Veilstone was a common after school stop for Hikari these days. The cafe on top of the department store served sublime tea, which was often needed after a nerve-wracking day at school. Her duties at the League didn't begin until late afternoon, so it was typical that she would stroll the streets for old time's sake.
Surely an odd choice, given the looming Galactic Veilstone Building that was still there after three years. She gave it a half-hearted glare out of the corner of her eye, then stopped dead in her tracks when she caught a glimpse of...it couldn't be. He was still there, in the Distortion World, surely she'd just...
She took a step towards the building, towards the man that she couldn't shake off as just a panic-induced hallucination.