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[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.

[End feed. Blunt and to the point, as always.]

[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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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.]}

Edited 2012-12-20 06:15 (UTC)

[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?]

_{[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.

_{[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.]}

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.]}

Edited 2012-12-20 06:34 (UTC)

[He gets a look right back, but it's more pensive than anything. She can appreciate constructive criticism, especially with so many people on the line.]

I'll give it some thought, but Ven already ran a raid with some others. It's how we know Team Rocket are the ones still holding the tower. [shrug.] There may not be much to justify another raid instead of a takeover. Like I said, we're only going to get one shot at this before they really start fighting back.

Like I told him, what he found was during a set of days that can't exactly be trusted for their consistency.

_{[It's something he has to point out. He's not looking to disregard or devalue what was found, but there are a lot of factors and anything that happened during circumstances like the ones during those three days, well ... let's just take them with a grain of salt, shall we?]}

A raid would confirm suspicions and get more information on both the structure of the tower and how the organisation functions in it. Which, instead of having to hide our own weak spots, might enable us to find theirs.

[She almost makes some comment about that and Cooper's plans, but settles for a soft "hmm". Because, really, he does have a point and she can admit that.]

We would still need to hold the tower for a short time to find that information. The plan wouldn't change that much, other than making sure everyone has a way out before we go in.

[Flying types would be best...less tracks that way.]

_{[... It's a good thing she didn't, or she'd be on the other end of a glare. As it is now, he instead gives her a nod.]}

It makes a difference in the long run. Keeping people in there too long would put them in an unnecessarily dangerous situation.

_{[They all signed up for danger, true, but there's a lot of risk in that original plan that they could do without.]}

We could go in groups. Make a sweep and get out. Give everyone an area to work on and keep it as clean as possible.

[Eh, she's used to glares. Coop can't be any worse than Leon back when they were fighting, and she didn't back down to his glares, either.]

That depends on your definition of necessary, Cooper.

[No risk, no reward. Rocket's not going to play nice no matter what they do and he knows that. Still, she'll take it under consideration for the meeting next month.]

Riku said there were six floors to the tower, and there's twenty-one of us still in the Corps. We'd have had to split up into groups, anyway. It's more a matter of figuring out who goes on what group to get the most done than anything else on that front.

[She doubts it'll be clean, though. Figures she'll be running a group of less than 21 people when it comes down to it.]

_{[He has no doubt she wouldn't wither under a glare, but it would do little to help the conversation considering the last one they had, so.]

[Which is also why he doesn't bristle at that little jab. It's a difference in opinion. It doesn't have to end badly.]}

Group sizes could be done in proportion to how much there is on every floor. I'd suggest gathering recounts from the people who broke in before they start forgetting what they saw, if you haven't already. Maps, too.

_{[No, it might not be clean, but clean is the best case scenario. Hence, as clean "as possible".]}

[That's a point. Hard to be civil when someone's giving you a death glare and all you'd want to do is break their nose.]

Ven and Terra have been out of contact for a while, and Riku's dealing with Sora right now. [Granted he couldn't know that, but...] There hasn't been a chance to ask them what they remember, and I doubt we could find any maps for the place. They wouldn't house them at the Centers.

[Especially after the Mutations...Goldenrod's Center took a beating that time. Any paper maps that were there would be gone.]

_{[Wow thanks, Lightning, Coop doesn't want to break your nose :| ...]

[Also there's a bit of a pause. Priorities, wasn't it? But he'll bite that one back, for the time being. And when he does speak it's with a well-worn professionalism.]}

Ask around. There might be records kept of its interior and construction from the time it was first built. When it comes to the others, don't wait too long to ask them.

[Not yet, anyway. She wouldn't blame him if he thought about it.

And yes. It was priorities. She's just aware of the limitations blocking those priorities. It's hard to talk to a guy dealing with a terribly ill friend, so no. She's not going to try that, and she's continually trying Ven and Terra's gears but they're also not answering. Limitations, not a skewed priority list. She'd say as much if he'd commented, but as it is, she simply nods.]

I'll do what I can. [a shrug, seemingly the picture of nonchalance despite her fever-born flush.] But considering the storms and the holidays, we have time. Doesn't the saying go haste makes waste?

[Though considering her own experience with the Haste spell...she's unsure of that.]

_{[The day Dale Cooper breaks someone's nose for no other reason than malice is the day the sky falls.]

[By the way, he did notice that off colour on her skin, but ... well, there's a certain priority in ignoring that for the time being as well, isn't there?]}

Someone also said that wasting time must be the greatest prodigality. There's quite a balancing act in the compromise between the two.

_{[Still, he doesn't doubt that she'll manage, and so moves on, now frowning slightly.]}

Is that a normal fever or side-effects from poisoning?

[Given that they nearly had an apocalypse...>> the timing might have been right. Maybe. Who knows.

And yes, there is a priority in ignoring it. She's definitely trying her level best to ignore it and push on, no matter what her friends may be saying to her.]

There's a balancing act with just about everything in this place. You get used to it.

[Training and rest, work and play, movement and staying in one city. Getting close to others and having your heart ripped out when they leave. Balance is key so you don't tip over. She's still learning a few of the finer points.

At least she's gotten better at it then when she arrived, because she's still nonchalant when she answers his question.]

Side effects. If you got any cookies from a stall in Goldenrod or from an anonymous sender, don't eat them. [disgusted sound.] We don't need more people getting sick.

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