See? Look at those wiggles. She's a good girl. A good girl who can wield the power of electricity, who possibly doesn't have a full handle on controlling it yet thanks to being almost entirely untrained. It's fine.

Ford straightens up. He doesn't remove a ball from the strap across his chest. Instead, there's a jingling sound and the Klefki peeks out of his coat. She's claimed a pocket as hers and that's just where she lives now (when she's not in other peoples' pockets, but he's working on discouraging that).

"What do you think?" he asks, and she jingles affirmatively. Half the things hanging from her arms aren't even keys. She's a hoarder among a species of hoarders.

"Alright!" He takes a few steps out, leaving space between them for whatever's about to go down. Definitely not to get out of the range of any potential discharge. Does Grubbin even have electrical attacks that early? He's not taking chances.

As usually happens once he begins a battle with someone, that music starts up.