02X - Reintro. [Text/Locked Audio to the Rocket Frequency]

[explosivecombat]

[TEXT]

[Well! Those of you on the network today will be greeted by a bit of audio late this morning, from a device ID that's been bouncing back all attempts at contact for the last several weeks.]

...Oh, that's cute.

[...well, if that wasn't the most triumphant return ever, I don't know what is.

At the very least, however, he seems to get over whatever he's almost audibly linefacing at long enough to realize that the device is recording something; he promptly switches the thing over to text - he's never really liked talking at the machine when he's addressing all of Johto.]

My, it seems this place does still have its sense of humor, doesn't it? And here I thought that perhaps I'd only lost three days at worst - it was a bit of a surprise to find out otherwise.

Ah, but that's neither here nor there, is it?

[Kimblee, hon.]

There's not much to report from home, unfortunately; however, it'll be a pleasure getting in contact with all of you again - hopefully you've all been at least reasonably well.

[Oh, well. At least he doesn't seem too off-put by the whole disappearing-for-a-month-and-a-half thing?]


[PRIVATE AUDIO - TEAM ROCKET FREQUENCY]

[...At least, not until the audio message that goes out over the private Rocket network a few minutes later; Kimblee's voice is cold and clipped, and the amiable "tone" from the text earlier is completely absent.

He has no idea if he still holds his rank or not; he suspects he doesn't. Like hell if he won't throw it around anyway. He's a bit displeased at his life basically being a .gif from Community, and he's going to figure out what in the good hell is going on if it kills him.]

This is Team Rocket Beta Solf J Kimblee, reporting back in for duty; to my superiors, I admit that I don't know what happened, but I assure you that it won't happen again.

To the rest of you - check in with me immediately, particularly if you're one of my subordinates. I'm receiving a lot of "ID Not Found" nonsense, and I need to know who's still present; given that and various things that I've had to hear about secondhand, I expect a full report regarding what happened here from someone, I'm not feeling particularly choosy right now.

New members to the organization - welcome to it, and you have my personal apologies for the disarray. For now, you're welcome to introduce yourselves; it'll serve you well to know that I'm good to those who are good to me. Again, prove yourself useful and you'll be rewarded.

None of this is a request. Allow me to make that much clear.

[...oh dear. Well. At least he's not in much position to actually do anything at the moment - this is Team Rocket we're talking about, and if somebody's on the network very vocally overstating their importance and/or competence, that means it's pretty much a day ending in Y.]

Comments

text | tr frequency forever

[jikogisei]

Uchiha Itachi, reporting for duty.

likewise!

[explosivecombat]

[Well, he has no problem returning that text, really; it's always been his preferred medium, at least.

He is going to note the last name, however, and exactly where this feed is coming from, frequency-wise. Interesting...]

A pleasure, Mr. Uchiha; how long have you been in Johto, if I may? I don't recall you being here before my stay here was interrupted.

[jikogisei]

[It is certainly Itachi's preferred method now that he knows the music gives him away.]

[And Itachi knows how to play the lowly subordinate.]

I arrived on the twenty-second of April, sir.

[explosivecombat]

Still new, then.

Have you been finding the organization to your liking thus far?

[jikogisei]

If I may be honest, sir, I find it lacking.

Over two weeks here and I've yet to see them do or say anything productive in working towards their goal.

[explosivecombat]

Unfortunately, I'm not surprised; from what I've heard, we've taken quite the hit to our numbers, and I'm still trying to assess what damage was done. Something seems to have taken a fair amount of us en masse from this place, a good amount of them within this organization, several of them important members.

I intend to do what I can to remedy it; I have things to clear with our superiors, and once that's handled, I'll see what can be done with what's left.

[jikogisei]

I see. That is unfortunate.

Should you need anything, you can count on my assistance.

[explosivecombat]

Always a good thing to know; consider it noted and appreciated, Mr. Uchiha.

Might I ask what particular skillsets you possess? What you do, if you will.

[jikogisei]

I'm a shinobi, sir. While I may have lost my unique abilities, I can still be useful. I'm skilled with various sorts of weapons and in hand-to-hand combat. We are trained to do any and everything from finding lost pets to gathering information to stealthy assassinations.

There is no job that I won't do.

[explosivecombat]

Excellent - that's the sort of work I did myself, back in my own world. So I'm familiar with your sort.

Do you prefer more planned work, or do you improvise? I understand a familiarity with both is necessary, but in terms of preference, ideally speaking.

[jikogisei]

I can work with either equally. One must be flexible or they trap themselves by their own limitations.

[explosivecombat]

And if one sees preferences as limitations, I have to question how well they can genuinely improvise.

[jikogisei]

That is incorrect, sir. If one prefers to plan then they will attempt to stick to the plan, even when it has failed. If one prefers to improvise then they will be more unwilling to follow a plan.

Thus preferences can be a limitation.

[explosivecombat]

To those who don't understand moderation, certainly.

But I like to think we're a bit above that.

[jikogisei]

There are more of them than us.

If you must have an answer, then planned.

[explosivecombat]

Consider the answer appreciated. As for the others...well. I never said there weren't, but I also wasn't asking about them.

Don't concern yourself with what you think I want to hear. I ask because I'm curious, nothing more.

[jikogisei]

I answer only the way I want to, sir.

[explosivecombat]

[...itachi are you trying to be inscrutable because honestly that's kind of precious]

Good to know, then, as there's not much sense in talking to you otherwise.

[jikogisei]

[Shut up.]

I'm loyal, not mindless.

[explosivecombat]

I don't recall saying you were mindless, either. I can think of many reasons why one would say what those in charge want to hear, none of them implying mindlessness in the least.