PUZZLE 003 [VIOLET CITY - VIDEO/ACTION]

[snapandscoot]

[[As soon as she set foot in Violet City, Emmy immediately sought out the Gym for a battle! However, if you've got your Pokegear on or you're near the Pokemon Centre, you'll see her and her Machop emerging, looking...rather defeated.]]

Well, that certainly could've gone better.

[[Almost in unison, the pair sigh and seat themselves on a bench outside the centre.]]

That Falkner fellow had some horribly powerful Pokemon! That creepy owl....gosh, I had no idea what to do! Perhaps we shouldn't have rushed in there so soon. I'm sorry, Machi.

[[The Machop frantically waves her arms and points to herself, before sighing and slapping her palm against her forehead.]]

It wasn't your fault!

[[Emmy smiles, and puts a friendly arm around her Pokemon's shoulders.]]

Don't worry, Machi. The Professor wouldn't give up and neither will we! We just have to train harder so that next time, we're ready! We're not going to lose to the likes of him!

Comments

[snapandscoot]

[[.....she's getting a....vague feeling that she should get comfortable....]]

She's adorable! You can really see the resemblence!

I hope you don't miss them too much.

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ Yes! Get really comfy. In fact, here's the waitress now. Maes will just be ordering some tea. You might want to order some food, too... you'll be here a while. ]

Oh, I miss them every day. But I know that Elicia is well taken care of! I can't imagine anyone better to take care of her!

See, here's Gracia when she was pregnant with our baby! ISN'T SHE BEAUTIFUL?

[snapandscoot]

[[....

yep, brb ordering tea and a big piece of cake, this looks like it's gunna take a while]]

S-She's lovely, Maes! Aren't you lucky to have married such a beautiful woman? You two make quite the handsome couple!

[derpsaboutfamily]

I know! [ Modesty? What is that? ]

I'm the luckiest! And we've made such a beautiful little girl, as well~ I mean, just look at that face!

And that voice! It's too bad you can't hear it, you'd just melt away.

[snapandscoot]

I'm sure I would!

[[Is it socially unacceptable for her to beat her head on the table

This is going to go on for a while, isn't it]]

How...old is she?

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ Why would you want to? Maes knows it's depressing that you don't have a Gracia and Elicia, but that's why he's showing you pictures of them!!! ]

She just turned 3 right before I arrived!

[snapandscoot]

[[...Hughes, by the end of this you're somehow going to convince her that she needs a wife and baby daughter]]

You and Gracia must be so proud!

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ Pretty much... that's the plan. ]

We are! She's really smart, too! Already knows how to talk and read a little, and she's only three years old!

[ Moving on to page two. Oh. Have we only gone through one page so far...? DOES IT FEEL LIKE AN ENTIRE BOOK? ]

Look, here she is on her birthday~

[ She's laughing and got cake all over her face. ]

[snapandscoot]

[[Emmy will have cake all over her face soon as she's finding the idea of faceplanting hers to be very appealing right now...]]

That's adorable, Maes. What sort of presents did you get her?

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ What? Why? :| Isn't this the conversation you'd always wanted, Emmy? ]

All sorts of things! A teddy bear that's even bigger than her~ [ Oh look, there's a picture of her hugging it ] and a tricycle, and a new dress~

[ He could keep going. He bought lots of things. But he's taking a break to sip tea. So you might want to interrupt. ]

[snapandscoot]

[[OF COURSE MAES, OF COURSE...]]

She must have looked beautiful in it!

[[OMG AN OPENING QUICK QUICK QUICK THINK OF A SUBJECT THINK OF A SUBJECT-]]

So do, ah, any of your friends here have wives and children at home?

[derpsaboutfamily]

Hmm...? [ ... Now there's a question he wasn't expecting. ]

Ah, actually, not really. I keep telling them that married life is the best, but... they're all just a bunch of workaholic freaks, really!

[snapandscoot]

Ah, married to their jobs, then? That's no fun!

[[...not that she agrees but like hell if she's arguing with you]]

I take it you often try to convince them otherwise?

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ That's the spirit! Maes is always right! Don't argue, just sit back and agree. ]

Well, of course! All work and no play doesn't sound very fun at all.

[snapandscoot]

I don't know, sometimes work can be like play! It depends on the job~

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ Laughs ]

I suppose so, but the military is mostly not play! Paperwork is never considered playing.

[snapandscoot]

Oh, I never thought about that! You lot must have quite a bit of paperwork to do.

I suppose being married to a desk wouldn't be all that fun after all!

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ Not that he ever does paperwork... ]

Half of working in the investigations division is paperwork and research. The other half is... well, investigating!

You like puzzles, right? [ You've mentioned them quite a few times now ] It's a little like solving a bunch of puzzles.

[snapandscoot]

Ah, I love puzzles! The man I work for is a puzzle genius! He's a big inspiration to me!

[[Just let her sparkle a little for a moment~]]

Maybe I wouldn't do too badly in your military, Maes!

[derpsaboutfamily]

A puzzle genius, huh? That sounds really amazing!

[ Oh, look at those sparkles... ]

Maybe! I definitely wouldn't mind having someone like you on my team!

[snapandscoot]

[[s-so dazzling]]

Well, he's really an archaeology professor, but he's probably most well-known for his logical mind! It's really quite fascinating! He keeps me busy.

But I could work for you on my days off!

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ Laughs ]

A hard worker! I like that. But really, days off should be used for things not related to work~

[ But honestly speaking? ... If you offered, he'd probably give you a pile of his paperwork to do on your day off. ]

[snapandscoot]

[[Oh goody, paperwork....]]

I suppose that's true~! But I do like to be kept busy! I think I'd look rather dashing in that blue uniform~

[derpsaboutfamily]

[ All the paperwork... ]

I'd bet you would as well! It's a pretty nice uniform, as far as military ones go, I think.