explosivecombat: (Can't say that I know)
Solf J Kimblee ([personal profile] explosivecombat) wrote2012-06-11 06:03 pm

013. [Text/Action for Olivine City, also one other thing]

[ACTION]

[It's incredibly rare to see Kimblee out of that fancy white suit; it's rarer still to see him not wearing it for any reason other than "If I wear it now, I'll get it filthy", "I'm in prison", or "I'm in a hospital and on life support."

While he's not on life support, however, he certainly is in a hospital of some sort - and not as a patient for once, either! Those who enter the Pokémon Center in Olivine City will be treated to Kimblee wearing general hospital scrubs, his hair pulled back in the stupidest french-braid ever to be stupidly french-braided. He isn't terribly interested in trying to mess with the human patients - in fact, he seems rather eager to stay out of the way of those who actually know what they're doing in that regard, as he hasn't been seen back there at all; given that he's filed just about everything he can get his hands on, he's working in the front today, assisting those who bring in Pokémon injured in battle.

And by "working" I mean "today has been ridiculously slow, so he's currently leaning idly over the desk, playing the hell out of the Tetris app on the 'Gear."

At least he's making no secret of his answer to the question of "working hard, or hardly working?"]



[TEXT]

[However, there are some sorts of boredom that even copious amounts of Tetris can't alleviate; at some point today - most likely after Kimblee has realized that he's going to be shifting around falling blocks in his goddamn sleep and he's going to be humming "Korobeiniki" for the next week - there's a text thrown out to the network at large.]

In my experience, there are those who exist to create, and those who exist to destroy. Neither are inherently good, nor are they inherently bad - there are those who create weapons and those who destroy barriers, after all. It's all a matter of how one utilizes their talents.

For the sake of idle curiosity, I have to wonder how many of us that were brought to Johto find themselves drawn to creation, destruction, or something else entirely.



[PRIVATE TEXT TO COBRA COMMANDER]

Position secured. Clearance and access to relevant materials likewise secured. Window of opportunity opens tonight during shift change.

Permission to proceed?
determinator: (♕ Trials by fire; setting fires)

[personal profile] determinator 2012-06-12 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[Archer tips his head a bit curiously.]

Why? I'm not sure how you got your hands on his notes to begin with, but why don't you just ask him? This isn't particularly difficult.

[But maybe this is some kind of test Hughes has set up for Kimblee for some... arbitrary reason. And Kimblee's far too proud to ask for help anyway... Though the fact that he's asking Archer isn't exactly much better. It must be serious, whatever it is.]

Well, the Hughes I knew kept everything coded around his daughter. The majority of that information was simply filler - it was mentions of the wife you had to look out for. Any time he actually mentioned her name was something vitally important. He wrote things out as if describing a story rather than a diary entry - his daughter would do things that couldn't be connected to anything that was going on no matter how you looked at it; but then the wife would show up and say something that would fit in with the story, but would still seem off somehow. That was the key; the wife's words were mostly a simple replacement of letters. I believe Hughes wanted these notes to get to someone in the event of his death. I don't believe he realized just how much danger he was in that night.

Of course, the notes you have may not be anything similar at all. I don't know how this Hughes disguises his notes. What is all this about anyway?
determinator: (♕ The company lost the war today)

[personal profile] determinator 2012-06-12 03:24 am (UTC)(link)
Wh-what?

[The hesitance and wide-eyed staring say more than Archer would really like; he reacted badly when Sheska returned home, and this isn't any better. Hughes was actually decent to him, even after that horrible anonfail. Hughes wasn't from his world, but he made an effort to get to know Archer and even helped him through those weeks without Kimblee. He never did get a chance to repay Hughes for that.]

He's gone? How?

[He knows Kimblee doesn't have an answer to that. Archer nods numbly at Kimblee's words; hearing them, but not really taking them in.]

Right. So it's possible that he has information on what sent him home, then? Would you like my assistance?
determinator: (♕ The company lost the war today)

[personal profile] determinator 2012-06-12 03:34 am (UTC)(link)
I... I see.

[Archer stares down at the counter, focusing intently on that as if it will give him some sort of answer. He doesn't want Kimblee working on this if that's the case - if Kimblee returns home, then what will he do? Everyone else here can return home and he'll be fine, but without Kimblee...]

...You said Mustang was going to look over the notes? Perhaps he'll be able to figure something out, then.

[It kills his pride to allow Mustang the chance to solve this before he can, but what other option does he have? He needs Kimblee here, and Kimblee needs him. There's really no other way around it; Mustang has to be the one to figure this out. If he returns home, then they'll know how to get back. It wouldn't be particularly difficult to figure out enough to be sent home, after all. But they can do it when they're ready.]
cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa: (YOU THERE! GO DESTROY G.I. JOE!)

[Private Text]

[personal profile] cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa 2012-06-12 03:35 am (UTC)(link)
Permission granted.
snapandscoot: (Assistant Number 1!)

[video]

[personal profile] snapandscoot 2012-06-12 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[[You have an incoming video call, Kimblee! None of this texting nosense, thanks very much.]]
determinator: (♕ Hear the drum pounding out of time)

[personal profile] determinator 2012-06-12 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[...You know him far too well. He's thankful for that.]

Yes, well. I suppose it would be better for you to stick around for the time being. We need to put that promotion to good use, after all.

[...He really appreciates it, alright.]
doitrockapella: (EXPLAIN ❖ istanbul not constantinople)

[personal profile] doitrockapella 2012-06-12 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
[She shifts a little against the counter, settling in.]

Personal discomfort and concern for another's well-being aren't mutually exclusive; sometimes one is indicative of the other. And there's more to it than simply the trainer's comfort in the matter; there's also the trainer's obligation to her team. Taking an animal into your care comes with a certain duty to care for it, even against its own inclinations. I'm a firm believer in personal autonomy, but there are limits, and while it may not be abuse to let them have free and destructive rein, it may be neglect not to intervene.
snapandscoot: (Correct!)

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[personal profile] snapandscoot 2012-06-12 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[[AW, JUST FOR HER?

AREN'T YOU A GOOD FRIEND!

SUCH

A

GOOD

FRIEND
]]


Hello Mr-

...

.....
snapandscoot: (Thinking)

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[personal profile] snapandscoot 2012-06-12 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
[[....oh i say]]

You're looking rather...

...is that a french braid?
determinator: (♕ Hear the drum pounding out of time)

[personal profile] determinator 2012-06-12 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Sh-shut up.]

Yes, well.

[You don't mind if he just tsuns at you forever, right?]
determinator: (♕ Hear the dogs howling out of key)

[personal profile] determinator 2012-06-12 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
[THANK GOD, A SUBJECT CHANGE]

And how much longer is that? How long are you working here for anyway?
snapandscoot: (Hmph)

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[personal profile] snapandscoot 2012-06-12 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
[[...right just let her um

...she's

...b-biting her lip

....t-trembling...!!]]
snapandscoot: (giggle)

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[personal profile] snapandscoot 2012-06-12 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[[..........giggles tho]]

You look quite cute, I must say! If only you were wearing your suit!
determinator: (♔ Up now and get 'em boy)

[personal profile] determinator 2012-06-12 04:08 am (UTC)(link)
...They put out an arrest warrant if you leave work.

[DEAR GOD, JOHTO. WHAT ARE YOU.]

Well that's... something. No, I'll stay. I don't have anything pressing to attend to right away.

[As if he could do anything on his own anyway? Ahahaha, you have too much faith in him, Kimblee.]

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