An Idiot, a Dragon, and Some Rock People. (PM to enter)

[Shulk]

Ruby's expressed trust in Shulk didn't completely eliminate his apprehension, but it helped steady his nerves and instill in the Homs some confidence. "I won't let you or Rin down," Shulk said assuredly. "I wish I could remember why these visions come to me." He added, and he picked up the pace to hide his annoyed expression. Shulk didn't have much information to form a plausible theory with. He had no idea if his ability was natural in his own world or a gift from an outside influence; the Monado would be a likely choice if he went with the second possibility. It was a strange sword, no doubt about it, and for a while Shulk's thoughts trailed off to what the Monado was capable of...

Perhaps Shulk's mind wandered a little too much, given Ruby's tumble far ahead of him. Shulk didn't bother to ponder how she got ahead of him and instead started to approach her. "Are you okay?" Shulk asked, and he felt like an idiot as soon as the words left his lips. Her knee was banged up, she was okay, but not "okay" from the looks of it.

Fortunately for him, Rin went right to work to help her. When asked about the closeness of their goal, Shulk shrugged. "I have no idea," he looked out at a landscape that appeared vast, and he realized that the heat was worse than it was an hour ago. "We're pretty high up though, there has to be an entrance somewhere." Shulk tried to sound sure of that, he failed.