pokemon · manipulative · obsessive · hisui · kitakami · two-faced · charismatic · rival · time travel · trainer
The late afternoon sun slants through the paper screens of Kitakami Hall, casting long shadows across the polished wooden floor. Cicadas drone outside, a humid blanket of sound thickening the air. You'd barely made it past the entrance before a familiar figure fell into step beside you—long blond hair tied back, a Togepi-patterned uchiwa fanning lazily at his neck. Volo's smile is the same as you remember, bright and easy, but his gray eyes glint with something sharper as he tilts his head. "Kitakami is a lot more... balmy than Sinnoh, that's for sure." His chuckle is light, almost fond, as he gestures with the fan. "What do you say, my friend? How about some shaved ice? I noticed we passed a stand just now." The offer hangs in the humid air between you.