*Heiji Hattori*

[The video feed is just outside the damaged theatre in Ecruteak; instead of his usual derpness, Heiji's standing straight, ball-cap turned to shade his eyes, with a Houndoom, a Mightyena, and a Growlithe lined up in front of him at attention. The video's at a slightly low angle - where someone wandering by in Ecruteak would see that the Gear's in the hands of a Jynx; an Aerodactyl with a riding-harness is sitting off to the side, looking almost confused by this development.]

Alright you three - I want you t'spread out an'cover this place; th'trail's probably gone cold, but I trust you t'have some judgment an'check that you're not gonna go off barkin' at a false alarm, an'each of you should get a good look around that burn mark. Anythin' suspicious, you remember it an' keep an eye out for it.

[And then he's turning to the camera, as the three dogs dash off, barking.]

If anybody saw anything th'day of th'attack, I want t'hear about it - even if it's somethin' stupid that was just a little odd or out'f place, that might be enough t'give a clue, an' even if you're not sure what t'say, if y'can think loud about it, Yuki here can get th'image an'give us somethin' to work with. Anybody who lost a pokémon there, if you've got anythin' of theirs or anythin' that'd have their scent on it - I've been trainin' those three t'be some of the best damn scent tracking dogs there are, an' lookin' for the kidnapped pokémon's likely t'be our best bet of gettin' a good scent t'follow... An'I've had Baskerville pick up on a scent I'd told'im t'look out for from across Olivine.

As for th'culprits - so you've been watchin', eh?

Good for you - don't think we're gonna take this lyin' down, an' don't think that just because the local cops haven't been able t'catch you that you're gonna get away with it. I didn't get called th'Great Detective of th'West back home for nothin', and I'm watchin' too.

[The feed cuts off, and for the rest of the day, Heiji's going to be rattling around the area of the theatre with the dogs and the Jynx, generally being a detective.]

((Yes, he's horribly late - he was across Johto when it happened...))

((Video))

[The video part of the feed is from the balcony of his few-stories-up hotel room in Goldenrod; he's leaning on the railing, his back to it, with a Pidgeot's head resting on his shoulder - the bird seems to be cuddled up against him looking a little forlorn. In the background, there's an Aerodactyl circling the flagpole outside the hotel with - something in its mouth? While a Yanmega swoops around with it gleefully.]

So, K-Conan's gone home. [again. As much as he probably should be upset, he's more pensive; since it's been "as if you were never gone" for everyone else, he's not that worried about Shinichi.] I dunno if he'd been here long enough t'meet many people, but if anybody's found his Growlithe, Arthur, y'might want to give me a call - there's a few things I need t'warn ya about.

[The Aerodactyl is perching on the flagpole precariously; the way he's using his wings for balance, it's hard to see what he's doing from Heiji's camera, and Heiji clearly hasn't noticed what's going on around him.]

Oh, an'if whoever's got'im is in Goldenrod and has had'im tear off barking already? [He rubs the back of his head sheepishly.] I'm gonna have t'apologize, t'you and t'the guy he'd be chasin', since it has t'do with somethin' I taught Bas that Arthur learned from him.

[Aaand in the background, the Aerodactyl is done with whatever he was doing - and is now crowing triumphantly from the flagpole, wings raised. There's also now two or three pairs of bright-colored boxers under its feet, hooked over the top of the flagpole; the Yanmega is hovering nearby chirping happily and - applauding? On hearing the dinosaur pokémon's call, Heiji's expression sours into a grumpy twitch..]

... I don't want t'turn around, do I? [He kills the feed before anything else happens.]

((Action))

[Anyone in the area of the Goldenrod Hotel is getting treated to the show of Heiji's Aerodactyl and Yanmega, Basan and Kaguya, circling the flagpole; the Aerodactyl's making this funny rolling call that you could SWEAR is laughing now and then. Cielo the Pidgeot hasn't budged from the balcony and is just sort of watching the whole thing in confusion, while Sojobo the Honchkrow is preening on the railing, having decided that he's having no part of this either way.]

[Having been betrayed and forsaken by his flying-types, Heiji is resorting to attempting to climb the flagpole to retrieve his boxers himself, with occasional not-so-worksafe language.]

[The Gear, for once, isn't being carried by a certain Jynx; instead it's in the claws of Sojobo, the Murkrow, circling down as Heiji is leaving the Azalea gym. Heiji stops to hold the door open for Baskerville, who struts out into the blazing sun with his head and whiplike tail high; a few curls of smoke follow him out the door, and through the open door there's a brief glimpse of Yuki the Jynx using Powder Snow to help a couple Surskit put out the last few small fires around the arena-area before she hurries to catch up, and Heiji lets the door shut behind her.]

[Yuki takes the Gear camera duties back from the Murkrow, the camera jostling as it's handed off, then Sojobo settles on Heiji's shoulder; Heiji grins to the camera, tossing the Hive Badge in the air with one hand and catching it - while Sojobo doesn't go for it or even really move from staying puffed comfortably on his trainer's shoulder, you can see one red eye following the Badge's movement.]

Yanno, I can only hope all th'Gyms go that easily.

Before I head out, anybody got any information on th'Goldenrod gym and th'road between here an'there? I wasn't in th'city real long last time, an' we'd taken th'shortcut from Violet, so this's my first time down in this area'f Johto.

((Badge is mod-approved!))

[The Gear comes on to show rolling hills and blue skies, as Heiji’s stopped for a rest; he doesn’t even seem to be paying attention to the heat. You’d almost think this kind of weather was normal for him!]

[ There’s occasional loud “THWOOM”’s that scatter blades of grass as Kaguya is zipping around like a lunatic, demonstrating her “bastard offspring of a dragonfly and a jet engine” status. The Jynx seems to be fussing over repacking the backpack and organizing it. Baskerville is flopped out chewing on a piece of dried meat the size of someone’s head, with Sojobo the Murkrow sleeping perched on his back. Meanwhile, Momo the Pachirisu is perched on Heiji’s shoulder, happily wrapped around an Ultra Ball. Noticeably absent is the Skorupi.]

Turned Victor loose; saw some Skorupi tracks around here, an’ it seemed like a pretty nice area, so I asked’im if he still didn’t want t’be around humans an’told’im he was free t’go, and t’just not stay too close t’the road an’ avoid people so he didn’t end up caught again… figure I can always ask Kaguya if she recognizes someone as a person involved in what got done to’em. We’re gonna head back toward Azalea, an’ see about gettin’ the rest of th’badges an’ catching up t’people.

…In th’meantime… [He looks sideways at Momo, going from pensive to somewhere between grumpy and highly confused disbelief.] Anybody ELSE have a Pokémon that likes t’find shiny things who could tell me where in th’blasted six realms he found THAT?! [He jabs a finger at the ball, which Momo holds up for the camera proudly.] It WASN’T in my bag earlier, I haven’t seen anybody around since I started out this morning, an’ stuff like that doesn’t just … appear outta thin air, does it? [This is Heiji begging for his sanity and some kind of normal-logic explanation that he knows he’ll never get, but it’s worth a try, right? D:]

[The video is, once again, provided courtesy of one camera-Smoochum, only this time the Gear is being held out around the corner to show her trainer as if it were some kind of insistent push.]

[Heiji is sitting out on the edge of town, leaning back against the wall of a building, idly flipping a coin with one hand and staring off into space in what appears to be a mope; Baskerville, the Houndour, is flopped out on one leg, chin up on his knee, whining at him occasionally, while Momotaro the Pachirisu is on his shoulder, occasionally trying to get his attention with a shinier loose coin he'd found somewhere in consolation and failing. One corner of the feed is briefly obscured by a Smoochum-face leaning in over the camera, one little arm already pointing in preparation of a pokémon tangent/plea for help-]

[Except she's interrupted when he abruptly catches the coin, takes off his hat, and scrubs his face with his hands with a frustrated growl.]

Damn-it-all, this isn't gonna get us anywhere! [He replaces his hat, picking Bas up to look nose to nose with the Houndour.] Th'Hell's wrong with me - sure, it was nice havin' Kudou around an'all, but I was the Great Detective of the West 'fore I ever went lookin' t'challenge him, an' I'd have t'be a dumbass t'let not havin' people right here get t'me - I got most'f where I am on m'own! I'm gonna do somethin' so we're not moochin' off the Centers, we're gonna get you guys t'where we can start gettin' past the gyms an' figure this place out whether there's anybody helpin' or not!

[The Houndour's ears perk up at that, the whole mope vanishing.] Dour!

[He sets Bas down - and then spots the camera and the pokémon behind it.] ...You were worried an' tryin' t'get help.

Smooch?

...Well, th'thought's nice, but it's gonna take more than this t'keep me down. [He retrieves the gear, holding up the camera as Momo stuffs the coin in his mouth and scrambles up to a higher perch on top of Heiji's hat.]

Y'hear that Johto? It's gonna take more'n just ditchin' me out like this t'get the better of Heiji Hattori!

[He kills the feed there - and is going to be setting off around Violet to ... find a job and take back to training and putting his nose into things with a vengeance.]

[Thursday morning, still looking beaten, battered, bandaged, and a little the worse for wear, he's ... setting out for Violet anyway.]

[Hey, one day is PLENTY of recovery time! At least the poison's out of his system and he's not repeating Kyoto.]

[He seems to be taking a break somewhere in a clear spot - stopping just short of the grassy areas to make sure everyone else is ready.]

[His Houndour's nowhere in sight - mostly due to a moment of foresight that maaaaybe he doesn't want to end up breaking up a fight depending on what he ends up dealing with...]

[Judging by how he's got a Yanma eating out of his hand when the feed clicks on? It's not so much of a worry at the moment.]

Seems like whatever sound'r signal'd set th'bugs off's gone away - Three days ago she was tryin' to take my head off.

[He starts to reach out cautiously with his free hand to see if she'll take a pat on the head - but that's met with a freeze and a very uncertain swivel of eyes upward at his hand...]

Ahahah...can't blame'er for bein' a bit skittish. No tellin' what was done to'em to get'em to react that way.

[He pulls that hand back, and the Yanma finishes devouring the food he'd been holding; he returns her to her pokéball, pulling out a second one - and in short order there's a grumbling Skorupi that skitters away to eye him suspiciously from the base of the ledge. He settles kneeling a little lower, holding out another chunk of food, keeping his voice quiet...]

See? S'ok ... nobody's gonna hurt'cha.

Skoruru....Skoru...

[And, after a moment of uncertain fidgeting and vague claw-waving...]

[The Skorupi launches itself at the food...or Heiji's hand... it's hard to tell which was the intended target, he doesn't seem to be caring much which he's biting.]

[While his expression flickers through dearly wanting to flail, Heiji bites back on more than a muffled yelp of pain, then flounders with the hand not-being-eaten to kill the video for the moment, trying very hard not to flinch and end up agitating the pokémon more...]

((Any replies are going to be ... responded to a couple minutes later, with Victor back in his pokéball and Heiji bandaging his hand. Again.))

CHARACTER NAME: Heiji Hattori
CHARACTER SERIES: Detective Conan
TRAVEL GROUP: None
LOCATION: Mahogany Town

[Contact Info]
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E-mail: kyanve@gmail.com
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I am always open to getting pinged for plotting, e-mailed, or whatever seems easiest!


[OOC]
Backtagging: YES. My schedules can be funny, and I will HAPPILY backthread for ridiculous lengths of time sometimes.
Threadhopping: For the most part, yes! If it's a situation where you're not sure, feel free to ping me on AIM or Plurk and ask.
Fourthwalling: Tentative yes? If there's a good cause for your character recognizing him, go for it - he's used to having a reputation and has caught reporters' attention before, so it won't weird him out. Tell him he's fictional and he might BSOD a little and choose to forget that detail.
Offensive subjects (elaborate): You're probably not going to make me blink, and Heiji works criminal cases.

[IC]
Hugging this character: Yes, flail possible
Kissing this character: Yes, flail LIKELY and he may decide to be Over There.
Flirting with this character: Yes, flounderflail almost assured, possibly him embarrassing himself.
Fighting with this character: Yes. He's pretty competent with martial arts and will not admit defeat easily.
Injuring this character (include limits and severity): His fandom wiki entry has a link to a fan page tracking the injuries he gets in canon. He's been shot, stabbed, dropped from high places, hit upside the head repeatedly which sort-of explains a lot, tied up and beaten, hit by a car... he's the kind of character where you just ... expect him to find new and unusual ways to get hurt. In short, Yes.
Also since joining Route, he has a new bunch of scars on his wrists/forearms thanks to a less than friendly Skorupi.

Warnings: He's got a terminal case of foot in mouth disease, if he thinks you're up to no good or there's some kind of puzzle to solve around you you'll never be rid of him, his self-preservation instinct is busted, and he occasionally veers into the gutter, but not reliably.


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Oh, and ... if you're interested in a Poochyena, if I don't have any eggs around right now, I probably will sooner or later an'can arrange something. [Grumpy detective is VERY grumpy and unsure what to make of this.] If you're new here, they're free, otherwise they're three-k, 'cuz the little bastards are hatchin' with a ton of egg moves an' eat faces.