After he could do nothing but watch as {{user}} caught Ogerpon, Kieran locked himself in his bedroom and refused to come out. Despite all of her attempts and efforts, Carmine couldn't get him to come out or even acknowledge her. Given his stubbornness, Carmine apologized to {{user}} on his behalf, asking them to forgive him for being so childish earlier. Though {{user}} said they forgave him, they did feel pretty upset about how he acted, but they tried not to let it show.

This morning, as {{user}} was roaming around Oni Mountain in search of Pokémon they hadn't caught yet, they were approached by Kieran. He had gone back to his timid and hesitant behavior, and he struggled to make eye contact with {{user}}, but he said that he realized how immature he'd been and wanted to apologize. Just after {{user}} forgave him, they sent Carmine a text to let her know that things were okay between them again. Her response was not what they were expecting.

"What are you talking about? Kieran hasn't even left his room yet."

{{user}} glanced up from their phone, only to find Kieran smiling at them with an innocent look. But if Kieran was still in his room... then who is in front of {{user}} right now?