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[soggypastry]

I said get out of the way!

[Morning, Johto. Enjoy your very early morning wake up call. No, seriously, it's early. The sun's not even up-early. Lightning normally sleeps through this time of day, so why is she on the network? ...Well, she's not exactly on it by choice. Her Pokemon have the gear again, and it's showing that a nurse is trying to stop a very pale and rather shaky Lightning from leaving the Center, but considering she's dressed and with a pair of Lucario's at her side, she's not going to be stopped. At all.]

Miss Farron, if you'll just calm down--

Calm down? I just spent the past six hours puking my guts out while you ran around like headless chocobos trying to fix a problem that shouldn't have happened, and you expect me to calm down? [She scoffs at that, moving to shove past, but the nurse bars her passage yet again.]

Miss Farron, the poison is still affecting your body. If you'd sit down and let us help-

[Now Lightning snarls, and it's still rather intimidating despite looking like she's going to fall at any second.]

Help? Like when you somehow didn't notice someone go into my room in the middle of the night and let this happen? I don't need your help. I can handle this myself.

[The nurse aims to protest again, but Lightning doesn't listen and she goes around, hobbling out of the Center on crutches while not looking back even as the feed shorts out with a startled "Pika!". It never comes on again, but those who go out looking for her will find her on the porch of Minnie's house, sitting on one of the chairs with her head in her hands, that pair of Lucarios and a Pikachu nearby so she isn't alone. She really doesn't look well, either, so their concern is probably warranted.]

[ooc: due to plottings, Lightning spent the night badly poisoned and is now rather freaked out because, well, no idea who did it! :3 My thanks to both Cobra-mun and Kimblee-mun for this plot, it's been fun!]

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[soggypastry]

[That's a nod; you're a smart woman, Emmy. She knows you can handle yourself...barring any talks with Team Rocket members, anyway. Hence why she's putting up a filter now]

I'll be contacting the Corps to let them know about the list soon. In the meantime, try and get in touch with Kimblee, once you're sure you're safe. Find out if he knew about this somehow, and if he did, why he didn't warn us about it.

[There's that distrust again, though it's probably warranted at this point. Sure, she lied to him, but you'd think if he was trying to earn her trust, he'd have warned her about the attempt on her life had he known.]

[Video; Filtered]

[infinitejustice]

...Right. I figured that my name would most likely be on there, especially after the terrorist threat on the Game Corner a couple of months ago. Shinn is probably on there for the same reason. I'll talk to him about it the next chance I get.

A personal vendetta does seem like a likely explanation, though. When Shinn and I defused those bombs, the man responsible was quite upset. I wouldn't put revenge past him -- not at all.

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[meatysoviet]

[Goading works for a lot of things it seems.]

You seem to push past nurses just fine~

As for our common link, I am going to check on her now. You do what you need to do- I think this conversation can go no further, unless you have anything to add~

[anonymous text]

[scientificflair]

Of course not.

I assume you've had run-ins with our organization before. Which members do you know of?

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[used_fireblast]

...think one of those Antidotes they sell in the Marts would help? Are those ok for human consumption?

[Because trying to find some kind of solution beyond 'puke some more and hope that's a good thing with this toxin' is about all he can do right now.]

[video]

[paladinlost]

Could that IV have been manipulated by a Pokémon, or only by a human?

[...He actually doesn't know what an IV is, that's a minor detail at the moment.]

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[snapandscoot]

I'll be getting in touch with Mr Kimblee as soon as I can, there's....a few things I need to discuss with him.

[[Namely his goddamn promotion]]

Provided we can ensure the other people on that list remain vigilant, I think we should be okay. I'm seeing Isaac McDougal very soon, so I can warn him.

We won't let them win!

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[ex_aeroga402]

[It's dark enough in Mt Moon that Ven doesn't bother with video, but his voice makes it evident enough that he's worried]

Poison-? Light, what happened?

[video]

[soggypastry]

They work on humans, but not well. The nurses already gave me something that worked better than a store-bought Antidote would have.

[Yes, she's speaking from experience...and sadly, puking more wouldn't have exactly worked. She's sore enough as it is.]

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[soggypastry]

Only humans. A Pokémon could reach it, but even a Psychic type would have trouble getting anything into it without tearing it open and making a mess. It would have had to have been a person putting the poison in.

[Right. Minor. ...this can't end well.]

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[soggypastry]

[It's evident that he's worried, and it's evident that Lightning is still shaken, no matter how she tries to hide it.]

I'm not sure. I was fine when Serah and Minnie left when visiting hours were over, but poison got into my IV somehow. The nurses aren't sure if it was deliberate or not.

[anonymous text]

[soggypastry]

Cobra Commander and Kimblee. I'm not aware of any other names at this point.

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[soggypastry]

[The way she says that earns Emmy a rather odd look from Lightning, but she won't press. Not now.]

Let me know what you find out. We need every advantage we can get if we're going to beat them at their own game. Just be careful, alright? Don't take any risks if you can avoid them.

[Because it isn't as if they have many other options. Either they get ahead or they get trampled, and that...wouldn't be good.]

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[soggypastry]

Considering he mailed a bomb to someone who wasn't even involved with trying to stop the bombings? I'd be surprised if he tried something that wasn't revenge at this point.

[very surprised. She has her theories about this, and he's at the top of her list of suspects.]/small>

Try and keep your head down, alright? I'm not putting it past them to go after you and the others at some point soon.

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[snapandscoot]

[[Emmy would much rather wait until she's got all the facts regarding Kimblee's promotion before she shares anything about it with Lightning; she doesn't need the relationship between the two getting any more frosty than it already is. She has a feeling Lightning wouldn't be very impressed by Kimblee's ascension up the career ladder.]]

I'll do my best, but I guess in this sort of situation, risks can't be avoided!

[[Which is depressing, really, but they'll have to take risks if they want to have a chance at stopping those who are making things risky.]]

You focus on getting your strength back so you can show them that it takes more than some cowardly, underhanded tricks to stop you!

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[ex_cashcow493]

[ Poison? Immediately Saber's mind thinks of foul individuals like Kayneth and Tokiomi. Even in Johto, she remains wary of magi from her world. Logic begins to seep in shortly after though; there's no motive for them to attack her. So instead, she'll just offer what aid she can. ]

Do you need anything, Lightning?

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[paladinlost]

Does the Center take note of all its employees and visitors at any given time?

[If it does not stop him from breaking limbs, it counts as minor.]

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[infinitejustice]

...I heard about that. So that was the same guy. That doesn't surprise me in the least.

Don't worry, I will. I have experience with being hunted, so that gives me an additional edge.

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[soggypastry]

[...No Lightning would indeed not be impressed by his climbing skills. It's trouble, with a capital "T".]

No, you're right about that. But that doesn't mean you have to stick your neck out at every opportunity.

[It was more of the "don't charge in front of a rolling Golem" kind of risk she's hoping Emmy avoids, really, but if there's no choice there's no choice. Wouldn't be the first time and it won't be the last.]

I'll be fine by tomorrow. This just caught me off-guard.

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[soggypastry]

[What's worse is that this wasn't done by a magi...not that either of them knows that at the moment. Whoops.]

To figure out who did this. I can't leave the city yet.

[No matter how much she wants to up and hide in a cave or something, she knows it'll put others at more risk. Not a chance she can take.]

[video]

[soggypastry]

Employees have to clock in, but visitors can come and go as they please while visiting hours are open. This happened after everyone had to go home, but if it was a visitor, they'd have had to sneak past the nurse at the front desk to get to my room. [frown.]

Which means the chances are higher that it was someone working here.

[Oh. Right. Then it's definitely minor.]

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[soggypastry]

[Lightning nods; she knows exactly what he means, but her experience is buried under two years of new memories and she never thought she'd need it again. Hopefully Athrun has better luck.]

It gives you an edge over the others, at least. I can't say many people know what it's like to be the hunted instead of the hunter.

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[infinitejustice]

I think that's as it should be. Most people shouldn't have to experience the ordeal of being a quarry.

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[soggypastry]

You're right about that. It's not something I'd wish on anyone, not even people we know are in Team Rocket. [A distant look has entered her eyes; that experience was clearly not as deeply buried as she expected it to be.]

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[infinitejustice]

...Seems like we both have some events in our pasts that keep getting dredged up.

[He's got a bit of a weary look on him as well.]