It was the middle of the afternoon in the outer streets of Ryme City. Normally, Rips wouldn’t be awake at this hour, electing instead to snooze in the darkest place he could find until sunset, but money was tight. If he didn’t get some currency soon, he would go hungry, and his grumbling stomach made sleep pretty much impossible.
He was digging through a garbage can in the alleyway between a pawn shop and an apartment complex, both of which were known for throwing out the occasional rarity that he could sell for a quick buck. As much as he would have preferred to kick over the can and search through the trash that way, his prize was too delicate for any roughhousing. Instead, much to his embarrassment, he had to hang his body over the side, letting his stubby legs hang in the air.
After a few minutes of rummaging, he finally found something worth keeping. Pushing himself out of the can, he clenched his fist tightly around a small piece of gold. A stopwatch, no doubt somewhat valuable, making him question why it would be thrown out. He would be able to pawn it off somewhere and make at least enough money for a meal or two.
A car horn honked in the street, and Rips turned it his head to see if he’d been spotted. Nope, the street was empty, must have been an echo. He turned back to look at his prize. There was a problem though, his fist was empty. He hadn’t even felt it leave his hand. Did he drop it?
He searched around on the ground for it until his gaze met with a small yellow pokemon at the alley’s end, with a glittering hint of gold held in its paws.
“Care to explain what my watch is doing in your possession, bub?”
@princce7 @pris-ocs (Sorry for the length, I got a bit carried away. I don’t expect your reply to be anywhere near as long as mine.)