Kanto Safari Zone, yesterday

-Looking around-

...You know, going by the designs, I have to wonder if it's... him.

Kanto Safari Zone

Colton joins up with the others, breathing ragged, headphones around his neck. And then he observed the armored 'mons.

"What... gives?" He panted, pounding a can of lemonade.

Fuchsia Zoo

-Pent (who had returned to the city to examine the battlefield for any personal possessions he should return to his friends or any that artifacts of power dropped by the vampire) is nearby the zoo when the noise starts up. Of course, because Pent is Pent and Pent can't stay out of trouble he approaches the noise-

-Once he spots the armored mons he looks kinda confused-

Oh crap is this an invasion?

-Somewhere in the crowd, a currently-indeterminate pokemon in a pink cape perks up-

??: <Is that..?>

Edited by Pentigan on Aug 16th 2019 at 11:00:13 PM

Former Safari Zone

-A black-and-white Zigzagoon in the familiar gear notices the group and approaches-

Strange Zigzagoon: <You! Are you the J-Team?>

Fushcia Zoo

Sparkers blinks.

"Uh yes! Yes we are. And associates."

He cocks an eyebrow at Tagg.

"You know these fools?"

He turns back to the hot Zigzagoon.

"What do you want, hot Zigzagoon?"

Fuchsia Zoo

Lilith: -Thinking- <... I believe that's what Daydre told me, yes.>

Silas stands next to Alice, looking over at Nightingale, he takes a deep sigh and runs his metal hand through his hair.

"Okay let's get down to business, something is clearly bothering you and we need to talk about it. It's more than just what Alice and I had decided, the curt "leadership" comment makes me think you have feelings about this as well. It's on me for not noticing it earlier but I'm not going to let this deteriorate any further without at least trying to talk to you. You can talk to us, we're here to sort things out, it's our job. We're your friends and comrades, and I wanna make things better. What is eating at you?"

Silas then realized, "Oh sorry Alice, did I step on your toes? Did you have anything you wanted to say?"

Edited by EchoingSilence on Aug 16th 2019 at 10:21:15 AM

Fuchsia City

Laurent: "As that man said, we are well aquainted with the J-Team. Why do you ask?"

-Lucina's hand slides to the pommel of Falchion, resting along her waist as always.-

Pippy: -stirs, dreaming about salty snacks-

Megan: -to Daydre, Mareepishly- Extent of...however she got me aside, I feel like I look like I picked a fight with an industrial air conditioning unit, and only got free by...er, sweating. I guess.

-and she flushes-

Oblivion Wing, Meeting Room - Past

-Alice blinks at Silas.-

Alice: Oh no, not at all. What I wished to talk about was far less urgent, more linked to my role in the team than anything we ought to be discussing right now.

-She turns to Nightingale.-

Alice: But yes, Jackal has rather neatly summarised the matter. You seem to be resentful of authority within the team, mine in particular, and unhappy with the choices we've made. We've already explained the rationale behind our decisions, but we can't definitively promise that a similar situation won't arise again. Is that an accurate assessment of your current issues?

Stormchaser, Lissa's Cabin - Present

-Lissa, being immensely hungover at present, groans when she hears her phone buzz with Lita's message.-

Edited by Herbert40k on Aug 17th 2019 at 2:37:31 PM

Oblivion Wing

Yeah, I suppose that is a good summary. Everyone jumped on an idea that I immediately regretted uttering...

-Nightingale shrugs, helmet still on with the eyes a power-saving dim blue-

This time things were clean cut, obvious bad guy who was 'dead already' but like... Just doesn't sit right with me as anything close to a precedent. The regular J-Team doesn't even have authority on these matters, much less a smaller subset with a higher grade of tech and secrecy with innate leadership.

-She sighs, unsure of her words now that she said them-

I just don't know how to handle this sorta thing going forward...

Silas nodded, "That is understandable, and it is important to question our actions. And as stated, it wasn't a easy choice, and we aren't exactly on the up and up compared to the rest of the team. The Aurabolts aren't meant to be the... easy team in a sense. We're the ones who crawl through the muck, who cause trouble and havoc in clandestine operations, because the foes we fight aren't the kind who exist in the daylight."

"And handling this going further, talk to us. Tell us when you have a issue. Passive Aggression can only get us so far and Gaia and I are entirely reasonable people. I can promise that most missions we will get through by knocking out, there's a reason I got my blaster rifle set to stun."

He crossed his arms a bit, "The leadership comment however... Nightingale are you concerned about not being one of the people leading the team?"

Oblivion Wing, Meeting Room - Past

-Alice nods at Nightingale.-

Alice: Understandable concerns. I can promise that what transpired with Braun was a unique situation, not intended to set a precedent for future operations.

-She looks over at Silas.-

Alice: Again, I concur with Silas here. We are, in effect, a black ops group, but we ought to hold our conduct to the highest possible standards. What we did in that tower was a last resort rather than standard practice. It is important that members of the team should be able to raise their concerns and question the decisions of their commanders, and it is important for us to listen and adjust our practices accordingly.

-She raises an eyebrow at Silas's last question, but says nothing.-

Oblivion Wing

-Nightingale is silent for a few seconds before slowly nodding-

Maybe? I am unsure what my role on this team is. All I really bring is a slightly more magical bent on the overwhelming firepower a lot of the team has handled.

-The words 'I prefer to handle everything personally' flashes across her mind, but she remains silent as she considers whether it'd be a good thing to actually say out loud-

Lumiose-Past

Lita is blipped her by Tiresias.

"Thanks Tirry."

<Do not call me that. I hate being passed around like this.>

"Stop being such a baby. I'll get you back to dad soon enough."

<I only desire the box...>

She returns him and starts looking for the shop. Eventually she finds it and heads in.

"Uh, hello? Is an Arthur here."

Stormchaser-Lissa's Cabin

Lita sighs and heads over to Lissa's cabin. She opens the door and looks at the hungover Lissa.

"Listen...I know you're hungover but Issy really needs our help right now..."

She walks in and sits on the bed.

"You're one of our heavy hitters, you got 8 years of experience which means a team that can survive most things. Add in the Pen and your magic reserves, I figured that ever since the first raid during the horde. You tore through those things with ease, Sure not every mission will have a chance to do so but you're still important. Phantom and Baba are the Shadow Ops, they can pass the team through walls, Gaia is head of infiltration operations, being a master of disguise and with a dedicated history," Silas explained, "Me I'm a Jack of all trades, I do a little of everything... a Jackal of all trades."

He gave a thumbs up to Nightingale, "Everyone on this team serves a need and niche, I wouldn't have agreed to let them on otherwise. We look out for each other and do the jobs the others can't."

"Arthur? Are you asking for a Arthur?" A voice from the store called out.

Up walked a individual wearing a pink suit, with bright pink eyes that seemed to glisten like gems, a smile that seemed too wide to be entirely natural.

"Hello, My name is Mx. Monde, welcome to my store Megavonne, how can I help you today?"

Oblivion Wing, Meeting Room - Past

-Alice nods.-

Alice: Silas is right. You bring a great deal of experience to the team, and the larger our numbers, the greater our versatility. I personally contributed little during the last raid, and am looking forward to getting back to undercover operations. That is why I believe we should be choosing which members of the team are best-suited for which missions rather than deploying en masse as we have done previously.

Stormchaser, Lissa's Cabin

-Lissa mumbles something and rolls over.-

Lissa: Head hurts. 'Sides, Issy doesn't wanna see me anyway.

Lumiose Shop-Past

Lita eyed Mx. Monde up and down.

They're extra, I'll give them that.

"I was told to meet an Arthur. He said he could help me fix something and you owe him a favour."

Stormchaser, Lissa's Cabin

Lita frowned and rubbed the back of the Lissa-shaped lump.

"Yeah she said the same thing to me to. Does that mean I'm gonna give up on her? Hell no. You've known her longer than me. Do you know where she could be hiding?"

Stormchaser-Lounge

Des is here. He is currently messing around with his styler, the little top circling around him.

How the hell did that graceful enby do it?

He is trying to emulate some of the things that he's seen Logan do. With absolutely no success.

Former Safari Zone

Weird Zigzagoon: <Eeeeeexcellent. Lord Sutur wishes to see you.>

Fuchsia, past

Doc: -Head-tilt- <What kind of Zigzagoon is this? A Delta?>

Muddy: <No, it's the Galarian variety, supposedly the oldest variant. Dual Dark/Normal-type as opposed to the pure Normal Zigzagoon we're more familiar with.>

Doc: <I guess Alola's not the only place with weird mon variants...

Botuli: <Hey!>

-To Sparkers-

Only by reputation.

-To the Galarian Zizagoon-

I'd imagine we don't get a choice to decline.

Edited by rmctagg09 on Aug 17th 2019 at 5:36:24 AM

Oblivion Wing

I see...

-Her nerve finally twinges on how say what she had brewing under the surface-

I just prefer being involved as much as possible...

Fuchsia Zoo

-Pent blinks a bit at the utterance of the name-

And I suppose you are one of Surtr's shall-we-say minions?

-The pink-caped pokemon that I still don't have a good species for continues to watch, thoughts ticking over in her head over whether she is witnessing what her heart desperately wishes to see-

Fuchsia City

Lucina: "How about we don't meet your boss and you keep your life?"

Fuschia Former Safari

"Where do I know that name..." Colton muttered to himself as Roy materialized, the Blaziken turning human, but keeping his sword sheathed.

Fuscia

-The Zigzagoon yelps at Lucina but nods at Tagg-

Weird Zigzagoon: <This way...>

-He leads the group off-

The Zoo

Lilith snek- frowns. Can snakes frown? Probably not.

I thought I heard it mentioned that was a name to look out for.. then again, I suppose we won't be given much choice here.

Torna

Rowan: "Bob and weave!"

Daydre: "What??"

Rowan: "Just make it harder for the the crossbow guy to hit you!"

Daydre: "I was going to do that anyway!"

Daydre tries to move in a snaking pattern to close the distance between her and the crossbow guy. As soon as she's somewhat close, she slashes with the fan.

PEFE Medbay

"I'm ... glad you're alive though. That's what matters, more than anything else. I'm just sorry I wasn't around to help out.. I guess that's a little arrogant, assuming I could've changed things, but still."