nostabbing | 006 | Violet City

[Who in their right mind would be up at the crack of dawn on this delightful Thursday in July, traipsing down to the Pokemon Center to make a Very Important Withdrawl™ from her PC? Well, possibly nobody in their right mind, but it certainly is Parker. Bright and early (or possibly really, really, really late, depending on when you consider "bedtime" to be a thing), she can be spotted heading out of the Violet City Pokemon Center with a fluffy red and blue egg in tow — and, impressively enough, followed along behind by just about every member of her roster, save for the evil ones and the horses (but she repeats herself).

Coincidentally, shortly thereafter she can also be spotted, still rather impressively — this time, atop some random south-facing shop's structurally sound purple awning: ]

Recording courtesy of GummyCam™

[Whether or not one also hears a bout of muffled yet vaguely melodious chanting that may or may not sound conspicuously like NAAAAAAAAAAAANTS INGONYAMA BAGITHI BABAAAAAAAA as this is occurring is, of course, entirely a matter of speculation.

JESUS CHRIST IT'S ~~A LION~~ AN ARCHEN GET IN THE CAR]

[OOC: As a note, Parker is far enough off-camera here to conceal the fact that her face is still somewhat messed up from her encounter with Blake; if you'd rather avoid your character having to see/deal with that, feel free to use text or voice instead of video or action! Just leave me a quick OOC note and I'll make sure she doesn't utilize video or bring it up in conversation. o/]

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[Now, see, the two things at play here are that 1) Ishimaru is really the first person who's actually inquired into the possible motivations behind what happened, as opposed to simply wanting to know the play-by-play, and 2) that this is Ishimaru, who is Parker's go-to for all things complicated and social.

Consequently, where other people have gotten the accurate but less specific description of the encounter, Ishimaru is about to get the infodump of what Parker actually recalls from it — a subtle but significant difference.]

I was checking out the park because of that Bug Catching contest they're having soon. You know, getting the lay of the land, spotting for hidden cameras or traps or ambush sites or...stuff. The guy ran up to me and started yelling something about wanting to know what I'd done to a little girl. He thought my hair ribbon was hers and that it meant I'd taken her or something, which is stupid because who would be that careless, right? So I said no and leave me alone and he called me a psycho and kept yelling about the girl.

So then I tried to leave and he grabbed me so I tried to pull him off and he grabbed me again so I kicked him and that's when he punched me. So then I got up a tree and some other people showed up and they held him off until the other cops showed up.

Ew. How long until you're off community service?

[Mondo's brand of fury is slightly different from what she's used to — Eliot tends to have that sort of cool, self-possessed wrath that ultimately manifests in snarling Wolverine-like asskicking. This shouty variety is less familiar, but he's no less of a hitter in her mental perception for it.]

Yeah. He needed a scapegoat, I guess. That's what he was yelling about — accusing me of something I didn't do.

[Oh, huh. It's a girl with an egg on her head.

...Cool.]

My egg just hatched! See?

[She motions as best she can, while still holding two handfuls of rockbird in them.]

[Now, see, all of that...it complicates things.

It's always been easier for Ishimaru to process things like this from a distance, rather than when he's seeing it happen; at a reasonable distance, everything becomes facts in a particularly convoluted logic problem - a bit difficult to sort, maybe, but ones things start falling into place then it's not hard to see where all the other facts slot in. He lets her speak without trying to interject, but he's definitely processing everything she's telling him and he can't be sure what he thinks of it; he doesn't blame her for not giving him all of the details because it's entirely possible that she doesn't know, but there are things that are going to bother him. Like exactly who this little girl is - he doesn't think that punching Alice is acceptable, he'd said that from the start and he fully stands by that statement, but there's a difference in motivation if this is, for example, the man's daughter instead of just a random child.

And then she finishes and...well. That last statement likewise changes things, though not for the better.]

"Other cops"...? So this was a policeman, who did this?

[She nods, poking sort of absently at the scab on her chin.]

Where he comes from, I think, yeah. He said the stuff that made him sound like one — "my department", reading people their rights, questioning bad guys. All that stuff.

How exciting~

[And now she can see that Parker's face is disfigured.]

Are you okay? The birdy didn't hurt you, did it?

[...ohhhh boy.]

Do you remember who it was?

Uh-huh. Hang on.

[Fortunately, her backpack is nearby, so it's easy work to dig in there for her sketchbook and pencil out a brisk but surprisingly accurate drawing of Blake's attractive mug. Absurd talents save the day again!]

He looks like this.

Huh? Um, no. She just hatched a couple minutes ago.

[Technically true.]

[Ishimaru tenses abruptly at that, shifting back a little; the recognition in his gaze is unmistakable, though it's quickly replaced with a huge amount of agitation and when he speaks his words are quick, sharp.]

You're absolutely positive that's the man who hit you?! Completely honestly, without mistake - you're sure?!

[It's agitation that she misreads as disbelief and skepticism — two sentiments she's used to hearing, generally in conjunction with dismissal, and the fact that it rankles shows.]

I'm not lying! He was five inches from my face, yes, that's the guy.

But why is your face like that?

Like what?

[...MAYBE IF SHE PLAYS IGNORANT...]

[Oh for the love of - ]

I'm not saying you're lying, I was asking if you're sure! I know who this person is, and it's a serious accusation to throw at someone, that's all!

He punched me in the face.

[She says this in roughly the same tone as one might say, "I want to cut his arms off."]

[She never saw him without the mask, but... heck.]

Four out of ten.

[He sounds a little bored.]

Stock parody. Doesn't fit the creature used. Most popular animated movie of all time.

You can do better than this.

[...Wow, excuse you, Judgey McJudgerson. Allow her to clarify the important significance of this particular momentous occasion.]

They're extinct. And she just hatched, it's kind of a big deal.

[Contrary though that may seem at first glance...]

Yes, I can see that!

[Said as though it's the most obvious thing in the world.

Technically, because it is. It's your face, it got punched, he's aware that it got punched, it's why he's annoyed, why are you getting snippy with him.]

So! Yes, I'm sure!

[She says, with a flat look.]

We've verified that!!

[WHAT EVEN.]

Oh.

[. . .]

Then why are we yelling?

_{[He shrugs.]}

Few more days. Then I get to breathe fresh air again.

That's not too bad. Maybe you can get out of town and come visit afterward. Or I can come back to visit you. I can fly there now.

Clearly not extinct in captivity. I know they make a big deal over it every time a panda is born in China, but they don't go this far.

Couldn't you have done an homage to We're Back instead?

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