[It's one of the better reactions to his mandibles flaring, really. Garrus would pass on staring, but at least it's clearly positive fascination instead of repulsion. Or grabbing. Garrus does not appreciate grabbing.

The fact that Charizard doesn't get his own name is a little sad, especially considering the amount of work he and Arcanine put in, but apparently it doesn't matter to the pokemon. Garrus will focus more on Red.]

They had a lot of hopes for you, clearly. And you're determined to live up to them. That's good.

[His father had hopes for him. They involved crushing Garrus' dreams. They're on better terms, now, but it had taken a great deal of time and work for that.]

And they did pick it. Liked the sound of it, the history of it. We'll see if I live up to mine in the end.

[There's a massive task ahead of him, and it's daunting sometimes. He doesn't know if he'll succeed or fail, but there's only one direction to move - forward.]

All we can do is try.