hi! I wanted to askโhow do you think a reunion btwn Rei, Barry, and Dawn would go?
HI ANON thanks for waiting for me i appreciate you ๐ญ im so glad you asked cus i have so many ideas about my silly reinterpretation (rei interpretation) but i never talk about it lmaoโฆ anyway
much needed context first! and i do want to draw this all at some point but man ive no time or energy ๐ฅฒ
i imagine rei, as much as he wants to go home, is really torn about it. he LOVES hisui, its home to him too! eventually, through all the hesitation, he makes up his mind to return. arceus grants him a way back and he steels himself and takes the plunge
but reiturning (rei returning) doesnt turn out like what he imagined. the first person he meets, his mom, doesnt recognize him. surely he isnt that different, right?
he finds barry and dawn and tries to greet them like how he thinks lucas wouldve. his memories have returned by this point, but theyre just that: memories. and his fears are realizedโฆ despite his efforts, his best friends dont know who he is either.
rei still has that same heart and soul that made arceus choose him to begin with. but hes grown up, hes changed, mentally and physically, and his very presence doesnt feel the same anymore. the disconnect between sinnohs "lucas" and hisuis "rei" is too large, even if he didnt realize it until now.
once they register this "stranger" as their lucas, barry and dawn are so happy! but does the person they missed even exist anymore? can rei fit into that lucas shaped hole he left behind? does he even want to? a lot of emotions to grapple with here for our dear rei. and he wonders if he made the right choice to return to sinnoh
so thats how the reiunion (rei reunion) will go! ๐ honestly i had so many more rei puns scattered throughout but i removed them lol
rei is the epitome of "despite everything, its still you". hell settle into sinnoh in time, as himself. but that road will be harder that he anticipated.
im about to post the comic i drew to accompany this ask, i hope you enjoy it anon. yes, you. thank you for indulging me ๐โโ๏ธ
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