020. [Text/Action for Vermilion City, and one other thing.]

[explosivecombat]

[TEXT]

This seems to be a time of loss for many; while there are several who have joined us in Johto, there are several others who have left us. Some may have come as a shock; from what I understand, many had been here for years.

My advice to you now is to mourn, but not stagnate; acknowledge the loss without allowing it to define you or your actions. If this is the first time this has happened to you, take this experience and know that while it may be repeated, it is bearable. If you've lost many during your stay here, know that you will continue to survive, as you have in the past. Draw your strength from previous experiences.

This world won't stop for you, nor will it stop for those who are gone from it. Move forward, but don't forget. Never forget; the most insulting thing you can do with the memory of those you care about is to ignore or defy it.

And yet moving on is essential. Those you have lost can no longer have an impact on this world, nor will they be able to until the day that they return. The best thing you can do to remember them is continue to affect the world in their stead.


[ACTION]

[Kimblee can generally be found at the docks today; he seems to have given up on training for the time being, despite the fact that he's kind of in a tournament-deciding match tomorrow. He seems calm enough for the time being, though there are some signs of tension if you know him well enough; he's shivering once in a while, despite the weather not being nearly cold enough to warrant that, and his gaze is strange and unfocused - he's looking at the water but not seeming to see anything in front of him.

There's also a Pokéball he pulls out once in a while, for the sake of toying with it; he has no idea why he received this particular one, but it's been weirding him out. It's something he's wanted for a while, species-wise - the ball contains a high-leveled Magmar - though he has to admit the source surprised him; it seems his original assessment of this "Minnie" woman was entirely accurate, and she really was too giving for her own good.

However, for the time being he's content to not dwell on it; he'll just be relaxing(?) by the ocean today, trying to keep himself calm in preparation for tomorrow.]


[PRIVATE TEXT TO RYUUNOSUKE URYUU]

I trust you're prepared for tomorrow?

Comments

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Then perhaps you should visit my world one day. There's an entire planet full of idiots who are anything but easy to destroy.

[explosivecombat]

Oh, I would be interested in visiting your world simply to see all of this weaponry you've told me about. It sounds absolutely intriguing.

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Perhaps that can be arranged if we ever discover what means were used to bring us here in the first place.

[Kimblee, please come to his world and destroy G.I. Joe. He'll give you a ridiculous vehicle and stuff if you do.]

[explosivecombat]

[Cobra, he's from a ridiculously rich family to begin with, and so he always had drivers; he spent a few years relying on military transport and trains after he struck out on his own, then spent seven years in solitary confinement getting crazier and crazier to the point where no one in their right mind would put him behind the wheel of anything with a motor. He's never been in control of a car, much less a ridiculous vehicle, so if you think that giving him one is in any way a good idea -

...well then shit, son, he wholeheartedly supports this notion and will gladly joyride all the hell over in a massive machine of destruction because why the hell not.]

I'm working on that, actually; it's been a personal project of mine since I arrived.

I'm well aware that some of us can't afford to stay here forever, after all.

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[Well when you put it that way...he needs to get Kimblee behind the wheel of a tank ASAP.]

Have you made any progress on that end?

[explosivecombat]

[...this is why he likes you.

Either way, that question does give him pause for a moment. He's fairly sure he has, actually; he's fairly sure he's currently in possession of an item capable of having one sent home. (Spoilers: He's horribly wrong.) At the same time, it's more to his benefit to keep Cobra in Johto, at least until this takeover attempt is made. Both because the more allies they have the better, and because Archer will strangle him if he somehow screws this up before it even gets off the ground.

So! No supposedly magical artifact for you just yet, Cobra. Sorry, man.]

Unfortunately, not nearly as much as I'd like. I have suspicions and theories but no way to research them properly; I'm doing what I can with what I have, however. I'll get back to you if I find anything.

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

A pity, but hopefully, you find something soon. Imagine what we could do with a such a thing in our hands.

[explosivecombat]

Rest assured, extensive amounts of research is part of what I do. I'm certain a solution will be found before long.