[The mention of his Pokemon is a huge pick up though, which is why he smiles at that.]

This one. [He grabs Growlithe up and pulls him onto his lap, scratching behind it's ears.] Is Jefferson. Houndour is Adams... then the Shinx is Hamilton.

[Yeah, he's totally predictable. Though... h-hey, what? He laughs that off.]

We arrived around the same time and figured we might as well travel together.

[He smiles, obviously looking really happy about it. Being alone = not good for him.]