Haruki smiled a bit at his romanticizing comment, and she shrugged commenting "At least I'm not the only one who tends to romanticize things sometimes," She then added, thinking out loud, "Speaking of Pokemon, we should [i]probably[/i] warn Walnut, Tsunami, and Spitfire about the shadows when we get the chance," Tsunami, who was still walking with the both of them, tilted his head at the mention of warning them, and asked "Squirtle...?"

Haruki looked around the town as they walked through, and she couldn't help but feel somewhat disheartened at how everyone seemed to be afraid. "Well...we should probably get to the Pokemon center to heal up our Pokemon first and then we could...never mind," She mumbled when she saw that he gone up to a passerby and asked his question. She listened to his answer and she raised her eyebrows. She mumbled "That's horrible," Well, she knew now that they should check the Northern Border now...Hopefully they can put an end to this reign of terror.

Another passerby added "Not to mention I heard one of the Officer Jenny's among the deceased. At least her Growlithe wasn't there...she must've set it free before she passed on..."
Another passerby snapped quietly "Hey, hey! Watch what you say! We don't even know that for certain. The other Officer Jennys won't let us go to the Northern Border, and won't say anything about the matter!"
Haruki gasped silently, her eyes had widened, her skin paled, and she felt her heart drop to her stomach. So that was why the Growlithe was where they found it...! She couldn't help but draw out the Pokeball that held Spitfire, and look at it in horror and sadness. Spitfire may have been Officer Jenny's Growlithe...He may have seen his own friend die right in front of his own eyes...! The horrible thoughts swirled within Haruki's mind.