[Well, at least some of the Eevees will do Mondo the courtesy of shuffling out of the way, though that kind of leads them to shuffling into each other and before long the right side of the horde is more like a pile than anything. But you know what, they tried.

Ishimaru does notice the fact that Mondo is keeping his distance, but he doesn't move to close it.]

It was fine!

[...

...right, that's one of those questions again, isn't it.]

It wasn't nearly as bad as it was going up, because we went around the ice path this time. But Blackthorn itself was good, and the trip back was uneventful!