[...well, the Geodude's response isn't exactly surprising, though Kimblee's attention is drawn to the bird. It's...a bit of a herpy thing, isn't it...

Not that he has much room to talk, given that the zencone is remaining completely oblivious to...everything in the immediate area from the looks of it, but details...]

Ah, no - I may have been released, but there was hardly any way they could justify a reinstatement. Consider it more of a pardon than an exoneration.