John, only lost two of his Pokémon but he will not be taking that very well because he loves his Pokémon bunches. While he's not particularly aggressive persay, he is a fighter and he'll definitely probably lash at some of those monsters. Especially if they're attacking people/himself. And he's all about teaming up and DOING THINGS TOGETHER so he'll be happy to help literally anyone with the sigil-door thing if need be.

Part of me wants to be terrible and say he'll end up whiting out at some point because John is a Pro at dying but idk for sure. we'll see?

Faize, on the other hand, I just signed up at the last minute because this event looks like it'll be a good way to get him to pull his head out of his ass about all this Pokémon stuff. And meet new people...and maybe make friends. Because he is not doing so hot at that right now and probably won't be by the time the event rolls around. Plus fighting things. Watch him go at these nightmares with a sword that's actually a table leg or something. SO I AM OPEN TO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING WITH HIM. He only has one Pokémon to retrieve but he is also a team player and won't say no to somebody who asks for help.

IDK HIT ME I WANT YOUR PLOTS.