Thomas' respect of the Riolu named Luca grew immensely, even if he had a death wish.  As Luca collapsed Desmond felt a rather intense twinge of pain, and started walking forward towards the collapsed pokemon, then stopped and turned back towards Thomas for permission.<br/>"Go ahead, just make sure I can still see the action."  Desmond reached into Thomas' bag and pulled out a burn heal, then walked over to the injured Riolu and started tending the burns.