Ducking out of the Pokemon Centre as soon as possible, Walter intended to keep off the radar as much as possible. Which meant not spending the night at the Centre; while they welcomed trainers for the night, he did not want to be present when henry showed up for his shift. True to his word to Heather, he had no intention of seeing, talking to or even acknowledging Henry was in this city while he was here.

He had slept rough before but he had the money to fund a night in a hostel or some other guest house. He just needed to find such a place. His wandering through the city, re-establishing his bearings, found him walking up to the Skellington House. It seemed as good as anywhere else to stay. With Reed perched on his shoulder, constantly swiveling his head to get a good look around them, he stepped inside, looking around the entrance way.