[Silver doesn't verbally acknowledge HapHap's greeting, but he does nod at her. His Croconaw doesn't go as far as to put herself between Silver and Ethan, but there's a certain tension in the way she holds herself. She watches them both, a wary glint in her eyes.]

I'm not going to waste energy by kicking her, if that's what you're concerned about. [His tone is disdainful, bored. Kicking around a baby Pokémon? Not worth the time or the effort, in his book.] Yes, I noticed. Not that it's any of your business.