[John lingers for a moment after the push, just because he can't let Karkat get his way entirely, but he does back off. Hugs aren't as fun when the other side of the hug is a prickly ex-troll who prefers insults to actual friendly greetings.]

Geez, Dave, who knew you'd be so popular in Pokemon land? And a baseball stadium? Do the Pokemon play baseball?

[He looks to his new tiny bird friend.]

I feel like a lot of them wouldn't be able to hold a bat.