"Mementos"...? [Blue can't help but find that name familiar somehow. Was that something from Ren or Akechi's....?]

[He doesn't quite have time to finish that line of thought, with the chaos of the battle and danger surrounding them. Blue grits his teeth as he watches Arcanine's attack cut off the charge of Shadows, but even with that they were still left with many of them approaching. Arcanine takes a few steps back, growling, protectively towards his trainer before Ann reaches for him, causing him to jolt in surprise and a small yelp.]

Uh-- hey, was that a person!? [He asks, glancing back towards the direction Carmen's fireballs had just exploded over. What if that had been someone else in trouble!? But the thought barely has time to catch in his brain; she's right. He's in fight or flight mode, and with Blue, the option was usually clear.]

--Alright. Arcanine, let's go! [He holds a hand out towards the canine Pokémon, who lowers his haunches for Blue to hop up on his back again. Blue hesitates, then reaches a hand towards the masked girl.]

You better not be one of these creepy things, alright!? Get on!