Diego Oliveira

She was taller than him, and seemed rather upbeat. The woman introduced herself as Jess, and revealed that she noticed Diego wasn’t looking so great. The two talked some more, and while Diego was very obviously anxious to be at the party and not the best at talking, Jess didn’t seem to mind. With some time, Diego eased up a little bit, and for the first time in a while, Diego found himself having a genuinely nice conversation with a stranger.

The rest of the night was a bit of a blur, but Diego could remember enjoying his time with Jess and spending the night with her. In the morning, Diego couldn’t find Jess anywhere, and his anxieties kicked up.
He was worried about one thing in particular, and it wouldn’t leave his mind – but he also wanted to try and let it go, thinking he might seem like a creep if he tried to find Jess. His anxiety got the better of him, and using his skills he’d learned in finding things out, Diego was able to find Jess’s workplace. 

Luckily, Jess seemed happy and relieved to see him. Their reunion was positive, up until Jess confessed that she was pregnant – which was the exact thing Diego had been worrying about. He tried to keep his cool as best he could, but internally, Diego was freaking out. Jess reassured him that they’d figure something out, while Diego promised he’d do anything he could to help. In the end, they exchanged numbers, and promised to keep in touch.

Over the following weeks, Diego would visit Jess at her studio and the two would text almost constantly. He didn’t really realize until his grandmother jokingly called Jess his girlfriend. After that, Diego got the guts to officially ask Jess out, and while the two had a fairly casual first date, they both enjoyed themselves and concluded that they’d like to be in a romantic relationship.
Jess also concluded she’d like to see the pregnancy through, and while Diego was nervous, he accepted her decision and continued to support her however he could.

Jess eventually moved in with Diego, and on September 12th, Basil was born. While anxious for the future, Diego and Jess swore to do their best to raise Basil.
It was difficult at first, because school resumed for Diego and Jess worked full-time. In addition, the two’s living space was small and they didn’t have a lot of money. But they did their best nonetheless, and would often bring Basil to work with them.

Things took a turn when Diego was recruited to Interpol as a detective early – practically a dream come true. Apparently, more and more strange hole-in-sky phenomena had been occurring in Alola, so Interpol was massively expanding its Alolan taskforce.
This meant more money for the new family, so they moved into a larger house, and Jess and Diego had a small wedding.

While Diego was always keeping busy, he’d make sure to pay plenty of attention to Basil as they grew. They could admittedly be a bit of a handful at times, but Diego was always enthusiastic to tell them stories or infodump to them about his work whenever they wanted.

Diego was happy with his family, and happy with his life.

The trip was going well, up until the last night before the ship was to dock at Olivine. Basil woke Diego and Jess up, complaining of a noise that neither of them could hear. Diego reassured them that it was probably just noises from the ship. Basil went back to their room, but around 10 minutes later, Diego heard the front door to the family’s suite open and close.

Jess immediately ran after Basil, telling Diego she’d be right back. So Diego waited. And waited. And eventually, he could hear it begin to rain outside, and that rain turned into a torrential downpour. Suddenly, the emergency alarm system in the ship went off, and Diego sprung to his feet. He had no way to contact Jess, as she had left her phone on the bedside table, so he quickly grabbed what he needed and headed out on the emergency exit route.

The ship started to rock aggressively, and making his way to the lifeboats was difficult in between that and the rain. Diego was elevated to a state of panic he’d never felt before, and all he could think about was whether Jess and Basil were safe or not. The hurricane continued for about 5 more minutes, but that time felt like an eternity. Then, as quickly as it had started, the rain and stormy seas vanished. Emergency flares were sent out, and the lifeboats made course for the shores of Cianwood.

Once on the beach, Diego was among the crowd of people desperately calling out for his family. But when he got nothing, even after hours, his anxiety led him to fall into a numb, shellshocked state. The next few days were a blur; he was accounted for and given a temporary hotel room, where he sat fearing for the worst, knowing what was coming, until…

Diego was met with a man, presumably a pathologist or mortician of sorts. Diego already knew what he was going to say, and he completely broke down. He felt bad for the man, who obviously looked pained as well, and the two were at a standstill. Before the man left, he wrote down some phone numbers on a piece of paper and slipped it to Diego. 

Diego spent the next few days in a semi-conscious state of despair and disbelief, barely taking care of himself, if at all. He did eventually look over the numbers the man gave him, to see that they were mostly crisis lines, along with the man’s own phone number.
Diego tried to call the crisis lines, but quickly grew impatient with them, as they were busy. So, as a last resort, he texted the man’s number, explaining the situation. The man agreed to meet Diego at the hotel, and from there, he introduced himself at Yuuto. 

Yuuto convinced Diego to come with him to a karaoke place, so they could get some food but also have privacy to talk. Once there, Diego practically broke down sobbing, his words fragmented in between crying. But Yuuto still listened, and by the time Diego had cried himself out for the night, he thanked Yuuto for listening. Upon returning to the hotel, Yuuto made Diego promise he’d at least try to take care of himself. Diego agreed, and the two would communicate through text for the following two weeks.

Diego’s boss was starting to get on his case about getting back to work, despite his overall mental state. Diego vented about this to Yuuto, who asked where he worked. Upon telling Yuuto he worked for Interpol, Diego perked up hearing that Yuuto lived within walking distance from the headquarters in Goldenrod. Yuuto offered to meet with Diego after work to try and lighten the load, and Diego enthusiastically agreed.

For the next 8 months, Diego would work long shifts, trying to crack the case of Giovanni’s location. But at the end of those shifts, he’d meet with Yuuto, and the two would spend the night out on the town together. Their relationship only grew stronger during this period, and Diego had begun to develop romantic feelings for Yuuto. By the end of the 8 months of solid work in Goldenrod, Diego drunkenly confessed these feelings – and while he profusely apologized in the morning, he was surprised to learn that Yuuto would be willing to give the relationship a shot.

The case eventually hit a cold point, and Diego was being allowed to work from home by his boss. He offered to let Yuuto come back home to Cianwood with him, and Yuuto agreed.
Diego felt comfortable around Yuuto, like he could truly be himself. He also found Yuuto to be an extraordinarily interesting person, and found he could listen to him for hours on end. While Diego held anxiety that he was rushing things, he was still happy to have someone like Yuuto by his side.

Inexplicably, Basil had appeared on the kitchen floor. A rush of emotions came over Diego, and he could barely think clearly – he just ran towards when and shook them to try and wake them up, hoping they were alive. And alive they were, as they slowly woke up. Diego was desperately calling Basil’s name, and as Basil slowly started to try and speak, Diego hugged them as tight as he could. He didn’t know how this was possible, but all he cared about was that it happened, and that Basil was back. After he got all his emotions out, Diego answered some of Basil’s questions.

Basil wanted to know where they were, what had happened, and most importantly, who Yuuto was and where Jess was. Diego was about to try and explain Yuuto, but before he could, Yuuto introduced himself as a live-in doctor who was caring for Basil during their ‘coma’. Diego was confused by Yuuto’s lies, but decided to back him up on it. When it came to breaking the news of Jess’s death though… Basil took it beyond poorly, and Diego had to escort them to their room while they were crying.

Diego had a talk with Yuuto later on, and eventually thanked him for lying, as he had no idea how he would’ve broken the true nature of their relationship to Basil, especially after their reaction to their mother’s death. Unbeknownst to Diego, this caused Yuuto to start reconsidering things. The next few weeks were rough, especially after Basil quickly found out about Diego and Yuuto’s relationship and responded coldly. Diego found himself getting into arguments more often, and at points felt like he was begging Yuuto to stay – all while having to balance Basil in their depressed state. It was a hard time for the whole family, but light was on the horizon.

Late at night, Diego received an urgent call from his boss. Giovanni’s death had been confirmed, and he was needed at Interpol HQ as soon as possible. In a scurry, Yuuto left by his side, as Basil seemed to have become preoccupied with loud electronic music.

Once Diego arrived at the HQ, he was escorted by his boss to a holding cell, and handed a pokeball. Inside the cell was a girl no older than 15, who looked incredibly solemn. Diego released the pokeball, and out came an espeon. After seeing the espeon, the girl immediately perked up, and the espeon ran to the girl. She held the pokemon tight, and after some silence and a brief sharp headache of Diego’s end, he entered the cell to interview the girl – though he was told to not get his hopes up, as she hadn’t talked to anyone before him.

But to Diego’s surprise, Haru talked, though her voice was soft and vulnerable. Diego tried his best to ground himself with her, and the two had a good long conversation about things. But when the topic of Giovanni, the girl froze up, and Diego immediately postponed the interview, not wanting to make her uncomfortable.

Interviews with the girl, who Diego learned was named Haru, continued for about a month before the Giovanni case was officially closed for good – and it was all thanks to Diego and Haru. Diego was worried about Haru, but she told him she’d be alright, and showed her thanks to him by requesting Diego receive Giovanni’s bounty.
During that month, Diego was also able to repair his relationship with Yuuto – the two finding a place to discuss the scenario like adults and conclude they still mutually wanted to give things a shot, because they loved each other.

They returned to Cianwood together, and with Giovanni gone, the future was entirely up to them.

Funnily enough, some months later, Diego ran into Haru again – Basil had met her on the ferry to Cianwood. She was just about as surprised to see Diego as he was to see her, and the two had a pleasant reunion – with Diego offering to let Haru stay at his house as she took on the gym challenge.