Through the woods

You passed by the beach, heading north towards Rustboro City. The forest ahead of you was dense, the trees casting the forest floor in shadow even now in the midday. As you passed through the opening, you had to stop a moment for your eyes to adjust.

Once you could see properly, you resumed walking, spotting a wurmple crawling up a tree and some shroomish eating soil from a rotting log. {if Petalburg Woods<2}{if May Travel==1}May took out her pokedex and took a picture of the group of shroomish. "It's fascinating to see pokemon out in their natural habitats, just living their lives without human interference. Don't you think?"

You shrugged. "Sometimes? They're just eating dirt."

May huffed, but didn't actually have a counterargument.{endif}{endif}

As you walked, you passed a bug catcher gleefully examining his pokeballs on his way out of the forest, looking as excited about his new pokemon as {if May==1}you had after catching May{else}{if Tina==1}you had after catching that shopkeep{else}{if Caroline==1}you had after catching that ace trainer{else}you imagined you would after catching a hot girl{endif}{endif}{endif} in one of your hacked pokeballs.