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Post by darkoda on Oct 19, 2018 0:29:15 GMT
"You do?" A thought about how she could leverage that for extra money flitted through her head before being shut down by how she really didn't want to encourage random people to try that. Her friend(?) though...what would it hurt?
"....Okay."
And maybe she kind of wanted the hug too.
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Post by ventix on Oct 19, 2018 0:35:37 GMT
"Yay!" Maya exclaims, pulling Jazz close to her and rubbing her cheeks up against Jazz's. "Mmmmm...You're even more warm and cuddly than I imagined~"
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Post by darkoda on Oct 19, 2018 1:26:14 GMT
"I never imagined myself as warm or cuddly...." Still it did feel nice and whatever Maya was getting out of this, the girl herself was actually soft and cuddly. Enough for Jazz to both hug back and hold back on her natural instinct to pickpocket anyone that close to her at least. "You're quite huggable."
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Post by ventix on Oct 19, 2018 1:33:28 GMT
"Eheheheh~ Thanks~" Maya said, snuggling closer and getting comfortable. "Mind if I stay like this until the...whatever it is that's going to happen starts?"
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Post by darkoda on Oct 19, 2018 2:12:06 GMT
"I'm good with that." Jazz certainly felt no need to move away, hugging Maya to her more. "Snuggling is much more enjoyable than I expected." Good enough that her smile was returning, Jazz deciding that fluffy warmth was easily worth it.
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Post by Veinexes on Oct 19, 2018 3:10:43 GMT
The buzz continues around the auditorium until the lights click out and a hush falls over the crowd slowly. A spotlight turns on illuminating the stage below as a lone woman wearing a very teacher-like outfit stands. She adjusts her glasses while the rest of the recruits go quiet, "Welcome one and all. You all come to us for different reasons, though all of you share one thing in common. That thing is that society has shunned you, whether it has trampled your dreams, halted your ambitions, or stolen your joys. Now, here under Team Rocket, you shall find your goals reaching beyond the stars."
She pauses for applause if any is uttered before continuing, "I doubt you all see the same stars, that is fine, we have paths for all and would not leave you behind lest you...failed to meet certain expectations."
Another pause before she produces a small remote. Pushing the button causes a screen behind her to light as multiple scrolls of text shoot along it, coming to a stop in neatly formed columns. "Your first assignments will be given to you on your own merit. Unlike other organizations we do not hand hold you here. You start your journey or you are left behind." Another push highlights the first column as it zooms in to encompass the monitor.
*Rookie Rockets, Mission Package!*
The message flashes like a marque as the list drops down from it.
* Hunt Pokemon eggs (Hoeen Region) * Establish a forward outpost (Kanto Region) * Uncover Ruin Secrets (Jhoto Region) * Pokemart Heist (Kanto Region) * Steal Pokemon from a Pokemon Center (Oree Region) * Museum Heist (Kalos Region) * Search for Rare Pokemon (Unova Region) * Take over / Establish a Pokemon Gang/Gym (Any Region)
"Choose your missions and report to the appropriate executive listed on the request. Now go and write you future in the stars!"
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Post by Star / Kamille on Oct 19, 2018 3:23:33 GMT
Once the Exec had finished Kamille considered the room, gently slid herself from Adriana's grasping hands with a wink, and stood up on a chair. Standing tall, a hand resting on Adriana's shoulder, she looked over the other recruits for a moment. Then she whistled. Loudly. The sharp ear-piercing noise would force attention on her, including the exec's albeit she didn't particularly care about that. Standing as if a queen before her subjects she spoke firmly.
"Listen up, I have no desire to fuck this up and end up back in Prison. SO PAY ATTENTION. We all have things we're good at, come from different parts of the globe, have different resources, so on and so forth. Probably different TM's and pokemon and all that shit too. Names Kamille Twain, this beautiful bruiser is my wife Adriana. We've got TM's for Aerial Ace and Psychic. You may call me Doctor Kamille or Ma'am, I've got my MD and can fix whatever stupidity you stumble into. I'd normally charge your asses for this, but favors are good. Favors are how we get ahead, and you don't end up as bodies in ditches."
Kamille smirked sitting herself directly on Adriana's bulky shoulder, playfully waving with a dismissive motion of her hand at the others. A playful smile on her lips. "You may talk now."
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Post by ventix on Oct 19, 2018 3:33:07 GMT
"Well she seems bossy...Buuuut she also seems like she somewhat knows what she's doing." Maya says in a slightly interested tone, before turning to her snuggle buddy. "What do you think, Jazz? We can either go over and introduce ourselves to someone who'll probably be making quite some large waves...Maybe introduce ourselves and our services in the hopes of getting her as a potential customer down the line. Or we can stay here, cuddle, and stick to the sidelines and make our own way up the ladder. As far as the missions are concerned, I'm rather interested in numbers 2-4 and number 8."
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Post by Adriana Twain on Oct 19, 2018 3:45:54 GMT
Adriana rolled her eyes slightly, but laughed as Kamille made herself as tall and visible as possible. She was actually surprised she hadn't asked Adriana to lift her up. Still, she was entirely unsurprised or fazed by the woman's little speech. She'd known Kamille all her life, so her antics were second nature to the larger woman. As Kamille sat on her shoulder, she gave the woman a pat. "Well, if they weren't paying attention to us before, they sure as hell are now Princess," She smirked, seeming entirely unperturbed by this new seating arrangement, though looking to the mission listings she glanced up at Kamille, "Well, don't know about you, but seven and eight up there got my eye. Not sure about heading back to home turf so soon, but definitely seems up our alley. Same with establishing ourselves as top dogs at a gym. Any thoughts?"
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Post by Infynis on Oct 19, 2018 4:44:08 GMT
Dante opened his mouth to respond to Uri, but was cut off by the beginning of the presentation. Over the course of the quick speech, he finished grooming his Pokemon, the third being a Salandit that also received a pill, and then had its scales polished. It seemed to enjoy the grooming just as much as it disliked the drug. Despite his multitasking, Dante was attentive to the presenter, and quickly formed an opinion on what he'd like to do.
He was again opening his mouth to speak to Uri, when he was again cut off, this time by a woman who looked to be cosplaying as some kind of fantasy noble. His passive frown deepened at the interruption, and at the tone and manner in which the woman spoke. "That was rather noisy," he commented. The statement sounded off-hand, but was projected well enough that a good portion of the auditorium could hear, and was made while locking eyes with Kamille. "But alright," he said, standing, then continued, this time speaking forcefully enough that there was no doubt he was audible to the whole room. "I have the TMs for Shadow Ball and Explosion if anyone thinks they can use them." Despite his offer to help, to the assembled recruits, there was a feeling about this thin man, with his cold gaze, that was every bit as threatening as the muscular woman that Kamille had married.
While he waited for a response, his white blazer marking him easily in the dark room for any that wanted to approach, Dante finally spoke to Uri. "I'd like to see you in battle," he told the other man, "and if you'd like to see my training style as well, we could team up for this mission. I'd be interested in investigating those ruins in Johto. Or investigating the museum in Kalos."
Dante applies Brutal Training to all his Pokemon, and inflicts one injury each upon them. He'll do Experience Training simultaneously if that's something we're doing.
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Post by Vazad on Oct 19, 2018 6:07:26 GMT
Uri turned and listened to the presentation, he didn't really like the bit about failing to meet expectations though. Better put the pedal to the metal. When the woman showed the slide with the different jobs they could sign up for he scanned them quickly, none really stood out to him, he'd have to just pick one. When the other recruit stood up and began talking he frowned, seemed like she was a bit of an ice queen. He supposed he'd have to deal with worse here though, people in criminal gangs weren't known for their winning personalities. Dante got up and spoke his bit too. Uri glanced at the presenter, while he was sure they would be expecting people to speak with one another he wasn't sure what they would think of all these damned interruptions. Shrugging he waited for him to finish. He'd let the others know about his TMs in time.
"Ha! Same, you've got your own style I like that." Scratching his chin Uri thought about the pair of missions. "Don't really care about what mission gets chosen, I guess the Museum'd be favorite. I don't know alot about old rocks."
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Post by Kadeem on Oct 19, 2018 10:08:56 GMT
Preta rises from her seat to approach the woman who had announced their commencement, Mezz and Tre flying behind her. She stopped in front of her and smiled, a quick bite of her lip as she appraised the woman up close. She did always love a blonde.
When she spoke she spoke with a heavy Kalosian accent, though it differed from the standard most were used to. Her particular accent was more...wild, more passionate, but nonetheless just as refined. Her tone of voice was playful yet business-like, the actual voice itself simultaneously melodic and sultry. It was as if she spoke romance, but not out of any effort but rather how she had spoken her entire life.
”Bonjour, pardon? Who is it I would speak to about establishing a Kanto outpost? Might it be you, miss...? I didn’t catch your name, I am Preta.”
When she said her name her accent altered slightly, differing from any sort of Kalosian any had heard. It was an accent one might’ve heard amongst certain inhabitants of Unova, but most likely few and far between.
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Post by darkoda on Oct 19, 2018 12:59:29 GMT
Well things were kicking off with a start and as expected, the more extroverted people were making themselves known. “We don't need to put any special effort into meeting them. If they become useful later, they will still be here and if they fall, we wouldn’t have wasted time. And if we end up meeting naturally anyway, it would be better; going now looks like we're subordinates and they're the type who...that would be inconvenient for from first glance.”
She put some thought into the missions themselves and what kind of skills would help. “I can think of a way or two to rob a Pokemart……and Orre is a desert kind of area. It shouldn’t be hard to really get away from there.”
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Post by drallore on Oct 19, 2018 17:10:22 GMT
Right as Liam explained his plan to this total stranger, an announcement was made in the back, stopping the boy in his tracks. Soon, as the recruiter droned on about motivations, goals, and all that general nonsense, the various gears in his brain started turning ever so slowly, before he realized that there was a good possibility that he had been duped. It is unclear if the two women could see the boy from here, but he was giving the two the angriest death glare the kitten possibly could. Braixen however, was facepalming, as she knew all that was happening from the beginning.
Once the deceitful women stood up and starting looking for allies, but Liam was certainly in no mood to cooperate with these deceivers again. That being said, there were a number of people heading off to talk with the girls, and people do tend to survive longer in numbers. Plus, it's not like there were many other people clamoring to be on Liam's team in the first place, but still, Liam couldn't help but be skeptical of the reliability of the two after what they just did to him. For now, he remained observant in the back, trying hard not to stand out, and simply looking to see what sort of attributes other people had.
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Post by ventix on Oct 19, 2018 19:07:15 GMT
"Sounds like a plan to me. Personally I'm more partial to the PokeMart mission that then PokeCenter mission. Mainly because my Pokeball Cannon is useless without Pokeballs to fire...That being said, I'm really interested in those ruins in Jhoto...just think about what kind of ancient tech or Pokemon might be lurking in there. If we're the ones who uncover it, then we might be able to keep some of it for ourselves, you know?" Maya says.
"Plus heists tend to get the police involved, and as a long ranged fighter who specializes in picking off opponents one by one from stealth, being at the center of police attention isn't exactly my element. The Ruins job seems like it'll involve the least amount of risk or bodily harm, the trade off being that there's the chance that whatever's there isn't worth the trouble. It's a gamble, but I think that since we're keeping to ourselves for now, it's better gamble with our time and effort than with our lives."
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Post by eltrou on Oct 19, 2018 23:20:10 GMT
My... the women weren't even trying hard and the boy was already duped into thinking he needed to wear a skimpy nurse uniform. And probably the girl's one at that. All the more entertaining - a gullible child wanting to tout around all the lasers he could get his hands on. Miguel's lip quirked up into a hint of a smirk as he tilted his head and leaned forward a bit, golden eyes almost gleaming in the dark.
"It's a little late to go looking, but I do have some news for you." He nodded his head over to the stage before leaning back against the wall with a lazy grin. "You're already here. Just take a seat and enjoy the show."
As if on cue, the lights dimmed and a spotlight shone on the blonde woman that came onto the stage. He listened idly as she gave them all what he'd heard was the typical Rocket welcome while he appreciated her fine form (or as well as he could with his position on the rafters). He brightened up when he saw the last bit, looking over all those eagerly.
...for all of five seconds before a sharp whistle pierced through the budding murmurs. He straightened up from where he was, interest piqued as he stared at the blonde below. There was a hint of disappointment that such a curious woman was already married, but at least they seemed to be enthusiastic about all of this.
A young blond man followed after before it all dissolved back into talking. He was tempted to let his mind wander and check for himself some things, but he then shook his head. With a short hum, he hopped down from the rafters and slid down one of the pipes on the side for a bit before hopping off of that to another pipe and sliding off of it before landing softly on the ground like a cat.
He then walked over to the kid just watching around in the corner and looked at him curiously. "Waiting to hear about someone that piques your interest?" He asked. "I'm interested in checking with the two talkin' ''bout the heist myself." If only because he wasn't fond of playing third wheel to couples, but he left that unsaid as he waved lazily over to the talking duo at the side.
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Post by darkoda on Oct 19, 2018 23:23:04 GMT
"That is true...although I wouldn't be much help in ruins; I never had time to really get into that kind of stuff, so I wouldn't know the difference between random scribbles and something important. You have a point about police issues, although if we did anything involving stealing, I'd suggest we go in disguise and get hired on as store packers or the like. Or just watch and see who works there, borrow their keys and go from there, but being employed would make it easier to tell where the valuable things are kept." Jazz adds, giving things more thought.
"A store would have less security than a Pokemon center, and Chromi can detect and mess up any security cameras what with being a floating magnet.....and if you need ammunition, stocking up before tackling anything else might be a good plan." For all that she was talking in hypothetical, Jazz's tone was more along the lines of someone remembering a store robbery than planning one for the first time.
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Post by ventix on Oct 19, 2018 23:58:19 GMT
"Hmmm...Huh?" Maya says, noticing someone she knows. "Hmmm...I was wondering where he was...Looks like my brother just showed his face."
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Post by drallore on Oct 20, 2018 0:07:47 GMT
Liam looked back up at the dexterous gentleman, who was significantly kinder than the two girls from earlier. It was nice to know not everyone was trying to humiliate the boy. . . unless that's what the tall man wanted Liam to think! Well, even if that was his intention, it's not like Liam had many options in the first place. He wasn't exactly renowned as the social butterfly of Celadon City. Liam made sure to make eye contact with the man, as his mother always said was polite. If it truly was polite, then refusing to blink would make it doubly polite right?
"A heist does sound interesting. It probably requires proper coordination, and plenty of opportunities to fend off authorities with my laser army. Yes, I think we should introduce ourselves to them . . . and perhaps each other first. My name is Liam. What is yours?"
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Post by darkoda on Oct 20, 2018 0:24:06 GMT
"Your brother?" Jazz looks about for anyone resembling Maya.
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