Sorry he'd never figured out how to open a manhole cover, geez. He never bothered to look. Without any verbal sass, however, Chili headed on down the ladder as Cress requested.

He waited for Cress to catch up before squinting into the dark. They could vaguely make out forms up to a few feet ahead of them before it was just too dark to see a thing. Chili tapped Darumaka on his shoulder and asked, "Could you give me some light, Darumaka?" His Pokémon complied and lit a small fire in his hand that illuminated more of their surroundings. Chili turned to Cress and waited to see if he was ready to keep going.

"Which way should we go? I'd say that way," suggested Chili. He pointed to the left.