The officer observed the individual across from him getting redder and redder. He then let out a sigh, "Jared, please wait here, I'll be back shortly."

With that, he was out the door, leaving the blistered man to his thoughts.

Tapping his foot, Jared's fears begin to grow in his mind.

(Oh god oh god, he knows doesn't he? He left the room to get handcuffs, oh why did I lie, it's all over for me now isn't it!)

An excruciating hour passes when a knock is heard from the door at the back of the small room.

The door is opened wide, and in came Brian, but this time he was not alone!

(What's with that little green bird on his shoulder?) Jared mused

As the man took a seat with the strange bird, it hopped onto the table and began observing the stranger. A long red plume atop its head wiggled back and forth.

(...This is a pokemon, isn't it? Ugh, I should know what it is, but my sun addled brain can't for the life of me remember what it's called...)

"NAA TUU" skwawked the bird,

(Ok... It's a Natu, that's one mystery solved I guess... it sure is convenient that they LITERALLY tell you what their name is!)

Pulling out the paper and pen once more, the man gives a professional smile, "Jared, I hope you understand that I'm not interrogating you, I'm trying to help you, but I need you to help me help you, do you understand?"

(Something tells me that helping me is not the only thing on his agenda, and it somehow has to do with that bird! You aren't fooling me today Brian!)

Jared probes him, "Okay, but why... the bird?"

Brian briefly glances over to the Natu then back at Jared. "Every police station has a Natu."

"Why?"

Brian hesitates, "Natu is a psychic pokemon and can detect if someone said something they know to be a lie."

...

"I would like to start over and ask you some questions again if that is alright?"

(...Doomed I'm doomed! DOOOMED!! ...Okay Jared calm down, we can fix this, all I have to do is tell the truth about everything minus the fact that I'm an alien from another planet, we can do this, yes! now, all you have to do is calmly explain things in a way that isn't lies.)

Jared's left eye begins to twitch, and then he carefully and calmly begins to lose his shit,

"IT WAS ALL A LIE, I'M SORRY, THE TRUTH IS I'M NOT FROM PALLET TOWN I MADE IT UP, AND ALSO I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE ON THIS PLANET I'M FROM, I DON'T REMEMBER WHERE ON THIS PLANET I WORKED AT OR WHAT JOB I HAD HERE, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW TO WALK POKEMON... LET ALONE THAT, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW POKEMON EXISTED! AND I DON'T HAVE A SINGLE USEFUL MEMORY YOU CAN USE TO IDENTIFY ME, AND THE REASON I LIED IS BECAUSE I'M AN IDIOT OKAY!!"

His chest heaves like a bellow after saying everything in two breaths.

(Okay, let's take stock, I said that a little louder and more desperate than I intended to, but at least everything I said was technically true, I truly don't know where on THIS planet I lived or worked at.)

Looking over at the natu's glowing eye's Jared flinches when the bird turns to the officer with a nod.

Brian calmly looks at Jared's pathetic display and taps his pen against the table in thought. He nods to himself a few times as if he understood something.

Watching the Natu with worry, Jared tries to keep a straight face, (Oh god, was that Natu nodding to imply I'm lying, or is he nodding to imply I'm telling the truth...)

A short time later, Brian breaks the silence, then begins to tap the table, "You likely have amnesia Jared, what was your last memory before your rescue?"

"Sitting on the couch and watching videos..."

The Natu nods.

Brian leans back in his chair while scratching the back of his head, " You aren't giving me a lot to work with here Jared"

Jared replies sadly, "I'm sorry"

The Natu shakes its head.

"I'm not sorry"

The Natu nods

Slightly amused from the interaction between Jared and the Natu, Brian asks, "Jared, you are twenty nine correct?"

"Yes"

Natu nods.

A few simple questions later, Brian stops tapping his pen to get up. The Natu does a few flaps and lands on his shoulder.

"Mr Jared, that will be all for now, please wait here for a few minutes, your case is rather extraordinary, and I will need to discuss this with someone higher up"

With that, the green bird and bald officer were out the door. This time not bothering to close it behind them.

(Ok, that was embarrassing, but let's be fair to myself here! I did live in a constant state of thinking I was going to die for a day and a half, and brutally scalded by the sun from head to toe, and thrust into an alien world, and nearly dehydrated to death from that damn sun. Yes, I think a mental breakdown or two is fair play here! Especially for a neurotic bastard like me!)

(Well, with all said and done, I somehow salvaged this impossible situation, hopefully I don't get put in an insane asylum for *losing* all my memories! God NO, imagine transporting to the world of pokemon only to live out the rest of your days in a padded room wrapped in a straight jacket!)

Jared scratched his head with both hands furiously, (...Should I run? No! Oh who am I kidding, where would I even go? Stop being an idiot Jared, the situation is probably not as bad as you think, you're just tired and delirious from prolonged dehydration.)

Thirty minutes later, footsteps can be heard. Ungluing his face from the table, Jared attempted to make his sunburned visage somewhere presentable.

The green Natu is back, and this time it was on the shoulder of an unfamiliar old woman!

Her nametag reads Christa.

The mix of her weathered face and a single scar over her left eye along with her confident demeanor made her seem to exude authority. Instead of the classic blue policeman's clothes that you might expect, she was wearing a gaudy blue and gold uniform, and right behind her of course is Brian.

She spoke slowly but meaningfully, "Hello Mr. Jared, I am the chief of police Christa. I have been briefed on your situation with officer Brian, but due to the unprecedented circumstances of your case, we don't immediately have an easy solution for you."

She paused to look at the Natu on her shoulder, then returns her eyes to meet Jared's, "It would be best if you were to regain your memories, and cases where people have amnesia are generally not a permanent affliction. We will keep you here for a week in the event you remember something, but if your situation doesn't change, then at least by then we will have a solution ready for you."

The old woman nods to Brian then proceeds to exit the room along with the Natu, leaving the door ajar.

Brian beckons, " This way please Mr. Jared."

Following behind Brian, a more hopeful Jared moved further into the building. They passed a few officers walking past, but they all seemed too busy to pay any heed.

They soon arrive at a hallway with a few blue doors. Jared felt was a nice change from the plain white hallway.

Brian picked one and led Jared inside.

The room is larger than the one before, but not as brightly lit. The walls of the room are a nice pale blue, and in the corner is a single bed with fresh sheets with two blankets already laid on top. Two-barred glass windows give a depressing view, but to Jared, any view is better than no view.

(...Hmm, not bad! It sure beats sleeping in the ocean!)