"Of course!" Fortem wasn't sure how he felt about Emerald in that
way yet, but Fortem was sure of how he felt of Emerald as a friend.
He gave him a smile. "No matter what, I'll be here for you, as a
friend, or..." He shrugged awkwardly, still smiling.
Emerald smiled. He had tears of happiness in his eyes, he was
worried that Fortem would’ve liked him less after this. “I truly
adore you...” he nuzzled his belly, wobbling it
"Hmm... maybe the center of the island, or the shops..." He
debated. "Have you heard of any interesting places here?" Fortem
asked Emerald. Since he knew only the bare basics about the island,
he was happy to let the Riolu take the lead.
"To be honest...I haven't really been here..." He said. "...Hm...I
honestly have no clue..." He said after a little bit. "I heard this
place is a little wilder then Luminia...literally."
"I've noticed," Fortem grinned as he admired the jungle while
playing with the sand under his paws. "Why don't we just wander
around and see where we end up?"
Fortem playfully jumped through the dappling light and shadows of
the tree leaves. "Mmhm!" His tail was wagging calmly. He poked his
muzzle between some bushes to look at the jungle.
"Oh!" Fortem reached out to paw a mago berry or two, before
hesitating and turning back to Emerald. "You think we're allowed to
take these?" He asked, eyeing the fruits.
"Then it should be fine..." Fortem reached a paw out and plucked
two berries with his claws. He held one in his mouth, and handed
the other to Emerald.
"Agreed!" It did taste a little less sweet... but Fortem thought it
was probably because farmed mago berries were grown to be sweet...
Either way, he munched, enjoying the flavour of his favourite
berry.