[ "Fire pig." Well, that's certainly descriptive. It's a lot like "tank" in its own way; it's just in another language, focusing on different features. And so Reiner nods, looking ahead at Panzer and Hinobuta. ]

That's a good name.

[ Not that Reiner expects his approval to mean anything. Even if his opinion apparently does…? How confusing!

Talk of names is put aside as the weather worsens, both men indeed working to keep leaves off each other. The Pokémon stop wandering so far ahead, too, circling back to try and help. (Or maybe just to be near; Reiner has no way to know.) Then thunder rolls, and Reiner curses under his breath. ]

Yeah. And fast.

[ Not that there's any shelter to be had. Not nearby, at least. Reiner frowns, briefly wishing he'd learned how to act as a lightning rod before learning absolute balance. But that's not how his Autumn powers progressed, so they'll have to do without.

He scans the horizon, searching in vain as he says, ]

We need to find lower ground, ideally a ravine. Or a cave deep enough that we can go inside and get away from the entrance.