Once trapped in linearity, Lualdi now lives its grim past, its torrential present, and its cataclysmic future all at once. Second by second, the region marches towards a seemingly inevitable apocalypse that is shrouded in enigma not for what it will do, but why. The answers to the mysteries surrounding the impending calamity may lie deeper in the reaches of time than any may expect -- and somewhere with them is the answer to if Lualdi can even be saved or if it should be abandoned to its fate. But whatever you do, do so quickly... The apocalypse will not wait for you to make up your mind.
Gatto's Library is currently closed for renovations -- a regular, almost yearly occurrence due to a repeat arsonist that has yet to be caught. Guards in uniform and trained Water-type Pokémon patrol the perimeter of the reconstruction, wary of another attack on the library. They leer suspiciously at anyone who gets too close and asks too many questions, especially if they have a Fire-type Pokémon with them.