Morning.
Baimu woke to the urgent ringing.
He pushed away the three huge heads pressing down on his upper body and reached toward the nightstand. "Hm?"
How had this thing ended up sleeping on the nightstand?
Speechless, he glanced at the Galarian Corsola in his hand, tossed it beside his pillow, then reached out again and successfully grabbed the phone that was vibrating nonstop.
The caller ID was familiar gibberish.
"Good morning, Doctor."
Baimu got out of bed. The Pokémon around him slowly woke at his movements, while Mawile on the sofa had not slept enough yet and merely rolled over before continuing to sleep.
Dr. Akihabara: "...You ran into Unit Zero again?"
"Don't worry, it was only its data Substitute. But it told me quite a few things, and I'd like to confirm whether they're true with you."
Baimu sought the other man's opinion.
Dr. Akihabara hesitated briefly, then agreed.
Thus began a conversation to determine whether Unit Zero had been sincere during their exchange the previous night.
The first question.
It had regarded being splashed with coffee as an attack and tried to imprison Unit Zero.
Dr. Akihabara's tone became especially agitated after hearing it.
"Taking things out of context! First of all, it was a cup of scalding hot coffee! Second, after arguing with me, it got angry and suddenly attacked me. Splashing coffee was only the beginning—it even tried to manipulate the documents on the table to attack me afterward! And I never intended to imprison it. I only wanted it to return to its Poké Ball and calm down!"
Baimu: "..."
What was he listening to? A single-episode summary of a family drama?
A child in its rebellious phase and a stubborn old father?
The second question.
Unit One's purpose in expanding Porygon's influence.
Dr.