"Snorlax, look what I've brought you!" Heath walked into his lounge with a smile and woke the sleeping Snorlax, who blearily opened his eyes.
No, wait, he didn't seem to have opened his eyes. After all, even opening his eyes wasn't particularly easy for Snorlax. Heath actually thought he looked the same whether his eyes were open or not. Even with his ability to tell the Officer Jennys apart, Heath had to admit that he really couldn't tell whether Snorlax's eyes were open. According to research by Pokémon Professors, Snorlax did have eyes, but they were so small that most of the time, it was impossible to tell what state they were in.
"Whooom." Snorlax instinctively let out a yawn, and the tremendous sound nearly blasted through Heath's eardrums, leaving him unsure whether to laugh or cry. It seemed that although Snorlax was already trying very hard to control his voice, it was simply that loud, so there wasn't any particularly good way to solve the problem. Sometimes, an inadvertent yawn could have devastating consequences.
"Sorry." Snorlax lowered his head. He was fully awake now and looked dejected, like a child who had done something wrong. The sight made Heath want to laugh a little, but looking at the enormous Snorlax before him, he also felt somewhat apologetic. Snorlax often didn't have much of a presence around Heath. There wasn't much he could do about it, after all. Heath spent most of his time outside cooking, serving customers, and earning money, while Snorlax's special identity made it unsuitable for him to appear in front of other people.
So Snorlax was often all alone in the lounge. Fortunately, as Heath acquired more Pokémon, Snorlax gained companions he could talk to. Otherwise, Heath really would have worried about whether he might cause