OOC: How about we keep going, but we don't go too far? Because I mean... we shouldn't get so far that by the time Zero comes back there's no way for him to do what he had planned, but we can't just let it sit here for a month and die off. Pokehunter has a good point. Not to mention that Zero himself said that we should just play his character as an NPC until he gets back, so I think it's safe to say he wants us to go on a little. Let's just go on a bit and not get too far into it. Let's at least get out of this stinkin' cave. >.<
Hiroko
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"Finally; I much prefer the outside to this dark and smelly cave anyway," Hiroko said, walking on after Yuri, "Though, let's just hope there are no more of those stupid traps around outside." She looked at Zero to confirm or deny it. He looked a bit unsure about it. "Great... more traps," she replied to his look, "Just what I always wanted."
As the cave came to its end, there was sunlight and warmth, something the cave hadn't had, and something else; it was the sounds of wild pokemon. Tweets, growls, low roars from far off all could be heard by the group. Hiroko found herself imagining which pokemon she would end up catching and smiled. They're out there waiting for her, she just needed to find them.
"Well," she said, looking down at Scar, "Now there's plenty of room for you to roll."
Ruri paused as her trainer stopped at the exit to look. She breathed a bit hard, and she was quite sweaty. Holland looked at her friend.
{Are you alright? You still don't look so good,} the little Nidoran said, looking concerned.
{I'm fine. I'm just tired; that's all. It's nothing,} she answered, her eyes closing and then opening again, {Hiroko... I think I need some rest. That'll do me some good.}
Hiroko looked down at her Bulbasaur. "Oh, right. Return," she said, recalling Ruri back into her pokeball.
Holland looked worried still; something wasn't right with it.