"Phil, huh? Maybe I was a bit...excessive with my partners name. Nah, it suits him completely! Yours does too. Seems like a jolly little fella."

Jess watched the Gastly and her own Zubat play around as their trainers walked. Bailey was speaking, but Jess was more absorbed in the joyful Pokemon. She figured that the purple-haired girl would only be relaying information that Professor Apple had already given her, at any rate, and that didn't need to be listened to again. Thus, Jess remained with her eyes fixed on the Pokemon -mercifully not running into any snaring plants during this time- until forward progress stopped as Charlie did. Curious as to the cause of the interruption, Jess diverted herself from Belial's entertaining loop-de-loops and glanced at Charlie. She found him stock-still, with the same look of consternation that he had worn a few minutes ago plastered on his face. Instantly, the girl's energy was replaced with irritation. The notion of shoving him to knock him out of it popped into her mind and, without hesitation, she prepared to do exactly that.

Before she got the chance, however, Charlie regained his normal composure on his own. Jess halted with her arms halfway-extended, and quickly crossed them to hear whatever he had come up with in his miniature trance. "Sure, go ahead and call whoever. We can't wait long though."