"Y-Yeah! Totally! Uhm..." Kieran continued to fidget with the large sleeves of his costume, trying to wrestle a Rotom phone from his pocket. "Here, I can.. uhm.. I can give you my number! So we can chat or plan a date whenever." Hands freed from their costume prison once more, they tapped at —

Her too, huh? If only that wonderful Gala had gone on forever... But—! They were together once more. No need to sit around wondering when they could see each other again. The moment was now! "E-Even if its not the date we planned for... we still get to hang out. That's good enough for m-me. —

Without a moment of hesitation, Kieran responds with a shy but joyful... "Y-Yes—! I'd love to!" His response was so quick that he surprised... himself! But there was nothing to be surprised by, truthfully. The Kitikami boy had been daydreaming of when he'd see Lillie again ever since they —

"One like mine—? You.. mean, w-we could match?" Kieran adored this idea. They'd gone as a pair to a dance, so the two ought to pair up again for Halloween! He'd get to spend another night with her... "Y-Yeah!! I got more back home! I'll let you have one." He exclaimed, excited nodding —

Him? Mysterious and strong? "Y-You really think so?" The growing red in Kieran's cheeks threatened all the green of his costume. He quickly lowered the mask to cover it up, hoping to maintain that cool image Lillie had of him. If there was anyone he wanted to impress—it'd be her.

His hands fumble around with the hoodie's long sleeves, one freeing just enough to lift his mask up. A smile peeks through. It felt like it'd been ages since he'd seen Lillie! "Y-Yeah, it's comfy... Gives me an excuse to wear my festival mask again, too."

Wah—! Already decided? Just like that? All because he thought she'd look cute? It's a good thing he's got the mask on to hide the sudden burst of red in his cheeks. "I— Ah, Hi Lillie..."

Kieran has defaulted to the costume he wears almost every year; his teal mask replica, and an oversized hoodie resembling Ogerpon's 'cloak.' "A nurse... sounds cute..."

Hm. What's he going to do for Halloween? Go as Ogerpon...... again?

Kieran went silent. Did the Celebi truly believe those words? Or could she just 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 he hadn't always been the nicest person? "I-I.. I'm trying my best..." he said, looking away briefly.

"A caught Pokémon's not stuck and locked away... it's a friendship. Only a bad trainer would catch Pokémon and keep them confined--" Kieran rubs the back of his neck. He'd been guilty of attempting to catch a Pokémon without good intentions in the past. And here he was again, having thoughts —

"Y-Yeah...? I guess it's nice..." A bit hard to focus on after getting an infodump like that. A human who was a Pikachu? Saving the future? Answers led to more questions, which led to more answers... which got him more questions... "D-Doesn't sound like you have a trainer, huh..?"

"I-I... I don't know where that is. I don't know where this is, either." Whimpered the anxious trainer. Some way, somehow, the two ended up in an entirely different environment—a lakeside. "H-Hey, what do you mean 'human-shaped human?'" The odd phrase stuck out to him a lot, hence the question.

"Ah.. uh... o-okay... I-I'm Kieran..." He continues to hold onto the mythical Pokémon's little arms anxiously, almost keeping her close like a therapeutic plushie. She truly was as cute and comforting as she claimed. "D-Did you.. time travel with me? Where am I?"

"I-I'm not acting strange!!" Trying to wrap his head around any of this is making him frustrated.. and anxious. "I... you... either you're a talking Pokémon, or I'm suddenly speaking Pokémon.. A-And what does that mean about me??"

"I-I dunno.. my big sis? Dreyton? They both like messing with me." Kieran shakes his head and gently grabs the pokémon's itty bitty hands. Seems real enough. Not a puppet on a string, not an illusion. He's starting to look more lost each second. "I d-don't need healing! I'm okay! I think..."

"Regular... kinds...?" He approached Celebi, seeming to inspect her. Sure, she'd already claimed to be the real deal, but something didn't seem right... "A-Am I being pranked? What's going on?"

His cheeks formed a small pout. Strange? He thought she liked his hair... now suddenly he's the odd one out? "P-Pokémon don't talk..." Something was amiss... had Kirean ended up in the wrong world? Humans being brought to Celebi's world wasn't uncommon.. But, if that were the case, shouldn't —

His hand quickly releases the strands at the Pokémon's warnings. "S-Sorry, I do that when I'm nervous. Golly... so you're a talking Pokémon. How'd you learn to do something like that?"

"Wh... I.. Yeah, I do my hair..." He reaches and grabs the longer tuft of hair not tied with the rest, giving it a timid squeeze. "H-Hey, am I dreaming? Is this a dream?"

//: bro i love mystery dungeon

"Wuh—!?" There is a lot to unpack in this simple moment. Would simple even be the right word? There's a Celebi. A shiny Celebi. A shiny, 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 Celebi. This was far from simple. "H-How... what... you... What about my hair—??"

💗 𝑪𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒃𝒊!! 💗 💝 “Tee-hee! I'm not about to go down without a fight!” 💝 #mvrp #pokemonrp #rpsky

The weird lights in question:

He could've sworn he saw some weird lights coming from the Crystal Pool earlier... What was that all about? Might be worth looking into...

( 𝐴 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑜-𝑎𝑔𝑒 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑟. ) #PTRP x #PKMNRP

Pokémon Masters ran a short campaign to share a series of artwork featuring Kieran. Here's all four illustrations now that it's complete.

!?

Who let trainers bring in that weird Pokémon riding the horse? He hates battling that thing.... 💧

I-I'm...?

My big sister, Carmine.

I was wondering why I hadn't heard much from her... Guess that's why. ( he looks... deflated )

//: Kieran in Masters 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Oh... Big sis gets to go to Paiso, huh.....

pkmn色々

A coincidence? I tFHINK NOT!!

( Wide-eyed, he stumbles backward into the machine behind him. It talked!? ) "Wh-Wha... They're uh... c-corn chips...?"

"Uh.. uhmm... Ah..." ( What is this thing-? Why's it staring at him? His eyes drift to the bag of chips he'd bought, then back to the Pokémon. Back and forth. Back and forth... ) "D-Did you w-want some...?"

( Kieran is getting a snack from a vending machine near the seashore. After retrieving it, he turns to see the blue, blobby Pokémon running up to him. ) "Whehh???"

🫧 Temp Pin 🫧

ㅤ 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋, 𝐆𝐎𝐎𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒 𝐃𝐎𝐍'𝐓 𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐓. Aɴ AU ᴘᴏʀᴛʀᴀʏᴀʟ. ㅤ

"Hope Lillie's doing okay..."

⠀⠀⠀⠀ᴜʟᴛʀᴀ ᴡᴏʀᴋꜱ ɪɴᴄ. ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʙʀɪɢʜᴛ ꜱɪᴅᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴀʟʟ ᴇᴛᴇʀɴɪᴛʏ. A Multimuse Project written by ya local jamcat. Storyline and Combat focused with N/SFW themes on the TL: MDNI. Art and screencaps will all be sourced officially, or credited in alt text. Threads below.

ㅤ 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐃𝐑𝐎𝐏 𝐎𝐅 𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐍 . 𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗹'𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗦𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 . ㅤ

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