Giving a slight sigh and noting a few things of that then lowering his head, "That is one feeling or emotion that-" swallowing hard shaking his head with his voice going quiet there with his cap being off to the side when speaking, "I feel too much of... and that I like to try not let it get to me, even if I get sad over of it..." making a surprised noise when his Typholsion shuffled in and nuzzled there with a soft whine.
"Personally I try not to let losses in battles or small mistakes get to me much but... I still feel awful when I do really..." looking up with that sad expression with puddle looking eyes before leaning on his friend, "The most hurtful one was when I got ganged up on by other boys back before I came to be a trainer, I held back too much and got beat up really... umm..." patting Typholsion's head when his partner licked at his face in hopes of cheering the ravenette trainer up.
"The time I felt beat down just because... I was different, but I can say that it's a bit better now." rubbing his eyes after a bit and sniffling before blowing his nose on a tissue that was plucked from the box nearby, "Thanks buddy... PBBBTT!! Sorry about that..." giving a weak laugh and rubbing his cheek on that soft fur before hugging his warm friend.
Busy taking time to choose his words carefully then opening his mouth a few times till finding his voice, "Uhh... I hope I didn't make you feel sad or anything, if I did I'm sorry..." putting his head down when fussing with his hoodie strings then flapping his sleeves. He had that habit of doing such a thing when he got like this, it being a little thing to put some of that energy in till things calmed down and when feeling better too.
Ethan tried to keep his feeling on a low key notion when dealing with any sort of emotional moments and the like, though that plan backfired quite badly or it that brave face he put would crack and reveal that tangle of emotions he would battle with underneath really.
Defeat for him could result in missed chances and other things which he would regret at times, sometimes he'd bounce back fine but others it took a longer amount of time nonetheless he still keeps trying. Can say the traveling opened things he never thought were there really even to see so much throughout the travels too, to him each thing experienced was a special thing and to write in his various books that he kept so he could look back on the journey along with all the memories.