Redworm Arc 1 Interlude 1
I pulled up the schedule for this week and frowned. Professor Oak had cancelled all of his appointments. Well, all of his appointments that weren't teleconferences with other scientists. My frown deepened. He even cancelled the photo op with the mayor of Pallet Town. That was the one thing I told him that he absolutely couldn't get out of.
I stood and pushed my chair back. I glanced at the clock: 4:30. I still had a chance to give him a good talking to before clocking out for the day. I had been looking for an excuse to ever since he gave that poor girl's pokemon away. The kid had been helping out in the lab pretty much since she could walk. Not that Oak ever noticed. You'd think it would kill the man to concentrate on anything other than his work. I was about to head into the lab when I heard the front door open.
It was one of the kids that ran about town, but his face was oddly blank and the way he moved seemed off. As he turned his gaze my way everything froze.
I stood and pushed my chair back. I glanced at the clock: 4:35. I still had a chance to give him a good talking to before clocking out for today. I had been looking for an excuse to ever since he gave that poor girl's pokemon away. The kid had been helping out in the lab pretty much since she could walk. Not that Oak ever noticed. You'd think it would kill the man to concentrate on anything other than his work.
I opened the door to the lab with ready to give the professor a good tongue-lashing. I stopped short. The lab was empty. I wonder when the professor managed to sneak past my office, and why he chose to skive off work today. It was the first time I could remember him doing so in the twelve years I had worked for him.
Well, I could ask him when I came in tomorrow. I returned to my office and set about making apologies for the professor.