Status Update
//Content warning: Bodily harm (broken bones)
Another evening patrol for Wattzis Buckets. If he was being honest, Wattzis liked getting the evening patrol shift. The sunset over Ponyville was always ... View More//Content warning: Bodily harm (broken bones)
Another evening patrol for Wattzis Buckets. If he was being honest, Wattzis liked getting the evening patrol shift. The sunset over Ponyville was always a sight to behold, and he usually got to check in on all the folks headed home for the night. He was supposed to be patrolling with his new partner, Nar, but the guy had a tendency to just, wander off every now and then. Right now, Wattzis was mostly just trying to locate his partner so he could scold him for abandoning his patrol route.
From down the street, an exasperated stallion runs towards him, waving his hands frantically. "Guard! Sir! There's a robbery going on! At Otto's Odds and Ends!" Wattzis gives the man a quick nod, accompanied by an "Are you injured?" The man shakes his head. "I'm fine! But please be careful! The robber is using a magic staff!" Wattzis gives the man another nod, and begins to run down the street, towards Otto's.
When he rounds the street corner leading to the street Otto's is on, he hears a voice from within the shop. The voice is desperate, and pleading. "Please! No!" Wattzis hastens his step. Then, there's the sound of a hard impact, and the crunch of bone. The voice screams in pain, and begins to wail. Wattzis slides into the doorway of the shop, a spell upon his horn. What he sees however, is not what he expected.
Otto stands behind the counter, nursing some sort of wound to his arm. In front of the counter, a man in rather cheap looking, arcane robes lays on the floor. Above him, Wattzis' partner, Nar leans over him, with a bored expression on his face. "Awww, does that hurt?" Nar mocks the man with a sad tone. Wattzis looks to the man on the floor, and is stunned from the shock of what he sees. The man's arm has been pinned to the ground with earth shackles, and his forearm appears to have been crushed. His gaze slowly lifts back to Nar, as his jaw hangs agape. "Should'a thought about that before you shot Otto with that staff of yours, and tried to fight me when I gave you the chance to surrender." Nar shakes his head as he places his hands atop the stone shackles, causing them to fall away. He begins to heft the robber onto his shoulder, causing the man's arm to dangle, which in turn, causes him to cry out in pain.
It's only then that Nar notices Wattzis in the doorway. He flashes his partner a warm smile as he jolts the robber on his shoulder, causing him to cry out again. "Oh, hey Watty! There you are!" He pats the robber on his shoulder. "I've got things handled here. You mind checking on Otto for me?" Wattzis can't even muster any words. He simply stands aside as Nar walks through the doorway with the robber on his shoulder. "See you back at the station!" Nar calls out cheerfully, as he heads down the street. Wattzis thinks he hears him tell the robber to "Shut up" in response to his cries.
Wattzis' eyes meet Otto's, and the two share a moment of shocked silence. Then, Wattzis regains his composure, and begins to give Otto a quick check to make sure he's okay. He's going to have quite the report to file to his superiors when he gets back to the station. #rp
