Rin had gone back to the store area to gather his sword, his ring, and his pokémon. He feels much more at ease with Kurikara at his back and Nosh and Sparky's pokéballs clipped to his stolen leggings. Oh. And Kuro on his head, because where else would they be? He's given the fragment of Ignatius' heart back to him and he can feel the Mother's influence being pushed back by that now comforting fire.

Then Yukio walks in and...

The feathers on Rin's head and the fur on his tail stick straight up. Something is very not right here.

"Y....yukio?" He looks at Herbert, eyes a bit desperate, "What....?"