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Solf J Kimblee ([personal profile] explosivecombat) wrote2011-12-14 05:08 pm

004. [Text/Action for Goldenrod City]

[ACTION]

[Three days gone, with no explanation.

Kimblee had awakened strangely on Tuesday, feeling as though he hadn't slept much at all, and throughout the day he'd been unable to shake it - it's the same sort of feeling he gets when when he's been overstimulated, maybe, or spent time on a particularly difficult assignment. He would have chalked that up to a simple failure at restful sleep - he's not immune, and it happens - but then he'd checked the Gear for the time and date.

Three days gone. No memories from those three days whatsoever.

That. Doesn't. Happen.

He'd spent most of the day more wary than usual; he doesn't like this any, nor does he like the fact that there's nothing he can do about it. Even the normal solace he finds in sound isn't coming to him; he usually finds the music in Johto to be a nice constant, but now it's just grating on him - hell, he can't even be sure that anyone else is hearing it at all, and that's no use to him whatsoever.

Bluntly put, he's been feeling disoriented, Johto makes next to no damn sense as it is, and this entire thing is leaving him just a bit irritable and not wanting to stay in one place for very long. So! Today he's out wandering around Goldenrod; he doesn't seem too terribly bothered by the snow, though the heavy coat he has on over his suit and the long, pale scarf he has wrapped around his neck and shoved into his collar is definitely helping, as are the gloves he usually wears. He's determined to find something to clear his head; after a while, he finds himself in front of a building that's both stupidly loud and gaudily done-up. He kind of tilts his head at it for a moment; the place is pretty much an exercise in sensory overstimulation, isn't it.

It's perfect.

He pauses for a moment before entering; the music playing softly through the streets is the same as it always was. He doesn't want to ask if anyone else is hearing it; that's just asking for trouble. However, there are ways to get some sort of response without asking directly. He pulls out his Gear briefly, sending out a quick message via Text before entering that...casino. Game Corner. Thing.]



[TEXT]

Has anyone been able to locate the source of the incessant stream of music, or is that another of those mysteries that we're encouraged to not think too much about?


[OOC: Action-wise, you're more than welcome to catch him outside the building itself...otherwise, he fully intends to spend the next good while wanting to kill a slot machine in the face, so he won't exactly be hard to meet up with if he's seen.]

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
[And just like that, he's relaxing again. This feels familiar - did this same sort of thing happen in the dream too?]

[That leads to an even more terrifying thought - what if he's replacing Kimbley with this one? He knows he isn't, but didn't Kimbley accuse him of that in the dream?]

[He shrugs it off for now.]


You haven't told me much about yours. Were you just talking to people in your dreams?

Re: [Action works fine for me!]

[identity profile] bent-causality.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)


Oh I am so sorry! Here um, let me help you clean off. They can really be a handful you know. I mean they're always fighting and um, I don't know what set them off this time but its always something! I don't think they like stopping until something's destroyed, you know?

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[identity profile] hasearthbooks.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
No, I don't.

[Well, except for that dream, of course.]

... That is precisely the point, isn't it.

[action]

[identity profile] fullmetalbro.livejournal.com 2011-12-17 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
The only thing I'd be surprised about now is if something actually worked out like it's supposed to.

Hmmm....[Ed puts his hand to his chin. Oh, there are worse things, but how much did he want to let Kimblee know?] Just watch out for the bug Pokemon.

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-12-18 02:50 am (UTC)(link)
[Ex...plosions... The other Kimbley was capable of using alchemy too, wasn't he? Yes, and they were planning on taking over Team Rocket, right?]

[...What a crazy dream.]


Well, I suppose it's a good thing Johto decided against letting you have a Philosopher's Stone. It's the first beneficial thing this strange world has done for us.

[That will earn a bit of a smirk.]

It's good that you had fun though. If you're going to have ridiculous dreams, they might as well be enjoyable.

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-12-18 03:01 am (UTC)(link)
Well, it certainly would have been interesting to see Mustang's reaction...

[That... actually gets something close to a laugh before Archer turns around and takes a seat on Kimblee's bed, still smirking. Trolling Mustang is always fun. Shame he hasn't been able to pull that off here.]

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-12-18 03:09 am (UTC)(link)
Of course not. The version from your world is smarter at least, but that just makes him even more of an asshole.

Well, next time we'll have some idea what to prepare for. I'm sure we can work out some sort of strategy that will stop him; these chimeras do have interesting abilities they can learn, certainly some of them will prove useful.

[Dammit, Mustang, he won't lose next time! ...He's still totally teaming up with Kimblee though.]

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-12-18 03:17 am (UTC)(link)
[Yes. Insert evil cackling here.]

You have? I suppose it has been awhile since we've battled. Is the Water-type your only new addition? What did Carlisle end up turning into anyway? Is he of any use now?

[...Okay, clearly it's time to geek out about our chimeras!]

[action]

[identity profile] fullmetalbro.livejournal.com 2011-12-18 04:27 am (UTC)(link)
There was an incident where there was swarm of...what were they...Shedinja? They apparently have the ability to capture your soul. [Ed's going that creepy wiggly arm thing. Aurum joins him.]

[identity profile] eliciadaddy.livejournal.com 2011-12-18 06:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ But... thoughts of Gracia... ]

Mmm... [ He's not so pleased, himself. ]

Say, what is the government like here, anyways? I've heard that the police does almost nothing to dissuade Team Rocket. Yet, if Team Rocket has such a reputation, and needs to steal Pokemon... they can't exactly be on top, can they?

[identity profile] eliciadaddy.livejournal.com 2011-12-18 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
Yet, there must be some sort of government in place? Otherwise, what's keeping this place from unraveling into total chaos? People have, essentially, tiny fighting machines, afterall...

[ He takes a moment to muse over this. ]

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-12-18 06:32 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh come on, he's not talking that fast...!]

[However, he will listen to each answer carefully. A turtle? Okay... well, that's... new. Carlisle is the one he's most interested in though.]


Oh? He's that big?

[But that was a bittypig not all that long ago!]

Now I'm curious. Perhaps we ought to test our chimeras against one another again?

[Oh come on, he can totally beat Kimblee!]

[identity profile] sadisticwarfare.livejournal.com 2011-12-18 06:57 am (UTC)(link)
[But of course, Kimblee. Why do you think he suggested it?]

[Anyway, once they're in a nice, wide-open space, Archer calls out his Golbat. It's snowing, which isn't great for his own visibility, but it seems his Pokémon don't have the same problem. That's good, though it makes communicating difficult without speaking. He'll just be shouting orders like a douchebag for this battle, sorry.]


Whenever you're ready.

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