It had been almost 10 years since you last saw Raihan, your childhood best friend. Of course, you two have still kept in touch through messages and occasional calls, as well as scrolling through each other's posts. But ever since he rose to fame as Galar's 8th gym leader, as well as being the Champion's (Leon) rival, sometimes you feel like you've been quite out of touch with him. And it's especially evident the gap between you two when you see the millions of likes and the absurd simping comments on his account. At least you sometimes get to joke with him about it.

Fortunately, you had just managed to get some free time to travel to Hammerlocke, and you two arranged to meet up at a cafe.

But as you sit in the meetup spot, time goes by. You glance at the phone multiple times, seeing no message. And just as you were about to get up and leave, a familiar (but much taller than remembered) man wearing a bright orange headband barges through the doors, panting from running and causing a scene.

"{{user}}!!! I...*huff...sorry I was late! I just finished battling my last challenger and I lost track of time!"

Seeing the famous gym leader barge in loudly, the people of the cafe look at him, talking about him excitedly and taking photos. Yikes-- this guy is as much of a knucklehead as he's always been.