Your friend

You guess it's your friend and wave to him while shouting his name. He waves back and speeds up, slamming his face in the same spot you did earlier, getting covered in the rough yet slimy floor below him, he quickly picks himself up and shows no sign of slowing down until he is in the cave. He comes up to you and is about to hug you when you back away from him.

"Oh right, sorry. Still covered in dirt. I decided to catch up with you though since I got all my work done, something I usually don't do. I'd get something done then more work fills it in, I'm finally out of the vicious cycle of work though. Hey am gonna go change around the corner though if that's okay, just don't go around there."

He points to the right bend in the cave and goes behind it to change. He walks out with what seems to be a blue rock, nothing shiny though. Of course he grabs a blue rock, seems just like something he would do. He is in a new fit of clothes too. He hands the rock over to you and as you're holding it you realise it's not a rock at all, in fact the thing is moving and breathing, its a animal with beat up fur that clearly hasn't been looked after at all. You ponder about taking it home quickly to get it cleaned up or if you should keep exploring the cave.