[Menarker]

Renny yawned a bit, evidently tired but he tried his hardest to think of an answer.

"Well, from a practical side of things, my family moved around from place to place since before I was born after my father retired from being a pokemon trainer until we recently stopped moving not too far from here. I decided to get a job close to home so I could be with my family, so I came here once I heard there was a need for those with experience with pokemon. As for why here... Well... I had Togekiss ever since it was an egg and it never was far from my side once it hatched. He is always a compassionate soul and I feel blessed to have him and my other pokemons as my companions."

^^ Renny smiled broadly as if the memory and the thoughts of his pokemons eased up all his fatigue of the evening.

"Anyhow, when I decided to become a pokemon trainer quite a few years ago, I "technically" got Mudkip as my first pokemon, although Togepi naturally came along with me and I caught a few others the old fashioned way. I done my share of traveling, both as a trainer and along with my mother and father who supported me taking me to more far off locations like Mount Coronet among other marvelous places. Anyhow, I was shocked by a particular gym battle where I saw the challenging trainer losing and his pokemon showed signs of extreme weariness and potential abuse, but the trainer didn't care. It was a hollowing sight to me, but the match ended suddenly and the gym leader actually used his full authority as a representative of the Pokemon League and revoked the trainer's license for mistreatment of his pokemon! I guess that is where I got the inspiration to join PACTA. At the time, I felt that I would basically be searching out trainers both legal and criminal who violate the terms of the trainer license and terminate all unethical or immoral treatment of pokemons which they capture as well as the manner in which they are used. Well, I admit it's not as simple as I make it sound. I mean, Shannon here done a tremendous job tonight, even though her past actions were admitably not as noble, so I know that a pokemon's bond with trainers can be quite so deep or that there could be certain circumstances... In a way, I felt that if I raised strong and happy companions through my actions, then I would set a strong example for others to treat other pokemons and trainers with the same respect which should also extend to all others without pokemons or those who don't raise them in the same manner as a trainer. Although I admit that the assignments we done by far is quite different from what I envisioned I would be doing, I still believe that what we have done is a vital contribution."

Renny turned his thoughts inwards a bit more as his words leaked out in the middle of his soul-searching.

"I always felt that everyone was responsible for the connections they make throughout their lives. That living with others meant that our very interactions touch each other in different ways. It is because of those differences that we struggle because we perceive kindness in different ways, and we may hurt each other in the attempt to be kind. But those differences are meant to be celebrated. The way I see it, the befriending of a pokemon or a human and how we interact with each other are really not that different... and that things will change if we behave as if those differences don't make a difference at all. But I'm afraid to admit that I'm still thinking of what I'll ultimately do with my life further down the line or how I'll do my part to make that dream a reality."