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Who: Karl Aurion, Katie Evans
When: Monday, 6/23 around 6pm
Where: Around the city
What: Katie ran into some bullies and Karl goes off to the rescue

[Today was suppose to start of like any other day like usual. She went off to her friend's house, stayed there for a little while and immediately go straight back home once she was done. After all, with school over, there was almost nothing left to do. Her parents wanted her to go to a camp but she refused. There was usually nothing to do over there anyway so why bother wasting money on stuff like that? And besides, she wanted to spend some time with her grandparents anyway....

However, as she made her way toward a bus stop, she couldn't help but notice a few things. For one thing, she was aware that there were gangs that might be lurking around but she usually ignored them. This time however, she couldn't ignore what was going on. When there were high schoolers picking on a much smaller kid. She normally would care less but seeing that poor kid being picked on? Well, maybe she could do something about that.

But still...]

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[There are days that suck. Is today one of those days? Karl is no longer sure. Suddenly having an old friend rush up to you and punch you does count as bad. Seeing the old friend and him promising to tell all of Boston you're alive can o both ways.

Maybe the punch had been deserved, but was it really necessary to hit so hard? Who knew Jay had that in him. A hand reaches up to poke at the swollen area and the action instantly gets regretted. Ow ow ow. It hurts worse than it looks. Does it look bad? Probably does. A trip to the hospital might be in order. Later. For now, just continuing on this walk to help clear his head sounds a good plan.]

[Too bad that Katie couldn't quite see that there was a fellow cop that was walking by. As the young girl continued listening, there was a feeling in her that she normally wouldn't experience. While she did get annoyed easily, it was fairly difficult to anger her. At least, with this much intensity.

Without another thought, she marched in front of her getting ready to give a piece of her mind.]

Hey, why don't you pick on someone your own size? Leave them alone!

[She shouted but the problem now was when she got a closer look? Oh, they had knives with them...]

[It's by chance that the teens approaching the defenseless girl catch his eye. What draws his attention even more is the glistening of a knife in their hands. Those eyes hidden behind sunglasses narrow. No one is getting shanked on his watch.

Briskly and calmly, the police officer heads on over to the group. His makes sure his gun is very plainly visible. No idiot kid would try to use a knife against a gun. Factor in intimidation and those kids will run with their tails between their legs.]

What seems to be the problem here?

[His voice comes out loud, clear and very authoritative. He stands straight and tall. The uniform coupled with the gun add onto the authority feeling radiating off him. Simply put, Karl screams intimidating right now.]

[Katie got herself in a position she didn't want to be in. But at the same time, what can she do now? As she took a step back, she was trying her best to look as scary as she could.]

You heard me, I told you to pick someone your own size!

[It wasn't working. Now that their victim managed to escape with Katie as distraction? They were madder than ever. With nowhere else to go, the young girl quickly took a rock and got into a fighting position. If they wanted a fight, so bring it!

Just as she was ready to throw the rock, there was a voice that appeared so suddenly]

Hey....you're... [Weren't you the guy she talked to the other day?]

[None of the recognition comes from Karl's end. Right now, he's far too focused on giving the thugs a dirty and intimidating look (even hidden behind sunglasses, that look still could be seen easily enough). If the look isn't enough to scare then the sharp, almost menacing tone of voice should. Try to attack her, try it. He dares you. Gun vs knife: that fight has a very obvious winner.]

Well?

[The next words out of their mouth better be NO SIR. Even better would be no words and running away. Yes, running away has a nice ring to it. Now do it, kids, before you get in a fight you can't win.]

[As two of the kids ran away, there was one that stayed around. With a smirk on his face, he wasn't scared of him.]

What? A cop like you is going to tell me what to do? [He said when he placed a knife in front of the young girl.] Besides, she was the one who wanted to attack first. I was protecting myself! It's the law right?

[But Katie shook her head] No way, you were attacking that kid! You can't just say that, how big of a hypocrite are you?!

[Karl's expression remains unchanged. If anything, he seems more annoyed than anything. Dumbass kids without an ounce of logical reasoning.]

A large teenager in possession of a knife approaching a child with a rock paints the child as the one in danger. Were I to search her, I would find nothing dangerous. As for yourself, how many illicit narcotics were I to find if the same were done to you?

[This is your call kid. Karl can do a full cavity search right here and now or you can just leave like a boy.]

[At this point, Katie was tempted to throw that rock. Screw it if there was a person with a gun involved, the sooner she didn't have to deal with this jerk? The sooner she can go home and call it a day. Besides, it would be a good way to get her parent's attention. It's a win/win situation.

But the other kid gave him a cocky smirk]

Good luck finding anything. If you searched me, I doubt you'll find anything! [It didn't seem like it would back down anytime soon. Although, Katie just shook her head]

No way, I know that you are hiding something! A kid with a knife just doesn't smell innocent to me! [As soon as she said that? The older teenager scowled at her. The moment he said that he had enough of her, he began charging after her. Police be damned.]

[Karl doesn't waste time in reacting. He rushes after the kid, grabs his wrist with enough force to BADLY hurt it, shoves said arm behind the kids back and slams him hard into the closest wall. The amount of force used isn't inhuman or brutal; just enough to drill home the fact who exactly is in charge here. His tone of voice adds to the authoritativeness, being icy cold and almost holding a dangerous tone to it.]

You have two options: I can call in for back up and have you arrested for your stupid stunt just now not only to be tried for your stunt just now but for whatever you have on your person or you can run away as fast as you can while I'm feeling nice.

[The only reason the kid's being given a choice? Because dragging in a little girl to testify against a scumbag like this is too much. Kids don't need experience that so early on in life.]

[Before Katie could say anything else, the young girl stood there in awe at how strong the police officer was. Then again, you had to be in order to do this job. As she held the rock in her hand, she dared not to get in the way should anything else happen.

The other boy was rather surprised too as he struggled to break away from his grip but it failed. Anything he did was in vain before finally giving a growl. It looked like his pride was immediately shot down.]

Man, what are you?! Fine, I’ll go but you better w-watch your back, there are other gang members around here who will be looking for you!

[He said trying to sound tough but he was in fact scared. Katie notice the stutter but didn’t say anything. Instead, she just looked back at Karl and just...wondering what he’ll do next.]

[Karl appears about as bothered by the threat as an elephant is by a fly. Annoying as it buzzing around is, it poses no actual threat.]

Because other gang members will stick up for a grunt in the trouble with the police force all due to his own reckless stupidity which began with an attempted assault on a child.

[Really, dumbass, use your head. No gang member will stick up for you, especially when kids are involved. Actually, adding on this fun little fact may not be a bad idea.]

You are aware that many individuals who harm children are made into prison bitches in every sense of the word, correct?

[With that, Katie just stared at the cop for a moment. Yes, she had a cynical view of the world but the idea of a cop cursing in front of a little kid? Well, that was something new. Although, wasn’t he on the network anyway? Eh, figures.

The gang member just stared at him. For a few seconds, he didn’t say anything but responded with sigh.]

Tch, well, what do you want me to do? I finally learned my lesson, can you just let me go now?

[He was still trying to act tough but he had given up his valiant effort of attempting to do anymore harm to the cop.]

[Karl shoves the kid's arm into his back just a little harder. Taking scum like this to jail right now would be a waste of time. No crime had yet been committed and it'd be a hassle Katie's best kept out.]

Yes, however, be warned: should I see you again or hear of you accosting children, I will order a full inquiry into your gang and whatever business they conduct and will make it well known that you are the cause behind this investigation.

[In other words, kiddo, you'll be a dead man walking. Karl gives him a moment to come to this conclusion himself before speaking once more.]

Do I make myself clear?

[With that, the older kid gave out a small yelp to let Karl know how much it hurt. For a few moments, he didn’t respond but he just stared at the police officer]

Fine, just get me out of here.

[He gave a deep frown before giving a glare back at Katie. It was fairly harmless, while he may look threatening, he wasn’t planning on doing anything to the young girl. Luckily, the brunette caught on to that but didn’t bother to make any comment. The last thing she needed was to piss the boy off even more and get herself into trouble.

Instead? She just stepped out of the way to let him do his business. Don’t want to piss him off either.]

[The yelping doesn't get a reaction from Karl. If anything, that coupled with the response indicated that his words finally got through to the kid. Good. His voices comes out icy cold, if threatening, upon speaking up again.]

You have 10 seconds to get out of my sight before I call for back up.

[With that, he spins the kid around and gives him a solid push forward. The action screams 'I mean so here let me help you get lost.]

[With that push, the kid gave a scoff at him. Still, he did what he was told and ran off. He didn’t even need 10 seconds, it only took him a few to get out of Karl’s site. At first, he did look back to reconsider his choices but...better leave now than to face jail time.

Meanwhile, Katie still found herself looking back Karl with no idea what to say to him. Of course, there were the two words that she should say but she couldn’t. Was it a matter of pride? Maybe their first conversation didn’t exactly go so well?

Who knows. She just found herself taking a few steps back in fear that he might tell his grandparents what happened. Then again, would that even be a bad thing?]

[Karl watches with a glare as the kid runs off. He will have to issue a memo to get more patrol in the area. That can come later though.

Once the kid is gone, his attention shifts to Katie. No realization about who she is comes. All she is to him is a poor kid who got caught up in a pain in the butt situation. A quick once over reveals no injuries. She seems a bit shaken if that stepping back is any indication, but nothing beyond that. The glare shifts into a far kinder, if gentle expression. No reason to freak her out any further by looking like a menacing monster.]

Are you all right?

[At first, Kaede didn’t say anything. Instead, she just kept on staring at the cop with a look that suggested she didn’t trust him. Although, at the same time, it looked like she was scared too. How could she respond back after that little incident? She started to mumble a little before finally speaking up.

It was a whisper but if Karl listened carefully, he might be able to hear it.]

Thank you… [She said before looking to the side. It was a little weird. She never thanked someone whom she barely knew.]

[Super hearing helps make even teeny whispers come out loud and clear. Nice as it is to be thanked, the look on her face took away from the niceness. It's clear the kid is scared. This might be why Karl's voice softens all the more upon speaking up again.]

Not at all. Do you require a ride home or anything of the sort?

[Bus fare or anything else? Really, the least Karl can do after that is help the kid out if possible]

[Katie just kept staring at the man with suspicion in her eyes. Should she trust him? Regardless if he was a police officer or not, there was still that chance he could possibly hurt her. Even if he was on the network, she wasn’t sure what to do.]

Can you call my grandparents? I think I would feel better if they knew where I was and picked me up from here.

[The faster she does this, the better she can get away and forget this whole thing ever happened]

Sure.

[A simple request. Karl reaches into his pocket only to freeze. Shit, he left his phone on his desk at work, didn't he? First getting punched, then dealing with an idiot thug and now a forgotten phone. Today really is against him, isn't it?]

Would you mind accompanying me back to the station? I seem to have left my phone there.

[Katie just gave him a stare.]

And how do I know that you’re not going to take me somewhere else?

[Sorry, Karl, if she was going to go anywhere, she better know if he was telling the truth or not?]

[Okay, that niceness snaps off his face almost instantly and becomes one of the most deadpan expressions ever. He is NOT dealing with this teenage bullshit right now. Stranger danger is a thing; suspecting it of a cop who just saved her from an armed assailant barehandedly is annoying.]

Kid, I've had a long day. Either you walk the four blocks with me to the station or I go by myself.

[Katie just raised an eyebrow at him. Can’t she just stay right here and just wait for her grandparents to pick her up? What was so wrong with that? But no, he just had to lose his phone and make her go back to the police station.

But still, she didn’t want to be alone after that ordeal she gone through. With a heavy sigh, she just gave a nod.]

Fine but the faster we do this, the faster I want to go back home!

[Now was that so hard? Ah well, at least she agreed to it. Good enough given how today's been going. Karl looks decently satisfied.]

You'll be home soon enough. Let's go.

[With that, he starts walking. Hopefully the kid'll follow, too.]

[The young girl wasn't sure how to feel around him. While he did save her, he still hurt her pride. At the same time, she knew she couldn't take on that many people just by herself. She might as well not thank him at all!

What a conflicted person Katie Evans was.]

It's not a long walk from here right? I think it was just around the corner the last time I checked.

[Sorry, Karl, Katie's default mood around new people was that of a jerk]

[He resists the urge to sigh. Gratefulness he hadn't expected; moodiness is just the icing on a very bad cake.]

A little over 4 blocks.

[Please don't complain about the walk. It's far shorter than it sounds. At least, it feels short when you walk frequently.]

[If Karl wanted to sigh, Katie did the job for him. What a drag but it will have to do.]

Let’s just get it over with. A 4 block walk shouldn’t take too long.

[And just like that, she immediately decided to walk passed him and go straight for the building. Of course, she didn’t look back at Karl either. If neither of them said anything soon, this was going to be one long awkward walk indeed.

Now what?]

[Silence comes from Karl's end in response. Chatting with someone so grouchy right now (and to their savior. thanks) feels right down the path of migraine. A sigh comes at the thought. Between punches and brats, he might just have a beer when he gets home. And maybe watch some old cartoons. And maybe buy some of those fruit snack things. And pretend that things like bad choices don't bite you in the ass in the future.]

[As the silence loomed over then, Katie just stared back at the officer. Well, if he wasn’t going to say anything in the end, then she might as well say something to him. It would be a better way to pass the time for this long walk!]

So...what brings you around here?

[Not a good way to ask to someone who saved you but oh well! At least she’s trying!]

[Her striking up a conversation is definitely unexpected. With that attitude, the last thing she seems like is someone who'd willingly chat him. Karl complies with the attempt at talking. Sadly, the guy fails at casual talking.]

Just taking a walk. [He glances over at her.] Yourself?

[You’re talking to someone who fails at conversations as well. While she manages to hold her own just fine, she wasn’t one to would like small talk. She wasn’t sure why she wanted to talk to him but it was just a way to pass time.]

Just going back home to my grandparents. Wanted to hang out and talk to a few friends before it was dark and you know what happened.

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