Strider's Links
Their first meeting was rocky as Ray left a bad impression on Strider, causing him to be less than friendly with them. Though, with the combination of Ray's persistence and certain events would cause the both of them to become surprisingly close. Strider even developed a serious crush on Ray. They ended up forming a team together after some thought and Ray ended up becoming the team leader due to them first suggesting the idea. Strider still questions if this was the right choice as Ray... can be a little reckless at times. Due to this habit of theirs, he acts as voice of reason and worries about them constantly during missions or traveling.
From the start wanted to be Strider's friend as Ray was new to the village but ended up leaving a bad impression. Ray's loneliness fueled their persistence to become his friend. Tried to make up their first impression to Strider multiple times but with Strider's stubborn and blunt attitude, it was difficult but with the help of a certain event, they would end up becoming close friends. Thinks Strider is silly and teases him from time to time but appreciates him and treasures their friendship greatly. Oblivious to Strider's feelings towards them.
(rewriting) Initially he thought Reese was weird and didn't trust him, being covertly intimidated by him but eventually warmed up to him.
(rewriting) A mentor to both Strider and Ray. Although he is attached to the both of them, he finds Strider to be a brat sometimes.
At first he internally questions her intentions as he found her to be off but with no evidence and his morals against him he shrugged it off. Other than his instincts, Mara was a easy-going and fun pokemon to hang with whenever she was in the same area.
While not related Strider calls Yancey "Big sis" which started as a way to make fun of Ryo's crush on her. (edit more ltr...)
Used to have a celebrity crush on Tempest. Was beyond surprised upon learning the fact that he is Yancey's older brother. Though his crush faded he still admires and respects him.
Not well acquainted with him, especially as Tempest seldom visits the village. Mostly knows about him through his sister's chats with him.
Aware of Raine's crush on Ray which heavily annoys him and sees him as a sort of rival. Regardless Strider gets along with him decently well and finds him to be cool as he's a successful solo team. Though he is bothered that Raine's younger than he is due to differences in strength along with height (which isn't normally an issue but somehow it's annoying with him).