Kari stood, stunned for a moment. She almost couldn't believe how chaotic things had gotten around her. It seemed like the townsfolk of this village were definitely not chill if they were picking on people for being different. She had a quick decision to make: either ditch these guys and head to the next town on her own, or wait it out in the cave with her new friends and see what happened. But it was already dark out, and Kiki and Mark both seemed like good people so far. So she followed the group over to the cage, after putting Squirtle back on its pokeball so it wouldn't get lost.<br/><br/>"Wait... how did you understand what Blissey said to you? And why were the villagers harassing you earlier? I don't get it." Kari asked Kiki, sliding down to sit next to her in the cave. She was frustrated with herself for being late today, as it seemed like she missed out on a lot of the action. Seeing how shaken Kiki seemed, Kari added, "Well... anyway you seem like a good person, so as long as my pokemon and I have anything to say about it no one will be bothering you." She squeezed Kiki's hand as Chespin chirped in agreement.<br/><br/>After sitting and chatting in the cave for a few minutes with Kiki, Kari grew restless just waiting around. She stood up and walked to the mouth of the cave carrying Chespin in her arms. "Hey... can you tell me exactly what we're up against here?" She asked Mark, looking out cautiously. "I want to help you guys... but, if you couldn't tell I'm a brand new trainer. I've never even done a real pokemon battle before. So honestly I don't know how much help I'll be."