Sam nodded "I'll do that, thanks" she said kindly. She glanced at
Rick, and Lan. "I'll uh tell you how that goes later..." She said
partially awkwardly. She wasn't sure where she'd go to ask for a
job, but she wouldn't ask them about it.
"Also, here's some food. I figured you'd be hungry." Lan pulled out
a bowl of fruit and berries, it would be enough to saturate a
pokemon of small size, like Sam, until dinner at least.
Sam looked at the berries and fruit and nodded a thanks. "Thank
you" she said kindly. Though she tried to sound kind she couldn't
help but feel awkward why are they even helping me? she
thought to herself in confusion. She never ran into anyone human,
or Pokemon, who were as nice as Lan, and Rick. She shook her head
clear, and looked around.
Sam nodded "yeah I can manage" she meowed softly. "I'll see you
guys later" she said over her shoulder before she went back against
the current of the river, and back into town.
"Oh okay," Lan said, as he watched Sam leave. He turned to Rick,
who was now sitting on the river's edge, playing with the rushing
water. "You ready to go yet?" Rick asked. Lan looked at Sam again,
and sighed. "Yeah," he said, "Sure, let's go."
Sam continued through town when she heard a Pokemon cry for help.
Walking over to the voice, she saw a Politoad asking around for a
missing Poliwag. "Hey is something wrong?" Sam asked, and went to
the Pokemon. Politoad looked up.
"My son...he went into the Berry Plains yesterday, and didn't
return" Politoad said in fear. Sam nodded Saffron went in berry
plains yesterday...maybe she began to herself, and froze.
"I could go looking for him. I ran into him before he left
yesterday anyway." She said softly. Politoad looked up
grateful.
"Thank you so much" she said kindly. Sam nodded, and went back
along town she then looked at the map of the surrounding areas, and
ran to the plains.
(oh god sorry I've been REEEEEAL busy the last few days
I might be gone for multiple days like this again ^-^")
Rick was leading Lan to their mission, with a map in hand. It was
kind of odd to Rick. Lan had never really acted toward anyone else
like he had with Sam. It was odd, and worrisome as well. Rick
feared they might be hiding something from him, but maybe it was
just him being jealous.