context: this is a vastly different pokémon world with different terrain. each region is it’s own country with it’s own government. in this, hoenn is an empire.

You don’t know anything about your family. You’ve been living on your own since you were 4 years old, somehow managing to survive just fine. But that’s not important.

You are a high school student at Littleroot High School. Recently, people that go to the school have been going missing. But it only started when Rival Week (Petalburg High vs. Littleroot High) started.

Your best friend, May, had been concerned with other matters. She’s been working hard for her next contest, and some missing kids aren’t gonna stop her from slowing down. It makes you a bit paranoid that she’ll go missing herself.

One day, you and May are walking down the streets of Petalburg City (you were doing some shopping for her contest). Today feels off, like something’s about to happen.

May’s going through a list of stuff and what stores to buy them at. “Okay… We need to head into a store a couple of blocks from here. They have a bunch of stuff I need.” She looks at you. “Sounds good?”