Her Switch hummed as the icon appeared on her home screen. It wasn't the usual cheerful Dawn and Piragua artwork. The logo was cracked. The background was a deep, bleeding purple. She should have deleted it then. "NOT YET
Lena’s hands went cold. She tried to close the software. The Switch home menu flickered, then snapped back. The game was still running. Her character stood alone in Twinleaf, surrounded by the faceless, staring NPCs. It wasn't the usual cheerful Dawn and Piragua artwork
Her mom greeted her with the usual dialogue: “Your rival, Barry, was looking for you.” But then she added a line Lena had never seen before: “He wanted to show you the hole behind Lake Verity.”
