[ This isn't back home, no seemingly endless mass of underlings at this man's disposal or pokémon to commit crimes against. And Red doubts he could really take on all of the trainers here or be able to do anything to their pokémon.

That doesn't have to make him any more tolerable.

It's a small pause between what Giovanni says and when Red speaks, just to stop himself from throwing out the first childish thing that comes to mind. ]

I would if I could -- but that's what your people do. [ Thieving them from their trainers; it's a bitter thing to be reminded of. ] I'm not going to let you make people believe you're just a normal trainer.

[ It'd help if he knew his name -- but by the looks of it, 'the shady-looking guy that smokes' might just do. ]