The avalanche made breaking news. No investigations took place because the incident was an accident and the two involved were minors. From Sandgem Town to Pallet and everywhere in between the segment aired. In Cianwood, a certain group of coordinators were relaxing in the local PokéCenter. Shuu and Haruka were laying on the sofa, with Shuu flipping channels. A reporter covering Sinnoh was on for a split second, and Haruka asked to see it, wondering if her friends managed to appear on television yet again. She was mildly surprised to see her friends, which turned to shock at the coverage. Haruka turned to her emerald-haired rival.
"An avalanche?! With that young coordinator Hikari?! And… some guy… Dang, Shuu! I gotta call Kasumi about this!" He shrugged, most of his attention still fixed on the television. The segment ended, and the weather-around-the-world came on. Haruka paused in her search for Kasumi's number, glancing up at the television when the Sinnoh part appeared.
"Pretty good weather for the contest this weekend," Shuu mused. Haruka nodded absently, watching the predicted path of a cold front over the northern part of Sinnoh.
"Oh Mew… Kasumi will be THRILLED to here this…" Haruka whispered as Harley ambled over. Overhearing Shuu's comment, the violet-haired coordinator grinned.
"It's pretty good weather for love too, yuh think you two?" The other two turned, blushes painfully obvious. Shuu didn't have any comebacks to the comment, so he remained silent. Haruka glared.
"Shut it, Harley. I'm on the phone." The coordinator in question rolled his eyes dramatically.
"You two can't deny it…" Harley smirked as the two younger coordinators continued to glare. "Fine, don't believe me, but I'm getting the best seat at your wedding, mark my words."
Twin groans of "HARLEY!" sent the elder coordinator scurrying from the room, sniggering with twisted delight. Back in Shinnoh, Hikari turned as she heard slow footsteps entering the PokéCenter, afraid but with a spark of hope near her heart. Satoshi also turned, his confidence-boosting session ready to be put to the test. His arm tightened its grip on her frail shoulders as Officer Junsa delivered the news.
"I'm sorry kids, we have to call off the search for the time being. A big blizzard is coming and we have to make sure no one ELSE is stuck in it. We'll continue the search when the storm blows over." Hikari managed to keep her hysterics to a minimum, but her hiccups and tears reminded everyone in the building of life's importance. Satoshi guided his female friend to their room, nodding firmly to the police officer. A few of the older men waiting out the storm in the lobby removed their hats, but were glared at by those involved in the avalanche incident. Takashi looked up from his magazine when his younger friends entered the room. Satoshi lead Hikari to the first bed, shushing her gently. Under his initial worry over Shinji, the breeder was pleased to notice Satoshi was growing up slightly, the master-to-be becoming better with helping girls than even a year ago. The younger two curled up on the bed, each becoming lost in private thoughts. Poochama leaped into his trainer's arms, willing to comfort. Pikachu also settled himself on the bed, between the heads of his human companions. Takashi looked over them, then walked into the lobby and settled into a sofa to check up on his pokénav.