[It will be abundantly clear what made this the opportune moment: those heavy boot footfalls in the corridor did, indeed, belong to Mando, and he opens the door to the hostel just in time to get a barrage of porn noises.]
[Later, he'll wish he'd just turned around and fled. However, all his battleworn instincts and reflexes never prepared him for this, and he does the absolute worst thing: he freezes, standing stock-still in the doorway, a little bag containing Pokecchinos dangling from his hand.]
Riz?
[What in the actual hell? A beat later, Mando starts to retreat, but too late: the Pokemon in the room have spotted the bag, and swivelled their heads simultaneously to zero in on it. That bag can only mean one thing: TREATS. As one, they swarm Mando, with PI leading the pack, yelping and jumping and squeaking and some of them even scrambling up Mando's legs. Mando has no idea why PI is so excited, since he has to realise by now that Mando won't screw up and accidentally order him a Pokecchino with caffeine in it, but hope springs eternal.]
[Either way, he's surrounded, and can't move for fear of trodding on a tail or paw.]
Come on, out in the hall. IN THE HALL! You can have your treats IN THE HALL!
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[Later, he'll wish he'd just turned around and fled. However, all his battleworn instincts and reflexes never prepared him for this, and he does the absolute worst thing: he freezes, standing stock-still in the doorway, a little bag containing Pokecchinos dangling from his hand.]
Riz?
[What in the actual hell? A beat later, Mando starts to retreat, but too late: the Pokemon in the room have spotted the bag, and swivelled their heads simultaneously to zero in on it. That bag can only mean one thing: TREATS. As one, they swarm Mando, with PI leading the pack, yelping and jumping and squeaking and some of them even scrambling up Mando's legs. Mando has no idea why PI is so excited, since he has to realise by now that Mando won't screw up and accidentally order him a Pokecchino with caffeine in it, but hope springs eternal.]
[Either way, he's surrounded, and can't move for fear of trodding on a tail or paw.]
Come on, out in the hall. IN THE HALL! You can have your treats IN THE HALL!