[ he shakes his head. it isn't the first time his steel friends have been mistaken for robots, and it certainly won't be the last. still, he likes educating people on them. ]

Skarmory is completely organic. They're born with their steel armour, and it hardens and sharpens with age and experience.

[ and with the experience of being under a champion trainer, it's safe to say that this skarmory's wings are very sharp. he calls the bird over, and it stands over them curiously (and a little imposingly). ]

We need you to cut these bonds for us. Carefully.