explosivecombat | 021. [Anonymous Text + Images/Locked Audio

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[Kimblee hasn't been back in Goldenrod City for very long; he's well aware of the attack on the Tower, however - his contacts here have made him very aware of that.

He's well aware that he shouldn't do anything rash; however, his pride does have quite the tendency to get involved in decisions where it really has no goddamn business being, and as such, an anonymous text goes out over the network.

Seth's clearly making a reappearance tonight.]

It seems some of you have been enjoying yourselves lately.

[There's no clarification regarding exactly what he's talking about; however, there are, as usual, pictures accompanying the text.

The first is par for the course, as Seth goes; a set of six Pokéballs held in gloved hands, on chest-level with the person holding them - his face isn't visible, but the red R insignia on his uniform clearly is, even in the dim light of the room.

The next three photographs are decidedly more straightforward, in terms of what he's trying to get across; each image contains two Pokémon in heavy, reinforced cages set up in front of a black backdrop of some sort - birds, all of them. They seem alive, though "unharmed" is a bit of a stretch; they seem to have been roughed up quite a bit.

More text, clearly continuing on from the first line.]

So have I.

[One more image follows, similar to the first - though instead of Pokéballs clasped in his hands, he has a white card pinned between his index and middle fingers, the words written on it scrawled out in thick, blocky lettering as though someone had gone over the words repeatedly, obscuring any sort of distinctive handwriting for the sake of making them far less identifiable.

TELL FALKNER THAT SETH SAYS HELLO.]

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[And a few hours later, once Kimblee has decided he's done instigating for the day, the Rockets will be granted something decidedly more sane and far less...uh, directly ominous.]

A good evening to all of you; I hope that it finds you well.

[Again, the voice over the locked Rocket frequency tonight is calm and possibly surprisingly pleasant, especially given what one usually encounters around the base in Goldenrod; the person speaking is clearly a bit soft-spoken and his voice is gentle in a bit of a high-pitched sort of way, but there's firmness behind his words. Authority. A bit of arrogance, perhaps, but it's just as easily taken for confidence.]

My name is Solf J Kimblee; I hold the rank of Beta in this organization. It's been quite some time since I've been in our beloved hometown; regrettably, business has kept me away, but it won't be that way for much longer.

To those new to the organization - I welcome you to Johto, and I would like to take the time to get to know you personally. I can offer you work and opportunities, should you require direction; should you just want someone to speak to regarding your sudden arrival in this world, I would like to help you - I can't promise you answers, but I can offer my assistance in any way I can. For those who have arrived recently, but haven't met with me personally yet, I would like to invite you to do so as well.

And those of you who have been here for a while - I'll expect some sort of proper report from at least one of you, regarding the incident that occurred last week. Many of you know exactly how well I adhere to Equivalent Exchange; offer me valid information and I'll gladly reward you.

I look forward to speaking with all of you; I would prefer meeting in person, simply know where you are and I'll gladly meet you.

Until then~

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[His gaze flickers to that Duskull; he's raised one before, but that doesn't make him any less fond of the damn thing. At least it's over there...]

Ah, Miss Ilya - quite the pleasure, as always. I trust you're settling in well?

I'd like to think so. I do have a question, though. Or... maybe it's more like asking for advice.

[She frowns, raising a hand to her chin in thought.]

We're the only ones who show up in Goldenrod to start, right? And it would usually take someone a long time to get this far.

That would be correct, yes. Why do you ask?

How do you keep people from becoming suspicious? We can't exactly hide the fact that we didn't show up in New Bark Town like most of them.

Well, I arrived here over a year ago, where the change in location was far more drastic; the new recruits began arriving here -

[...hold on. Hold on, hold on, hold on, that's not striking him right-

Ilya, you have just helped him solve something that's been bothering him for months.

...anyway. That's. Not relevant right now. He'll be sure to let people know when it is relevant, but for now he just shakes himself out of his thoughts and continues.]

...ah, the date isn't terribly important; the point is that this is a far less remote area than the original location. If anyone from New Bark Town asks, you can say that someone gave you a ride here using one of their Flying-type Pokémon, or you were travelling with someone that was picked up like that; given how often people disappear from Johto, it wouldn't be considered unusual for that to have happened and whomever did you the favor simply disappeared a short time later.

Otherwise, the locals don't seem too bothered, given that there are so many of us wandering around here.

[She is temporarily sidetracked from her main concern by utter glee.] You can fly on them too? That's terrific!

[The distraction doesn't last long though.] Oh, but, it's not the locals or just anyone from outside the Team I'm worried about. There's someone from my world here. Someone I know, who would have recognized me as soon as I used the Pokegear, and who I very much don't want to have any reason to be too watchful of me. Do you think someone like that would be fooled by that kind of story?

I think they might be, though I suppose it depends on what sort of person they are. You would know them better than I would; if they don't bring up any sort of suspicion to you, it would probably be best not to mention it. Unfortunately, there are some who will understand the implication of your arrival in this city immediately - that's why I asked you myself whether you had arrived here a short while ago or not - and in that circumstance, if you're confronted, it's likely best to tell them that you aren't an active participant in the organization and you're trying to denounce all ties to it. Not everyone who's sorted into this place is willing; that's somewhat common knowledge, I think.

[...heh.] And yes, some of them fly. I rather enjoy giving gifts to those I think will appreciate them; I can give you one that will turn into something that you can use for flight, if you'd like.

Hmmm... yes, that would work. Saber's the type of person to believe the second story even if she doesn't fall for the first one. And it's even true that I didn't choose to become part of the Team.

[Even if claiming she was trying to denounce it was a boldfaced lie. Especially with offers like that being part of it.]

You'd do that? [Her eyes practically sparkle.] I would appreciate that. Very much.

I see no reason not to. Admittedly, you would have to obtain one of the badges so that the creature in question will obey you, but that one is easy to obtain; it's in Violet City, and the Pokémon you would fight to get it would be reasonably low-leveled - level thirty-five and below, if I remember correctly.

I can assist you with that once you've been here for a while and trained your own creatures a bit higher, should you like that; otherwise, you can get the badge at your leisure, as it will take the one I'm giving you a while to evolve. Just send me your room number eventually and I'll get the egg to you.

Violet City, hmmm? That's pretty close, according to this map. I could ride Berserker there easily. Maybe I should go in a few weeks.

I can give it to you right now, it's five hundred eighteen. Feel free to come by anytime you like. I'm really curious to see what kind of creature this egg will be... I got a Gible egg from the Centre for my gift as a newcomer, but it hasn't hatched yet.

I have business to attend to for the better part of the evening, but I'll have most of the day to myself tomorrow; I'll bring it by then. I believe I'll offer you a Larvesta for now; it takes a while to evolve, but the second stage is well worth the wait.

[It's a giant moth that slings flames all over, okay. Also learns Fly.

...Kimblee has a bit of a skewed idea of what constitutes "awesome" but this is clearly it.]

I'll see you then, if that pleases you?

A Larvesta?

[She tries to think of what that might look like just from the name, but her mind fails to come up with anything she thinks might be accurate. She will absolutely love it when it hatches and be even more gleeful when it evolves, though.]

Okay, I look forward to seeing you and it!

Excellent. Until then~

[And that will be the end of the feed for the day; however, you'll definitely receive your egg tomorrow, make no mistake about that.

...also a Protector, actually. For future use.]

[And Ilya, having already looked up Rhyhorn and how it evolves into its final form, will be absolutely gleeful about that. Kimblee you are rapidly becoming her Favorite Person.]

[Just as planned~]

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[Video: Rocket Filter] oh my god apparently notifs just hated me last week I am so sorry

[Video: Rocket Filter] it's okay, I've run into that problem before too!

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