I look towards his badge and notice he's from Allure. "Oh, okay. I was just a little concerned, because uh... well, they were there a second ago and now they're gone. I'm actually from Allure, too, I was just forced to join the Treasure Town guild," I say as I wave and walk off. I feel like something's wrong. Not with that earlier group, but something else. Probably just paranoia. I should get back to my team, I think as I walk back to Treasure Town, not covered in ash anymore.
I walk by the kecleon's stall and the kecleon behind the counter waves at me. "Hey! I didn't know you'd come out today, and boy, my back is aching. So, George, mind taking my shift for me?" the kecleon says, and I look at him. Would it technically be stealing if I took any percentage of money I got from working in the stall? I mean, fifty percent couldn't hurt... I think to myself as I nod and walk down to the stall. He looks at me closely through squinted eyes and asks "Say, you look a little different... are you not George?" as I walk around and into the stall. "Uh..." I say. "You don't sound like George. Are you wanting to apply?" he asks. "Wel-" I say and he looks at my badge. "You already got a job... wait... you're... A ZOROARK! THIEF!" he yells and I walk back and out of the stall as he tackles me. It knocked the wind out of me and he kicks me. He was pretty damn strong to say the least, since I felt like I was about to faint after he tackled me. "S-" "QUIET THIEF!" he yells as he kicks me in the nose, and some blood dribbles out. "Ow!" I say as he jumps on me. The pain was so unbearable that my body just quit trying at that moment. He gets off me and says "Watch! He'll turn black and red any second now! Any... second... AHA! See, black and red! No, wait, that's bruises and blood..." he says.
I get dragged to a healer and I'm put on a bed. Pretty comfy, if I was still awake. He plugs my nose and puts smashed oran berry juice on my bruises. The kecleon that beat me up was explaining everything to the authorities outside, and when I wake up, the kecleon walks in and says "I'm sorry, but you startled me. Er... have this, as a bigger sorry," as he hands me a present. I open it up and it's a pin that says "Employee of the Kecleon Stop N' Shop store! My name is:" and I sigh. "Gee. Thanks. Just what I wanted," I say and when he's gone, I snap the pin in half and throw it on the ground. I stand up and walk back towards the guild, now with newer blemishes like a red-stained upper lip and a black eye. I walk down to our crew rooms and see Bonnie. "Hey Bonnie. Hows it going?" I ask.