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"Funny 's it sounds, he does sound kind o' dangerous..." Tambrey nodded "So 's probably a wise idea."
Erm. Neph. The grunt bit at her lip for a second.
"Well... I haven't actually tried t' train her since we got back, though she seemed, maybe, less... uh, spirited when I last took her out of the pokeball t' check on her... Then again, I kind o' had them all out then, so... y'know.. 'back up'."
She blinked a little; Red was his bird but...
"Odette?"

Tambrey wasn't really sure who she'd consider an expert trainer to ask... Maybe Frost or Faleen; they both seemed to have a really good leash on their pokemon and seemed able to direct them even when the pokemon seemed rather terrifying and inclined to be untrustworthy.
"Couldn't hurt." She chimed anyway, though perhaps finding it a little hard to believe he would be going and seeking advice.

"Huh." That was interesting, and fairly useful. She knew her pokemon had some attachments beyond with each other, but she doubted any of them could be used in the same way. Sure, Palu, Pygi and Swiftwing were basically a family but Palu was a proud bird and Pygi wouldn't understand the idea of 'doing something to impress' in all likelihood.
"I've seen Odette; 's a pretty bird. Don't think Palu was too impressed, but... well. Palu's Palu; she's not much 'f a 'friend-maker'. That does sound useful though; 's a pity 's none like that for Discord."

Had she been able to hear Aulus' thoughts, she might have completed that last one with 'painful'.
The question caught her slightly off guard and she nearly lost her slight grip on the poolside, though it might just look as though she was adjusting her position for comfort.
"Uh. Well, i's a little complicated." Instantly, Tam's brain informed her that was a lie- it was straight forward and childish, she'd been 'young', though it was still only about a year and a half ago really- and she blushed slightly because of it.
Hm. It was Aulus; he never really seemed all that judgmental and she certainly trusted him.
"No, sorry, that's wrong; i's not complicated at all." She sighed and admitted. "If y' kept an ear or an eye out around university, you'd possibly find someone offering something you wanted or needed... Express frustration with a lack of... opportunity to do certain things or maybe y'd need money, someone might be there with 'a pretty good deal'. Access to scientific equipment and knowledge, opportunity to travel and see rare pokemon /with/ a pay packet." She shrugged, just slightly then, some regret in there, audible though hidden in weary acceptance. "Of course, 's a more positive spin on the truth 'f it and once you're in, the way out's not really the way out at all."
She paused, then smiled, a little ruefully.
"D'you mind if I ask the same?"

Tambrey actually followed his gaze upward toward the ceiling and found herself smiling a little differently.
"If it says a lot about you, 'm willing t' bet it, or it's starting to, have regular conversations about a lot 'f us..." There was a small amount of laughter in her voice now. "Never was all that popular at school, uni, where ever... 'M still a little bit 'f a loner maybe, but the people here, surprising as it should be, are probably the best I've met; they get under your skin and before you know it, y' care that someone might not be coming back from somewhere." The grunt, deciding the conversation was worth a seat for, lifted herself out of the pool, turned and sat, dangling her legs into the water. She pushed her goggles up, keeping her hair back, so that eye contact was a little easier, even if some things were a little fuzzy like that.
"I'm happier here too, despite how I got here and knowing... y'know, the 'exit' policy, I'm still happier to be with friends now."

"I had classmates more than friends." Tambrey nodded, apparently understanding the idea of hanging out with people but not being close. "That sort o' thing seemed maybe a little harder than being just... on your own?" She fished a little- that was how it had felt to her; easier sneaking off to read on her own.
She did note that it was somewhat unusual to hear Aulus speaking this way; of course, there were some things about him that, even if he'd tried to hide them, they'd been a little... visible to her, spending time in that cell if they hadn't been much during the sessions before.
"It is nice. And it's nice t' see." She agreed and continued after a small pause. "You and Hayes seem really close."

That was a good thing to see, that smile; it was warm and different to the ones before, and very different to the expressions they'd been sharing in the cell.
It felt so odd to have been back any time at all, when such simple things still seemed so fresh and pleasant.
"Heh. Doctor Who's a pretty good agent f'r bonding; 's like glue." Tam' smiled in kind. She didn't seem bothered or concerned with whatever Aulus' and Hayes' relationship was beyond them being 'close' as friends at least.
"That's... I want t' say lucky, but I don't really think 's as much t' do with luck when 's people involved. It's good, anyway, t' have a friend like that."

Tambrey was a little surprised to hear Aulus claim that he would have done something cruel without provocation without something to talk about, but then she'd only really known him since meeting him in the Rec' Room whenever that had been now and gotten to know him better via training and, of course, the cells.
She smiled though, as he concluded the thought.
Then blinked as he talked of starting a class.
It sounded a good idea, and she knew it was close to something he'd wanted to do before.
"Well, sure, though I've, uh, never done that sort of thing before..." Then again, he'd be doing the teaching and she /did/ know the basics now. "I would. It sounds fun and it'd definitely be useful."