[attr="class","rosepost"]Keiko's shoulder ached from the heavy bag slung across it, but she wanted to walk with Rhea the Ribombee, and the little bug was unequipped to lug such a thing around. Rhea's presence was naturally relaxing, and she needed all the help she could get in that area. The rising tensions immediately following the loss of Petalburg left her uneasy. [break][break]

Still, she'd come to Hoenn for the exact purpose of delivering necessary parcels and intel during the war, so she couldn't let the nerves get to her. The problem was these little in between moments; she was totally fine in the thick of it, but everything else gave too much opportunity for thought, which meant too much opportunity for worry. They were back in the real world, no longer confined to an island that had been isolated enough to push the war to the back of her mind. Sometimes, it felt like she was still getting her land legs back after being seabound.[break][break]

"Maybe we should pick up the pace." She looked at Rhea, who offered a chirp of encouragement. Keiko spared a glance at the sun's position. "We have maybe an hour before dusk. We might want to set up camp and continue tomorrow." They'd made decent progress from Rustboro anyways.

[break][break]Althus Rex Grigori Sokolov Alba Evovae | 50 MP have your character recall a past thread or event that they have participated in or not (link the thread).[break]