RPM POKEMON ADVENTURE THING

[Quickman]

Giovanni approached the stand, feeling refreshed since eating that hotdog with everything and all those nachos.  Granted, the chili, relish, jalepenos, banana peppers, guacamole, onions, nacho cheese, and red peppers were giving him some gas, but that was a small price to pay for a delicious and filling meal.

(I think you can guess where this might be heading... )

[Dr. Wily II]

(Giovanni used Poison Gas? )

Payne nodded.

"So Mr. Giovanni, I know you still feel betrayed by one of your employees, however I'd like to ask you about her. Tell us more about Miss Domino, and her line of work."

[Quickman]

(It's super effective!  The opposing Defense fainted!  Giovanni was hit by the recoil! )

Giovanni nodded. "Domino graduated at the top of her class in the Rocket Academy, and she was hired initially as a field agent.  She rose up through the ranks to Elite Agent, and she was one of my closest advisors.  She answered directly to me and commanded several teams."

[Dr. Wily II]

(Yeaaaaaaa~ *whites out*)

Payne nodded again.

"Those are some credentials. How about her personality? Her people skills?"

[Quickman]

"She had great command presence and could juggle various aliases without a problem.  She had multiple talents, the other agents either respected her, feared her, or disliked her direct approach to assignments and commands," Giovanni explained.  "When she set her mind to something, she'd complete it.  She's spearheaded multiple missions for me, worked well with my other teams, and when it came to certain decisions, she always thought for the benefit of the team."

Giovanni paused and his stomach emitted a loud, watery gurgle.  He ignored it and continued.  "Like I said, she's advised me on several occasions, and I trusted her with classified materials.  Why she decided to betray me is beyond me."

Domino shook her head ruefully and muttered under her breath, "You'll figure out why when you're not trying to refill a gaping hole in your budget, while your accountant is breathing down your neck, and your budget is in the red..."

[White-Jet]

"Couldn't we at least talk some sense into him?" James mutters, "He has to at least be aware of the consequences of what he's getting himself into with his decision...."

"If there's one thing I hate to admit about the boss...." Meowth mutters, "He'd gladly choke himself unconscious to see his plans carried out the way he sees fit...."

James cringes at the mere thought of Giovanni's face turning blue, and a strain in his breath each time the attorneys bicker over presented evidence.

[Dr. Wily II]

Payne nodded again.

"Multiple aliases... That sounds tiring... Your Honour, I would like to submit this medical report of Miss Domino. Inside, you will find that she was seeking treatment for PTSD. Something happened to cause her to crack. Perhaps the same reason why she betrayed her employer so easily. Given her mental instability... Can we really trust the evidence she submitted? The testimony she gave? I definitely don't."

[Quickman]

Domino rolled her eyes upward.  "It seems that Payne hasn't heard of due process for mental illness, and that mental competency is determined by a hearing.  Along with the fact that we're not dealing with schizophrenia here."  She sighed and looked at her watch. "Dr. Ladis should be here soon, she said she'll tell me when she gets here.  She's got my records."

Even Quickie raised an eyebrow and she looked to Phoenix. "If Domino was seeking treatment, then her records should show her outcome.  Mental competency should really only come into play if there are repeated psychiatric hospitalizations, or if Domino committed any offenses that were revealed to be brought on by her symptoms.  Was she showing any stress at work?  Was there a change in demeanor at all?  Did she seek treatment herself, or was she ordered to do so?  To dismiss her claims due to mental illness is a discrimination against her, as it lacks probable cause for concern.  Up until Payne brought it up, Giovanni didn't specify any concern."

Maya glanced over at Quickie.  "How late last night were you up studying this?"

"Old research I did for a psychology thesis," Quickie nodded.  "I study psychology, been teaching Mewtwo about it to help him better understand humans."

[Phi]

(So... The Judge shouldn't accept the evidence? In the AA universe, pretty much anything can be submitted as evidence, as long as it's related to the trial. Their judicial system is very basic.

Why not apply it to this universe, too?)

[Quickman]

(Accept it as evidence, as that's exactly what it is.  However, to dismiss Domino's testimony entirely on the basis of mental illness isn't acceptable, as she would have to have a hearing to determine her competency.)

[Phi]

(Oh, that's what you meant. Well, yeah, of course I can't/won't dismiss her entire testimony from a mere report.)

The Judge shook his head, "PTSD, hm? Quite the unfortunate disorder; just terrible. Very well, Mr. Payne, the court accepts her medical report."

[Dr. Wily II]

"Thank you, Your Honour. Now Mr. Giovanni, were you aware of Miss Domino's condition? Did she show any signs? Were you aware if she used company funds to pay for her medical bills? If you were aware, what was your reaction?"

[Quickman]

"I didn't notice anything in particular, but she's had some rocky field assignments where she came into conflict with Team Plasma," Giovanni shrugged.  "I figured that it was due to those assignments.  I've had other higher-ranking agents seek treatment for PTSD before, particularly when dealing with Legendary Pokemon.  Otherwise, nothing really stood out to me.  As for her using company funds, that was fine, as she was a great asset to the organization."

[Dr. Wily II]

"Rocky? If you wouldn't mind, could you explain how... Rocky was her performance during those assignments?"

[Sakura Leic]

"What the hell is the point of this [parasitic bomb]?" Sakura asked raising an eyebrow.

"I think they're trying to smear Domino." N suggested.

"I guess that makes sense with how pissed he is with her." Sakura nodded.

"Should we do something about it?" N asked.

"Nah she's a sneaky little [sonic slicer] who knows how to cover her ass, I'm sure she'll have something up her sleeve to defend herself from some mud slinging." Sakura dismissed "But if she needs it we'll have her back."

[Quickman]

"It wasn't her performance that was rocky, as she completed the assignment just fine," Giovanni shrugged.  "The assignment itself was rocky.  Team Plasma is a real pain in the ass.  A team of their agents had broken into one of our labs, and were stealing Pokemon, so Domino led a unit to stop them.  She said that some parts of that assignment really bothered her, and it wasn't Team Plasma.  They had broken into a part of one of our labs that she hadn't seen before.  It was her first time seeing some of our... more eccentric experiments."

At her seat, Domino thought back to that mission and shuddered a bit.  There were things in that lab that she just did not want to ever see again, nor did she ever want to see that lab again.  It was some secluded research lab on some island somewhere, and the experimentation in the darker corners of it were quite disturbing.  The Alakazam that Wily had augmented didn't even compare.

Hoping to take her mind off of that memory, she glanced at her phone.  A text message came in, alerting her to Dr. Ladis's arrival.  She responded and after a moment, the door in the back of the room opened, and Dr. Ladis quietly entered.  She was an older woman with graying hair and glasses, and she carried a briefcase.  Walking in lockstep beside her was an older Hypno.  The two found Domino and quietly seated themselves beside her and James.

Domino nodded to James.  "My hypnotherapist, Dr. Ladis.  She's great."

[White-Jet]

James looks back and forth between Domino and the new arrival before grinning sheepishly and extending his hand, "Pleased to meet you."

[Quickman]

Dr. Ladis smiled and shook James's hand.  "Thankfully, I had several no-shows today, so I had the time to come over.  I can't stay for too long, though, as I have a late-afternoon client coming in."

Domino looked to Ladis.  "You got my records?"

"Right here, though you need to sign them out," Ladis opened her briefcase and handed Domino a form and a pen. "You sure about this?"

Domino nodded, signing the forms and handing them back. "Absolutely.  The records Giovanni has weren't real specific, just stuff for insurance purposes.  These will tell the whole story."

Ladis nodded and put the form away, then fished out the appropriate records. "They're ready to submit."

"Thanks, this means a lot," Domino smiled.

[Dr. Wily II]

(Hide all your children. Hypno's here!)

Payne nodded.

"I see. Perhaps what the real cause of Miss Domino's PTSD was from these assignments. Perhaps having seen... Perhaps. One last question. It might seen random, but... Where did you find Mewtwo again after his initial escape from the Pokemon Mansion?"

[Quickman]

"New Island," Giovanni nodded.  "The lab had radioed my helicopter, and I was en route.  Unfortunately, I arrived just after the lab's destruction, finding Mewtwo in the middle of the rubble."

Beside Dr. Ladis, her Hypno looked over the occupants of the courtroom, his gaze finally resting on Joe.

[Dr. Wily II]

(OH GOD RUN JOE RUN)

Payne pretended to be shocked.

"New Island? Wasn't it that same island that had strange and unexplainable weather conditions?"

Posted on: October 25, 2013, 11:58:49Joe, having been silently watching the entire hearing, suddenly felt a strange feeling, like he was being watched. He looked around, and finally noticed that a Hypno was staring at him. Turning his gaze away, he tried to focus on the hearing.

[Quickman]

(HYPNO LIKE JOE'S SHORTS)

Giovanni nodded.  "Yes, a few months after Mewtwo ran away.  I wasn't affected by it, but if I recall correctly, I had some field agents out on the coastline, and the storm was hitting them hard."

Mewtwo swallowed hard.

[Dr. Wily II]

(SHORTS ARE COMFY TO WEAR D:)

"Your Honour, I would like to submit meteorological reports of New Island. In them, the meteorologists found out that although there was a hurricane that covered the island, it seemed to be spinning in place. Hurricanes don't spin in place, Your Honour. And this hurricane happened to start after Mewtwo escaped from the Pokemon Mansion. Coincidence? I think not!"

[Mirby]

"OBJECTION! What bearing does this have on the case, Mr. Payne?"

[Quickman]

Mewtwo slapped his palm against his face and groaned, shaking his head slowly.  He really, really needs to learn how to think things through and account for human technology picking up his actions.  Hopefully no one brings up the constant pop-up thunderstorms that he caused over Saffron on several occasions...

Giovanni noticed the reaction and cracked a subtle smirk.