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Post by Caramell 🍬 on May 21, 2024 1:33:01 GMT 11
To state that the collector was having a bad day would be putting things mildly. Adrian remained a true officer of the law, unwilling to be persuaded to just let the collector simply buy the egg from him. "Momma always said the poor were either incredibly stupid or completely inept. You're proving both things by refusing to just do things my way." Carter huffed while running his hands through his hair. "Well...I guess it's all up to you, Seaking!" Carter...cheered? No, that wasn't right. The tone was firm and indifferent, as though this was a matter of course for his Pokemon. There was no white knight to come save them from this predicament. They had to be the antihero of their own story. Money ruled everything - if it didn't then officers would do their jobs even if they stopped getting paid. Carter was positive that the minute Adrian's bank account stopped receiving his checks, he'd bounce. Not even this cop was as altruistic as he pretended to be. "Use your Water Pulse! May we can confuse these inept idiots." He scoffed with a wide smirk. Ace moved the quickest and fitted through the air on the tips of his nimble wings. Those hardened and very thick pincers slashed against Seakings side, causing some scales to rip off. Hit! He then slashed at Seaking's face, taking a small chunk of the fish's cheek. Hit! Seaking reeled back, crying loudly from the pain. "You should stop your nonsense and just accept the easy money. What do you make in a week? A month? I'll double it! What do you say?" Carter tried once more to reason with Adrian as Seaking blasted the bug with a high-powered stream of water. Wild Encounter Weather: Clear [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Seaking LV 18 HP 6% [4/62]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/seaking.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn"] LV 27 HP 88% [73/83]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/scizor.gif) Seaking [Water Veil]: Normal Ace [Technician] ![](https://johtophoto.com/sprites/items/amuletcoin.png) : Normal SP48 Ace used Double Hit! SP35 Seaking used Water Pulse! Scizor avoided confusion!
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Post by Pixel on May 21, 2024 8:27:41 GMT 11
Adrian finally turned off the radio. He had enough evidence too book this guy for attempting to bribe him as well as the whole 'hiring a thief' bit. "Why would a risk my job or my morals for chump change like that?!" Adrian snarked. "Oh woo, two months of pay. Fat lot of good that would do me if I lost my job for corruption. Ace, finish this up." Once there was no longer a battling going on and that egg was safe and secure, he could cuff this guy and pack him to the station. He might need some back up for that, but hopefully the station heard what he was sending out and already had that whole back up thing covered.
He watched as the scizor moved as quick as a bullet to try to slam a claw into the seaking's fishy face.
"Zoro, make sure he doesn't have anywhere to retreat."
The tauros bullishly barged further down the route, past the rich collector man, and then took a ready stance.
"It's over. You've lost. Just admit it. You could have avoiding this whole fight if you just gave the egg back at the start instead of trying to attack and bribe an officer of the law." Adrian said, internally sighing. Such a chore. —Word Count: 000 | OOC:
Curse you low rolls! Bullet Punch. (Ace is holding amulet coin. Byte is holding exp share.)
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Post by antonius on May 24, 2024 11:25:17 GMT 11
Collector Carter looks dismayed as his seaking is taken care of by this metal bug. The seaking is hit hard enough for it to go sailing past Carter. This defeat makes him lose heart. He drops to his knees almost dropping the egg. Before it would fall out of his hands, he catches it and sets it down on the grass.
"I...I...can't believe I lost. All I wanted was whatever is in that egg. I've never seen such a design on an egg before. I still don't understand why people don't value money as much as I do."
He pounds the ground as tears start to develop in his eyes which he keeps from falling. He looks over to the egg and considers running off with it still. However, if he tried the metal bug would catch him. He, instead, takes off running with hopes that the copper would grab the egg and let him go instead. As he runs by his seaking, he recalls it.
Blast it, this would have worked for it wasn't for the meddling kid!! I'll get him next time we cross paths!!
Adrian receives $820 * 2 = $1640
Ace the Scizor receives 50 * level 18 = 900 exp, 1143+900= 2043/2269
Byte the Porygon gets +1 level due to exp share 19 -> 20, can learn psybeam if a move is forgotten
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Post by Pixel on May 25, 2024 4:43:55 GMT 11
"Money isn't everything." Adrian murmured. Even if it did make the world go 'round. Accepting that bribe would be a hit to the integrity he was trying to maintain since he came to Johto. Being a better person was part of the plan and honestly, he was more stable financially than he had ever been in his life. The honest way of life was paying off for him.
He rolled his eyes as the collector trying to run off, leaving the egg behind. Adrian picked up the abandoned egg and handed it carefully to Flicker, who happily held it close. "You keep that safe," he told her, well aware that she would do her best. "It has been cold far too much recently. We need to get it back to the daycare couple and into an incubator."
Ace, already on high alert, zoomed forth to once more position herself between the collector and escape, as Adrian knelt to properly cuff the thief that still laid on the ground, knocked out cold. Pokemon battles were always risky. Seems this guy took a really hard hit when Persian was sent flying by his foe's attacks. "Probably needs medical help to make sure he doesn't have a concussion," Adrian murmured.
He reached for his radio, watching Ace try to herd the collector, "This is Officer Hartt. I have detained one of the two suspects. The other is attempting to flee. I do have the egg in my possession, but require back up in order to return it. I repeat, Officer Hartt is requesting back up to handle the arrest of two suspects. Medical should be on standby as well."
As he lowered his radio, he looked over at his abandoned bike, well aware that he wasn't going to be able to haul two suspects and an egg on the back of that thing. He needed extra hands and nobody on his team could really provide those. Ace could try, but...she'd probably accidental hurt someone if she had to restrain them.
Flicker cheerily floated over to him, and his expression softened as he pat the shell of the egg, "I do wonder what is in here. I hope it'll be okay after all of this chaos. Don't worry, egg, we'll get you back into a nice, safe incubator soon so you can hatch properly." He smiled and chuckled, patting it and looking around to see if backup was coming.
Ace made a menacing buzz at the collector. —Word Count: 414 (+400) | OOC:Porygon will learn Psybeam over Conversion. Ace will pursue the Collector as Adrian gathers the egg.
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on May 29, 2024 2:22:03 GMT 11
Two officers traveled through the open route leading up to Goldenrod City where the elderly couple’s establishment was recently robbed. One was a rotund older man with a receding hairline that he kept firmly hidden under a police hat was that almost, but not quite too large for his head. Almost ridiculously, his square-shaped head was smaller in comparison to the red of his body, similar to the inverse of a bobble-head figurine. Beside him stood a tall and slender cop whose hat absolutely did fall over his eyes and was evidence of the police force not always having the right uniform sizes in stock. They rounded the corner, with burly older guy’s eyes bright and lively. “Yeah, an’ you knows’ what I told ‘em!?” He pipped up, juggling a large Styrofoam cup of his favorite soda in one hand and a cholocate glazed donut in the other hand. “I told ‘em FREEZE CRIMINAL!” The other guy laughed, shaking his head as he pressed one of his hands under his hat and through…his hair? You wouldn’t able to tell with how large this hat was. “HAHAHA! And they froze, didn’t they?!” The other cop asked, repositioning his hat so that he could see the path ahead. Lot of good that did, though. As soon as he let go, the hat would fall back into its usual place. “You know cowards like that! All ‘you’ve got it all wrong’ and ‘Your Growlithe's teeth hurt’! They can confess to the judge and jury. I just bag ‘em, I don’t judge ‘em. You’d think they’d realize this by now.” The same flagpole sized friend just scowled underneath his large hat and crossed his arms over his chest before he spat firmly on the ground. “I judge them! I judge them all! This whole city’s full of lazy, good-for-nothing, criminals.!” They paused only as they noticed Adrian fitting every inch of the wayward criminal who stole a very valuable egg from the couple. “Jacob…ooo! It’s one of our own!” Jacob pulled out his nightstick and spun it around in the air with a loud whistle. He waddled over, tapping the ground with a big think. A big, important, hard think. About what all this could mean. “Boy….you best tell me how…that’s not the egg from the daycare…” Luke, the flagpole-shaped officer, called out a shaggy furred dog in a hurry. “I just can’t STAND cops that go bad! I can smell the criminality in your veins, like you were born for it or something. Disgusting!” Luke snapped angrily. Officer's Jacob & Luke are questioning Adrian! They send out Lv 20 Nips (Growlithe) & Lv 20 Scratch (Herdier). What will Adrian do?
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Post by Pixel on May 29, 2024 3:35:15 GMT 11
"Oh come oooon," Adrian groaned when he was suddenly confronted by two police officers. He was about to point out his badge but they called him a dirty cop and sent out two pokemon to face him. Now, on a better day, he might have kept his temper in check and tried to talk them down. But he was now in a right foul mood. He really, REALLY didn't like being called a criminal. He knew he had a face of a crook, but come on, he wasn't one! "Did you seriously not listen to my message over the radio?!"
He motioned behind him. There was a cuffed man in black, who clearly fit the description from the daycare couple of the thief in question. Sure, Adrian was wearing black, but his outfit was totally different! And there, look, one of his pokemon was keeping another suspect from running off. He let Flicker hold the egg fully, moving his hands away from it to grab the Collector and make a show of cuffing him, "This. This is your thief. He paid that man, right there, to steal the egg for him. I needed back up to get these two to the station because all I have a is a bike!"
He knew his tone wasn't the most friendly. In fact, he sounded downright confrontational. "But if you won't listen, I will defend myself until you do." Adrian took a defensive stance. "And you shouldn't just judge people for how their faces look! I passed the exam too. I'm not just some common crook!" Just had a mean face apparently.
Zoro and Ace got between him and the officers. Ace was vulnerable to fire, so he really didn't want her in a battle with the growlithe.
"Now let us be rational adults and talk this out. Or we can waste time battling as I wait for my real back up!" Adrian don't mock the other officers who look ready to arrest you on the spot. "Ace, Zoro, if they move to attack you, you can defend yourselves as well. You know what to do."
The bull pawed the earth as his scizzor flared her wings, claws held up and ready. If either pokemon lunged, Zoro was prepared to knock them back with powerful kicks from his hind legs and Ace was ready to give them a one-two smack with his claws. They had this handled!
—Word Count: 404 (+400) | OOC:Ace will use Double Hit on Growlithe Zoro will use Double Kick on Growlithe (Ace is holding amulet coin. Byte is holding exp share)
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on May 31, 2024 0:14:27 GMT 11
The two cops turned to each other. Blink. Blink. Radio? Sure, they heard a lot of things over this blasted radio that they had a difficult time getting to function right. Some of it was from the local Fennekin News about criminals now passing off bogus Police badges to pretend to be an officer to break in and steal everything the local citizens owned. And here was Adrian – a stranger they knew nothing about, poised like a cop though they couldn’t recall his face around the local gossiping cooler, holding an egg that was recently stolen. “I wuz warned ‘bout folks like you. I ain’t seens you ‘round the local office ‘nough to believe you’s really a cop.” Luke snapped firmly. Jacob placed a gentle hand on his hotheaded friend’s shoulders. “Cool it…there’s a difference in provin’ yourself and in causin’ a ruckus among our own men.” Though a little loud, Jacob whispered it into Luke’s ear. He turned to his Pokemon with a firm nod. “Nips, prove your buddy a helpin’ hand.” Luke huffed, crossing his arms over his chest firmly, and leaned against a nearby tree rather dejectedly. Taking down a criminal pretending to be a cop should earn him a lot of Merit. Why was Jacob so quick to assume that this guy was anything but that? “Scratch you Retaliate if they attack us first. Otherwise, hold ‘em at bay until we get that egg back.”The two would slowly approach Adrian with their hands stretched out. Jacob flexed his fingers with his palms facing towards the sky, a clear signal for Adrian to hand over the egg. Luke hovered one hand near his tools, slightly crouched so it wasn’t awkward to walk while still providing him a bit of a better balance. “Our radio hasn’t been working so well, you see…we did pick up a news reporting not long ago, but we can’t quite get it back on our main channel.” Weren’t these things on closed loops? So how did…. best not to ask about some things. Even the incredibly dumb have incredibly seemingly intelligent skills sometimes. The stalling match would begin. No matter what Adrian tried to do or say, the two cops just weren’t interested in budging until he handed over the egg. He could…quit the mission, give up everything he might have earned until now, hand over the egg, and let these two claim nearly all the credit. That option would remain as an easy out of a rather sticky situation. “We ain’t gots no car. But you can tote bad guy one, Jacob can tote bad guy two, and I will carry the egg back. How’s that sound?” Grubby-grubby hands kept reaching out hopefully. When that didn’t work, the fight commenced. The tiger-striped, orange dog planted both of her paws firmly on the ground and tilted her head back in a long howl. The howl boosted her companion’s own strength, a shaggy looking brown canine who snarled angrily, showing off her sharp teeth. Ace zipped through the air, slamming her metallic pincers against Nips’ face, knocking her sideways. Before she could react, Zoro rushed up from behind and kicked Nips a couple of times, easily knocking her out. Blinded by rage for his friend, the shaggy hound rushed after the large bull and slammed his full weight against Zoro with a firm bark. “You should stop this nonsense right now, apologize to my friend, and get your human to cooperate! Officer Jacob is an superior officer to your trainer, both in skill and seniority!” He barked menacingly. Trainer Battle Weather: Balmy [attr="class","qkt-bkgd"] [attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn"] Nips ♀ LV 20 HP 0% [0/58]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-pkmn2"] Scratch ♂ LV 20 HP 100% [62/62]
[attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/growlithe.gif) [attr="class","qkt-wild-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani/herdier.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn2-1"] Ace ♀ LV 27 HP 100% [83/83]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-pkmn2-2"] Zoro ♂ LV 27 HP 46% [39/85]
[attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://play.pokemonshowdown.com/sprites/ani-back/scizor.gif) [attr="class","qkt-trainer-imgbox"] [attr="class","qkt-pkmn-img"] ![](https://johtophoto.com/sprites/pokemon/2d/back/tauros-paldea.png) Jacob's Nips [Flash Fire]: FaintedLuke's Scratch [Sand Rush]: Normal [-1 ATK] Adrian's Ace [Technician] ![](https://johtophoto.com/sprites/items/amuletcoin.png) : Normal Adrian's Zoro [Intimidate] ![](https://johtophoto.com/sprites/items/lumberry.png) : Normal SP35+ Nips used Helping Hand! SP67 Zoro used Double Kick on Nips! SP48 Ace used Double Hit on Nips! SP35 Nips fainted! SP35 Scratch used Retaliate on Zoro! It's a critical hit! Nips lent a helping hand!
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Post by Pixel on Jun 2, 2024 4:09:09 GMT 11
"Oh, there has been an issue with imposters?" Adrian asked wryly, hair on the back of his neck on end. "Given you are having so many issues with your radio, maybe I shouldn't trust that you're officers at all? Maybe we should ALL go back to the daycare couple together to return this, and then ALL go back to the station to report this, hm?" Two could play at that game and they didn't know that Adrian had a paranoid streak. By suggesting there were crooks posed of officers running amok, they put him on high alert.
(This was still so soon after the last incident. The imposter on the work team. Innocent people almost were hurt, killed. If he had been any slower... He recalled the knife gleaming in the low light. He could have been killed on duty that day.)
Adrian's breath hitched and his teeth grit together as he forced down flashes of anxiety as he was suddenly reminded of his own mortality against his will. He didn't want to think about it. He knew how dangerous fakes could be. If these two were fakes, he could be shanked in the back even if he worked with them. They could leave him bleeding in the bushes and everything would be for nothing.
"I won't just hand this over." he repeated firmly. He clicked the button on his radio, "Adrian Hartt, reporting in again. I have been approached by two officers, but have been given reason to be suspect of their intentions. I will be reporting to the station after returning the egg to the victim, but they seem reluctant to allow this. Can someone at the station confirm their badge numbers and identity for me? I was informed imposters have been reported in the area and have been posing as officers."
He backed away from grabby hands.
"Zoro. Ace. You have this handled."
Maybe the officers would talk when the battle THEY started was over. Adrian had been willing to talk this out. He glared and kept the egg close by, eyes flicking between the 'officers' that approached him and the actual thieves. This was a mess. He needed extra hands to help him escort these two crooks to the station, not people who were just going to add to his list of problems.
He watched as his pokemon swiftly descended upon the herdier to try to end this battle before it progressed further. —Word Count: 407 (+400) | OOC:Ace will use Double Hit on Herdier Zoro will use Double Kick on Herdier (Ace is holding amulet coin. Byte is holding exp share)
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Post by vartio on Jun 4, 2024 9:41:07 GMT 11
"Now you lissen here, y'ain handlin' nothin'! Scratch, time for your Retaliate!"However the retaliate would never come, a barrage of dual-layered blows would knock the poor dog pokemon around like a rag doll, the Dog yelping as it fell onto the ground, growling in unconsciousness and pain. "Oy now dat's pokemon 'buse! We could drag your ass in for that!""With what!? He just beat both our Pokemon, Luke!""Wit what else Jake, the Taser!" Luke pulled out the taser and showed it off to Jake, but accidentally fat fingered it and shocked Jake, who after a loud "AIEEEE" type scream, fell to the ground. And Luke, being the equally intelligent man as he is, tried to grab the wires to pull them off, only to shock himself and fall unconscious as well!
SP67 Zoro used Double Kick on Scratch! It's SuperEffective! SP48 Ace used Double Hit on Scratch! SP35 Scratch fainted! Congratulations, you've beaten Dumb and Dumber Jacob and Luke! You gained (50 * 40 = 2000 EXP / 3 = 667 EXP to Zoro and Ace. Ace is now Level 28 and 441/2437! Zoro is now 667/2269 Porygon gained 1 level. Porygon is now level 21! You won P$1200!Ace wants to learn Focus Energy. Do you want to forget a move?
OOC: I had done the rolls but had to reboot my browser THEN my computer to clear up some lag, and forgot to save the rolls. Double Hit hit both times. And combined the 2 moves have 200%+ of Herdier's HP. I am not bothering with that again in case it means more work on top of rewriting the RP :@.
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Post by Pixel on Jun 5, 2024 3:14:47 GMT 11
Adrian wasn't expecting the cops to be so incompetent and aggressive that they taser themselves. What horrible representation of their own division. And he literally had that whole exchange being broadcast through his radio. He watched in absolute awe and bafflement as he lifted said radio to his mouth.
"I have two suspected police imposters here. They became extremely hostile with me without asking for identification and attacked me without provocation. I assume in order to steal this egg I just rescued. Can I PLEASE get an update on back up, because the two possible imposters just managed to knock themselves out with their own tasers." He shuffled over to use their own handcuffs to cuff them and checked their badges, reading off their number to the responder on the other side of the line.
When they inevitably confirmed these were real officers, Adrian would shake his head, "They need training. Their behavior was unacceptable and the could not use their own issued self-defense tools competently. And they may still need to be questioned regarding some possible corruption given their behavior. They were rather vocal about taking the egg for credit and were quick to throw around accusations to excuse attacking a fellow officer."
Adrian would wait with the now FOUR suspects in this case and just rub his face until help arrived. When BACK UP at last showed up to handle the two crooks he knew were involved in the theft, Adrian would finally be able to make his way up the street to the old couple's house. He was a little bedraggled and weary at this point. He wasn't expecting this to be so emotionally draining. But he did his best to put on a pleasant front for the couple as he knocked on the door.
"Hello. Officer Hartt here. I have retrieved the stolen egg," he announced. "Pardon it took so long, there appears to be some expansive conspiracy involved in the theft and multiple individuals needed taken into custody." He would offer a smile as best he could. "I hope it's okay. It looks rather delicate. I was—am—a pokemon breeder myself, and this little one looks like it belongs in an incubator. I had my litwick protect it and keep it warm as best she could while everything was going on."
He held it out for them to take back, grateful that the egg felt warm and full of life still.
"I need to report back with the station. Is there anything else that I can do to assist you today before I go?"
—Word Count: 430 (+400) | OOC:vartio you forgot to calculate my monies for winning. 600*2=1200. Please edit and post in the money exchange~ And since, uh, we appear to be deviating from the quest script here now...I will return to the daycare...alone? Hard to get the TM the coppers should have awarded if they knocked themselves out. (Ace is holding amulet coin. Byte is holding exp share)
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Post by Caramell 🍬 on Jun 6, 2024 12:31:16 GMT 11
Who says you're the cookie-cutter type? Let's make this an Adrian original script. ;D
Adrian’s call to base would be met by a long and drawn-out voice. The woman who picked up was running a triple shift and on her second cup of coffee. She rubbed her eyes, picking up the call immediately, and yawned into the receiver whilst jotting down notes. “You couldn’t possibly mean Jacob and Luke, could you?” The smart laugh that followed just hinted at some drama-related stories involving the two, though did Adrian really have that kind of time? “This was their final strike. Hey, listen, Adrian? We really like your style here in the office. We’ll be there to collect our companions shortly for remedial training.” She added, before the two eventually hung up. The ride out to the place wasn’t bad. Thankfully, they had a few stations around the region, so there was always some young officer looking to prove himself that could be sent out from a relatively short distance, should the need ever arise. Sheriff Pete rode the entire distance in peace and solitude, making sure to keep the car’s radio off whilst he listened in on the police scanner. He was also the same voice many would hear sometimes asking particularly chatty groups to take their conversation over to 2A – the other station created specifically for conversations that would take more than few couple of short sentences to get across. Sheriff Pete popped out of the car and fixed his large police hat on his head. He turned to the criminals and the dumb and dumber police who remained fainted on the ground. A gruff, angry expression filled his eyes as he stared at two of his own. “They were giving you trouble, Officer Adrian?” He asked curiously with a head nod towards the two. After Adrian confirmed, Pete would ask for more details, and then easily cuff the two by the ears towards the police van. “You two have been trouble ever since we hired you. You know this means more training, right? With Jerisha.” He scoffed, then turned to take the same criminals in his van. “Listen kid, I like your style. You remind me of myself when I first started on the force. What would be now…about twenty years ago or so? Keep it up.” He pulled out a small item that seemed to glimmer under the sun’s powerful rays. Sherriff Pete passed the small disc over with ease and nodded expectantly for Adrian to take it. Beyond the very friendly and happy disposition as he tried to hand the item over, it was clear that Pete was not looking for Adrian to even remotely try to disagree with taking the item. Yeah…that chiseled face with three long scars over his left eye….said just agree and shut up. After the transaction was complete and Sheriff Pete drove back up the long, winding road to the nearby city, Adrian would find the couple inside of their Daycare currently trying to piece together the shattered bits of their lives. The wife rushed around the place, dusting the shelves and quickly sweeping up bits of broken glass. Most of the damage that had been done was cleaned up, though many of the large, broken bits still needed to be patched up. It was terrible just how quickly a little destruction could ruin someone’s life. They turned with a wide smile to Adrian and applauded him. “Oh, thank you so much! You really recovered our egg for us?! How can we ever repay you?” The wife asked, clasping her hands together cheerfully. The husband nodded, letting out a soft sigh of relief. Thankfully, Adrian managed to reclaim the egg for them. He brought it back as promised, as well. “Yes, thank you! But listen here….Mister Adrian, was it? We can’t care for an egg like this here. What with all the mess….and they’re just so fragile as it is. Please…we want you to look after it? If you can’t…I’ll understand…but she might not survive here. It’ll take us at least a week to set this place back up properly for her.” He insisted, gesturing for Adrian to keep the egg.
![](https://johtophoto.com/sprites/items/tm-normal.png) Sheriff Pete wants Adrian to have TM83 Work Up for all his troubles! Sherriff Pete is also awarding Adrian +25 Merit! (+10 for the Mission and +15 for his quick and steady work despite the obstacles presented).
![](https://johtophoto.com/sprites/pokemon/eggs/togepi.png) The Old Couple also give Adrian an egg to take care of!
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Post by Pixel on Jun 6, 2024 14:49:06 GMT 11
"You want me to keep it? Do you want me to bring it back or—?" No. They just wanted him to take it with him back to his own nursery to ensure it received proper care. Okay. Yikes. High expectations there, but...he could manage. A faint smile curved on his lips and he nodded, "Right. I will do my best." He didn't know what was in here, but he knew it needed to be put into an incubator quickly.
After he said his goodbyes to the daycare couple, he would tuck the egg as delicately as possible into his bag and have Flicker watch over it. She was great at the whole egg cuddling thing. Kept the eggs nice and warm and as safe as they could be while he traveled. This egg needed an incubator and quick. That meant going into town and catching a flying taxi.
Adrian reported what he was going to do to the station, then put his feet to the pedals. The weather was pleasant on this beautiful day. The birds were singing. The flowers were blooming. And the air was blessedly temperate. That meant a flight back to the ranch should be pleasant and not disturb the egg too much. He was...quite tired. Exhausted even. But the breeze felt nice on his face as he sped down the dirt path into the paved walkways of the city.
His mind trailed back to the thieves and the incompetent cops. Today was rather disheartening in many ways. He never trusted authority much as a child, and becoming a copy was never something he imagined he'd do. These cops were the perfect example of why he never could trust the system. But then there were people like the Daycare couple who just needed help. People like himself who just wanted to help.
Life was complicated. Complex. It could make one's head spin, honestly.
His wandering thoughts were dismissed as he reached the department store. It was a long elevator ride to the top and then...DING. A flying taxi to anywhere in Johto. He handed over some money and soon he was off. Back home to his ranch. Back home to, well...his home. He tipped the taxi flier before heading inside and to his newest additions to one of the interior rooms.
These incubators could protect even the most delicate eggs. They were brand new, used just once on a durant egg he obtained. He was confident they could support whatever was inside this shell. So he quickly settled the egg in place, shut the incubator and stepped back.
Another day's work quickly coming to a close.
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