You'll get through to 'im eventually!

*arcanine would be happy to play with him! ...or wait, you meant battle, right? well, whatever, close enough~

Laguna however is totally not at all furtively glancing over at the mention of "Elle", because seriously even he can start putting two and two together eventually...*

So, uhh......

*.....unfortunately he really has no idea where to begin with this bewildering mess*