'll regret it!
The Grudge in Scream Tail's eyes made Baimu smile awkwardly. He hurriedly rubbed its puffed-up cheeks. "Come on, isn't that proof we're good friends?"
"Yiah!?"
What kind of friend insults you!?
Scream Tail's face darkened with anger. A sound wave powerful enough to rupture eardrums seemed to be building in its throat.
Baimu had no choice but to press his palms together in apology. "Sorry! I only did it because I like you.