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?

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[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 know. I wasn't saying we should slack off.

[He sighed.]

I guess it's kind of hard to take that there's still people like that even in a world like this.

[A sigh, and she nods] I know. I always thought we'd have more time before this kind of thing started to happen.

[Yes, Hope. Your big sis never stopped thinking the peace would end eventually. Ex-soldier thing, apparently.]

Guess it was too much to hope for.

There's no such thing as too much Hope.

[He shuffled over to the side of the room.]

Where are we headed next?

[Too much Hope--oh, bb-bro you're getting a hair fluffle for that. You and your naming puns.]

Goldenrod first, then up to Ecruteak or Olivine. Need to be prepared and there's a place we can regroup there. Best option we have right now.

I think so too. We need to be careful... maybe set up a camp somewhere outside the city? So we don't endanger people I mean.

[He sighs. He doesn't really want to deal with that one again.]

I just hope people don't turn on us. Start thinking that we're attracting disaster. We need to stay on top of peoples perceptions of us if we don't want to become L'Cie for Johto.

[He'd clearly spent some time thinking about this. He wanted this to work out before the group became the scapegoat. It was easy to label a group for justice as vigilantes.]

We might have to, if Team Rocket or Cobra find out that it's not just a handful of people standing against them.

[Just...scrubbing her face now. No one likes to be endangering folk, or living outside the law, but...]

The natives never react to anything around them, and with everything that's happened, off-worlders may call us the lesser of two evils and leave us be. If they don't...[Sigh and she shakes her head.] If they don't, we'll just have to find a place to hide and wait it out. Fighting back's not going to help this time.

No. But I don't want people to hate us because we're just trying to do the right thing.

[And that's all he's gonna say.]

[She looks up at him after he says that, reminded that despite his maturity he's really only fourteen. Of course he wouldn't want to be hated. Who would, really?]

I know you don't. None of us do. [She reaches over, putting a hand on his shoulder and squeezing gently.] You're not alone in this, Hope. We're here. Remember that, okay? We'll get through this, together.

I know you're all here. I haven't forgotten that in the past day or so.

[He chuckles.]

I've made more friends too Lightning. I know you're all here if I need something. I just... want to make sure that people knew what my concerns were.

Just making sure.

[Tiny smile, then she removes her hand from his shoulder and looks back at her bag. His concern is a valid one, but they aren't there. Not yet. Etro, she hopes they never get there.]

I'm glad you told me. We're not there yet, but it'll be good to at least be prepared for it.

[As much as anyone can be prepared to have the world against them. At least they won't go Cie'th or die here, though.]

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