soggypastry | 028 [Text/Audio/Action for Violet City]

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There was a casualty to the bombing yesterday. A boy named Danny Fenton was mailed a bomb, and Cobra Commander has threatened to take us out for getting in his way. He doesn't know the Corps exists, but be on your guard regardless. Don't handle anything suspicious and avoid traveling alone at all costs until we can deal with him and whoever else he may be working with. Avoid mentioning us in public, as well. We'll need every advantage we can get for as long as we have it.

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We should leave the city before something else can happen. Are you ready to get moving?

[Action for Violet City Inn, Room 221]
[Anyone who seeks Lightning out today will find her in her room at the Inn, flitting between a pad of paper on the desk and the bag she's packing. The paper is covered with notes that are easy to read and the bag is smartly packed, so it's a sharp contrast to Lightning who looks a bit...frazzled in comparison to her normal self. Someone seems just a bit out of her element for some reason.]

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I do not take unnecessary risks. Informing others would be opening myself up to having them get involved and risk revealing this organization to Team Rocket. Really, do you wish for Xion or Lacus to try to stand up to someone this man may send? Do not make the mistake of judgment based on my appearance. That is a poor decision for our enemies to make, not us. As for being out of options. I do not think such a thing is a possibility in this realm.

Edited 2012-04-19 08:24 (UTC)

Saber, I did not assign you to lead a squad so you could run off without at least warning them of your plans. We're in this together, like it or not, and they knew the minute they joined that there were risks involved. We all did.

I'm not judging you by your appearance. I'm judging your course of action and how much good it's going to do you or the rest of this world. If your team is knocked out, you're wounded, and he has you at his mercy, what do you intend to do? Would you say you still have options then?

Yes. For as long as I refuse to give up, there will always be another option. It may not be the best one according to others, yet if it leads to a victory all the same, then it will be my decision and my decision alone to make. If it would set your mind at ease, I will inform them of my plans, but do know I am not doing this alone. I am only giving the impression that I am so that I can lead them closer. Yes, I think I will send them a message today as well. Instead of arguing over my own behavior, let us focus instead one this bombing. There is ignorance in my mind over the subject. [ She's a king from the twelfth century, not a rocket scientist. ] How are they creating these weapons and getting them out? You mentioned by mail?

Your decision, but it affects us all. If he manages to get information out of you somehow, don't you think that would come down on the rest of us even if you go alone? At least if you tell someone, we won't be surprised to find a mob on our doorsteps if something goes wrong.

[But, yes, enough about that. The bombs are a rather pressing matter as well.]

I don't know how they're made. You'd be better off asking Athrun Zala about that; he's the one who kept nearly all of them from blowing up. As for how they got the one they did to Danny, yeah, it was mailed. Same way any other package would be. He didn't even think it wasn't a present from a friend.

Edited 2012-04-19 08:41 (UTC)

[ It hardly does in Saber's mind. Everything she does is with caution and she's even careful enough to have a Pokemon ready to flee with her PokeGear should the time come. The instinct she has for battle keeps her well alert and prepared.

The other woman is right though.

She owes it to the others to inform them of her decision and that taking this man on by herself may lead to serious consequences. This means she'll have to rethink her strategy a bit more. ]

This is disadvantageous to us as a whole. If it cannot be determined how they are crafting these weapons or how they are sneaking them into the mail, then we have a lot more about this organization to uncover. [ And the one person Saber knew of through Merlin had a number that no longer worked: a sign of their departure from Johto. ] If I can slow the attacks down by keeping Cobra Commander busy, then I will continue to act in this manner. If it seems reckless and serves no benefit, I shall cease with this. Is that acceptable?

[Having her pokemon scram with the Gear is all well and good, but Lightning meant that if Cobra got information out of Saber herself. Everyone has a breaking point, and his full capabilities aren't known yet.

They do indeed have much left to learn.]

As far as I know, bombs can be put into any container and the mail isn't checked. They could have had a flying type drop it off where they knew Danny would be and waited to see what happened. They wouldn't have to use the official system.

[Almost no one does anymore. As for the inside man, well, they may still have one. Maybe.]

And so long as you warn your squad, or myself and Ventus, before you move on Cobra Commander for whatever reason, it's fine. I'm sure he'll be expecting you if you have something he wants and he knows about it.

[ A natural concern, but one Saber doesn't think of herself. A knight would never give away anything, so she fails to grasp the concept herself. ]

That is concerning. [ Too much for her. ] Of course, I will keep them up to date. He should be coming after me, so I will do what I can to minimize the damage and harm placed on others in Goldenrod City.

[A knight may not, and Saber's will is probably very strong, but here they are only human. Humans don't exactly hold out well under bad circumstances, so Lightning will remain concerned until this is over.]

If he stays in Goldenrod, that is. For all we know, he's already moved on to hit another city. You're not the only one he's made a target.

I understand that risk and will keep you informed as soon as details are made to me. I will keep my squadron updated as well. Until he strikes either at myself or some other person, we have no way of telling. If I can serve as a suitable distraction and acquire some information, then it would be wonderful. In the meantime, I will keep from getting too involved.

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