Maya's food-filled mouth opened for a fraction of a second as the thought of Zombie now being officially hers formed in her mind. She clamped her mouth shut in disgust at herself for having considered saying such a thing and continued to eat in silence. The way things were now, it was impossible not to feel affected. Maya found it hard to care for others and had devoted her emotions exclusively towards herself and pokemon, and by looking at Sabrina's facial expressions she could tell she was struggling just as much as the rest of them to get by. Still, she'd have to make an effort to have some common sense when speaking out loud. Things were getting serious. 

"Boycott the fossil hunters?" she asked. "So in other words, we could go to them for help. Doubt they'll trust us so easily though." If they were powerful and growing then Maya would have to prove herself to them, and that meant she'd absolutely have to stay in a team. Together the four of them could stand a greater chance of growing stronger. As she thought this, she listlessly threw bits of rations for Zombie to snack on, sneaking a glance at their newest member when she could.

"Dhelmise, was it? How do you end up with a pokemon like that?"