56. Video/Action for the Violet City Pokemon Center

[foolishwren]

<sub>[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.]</sub>

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! <sub>[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.]</sub>

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[foolishwren]

<sub>[She smirks and reaches for one of the plastic straws sitting in a cup at the end of the table, next to the salt and pepper and little vase with a plastic flower in it.]

[Her tone is teasing as she rolls up another little wad of napkin and meticulously sticks it into the end of the straw.]</sub>

Uh huh, I bet you say that to aaaall the girls.

[bakaitoukid]

[he sees what she's doing and is already preparing his own straw-weapon, ready to dodge when she starts firing]

Just the ones I really like.

[foolishwren]

_{[THERE ARE NO LUNCH LADIES TO YELL AT THEM LIKE BACK IN EVERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EVER-- although the waitress might.]}

Yeah, yeah, sure.

_{[She'll be aiming it right at his forehead. FIIIIIIRE.]}

[bakaitoukid]

[DUCKING

... then retaliating, aiming for her forehead as well]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[There's only so much dodging you can do when you're sitting in a tiny little diner booth. The little wad of paper bounces off her head, right between the eyes.]

[She claps a hand to her forehead with a quiet but dramatic HRGHNGH sound that she probably picked up from Snake at some point.]</sub>

[bakaitoukid]

[While Kaito lifts his first up to his torso and bring it down in a YEEES VICTORY pose]

Gotcha!

[foolishwren]

_{[Still with a hand pressed over the 'grievous wound', Heather scrunches her face into a battle-hardened scowl (she really does need to stop hanging out with Snake) and growls--]}

You might've won that battle but you haven't won the war, sonny!

[bakaitoukid]

-- sonny?

How old are you? 70?

[foolishwren]

_{[NO SHE JUST HANGS OUT WITH OLD MEN TOO MUCH.]}

... Oh, that was just low.

You are gonna pay for that. I will-- hang on. Hang on.

<sub>[In a pique of 'This idea totally seems great right this second but actually it's just sort of lame and won't work', she plucks the flower from behind her ear and tries to stick it stem-first into the straw without crushing it or anything.]

[... But then when she blows into the straw it just sort of falls out and into the table.]</sub>



.... Awh.

_{[THAT WAS A FAIL.]}

[bakaitoukid]

[.........






yeah he has just broken down into a fit of laughter, hand over his mouth as he doubles over the table, body shaking with the spasms of his chortles.

THAT WAS SO MUCH FAIL IT WAS HILARIOUS]

[foolishwren]

... Pfff-- shut up! SHUT UP.

_{[But she's breaking into a grin herself because HOW CAN SHE NOT as she nudges the flower with the straw.]}

That was supposed to be awesome!

God dammit, flower. God dammit.

[bakaitoukid]

[still can't talk, still laughing so hard his sides are beginning to hurt]

[foolishwren]

_{[She finally just chucks the straw at the top of his head, trying to look filled with rage..]}

I swear to all that is good, Smiley, I will-- pffhfht.

_{[She reaches out to try and flick the flower at him from its sorry resting place on the table, but it just skids a couple of inches. And that's pretty much it-- Heather slumps onto her elbow, hand over her face, bursting into giggles.]}

[bakaitoukid]

[he doesn't even bother trying to dodge the straw; it bounces off of his head and falls to the ground. her flicking the flower just sets him off even more, and by now, they're getting weird looks from other restaurant patrons]

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Weird looks abound. Shaddup, you wacky kids.]

[Needless to say, this is the moment the waitress picks to come back with both of their coffees. ... And just sort of stands there, looking at them awkwardly, fully aware that whatever joke they're laughing at, she just totally missed it.]</sub>

[bakaitoukid]

[nooot even noticing the waitress is there now. still laughing. and probably will be for a good, long while]

[foolishwren]

_{[Fortunately for the poor wtf-ing waitress, Heather does look up after a second or two.]}

Fffhahahaaha-- UH. AHEH. T-thanks.

_{[She reaches out to take both the mugs, starting to pass one over to Kaito, only to change her mind.]}

Actually, you know what, I think I'm just gonna drink yours because you're laughing at me. It's mine now.

[bakaitoukid]

C-c'mon, I'm paying, remember? [reeeaching for his mug, still snickering]

It's only fair!

[foolishwren]

_{[She leans back, holding it out of reach (while the waitress retreats, rolling her eyes). Jesus Heather don't do that it's filled with SCALDING LIQUID.]}

Iiiiieee dunnoooo....

It looks awfully good.

[bakaitoukid]

That's because it's my coffee. [reeeeaching for it from over the table DX]

[foolishwren]

Mine now!

_{[... She's just kiddin', she'll give it to him, but first, she makes a show of fake-drinking it. Don't worry, she's not putting her lips on the mug or anything. She's not THAT gross.]}

[bakaitoukid]

Ooooooi! [he realizes she's kidding, but. COFFEE]

[foolishwren]

Oh man. This coffee is so good. _{[More miming of 'I drink your coffee!']}

... Buuut, since I'm a nice and generous person, I'll let you have some.

_{[With a benevolent smile, she passes the mug over.]}

[bakaitoukid]

[He takes it and gives her a look]

Much better.

off-topic I totally thought that icon was of Kaito wearing a really enormous army helmet at first

[foolishwren]

_{[SHE'LL JUST BE LOOKING BACK AT HIM WITH TOTAL INNOCENCE. Whatever could you mean, Kaito?]}

SO.

_{[As if she hadn't just commandeered his coffee after totally failing at straw-based warfare, she reaches over for the packets for sugar at the end of the table and proceeds to turn her mug into a diabetic's worst nightmare.]}

Think I stand a chance against Falkner this time?

_{[Considering he'd ... seen her fail the first time around.]}