Tobias glanced back at Harvey, just in time to see him scurry back over on all fours and stop at his new trainer's ankle. The boy's gaze became more whistful and distant, as he drew a Pokeball from his backpack pocket and held it in his hand. The hard, smooth surface clutched in his hand, he stared into the vague reflection it gave as his mind began to wander. He thought about his mom and Slowbro. They had been together for such a long time- long before he was even born, but he realized now, that he didn't even know the half of it. Did that mean his mom went on an adventure too? Where are her other Pokemon? Did she even have any?
He was so lost in thought that he barely noticed Jin coming near. The seemingly sudden question made him jolt, causing him to drop the ball from his hand. With barely a second thought, he reached down and picked it up, dusting it off against his leg before sticking it back in his pocket. Turning to Jin now, he withdrew the map and opened it carefully, examining the blinking yellow dot that showed their location.
"Well..." he began, "It looks like there's a town out that way," Tobias noted, pointing vaguely down the route, "But I mean... pretty much we can go where-ever."