"Yeah."  Almond agreed, walking to the door and holding it open for Haruki.  "There's probably a lot more out there we need to check up on."   He stepped outside and looked around.  There were still people walking around, but their heads seemed to have gotten heavier as if suddenly everyone was starting to get sleepy.  "This is too weird."  Almond said as he started walking away from the pokecenter.  "I could get a few people looking odd, because those would have to be the ones who have even a slight idea of what's going on, but for everyone to suddenly look so much like walking corpses."  He shook his head.  "It's too much."

He started walking and rubbed his chin as he did so.  "Ugh.  I could really use a shave.  I don't mind a beard, or being smooth like a freshly born bottom but this stubble annoys me to no end."  His eyes darted around as they walked.  "Hey, if Spitfire belonged to Officer Jenny and had at least a single encounter with those shadow things, maybe it still has their scents and can take us to them?"  He paused for a moment as he continued walking.  "I mean, maybe it could lead us to the shadow things before they start attacking."  Another pause.  "That is of course is if nurse Joy was telling us the true about the time.  I could just be paranoid but that whole time of day murders starting seemed too much for me?  " 

There was a gurgling sound from his stomach.  He frowned and then looked at Walnut.  The bulbasaur was looking up at him in what was clearly an expectation for a meal.  "Hey, Haruki, this might be a stupid question but do you have any poke dollars for a meal?  I'm starving!"