Just... Checking her purse... Counting her money... "...Okay, good. I can afford a nice meal before I have to escape this reality to avoid Miss Celia." ...HOW BAD IS THE SITUATION THAT EVEN BANYAN ISN'T CONSIDERING FIGHTING BACK?!

"Curious..." Banyan's examining the remnants of what used to be that robotics factory. "The concrete foundation was reshaped without breaking it, as if it changed state temporarily... And the rubble has been melded together from so many different materials that it appears to not be of this world."

"...Clankers." She hates this. Left her just call out her Not-Palossand... "Castliron, erode them and make use of the metal for yourself."

She is in her forties... But 'decades' still makes her sound even older than that!

...Technically correct, but phrasing it as 'decades' makes her sound super old-

Blood related. It was a loooooong time ago before she had everything figured out.

Yep. Her pride and joy.

She's spent the last ten hours on the phone with her daughter... They're not showing any signs of slowing down, either...

{Lost Record: December 31st 2024} {23:51}: "...Testing. Testing. ...Excellent, The device is recording and transcribing as expected." {23:52}: "(clearing throat) Lavender Banyan, recording for New World Rebirth instance number one-three-zero. If the patient would please introduce herself.-

"What's up, chat?" ...Is that Banyan's voice on a PokeTube stream? The same Banyan who openly dislikes machines and even picked up the term 'Clanker' recently? ...How does she have over two million subscribers?! She doesn't even use a face cam! ...Oh. Right. She's old. She's probably just been-

Not a single wholesome thought in her head at the moment.

BadJokesLucia I must show off again. Hell yeah, Uranium glass.

A rather tame #SeductiveSunday. Just a lovely fashion show alongside a certain secret somebody.

Click... Clack... A certain somebody is finally back out of her lab.

"We'll see if you get the chance to go after them before I do." ...She's not making any promises. "Why does any trainer catch an interesting Pokemon?" ...And answering a question with another question...

"Unfortunately my vacation was cut short that time, and I haven't had the chance to go back for the others." ...Banyan's the one who caught Tapu Fini?! ...What the hell is going on with her if that's a Pokemon she hasn't shown in battle yet? Between that and calling Aleister's Regigigas small...

"Those nurses are lucky Miss Celia didn't kill them for doing that in the first place." She's going to have to find a way to domesticate Celia before anybody can recruit her, whether it's Banyan or somebody else. "...I will offer a tip just in case. Tapu Fini has already been captured." ...Huh?

"Do not-" ...Uh. Why is Banyan so jumpy about that? "Ahem. Miss Celia would kill you if you even brought that up right now."

BadJokesLucia Showing off again because DAMN these took their sweet time compared to those other lilies I showed a while back. ...I need to mow again. And clean up more of the garden. But that'd be hell I'm walking into.

"Crowns... Trophies... Victories... They're just nice things to collect. I'm most interested in being admired, adored, and maybe a little feared." An #UmamusumeRP OC by BadJokesLucia NSFW topics possible.

"...I think you need to worry more about yourself than Miss Celia. In the right hands, ambition is a tool toward salvation. ...I believe Miss Celia's success would be this world's second best option. My own goals would be the best, though if I fail, I would not mind supporting her instead."

"She's more ambitious than I realized, that's all. I'm curious to see how far she can go." Blink. "...Did the doctor try to make armor out of bandages? I'm surprised that weight hasn't popped your shoulder out of place." ...Blink blink. "...Ah. Wasn't it your leg that broke? What happened now?"

"...Miss Celia is quite interesting." She's mumbling to herself...

"The narrator is frustrated with uncooperative machines. Relatable. As Miss Freya would say, 'Misbehaving clankers'." Stop poking holes in the fourth wall- But yeah. That furnace earned the title of clanker.

"...You are joking, right?" Oh. Banyan looks genuinely confused. "If you were pragmatic, you would be considering more practical and realistic options than trying to brute force this. Weapons, traps, tricks. That would be more pragmatic than continuing to put everything on your Pokemon."

"I suspect that little Regigigas will remain a part of his team, at least. What I saw in that cavern leads me to question your assessment, however. His team appeared largely the same as what he threw at Miss Stella." ...She's still calling it small... "He may have many options, but he appears to-

"..." The smile's gone. ...A blank expression on Banyan might actually be more unsettling than somebody raging... "You're incredibly annoying, Miss Reina." ...The smile's back, just like that? "You aren't weak. The problem is that your situation calls for something more than just 'strong'."-

"Aha. My, I wonder who is to blame for that incident." ...Banyan's smiling. It certainly looks genuine and friendly, but... That was a very pointed comment. Banyan could twist the knife while keeping whatever expression she wants... A smile is her poker face. ...But she's moving on quickly. "I-

"Yes, your family is very loud and annoying. Quite hard to miss. Miss Freya is my favorite without question, though Miss Celia's genius does fascinate me." Ah, she let her real feelings slip out there for a second. She's usually not that honest when something annoys her. "...And Miss Stella is an-

"...You know a great number of people, Miss Reina. It really shouldn't feel like a small world when you've probably explored a third of this planet by now. Knowing people who know other people is an inevitability after traveling as much as you have."

"...Happy for us?" She's ignoring the rest and just focusing on that part. A clever distraction, or... Or is this woman genuinely unaware of the misunderstandings she causes? "I'm not sure what you mean there, but... Yes, Miss Stella is better than ever."

"Miss Stella and I have had quite a close relationship, yes. She's doing very well. ...Maybe you'll see her again some day." ...It might be for the best that she doesn't, but Reina doesn't need to know that. Not yet, anyway. Also, 'close relationship' might cause another misunderstanding...

"Yes, I believe I remember that your Alakazam once blocked off part of your memory, yes?" ...How the hell does Banyan know th- "Ah, pardon me. Miss Stella was grumbling about that particular story in the past. She was quite irritated. I just connected the dots that she was speaking about you."

Banyan's silent for a few moments. She needs to figure out just the right way to explain this. "...Arguably both. I have a very special Pokemon which can facilitate this mental link with the aid of a technological medium. It will be easier to explain the specific process when we are preparing and-

Banyan would probably be the best girlfriend ever. Or utterly terrifying. Or surprisingly normal. Or- Well. Guess we'll never actually know until she gets a ship.

"Lovely~" The Kingchester family drama can wait. Banyan is more concerned with ridding the world of that corruption. "Having a second Pokemon facing this corruption allows us a secondary sample in our research. With your permission, I would like to sedate and collect a blood sample from both-

"Miss Freya says this was your catch. Rightfully, this Typhlosion is now yours. ...Miss Freya is an Ice specialist, anyway." ...Yet Banyan isn't handing the ball over. "Miss Freya's phone was broken when she and I traveled through that same doorway you had been through. She's currently in the-

"Ha- Ahem." She's gotta shake her head. "No, Miss Reina. My visit isn't because of whatever sin you believe yourself to have committed. Nor am I interested in addressing your family's complaints at the moment. Though you certainly have done something wrong for this visit to have occurred in a-

Chck. Click. Clack. Scuff. K-chnk. Scuff. Click... Clack... There's a lot of noise with just opening a door, turning, closing it, turning back, and walking the remaining steps to the bed... But somehow, this woman commands attention. ...Maybe it's because she's wearing a labcoat? Certainly no ID-

Click... Clack... ...Maybe some day Banyan will visit Reina somewhere other than a hospital. Click... Clack... ...At least this time Reina will be awake for it. Click... Clack... ... Knock knock.

Click. Clack. There, Amelia safely in a hospital bed where she can have those broken bones treated and maybe get some vitamins. Click. Clack. Now for the real visit.

"..." Click... Clack... Scuff- She's turning around? Click clack click clack- Oh, she's power walking. Did she forget something? "I'll be visiting the hospital anyway, I may as well take Miss Amelia with me before she gelatinizes her skull while my back is turned-."

Click... Clack... Those damn heels again...

"...Oh. I see where the misunderstanding is coming from now."

"I don't have access to her bank account. We still need to get her a new phone anyway. ...I get the feeling that her keeping Miss Lavinia's old phone will lead to countless unwanted calls from entertainment industry personnel."

"...Let's not tell her about that. Buying a game to distract her was my intention anyway. I'll also need to treat her to a good meal." ...Is Banyan even listening to herself? It's like she's not even trying to avoid misunderstandings...

"...I'll see what I can do to wake her up in the morning if she doesn't wake up today. She needs the mental rest. And I have given her fluids and nutrients through injections, though I don't want to continue that much longer. ...And I've washed her arms and legs with a rag, though I would like to-

"...She's been asleep for days and I bought her one gift. Is there really anything to read too deeply into?"

"Protective? Hm, not especially?" ...Huh? "Our adventure together was a rather nice change of pace, so I would like to be accommodating." ...She's been paying for a nice hotel for how many days just to keep Freya comfortable?

"...I'm afraid I may be missing context." ...Evil genius isn't aware of her own evilness, more at eleven. She's also not aware of how her attitude toward Freya looks from the outside.