[No no no, not as planned. You're supposed to tell him how awesome he is, Luke! So if it looks like his mood deflated a bit, that's because it did.

He places his other hand back around his Budew.]

Yes, I am. Working with the Commandant is, well...I must say that it is a very good position to be in. [This is kind of hard to talk about when he doesn't really feel all that much for Van...and considering the events that were happening before he arrived in Johto.] Myself and the other God-Generals answer directly to him, though we also closely work alongside the Fon Master and Grand Maestro.