He hummed, taking note of the expression and words offered to him within a calm, yet seemingly amused manner all the while. Look at her, apologizing so easily and quickly after being called out the way she was. Truthfully speaking, he knew that she had been well within her rights to be so skeptical of him, and truthfully speaking, he commended her for being as such.[break][break]

Nevertheless, how dare she make assumptions based on his outward character?[break][break]

It was an unspoken question offered through little more than the returned one of his own, from the manner in which his lip quirked within a faint smirk, and as a brow of his arched similarly so. Narrowing his eyes faintly, he merely tilted his head in thought before vaguely - barely - beginning to open his lips in response, though stopped himself short at the sudden appearance of a little, flickering spirit. His gaze focused upon it for a few moments before gradually straying towards the woman, herself, as she latched upon his arm.[break][break]

He gave a low, musing chuckle as he nudged her, all while taking a free Pokeball and tossing it towards one of the approaching creatures. ”...Everything about this is hilarious, Officer~,” he hummed in response, his smile broadening.[break][break]

(tl;dr catch attempt on polteageist)

FIORA HYE-JIN YUN [break]

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His brows tugged upward in a similar manner to the corners of his lips. Upon registering her response, he leaned back in his seat and crossed his legs within a smooth and comfortable motion. One of the risen brows tugged a faint bit more as he crossed his arms, as well. ”Oh~? Straight to dessert, mmn?” he cooed with no hidden amount of amusement, chuckling. ”I was meaning an entree, of course, but you’re entitled to get what you’d like to get, I suppose~.”[break][break]

Turning his head slightly, he began to gaze through the numerous guests and employees that both sat and strode across the clearing; a momentary observation as to who seemed to be free or not in the meantime. ”...I will admit, though- the pie does admittedly sound like a good choice~.”

FIORA HYE-JIN YUN [break]

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Hah. Weeks, huh~?[break][break]

An unspoken inquiry, of course; one well masked beneath a thoughtful and curious gaze in her direction in light of her words and demeanor. After a smaller while had passed, he sought to rest his cup upon the table yet again; instead going on to lean forward as he rested his chin within his hand. ”You say that with such a dour look on your face~...” he mused with a low, almost teasing tone within his words. Nevertheless, however, his smile remained constant, and towards the end of his words, even seemed to inherit somewhat of an encouraging touch to it. ”Cases could often take months to solve, though, no~? …Just because you’re at a loss now doesn’t necessarily mean the case will go cold…”[break][break]

FIORA HYE-JIN YUN [break]

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”And why would I be causing trouble, mmn~?” he chimed rather teasingly, tilting his head as his gaze lingered upon hers. As if reflecting the fold of her own arms, he merely shifted his arms down and towards his sides, slipping his fingers loosely into his pockets as he shifted his attention to briefly eye their surroundings. ”Scares aside, who do you take me for, mmn? Someone who would desecrate a sacred ground like this~?”[break][break]

He shook his head, clicking his tongue.[break][break]

”...Because I can assure you that whatever unfavorable assumptions you have of me, I’d never cause trouble in a place like this~.”[break][break]

The pure, unbridled truth- but whether or not she believed as much was something that was purely up to her, of course. He tapped his foot upon the grasses beneath them as he watched the new, ghastly creatures loom and linger within the area, and after some thought, he shifted one of his hands towards one of the free capsules upon his person, and - after dislodging it - took care to toss it towards the pair of blades ambling through. ”...Assumptions aside, though, you could stand to lighten up a bit, Officer~.” His smile remained continuous, albeit a tad bit coy as he side eyed her once more. ”It was just a small means of fun, is all~. No need to take it so seriously.”[break][break]

(tl;dr catch attempt on doublade)

FIORA HYE-JIN YUN [break]

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As if the sheer fact that she was deep within his personal space hadn’t been enough, the constant whistling she seemed content with making at him prompted as much of a grimace as was possible upon his face (something that undoubtedly and likely looked leagues different than it would on a human, but nevertheless, it still happened to a degree). She peered through his feathers, and to that he immediately flung his wings back. She attempted to budge and pry him, and to that, he released an aggressive squawk while fluttering his wings and throwing himself away.[break][break]

That, coupled with the sudden flapping of his wings, rendered him airborne for a short time, and after his talons touched down upon the ground following his short lived flight, he ruffled his own feathers while narrowing his eyes at her. ”I. Do not want to sing with you,” he started off, impatiently, ”and I. Do not want. You to touch me…!” Once more, he lifted his wings while cautious of their distance, flapping them vigorously in distaste and disdain. ”Are you too daft not to realize what that means?”

FIORA HYE-JIN YUN [break]

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Chuckling, he narrowed his eyes and reached over not even a moment after his payment was taken and beginning to be processed. Whether she appreciated it or not, her cheek a couple of times with a low, amused hum. ”Your words betray the look, Officer~,” he chimed rather happily, He turned towards the stall owner once more soon after, offering them an outwardly friendly and thankful smile and nod as he took his card back. ”The look on your face right now is priceless, y’know. You feel kinda warm, too, if I gotta say~.”[break][break]

And with that, he tucked his method of payment away, instead reaching out simultaneously with his other hand in order to properly take the product he’d just purchased from the person working the register. With a final smile and nod, he turned towards the brunette by him and gently nudged her aside (to make room for the next customers, if anything else) and took the very trinket he’d gotten out of the pouch it came with, dangling it in front of her gently.[break][break]

”Now, calm down for just a moment and let me put it on for you, mmn~?”

FIORA HYE-JIN YUN [break]

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...A deceptively lively thing, wasn’t she~?[break][break]

It took a little while for her to come out of her shell, but as he watched her begin to speed along throughout the caverns around them, he couldn’t help but smirk and chuckle softly under his breath. The liveliness in itself was welcome, at the very least- what with his normal means of company being anything between unresponsive and absolutely miffed in most situations, altogether.[break][break]

He watched her turn a corner and noted it for future (future being the next several seconds, of course) reference, just for the sake of being able to peer across his surroundings. A cursory glance would allow him to set eyes on a certain little bird fluttering by, and as he gazed towards it, he thought to himself before reeling his hand towards his belt and plucking a capsule from it, all before tossing it forward. The familiar sight of a crackling, jagged wisp caught his eye as it reacted upon first contact with the bird, and after watching it wriggle several times before laying dormant, he walked over and picked the ball up.[break][break]

He gave it a quick toss and catch before hooking it back onto his belt and turning down the cave once more with a hum.[break][break]

(tl;dr: catch attempt!)

@tag [break]

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He hated this. Absolutely hated it. Once every so often, there had been a certain little grass type that he knew of and was unlucky enough to be brought in with at the time of another one of his trainer’s trips (he almost shuddered at the thought of the little thing’s screeching), and while this interaction hadn’t quite rivaled it for first place in the Most Hated Awards, it definitely came in as a solid runner up. Thus, as she seemed intent with persistently approaching him with each pace he took back, he couldn’t help but scrunch his face further.[break][break]

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Literally. Disgusting. He both thought it to himself and let it practically ooze into his expression, altogether- and in a clear manner of emphasizing it, he slowly lifted his wing before outright stuffing it into her face and attempting to smother her with it. ”I. Do not. Sing, you absolute buffoon,” he hissed, his face contorting a faint bit more as he merely sought to further express himself by shoving his feathers into her face that much more. ”There’s so many other, tolerating things to bother…! Go bother those other Pokemon! Arceus- even bother that human with that ungodly farmer’s tan, over there!” he added, frustrated.

FIORA HYE-JIN YUN [break]
mission: daycare playdate

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Oh, she hadn’t known- and he hadn’t intended for her to find out. Between her remarks, as well as the fact that she had supposedly been pointed to that specific cafe for reconnaissance, he had a fairly large hunch as to whom she had been attempting to track down. It was a shame, truly. She seemed to be so, so driven in her sense of justice, as well; something that had been purely evident through the sheer frustration and the like that practically radiated from her expression.[break][break]

In some other world, she may have managed to catch up.[break]
This hadn’t been that world, though.[break][break]

So, with an idly amused hum, he pursed his lips and clicked his tongue, all while furrowing his brows within a light, sympathetic manner as he eyed her. ”Mmn… They may. They may not be,” he started off with a pondering hum, ”but either way, I’m sure you’ll find them~.”[break][break]

He offered her a smile before sipping on his drink again.[break][break]

”Who knows? They may be closer than you think~.”

FIORA HYE-JIN YUN [break]

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