If only Ela was not so cordial in volunteering her name. Vio sighed, lightly, but quickly dismissed the thought nonetheless. It was not that big a deal. Plus, if this woman wanted to find out afterwards, it probably would not be too difficult to figure it out anyway. Vio knew that her default appearance was rather striking, after all. It was by design, of course. That made it all the easier to not be recognized when she died her hair. Or, rather, didn’t die it anymore. After all, originally it had looked very differently. She was just so used to this chosen hair colour by now that it became her own normal, too.[break][break]

Ah, well, it wasn’t that big a deal either way. Plus, it kind of felt nice to have someone talk about you like you are very dependable. And yes, she completely discarded the hypocrisy inherent to that statement. [break]
Instead, she recalled her Pokemon and decided to join the detective and the quiet hitwoman. That one was quiet, but that made a lot of sense. Nothing she’d say here would help her in any way. So, it was for the best to just say nothing at all. Vio could relate. “That being said, arrest or not we all should leave the venue too. I don’t trust structures too much after earthquake. Bad past experiences.” Though admittedly, this probably was not like what happened in that one tower she may or may not have set on fire.

Probably.
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+ Elaine Highland

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Yes. Elaine should listen to her sometimes. Vio liked that stubborn streak on the other, it was kind of cute. But sometimes, it did get in the way, still. Especially when the girl had properly made up her mind like this. She had already decided that they had captured the opposition, so that was that. Though, admittedly, the thought that this was what they were hiding in their back pocket was probably a bit far-fetched.[break][break]
Still, there was quick thinking. Violet was already trying to instruct her Mawile to direct its fire upwards to just get rid of the rubble falling on top of them, but the barrier was probably a better solution. It just was a tad bit scarier to endure, simply because they had to endure it – and did not have that much of a way to influence anything on their own. That was always the worst.
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At least she trusted this person. Which kind of felt weird. She stuck close to Elaine as it rained upon them and the villain of the week took her leave. Never meeting again was fine by her. She’d rather have that than an assassin having a vendetta against her. So far, this was professional on both ends. Keeping it that way was important.
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Hence, she breathed a sigh of relief once things were over. “Phew. You know, that went well all things considered. If the guy behind this had been more callous, we’d all be dead now.” After all, they had not even considered this kind of explosive shenanigans. If that man had not wanted to spare anyone else, they would have simply died, achieving nothing. “I hope you know I expect a proper date even more now that I almost died. Just not in these clothes.” Her dress was rather dusty and dirty now, after all. That, the shield had not been able to completely help with. Plus, Elaine would have to take care of matters, like giving statements to the police and Violet was kind of hoping to slip away from that particular part of the matter.
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+ Elaine Highland

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“I will be there. And don’t worry, I understand,” she had simply noted, glad that Elaine would take care of the menial business and allowing her to slip away somewhat unnoticed. Someone certainly would have questions for her, so she expected a summons to the station at some point. But she could play the poor civilian needing some rest now. That was how she got out of the immediate area, after all, declining any medical attention by telling them to look after those in more need of it while she first joined the growing mass of onlookers before finally getting away.
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Thirty minutes had seemed like a rather optimistic estimate to her, though. But she figured a detective of some renown would not be held up for too long. Still, she used that time to find a restroom and freshen up, even finding a convenience store to restock. It certainly was an odd way to handle the aftermath of a gala like this, but she was, as always, fairly adaptable.
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As such, she was waiting for the other sitting on one of the swings, idly rocking it back and forth slightly during the wait. The Eevee from before was resting next to her feet, while Dreepy, Misdreavous and her Phantump floated about. Nights like these were ghostly nights, after all. Plus, she was still a lone woman alone in a small park at night. Having Pokemon out visibly simply was a smart move.
The Dreepy, then, would be the first to all but welcome Elaine in when she approached, causing the others to subtly alert Violet, who was rising again, carefully to not wake the Eevee which sleepily yawned without rousing, just so she could face the other.
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Her hands were not empty, either. “Elaine~,” she greeted the other, somehow still finding the energy to be playful after all this. Then, she raised the plastic bag she was carrying. “You probably did not stop for a drink, so you can have one of these. Your office might be right over there but staying hydrated is important.” Saying that, she would offer some canned iced tea, another bottle inside the bag indicating that she had gotten one for each of them.
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Though her eyes very visibly gazed at the SD card, obviously. She did not feel a need to hide that.
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+ Elaine Highland

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It was always good when someone could easily move among the ghosts. It was her favourite type, certainly, so anyone that wanted to properly hang with her had to be able to hang with her friends, so to speak. Elaine could, so there was absolutely no issue with anything, at least as far as Vio was concerned. She handed off the tea with a smile and just allowed the other to vent, briefly.
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It had been a long evening, after all. “It probably was more of one for you. I only came in at the very end, after all, so I was spared most of the thinking,” she joked, though it was more due to her being used to nonconclusive jobs herself. That kind of mercenary attitude had served her rather well in Rocket, at least so far. Most about any job was fine by her, as long as she was rewarded.
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Then again, in this case the reward was to be what this should have been to begin with. Usually, she would mind. But it was a bit different when Elaine was concerned. Just spending time with this one was kind of…rewarding. “Simple and quiet sounds good to me. Hoenn can get way too complicated for its own good a lot of the time. It’s too easy to lose track of the little things, even though they are most important. For the soul.” While she had started reciprocating that smile at first, she ended up looking up at the starry sky. It wasn’t easy to see anything too grandiose, from this place right in a busy city. But that was kind of exactly the dichotomy she had promised to at least comment on.
Vio sighed. “It’s probably only adding to the headache, but I make it a point to always fulfill my promises. And I did promise to tell you something. You do have a right to know and I want to pre-empt potential misunderstandings later down the road. Because I want there to be a later, of course.”
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Which probably was not telling the other much, either. But this was not necessarily easy even now, so she had to approach it properly. “My name is Violet, but, well, I would say that it hasn’t always been. My parents gave me another, way back then. But when I was younger and more foolish, I felt like I could not take their plans for my life anymore, so I kind of ran away? That probably puts it best. I struck out on my own, not on a Pokemon journey but on one just for myself. What you see today is, well, who I want to be. I am not faking this or anything. But I am very different from who I was back then, hence I keep to this name I have given myself.” She sighed, once more, looking upward. Oddly, she did not feel too anxious. This was something she had only told a handful people over the years. And she felt like Ela could understand. “I don’t really think it is a big deal. But I don't want you to feel like I lied to you about this.” She would turn towards Elaine again. “Even more so now that you introduced me to client and foe alike.” Vio added a brief chuckle, though her tone got somewhat serious after. “People might try to hurt you through me. And I did not exactly run away with some kind of master plan. It’s probably trivial to find at least that much out about me if one put their mind to it. My parents probably did, but decided to keep their distance regardless.”
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She sighed once again. “I might be overthinking things. This is kind of new for me, too. I just try to be thorough and communicate, you know?”
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+ Elaine Highland

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