But sometimes, late at night, when rain tapped against the roof of whatever Pokémon Center he was staying in, he’d feel the ghost of a warm liquid ripple in his palm.
“What are you?” he whispered.
Kael left with Mudkip (still unevolved) and a new Pokédex—a normal one, beige and boring and blessedly silent. Pokemon Liquid Crystal Pokedex
That night, alone in the Dragon’s Den, Kael sat by the water. Mudkip slept in his lap. He held the Liquid Crystal up to the phosphorescent glow of the ancient mural. But sometimes, late at night, when rain tapped
Kael blinked. Mudkip tilted its head. He saved the entry and moved on. late at night
But the Pokédex kept talking.
“You blinked,” he’d whisper. “So did the world. It forgives you.”