Sometimes is a good start! It's better than never, at least.

[ ever the optimist! he's already taken stock of that lack of focus, but he has a couple of tricks up his sleeve to help with that. for now he watches, nodding at how she obeys Aerith. ]

Alright, not bad! [ he strokes his chin. Mireille seems like the quiet type, but that can hold lots of potential! ] If it's focus that she's having trouble with, we'll just have to figure out what gets her attention.

[ he reaches into his hoodie pocket, fiddling with some wax paper wrapping to take out a piece of mushroom jerky that he got from Blue. it's been pretty universally liked by the Pokémon, so he can only imagine that Mireille will at least have passing interest in it. he holds out his arm as a perch, while his opposite hand holds out the morsel. ]

Any interest?