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[soggypastry]

[Evening, people of the Corps. Have a Lightning on your screens tonight, with the howling roar of the blizzard right behind her. She doesn't look too good, hair pinned away from a too-flushed face, but her voice is even and strong.]

As soon as this blizzard's blown over and the holidays have passed, I need everybody in Goldenrod as soon as possible. You've heard by now that the Radio Tower is still being held by Team Rocket, and we're planning to take it back. [a pause as she swallows hard and inhales, then:] But in order for this to work, we need everybody here so we can plan squads to cover our weaknesses instead of leaving holes in our defense. We're only going to get one shot at this before they start preparing for an attack instead of leaving the doors open, so we have to make this count.

[Her eyes narrow slightly now, before she sighs.]

I'm not saying this is going to be easy. Chances are people are going to get hurt, both on our side and theirs, but you were all warned about that when you signed up for the Corps. If you think you won't be able to do this, for whatever reason, say something now and we'll move on without you. We don't have room for sympathy this time.

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[ooc: as always, a list of the Corps Members can be found here. If your character is a member, assume that they received a message directing them here, just in case it was ICly missed.]

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[chosen_light_child]

Alright. I'll make sure to stay in Goldenrod.

... Not that I'd really be able to go anywhere right now anyway.

But when you say when the holidays have passed, do you just mean Christmas, or do you mean New Years as well?

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[soggypastry]

[A glance away because of a noise outside--fal'Cie it's really getting loud out there--before she nods.]

Considering how close together they are, I do mean both. [a look back at Hikari.] Think you could stay in town that long even if the weather clears sooner?

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[chosen_light_child]

[Hikari nods.]

Yeah. I shouldn't have a problem with that. Even if I did want to leave town, I wouldn't be going far enough that I couldn't fly back in time for us all to meet up.

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[islandshore]

[Sigh. When Riku turns on the feed, he's slumped over on the edge of his bed, one hand propping up his head.]

I'll hit Goldenrod as soon as the holidays blow over, but right now I've gotta stick to Celadon. Sora wound up eating some poisoned cookies, so we couldn't travel even if we wanted to.

[Poisoned. Cookies. Who would even do that?]

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[soggypastry]

[...Poisoned...cookies...Etro. She knows where those came from but if they were in more than one city--]

Don't worry about getting here for now--do you know where Sora got those cookies from?

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[islandshore]

[Riku's eyes narrow, and he grips at the sheet.]

Some creep sent Sasuke a package full of them. Something about a "secret admirer".

Must have something to do with that weird, anonymous message that popped up a few days ago. Seems like others got hit with the poison, too.

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[combat_butler]

*In an apron and hankerchief on his head as he replies, since baking tonight is a thing.*

... eh? Is this some kind of militia drafting notice?

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[soggypastry]

[a headtilt, and she frowns. This guy, huh?]

You tell me. You're the one who signed up with us in the first place, Hayate. Did you think we wouldn't be needing you at some point?

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[combat_butler]

I didn't really... sign up though... It was more Rika invited me, and I stayed on since this kind of thing was too dangerous for her to do alone... *sigh.*

I don't really know if it's a good idea for me to be taking part in some big attack on any kind of Rocket thing considering my track record though...

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[ex_cashcow493]

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Should I be preparing my weapon for this or do you anticipate it will be less trouble than that?

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[soggypastry]

Prepare it anyway. It'll be better if we have it even if we don't need it.

[Better to have and not need than need and not have. She knows how that goes.]

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[ex_cashcow493]

Understood.

[ Time to prepare a good Pokemon Team as well now that it's on her mind. ]

I will remain in Goldenrod City for the next few weeks to assist you in this. Should I make any other preparations?

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[tapestodiane]

Do you have a strategy in mind?

_{[He says nothing of their earlier conversation for now, but his tone is slightly clipped and shows that it did happen. That said, he wants the facts here. He'll be there, and far from only to to prove her wrong, but any preliminary plans? He'd like to hear them.]}

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[soggypastry]

[The corner of her mouth twitches a bit, but she manages to keep her tone even.]

Just a basic one. Smoke the tower out using the ventilation system, then mop up whoever stayed inside with Thunder Wave or a sleep-inducing move to get everyone out. We'll have to hold it until they lose interest after that.

[It's not a perfect plan, and she has her doubts they'll get that high up, but they have to try. Does he have any commentary this time?]

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[tapestodiane]

_{[Sure does. But at least it's constructive.]}

There's nothing that says they won't use exactly the same strategy on us in turn if we do manage to get in. Not to mention the majority of us will have to leave eventually.

<sub>[He gives her a look - he's not angry right now, but well aware of the fact that she might not be inclined to listen to him at all, and that is always cause for tension. But to him, the plan is lacking in continuinity. Because even if they succeed - then what?]

[The Rockets losing interest just seems unlikely. The Radio Tower is an asset.]</sub>

You might not value my opinion highly at this time, Lightning, but I'd recommend considering a raid rather than a takeover.

_{[It would put a lot of people and the operation in considerably less risk.]}

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[friendyousohard]

Confirmed. I'll be there shortly after the year turns, then.

... Here's a thought I came up with while sitting in the center earlier today. Has anyone considered disguises for the Corps members?

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[soggypastry]

[A nod, then she gets a pensive frown on her face. Disguises?]

It's never come up before. Do you think they could work well enough to justify using them?

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[friendyousohard]

They seem to work well enough for Team Rocket. I don't know how effective they'd be, but... well, why make the job of identifying us any easier?

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[colorsofthewind]

I'm already in Goldenrod, so please let me know if I can help with preparations.

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[soggypastry]

[nod. Saber's promised a place so long as they work in return, and Twilight brought up a good idea for when they do attack the tower...what's left?]

There's not much left to do at this point. [a slight frown crosses her face. Maybe...] Not unless you have any ideas about how to safely get twenty people into the tower safely.

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[colorsofthewind]

Well... I'm sure a distraction would work in our favor, though I'm not sure what we could do.

[licentious]

I see. I am in Vermillion City on business and companionship, but, I'll be making my way towards Goldenrod as soon as possible.

[ Hmmm... for the first time ever, Lust feels like she has power. She does like working for team rocket, but it is kinda limiting. Working for Cobra is ridiculous too. On the other hand, any decision she makes impact things, significantly. Hopefully she can actually make a decision on this.

ooc: I have... no idea what to do here, admittedly. Want to shoot me a pm/private plurk/aim message to sort this out? I don't want to like, brutally crush other people's fun, of course! ]

[soggypastry]

[A moment of surprise because wow she hasn't seen that signal in a long time and she thought Lust had gone, before she nods. Time to see if she can get some information.]

Noted. [headtilt.] Have you been in Vermillion this entire time? I was beginning to think you'd been sent back to your world.

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[ex_aeroga402]

Looks like most people who're still here are willing to help out, that's good. There anything I can do to prepare while we wait for the others?

[Not that he's terribly surprised, these are good people, but it's still very nice to know]

And...are you feeling okay? You seem a bit pink.

[Not that her hair isn't always but her face? Hmm]

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[soggypastry]

Make sure you have your supplies ready. There's not much else anyone can do in this weather.

[As for his question, she sighs and shakes her head faintly. At least she can do that without regretting it later now.]

I'm not sure if you heard, but someone in Goldenrod was selling poisoned cookies. I fell into that.

[Third time she's been poisoned. It's not fun, Venbro. Not fun at all.]