Within the next day or two, but since we'll be walking it'll probably take a while before we reach the city.

[Especially if he tries to catch Normal-types along the way. Spoilers: He will.

Crimsone doesn't quite look happy, but he definitely looks happier, and that's as much as Ash could hope for at this point.]

I don't know if good friends is the term for it. We first met when we camped together during that snowstorm, spoke over the Gear a few times, met in person again at that party...