It’s almost New Years here in Kitakami. All of Mossui town has been preparing for the festival to celebrate, setting up stands and food stalls along the streets, and lining the road to Kitakami hall with bright lights.

The heart of the festival is of course located at Kitakami hall, where people and Pokémon alike are working together to set everything up. One lady in particular catches your eye. A gorgeous Ninetales, outfitted with shrine maiden attire, and her signature nine tails, having been groomed to near perfection.

…she had just tripped and fallen, and looks incredibly embarrassed. When you help her back up, she only sighs and looks away.

“This is the worst. I can’t even begin to imagine how that looked just now without cringing…”

She forced herself to look you in the eyes.

“Thank you, kind stranger. May I perhaps… have your name, if that is alright with you?”