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Bond 007 [Video/Action] Post-Circus
[Action] All the Regrets (May 6)
[There are two emotions that Professor Sycamore is feeling right now, which is regret and embarrassment. After the events in Cirque du Vrai, he began to regret every action he took from that night. From cheating to shamelessly flirting every woman in the circus, he knew that the people he knew won't treat him the same again. Not only that, he also can't forget the Showstopper event where he was unfortunately ended up drunk and unconscious afterward. Even after seeing his Garchomp again after he recovered from his drunken stupor, he is still unable to forgive himself for his actions.
Right now as he currently in his day-off for most of his jobs, you may be seeing in the cafe, the park, or the Bay as he is still contemplating about the circus while being guilty of his own actions.]
[Video] Apology After the Circus (May 12)
[It's only been a week now after his mental recovery, he decides to put up a video feed to let most of his feelings out for now. As he starts the video, you can see him inside of his own apartment, who is a little depressed because of the previous events.]
Hello there. I'm sorry I didn't update for a while, but I needed to make sure I need to get this off my chest after what transpired. And even though I don't know if you met me at Cirque de Vrai last month or you have no knowledge about it, but all I can say is that I'm in that circus that night.
Of course, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for my own behavior and the terrible actions I made that night. To be honest, I can't seem to control myself and once I regained my own senses after that, I realized how I acted as well the misdeeds I did to some of the residents around me.
I don't know if you forgive me or not, I just want to say regret what I've done and I'll do what I can to make it up to you.
[Once that's over, he then waits for any replies while still contemplating about the events that took place on that circus.]
[There are two emotions that Professor Sycamore is feeling right now, which is regret and embarrassment. After the events in Cirque du Vrai, he began to regret every action he took from that night. From cheating to shamelessly flirting every woman in the circus, he knew that the people he knew won't treat him the same again. Not only that, he also can't forget the Showstopper event where he was unfortunately ended up drunk and unconscious afterward. Even after seeing his Garchomp again after he recovered from his drunken stupor, he is still unable to forgive himself for his actions.
Right now as he currently in his day-off for most of his jobs, you may be seeing in the cafe, the park, or the Bay as he is still contemplating about the circus while being guilty of his own actions.]
[Video] Apology After the Circus (May 12)
[It's only been a week now after his mental recovery, he decides to put up a video feed to let most of his feelings out for now. As he starts the video, you can see him inside of his own apartment, who is a little depressed because of the previous events.]
Hello there. I'm sorry I didn't update for a while, but I needed to make sure I need to get this off my chest after what transpired. And even though I don't know if you met me at Cirque de Vrai last month or you have no knowledge about it, but all I can say is that I'm in that circus that night.
Of course, I just wanted to say I'm sorry for my own behavior and the terrible actions I made that night. To be honest, I can't seem to control myself and once I regained my own senses after that, I realized how I acted as well the misdeeds I did to some of the residents around me.
I don't know if you forgive me or not, I just want to say regret what I've done and I'll do what I can to make it up to you.
[Once that's over, he then waits for any replies while still contemplating about the events that took place on that circus.]

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Not that Tori has any idea of what's happened with Sycamore, so when she sees him in the park, she's quick to wave him down and run up to him.]
Professor!
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I wouldn't worry about it too much. This place has a history of psychic attacks that manifest in alterations to one's mental state. It happens to many, regardless of psychic ability. It's why I stayed away from the circus. I suspected something like that would happen.
Still, it should not be held against you.
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Still, he can't ignore her greeting. Yet, he speaks in a low tone as he hangs his head to prevent him from seeing her face.]
Oh, hello there, Tori.
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...hey, what's up? Did something happen? [For a moment, paranoia hits her -- did I do something? -- but she's quick to shake it off. No, there's no way she did anything. It's just her fear of people turning on her talking.] This sort of attitude isn't like you, you know?
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Looks like I have to be careful about them next time.
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Oh, I'm sorry... Something just happened to me and...
Let's just say I somehow unable to control myself when the circus came to town...
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[She's reminded of an incident a long, long time ago in Genessia -- one that made her hunger for various things. Attention and approval from Zelos, more intimate acts from Jeb... is it something like that? She won't know until Sycamore answers her.
Whatever it is, it sure has him feeling bad about himself, doesn't it? She doesn't like that. He's such a sweet guy, from what she's seen of him. Sweet people deserve to feel good about themselves.]
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I thought I just come to the circus to enjoy my time off from my work, but instead, I ended up doing some misdeeds and embarrassing choices. Worst of all, I can't even control my own feelings and thoughts when that happened.
[He then covers his face with both of his hands, now completely guilty at what he did.]
I can't even know if some of the people I met are the people I knew so far...
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She takes a couple steps forward, gently placing a hand on top of the one of the ones covering his face. Maybe it's a bold move -- she half expects him to jerk away -- but she's trying to be comforting.]
It doesn't sound like it's your fault, you know? If you couldn't control yourself, there probably was something else involved. [She tries to keep her voice as gentle as her touch.] Besides, if you don't know who you met that night... well, maybe they don't know who you were, either. Even if they do, I bet they'll forgive you for whatever you did. They'll understand that it wasn't in your control.
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Besides, it's too embarrassing for me to explain...
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It's a phenomena I've been attempting to study in my free time, however I've come up empty in all my attempts to gain any kind of knowledge about it.
That said, given the indiscriminate nature of these 'events', I doubt many - if any - will hold your actions against you.
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Not to mention that most of the circus-goers wore masks as part of the requirements to enter the circus.]
You're right... I just hope the people I met back at the circus will forgive my actions afterward. I just forgive myself if they won't.
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I know. But I'm more worried about the other people I met at the circus. I just hope they can recover after the circus controlled their thoughts just like me.
Still, I'm just glad you managed to avoid the circus and its influences.
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Hey, I'm sure they will. I mean, who could hold anything against a nice guy like you, huh? They just need to see the real you, that's all! [Because something tells her that they didn't. That's likely the biggest difference between what happened to Sycamore and what happened to her way back when -- deep down, Tori knows the feelings she felt back then were just amplified versions of things she feels all the time.] Besides, maybe they're in the same boat. With a place like this, I doubt this just hit you, you know? They might be feeling just as bad.
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I can see that in the other residents' posts right now. Maybe I'll try contacting them just in case.
[And judging by what she said, he wonders if she didn't visit the circus as well.]</small By the way, how are you and your Pokemon lately?
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[Cue Sycamore covering his face in shame.]
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I was being controlled by the circus's magic that night!
[Well, influenced may be the right word for it as he is unable to think very clearly when it happened.]
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It's worth a shot, right? [She laughs, looking off to the side.] I'm doing fine. Just living life day by day, you know? As for my Pokemon, they're doing great!
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[She's doing her best to not use the nicknames some of these Pokemon have, since she knows the professor isn't aware of Jeb's nicknames for his Pokemon, only the nickname of one of hers.]
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I see. Well, in case your boyfriend does have some troubles regarding those two, just let me know, okay?
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These things tend to operate on a timer of some sort. Once the time is up, everyone effected is returned to normal at the same instant.
I've come to make it routine to simply hole up in my sanctuary any time one of these things happen.
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[The only problem for him right now is to avoid it and unlike Mewtwo, he's neither a Psychic-type or a Pokemon to know what's coming for this city.]
This is certainly a strange city indeed.
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I don't know, I think you might have to go into the slammer buddy.
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I can't really explain this, but the circus is really responsible for my actions.
It's just that this city has these strange phenomena that happened around it and the other cities and this circus is no exception.
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Ain't notbody gonna care you did some flirting.
[ At least it's got her laughing! ]
Man...
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At least you're not mad...
Although, I'm still not happy about the events that transpired back at that circus.
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Man, lighten up a bit there. Un-clench.
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[That and he must still sober from the Showstopper drinking contest.]
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[ Dork. ]
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Maybe I should take the rest of the day off.
wowzers look at all this late o'clock
Of course I will! Who better to ask for advice than the guy who's devoted his life to these little guys, right? [She twirls a bit of her hair around her finger.] See, this is why I say people will forgive you eventually. You're just... so nice, you know?
[Unlike her. Sure, she's sociable and certainly better than she used to be, but she knows she has a nasty streak underneath everything. It just makes her admire people who are actually kind even more, really.]
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You have a point there. Thank you.
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Oh, so you know you're a nice guy? That's not very humble of you~ [She lets out another laugh before her expression softens.] I'm kidding, of course.
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I guess I am. At least that's one positive thing about myself.