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

[explosivecombat]

[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?

Comments

[ACTION FOREVER]

[determinator]

[Training is difficult without Kimblee. Archer has spent the past several hours outside, watching his Pokémon beat each other up. Needless to say, he's bored out of his mind when he finally enters the Pokémon Center. He doesn't have any of his Pokémon out with him, for once, and he doesn't recognize Kimblee right away when he approaches the counter.]

I need my Pokémon healed--

[...Wait a minute. That looks like...]

Kimblee? What the hell are you doing here?

[explosivecombat]

[Kimblee looks up at the sound of the voice; oh, come on, Archer, couldn't you have waited until he was done with work to go train?]

...honestly, I'm doing exactly what it looks like.

[MAKE A COMMENT REGARDING THE CLOTHES, THE HAIR OR THE FACT THAT HE'S ACTUALLY ATTEMPTING WORK AND HE WILL

...be completely unable to do anything tbh orz]

action

[her_mouse_jesty]

[Minnie has stopped by to see her dear Lightning. She pauses, slowing down her walk, recognizing him from his fun on the beach.]

Oh, hello!

action

[explosivecombat]

[...oh, sweetheart, if you only knew what Kimblee is going to do about Lightning.]

Ah, Miss Minnie, wasn't it? Quite the pleasure - what can I help you with?

[audio]

[hurtitselfinconfusion]

[With a hint of melancholy,] All I know how to do is destroy. But... I can't even do that anymore! I hate this place.

[audio]

[explosivecombat]

[...well, that was...certainly something, wasn't it.

Kimblee doesn't mind audio, switching the 'Gear over easily; it makes it easier to multitask, if nothing else.]

What sort of destruction, if I may?

action;

[doitrockapella]

[Oh, look, Kimblee, something to assuage your boredom — it's a lady in red with a Spinarak riding comfortably along on her shoulder, a remarkably deceased-looking Voltorb cradled in her arms and a vaguely exasperated look on her face.]

Excuse me. If you're not busy at the moment, I'd like my Pokemon healed, please.

[explosivecombat]

[Kimblee looks up at that; he doesn't recognize the voice or the woman in question - in fact, there's nothing there that catches his attention about her immediately other than damn, that is a lot of red, madam, but to each their own. His gaze shifts down to the Voltorb once he's gotten a look at her face; oh...goodness, he would recognize that sort of damage anywhere.]

Selfdestruct, I'm assuming?

[Yes, yes, hand it over.]

They're rather prone to that sort of behavior; I've raised one in the past.

[Text]

[avianweapon]

Eh, destruction's a lot easier than creating! Creation's so damn precise, and if you miss one part, it'll all fall to pieces.

At least with destruction, the only thing you have to worry about is cleaning up a big mess.

[Text]

[explosivecombat]

[GODDAMN, JOHTO, HE LOVES YOU TODAY.]

Well! I certainly can't argue that, now, can I?

Might I ask what you prefer, then? Your weapon of choice, if you will.

[Text]

[meatysoviet]

Ah, finally.

Something we come to disagree upon.

There are many, I have seen, that are there neither to create or destroy.

They are made to simply watch the world, and its idiots, burn- smoulder on their own stupidities.

But is just what I see.

[Text]

[explosivecombat]

Well, yes, that's true, though I do have to question whether passively allowing the world to destroy itself isn't a destructive trait in and of itself - the argument that inaction is still a decision comes into play at that point, I think.

[Private Text]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Permission granted.

[Private Text]

[explosivecombat]

Excellent.

You won't be disappointed, I assure you.

[video]

[snapandscoot]

[[You have an incoming video call, Kimblee! None of this texting nosense, thanks very much.]]

[video]

[explosivecombat]

[...EMMY, WHY DO YOU DO THIS WHEN HIS HAIR IS THIS DUMB

HE'LL DO THIS JUST FOR YOU, ALL RIGHT...]

[ACTION FOREVER]

[glaciates]

[HEY KIMBLEE, HEY KIMBLEE]

[GUESS WHO MIGHT HAVE STALKED YOU HERE]

[YOU'LL NEVER GUESS]

[NEVER]

[...OKAY IT MIGHT BE KIND OF OBVIOUS, BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT]

[Anyway, Isaac has spent the past few days camping out in the wild because... well, Olivine is a pretty large city and he's still not comfortable with that. But like all Pokémon trainers, he needs to heal his Pokémon!]

[...Guess who's coming right the fuck out of nowhere!!!]

[>FIGHT >PKMN
>ITEM >RUN]

[explosivecombat]

[CRAP um um um

>FIGHT >PKMN
>ITEM >RUN

KIMBLEE'S BRAIN used SELFDESTRUCT!]

...Isaac.

[islandshore]

Isn't Pokémon battling destructive by nature?

I mean, I guess it can create bonds between trainer and Pokémon, but nothing completely tangible. Still, who says you have to be one or the other? People are complex.

[explosivecombat]

I never denied the existence of a third option, or even a fourth or beyond. It's more a matter of speculation based on what I've observed.

And in my experience, some find the creation of those bonds to be more than enough for them - I take it that you don't find that to be the case, however.

text;

[skirtchases]

And there are people who exist to destroy but choose to do otherwise.

But I guess that's where the "utilizing talents" thing comes from in your message.

text;

[explosivecombat]

That was the intended point, yes. Do you have some sort of personal experience with this, or is it speculation?

[text]

[enjoymyatelier]

[so there are two explanations for why kayneth is even bothering with this after last time

one, he doesn't know when to (permanently) quit

two, he may have forgotten kimblee's id number

...both are accurate tbh]

You neglected to mention the people who deal in both. I find those to be more common than people who are almost exclusively drawn to one or the other.

[text]

[explosivecombat]

[...oh, look, someone who seems to know what they're talking abou-

Well, look who it is. Good evening to you, too, Lord Repression! Back for another round?]

I don't recall saying that there wasn't a third option, or even a fourth or beyond - that would be the "something else entirely." However, you're narrowing it down a bit too far as it is; those who are exclusively drawn toward one or the other are incredibly rare individuals, you're right about that much.

However, one tends to outweigh the other, even in those who deal in both. Is that a bit better?

[text] LATE BUT I HAD TO THIS IS RELEVANT TO HEATHER'S INTERESTS. Kind of.

[foolishwren]

sometimes creation IS destruction

[text] DON'T WORRY, I'M STILL HERE

[explosivecombat]

Care to elaborate on that stance any?