Liam just stared blankly at her for a moment... By the time she finished, his face was going either pale or green at the thought of it. Possibly both. But Liam seemed... strangely calm about it. Very uncomfortable and unnerved by it. But calm.
"...I-I-... I-- understand..." Liam spoke up meekly, trying not to gag at the thought of it. "Being born out in the wild- as well as traversing through it many times afterwards- I've... seen a lot of that stuff happen before firsthand... From electrocution, to smashing others with giant rocks, to blasting giant holes into the ground, the list goes on... And those are just some of the more tame examples..."
"Truthfully- though I hate thinking about it- we do eat other Pokémon ourselves," he said quietly, sounding like he was ashamed for it. "It's just the way life is for us... Even though food is processed nowadays and done through the Industrial Food Pokémon Production system in a controlled environment; I still feel awful for all those Pokémon who end up being slaughtered, just to put food on our tables. I can't help but feel guilty about it sometimes when eating..."