[he puts a hand on his own rigging cape (why is he even wearing this today? who knows! team leaders, man.) and flutters it himself in the wind with an irritated expression, looking over to mightyena and aster. mightyena stops licking after a moment, then gently nudges her with a paw. maybe trying to roll her over. not clear, but his tail is wagging madly.

the fact his cheeks flush a little darker probably answers that before he actually verbally says anything.]

Obviously [...] Shelly helped...

[that seems to make him clam up a bit-- he's still not entirely clear on what zinnia's plan with being in team aqua was (he assumes she was just there to get the layout of his base, or something) but there's a lot of complicated feelings around literally everything to do with his team.]

--Well! Anyway. It's just me of Team Aqua here, so I guess I'll just have to be really fashionable alone! [he turns back dramatically like he's about to flounce, but actually just takes his shears to try and fix the damage he did to his bush. after a moment, he looks over his shoulder:] You'll find May's name on that wall.

[his tone is relatively unreadable. he figures zinnia should at least know she was here...?]