his eyes immediately lock onto the fast ball presented to him, surprise and intrigue filling his brown gaze. he listens to them as they explain where the mareep in question came from. admittedly, she certainly wasn't the type of pokemon he tended to raise, but he could sense something else. he could feel those tiny, beady eyes staring back at him through the capsule she was inclosed in... he could feel exactly what she was feeling, her desire to join him on his adventures.
and really... with passion like that, how could he possibly say no?
"yeah, i can take care of her. she'd get along well with my pidgeot. she can be the same way." blue remarks as he carefully takes the fast ball from their grasp, pointing the capsule a short distance away from him. "mareep, come on out!" the ball bursts open, a red beam shooting towards the ground, eventually shifting and revealing the electric sheep who glanced between both blue and ree alike.
"maarr?' she bleats, eventually locking her eyes on blue. "mareeep!"
"hi there, sweet gal. i heard a lot about you...my name is blue. i'd really like it if you came with me and my team. we'll do great things together." his tone is gentle, softened as he holds his fist out for the mareep.
after looking at it for a moment, she'd bleat happily and bump her snoot against his fist, causing him to laugh triumphantly. "good choice! you know... i think i have the perfect name for you." he carefully guides her into his arms, plucking her up. "i'm gonna call you aries. how does that feel?"
"marrr marrr mareep!" aries chirps, rubbing their cheeks together, causing blue to laugh from the sparks that flew as a result.
"well, i guess that settles it. i think she likes me." he grins, turning back to ree. "thanks, ree. she's in good hands."