Bounty Log

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Who: 47 and Augustine
What: "Fried" Bounty
Where: Nova City
When: Let's say... February 26?
Warnings: None that I can think of, will add them if they come up.

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47 didn't come out to Nova City looking for a bounty; it's sheer coincidence that he's here. Rather, since his Pokemon looked like a bunny, he thought it would be a good idea to socialize it with other bunnies.

Thus, he's just coming out of the Bunny Poof Cafe when what looks like a blue and black lion cub dashes by his feet, knocking Buneary to one side as it goes. She's almost thrown to the ground, but 47 quickly crouches down to catch her. 47 simply watches at the Shinx continues to rush down the road, but once the bunny recovers, she hops up to her feet again, chittering angrily. Before 47 can stop her, she bounds off after the Shinx.

After processing the situation (a delay of less than a second), 47 clambers back to his feet as well and joins the chase. He doesn't want his bunny running off on its own!

Comments

[immortalrose]

Trying to take an hour lunch break is more difficult than it seems. Augustine needed a break from the office, especially after dealing with the council all day. The Museum Council here in Nova City still have some slight concerns regarding their new curator. What he lacks in experience, Augustine makes up with passion. He has extensive knowledge regarding ancient cultures but lacks the certification and schooling of more traditional museum professionals. They let him slide on that and given him the job but only if he worked closely with the Oculus, an artificial intelligence that oversees the museum.

Cue in his reason for attempting to escape out the office for an hour or so. Just staring into a tablet screen for hours on end was enough to give him the makings of a migraine. Augustine needs a break but unfortunately, he's not going to get one. He was making his way towards the Bunny Poof Café until he spots something blue and furry run past.

"Eh?" Augustine comes to a slow halt once he sees the little pokemon. "How darling...!" If there's one thing he appreciates, it's cute fluffy animals.

"Wait! Get back here!" He gives chase.

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47 attracts perhaps a little attention, from those scattered around that are observant to notice that this man is running full tilt in a suit. Most will just dismiss it as him being late to some kind of important meeting, though, and he doesn't have to worry about attention anymore once Shinx and Buneary lead him into some narrow alleys.

He dodges this way and that, around corners and dumpsters, slowing only a little as he's agile enough to keep from hitting anything even while running. Meanwhile, he's also lost visual contact with the Pokemon in all these twists and turns, and any normal person would have completely lost track of them; but 47 has his Instinct, and their brightly glowing forms show up all too clearly in his mind's eye.

Finally, he rounds one last corner and spots his Pokemon again, having squirmed through a small hole under a tall chain link fence and still going after the Shinx. The hole is far too small for him to go through, so he slows as he approaches the fence, coming to a complete stop before it. With a glance at the top of the fence, he stretches out his arms and gives a good hop -- at least half his height -- from his standing position, without so much as a crouch to build it up beforehand. His hands easily catch the top of the fence, and he pulls himself up and over it -- swinging his entire body over the top in one go, unlike most, who would go one leg at a time.

Then he's falling down the other side, using the fence to slow his fall and allowing his knees to bend into a crouch in order to absorb the shock as he lands, and quickly resumes the chase, as if the fence had never been there.

((Planning to find the Shinx gang in my next tag!))