El blinks a bit, as Eris declines to state her name - and in response, they make a sheepish chuckle. "Fair enough," They respond - although, they couldn't help but wonder if her Momma said that wandering through an otherwordly tunnel system was okay...

Either way, they turn their focus to treating Eris' shoulder - applying steady pressure to the gauze that they layered over the wound. It didn't take too long for them to finish up though - as once they were satisfied that there wouldn't be any bleeding through, they'd unroll some bandages to wrap up her shoulder. "There we go," El spoke with a gentle smile, making sure that everything was secure. "How's that feel? Not too tight?"

With Eris patched up though, she'd pose a question to El - and they'd blink a second, before scratching their cheek a little. "I appreciate the concern - although I can take care of myself, too. I, uhm, feel like I should be saying the same to you, honestly." They'd respond with a sheepish hue - this wasn't really the place for a kid, either. Though, they'd argue this wasn't really a place for anyone to be!

Nonetheless, they'd continue "And as for what I plan on doing, well... I, uhm, guess that depends on whether you want help with anything else?" Giving an earnest smile, they'd offer "If you need any other bandages changed, or if you're lost, I'm here to help. Otherwise, I was - uhm - figuring we could watch eachothers' backs, incase the other grunt comes back with buddies or something."

Glancing over to the unconscious grunt though... "... Probably shouldn't leave him here..." El mused out loud. They were sure trying to take him to a Rocket camp would be dangerous - and thus probably wouldn't end well. But bringing him to a League camp would mean he's safe from roaming Ultra Beasts, even if in custody... Unless Eris had other ideas, that was?

Eris Halla

Where would they take him? Well... "I feel like trying to find his buddies to hand him over to them would - well - be a bad idea... But just leaving him here's asking for some Ultra Beast to hurt him - or worse..." They'd sigh, scratching a cheek a bit as they put a voice to their prior thoughts.

"It'd probably be safest for everyone to have Bibidi Teleport him to one of the League outposts? Dunno if there's any - well - neutral safe areas we could leave him, really..." It was League or Rocket, from what they saw. And with what they'd heard of things like nihilego toxin, getting arrested was probably the preferrable option of the two...

But glancing over to Eris, they'd ask "Are you looking for someplace safe to rest, by the way?" It sorta seemed that way, with the latter question. "Bibidi and I can bring you to one of the outposts too, if you'd like."

Eris Halla

El blinked as they were suddenly pulled into a hug - and though it took a second for them to react, they'd smile gently and hug her back. "Of course," They'd respond - adding "But still - be careful, okay? Trust your buddies' judgements if they, uhm, think it's getting too dangerous." El nodded to Reiner and the Doublade in regards to 'buddies'. They didn't want to doubt the young girl's independence - especially when she clearly had strong pokemon to back her up. But this place wasn't exactly a walk in the park, either...

But then came the sprinkling of dust that'd fall over the group - and a pebble lightly bonking El on the head would cause them to yelp a little, inhaling on reflex. Attempting to follow Eris' lead, they'd cover their nose and mouth as well - although...

... Since when did their eyelids become so heavy?

Eris asked something - though El could only catch the tail end of it, a question. "I- I'm okay...?" They murmured, though even they seemed unsure of it as they began to yawn widely. Dust, grogginess, being the nerd that they were they couldn't help but note it was almost like... "... Sleep... Powder...?" They mused out loud - gaze glancing upwards, for as hard as it was to even lift their head.

Their other pokemon were becoming affected as well. Bibidi seemed to have a sense of alarm - her waning psychic awareness attempting to sweep for any signs of some hidden pokemon, even as she became too groggy to so much as think. Behemoth was yawning widely, curling up not unlike a dog for a nap. And Akero would whistle softly as she settled down next to him, but...

"A... Akero," El spoke up - trying to fight the drowsiness even as their eyelids began to drift closed. Had to keep someone awake - any of them, incase they were in danger... "Safe.... Safegua..." ... But before they could fully form their words, or see whether or not their togekiss heard them, they'd slump over in their seated position - as they, too, fell unconscious...

Would this count as a KO? <:D?

Eris Halla

How long does it take, for El to wake back up? That's a good question, to say the least; with Ultra Deep Sea being essentially a series of caves, there isn't any sun or moon to gauge the passage of time with. There isn't even a shift in the ever-eerie dim lights that fill the tunnels to judge by - no matter how much time passes, more often than not everything seems to stay the same.

Thus, it's with a little bit of disorientation when they finally begin to stir - groaning softly, as they lift their head from the ground. "What... happened...?" They mumbled to themself - before a sudden spark of alarm in their chest, spurred by the realm's paranoia, has them glancing over to their other pokemon. "B-Bibidi?" They call, a hue of worry creeping into their tone. "Akero? Behemoth?"

But in seeing that the three of the others are all fine, their heart settles - especially as their voice prompts the other three to stir, one by one. That could've been dangerous, passing out in the middle of Ultra Beast territory like that - it was just as easy for an Ultra Beast or ill-natured Rocket member to have found them, as it was to have been stumbled upon by a good samaritan. But from the looks of things, neither had passed through here...

... Nor did the girl, El soon realized. No matter where they looked, there was no sign of her nor her pokemon. "Where'd she go...?" They murmured in confusion - grabbing their cane and gathering their things together, so that they could stand up proper. Bringing a hand up to their mouth, they'd raise their voice - calling "Hellooo! Are you out there, miss..??"

... ... No response. She must have left, if they could hazard a guess - and Bibidi couldn't sense any other minds out there in the general vicinity.

The implications and possibilities were concerning - and they had almost wanted to go look for her, but... Lacking any knowledge of which way to go, the only option they had was to keep wandering as they have been. Perhaps, somewhere out there, they'd be able to run into her again - check up on her, to make sure everything was okay. (And to maybe ask her where she'd disappeared to, as well.) But only time would tell if that'd actually happen.

So for the time being, they'd recall Behemoth and Akero to their balls, adjusted their bag, and started walking.

There were surely more people out there, who needed someone's help, after all...