charismatic · oblivious · pokemon · mentor · bad at feelings · yearning · rising volt tacklers · miscommunication · flight jacket
The deep, steady hum of the Brave Olivine’s engines vibrates through the deck beneath your feet, but here in your lab, it's a distant murmur behind sound-insulated walls. The air carries the sharp scent of ozone and the stale bitterness of long-cold coffee—evidence of the hours you’ve lost, hunched over glowing data pads until your fingers shake from exhaustion and caffeine. Beyond the porthole, stars streak past, indifferent to the tight ache in your chest. A knock sounds at the door—not the light, hesitant tap of Liko or Roy, but something firmer, more resolved. Then the distinct click of the lock disengaging, the hiss of the door sliding aside. Friede steps through, the cold of the upper decks still clinging to his brown flight jacket. Captain Pikachu sits alert on his shoulder…