explosivecombat | 017. [Locked Audio/Rocket Frequency]

017. [Locked Audio/Rocket Frequency]

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Good evening.

[The voice that comes over the 'Gear tonight is calm, at least; soft and open, a bit high-pitched perhaps, but generally not unpleasant to listen to. Confident, in a bit of a self-satisfied way. So it goes.]

My name is Solf J Kimblee; I hold the rank of Beta within this organization. I suppose I owe you all an apology for being away from the organization itself for so long.

I think it's time to remedy that a bit.

As one of the field agents in charge of assisting with the training of the new recruits, I would like to extend an invitation to all of you - particularly the new ones that I have yet to meet, although I would like to see those I'm already acquainted with as well. It isn't an order; again, it's just an invitation to talk. I would like to get to know all of you, and to have a fuller understanding of your talents. Should you require orders or simply want something to do, I may have a proposal for you; we'll see.

I would prefer meeting you in person; I'm in the Goldenrod base for the time being, but if you're currently elsewhere, neither time nor money is a problem for me. Let me know where you are; I'll meet up with you.

I must say that I'm pleased with the work I've seen so far, however. Do keep it up, hm?

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You're more than welcome to the second, should we get less than three out of this; should they be particularly spectacular, however, I'm sure that some sort of agreement can be reached.

[Although that was a fairly good point early on, there, however indirectly it was made...]

And when it comes to those who are inflicting these creatures upon themselves...you're certain your friend can handle it? I would hate to be responsible for the untimely maiming of one of our organization's members.

[Just look at all this compassion here.]

It would hardly be proper of me to deny my seniors, Kimblee. Don't worry; should we only get two eggs, I insist you take the second. We can always repeat the exercise later, after all.

[[That caring comment of yours will earn you a smirk. Compassion - clearly, we're awesome at it.]]

He saw more than enough of Pluto to know that Hydreigons are rather dangerous Pokemon; if he's stupid enough to try to raise one when it's going to be outside his means, then he deserves to die. Survival of the fittest and all that.

[[We are really nice people, aren't we?]]

However, I have a feeling he'll be just fine. There's something....sinister about that man.

[[And it's not the fact that he seems determined to fuck everything in this base with a pulse, put it that way.]]

[Survival of the fittest. It's been a while since he's had to bring that up to people in any sort of involved discussion - it had been mentioned to a few of those who had questioned him during his last anonymous broadcast to the network, but they had been naive. Most here didn't question it as a valid belief; the emphasis on battling didn't exactly leave much room to question it.

It's nice, in a way. Familiar. He approves.]

Do you think so?

[The question is a bit of an idle one; not really here or there, but the assertion interesting regardless.]

Well, sinister or not, far be it from me to question your judgement - allow me to borrow Pluto for you for a while, and you'll have your eggs.

Mhmm. If you're going to make a stupid decision that could potentially cost you your life, and you're very aware of it, then you shouldn't be surprised when you lose your life. This world has no place for the weak.

[[It does, however, have a place for artists such as himself, of course~]]

But regardless, Pluto is all yours. What do you think you'll mate him with?

[...okay, someone remind him why he's not dating you, this would be a match made in

uh

hell tbh

but at least it would be fun]

I'm not entirely sure yet; some of these creatures can mate with incredibly odd things - for example, Gardevoir and Gallade seem rather drawn towards Ghosts and sentient masses of lava, rather than anything that would make half an ounce of sense. I have a couple of dragons myself, but it's entirely possible that this one will surprise me.

[[Because apparently, Kimblee dear, he's far too good-looking for your tastes. Shame, really; it's always nice to have things like this in common with your partner, and oddly enough most people don't seem to be fans of his art. Couldn't think why~]]

Just ensure you have something on hand that can knock some sense into Pluto if he misbehaves and I'm sure something with work out.

[[Now for that other item on his agenda.]]

I believe at one point you mentioned possessing a special TM for Explosion?

Indeed. Unlike the standard TMs which can only be used once, this is closer to an HM - this place saw fit to give it to me late last year, and it has yet to render itself unusable. And believe me, it's seen plenty of use. It's non-transferable, but I've used it on others' Pokémon myself with no problems.

I imagine you would like me to put it to good use for you?

I would be most appreciative, sir. Three of my Pokemon have the ability to learn Explosion but not the means, so you'd be doing me quite the favour.

[[Really, this is all kinds of awesome, Kimblee. Best senior.]]

There's a Drifblim, a Gengar and a Bronzong. Any preferences for the first one?

[...WHY IS IT ALWAYS GENGARS]

...let's get that second one out of the way first. And do keep it well-controlled; I don't care much for the species.

[[.....well, he could sense that mood drop from a mile away. Yikes.]]

Don't worry; Lussac is very well behaved.

[[Aaaand here he is! Don't worry, he'll only cackle once before just...standing on the bench. He can sense the tension in the air and he'd rather not have his trainer use his Typhlosion on him, alright. It's hard being a trickster around these parts....]]

[Congratulations, Kato, you are officially more perceptive than the entire Briggs army, who caused the mood to drop about that severe collectively and expected Kimblee to not notice. Somehow.

That said, Kimblee is really, really obviously not thrilled about going anywhere near that thing; hello, Lussac, it's nice to know that your first impression of your trainer's senior is him looking at you like he would really quite like you to not exist. He's more than a bit hesitant in his approach, but honestly, the fact that this thing is Kato's actually helps somewhat; it's less that he trusts it because of that and more that he can't look bad in front of his junior, now, can he? ~~We will ignore the part where Mami Tomoe said that sometime prior to Episode Three.~~

He may smash that thing into that Gengar a bit harder than necessary before backing up like the bench is on fire, however. He really. Really. Really does not do well with Gengars.]

[[...yeah, uh

wow

Kimblee

u ok]]

Ah...appreciated, sir....

[[The disc glows briefly and Lussac starts to tremble, before shaking his head and cackling again. Huh. Seems it worked. Let him just....return Lussac to his Pokeball, okay, and pick up the disc, offering it to his senior.]]

Everything alright?

[Kimblee will just continue glaring daggers at that thing until it is quite simply no longer there -

...at which point, he seems to realize what he's doing and it's as though nothing just happened. He visibly relaxes quite a bit; after a brief moment, that light smirk is back as he accepts the disc.]

Yes, of course. As I've said, I don't care for the species very much.

You also have a...Drifblim, I believe you've said?

Yes, and a Bronzong-

[[Here, let him release Helia and Brunel, alright. Hopefully you don't mind these two species as much as you mind Gengars...]]

....some of these Pokemon certainly are strange, aren't they. But they're growing well.

Mm, indeed - I've raised a Drifblim myself; they're interesting creatures, really, if a bit...ah, unique-looking.

[Loosely translated: they look stupid as fuck, but they're amusing to make explode on themselves.

Either way, he doesn't seem to have anywhere near as much of an issue with either of these, rather content to stay near them while the process completes; it's obvious that he's fairly interested in Brunel there, however, given that his gaze keeps darting over there.]

This one...I can't say that I'm familiar with it; what can you tell me about it?

What, Brunel? He's a Bronzong, a combination Steel/Psychic type. I caught him on my way back from Olivine City. Fascinating creature; incredibly hardy with some rather interesting Psychic attacks. Even if he does look rather terrifying.

[[He (it???) certainly seems pleased with that TM, anyway. He's a bit of a bloodthirsty thing, what can he say.]]

Interested?

Rather, actually; I may have to borrow him from you as well.

[It's a psychic-type that explodes. Archer kind of linefaces at the "exploding" part when it comes to these things, but he likely won't be too annoyed with the psychic bit.]

It would be my pleasure, sir.

[[Ohohoho, he is feeling very useful today, oh yes. Hopefully this will mean more toys in the future.]]

You only need to visit me in my lab and you can borrow whichever Pokemon you like. You've been rather good to me, after all.

I'm good to those who deserve it; you've shown potential since you arrived. Consider that offer returned - I have quite the extensive arsenal.

Then perhaps we should set a bit of a playdate for our Pokemon, and see what comes of it. I could always use new weapons.

[[Have a rather graceful bow~]]

For now, I will seek you out in regards to the Deino egg at your leisure.

[Oh, that's amused him.]

Anytime, Dr. Kato.

Is there anything further that I can do for you, for the time being?

Not at present; I believe we've covered everything I need.

Unless there was something more you required of me, sir?

[[He can pour you wine if you like! He's good at that.]]

[Well, that's getting into bizarrely intimate territory, hon, but given how his...entire month has been, if he didn't abstain from alcohol entirely at this point he'd take you up on it.]

I believe that's all for now.

[He glances back at those Pokéballs for a moment before returning his attention to Kato.]

Do enjoy yourself.

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