Detective Emma at your service!

My name is Emma. Along with my friend Mimi, I've been trusted with running the Looker Bureau and protecting the city of Lumiose. How do I protect it? Well... that's kind of a secret. Oh, and if you see Mr. Looker or Mr. Xerosic, tell them hello for me, okay? (Indie RP for Emma/Essentia from Pokemon X and Y.)

[asklooker]

"Working, of course," he choked, unable to hold back the grin wide enough to slice his head in half. "Investigations on Flare are still on-going, and I was to contact Clemont concerning the incident at the Power Plant…"

He tore one of his arms away from Emma so he could dig through one of his pockets. “Now, please dry those tears off from your beautiful face, yes?” he chuckled, pulling a pack of tissues out and offering them to her. Not that he looked any better.

[periculosusessentia]

She took the tissue and blew her nose noisily, then started dabbing at her cheeks; her face was a little splotchy from the episode, but she didn't seem to notice.  And then she fell backwards onto the ground, sitting there with her legs crossed and Mimi hanging like a cape around her neck.

One more sniffle, and then, "I missed you, Mr. Looker."

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Headcanon 1.5

In relation to language, Emma can only read Latin script.  This is mostly because both national languages of Kalos are written in it, and Looker never taught her anything else, either.  So, because of this, though she's fluent in languages that use alternate writing systems, she can't read them.

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Headcanon #1

Emma is extremely proficient with languages, speaking both English and French like most Kalosians, as well as pretty much any other common language.  She's not completely fluent in all of them, but that's mostly because her skills were picked up from listening to tourists and connecting the dots.  She's especially good at Japanese because her father was from Kanto, although she doesn't remember that.

[asklooker]

It was hard not to have the wind knocked out of him when an almost fully-grown young lady rammed into him with incredible force while he was crouching by the ground.

"Goodness, look at you!” he laughed, wrapping his arms around her and pulling her into a comforting hug. “It hasn’t even been that long, and yet it’s like we haven’t met in…in…” It was like they hadn’t seen each other in forever. But she was here, she was in his arms, he was holding her right now, he was…

…he was finally once again holding his daughter.

He swallowed thickly, trying to suppress the shaking when he tightened his grip and pulled her as close as he could. “Emma, I…” I’m sorry for everything, I never wanted to leave, I wanted to be with you and make you smile and make you happy- “I…I m-missed you…I m-missed you s-so m-much…!”

[periculosusessentia]

"M-Mr. Looker!" She was out and out bawling now, and her tears were making dark spots on Looker's clothes, but she didn't seem to notice.  She clung to him tightly when he pulled her close.  Mimi had jumped out from between them so she wouldn't be squished, but now she climbed up onto Emma's back, squeaking like she wanted to be part of whatever was happening.

When she finally managed to get the shock out of her system, she took two great, big sniffs and said, "What are you doing here?"

[asklooker]

His head snapped upward just before his body froze.

He held his breath, the air and words seemingly stuck in his throat and his heart pounding louder than drums as he stared wide-eyed toward the source of the voice, the sound still as clear in his memory as if he’d last heard it five minutes ago.

For a moment, it was like the entire world had fallen silent.

[periculosusessentia]

"You really shouldn't run off like that, geeze!" Emma had a bright smile on her face, though, so it was clear that she was mostly teasing the Espurr.  It wasn't like she thought Mimi would get into anymore trouble on her own than they did together, anyway.

Mimi was still hopping up and down, though, and when Emma realized she was trying to show her the person behind her, Emma lifted her eyes.

There was about five seconds where it felt like time had just completely stopped.  And then Emma tackled the man, tears streaming down her face. Her voice seemed to have left her.

[asklooker]

"I see that you’re very excited too," the agent chuckled. Had it really been that long?

He finally decided to stretch his hand out more in order to give the Espurr some gentle scratching behind the ears. Feeling Mimi’s fur against his fingers was oddly comforting. He’d missed it more than he thought.

Now he really had to wonder if it had been that long.

[periculosusessentia]

Mimi wandered forward to get a better look at Looker's hand, probably wondering if he had a treat for her.  When she saw he was empty-handed, though, she let out a squeak before nudging it

"There you are, Mimi!"

The Espurr turned at Emma's voice and squeaked again, hopping like she was trying to tell her friend something.

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

"I hope so…" he nodded and smiled softly.

[periculosusessentia]

There was something nagging at her mind now, and because she had no reason to hold back, she said, "Have you talked to Mr. Looker since he arrested you?" She knew she was supposed to move on and not worry about him, but they'd both done so much for her that it was hard to.

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

He sighed and shifted. “Well..Its alright, I’ve reopened Lysandre Cafe and I’m managing it…I kept the name in his memory.”

[periculosusessentia]

Emma vaguely remembered Xerosic mentioning the man's name in the context of a former boss, and of course she knew the cafe, but she wasn't really sure who he was beyond that.  Still, her mouth formed into a smile again.  "I bet you'll make a lot of money!"

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

"Um..no…my accounts are frozen because of my past alliance in Team Flare, they don’t want me attempting to start it up again. They need ‘proof’ I’ve reformed, which in their definition is a stable job and house.

[periculosusessentia]

She still didn't understand why he'd used the word 'frozen,' but she did seem to get that he wouldn't be able to use his money until the people who'd put him in jail thought he was okay.

"Um, I don't know... I work at the hotel a lot because there aren't cases."

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

"Yes.." he nodded. "I’m looking for a part time job for funds, though…The police told me they would unfreeze my bank accounts when I got a stable home and job."

[periculosusessentia]

And of course that confused her.  "Is your bank in a cold place?" she asked naively.

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

Xerosic looked down and sipped his drink quietly, “Hey again Mimi…”

[periculosusessentia]

Mimi didn't look pleased that Emma was upset, and so she sat there, continuing to stare at him.

Emma managed to shake it off, though.  "Are you going to work on your research again, Mr. Xerosic?"

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

"Emma, the scientists of evil groups always manage some kind of function like that. Simply removing it from the suit won’t do any good." he sighed.

[periculosusessentia]

So maybe it just made her nervous that she'd be the one blamed if someone else decided to go around and steal Pokemon.  "Okay." She nodded, then glanced over as Mimi crawled up on the couch and into her lap, staring up at Xerosic.

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

"So…if someone was abusive to their Pokemon you would lack the functionality to rescue those Pokemon?" he frowned softly, he had mainly designed it with all possible situations in mind. "Wouldn’t you want to be prepared for that situation, Emma..?? This world does have horrible people that would hurt their Pokemon…"

[periculosusessentia]

Emma carefully sat down on the couch, wringing her hands.  "I know, but I feel really bad.  Besides, if there are bad people, I can take the Pokemon anyway, right?  I can destroy the Pokeball or something." She looked down at her hands like she was a child being reprimanded by her parent.  "I don't want someone to be able to copy that function, that's all."

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

"I’ve missed you too, Emma…" he gasped from the hug and smiled, wrapping his arms around her.

[periculosusessentia]

"Ah, so..." Emma hopped back once Xerosic let go of her and not a moment sooner.  "I've actually been using the suit but... I was kind of hoping to find someone who could remove the function to steal Pokeballs." She twisted a lock of her hair and looked nervous, like she was afraid she'd hurt Xerosic's feelings by saying this.

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

"Yes, of course!" he smiled brightly. "I’ve got myself a flat above the cafe.."

[periculosusessentia]

"That's awesome!" Emma looked truly happy at the prospect of Xerosic being around, and in her excitement, she jumped forward and squeezed him in a tight hug.  "I really missed you and Mr. Looker..."

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

He sipped his water and relaxed, smiling. “I’m doing fairly well, actually.”

[periculosusessentia]

She was standing in front of him now, rocking back and forth on her feet again.  "Are you going to stay here in Kalos?"

[periculosusessentia]

"Emma..? Are you home..??" he asked, looking around the room.

"Huh?" Emma yawned as she sat up from the couch, having fallen asleep about an hour ago.  When she glanced over to the door, though, her face lit up.  "Mr. Xerosic!"

[burned-scientist-xerosic]

"I bet so~" he chuckled and took a bag of pokepuffs from his pocket. "Are there any flavors she likes in particular or is anything good?" he smiled, taking out a citrus Pokepuff.

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Before Emma could answer, Mimi reached for the Pokepuff, snatching it and running back behind the couch.  Emma giggled and went back to sit on the couch.  "Um, so how are you, Mr. Xerosic?"