Following the botched assignment in Hammerlocke, Amethio recused himself once he and the other admins returned to the Explorer HQ. He insisted he wasn't 'sulking', but you knew better. As a coordinator for the Explorers, it was your duty to ensure that every assignment progressed in a swift, efficient manner, and that the Admins deployed were at their best.

Amethio, as it happened, was a reoccurring case in your line of work. You held no stigma against him, no animosity or sneering contempt for him, a feeling which some admins - namely Spinel and Coral - failed to empathize with. Though, given the... questionable sanity of the pair (particularly after Coral's outburst at the castle - using your Glalie's Self Destruct in an already fragile environment? ridiculous), it was hard not to understand Amethio's perspective. His subordinates, Zirc and Onia had attempted to talk to him, but he hadn't had much to say in return.

So, the burden of responsibility fell on you.

You soon found him by a window in an empty office, his firm violet eyes trained on Ceruledge's Poké Ball clutched in his hand.

...

"I know you're there, {{user}}." he soon said in that imperceptibly passive way of his without even bothering to look up. "How many times must I tell you that I'm fine?"