-Kyrie is in Operations, debating two options-

-one is getting a massive tub of ice cream and crying to Sparkers-

-the other is gutting a Sawsbuck and strewing its intestines all over Paula's office-

-which?-

Another green world.

> Kyrie: Take inspiration from your surroundings

See that Vanilluxe trying to hide from you? It's a siiiiiign.

Solomon is thinking of the best play to use, when Mento suddenly begins jumping up and down on his shoulder.

<They're heeeeeeeere!!!>

"Hm?" Solomon questions, before looking up to see Jason entering the lobby, and the old man calls to him. "Ah, Jason my boy! Please do come over!"

Mint. Herb. Plant. Life. Death. Rebirth. Live. Eat. Plant. Herb. Mint.

-fair enough; I doubt that you'd let her do that, anyway-

Hmm...Ice cream.

Another green world.

Phenac City

Sparkers is roaming around the city, looking conflicted.

You befriended a murderer. More than that you feel comfortable around her. Like your old self, not this 'New Sparkers' who thinks he's some kind of Anti Heroic Badass...

He looks up into the sky.

How did you do it Des? How did you manage that relationship with Rose.

He thinks for a minute.

<...I have to see her.>

He leaps onto the roof of a building and sends up a massive stream of fire which can be seen from Operations, and hopefully by Kyrie.

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

-Kyrie looks out a window and smiles-

I guess that's a sign.

-she heads out-

Another green world.

Phenac City - Straw's room

-Straw is asleep next to Crewe, grate to be able to close his eyes and actually wake up-

Elsewhere

-Rawst is around-

Rawst:I haven't really been that helpful in all these Cipher battles...I should probably try to change that.

Gotta go. We'll time skip, Newfie?

Another green world.

Jason grinned and sat down in a chair next to him. He tilted his head upwards to the man and spoke.

"So then, what can you teach me?"

Far too Yu Gi for yOH! mama.

Sure.

Phenac Hotel

Ghost!Des hangs over Jason and Solomon. Although he can't be seen or heard by them he should be seen and heard by Mento.

"Geez. What's with the geezer?"

edited 14th Nov '13 7:32:38 AM by PhilosopherStones

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

Phenac hotel room

-Crewe opens her eyes and checks that Straw is asleep, then kisses his forehead and slips out of the bed, quietly leaving the room-

-she finds her way up to the roof and sits cross-legged at the edge, looking out over the city-

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!

Phenac City - Straw's room

-Straw wakes up some time later, and notices Crewe is gone-

I guess she's already up.

-Aurora hops onto the bed, and nuzzles Straw-

-pets her-

Hey Aurora. Assuming she doesn't know, I think it's probably best not to tell her what happened to me.

Aurora:<Morning Straw. ^_^ >

-She hops off, unfortunately landing on Crescent, who yelps. Much arguing ensues-

-smiles- I missed you guys.

-He turns around and goes outside to see if Crewe's around. Aurora briefly pauses-

Aurora:<I wonder what he meant by that...?>

Phenac City

-Dune and Galvani slide through the shadows and alleyways with an almost forgotten ease as they slip into a large, brick courtyard surrounded by buildings. In one corner is a carving etched into the wall - it reads, "Red".-

Dune: Man, it feels like ages since we've been here last.

Galvani: <Heh, yeah. We didn't use the Red Spot a lot, did we?>

Dune: Yeah. We used Blue and Green a lot, but not Red. Thankfully...

-Dune sits himself down in the corner, glad to be both out of the chill breeze that had stayed even though the clouds had gone and still in the sunlight.-

Dune: It looks like no one's really come back here besides us.

Galvani: <Remember when we got blamed for ruining Mr. Melange's overhanging, even though we were in school at the time?>

Dune: Remember the time we actually did ruin Mr. Melange's overhanging?

-The two share a laugh at that.-

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Phenac hotel

-Crewe notices Straw walking outside, but makes no effort to alert him-

Victory! Honor! Destiny! Mutton!

Walt Cipher World

-Now that Mammor has two functional legs, he might be summoned by Tokarev.-

Phenac City

-Ren is still wearing his rainbow explosion attire and is standing near Rio as they are approached by a Dragonite from Dragonite Delivery Services.-

DDS Dragonite: <Mr. Renard Clavis?> Ugh. What is he wearing?!

Ren: That's me.

DDS Dragonite: -holding out a clip board- <Sign here please.>

-Ren signs and the Dragonite hands some small packages.-

Ren: -taking the packages- Thank you.

DDS Dragonite: <Thank you for using Dragonite Delivery Sevices. Have a good day Mr. Clavis.>

-The Dragonite takes off and Ren and Rio head back to the Silph Co. Labs to help prepare for Galvani's party and wrap her present.-

Phenac City, Outskirts

-Dune and Galvani make their way out of the city, eventually coming to a recently washed out arroyo. They follow it until they reach a rocky outcropping facing the city, with a small chunk of the rock taken out as if by a massive ice cream scoop.-

Dune: Orange Spot.

Galvani: <Your favorite.>

-Dune climbs up the rock until he eventually pulls himself up into the small cave. At the back, the word "Orange" is carved into the igneous rock.-

Dune: I loved it when we came up here... Enough out of the way to think to ourselves, but close enough to reach it quickly.

Galvani: <This is where we stayed after your, uh, last confrontation with your parents...>

-Dune nods.-

Dune: Indeed it is. Still wish the boat hadn't been delayed, but oh well.

Galvani: <Remember when that Skarmory tried roosting here?>

Dune: How could I forget? You went practically nuts that it had used your stash of wires and motherboards for nest material.

Galvani: <Heh, yeah, I kinda did...>

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Phenac Pokemon Center

-After the rather stressful events of last night, including several hours spent unconscious on the ground in Relic Forest, Herbert has ported back here and is currently recovering by having passed out on a sofa.-

Cipher R&D HQ

-Aelia is working in one of the offices with her Delta Luxray by her side, arguing with someone of some seniority on the phone.-

Aelia: Look, I'll have the report in by tomorrow, alright? I just need to - look, blame the assistants, not me! They were the ones who calibrated the equipment wrong! It took hours to clean the blood off of everything. And then that Cecelia came along and starting whining about the inhumanity of it all, and that just delayed things even further. Give me a little while longer, and I'll have everything ready for submission, okay?

-She slams the phone down, sighs, and turns to her Luxray.-

Aelia: Idiot. Just like the rest of them. I cannot believe this place sometimes. This department is supposed to be filled with geniuses, and yet the only person around here who even comes close to matching that description is me!

???: It sounds as though you are currently rather dissatisfied with your current line of employment.

-Aelia turns around in surprise as the figure standing in the doorway drops his SEP field and steps into the room.-

Aelia: ...Titan? What are you doing here? I heard you went and got yourself fired.

??? Titan: No, I resigned of my own accord. A minor but important distinction.

Aelia: Apparently Tokarev pointed a gun at your head and had you accused of treason.

Titan: Yes, well, the man has always had something of a temper.

-Without waiting for permission, he pulls himself up a chair and sits himself down.-

Titan: To answer your earlier question, I simply came here to talk. In spite of the termination of my partnership with Cipher, I have been keeping an eye on you and several of your colleagues.

Aelia: That's... a fairly creepy way to start the conversation.

Titan: Rest assured, the observation was nothing more than a cursory measure. What I have seen thus far interests me, however. Not only have you displayed a high level of aptitude in all your fields of work - though I find your discipline to be somewhat lacking - you appear to have demonstrating an increasingly open disdain for Cipher and their methodology as of late.

Aelia: Well, yes, because everyone here is an idiot! We're losing departments left and right, and all because we can't deal with a group of stupid teenagers! It would've been so simple just to stay out of their way and leave them alone, but no, we had to go and piss them off, and then they went and killed Deimos in return...

-She clenches her fist beneath her desk as her Luxray gives a growl.-

Aelia: I'm going to get the bitch who did that.

Titan: Deimos' death was indeed regrettable, but he served his purpose. However, his death, my schism with Cipher and other... regrettable departures leaves me suffering from something of a dearth of assistance as of late.

Aelia: And? Get to the point already, I really don't want to have to work through my lunch hour.

Titan: The point I was getting to, in a rather roundabout way, was that whilst I cannot inform you of the identity or location of Deimos' killer at present, I can grant you access to more information about the one who snagged your Prinplup.

Aelia: ...Huh. That's cool, I guess, but why are you telling me this, exactly? Sure, I'd like to teach the girl whilst stealing from me is a very bad idea, but it was just a Shadow. I can requisition more if I need to.

Titan: It is an exercise intended to demonstrate that gathering information is something of a forte of mine. And that I am willing to provide you with said information, should you prove to be cooperative. On this occasion, however, consider it a show of good faith.

-He slides a dossier across the desk, Aelia picking it up and looking through it curiously.-

Titan: You are probably already aware that the girl who snagged your Prinplup goes by the name of Magpie Schneider. A curious fact that you may not be aware of, however, is that she happens to be your second cousin.

Aelia: ...What?

Titan: Indeed. I did some research into your genealogy, and as it turns out the two of you are both descendants of the Arakaki dynasty, who ruled Pugilis for nearly two hundred years following the fall of the Ghost Lord of Ransei. A fact that I perhaps would have otherwise overlooked, but that period of history holds a certain... personal interest to me.

Aelia: ...Great, so the tart that stole my Pokemon turns out to be family. Not that there's any strong resemblance there, mind... she dyes her hair pink, for hell's sake. Pink. I can't believe that I share genetic material with someone that tacky...

-She sighs.-

Aelia: Anyway, anything else you wanted to talk about, or are you okay with the amount of time you've shaved off of my lunch hour already?

Titan: One last thing. Do you believe that Cipher can win this conflict?

-Aelia tilts her head slightly.-

Aelia: What do you mean?

Titan: Think about your current situation, Miss Morgan. You are working for an organisation that is stagnating. Suffering defeat after defeat because it refuses to adapt its tactics, failing to move forward and advance technologically due to their lack of grander designs. The only thing they can offer you is a degree of freedom, and yet even that is threatened as the defeat of your department looms on the horizon inexorably. Surely you would prefer to be a part of something bigger? Part of an organisation that can offer you the same moral freedom, without being held back by bureaucracy and inefficiency? An organisation with aims, goals, a vision for a better future? An organisation which will eventually grow to surpass Cipher, obliterating any mention of them from the new history that we will create?

-Aelia is silent for several moments. Titan takes this as all the answer he needs, and stands up.-

Titan: ...I have said my piece. No doubt I have long overstayed my welcome in this facility. Here are my contact details, in case you ever wish to hold another conversation. I suspect we will be hearing from each other soon enough.

-He lays another sheet of paper with his contact information on it down on the desk, then turns and sweeps out of the room. Aelia remains silent, looking between the files Titan has left curiously. Her Luxray gives a quiet growl.-

Luxray: <Whoever he was, he loves the sound of his own voice.>

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Phenac Center

Sam was humming quietly to himself as he drew a mustache and goatee onto the sleeping Herbert.

"I live, lived?, to serve and protect."

Phenac Pokemon Center

-Herbert, perhaps rather thankfully, is still too comatose to stir upon Sam's ministrations. Maul and Falchion, however, are awake and watching the proceedings.-

Maul: <...>

Falchion: <Need some help?>

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Sam shook his head "Nope, almost...done." he said, stepping back and grinning "Hehe, looks good on him, he should think about growing one for real." he said, not even questioning the fact Herberts own mon wanted to prank him.

edited 14th Nov '13 10:55:45 AM by MadMarv

"I live, lived?, to serve and protect."

Phenac Center

Tesse walks into the lobby yawning. She giggles at the sight of the mustached Herbert and takes a photo.

"I forgot it was Movember."

GIVE ME YOUR FACE

Walt Cipher World

Tokarev: -Is waiting for Mammor to show up-

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.

Walt Cipher World, Tokarev's Office

-Mammor walks in. He is still getting used to his leg so there is a slight gait to his step.-

Mammor: -salutes- You wished to see me sir?

edited 14th Nov '13 11:12:28 AM by keys2tkingdom

Phenac Pokemon Center

-Herbert groans and mutters something in his sleep, but still doesn't wake up. Falchion leans in slightly closer.-

Falchion: <I'm sure he would if he could manage to grow more than the one hair on his lip. And what's he mumbling about, anyway? Sounded like a name. Carol's, I'll bet.>

Trans rights are human rights. JK Rowling preaches hate. If you sit at a table with five bigots and say nothing, there are now six bigots.

Walt Cipher World, Tokarev's office

Tokarev: -Glares- Mammor, I used you to attain Mr. Clavis so that we could get his funds. However, it would appear that due to your incompetence, he has escaped.

Eating a Vanilluxe will give you frostbite.