explosivecombat: (Yes - I remember you well)
Solf J Kimblee ([personal profile] explosivecombat) wrote2013-03-08 11:42 am

023. [Anonymous Text + Images/Video]

[An anonymous text will be going out to the network today; the ID is consistent with the one that usually sends out things along these lines from Seth.

Surprisingly (and lbr, probably refreshingly), there aren't any images of Seth's "work" prefacing the text; it simply gets to the point.]


It's been a year since we first met. As predicted, I'm still doing just fine. Those who stated I would be caught before the year mark have officially failed in their task.

But as I've said before, I like to level the playing field a bit once in a while. It keeps things interesting for me. And since people in this place tend to like their anniversaries, I thought I would celebrate mine with an invitation for you.

I'm in Goldenrod City for the next week. If you want a battle, you're more than welcome to it.

I have eyes all over the city. Set up a trap for me and I'll know. But meet me as my equal and you'll be rewarded.

No tricks. No lies. Just battle.

Contact me and we'll see what can be arranged.


[The text is punctuated with an image, taken in what appears to be a mostly-dark meeting room; the focus of the picture is on a set of six Ultra Balls, shining dimly from what little light is illuminating the room. Visible behind the table they're set on is what's clearly a Team Rocket member, visible from the upper chest to about his hips; he's leaning against the table, gloved hands braced on either side of the set of Ultra Balls, and as usual, the red R insignia on his shirt is able to be seen easily enough.

The second attachment is a brief video. Though his face is still out of the shot, the Rocket in question seems to have seated himself behind that table; the Ultra Balls are still displayed in front of him, but a white card is obscuring some of them, pinned between two of his fingers. The card is handwritten in thick, blocky lettering, as though they've been written over repeatedly, obscuring the handwriting and making them less identifiable.

MY NAME IS SETH. A YEAR AGO TODAY, I BEGAN MY WORK.

AND I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE WANTED TO MEET ME IN PERSON.


He turns the card over slowly; there are two words written on the back, in the same style as the front.

ANY CHALLENGERS?]



[OOC]

[If there are any takers when it comes to this challenge of Kimblee's, there will be a log set up later this week to accommodate all your battling needs! This post is for the sake of arranging such things, should anyone be interested in trying to throttle the bastard. This isn't a plot so much as it is a post in two parts, so to speak.]
snapandscoot: (hmm)

[personal profile] snapandscoot 2013-03-09 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Well you have. Are you actually going to fight fairly this time?

[A distinct lack of lightening would be much appreciated, after all.]
determinator: (♕ Trials by fire; setting fires)

[personal profile] determinator 2013-03-09 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
If that's all it was, I doubt it would be effecting you this badly.
determinator: (♕ I beg to dream and differ)

[personal profile] determinator 2013-03-09 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Head...tilt...]

Who was it? What was it about?

[He knows full well that Kimblee doesn't always need to tell him what he's doing, but something like this sounds important. Why didn't Kimblee bring it up before now?]
nostabbing: (CRAFTY ⚡ well that gives me an idea)

[personal profile] nostabbing 2013-03-09 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Twenty minutes to "freshen up" really translated more into ten and ten — ten to don the Rocket Grunt costume (might as well go with the company uniform, and the range of motion isn't so bad, albeit not nearly as optimal as her catsuit) and yank her hair up into a sensible no-nonsense ponytail, and ten to arrive at the training room early and find a place to hide so she can watch this Seth guy as he shows up. Social tells aren't in any way her forte — grifting is Sophie's job by far — but physical tells, the way someone walks and moves, where they look and how they conduct their stance? That's useful. That will give her an early heads-up as to what she's getting into.

And she knows from the minute she spots him that he is, at least, at least as influential as he holds himself out to be. There's a confidence in the way he walks, like he belongs here in this environment. Sniveling weasels don't walk like predator cats.

(They also don't dress like Archie.)

Once he's in, she makes her appearance, timed carefully to draw attention without making him wait too long.]


So you're Seth.

[No fanfare, no bravado. She knows how to walk like a predator cat too.]
snapandscoot: (unimpressed tbh)

[personal profile] snapandscoot 2013-03-09 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
That isn't an answer to my question.
islandshore: (o rly?)

regular text forevarrr, then

[personal profile] islandshore 2013-03-09 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Just slightly suspicious, given the past stunts you've pulled...

But hey, I haven't had a serious battle in a while. Closest I've gotten lately was Whitney's Elite Team.
determinator: (♕ I beg to dream and differ)

[personal profile] determinator 2013-03-09 03:50 am (UTC)(link)
So you just just caught up?

[Why is it still bothered by it then?]
nostabbing: (CHILL ⚡ i got your wiimote right here)

[personal profile] nostabbing 2013-03-09 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
[It's the small talk that'll burn her, and she knows it; selling a story is one thing, but maintaining it and adapting it on the fly is quite another. Strange as it is to think of it that way, maybe it's just that she's too honest to grift the way that Sophie does. She can't be someone else when she's just Parker.

Luckily, Parker is a thief, and a thief is what she needs to be right now. When she approaches, it's cool and collected, unconcerned by the prospect of what she's about to do.]


That's right. I'm new.

["What some call me". Should she push that? Maybe he wants her to...but maybe she shouldn't. Sophie would know. She doesn't.]

Did you bring my reward?
determinator: (♕ Hear the dogs howling out of key)

[personal profile] determinator 2013-03-09 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
I see. I suppose it would be nice to speak with someone from back home.

[It still doesn't add up though.]

Is that all you discussed?
snapandscoot: (tarnation!!)

[personal profile] snapandscoot 2013-03-09 04:02 am (UTC)(link)
Following the rules of regular Pokemon battles, as you would in a tournament or against a gym leader! Are you going to fight fair or not?
snapandscoot: (Waiting)

[personal profile] snapandscoot 2013-03-09 04:09 am (UTC)(link)
[.......]

How do you want to fight, then?

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