foolishwren | 56. Video/Action for the Violet City Pokemon Center

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56. Video/Action for the Violet City Pokemon Center

_{[This is the last place Heather wants to be. And when the feed blinks on, it shows.]

[There's the usual busy murmur characteristic of a Pokemon Center lobby on a Monday morning. It's been awhile since Heather's been under these fluorescent lobby lights, and she looks a little washed-out and pale. Sleepy, too-- and blinking in irritation at the bright lights. She must have rolled out of bed not that long ago, and her cheeks are still flushed from the cold walk between the hotel and the Center.]

[Judging from the pink plush cushion she's leaning on and the colorful Poke-care posters splashed all over the wall behind her, she's sitting in the lobby. There's a small (say, less-than-a-football-sized) dusk-colored egg in her lap-- but weirdly, none of her Pokemon can be seen. Normally at least one or two of them are present in her transmissions, either chillaxin' in the background or (in Cujo's case) doing something derpy, but none of them are there.]}

Hey, guys... uh...

I just thought I should letcha know, Phoenix is... um, he's in the Pokemon Center here in Violet. He went yesterday to get somethin' for his cold and didn't come back, and apparently he uh... collapsed.

But they said it doesn't look like it has anything to do with him being sick, it's like...

_{[She rubs at one of her eyes with the heel of her palm, grimacing.]}

... Those faints that people've been going into lately.

So, he's... um... he's doing okay.

_{[Around this point, a familiar (to some) shiny blue head pops into the frame-- Phoenix's Quagsire partner, Butch, is clambering up onto the seat next to Heather. ... And onto Heather.]}

Ooff-- Butch, jeez, hang on-- _{[She hastily grabs her bag (the smaller, owlless one) and slips the egg she was holding inside before it gets crushed under the giant amphibian's weight.]} Anyway, uh-- I'll-- ... I'll be taking care of his Pokemon till he wakes up, I guess. But yeah, I just thought I'd give people the heads-up, in case anybody was... I dunno, worried.

_{[Weirdly, Butch looks as stupidly happy as ever (as he curls into a ball that's like twice as big as the lap he's trying to sit on), so Phoenix can't be in that bad a state. But for some reason, Heather still looks very uncomfortable-- and she's not the sort to worry unnecessarily about somebody when she knows they're more or less fine.]}

... Anyway. So, uh-- hey, Kaito? _{[She addresses the camera.]} You guys gotten to Violet yet? I thought maybe if you were here, we could all-- I dunno, meet up for lunch or somethi-- hey! _{[The camera jostles wildly-- looks like Butch is batting at it playfully. It shakes around a bit before the view steadies again-- upside-down and facing in the opposite direction, towards the front desk.]

[Two Nurse Joys are standing behind the counter and looking in Heather's direction very conspicuously. One of them has an expression darkened by consternation-- the other looks a little confused. The first says something quietly to her under her breath, and upon hearing it, the second one's eyes widen and she claps a hand over her mouth.]

[The camera jerks again as Heather grabs it back from Butch and turns it back to herself, but her attention is on the nurses now-- her expression briefly unreadable. But hey-- it's no secret to anybody who's been in Johto since the summer that Heather's relationship with the nurses of Violet City was an antagonistic one. Hell, she turned that Center upside-down on more than one occasion-- and laughed in the face of their authority, with no regrets (or shame)! Oh, the youthful shenanigans! Any second now she's gonna direct her gaze back at the camera and do a classic Heather "THEY MAD?" smirk or something, right?]

[.... Right?]

[Heather swallows hard, hunching her shoulders a little, as though trying to look a little more inconspicuous-- and then hastily shuts the camera off. Her last expression before the feed cuts out is one of... jeez, it kinda looks like ... guilt.]}

_{[ooc: For those in the Pokemon Center, Heather can either be found milling uncomfortably around the edges of the Center lobby, looking like she just saw a Wanted poster for herself, or (most likely), hiding out in whatever room Phoenix's in to avoid contact with the Nurse Joys as much as she can.
ALSO, for those who weren't around back when this happened, this is why Heather's not feeling too hot about having to see these particular Nurses again.]}

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All-righty... Heather wasn't a big apologizer when she didn't need to.

Anyway, uh...

_{[She runs a hand through her hair sheepishly. Now she's remembering the whole 'sisters' thing, because... she HAD been told it before. What a mistake...]}

In.. in that case, I'm... sure he'd like you to visit. Y'know.

Since you're not Dahlia.

I'd...like that.

_{[She giggles.]} No, Dahlia and I are quite different despite being twins.

I'm glaaaaaad to hear that.

_{[Because... seriously, ONE Dahlia running around was bad enough!]}

_{[Iris just sort of stares back a little awkwardly but soon her face splits into a wide smile.]} So am I.

And I'm sure Phoenix is rather pleased by that as well. When I first arrived here, he didn't like me very much at all. But then, he was dating my sister at the time...

How the hell did he wind up in a relationship with that crazy bitch, anyway? I mean, I know she was all, 'Oh, I'm a totally nice person!' and deceptive and stuff back then, but...

_{[She had no trouble at all believing that Phoenix had found himself in some kind of crazy abusive relationship-- he was just one of those kinds of people who always wound up on the receiving end. But seriously, poor guy...]}

_{[Iris bites her lip. In truth, she didn't want to tell Heather. But she was Phoenix's friend; she deserved to know. And it was no use keeping it hidden.]} ...He wasn't in a relationship with her at all, not really. He only saw her...twice. Once, when she gave him her necklace and the relationship began and again, when she attempted to poison him.

.... Wait a sec...

_{[It didn't take a rocket scientist to figure out what she was implying, especially since Heather herself had just totally mistaken Iris for her sister.]

[But... why?]}

I thought ... Why does she want to kill him if it was you?

_{[... Jealousy? That's the only thing Heather can think of...]}

She has two reasons for wanting to kill him.

The first is because Phoenix was found innocent when she framed him for Dougie's murder and she was found as the real culprit.

The second, is that he had something, something that she needed. That necklace she gave him contained poison she used to murder a lawyer. She needed it back so she could destroy the evidence. That's why she sent me instead. My mission was to retrieve the necklace. But I failed her. I told her I would get it back but...Phoenix was too attached to it. She got impatient and decided to do what she had been planning to do from the start. She attempted to poison him. We switched places, but for the first time, she didn't tell me her plans. I...should have guessed that was her intent. But she failed. She planted the poison in F-Phoenix's cold medicine but...he lost it. That is her second reason.

She failed the first time. She is determined to follow through and take care of him. Not only does he know too much but...she hates his personality. She has always hated people like him. He's so kind and loving. She despises that about him.

_{[Heather.... Heather just goes silent. And listens. Which is kind of amazing in and of itself. But this is something that she never heard the whole story about... and it's both less and MORE fucked-up than she thought it was.]

[On the bright side, it meant that Phoenix HADN'T spent his college days needing to be admitted to a battered spouse's shelter or something. But on the other side.... what the hell?! More than once, she found her eyes sliding over to the unconscious Phoenix as Iris spoke.]}

I... wow.

.... Just... wow.

... That bitch is evil.

_{[Iris bites her lip. She isn't quite used to speaking so much about her past. And hearing Heather's reaction just made her feel all the more guilty. If only she had succeeded in retrieving the necklace, maybe this all would never have happened.]}

...She has...a great many sins on her soul.

_{[Heather looks mad. But despite that, something about hearing this kinda makes her feel better. It means that Phoenix hadn't... actually been that close with the bitch in question. Which meant that as much as she'd hurt him, it wasn't NEARLY as bad as Heather had initially thought it was.]}

Well, whatever.

If she comes near Phoenix again, I'll kill her myself.

_{[NOBODY tried to murder Heather's friends. ... Especially not the weird I-don't-even-know-why-I-trust-you-but-I-do friend who'd been there for her in a couple of her lowest moments here.]}

_{[Iris' eyes widen and start to fill with tears.]} Oh please don't Miss Heather! My sister is a cruel person but...she is still my sister.

And I wouldn't want to see you become a murderer because of her. Killing only breeds more death and hatred.

_{[Heather's expression hardens. ... Iris might not know it, but... she's already looking at a murderer. Or at least a killer, depending on the fragile, blurry definition of 'murder'. Could she truly kill somebody in straight-up cold blood, though? .... Actually, not even she herself knew.]}

... I've seen what people like her look like underneath.

They're not even human anymore.

_{[Her tone is bitter.]}

... Anyway... would you rather I just sit there if she shows up and let her hurt him?

_{[She shifts the camera to show the sleeping Phoenix.]}

No no of course not! I would never want any harm to come to him. But...violence isn't the way to handle this. I understand your desire for revenge but surely you can understand. Deal with my sister how you like, but please, don't become a killer. You'd only be doing what she wants.

_{[Heather pauses for a second or two, her expression growing stony.]}

.... Well. _{[... she says, after a moment's consideration.]} I'm already a killer. So, I don't think it'd matter much one way or another.

_{[Give her a second.

... ...!]}

Oh no Miss Heather! ...T-That isn't the truth is it?

You're such a kind person Miss Heather, I can't believe-_{[She can't finish. She's crying again. Seems Iris cries for everyone. This time, she's crying for Heather. Because she hates the fact that someone so kind and so close to Phoenix could have such a large sin on her soul.]}

I-If I may ask...why d-did you-

_{[Sorry, Iris... Heather doesn't WANNA make you cry, but... she's a lot more disillusioned about the world than you are. Her soul's got more sins on it that you know.]

[Her answer is stony.]}

Revenge.

_{[... It's also a lie. She did not, after all, get to kill the person in question that she wanted revenge on. Would she have been able to do it, at long last, if she'd been able to get her hands around that person's throat without dying, herself...? .... Maybe. Maybe not. She'll never know now.]

[... But in any case, she killed other people, as well. One or two...]}

And self-defense, I guess.

But I was angry enough that it might as well have not been.

Just because someone seems nice doesn't mean they haven't done bad stuff, lady. The sooner people learn that, the safer they are.

R-Revenge...Oh Miss Heather I'm so sorry. It must be a terrible burden to bear.

Eh.

I deal with it.

Not saying it's pleasant, but it is what it is. I don't need your sympathy for it.

_{[DEEEEEEP siiiiigh. She didn't mean to traumatize the poor lady, even if she's being a little... harsh about it.]}

Look, I'm just sayin' I'll look out for Phoenix, whatever happens. And in the end if someone's gotta die, I'd rather make sure it's the psycho murderer and not the well-meaning doof who's just trying to help people.

All right?

I'm...glad to hear that.

He's my friend.

I'm not gonna let anything happen to him.

I'm so happy Phoenix has such a wonderful and caring friend. You're a lovely person Miss Heather.

_{[I-IRIS SHE JUST TOLD YOU SHE'D KILLED PEOPLE BEFORE. Heather looks a little surprised at the woman's faith in her goodness as a person despite that.]}

... Well.

I-- ... I'm just doing what any decent friend would.

_{[One of Iris' skills is seeing the best in people. She's already decided that Heather is a good person, killer or no. She knows her sister and Heather are not the same, and she trusts Heather, not only because she seems nice, but also because she is a close friend to Phoenix. Although it's a naive approach, Iris would probably go insane if she didn't believe in the goodness in people's hearts.]}

Friends are wonderful, aren't they? It's so nice having so many here.

56. Video/Action for the Violet City Pokemon Center

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[video] Can you resist this Heather?

[video] ;-; SORRY IRIS

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[video] THAT ICON combined with what she's saying. ;_____; Also, 1/2

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[video] HEATHER'S A BAD KID

[video] DON'T BE A BAD KID HEATHER. :(

[video] SHE CAN'T HELP IT IT'S IN HER BLOOD ;-; ... ALSO SHE'S JUST STUBBORN

[video] AHAHA POOR BB.

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