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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.
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[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?
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Date: 2012-08-31 05:04 am (UTC)Then you'd be right. You should be avoiding any Rockets for a while. At least until we can get a better plan than what we have already.
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Date: 2012-08-31 11:54 pm (UTC)But, that being said, he knows that getting on Cobra's bad side has its consequences. Especially if he's listed now.]
Maybe we should all catch up somewhere and try to come up with a solid game plan. I'm back in Goldenrod, and so are Sora and Ven, but I realize there's way more of us who're probably unaccounted for.
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Date: 2012-09-01 07:25 am (UTC)Hope and I are also in Goldenrod for the next couple of weeks, at least. We could meet in the Hotel or the Center, depending on when I can get a hold of Ven.
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Date: 2012-09-01 04:44 pm (UTC)He shouldn't be too hard to track down. We went to grab Terra together, so I could always pass the message to him.
Don't have much going on, so I'd be up for a meeting whenever. I probably won't stay in Goldenrod the whole time, but that's mainly because I need to check in on my business. Still, Goldenrod to Celadon's a pretty quick trip, so going back and forth won't be too hard. Just time consuming.
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Date: 2012-09-02 08:28 am (UTC)If you see him, I'd appreciate if you did that. The sooner we can get back together, the better.
Try not to make the trip alone too often, alright? I know your have your team, but it can't hurt to have back up with you.
[Which is pretty much the reason she told Sora about the hitlist. So someone could keep an eye on him. Mostly.]
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Date: 2012-09-02 05:27 pm (UTC)Plus, I think Xion's still in Celadon. Been keeping my strongest Pokémon in my party since the attack, too. If the Rockets do make their move, I want to be prepared for the worst.
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Date: 2012-09-03 05:23 am (UTC)They won't know what hit them, will they?
[rhetorical question; she hasn't seen his entire team, but if they've gotten any stronger since that time she lectured him on Olivine's beach, he's got very good odds.]