019 [video/action for Violet City]

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[And after ten days of frantically chasing after little kids, trekking through the wilderness and trying to desperately avoid another fateful encounter with the Killer Ledges™, Phoenix and company have safetly arrived in Violet. Yesterday evening, actually -- considering how fast they travelled, because SOMEONE wanted to get as far away from

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[profpuzzle]

[So, the Professor got off work for today and he's wandering around Violet City for the heck of it. Wait...Is that--?]

Mr. Wright, is that you?

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[Just as he wraps up his transmission, Phoenix hears a vaguely familar voice -- he looks up, glancing around for the source.]

Yes, that's m--[And then he spots the Professor, and now he's all grins.]

Hey, Professor. I didn't think I'd run into you so soon.

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It is a pleasure to meet you once again in person, Mr. Wright. [And he tips his top hat.]

I wasn't aware that you were coming towards Violet City. Have you been well?

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It's good to see you again, too, Professor. [And in return, have...a little awkward wave. Since he doesn't have a hat to tip in return.]

Yeah, we had to backtrack to Cherrygrove to pick up a friend. It look us a while... [OTL.] I've been alright. All things considered.

And you?

[shellderkillder]

[... Hmm.

Shelly has been waiting. And for now, he'll continue to wait. He is with his Pokémon, sitting on a bench around the corner from the Pokémon Center; he will absolutely not approach Phoenix, Maya or anyone else in the crew unless he is called to do so.]

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[...he notices, of course, and pauses in his meandering through town to give the man a stiff, but polite, nod. Noticably keeping his distance.]

[shellderkillder]

[He nods back. Shelly's used to people keeping a distance from him - HE makes sure never to get too close to people, himself, - just as much as he is used to people downright fearing him.

But it was really quite a shame that...

... No, he was being foolish. Absolutely foolish. He turned his attention back to Weasley, who seemed to be sharpening his claws then.]

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[He watches them idly for a while, not making any move to approach (or back away, for that matter) and...simply muling things over, really. The man who called himself John Doe had, thusfar, not shown anything other than courtesy and hospitality towards Phoenix and his friends. But Maya...Maya and Pearls both were downright frightened of the man.

...but Phoenix always believed in fairness. Fair trials, fair verdicts, fair judgements. All he had was Maya's word, and while he certainly believes her, that's no excuse to judge a man when there's no concrete proof that he wants to do them any harm

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[itsthebutz]

NICK, NICK!

[Yeah, Larry's been out training today, so Phoenix gets him yelling at the PokeGear from the next route over.]

Let's go to the gym together!

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[HIS POOR, POOR EARS -- Phoenix winces a bit, giving the screen a 8| look.] I can hear you, Larry, n-not so loud--

[But at Larry's proposition, his irritation quickly melts and he quirks a grin, muling it over.] That's fine with me. I still have a bit more training to do...

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[foolishwren]

[It's good to see Phoenix happy! .... AND HEALED. Inwardly she wonders if she's the one responsible for those broken ribs, or if it was the ledge he fell off.]

Man, took you that long to get back to Violet? How long WERE you in Cherrygrove?

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[The initial breakage WAS Heather, but taking that tumble had rebroken at least one, which is why it'd taken so long for him to heal. He's all better now, though! For a few days. ]

Well, we had to backtrack a bit to take Edgeworth back to the Cherrygrove Center, after we well off that ledge...all of that postponed us a good two or three days.

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[foolishwren]

[GOD HEATHER, YOU RUIN EVERYTHING.]

Think you'll be stayin' there for awhile?

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[DON'T WORRY, HE'S JUST THAT USED TO IT. Also, by popular demand, have some more of Phoenix falling over. And, uh. Dogs.]

I don't know. I really want to go somewhere that's not Cherrygrove or Violet, to be honest...but we need to stay for Halloween, and I don't know when everyone else will want to leave.

[action] ...I wholeheartedly approve of this idea

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[And look who perks up at hearing her voice, grinning widely.]

Hey, Truce. [He...makes a move as if he was about to hug her, maybe -- but then the awkward sets back in and he ends up just folding his arms across his chest instead, a quick glance sideways before turning back to Trucy.] ...how have you been?

[action] /brofists!

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It's good to have everyone back in the same city again. [Because, boy, has he been worried. He hasn't seen Trucy since before the nightmare event, after all...]

You've been keeping out of trouble, right?