Board Thread:Role Plays (AU)/@comment-24304510-20150723041920/@comment-24304510-20150917010235

Upon hearing the screams, Officer Jenny bursts back into the Center, with Kyosuke and the bearded officer from yesterday hot on her heels. Upon reaching the ward, all three are momentarily struck by the swinging form of Nickel, hanging from the ceiling. Kyosuke is the first to recover. He ducks out of the room and returns with a bone saw from the operating room, which he uses to cut through the tubing. Officer Xiong motions for the Ranger to lay the body on the table, which he covers with a white sheet.

Officer Jenny then picks up Nickel's Pokeballs, and returns the two Pokemon. "These two will have to stay in their balls for a while. Until we get the Center's systems back online, these two will remain under Nickel's name. Once we can get into the files, we can register her as deceased. At that point, any Pokemon in her party or stored on a PC will be released..." She looks thoughtfully at Officer Xiong. "Hei, do you suppose..."

"This catastrophe has only affected Wild Pokemon, not ones caught by Trainers." Officer Xiong confirms. "If her Pokemon are released, we might be able to get some insight by studying them. If they go feral immediately after they're released, then some foul play is definitely afoot."

With these statements, Officer Jenny turns back to the few assembled Trainers still in the ward. "We'll take care of the body. You all should step back into the Lobby and take a breather. I trust you've seen what I posted on the bulletin board? You still have a few hours to decide whether you'll participate or not."

She then shoos the group back to the Lobby.