Huh- He did!? [A concerned frown is sent Dragonite's way; Blue is much more likely to spoil the big dragon boi than Lance is, apparently.] Eevee didn't seem all that badly affected... Not even as bad as me, I think.

[Hmmm. That couldn't possibly have anything to do with Eevee begging foodscraps out of everyone he meets in the cafe. Nah....]

[As Lance introduces himself to Cole, Blue struggles again to maneuver a little sliver of mushroom into its bopping maw, and almost manages to get it in by tricking it into taking his finger with it....]

Ah.... [Blue glances between the furious dragonkarp flopping in his arms and Cole, considering how to answer his question.] Not yet, usually, [He decides on, although it doesn't really explain much of anything until you meet a Gyarados.]

[Soon, hopefully!] Not in my experience, anyway.