While he notes the surprise, Kirishima's too discombobulated to really think on what it might mean at the moment. His attention solely shifts to the fact the Rocket is reaching down to his Noibat, panic and fury flooding through him. A snarl rips out of him and he begins to charge Steven again! But he stops short when his Pokemon is offered to him; if this were a cartoon, the skidding onto the brakes sound would have been the overlay.
His red eyes still glare up at Steven and his face is contorted into a grimace. Still, his hands scoop the Noibat up swift and gentle.
In the meantime, Flaaffy stands and requests the Klefki do another jingle sound, not understanding how he's been bound aside from wanting to shake his own body in demonstration! There is no jingling sound from him, but there is a pop-crackle of electricity. Is something tense going on nearby? Not in his world! In his world, Kirishima is rocking Jack the Noibat like a baby and chattering to another trainer.
Kirishima is undergoing a minor crisis of consciousness, clutching Jack while he's being lectured. He's been told Rockets are the villains in this world and ostensibly they are by robbing the market. This dude also immediately kneed him in the nuts when he showed up. Still...
"Why are you doing this, man?" He feels compelled to ask. It comes at indoor voice, which means it sounds quiet coming from the likes of Kirishima. The older man has afforded him what seems to be a hint of decency, of humanity, and damn if Kirishima isn't soft/young enough to believe that means there's still good in the Rocket. "You're strong enough you could get money the honest way in this place." He's not going to say you care, because he knows a guy who's good like that but hates to be called out that obviously. Spotting Flaaffy out of the corner of his eye, Kirishima begins to edge towards his most innocent Pokemon - between Klefki and Steven, even, offering himself up as a human barrier.
"I'm just one kid who can try to stand up to you; how many more do you think are down there getting the worst day of their lives right now? Because of something you're coordinating, dude."
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His red eyes still glare up at Steven and his face is contorted into a grimace. Still, his hands scoop the Noibat up swift and gentle.
In the meantime, Flaaffy stands and requests the Klefki do another jingle sound, not understanding how he's been bound aside from wanting to shake his own body in demonstration! There is no jingling sound from him, but there is a pop-crackle of electricity. Is something tense going on nearby? Not in his world! In his world, Kirishima is rocking Jack the Noibat like a baby and chattering to another trainer.
Kirishima is undergoing a minor crisis of consciousness, clutching Jack while he's being lectured. He's been told Rockets are the villains in this world and ostensibly they are by robbing the market. This dude also immediately kneed him in the nuts when he showed up. Still...
"Why are you doing this, man?" He feels compelled to ask. It comes at indoor voice, which means it sounds quiet coming from the likes of Kirishima. The older man has afforded him what seems to be a hint of decency, of humanity, and damn if Kirishima isn't soft/young enough to believe that means there's still good in the Rocket. "You're strong enough you could get money the honest way in this place." He's not going to say you care, because he knows a guy who's good like that but hates to be called out that obviously. Spotting Flaaffy out of the corner of his eye, Kirishima begins to edge towards his most innocent Pokemon - between Klefki and Steven, even, offering himself up as a human barrier.
"I'm just one kid who can try to stand up to you; how many more do you think are down there getting the worst day of their lives right now? Because of something you're coordinating, dude."