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soggypastry[Private Text to: Riku and Xion]
Team Rocket's list of targets changed. You're both on it now, so stay sharp and watch your backs. I don't know when they'll move on any of us.
[/private texts]
[It's been almost three months since he left, with only a letter to say goodbye. To say that Lightning hadn't been thinking about him as the day that would have been thier first anniversary drew nearer would be a lie, and she's taken it with remarkable grace when all things are concerned.
Or maybe she's just used to getting left behind. Who knows. All she knows is there's a house on the beach with too many memories and dreams, and she can barely look at Lucky or Strike without expecting him to be right at her side. She has to put that part of her past to rest if she's going to be able to lead the Corps in the best way she can, and so she's come to the seaside once more. Something a young boy once taught her matters more than she ever thought it would now.
Those passing close to the Radio tower will find her crouched at the railing, a lit sparkler in one hand and a bottle with a letter in the other as her Lucario stands guard nearby, gear in paw. Today would have been special, if he were here. But he isn't and it's just one more anniversary of loss. One more thing that needs to be shaken off.]
Turn it off, Sen.
[The Lucario in question yelps, but it's only in surprise, not fear. Lightning's voice is steady and quiet, and she rises to her feet as the sparkler burns out and leaves ash in the wind. She moves to the railing now, but Sen manages to end the feed just as the bottle that was in her hand drops out of sight and into the ocean.
A few minutes later, however, something else hits the network. The fact that it's an anonymous text may make people wary, but there's nothing untoward about this one. No, this one is the exact opposites of the others that have gone out.]
[Anon Text]
If someone gave you a chance to help protect this world and everyone who lives here from the people who want to harm it, would you do it? Or would you stand by and watch it burn like the Lighthouse?
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-07 06:11 am (UTC)[It's not difficult at all, probably. Besides the pink hair and the Lucario, she's wearing a black leather jacket one size too big. Probably sticks out like a sore thumb, but she doesn't seem to care at all as she pushes away from the wall. The Lucario has stopped shadowboxing in favor of watching the trainers, but he seems at ease, which is a good thing.]
That's right.
[She tilts her head, looking him over. He's not one of the Rockets she knows, but that means little in an organization that hides in plain sight. Time to see if this works.]
I never did get your name, you know.
no subject
Date: 2012-09-07 06:18 am (UTC)When do you think you'll arrive, then? Any ideas?
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-07 03:18 pm (UTC)...or, well, both; sometimes those lines got kind of crossed and wow Kayneth pots and kettles!!!
Regardless, there's no reason not to be polite, and he likes to think himself the kind of gentleman that would be expected from his lineage, so-]
A pleasure to meet you, then. Forgive me for not introducing myself prior to this, but I'm certain you can understand my unwillingness to do so, given the circumstances-I am Lord Kayneth Archibald El-Melloi.
[video]
Date: 2012-09-07 04:21 pm (UTC)[text]
Date: 2012-09-08 12:26 am (UTC)shorter butmore fun that way!]okay that works!
if Jennies let me outta jail by then that is
[Ahaha... ha...]
<3 I'll have him travel as fast as I can haha
Date: 2012-09-08 03:34 am (UTC)[ He doesn't...
There's a short pause, as he stops to check the map. And then a second text follows: ]
I'm afraid I'm nowhere near Goldenrod at the moment. We'll have to set another date for this meeting.
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-08 05:08 am (UTC)[Considering he got injured right before the Center got destroyed, yeah...]
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-08 07:27 am (UTC)His title gets a raised eyebrow, and a polite nod.]
Lightning.
[She watches his face for a moment once she says it; she's not the best at reading people, but if he's a Team Rocket member who knows of the list, there should be some kind of visible reaction. At any rate...]
You should know that I can't tell you everything about us until I'm sure I can trust you. There's a lot more at stake here than most people realize.
[text]
Date: 2012-09-08 07:28 am (UTC)What the hell did you do to land yourself in jail?
[Oh, she's getting a bad feeling about this. Reckless and stupid enough to get caught? Bad mix. Really bad mix.]
[video]
Date: 2012-09-08 07:35 am (UTC)I guess so. [shrug] But I don't have the time right now. There's too much at stake for me to bring feelings into the mix. It'll have to wait.
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-08 07:36 am (UTC):3 hopefully he doesn't get lost then.
Date: 2012-09-08 07:53 am (UTC)[yeah, she doubts that. The aforementioned pair of fighters are both level 100 and she has a handful of others the same level. She's not at all concerned.]
That's fine, so long as you can get here before October. Don't show up by then and you can forget this ever happened.
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Date: 2012-09-08 06:00 pm (UTC)If I get help from a friend, it shouldn't take more than a week.
[text, not anon]
Date: 2012-09-08 07:12 pm (UTC)[video]
Date: 2012-09-08 08:19 pm (UTC)[Time is the one thing they cannot promise each other, after all.]
But if this moment is inconvenient, it cannot be helped.
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-08 09:50 pm (UTC)No, I certainly understand that. Given the lengths that some of these people go to in order to hide their identities, I don't blame you for being suspicious.
[text]
Date: 2012-09-09 01:41 am (UTC)Perhaps he should feel awkward saying that to someone he doesn't even know, but... hell, the newspapers have probably already covered the incident, given how the owner of Breeding Center was involved.]
just a small misunderstanding at a local bar
you know how that goes!
[HEY HE DOESN'T GET CAUGHT WHEN IT'S SERIOUS OKAY]
[text, perma-anon]
Date: 2012-09-09 03:52 am (UTC)[Action]
Date: 2012-09-09 04:09 am (UTC)At least somebody sees it that way. [siiiigh, then she looks back at him. Time for phase two.]
What do you want to know? I'll try and answer what I can.
[text]
Date: 2012-09-09 04:16 am (UTC)The paper may have covered it, but this one doesn't read the paper. Too much to do, too many things to try and keep in line. Paper-reading never brings good things, anyway.]
Actually, I don't. And if something that minor is going to land you behind bars, maybe you should work on not getting caught before deciding to learn any more about this. It wouldn't be just you at stake anymore, and the people we're against don't just throw you in jail if you piss them off.
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-09 06:44 am (UTC)...then again he's kind of a skinny nerd, if he's going to attack it's going to be with his Pokemon... he isn't unless Lightning gives him reason to, but it's not like Lightning knows that.]
I would guess that the majority of people are blind to their circumstances, then? Well, no matter-there's not much I can do about them.
What do you know about the person responsible for the attack that occurred in the area around the Goldenrod Department Store?
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-09 06:50 am (UTC)If you're talking about the attack that was broadcast over the network, then not much. No one who was in the city at the time was able to get close enough to identify the attacker, and the person who did it seemed to be working alone. We weren't able to trace their gear signal, either. It led us straight into dead ends.
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-09 09:28 pm (UTC)you mean that stuff Kayneth used to have... but... doesn't...]
Is that so? How disappointing. Granted, given that they seemed to be incredibly competent, that doesn't surprise me.
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-10 05:36 am (UTC)That's one way of describing them. [Secretive also works, really. Sneaky, too.] We're still working on getting more information. It's been a slow process with all that's happened.
[Action]
Date: 2012-09-11 03:58 am (UTC)and he is... pretty frustrated with this turn of events, but whatever-he can take an opportunity to get an in so he can have access to info...]
I did face one of the Pokemon belonging to the individual in Goldenrod, at the very least. Granted, given that I asked you for information on that person in the first place, I doubt I'll be able to offer much that you don't already know...
[BUT AGAIN, IT MIGHT BE USEFUL...]