The box wasn't sealed. He said he picked it up as a handout from some stranger. You remember seeing any girl scouts or bake sales on the way in? Maybe somebody with a giant fire slug?
[It pains him to have to say "giant fire slug" aloud, but you know, some things are more important than his hatred of Johto. And he nods in response to her professional opinion, scowling down at the halves of the cookie still in his hand.]
Meanwhile, let's get the kid fixed up and you looked at, too. If it's poison originating in one of the thirtysome poisonous types of animal in this universe, I've got something in the back that ought to be able to neutralize it — what makes this stuff nasty is the way in which it lingers. We get a lid on it now, it'll keep him from getting any worse and he can ride out the stomachache with a Tylenol and bed rest. [A pause.] And if it's not, then we've got a bigger problem.
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[It pains him to have to say "giant fire slug" aloud, but you know, some things are more important than his hatred of Johto. And he nods in response to her professional opinion, scowling down at the halves of the cookie still in his hand.]
Meanwhile, let's get the kid fixed up and you looked at, too. If it's poison originating in one of the thirtysome poisonous types of animal in this universe, I've got something in the back that ought to be able to neutralize it — what makes this stuff nasty is the way in which it lingers. We get a lid on it now, it'll keep him from getting any worse and he can ride out the stomachache with a Tylenol and bed rest. [A pause.] And if it's not, then we've got a bigger problem.