Was Gwen downplaying how on-edge the entire world had felt, or was she just confident in her ability to course-correct should disaster strike? Robin wanted to feel good about her best friend - she knew Gwen was capable, and she was growing strong every day. But the fear was so real. She couldn't risk anything happening to Gwen. Robin was nearly abducted for getting in over her head; she couldn't let Gwen face the same fate.

She fought the urge to blurt out her worst fears. Instead, she cleared her throat. "Um. I think it's a response to malicious energy. Like, all the wildlife knows something bad is about to happen. These behaviors are like, um, if an earthquake is gonna strike, but the Rangers in charge of environmental monitoring have been upping their range on the devices. Nothing appears to be coming."

Even people were responding to the nervousness of wildlife by stockpiling themselves. Many stores in Dewford had sold out of essentials, according to her older sister. Criminal activity had suspiciously not hit an uptick. That is what set her off -- surely, Rocket was planning something. They were organizing something; otherwise, lowly thugs would be taking advantage of such rapid movements of goods in all the cities to smuggle or steal.

Robin explained as much, looking to be approaching a nervous breakdown.