[And seeing as it's not a question, Kimblee sees no reason to dignify it with a response; he tips his head slightly in acknowledgement before moving on to the actual query at hand.]

Unfortunately not; I think we're both aware enough of that, circumstances being what they are. However, that's hardly a reason to be ungrateful for what I've received.

After all, this place may deign to let me use it eventually; it's hard to tell, knowing Johto.