blossom; cellphone

[punchtheflowers]

[You have reached the voice mailbox of ...Vinnie. Please leave a message after the tone. ... BEEP! Or drop him a text. He's been really into that lately. Specify date and time and which boy you just saw Sasha talking to so he knows who to punch.]

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[punchtheflowers]

[Vinnie had to hiss back, trying to keep the general volume in the room down.]

I told you, I don't want it t'be. Not this time've year, and not with my track record of self defense.

[This might be why he has clearly avoided going to the Pokecentre for that nose.]

[tidalwaves]

[Marie stayed silent for quite a while after being hushed. He could have berated his brother for stubbornly avoiding help- even though he really could have used it. Too timid for that, though, he just mumbled;]

Well... doesn't matter. It is a big deal. [Pause.] Tell me what happened. You're not supposed to be keeping this kinda thing from me...

[punchtheflowers]

[Vinnie gave an exasperated sigh, but it was evidence that the guilt trip was working. It was true, he had promised to tell Marie about his problems. But as it was, he couldn't look him in the eye to say it. Busying himself, he inspected the poinsettia's leaves and soil as he spoke.]

I was in the city, shopping an' shit. Ran into Green. Next thing I know, some Hypno's come out of nowhere and puts me t'sleep. Fell and smashed my face on the ground, apparently.

[He hesitated. Tugged anxiously on the gardening gloves he wore.]

Then some psycho fangirl've Green kidnapped us. Tied us up. Y'know.

[tidalwaves]

[Marie wouldn't have noticed that Vinnie wasn't looking directly at him anyway. By the time Vinnie started to explain himself, Marie was looking elsewhere.

His brother's story was alarming but. Confusing.]

Uhhhh... Nnnno, not really.

[What kind of person went around tying people up and kidnapping them in the middle of stores? Why was Vinnie along for the ride? What did the Hypno have to do with anything? Marie kept his questions to himself, though.]