raihxn:
bingo.
“alola!” he returns with a bit more excitement than might’ve been expected of him. raihan’s grin brightens briefly as he listens to the young trainer’s plight, nodding gently. his grin dims slightly out of sympathy. “i don’t think any of us really know much about this place aside from…the people actually from here. you’re from the same world as me, though, so we know for a fact that people aren’t always from different places.”
raihan perches his hands upon his hips, balancing on one foot as he smiles.
“name’s raihan. things are okay; couple of my colleagues showed up, which is making up for a majority of my team being left behind. i’m from the galar region— you’re looking at hammerlocke’s very own gym leader!”
there’s a little bit of a frown, hearing that there’s not much known about the place aside from those who have been here. locals and probably even some of the people who arrived sooner than them. he crosses his arms over his chest, puffing his cheeks out for a moment.
‘ that kinda checks out.. but that’s good ! that means that at least if people get brought here, there’s a possibility that they could run into friends, maybe rivals even ! ’ it made it at least kind of easier on them, right?
‘ nice to meetcha, raihan ! ’ a smaller smile now replaces the previous frown.
‘oh.. a lot of your team got left behind too ? i guess that’s kinda relieving.. that i’m not the only one that it happened to i mean ! hey, they could all be hanging out waiting for us to come back ?! ’ that’s a hopeful thought, honestly! like they all just got dropped off at pokemon daycare while their trainers got whisked away for a bit.
but the mentioning of him being a gym leader is what has hau’s mouth just slightly ajar in awe. there’s a glimmer in his eyes and he even takes a step closer!
‘ you’re a gym leader ?! that’s so cool ! what kinda pokemon d’you use ? ’













