Rusturf Tunnels were one of the few places Cogimo haven't visited as one living in Rustboro should. It wasn't, like, he didn't want to, but no parent really liked the idea of their child wandering around dark tunnels full of dangerous pokemon. It was, probably, for the best, knowing that in one of those rare times he was here the boy ended up coming back with a pokemon. A stationary pokemon, but still. Today, though, he didn't come for pokemon, or even exploring, but to make sure that everyone is safe in the digging craze.[break]
He was paid for five days of guard duty, the first four being uneventful. The boy spent most of his time being bored, patrolling one of the excavation sites, and bonding with Kirilla which he had taken with himself. The girl was only recently caught, seemingly shy even if she did obey the trainer's orders. Cogimo's mom said she would warm up to him in time, but, compared to other pokemon he had caught around the same time, they seemed to warm up to him much faster.[break]
The youngest Shimaru was feeding some snacks to the boldore when a concerned mother came to him, asking for help. He had seen them before, both mother and 5 years old son coming here for some bonding time. They even had chatted a bit while the kid was trying to make friends with Kirilla. The lady quickly explained that everything was fine one moment but then something reached out from the darkness and grabbed her boy. After finding which tunnel it was Shimaru turned to the closest trainer that had been on guard duty with him.[break]"Hey! Can you, please, come with me? Kirilla here knows how to maneuver in the underground, but I rather have someone else with thumbs as well."