Pokemon Tabletop Adventures: Team Rocket

[Arcran]

It is ten o’clock in the bustling Celadon City. The day is nice, the sun is shining and people are heading to work on this glorious Monday morning. Well, as glorious as a Monday can be anyways. Crowds of tourists push their way towards the department store and trainers are already lining up to challenge the gym. You have one hour until you have to meet with the Rocket recruiter at the game corner. Who will arrive on time, who will be late to the most important meeting of their life?

[Esprit15]

Damian just arrives in town at ten, Sigma having a chat with him through his PokéGear about nothing in particular. He looks around at the city. It was odd being in the big city again after such a long time spent walking between tiny town after tiny town. He sees the department store in the distance, but then feels his pocket and decides that he has enough stuff. He can get a TM for Sigma if this pays off. He checks a small egg that clung to the upper inside of his bag. Still good. There isn't anything to crush it in there, and his body heat is keeping the little thing fairly warm. It should hatch just fine. He cinches the bag back up and wanders around town for a bit before deciding that some practice for Sigma would do some good. He heads just to the East of Celadon and onto a small path between it and Saffron. "Sigma, time to train. I know these people are a bit rough, and I want you to be ready. Let's see if we can find anything to train against." He gets near unintelligible text-speak. "Cute, now get out of there." The PokéGear buzzes for a second as the Porygon leaves it. "You know you do have a ball, right?" Sigma just buzzes before floating around, looking for something to fight.

[Eshkigal]

Eddie looked around from a bench in front, still slightly disappointed. The first time he read the letter, he had thought it said Cerulean, and got excited thinking about what water types he could find in the gym, and what tips he could get afterwards...as is, he was waiting for 10:30 before going in. He still didn't feel comfortable with gambling, but that was probably from the time he was used to cover his parents' fees...
Smoke rises next to him, and he recalls the other reason to wait, as he looks down at the krabby with a cigar next to him, happily puffing on the cigar. Between them, a backpack mostly filled with a yellow egg sat.
"Hey, you finish that in the next half an hour, then no more until after the meeting, got it, Clamps?"
The krabby gurgles a response out, as Eddie readjusts the suit Slab Frank helped him get-Slab being because like his fighting types, he can shatter a solid slab of concrete with his fists. His fingers brushed over the hidden pocket holding a pair of brass knuckles as he readjusts-another gift from Slab. Best father figure he ever had.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis was stationed across the street from the Game Corner. She was staking it out, wanting to see who would be heading in, trying to figure out who might also be joining and who already worked there. See what the talent was like, if they really were all that. She took out her pokedex and tried to clean it. She wiped a bit of blood off. The trainer she had stolen it from had put up a fight, but she had needed it. These Rockets were professionals. She wouldn't show up empty handed, she would show up prepared. The idiot even had an egg on him. That was also hers now. And the casino she was staring at? That would be hers too one day. She wanted it all, everything in the world.

The world was hers, or it would burn. That was the choice she would give others. Everything those idiotic dreamers had, she would take.

[Arcran]

Damian just arrives in town at ten, Sigma having a chat with him through his PokéGear about nothing in particular. He looks around at the city. It was odd being in the big city again after such a long time spent walking between tiny town after tiny town. He sees the department store in the distance, but then feels his pocket and decides that he has enough stuff. He can get a TM for Sigma if this pays off. He checks a small egg that clung to the upper inside of his bag. Still good. There isn't anything to crush it in there, and his body heat is keeping the little thing fairly warm. It should hatch just fine. He cinches the bag back up and wanders around town for a bit before deciding that some practice for Sigma would do some good. He heads just to the East of Celadon and onto a small path between it and Saffron. "Sigma, time to train. I know these people are a bit rough, and I want you to be ready. Let's see if we can find anything to train against." He gets near unintelligible text-speak. "Cute, now get out of there." The PokéGear buzzes for a second as the Porygon leaves it. "You know you do have a ball, right?" Sigma just buzzes before floating around, looking for something to fight.

As you walk around the city searching for a fight you don't find much. When you're about to give up you see a trainer sitting on a bench, a peculiar Krabby smoking a cigar next to him.

[Arcran]

Ennis was stationed across the street from the Game Corner. She was staking it out, wanting to see who would be heading in, trying to figure out who might also be joining and who already worked there. See what the talent was like, if they really were all that. She took out her pokedex and tried to clean it. She wiped a bit of blood off. The trainer she had stolen it from had put up a fight, but she had needed it. These Rockets were professionals. She wouldn't show up empty handed, she would show up prepared. The idiot even had an egg on him. That was also hers now. And the casino she was staring at? That would be hers too one day. She wanted it all, everything in the world.

The world was hers, or it would burn. That was the choice she would give others. Everything those idiotic dreamers had, she would take.

As you stand watching the casino, thinking dark thoughts, you hear footsteps behind you. You spin around, expecting a fight..

And it's a little kid who probably can't be older than ten, holding a small coin pouch. Your coin pouch. Apparently pickpockets aren't uncommon in Celadon. Caught in the act, the kid runs for it.

You lose ^4,000. Kid is about ten yards away. He's probably weighing in at around eighty pounds.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles checks his pokegear. 10:01 I have so much time. He walks stiffly down a busy thouroughfare in a Suit and tie, which is a hair too small on him. He is clearly uncomfortable in the suit he shows plainly on his face. Miles bumps into a middle-aged gentleman who is clearly a tourist. Miles reflexivly reaches for the mans wallet in his back pocket but pauses. He quickly jams his hands in his pockets, mumbles "Sorry." and increases his pace before the man could reply. Now was not the time to do something foolish. There would be too many witnesses. Besides, Team Rocket is all about subtley, at least thats what he heard. He checks pokegear again. 10:04. Visibly concerned he heads toward the Game Corner. Dad always said its better to early than late, overdressed than under. He takes solice in blending into the crowd for a brief moment before realizing he is heading the wrong direction then turns around.

I guess I'll be really early then.

[IrnBruAddict]

'MY MONEY!'

Ennis takes off after the little brat. She reaches into her pocket and throws a pokeball, using her telekinesis to float it past him so Que-Bee would appear the other side of him, trapping him between them.

'Listen brat! Your gonna give me back my money and anything else you stole today or I'll show you monsters aren't just in story books.'

This is said directly into his mind. Job interview or not, she wouldn't let a brat like this pull a fast one on her. She could always clean up the mess and head back before Team Rocket got wind of this.

Telekinesis: Float my pokeball up to 27 meters in front of me. If I can, open the pokeball with my shift action.

[Arcran]

The kid stops running as he sees the Pokemon cut off his escape and says a few words that a kid his age really shouldn't. His eyes go wide as you speak in his mind, but he keeps looking around. Seeing a garbage can he grabs the lid and tosses it at you, dashing towards you as he does so.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis holds up her hand and the lid stops in mid-air. With a flick of her wrist, the lid flies back at him, heading straight for his face. Little brats like this didn't need all their teeth left in their mout, did they?

Behind him, Que-Bee releases a sweet smelling scent, hoping to cover the kid in her pollen.

Ennis
Ac: [roll0], need 6 plus defences
Damage: [roll1]

Que-Bee
Ac: [roll2], need 2 plus defences.
If hit then -2 to accuracy checks against him for the rest of the encounter.

[Esprit15]

"A Krabby smoking? I can honestly say I have never seen that before in my life." Sigma buzzes in what appears to be an attempt to imitate laughter. "Sigma here has been itching for a fight and was wondering if your Krabby was interested."

[Arcran]

Ennis holds up her hand and the lid stops in mid-air. With a flick of her wrist, the lid flies back at him, heading straight for his face. Little brats like this didn't need all their teeth left in their mout, did they?

Behind him, Que-Bee releases a sweet smelling scent, hoping to cover the kid in her pollen.

Ennis
Ac: [roll0], need 6 plus defences
Damage: [roll1]

Que-Bee
Ac: [roll2], need 2 plus defences.
If hit then -2 to accuracy checks against him for the rest of the encounter.

The garbage can slams into the kid's face, knocking him to the ground. When the pollen hits him he starts sniffing, probably enjoying the smell.

The kid is rolling on the ground clutching his nose now. Judging from the blood on the front of his shirt you hit him pretty hard.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Try getting up and I'll really hurt you.'

Providing the kid stays down, Ennis goes over and loots him. She takes back her own money and anything of value he has on him. She makes sure to check his belt for pokeballs.

Que-Bee sits there, buzzing angrily at the child. While not as out-right nasty as Ennis, she was by no means a nice pokemon.

[Arcran]

'Try getting up and I'll really hurt you.'

Providing the kid stays down, Ennis goes over and loots him. She takes back her own money and anything of value he has on him. She makes sure to check his belt for pokeballs.

Que-Bee sits there, buzzing angrily at the child. While not as out-right nasty as Ennis, she was by no means a nice pokemon.

The kid is too busy moaning to stop you. In addition to your money you find an empty Pokeball and another ^500.

As you turn to leave, the kid starts crying. "Please," he moans. "Please, I need the money. I'm so hungry..."

[Eshkigal]

"I think it depends on if the Game Corner has an open mini arena and Clamps not minding cutting his break short. We have business inside in an hour, and would hate to risk being late after all. Up for a fight, Clamps?"
He stands from his seat as the krabby's eyes dart to Sigma and back to his cigar. After a couple minutes, there is a determined last puff before he carefully snips the smoldering top off and slides it gently into a case in the bag.
"Looks like we accept. My name's Eddie, and this is, as I've mentioned, Clamps."
With one hand, he scoops his bag up as he offers the other for a handshake.
"You are?"

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis takes the money, and the pokeball. Counting it, she takes out $100 and puts it on the ground. She then places her foot over it.

'Now, say sorry.'

Que-Bee is buzzing around the kid, making sure he wasn't holding out on them.

If this counts as an encounter then Que-Bee is using pick-up: [roll0]

[Arcran]

The kid looks at you completely bewildered.
"Please...."

Queen isn't able to find anything.

[IrnBruAddict]

'NO! I SAID SAY SORRY!'

Ennis looks like she's about to start kicking him to death when Que-Bee shakes her head. The stupid kid wasn't holding out on them, so instead she kicks the $100 bill over to him then walks away. This kid wasn't worth getting her shoes dirty before her big meeting.

'Don't let me see your face again.'

Ennis heads to the Game Corner, mystery note in hand. She returns Que-Bee and tries to head inside, looking for a place to get a stiff drink before the meeting. At least inside a casino you could see the crooks coming. You just had to look in any direction. Her little stake-out was over.

[Arcran]

Miles checks his pokegear. 10:01 I have so much time. He walks stiffly down a busy thouroughfare in a Suit and tie, which is a hair too small on him. He is clearly uncomfortable in the suit he shows plainly on his face. Miles bumps into a middle-aged gentleman who is clearly a tourist. Miles reflexivly reaches for the mans wallet in his back pocket but pauses. He quickly jams his hands in his pockets, mumbles "Sorry." and increases his pace before the man could reply. Now was not the time to do something foolish. There would be too many witnesses. Besides, Team Rocket is all about subtley, at least thats what he heard. He checks pokegear again. 10:04. Visibly concerned he heads toward the Game Corner. Dad always said its better to early than late, overdressed than under. He takes solice in blending into the crowd for a brief moment before realizing he is heading the wrong direction then turns around.

I guess I'll be really early then.
As you walk towards the game corner you hear sobbing from an alleyway. You see a girl about your age closely returning a bee-like Pokemon as they enter the Game Corner from that alley.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles stops and looks quizically down the alleyway. I wonder... A small smirk forms on his face while his right hand reaches into his lapel pocket and his right to his belt. In one swift moment he retrieves a pair of matte black brass knuckles and puts one on his right hand, one handed. Simultaneously, he releases the pokemon in the pokeball, a Houndour. While he puts on the other brass knuckles on his left hand he whispers to the Houndour On the count of 3, use Howl. And try to look menacingly ok Rawf? "Dour!" Rawf yelps.

Miles kneels down and plants his finger in front of him like a runner waiting for the starting gun.

1...

He arches his heels upwards, digging his dockers into the ground.

2...

Pushing gently agianst the ground, Miles buttox raises, and his face goes down almost touching the ground.

3 he whispers the last number. While Houndour lets out a long deep Howl, Miles pushes off the ground hard in a dead sprint down the alley, with Rawf at his heels.

He stops when he spots the person sobbing, or before he hits a wall if he doesn't see the sobbing person.

Rawf goes up 1 combat stage for Attack, bringing him to 13 Attack. Miles has a small speech prepared for when he finds the sobbing person but I want to wait till after he actually sees him before saying anything.

[Esprit15]

Damian grips the other young man's hand a bit too tightly. "I'm Damian and this would be Sigma. I have to be somewhere in an hour as well, so that's perfect. Five minutes to battle, half an hour at the Center at max and we can go our seperate ways." Sigma hums happily. Damian leads the way to the Game Corner. Near the Center. Perfect.

[Eshkigal]

"Where's your business?"
He exerts a similar pressure in turn, no stranger to this game. He also looks at how the man's dressed, and his stance.
"Maybe we're more similar than we think."
He scoops Clamps up next and heads in, and looks for someone in charge. He holds up his pokedex.
"Oh, mind if I scan Sigma? Haven't met one like him yet."

[Esprit15]

"Nowhere in particular. Nearby." Damian just looks over Eddie. He looked healthy, somewhat tall. Bad to take in a fight, good to make an ally of. Best keep quiet. "Nothing important." Sigma looks at Eddie oddly, humming a bit more threateningly. "Calm down. I think one of your commands had a glitch again. Rerun it." Sigma just buzzes and rolls his eyes.

[Eshkigal]

Clamps eyes the porygon making threatening noises, before shrugging. Plenty of things did that, only to get the clamps.
"Is nearby this building? Because this is where mine is."
Again, he eyes the man. Either he's wrong or Damian has trouble with subtlety.

[Esprit15]

Damian looks around. Hm, doesn't appear to be police. Should be safe. "Yeah, right around here." Sigma calms down a bit, though still remains on edge.

[Arcran]

Miles stops and looks quizically down the alleyway. I wonder... A small smirk forms on his face while his right hand reaches into his lapel pocket and his right to his belt. In one swift moment he retrieves a pair of matte black brass knuckles and puts one on his right hand, one handed. Simultaneously, he releases the pokemon in the pokeball, a Houndour. While he puts on the other brass knuckles on his left hand he whispers to the Houndour On the count of 3, use Howl. And try to look menacingly ok Rawf? "Dour!" Rawf yelps.

Miles kneels down and plants his finger in front of him like a runner waiting for the starting gun.

1...

He arches his heels upwards, digging his dockers into the ground.

2...

Pushing gently agianst the ground, Miles buttox raises, and his face goes down almost touching the ground.

3 he whispers the last number. While Houndour lets out a long deep Howl, Miles pushes off the ground hard in a dead sprint down the alley, with Rawf at his heels.

He stops when he spots the person sobbing, or before he hits a wall if he doesn't see the sobbing person.

Rawf goes up 1 combat stage for Attack, bringing him to 13 Attack. Miles has a small speech prepared for when he finds the sobbing person but I want to wait till after he actually sees him before saying anything.

As you race down the alley you almost run over a small child. The poor kid is probably only about 8. His nose is bent at a weird angle, and the amount of blood on his shirt would suggest it's broken. He is gripping a ^100 bill as if his life depends on it, which it very well may.

[Eshkigal]

"Hope they're looking for several candidates. I think you'd be a nice partner to have, and a hell of a person to compete against."
He grins as he nods. Intuition-it helps save lives.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles skids to a halt half a metre away from the child, with Rawf jumping in front, growling at the child his posture low. He is taken aback for a second at the sight of the boy. What the heck happened to this kid?

Miles quickly snaps out of confusion and smirks meanencingly at the child. He stands up straight, as tall as he can, and cracks his knuckles. Give me the cash kid, and I won't beat your face in more. Rawf barks loudly at the child to drive the threat home.

[Arcran]

Miles skids to a halt half a metre away from the child, with Rawf jumping in front, growling at the child his posture low. He is taken aback for a second at the sight of the boy. What the heck happened to this kid?

Miles quickly snaps out of confusion and smirks meanencingly at the child. He stands up straight, as tall as he can, and cracks his knuckles. Give me the cash kid, and I won't beat your face in more. Rawf barks loudly at the child to drive the threat home.

The kid takes one look at the dog, then another at you, then hands over the bill with a sob. He gets up and runs (very uncordinatedly) out the back of the alley.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles crunches the already crumbled bill in his right hand and chuckles softly. Rawf tries to run after the boy. Theres no need Rawf. If that kid had anymore cash, we'd have it. C'mon, lets head inside.

That shouldn't have been that easy. The kid was pretty beaten up already, but still. Miles heads toward the door the Bee-Girl went into but stops outside. It was good to have Rawf by his side, he didn't like keeping him in his pokeball. He bends over and gives Rawf a loving scratch behind the ear. You ready for this Rawf? This is the first step of the rest of our lives. I can tell. Rawf yelps happily, wagging his tail in excitment. Miles takes in a deep breath and reaches for the door handle. He suddenly remembered how uncomfortable he feels in the moneky suit and immidiatly stiffens. With difficutly, he swallows his anxiety he turns the knob and walks inside with Rawf on his heels.

[Arcran]

As all of you enter the Game Corner, you realize why you were asked to meet here. The swarm of people can easily hide your identities, and nobody would suspect somebdoy of criminal activity simply for gambling. Cries of victory and loss sound all around as fortunes are lost and made.

Ennis
The Game Corner has a very well stocked bar; apparently getting people drunk before they gamble is good for bussiness.
"What can I get ya," you here, a woman walking over to you, cleaning a glass.

Damian and Eddie
As you walk in your eyes are instantly drawn to the large cage in the middle where two Pokemon trade blows. People surround it, cheering in joy as one Pokemon starts to win as the other half starts to groan. There's a small line of people apparently planning on competing.

Miles
The Game Corner is busy as always, patrons crowd around everywhere, trying to win it big. You can see a small crowd of people at the bar trying to drown their sorrows. What really draws your attention is the massive cage in the middle of the Game Corner where you can just make out two Pokemon duking it out.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Realizing that its too crowded for Rawf to walk around without being stepped on, Miles returns him to his pokeball. I'm sorry buddy, I'll let you out as soon as there is room.

Miles then proceeds to make his way over to the cage to watch the spectacle. He also wonders how he knows who to talk to or what to do to get noticed. Or go unnoticed. A sudden wave of panic washes over Miles as he realizes he has no idea what he is supposed to do once he got to the Game Corner. He breaks into a cold sweat as his mind races to find an answer, still heading towards the cage absent mindedly.

[Arcran]

As you get closer you can see two Pokemon battling each other. One is a large grey humanoid with four arms, obviously the crowd favorite. The other, a large bug with massive horns, is holding its own, but doesn't seem to be gaining any ground.
"You want to sign up for a fight kid?" a burly man in a suit asks, holding a clipboard.

[Esprit15]

"Best get in line." Damian heads towards the line at the cage, Sigma following close behind, his head swiveling around, acting as a sentry should anyone try anything stupid. He avoids contact with any other people. Yeah, I don't trust people here. Sigma buzzes angrily at a guy who looks like he's eyeing Damian's bag.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Snapping out of his panic, he looks up at the gentlman. Taking a quick look at his pokegear, Miles replies Naw, I've got somewhere to be soon. Miles quickly turns his attention back to the action, wanting to avoid further human interaction. He hated talking to strangers when he wasn't in charge.

He also pulls out his pokedex and scans both of the fighting pokemon. Miles was extremly interested in the 4-armed pokemon.

[Eshkigal]

Eddie scans the fighting pokemon as he looks over to Damian.
"We may have to wait until later if this takes too long."

[Arcran]

Pokedex Entries:


Machamp: The Superpower Pokemon
Its four muscled arms slam foes with powerful punches and chops at blinding speed.


Pinsir- The Stag Beetle Pokemon
It grips prey with its pincers until the prey is torn in half. What it can't tear, it tosses far.

As you all watch the Pinsir catches the Machamp between its horns and hurls it into the side of the cage. The Machamp does not get back up. Groans spread throughout the crowd as the fight ends with a few loud cheers interspersed throughout.

Damian and Eddie
There are two more fights line up in front of you.

[Esprit15]

"Yeah, I'm beginning to think the same thing. How about we just watch the matches for the hour if this starts going too long and if so have that match after this is over?" Sigma drooped his head as he heard that he wouldn't be fighting. He disappears into the Pokédex as Damian pulls it out to scan the two fighting Pokémon.
"Oh don't be like that. With only two battles we might get to fight yet."

[MesiDoomstalker]

A Machamp huh? I like his style.

Upon Pinsir's sudden reversal, Miles groans. He really wanted him to win. He mills about the cage, waiting for the next fight, paying close attention to the time.

[Eshkigal]

"We'll see how long it goes. We can go for a bout afterwards if need be."

[IrnBruAddict]

As Ennis walks up to the bar her posture and her entire body language change.

'Well hello there Sugar!' she says with a voice so sweet you felt at risk of catching diabetus. She was putting on a thick Southern Hoenn accent. 'I'd love it if I could get an esspresso, strong and dark, just like how I like my men.' She gives off a hearty laugh at that. She always thought it best to act the fool. It made people underestimate you. 'And could I have a double brandy to mix with that? Y'know, somethin' warm to keep the cold away.'

Ennis spins around on the chair and looks out at the Game Corner. She takes in her future business with a critical eye. Already she starts planning to change the carpet, and to cut back on those god damn slot machines. Cards were the real essence of gambling. She'd also move the cage to a back room where they could host pokemon battles to the death (you couldn't do that out in the open).

'Why golly! Can-toe is so big and so busy, its almost too much for a small town girl like me. I dont know how y'all manage living here. I even heard that the Gym Leader next town over is a witch, y'know, one of those people with those psychomatic powers.' The small town hick act was good for asking questions. As long as you seemed stupid enough, people were often loose wth any information.

[Arcran]

"Yeah, I'm beginning to think the same thing. How about we just watch the matches for the hour if this starts going too long and if so have that match after this is over?" Sigma drooped his head as he heard that he wouldn't be fighting. He disappears into the Pokédex as Damian pulls it out to scan the two fighting Pokémon.
"Oh don't be like that. With only two battles we might get to fight yet."


A Machamp huh? I like his style.

Upon Pinsir's sudden reversal, Miles groans. He really wanted him to win. He mills about the cage, waiting for the next fight, paying close attention to the time.


"We'll see how long it goes. We can go for a bout afterwards if need be."

The next two fights are fairly uneventful; the first is a Grovyle vs. a Ninjask. The fight lasts about two seconds; one nasty blow by the Ninjask dropped the Groyle. After that a Rhyhorn goes up against a Primeape. The Rhyhorn kept charging into the cage as the Primeapre nimbly dodged, but when it connected, it did serious damage.

The time has finally come for Eddie and Damian to fight. An attendant pulls them aside as they do.
“Alright, one on one fight, stay in the cage, and set a wager, alright? Win by any means necessary, but no trainer intervention. We can tell if you’re using magic on your Pokemon, so don’t even try it,” she says, smiling pleasantly as she leads your Pokemon into the ring. “Well, once you guys set a wager you can begin.”

Once there is a wager I’ll put up a battlemap and such.


As Ennis walks up to the bar her posture and her entire body language change.

'Well hello there Sugar!' she says with a voice so sweet you felt at risk of catching diabetus. She was putting on a thick Southern Hoenn accent. 'I'd love it if I could get an esspresso, strong and dark, just like how I like my men.' She gives off a hearty laugh at that. She always thought it best to act the fool. It made people underestimate you. 'And could I have a double brandy to mix with that? Y'know, somethin' warm to keep the cold away.'

Ennis spins around on the chair and looks out at the Game Corner. She takes in her future business with a critical eye. Already she starts planning to change the carpet, and to cut back on those god damn slot machines. Cards were the real essence of gambling. She'd also move the cage to a back room where they could host pokemon battles to the death (you couldn't do that out in the open).

'Why golly! Can-toe is so big and so busy, its almost too much for a small town girl like me. I dont know how y'all manage living here. I even heard that the Gym Leader next town over is a witch, y'know, one of those people with those psychomatic powers.' The small town hick act was good for asking questions. As long as you seemed stupid enough, people were often loose wth any information.

The woman happily brings you a drink, charging you ^50 for it. She gives a small laugh at the comment about men and mutters “Me too,” with a giggle. “Look at that guy,” she says, pointing to a literal bear of a man; from his dark skin he has to be from Unova, and he is at least seven feet tall. He seems to be a bouncer. Actually, all the bouncers are at least his height. The security here is pretty up tight.

“It’s big here but you adapt over time. And Sabrina..” She leans in like she’s telling a secret. “Sabrina is weird. She’s been Gym Leader for twenty years; hasn’t aged a day. She’s as good looking as she was when she started. I mean, everyone knows she is a powerful Psychic, but something else is definitely up there.

[Esprit15]

Damian leans over to Eddie. "How's just $500 sound? I'm a bit short right now."

[Eshkigal]

"That works just fine for me. Clamps, remember, you lose, no smokes for a week."
Clamps seizes up in panic at the thought, before slapping itself and finding new courage, even in the face of denied nicotine. That's not going to happen, this Sigma chump is going to go down. DOWN HE SAYS!
He enters the cage, pincers ready. (Esprit, you have the speed advantage)

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis looks at the man the bartender pointed out. 'Why they do build 'em big over here. And cute too.' Personally she thought the man looked more like a primeape that was shaved and stuffed in a suit. A ugly primeape. Still, no harm in letting this girl think they were friendly for a little while longer.

When she hears about Sabrina she says 'Oh, now you must be having me on.' She gives another souther style chuckle. Inside she starts to panic. Could there really be a psychic that strong? And so nearby too? She made a note to avoid Saffron City as much as possible.

'Thanks for the chat, hun. Once I'm free later, maybe me and you can have some more girl talk. Nice chatting.' She gives her a wave and a fake smile. Spotting the matches, Ennis decides to go see what all the fuss was about and maybe place a bet.

'I bet $300 on that delightful little crab with the cigarettes.' It was the brats money, she could afford to lose it.

[Arcran]

"That works just fine for me. Clamps, remember, you lose, no smokes for a week."
Clamps seizes up in panic at the thought, before slapping itself and finding new courage, even in the face of denied nicotine. That's not going to happen, this Sigma chump is going to go down. DOWN HE SAYS!
He enters the cage, pincers ready. (Esprit, you have the speed advantage)

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The cage is a perfect cube; about thirty feet tall, thirty wide, and thirty deep. The bell sounds as the battle starts.
Sigma is faster.

[MesiDoomstalker]

[C Miles watched the other two matches with mild interest. they were not very exciting. When the third match starts he is somewhat surprised at the combatants. they were rather... small compared to the previous matches. He knew better tobelittle them for.their size. Big things often come in small packages, he should know. Miles casually pulls his pokedex just like the other matches when a voice with a thick accent catches his attention.

'I bet $300 on that delightful little crab with the cigarettes.'

It was the Bee-Chick! Miles crunched the ^100 bill in his hand. This must have been hers. Did she mess up this kids nose? Why didn't she take it back then? Miles decided to to give it back to her. It wasn't much money to begin with. It seemed right thing to do anyway. He never stole from girls.

Miles pushes his way through the crowd. When he reaches the Bee-Chick, he taps her on the shoulder gently. When she turns around he whispers Um, I think this is yours. and holds up the crumbled bill in his hand. His head is turned down and his body is rigid, his other hand at his side holding his pokedex in a death grip.

[IrnBruAddict]

She looks at him with a confused look on her face. Then she shakes her head, smiling sweetly at him.

'I'm sorry sir. Y'all must be mistaken. I'm not an escort, and if I was I'd probably charge more than $100. Why don't you go spend that on a nice meal for a pretty girl, rather than propostioning a sweet young thing like me in the middle of a casino. 'Sides, I'm sure a big ol' stud like you could get a girl without paying.'

She lets out another hearty laugh. As she does so, the money flies out the mans hand, controlled by Ennis. It floats high into the air, then away into the crowd.

'Oh my. You better go and catch that before some varmint makes off with your whore money.'

She reaches into her pocket and places he hand on her sharpened cards, just incase he didn't take the hint.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles is bewildered by the Bee-Chick's response. Did she honestly think I'd ask for a prostitute like that?

I...I wasn't trying to...buy you miss. I got that off that kid in the alley. I thought it was yours. Miles stammers through. I was...just trying to be nice. Sorry.... he murmurs. I should of kept my mouth shut.

Miles starts to shuffle away, extremly embarrassed but a thought crossed his mind. He turns around and a bit more bodly asks What exactly did you do to that kid? He couldn't of messed up his nose by himself.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Kid? What kid? I'm afraid you lost me back there sir. Did some poor child trip and fall on his face?'

Inside his head he hears a voice. It's not like the one the girl is using, and she doesn't move her mouth as it speaks. Thankfully, it doesn't have that gawd awful accent.

'You better run along, little fool. Otherwise, you'll find out what I did to him. Do you really want to know? Or would you rather leave with both your testicles attached still attached to your body?'

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles takes a step back, wondering why the hell he is hearing a voice in his head. Oh...I'm sorry miss, I thought you were someone else. Miles ephmaiszied the "miss" and "else" heavily, with a bit of venom in his voice. He turns back to the cage and brings his pokedex up to scan the combatants.

If you can hear me, you don't fool me. I know you did something to that kid and I'm not giving up till I find out what. Trust me, I'm no pushover. Miles brings his left hand and hooks his thumb into his belt, his fore and middle fingers brushing against Rawf's pokeball, ready to draw it at a moments notice. He smirks a little and watches the Bee-Chick out of the corner of his eye, without looking away from the battle.

[Esprit15]

"Give them a good show, Sigma! Start strong!"
Sigma moves forward and fires off a beam of energy at the crab.
Used Psybeam
AC: [roll0] Hits on 2+SpD, confuses on 19-20
Damage: [roll1]

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis takes her cards out of her pocket and lets one of them fall to the floor. It stops just before hitting the ground. The card floated between the legs of the people watching the cage match. Eventually it slid underneath Miles.

'If I was you I would look down.'

Should Miles look down he would see a playing card between his legs. It was spinning rappidly and the the edges looked sharpened. Maybe her threat to castrate him wasn't just an idle threat. She didn't want to start something on the Rockets home turf, but this idiot had come up to her and accused her, and when given the chance hadn't backed off. Ennis didn't gladly suffer fools.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles takes a cursory glance downards and notices the spinning card. Neat trick, but why? What exactly did I do? I was trying to give you money that I thought was yours. I don't want to start a fight, and I bet you don't either. Otherwise I'd be speaking an octave or two higher now wouldn't I? After the pokedex is done scanning the pokemon, he puts it back in his pocket casually then turns slightly towards the crazy Bee-Chick. He raises one eyebrow quizically, waiting for a response.

Wow, thats a cool attack! he says casually to the crazy Bee-Chick about the weird polygonal pokemon's attack.

[Eshkigal]

The beam slams into Clamps hard, and he flies back into the bars. He tries to wobble to his feet, but faceplants. Eddie just stares at his krabby, then back up at Sigma, before sighing. Range and speed, two of their worst enemies.
"...Gotta say, good shot. Good luck on those withdrawl symptoms, Clamps."
He recalls Clamps, and pays Damian. Can't win'em all.
(On my phone, but I think you just barely got him to zero HP or lower.)

[Arcran]

There is a collective booing as the Krabby goes down after one hit. The two Pokemon are quickly ushered out of the cage to make room for the next fight.
"Better luck next time," a wizened old man tells Eddie.

According to the clock it is 10:45.

Ennis
You lost 300 on the fight.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Well I'll be! I ain't seen an attack like that in a month of sundays. Poor lil' fella should cut down on them smokes. Or start smoking whatever that there computer-duck is smoking.'

She holds out her hand and the card she sent out returned to her and she quickly pocketed it. She then pays out her lost bet.

'Listen fool! You got involved in my business. The stupid brat got involved in my business, and you seen how he ended up. I'm a professional, and I don't like being crowded by amatuers. SO BACK OFF!'

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles winces when the crazy Bee-Chick yells in his mind. With a sour look on his face he says Fine... and pushes his way out of the crowd. He goes over to the bar and sits down and takes a deep breath. He needs to calm down before he has to meet with the Rockets. I'll watch the casino from here, I'll probably see who I'm supposed to talk to eventually.

[Eshkigal]

"Thanks. Say, if I run over to the Center real quick, would I likely make it back here in under ten minutes?"
He takes a minute to scan the next fighters offhandedly.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis tires of the crowd. She goes back to her spot at the bar and nurses her drink, waiting for the clock to hit 11 and trying to scan the minds of any employees, trying to figure out who it is she's supposed to meet.

[Arcran]

"Thanks. Say, if I run over to the Center real quick, would I likely make it back here in under ten minutes?"
He takes a minute to scan the next fighters offhandedly.
"Ten minutes? Ye' crazy boy? Have ye' ever even been to one of those Pokeythings? Takes an hour sometimes!"

You manage to scan a Persian and a Charmeleon locked in a fight.


Ennis tires of the crowd. She goes back to her spot at the bar and nurses her drink, waiting for the clock to hit 11 and trying to scan the minds of any employees, trying to figure out who it is she's supposed to meet.

You find out that the bartender you had previously talked to is the contact. She seems to be paying attention to you, the two trainers that had just battled, and that creep that kept talking to you.

[Eshkigal]

"Ah. Thought that was just the one in Fuchsia, and that because of all the status effects normally tossed around. Thanks."
He looks around, trying to figure out who to find while sticking near enough to Damian to follow him if he spots something.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis points her pokedex at the fight, but doesn't really pay attention to it. Instead she speaks to the bar tender, but in her real voice.

'So, who's going to be giving me my interview then. I'd say I'm the cream of the crop. The guy with the porygon can fight, sure, but the other two either have weak pokemon or are just plain weak in the head. And none of them can do what I do. What'd they do to get selected?'

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles continues scanning the room for anything he can use to figure out what he is supposed to do. He scans the pokemon battling, but pays no attention to the fight beyond that.

[Arcran]

"Ah. Thought that was just the one in Fuchsia, and that because of all the status effects normally tossed around. Thanks."
He looks around, trying to figure out who to find while sticking near enough to Damian to follow him if he spots something.

You see a bartender gesturing very discretely towards you, Damian, and some guy that you don't know.


Ennis points her pokedex at the fight, but doesn't really pay attention to it. Instead she speaks to the bar tender, but in her real voice.

'So, who's going to be giving me my interview then. I'd say I'm the cream of the crop. The guy with the porygon can fight, sure, but the other two either have weak pokemon or are just plain weak in the head. And none of them can do what I do. What'd they do to get selected?'

"Well, the one with the Porygon can fight. You know that. The one with the Krabby... Well, up until he went against the Porygon he was doing pretty good. He's a smuggler; we always need a handful of those. Not all the things transported are legal, ya' know? And him," she says, gesturing towards the big guy. "Well, thugs like him are in short supply. Sometimes stuff doesn't need a ladies touch," she says with a wink, gesturing to the others so that they come over.

Miles
You see a bartender gesturing to you. She seems to be talking to the crazy Bee-Chick.

[Esprit15]

Damian politely thanks Eddie for the prize money, then just sends a passing glare to everyone booing. Not my fault that the Krabby couldn't take the hit. Should have bet on the Pokémon, not the novelty.He had a feeling they would end up working together a fair amount in the future. "Hey, sorry about the time. You have a potion that you could use to get him somewhat better? I don't think they'll take kindly to you arriving at the 'job interview' with a fainted Pokémon. Reflects very poorly on your general skills." Damian tries to get a record of the Pokémon currently fighting. Dang, he should have gotten a scan of Clamps before he was recalled. It would make good information to review on.
Finally he notices the bartender. "Hey, over there. Maybe they'll understand your losing after seeing the match."

[MesiDoomstalker]

Crap on a Farfetch'd Leek! The bartender's the contact and she's talking to the crazy Bee-Chick. Miles gets up and trudges over and sits next to the crazy Bee-Chick, trying his best to avoid eye contact.

Hello to the bartender with a weak smile.

[IrnBruAddict]

'But whoever's in charge knows when a woman's touch is needed to organise' and Ennis waves her hand at the bouncers on the floor, assuming the bartender outranked them if she was the contact.

She turns to her new colleagues. 'Well, howdy boys. Why don't you nice fellas pull up a coupla' chairs and keep us girls company.' She gave the sweetest smile to Damian and Eddie. The big fellow was frreaking out enough without her needing to torment him anymore. Well, maybe just a little.

'And you there, sir. Please do stop referring to me as the "Crazy Bee Chick".' She waves her hands a little at that last part. 'You should be polite to a lady. Otherwise you ain't ever gonna get a girl without paying for her.'

[Eshkigal]

"Reckon it's my other skills they're looking for, anyway."
He nods as Damian points out the bartender, and pulls up a seat, smiling.
"A pleasure to meet you both. I apologize that my partner won't be joining us, but beam attacks tend to be more than he can take."

[MesiDoomstalker]

I'm sorry. If you would of been nice and just taken the damned money, I wouldn't be calling you crazy. And, you know, I might have asked for your name. Mines Miles if you don't already know. And must you use that voice? I know its not your normal one. Miles is quite clearly agitated with the girl.

Noticing the man who just sit down Hi, I'm Miles. We motioing to the girl already met.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Ennis. Ennis Martillo.' She speaks in her normal voice and offers her hand to Damian. 'Nice pokemon you got there. Not one I've seen before, but it looks like it can do a few tricks. Then again, so can me and Que-Bee.'

[Esprit15]

Damian's eyes narrow. "Miss, I have a sense that you're more dangerous than your ditzy sounding accent would suggest," he states, his voice abnormally cold. He takes a deep breath and is closer to normal before continuing, "but you sound like you're reading into something he said a bit too much.

Anyways, I caught what you were saying about us, and I assure you I'm good for more than just muscle. I don't know much, but with some help from Sigma," he motions to the Porygon, "I can be a bit of a wiz with computers and electronics. Can take a hit pretty well too.

Sorry, I haven't introduced myself. Damian Voiron, Ace Trainer from Saffron." He firmly shakes her hand.

[Eshkigal]

"Eddie. Just Eddie, or variations on it. So, do we talk over drinks or someplace more secluded?"
He glances over to the bartender on that last bit.

[Arcran]

"We go in back. I'm going to make a distraction. When I do, head through that door. I'll open it for you," the bartender says as she points to a poster, heading over to the drinks and pouring a glass of Southern Johto Brew from the tap. As she pulls the tap down a loud cry sounds from the crowd. Apparently somebody had one the jackpot! Just about the entire place has turned to focus on that; even the Pokemon currently battling paused. You have more than enough time to dash towards the poster (which had slid into the wall to reveal a passageway) and go into a hallway. The door slides shut as the last of you enter. The hallway is dark and the sounds of the Game Corner have all but dissapeared.

You follow the narrow hallway down to a door. Before any of you can raise your hand to knock the door swings open. Inside there are four chairs and a desk. At that desk there is a man that seems average in almost every sense. Behind him stands a hulk of a Pokemon leaning on two concrete pillars. The man gestures to the chairs, but says nothing.

[Eshkigal]

Eddie walks in, and takes a seat. He's not sure if he should talk yet. He pointedly does not scan the pokemon in front of him-there's a time and a place, and this was not it.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles stares awkwardly at the man, suddenly very conscious of his appearence. He has become rigid again and is frozen in place for a moment. eventually he takes a stiff step forward and then contiues albeit stifly to the middle seat on the left. He sits down, seemingly breaking as every joint bends in turn. He smiles awkwardly at the man with his hnds on his lap, squeezing his legs so hard his knuckles have turned white.

Hel..hello. Im Miles Ruthar. he stammers throuh his introduction and waits for a response.

[Arcran]

Miles stares awkwardly at the man, suddenly very conscious of his appearence. He has become rigid again and is frozen in place for a moment. eventually he takes a stiff step forward and then contiues albeit stifly to the middle seat on the left. He sits down, seemingly breaking as every joint bends in turn. He smiles awkwardly at the man with his hnds on his lap, squeezing his legs so hard his knuckles have turned white.

Hel..hello. Im Miles Ruthar. he stammers throuh his introduction and waits for a response.

The man slowly slides his chair back and stands up, walking towards you. He extends his hand as if to shake yours but at the last second turns it into a fist, hitting you hard on the jaw and dropping you.

"Who do you think you are? You just waltz in and talk before I do? And your introduction! Seriously? 'Uh, hey, um, I'm Miles.' Seriously? Are you the crap they're dragging in these days? Comon, grow a pair!" he says in disgust, walking over to his chair.

The large Pokemon makes a weezing sound in the background. At first you think it's choking, but then you realize it is laughing at you.

13 damage.

[Esprit15]

Damian walks in calmly and sits himself down. At least, he remains calm until the man knocks Miles to the ground. His eyes widen for a second, and he tries to contain his more apparent anxiety. He gives a look to Sigma and lightly motions for him to recall himself to the PokéGear, which he does with a slight crackle. Damian continues waiting for a sign to speak, or lash out again.

[MesiDoomstalker]

OWWWWWW!! That friggin' hurt! Ok Miles, dont show fear and dont let him see it hurt. Miles slowly gets up off the ground and with as much dignity as possible sits him self down again. With some effort he has put on a straight face. He sits there looking forward as if unphased and waits for a signal to speak.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis smiles as Miles gets hit, but makes sure not to laugh. Laughing at things like that was for thugs and she was no thug. She had class. She bowed her head slightly in the mans direction, but not too much. It was more to show she acknowledged him than was subserviant to him.

She made sure to take the seat furthest away from the man, but maintained eye contact with him. This man was either someone who would one day work for her, or someone who would need to be eliminated. Either way, she wanted to know what he was capable of.

[Arcran]

The man acknowledges Ennis's nod with a wink.

"Alright," the man says, leaning back in his chair. "Now that that bussiness is out of the way, let's get down to the good stuff. You want to join Team Rocket. You're here because one of our agents thought you had what it takes. What I don't know is why you all accepted. So tell me," he says, gesturing with his hands and staring at you each in turn. "Why join Team Rocket?"

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles squirms a little in his chair. He wasn't sure if he was allowed to speak or not. Either way, he didn't want to go first. He didn't want another Mega Punch to the face. He waits impatiently for someone else to speak first.

[Eshkigal]

Eddie speaks up.
"Opportunities and resources, sir. You have plenty of legal fronts that would be a good way out of crime if needed-though personally, I'd aim more for just my own ship to run for the Team in the long run. You offer plenty of chances to improve yourself fiscally, physically, socially, and mentally. But above all, there are the resources you offer to those that serve the Team well. Better jobs, better supplies, rarer pokemon...what isn't to like about that?"

[Esprit15]

Damian thinks for a moment, making sure to think his response through. Getting punched in the jaw did not appeal to him. Short and to the point seemed the best option. This did not appear to be a patient man. Tell him the truth, cut out the unimportant, tell him what he would be interested to hear. "The job appeals to me. My league challenge failed for reasons that I can elaborate on if you wish, and I got by on my own for two years, but I began to encounter problems. Fortunatly I met the Porygon that you saw earlier and realized that he would be a great technical ally, but I needed a place to focus his and my skills. Team Rocket, being more organized than other...organizations, and being more fitting for my skill set seemed a good option. I am trained in training Pokémon, an aggressive fighter should things become hand to hand, and the Porygon is quite skilled in computer hacking."

[MesiDoomstalker]

After watching Eddie and Damian speaking their turn, Miles begins to speak. I'm a petty thief, a pickpocket. I don't want to do that anymore. I want to do some grander, something that will make a difference. Not some hoaxy ideal, I want something that gets results. Team Rocket gets results, sir. Thats why I want to join. His voice is steady and confident but he's nervous inside. He could never say the real reason. Not even think it with that Ennis around.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Why? That's easy. You're evil.'

Being the last to talk, Ennis decides to be a little special. She takes out her cards and lets then float in the air around her, cricling about her. The two new guys were going to figure out shat she could do, so she might as well show them now.

'Team Galactic say they fight for a better world. Team Magma say the fight to spread land for pokemon to live on. Team Plasma claim they steal pokemon to protect their rights. And don't get me started on Team Aqua. And all of that is BULL.' Ennis summons the cards all back to her hand and slams them down forcefully on the table.

'They're crooks who hide behind the pretence of dreams and morals to deny what they do. They pretend to be the good guys. But not you. You're the worst of the worst, the best of the best. You value power for powers sake. I respect that. I want that! Not evil for evils sake, not evil disguised as idealism. Evil as in the ability to pursue power.'

She calms down and pockets her cards again. Then she straightens her collar. She takes out her pokedex and started scanning the big fellow. If anyone was going to show dominance over these other three, it was her. She wasn't the type to be cowed.

'Besides, I think I look good in a suit.'

[Esprit15]

Damian just looks at the spinning cards. Hm, a psychic just as I thought. And a power hungry one with an attitude. So much for not fitting into a stereotype. That explains why she was freaking out at the other guy earlier. Probably was listening in on his thoughts. Probably listening to mine right now. She really should control that temper. At least she was smart enough to not mention any of her obviously existant goals about climbing her way through the organization. His thoughts return to the leader to see how he responded to himself and the others. Seems that other people were more in it for the illegality of it. A pickpocket, a smuggler and...that. Well we've certainly found an interesting group. I look like some sort of whelp compared to them, like I was desperate rather than in it because that's what I wanted. Hm, should have mentioned that I would make a decent "hunter" as well.

[Eshkigal]

"Because you're evil"? Really? That's what she's going with? There had to be better ways of phrasing that part...Neat trick with the cards, though. Wonder what other tricks she can do?
He considers some things about the telekinesis.
Wonder what the weight limit and distance is. Transport small enough items in a let go balloon, controlled by her power...could work, but it'd have to be tested though. But no one would likely even look twice at a party balloon that obviously just got away from someone.

[Arcran]

Eddie speaks up.
"Opportunities and resources, sir. You have plenty of legal fronts that would be a good way out of crime if needed-though personally, I'd aim more for just my own ship to run for the Team in the long run. You offer plenty of chances to improve yourself fiscally, physically, socially, and mentally. But above all, there are the resources you offer to those that serve the Team well. Better jobs, better supplies, rarer pokemon...what isn't to like about that?"

The man nods in response, obviously pleased with the answer.


Damian thinks for a moment, making sure to think his response through. Getting punched in the jaw did not appeal to him. Short and to the point seemed the best option. This did not appear to be a patient man. Tell him the truth, cut out the unimportant, tell him what he would be interested to hear. "The job appeals to me. My league challenge failed for reasons that I can elaborate on if you wish, and I got by on my own for two years, but I began to encounter problems. Fortunatly I met the Porygon that you saw earlier and realized that he would be a great technical ally, but I needed a place to focus his and my skills. Team Rocket, being more organized than other...organizations, and being more fitting for my skill set seemed a good option. I am trained in training Pokémon, an aggressive fighter should things become hand to hand, and the Porygon is quite skilled in computer hacking."

The man smiles at the mention of the Porygon. "Thing's good in a fight too, isn't it?" he says, less hostile than before.


After watching Eddie and Damian speaking their turn, Miles begins to speak. I'm a petty thief, a pickpocket. I don't want to do that anymore. I want to do some grander, something that will make a difference. Not some hoaxy ideal, I want something that gets results. Team Rocket gets results, sir. Thats why I want to join. His voice is steady and confident but he's nervous inside. He could never say the real reason. Not even think it with that Ennis around.

The man nods at you as well. A good answer.


'Why? That's easy. You're evil.'

Being the last to talk, Ennis decides to be a little special. She takes out her cards and lets then float in the air around her, cricling about her. The two new guys were going to figure out shat she could do, so she might as well show them now.

'Team Galactic say they fight for a better world. Team Magma say the fight to spread land for pokemon to live on. Team Plasma claim they steal pokemon to protect their rights. And don't get me started on Team Aqua. And all of that is BULL.' Ennis summons the cards all back to her hand and slams them down forcefully on the table.

'They're crooks who hide behind the pretence of dreams and morals to deny what they do. They pretend to be the good guys. But not you. You're the worst of the worst, the best of the best. You value power for powers sake. I respect that. I want that! Not evil for evils sake, not evil disguised as idealism. Evil as in the ability to pursue power.'

She calms down and pockets her cards again. Then she straightens her collar. She takes out her pokedex and started scanning the big fellow. If anyone was going to show dominance over these other three, it was her. She wasn't the type to be cowed.

'Besides, I think I look good in a suit.'

The man chuckles at your speech. "We could use more people like you," he says.

"As you may know, we focus on bussiness more than talking. You're here because you were asked, so that's out of the way. Now we just have to put the group of you through some tests. Make sure you're made of the right stuff and, more importantly, you're not cops," the man says, turning to each of you in turn.

"The test tonight is simple. It is to make sure you can handle basic bussiness procedure. Now Team Magma is trying to establish a presence here. There is a small truck coming in with three or four members tonight that is supposed to meet with their contact and get into the city. They're supposed to meet here," he says, pointing to a point on the map about a mile outside Celadon to the East. "At about midnight. Your job is simple. Lay in wait for the truck. When the contact appears, nuetralize the Team Magma grunts and capture the contact alive," the man says. "You will then bring him back into the city. Don't worry, we own most of the city guards, they'll give you no trouble if you say you're with us. Follow this path," he traces a path through the streets, "And you might not run into any. That's all for now. You can leave out the back door," he says, pointing towards a door to the left.

Before you can leave, he starts rummaging through his desk and says wait. He pulls out four Pokeballs and sets them on the table. "These are Poochyena from one of our top Breeders. Consider this a test. Train it, make it stronger. They're newly hatched, so they'll take some work. Whoever has the strongest one at the end of this application process will recieve a small bonus," the man says. "Now we're done. Get out of here."

You all receive a level 1 Poochyena!
Ennis and Miles Female, Eddie and Damian Male
Lonely Nature, Quick Feet Ability
Knows Tackle
+3 Speed, +3 HP (Breeder Bonus)

[Esprit15]

"Indeed, the Porygon must have been well programmed."
Damian picks up the ball. "I'll train it well. Thank you. Out of curiosity, do you have any facilities for training, or is that on us?" After he recieves his answer, he makes a light bow and thanks the man, making sure to lower his head below the leader's.
I'll stat the Poochyena when I get home.

[Eshkigal]

Eddie nods, and picks the pokeball nearest to him up. He does his best to study the route and the best detours to use if the plotted out one becomes unusable.
"Thank you, sir. We'll make sure the contact gets here safely. You mentioned a breeder, too. Is there any chance of having them look at an egg I own after our success?"

[Arcran]

"Indeed, the Porygon must have been well programmed."
Damian picks up the ball. "I'll train it well. Thank you. Out of curiosity, do you have any facilities for training, or is that on us?" After he recieves his answer, he makes a light bow and thanks the man, making sure to lower his head below the leader's.
I'll stat the Poochyena when I get home.

"Training facilities are for members. If you pass all of your tests they'll be open to you."


Eddie nods, and picks the pokeball nearest to him up. He does his best to study the route and the best detours to use if the plotted out one becomes unusable.
"Thank you, sir. We'll make sure the contact gets here safely. You mentioned a breeder, too. Is there any chance of having them look at an egg I own after our success?"

"Once again, if you're accepted you can have her check it out."

[Esprit15]

"Very well. I'll be to the East, training the puppy so that it is able to be a contributing member of the team. If anyone wishes to join, they are free to do so."

[MesiDoomstalker]

Thank you sir. Miles picks up the pokeball and smiles a little You have a new friend Rawf, another puppy too. This is it, the start. Miles then leaves quickly and quietly after a respectful bow behind Damian and Eddie.

To Damian I'll gladly join you. with a small excited smile.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis bows to the man with a little bit of a flourish. Knowing she had impressed him, she held out her hand and the pokeball flew into it. Then she exits with the others.

'Poochyena, huh? Reminds me of home.' She summons it of of it's pokeball. 'Think I'll call you Lady. And you'll be winning me that bonus.'

She reaches down and tries to clap it, and the dog back off. 'Listen, don't be afraid. I may not be a nice person to humans, but I know how much pokemon mean to me. You're part of our team now Lady, me and you and Que-Bee are family. No matter what, I won't let anyone hurt you. Try your hardest to win, but don't push yourself too hard, we;re just starting out. We have plenty of time to get stronger later.'

After that silent conversation between master and dog, the little poocheyna comes a little closer and lets her touch it. It was at times like this Ennis was glad she was the mind reader and not anyone else.

'Shouldn't you go heal that weak ass crab while you can? It lost me money, you know. Not my money, but it's the principle. Next time it better prove its worth.'

[Eshkigal]

"I'll join you once I see to Clamps. I know he's not handy against special attacks, but get him in range and he'll crush'em. I'll catch up."
He steps out, and heads towards the Center.

[Arcran]

"I'll join you once I see to Clamps. I know he's not handy against special attacks, but get him in range and he'll crush'em. I'll catch up."
He steps out, and heads towards the Center.

The Pokemon Center is much like Fuschia; full, crowded, and busy. The line goes out the door.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Once outside the Game Corner, Miles releases Rawf. Guess what Rawf? We have a new friend. She's a Poochyena, a dog pokemon like you. Rawf yelps excitedly and wagging his tail. He then notices Damian and trots up along side him quizically. He is a friend Rawf. at least I hope. Damian, meet my buddy Rawf.

[Eshkigal]

As Eddie settles in for a bit of a wait, he pulls out the new pokeball.
"Come on out...let's call you Nicholas."
He sends out the poochyena, which he picks up as it tries to shy away and smiles at.
"Hi little guy. We'll be working together for a while, so we'll take care of each other, okay?"
The poochyena sniffs him a couple times before licking his face.
"Heh, yeah, we'll get along just fine."

[Arcran]

As Eddie settles in for a bit of a wait, he pulls out the new pokeball.
"Come on out...let's call you Nicholas."
He sends out the poochyena, which he picks up as it tries to shy away and smiles at.
"Hi little guy. We'll be working together for a while, so we'll take care of each other, okay?"
The poochyena sniffs him a couple times before licking his face.
"Heh, yeah, we'll get along just fine."

After almost an hour a nurse heals your Krabby up. It costs you ^300, which although not bad, isn't cheap.

When you go to pay, you realize you have no money. "You're broke?" the nurse says, annoyed. "We're busy right now so we'll let it slide, but if this happens again there'll be trouble."

No free healthcare here. :smallamused:

[Eshkigal]

Eddie rubs the back of his head.
"Eh heh...sorry. Knew I was forgetting about something. Won't happen again."
On his way out, he takes the time to scan pokemon coming in and out.

[Arcran]

Eddie rubs the back of his head.
"Eh heh...sorry. Knew I was forgetting about something. Won't happen again."
On his way out, he takes the time to scan pokemon coming in and out.

You manage to get quite a few scans; a red Pokemon that is called Charmeleon, a stupid fish called Magikarp, a turtle known as Tirtouga, a small duck like thing made of magma called Magby, and a blue Pokemon called Rioulu.

[Eshkigal]

Content with the scans gotten and promising himself to catch the water types later, he heads out into the nearby route.

[Arcran]

Content with the scans gotten and promising himself to catch the water types later, he heads out into the nearby route.

As you depart the town the border guards wave at you. For awhile you find nothing. After awhile of searching in the woods you hear a hissing noise. Turning around to investigate you walk straight into a spider web. A small green Pokemon crawls down, intent on dinner. The Poochyena whimpers, stunned in fear.

{table]|A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H
1|t|w|E|w|t|||
2|Ni|||||||
3||t|Sp|||||t
4|||||t|||
5||t|t|||||
6|||||t|||
7||||||||t
8||t||||||[/table]

Currently suffering from Trapped. You have the first move.

[Esprit15]

Damian just rolls his eyes at the girl. She has such an ego! He does an honest sign of respect and she outdoes him after watching! He sighs and leaves for the route, scanning any walking Pokémon that he sees following their trainer or just inhabiting the city. Sigma stays in the Pokédex, reviewing the new data for planning. The Poochyena follows behind Damian. "So, do you already have a name? Sigma, listen to the response and type what it would roughly translate to." Sigma moves to the PokéGear and listens. The Poochyena whimpers, then barks three times. Damian looks to the device. "Says he has no name. Breeders just called him 'First' because he was the first hatched." Damian thinks for a moment. "Can I go back to the Pokédex? There is no interesting information on your phone to review."
"Yeah, go for it." There is just a crackle of electricity between the devices as Sigma travels. "Hm, how about Alpha?" The puppy yips happily at the name. "Alright Alpha, you're with us now. We're going to be training you to be big and strong." Alpha yips happily again. They continue to the route for training.

No, I'm totally not going with a Greek letter naming theme. What gives that idea? :smalltongue:

[Eshkigal]

"Well, that's embarassing. Nikki, watch carefully, alright?"
He pulls out Clamps' pokeball, and sends him out before trying to pull himself out.
"Try that new move, wouldya?"
Clamps (B2) uses False Swipe
[roll0] 2+def
[roll1]-can only bring you down to 1

(Clamps HP 25/25, Attack 15, Def 11, speed 3. Nikki HP 13, attack 8, def 2, speed 4)

[Arcran]

"Well, that's embarassing. Nikki, watch carefully, alright?"
He pulls out Clamps' pokeball, and sends him out before trying to pull himself out.
"Try that new move, wouldya?"
Clamps (B2) uses False Swipe
[roll0] 2+def
[roll1]-can only bring you down to 1

(Clamps HP 25/25, Attack 15, Def 11, speed 3. Nikki HP 13, attack 8, def 2, speed 4)

The Pokemon almost goes down; it falls down to it's knees, almost done for. The Pokemon lashes out with a stinger on its rear, stinging Clamps. You hear a chittering and a few more spiders come out of the trees.


{table]|A|B|C|E|D|F|G|H
1|t|w|E|w|t|||
2|Ni||Cl|||||
3||t|Sp||||2|t
4|||||t|||
5||t|t||3|||
6|||||t|||
7||4||||||t
8||t||||||[/table]


3 damage after Defense to Clamps. New numbers are other spiders.

[Eshkigal]

"Of course...Hey Nikki, why not get yourself amped up? You'll be needed. Just stay away from them until we can get you in a good spot to strike."
Nikki looks over, and howls. Meanwhile, Eddie pulls out a ball.
"May as well take the opportunity."
he tosses it at the nearly downed spinarak, before working on getting out of the web.
[roll0]-catch
[roll1]-trying to drag himself out of the webbing.

[MesiDoomstalker]

After watching Damian name his Poochyena and scanning the random pokemon around the city, he pulls out his pokedex and does the same. With his other hand, he holds his Poochyena's pokeball and contemplates a name. What do you think Rawf? What should we name her? Rawf backs off of Damian and stares up at Miles with a look of deep thought. A soft growl emnates from him while he thinks.

[IrnBruAddict]

Not wanting to hang about with the two meat-sacks, Ennis heads into the back alleys of the city, looking for some inner city pokemon to catch.

[Arcran]

"Of course...Hey Nikki, why not get yourself amped up? You'll be needed. Just stay away from them until we can get you in a good spot to strike."
Nikki looks over, and howls. Meanwhile, Eddie pulls out a ball.
"May as well take the opportunity."
he tosses it at the nearly downed spinarak, before working on getting out of the web.
[roll0]-catch
[roll1]-trying to drag himself out of the webbing.

The Pokeball connects with the Pokemon, capturing it easily. The other spiders chitter angrily, scuttling close enough to launch another wave of spikes at Clamps. One glances off his thick armor, one barely hits him, while the other bites deep into him, poisonous acids seeping inside. The crab makes a clicking noise in pain.

11 damage to Clamps after Defense. He is also Poisoned.

Spinarak, level 7, Female
Naught Nature, Venom Ability
Standard Moves


Not wanting to hang about with the two meat-sacks, Ennis heads into the back alleys of the city, looking for some inner city pokemon to catch.

For awhile you find nothing. Pokemon are a hard find in cities; the city watch makes sure of that. After awhile you come across something possibly more profitable; the same kid as earlier with a band of filthy street urchins. When he sees you he hushes the band. They all look at you in fear. One kid, probably about thirteen, walks up.
"I hear you messed with Josh. Nobody messes with my crew," he says, shaking, but trying to act brave.

Damian and Miles
Not many Pokemon go by and you only get a few scans. Namely a Slowpoke, a Tyrogue, and a Aipom.

[Arcran]

"Of course...Hey Nikki, why not get yourself amped up? You'll be needed. Just stay away from them until we can get you in a good spot to strike."
Nikki looks over, and howls. Meanwhile, Eddie pulls out a ball.
"May as well take the opportunity."
he tosses it at the nearly downed spinarak, before working on getting out of the web.
[roll0]-catch
[roll1]-trying to drag himself out of the webbing.

The Pokeball connects with the Pokemon, capturing it easily. The other spiders chitter angrily, scuttling close enough to launch another wave of spikes at Clamps. One glances off his thick armor, one barely hits him, while the other bites deep into him, poisonous acids seeping inside. The crab makes a clicking noise in pain.

{table]|A|B|C|E|D|F|G|H
1|t|w|E|w|t|||
2|Ni||Cl||||2|
3||t||||||t
4|||||t|||
5|4|t|t||3|||
6|||||t|||
7||||||||t
8||t||||||[/table]

11 damage to Clamps after Defense. He is also Poisoned.

Spinarak, level 7, Female
Naught Nature, Venom Ability
Standard Moves


Not wanting to hang about with the two meat-sacks, Ennis heads into the back alleys of the city, looking for some inner city pokemon to catch.

For awhile you find nothing. Pokemon are a hard find in cities; the city watch makes sure of that. After awhile you come across something possibly more profitable; the same kid as earlier with a band of filthy street urchins. When he sees you he hushes the band. They all look at you in fear. One kid, probably about thirteen, walks up.
"I hear you messed with Josh. Nobody messes with my crew," he says, shaking, but trying to act brave.

Damian and Miles
Not many Pokemon go by and you only get a few scans. Namely a Slowpoke, a Tyrogue, and a Aipom.

[Eshkigal]

(Lost 14 HP then.)
"Clamps! Try and shake it off, man. Nikki, line 'em up and let 'em have it!"
Nikki eyes the two spiders carefully, before bum rushing at least one of them.
[roll0]-trying to shake off poison
[roll1]tackle
[roll2]-add 1 to the damage as I forgot my Ace Trainer feature and used Howl lat turn.
(Forgot my escape check, see OoC)

[Esprit15]

"Well you could always call him Hunter. It's a good name for a dark type like him."

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis points her hand at the kid, like it was a pretend gun. A wide grin appears on her face.

'Do you kids believe in magic? 'Cos I got an invisible gun right here and I'll shoot you with my mind bullets if you don't give Big Sis Ennis some money and your pokemon.'

She seems totally relaxed, like it's just some kind of game to her. The brats didn't know everything she was capable of, but they'd find out soon.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Hunter....I like it. But she's a girl, how about Huntress? Miles releases Huntress from her pokeball. The little pup is immdiatly confronted with Rawf yipping happily at his new friend. Huntress sniffs Rawf timidly. Miles kneels down and says Don't worry little one, me and Rawf are your friends. I'm Miles and your Huntress. We're going to have lots of fun and adventures together. Huntress sniffs them both once more each, then lightly licks both on the nose. Rawf and Huntress start playing like puppies while Miles and Damian walk.

[Esprit15]

Alpha joins the wrestling, which continues as they leave the town. Damian also scans Alpha and Rawf as they go.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Well out pokemon seem to get along well. I need to start getting to know him, I might be working with him for a long time. How did you meet your Porygon, Sigma was it?

[Esprit15]

"E-mail. No, really. I sent a message to my family saying that I was quitting my league challenge after my starter died. They refused and said I better find a tougher starter. Sigma took that as a chance to find a new trainer after his old one nearly deleted him by accident. He was mad and just left. He sees the message and sends me an email. I figured why not and out of the computer comes this blue and pink thing. We've been a team ever since.

So what led the team to take an interest in you?"

[Arcran]

Ennis points her hand at the kid, like it was a pretend gun. A wide grin appears on her face.

'Do you kids believe in magic? 'Cos I got an invisible gun right here and I'll shoot you with my mind bullets if you don't give Big Sis Ennis some money and your pokemon.'

She seems totally relaxed, like it's just some kind of game to her. The brats didn't know everything she was capable of, but they'd find out soon.

"Magic, that's stuff is BS," the kid says, striding forward.
"Wait she's-" the kid from earlier starts to say, but gets cut off.
"I don't care if she's god. Nobody messes with my crew," he says, throwing a Pokeball down. A puddle of sludge comes out making odd splashing sounds.
"This is you last chance. Leave."

[MesiDoomstalker]

Like I said, I was a pickpocket back in Cerulean. A lot of small stuff, you know, nothing too special. I guess I was good enough at that the team became interested. At the same time, I wanted to do something worthwhile so I started nosing around, discreetly of course. They must of caught wind of my snooping and pre-empted me. I got a letter telling me to be at the Celadon Game Corner at 11 today. That was my chance and I jumped at it. Miles tugs uncomfortably at his suit jacket. I wish I had brought a change of clothes, I hate these dress clothes.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis dramatically points her finger at the grimer.

'Bang'

As she does this, she telipathically tells Lady to attack the kid and leave the pokemon to her

Ennis: Extresensory the grimer
Ac: [roll0] beat 2 + def
Damage: [roll1]

Lady: Tackle the big kid
Ac: [roll2] beat 2 + def
Damage: [roll3]

[Arcran]

For a second nothing happens. Then it quite literally explodes, showering everybody nearby in putrid gunk. The kid swears and turns to run, but Lady pounces on him, pinning him to the ground.

"Run!" he shouts, and the urchins clear out of the alley fast.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis walks over and points her magic gun at the kids head.

'You and your gang work for me now. That or lady chows down on your face. Cash and pokeballs, NOW!'

[Arcran]

Ennis walks over and points her magic gun at the kids head.

'You and your gang work for me now. That or lady chows down on your face. Cash and pokeballs, NOW!'

"We don't have anything," the kid says.

Perception from you.

[IrnBruAddict]

Perception check: [roll0]

[Arcran]

Before you can react the kid shanks you in the leg with a knife and sends out a new Pokemon, this time a small turtle.

22 damage after DR.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Bang.'

She hits the kid this time, as does Lady. Ennis ignored the turtle, if she got it's pokeball it would be hurs after the battle. The kid had got blood on her suit, so he wasn't getting out of here alive.

Ennis: Extrasensory against the kid
Ac:[roll0]
Damage: [roll1]

Lady: Tackle the kid again
Ac: [roll2]
Damage: [roll3]

[Arcran]

The kid doesn't take the hit from Lady and slumps to the ground, unconcious.

His Pokemon starts to make a run for it down the alley as well.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis floats it's pokeball into her hand and returns it before it got too far away.

[Arcran]

Ennis floats it's pokeball into her hand and returns it before it got too far away.

The Pokemon is returned before it can get too far away.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis give the kid a few swift kicks before looting him. Also, if there is enough of it, she'll scan the remains of the sludge pokemon she blew up. She didn't look hopeful though.

[Arcran]

(Lost 14 HP then.)
"Clamps! Try and shake it off, man. Nikki, line 'em up and let 'em have it!"
Nikki eyes the two spiders carefully, before bum rushing at least one of them.
[roll0]-trying to shake off poison
[roll1]tackle
[roll2]-add 1 to the damage as I forgot my Ace Trainer feature and used Howl lat turn.
(Forgot my escape check, see OoC)

The spider takes the hit, but just barely. The spider slams a poison dart into Nikki, and another fires at her as well. One more shoots at Clamps, but once again his armor defends him. Nikki slumps to the ground, unable to fight anymore.

Through struggling you are able to escape from the webs.

{table]|A|B|C|E|D|F|G|H
1|t|w|E|w|t|||
2|||Cl|||Ni|2|
3||t||||||t
4|||||t|||
5|4|t|t||3|||
6|||||t|||
7||||||||t
8||t||||||
[/table]

21 to Nikki after Defense, 3 to Clamps from Poison. You are free now.

Ennis
Although you try mutliple times, the Pokedex can't get a read on the body.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis scoops up a handful of the putrid gunge and stuffs it down the brats throat. Then she takes out a card and tries to cut a finger off. After a bit of hacking she takes his middle finger. If he survived, he'd know not to mess with her again.

Needing to get herself cleaned up, Ennis heads back to the game corner to see her bartender friend to ask for her help. Maybe there was a shower there she could use or at least a change of clothes.

[Eshkigal]

(Clamps: 12 HP, Nikki -8)
"Oh you chose poorly. CLAMPS, GIVE'EM THE CLAMPS."
He recalls Nikki, and lets the brass knuckles fall into a hand. Clamps snips happily. Oh, clamping. Almost as good as smoking.
[roll0]-Vicegrip, 2+def on 3
[roll1]
Eddie then charges the last unhurt one to punch.
[roll2]
(forget damage and have to go, please roll for me.)

[Esprit15]

Damian laughs. "Don't we all, but I think the dressing up may have impressed the boss. Shows pride in yourself. Before meeting him I would have assumed that you were overdressed and would have come off as overconfident. Turns out based on how he responded to that psychic chick that he actually likes that for some reason. I'd watch out for her. Psychics can be dangerous, and she seems particularly nasty." They are now a ways from the main part of town.

[MesiDoomstalker]

here looks as good a place as any. Do you just want Alpha and Huntress to spar? I think Rawf and Sigma are a bit out of their league.

[Esprit15]

"Might be good to start. I don't trust wilds with new hatches." He turns to Alpha. "Alright Alpha, you two are going to have a little sparing match together, and afterwards we might go find some wilds." Alpha yips again. He just seems glad to have a trainer who talks about battling and not breeding. Puppies don't care about that kind of thing yet!

[MesiDoomstalker]

Alright Huntress, lets go! I know you can win! Huntress yelps excitedly and takes up a battle stance 3 meters away from Alpha.

Since all we have is Tackle, I don't think we need a battle grid. And since they both have the same speed, who goes first?

[Esprit15]

"Here, I'll flip a coin to see who goes first."
[roll0] If one, Alpha, if two, Huntress.

Went and rolled. Damage will still go in the roper order.
AC: [roll1] Hits on 2+D
Damage: [roll2]
Crit Damage if aplicable: [roll3]

[MesiDoomstalker]

Alright Huntress use Tackle!

Hits on a 3+d
[roll]2d8+18
I think I did everything right. Damage is 2d8+8 standard, add 8 from attack and half of 3 (1 rounded down) from my half my Str mod from Improved Attack.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Damage Roll[roll0] Lets hope this works

[Esprit15]

It failed. I'll roll for ya.
[roll0] -2

Alpha is at 4/22

Alpha goes wide and misses, while Huntress hits him square.

If he's still standing, Alpha lunges back and tackles Huntress again.

AC: [roll1] hits on 3+D
Damage: [roll2]
Crit if required: [roll3]

OH S***!

[Arcran]

Ennis scoops up a handful of the putrid gunge and stuffs it down the brats throat. Then she takes out a card and tries to cut a finger off. After a bit of hacking she takes his middle finger. If he survived, he'd know not to mess with her again.

Needing to get herself cleaned up, Ennis heads back to the game corner to see her bartender friend to ask for her help. Maybe there was a shower there she could use or at least a change of clothes.

People in the Game Corner give you plently of space. You really stink.

The bartender looks at you in shock. "What did you do, tackle a Grimer?" she says, crinkling her nose. "I know a dry cleaner in town that could clean that, but they charge extra for slime. Here, there's a shower in the back. It's for staff, but you're close enough. I'll even let you borrow some clothes," she says, leading you to the womans locker room.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Grimer? Oh, thats what that was. I knida blew one up, taking out a gang of thugs who tried to mug me, twice. Thanks for this though, I owe you one. Oh, I'm Ennis by the way, in-case you didn't know.'

And Ennis really meant it. She liked this girl. And for someone as unfriendly as Ennis, that was something. She stripped off and limped in the shower, still bleeding on the ankle. After washing herself clean she wraps her foot up. While she's still in the shower room she decides to summon out the little turtle thing and scan it with her pokedex. She floats it in mid-air helplessly so it doesnt try anything.

[Esprit15]

Alpha gets knocked down just as he gets ready to lunge, and he fails to get back up. Damian picks him up and sprays down a wound with a potion, mumbling. "Bleh, should have grabbed a regular potion. Had to spring for something decent and then 'Here's a newborn! Go train it!' Department store would be a mess to get through. Waste of potential." He sprays another wound and Alpha whines lightly.
Super Potion: [roll0]-5/22

Full health.

[Arcran]

'Grimer? Oh, thats what that was. I knida blew one up, taking out a gang of thugs who tried to mug me, twice. Thanks for this though, I owe you one. Oh, I'm Ennis by the way, in-case you didn't know.'

And Ennis really meant it. She liked this girl. And for someone as unfriendly as Ennis, that was something. She stripped off and limped in the shower, still bleeding on the ankle. After washing herself clean she wraps her foot up. While she's still in the shower room she decides to summon out the little turtle thing and scan it with her pokedex. She floats it in mid-air helplessly so it doesnt try anything.

"Sarah," she says, shaking your hand before leaving so you can clean up.

Your Pokedex identifies the turtle as a Squirtle. It squirms in the air, trying to reach the water below.

When you exit the shower you find a clean pair of clothes nicely folded.

Level 3 Male Squirtle
Naive, Torrent
Standard Moves

5 HP heal from fixing your foot.

[MesiDoomstalker]

That was a close and very short match! So you want a round two or are you finished? Huntress yips excitedly and nudges her nose against Alpha once hes back on his feet, apologizing for hurting him.

[Esprit15]

"One more go. But give him a break for a second. 'Knocked out Pokémon need time to recover, even if they're healed up with a potion,'" he responds, quoting his teacher from Training School.

After five minutes, Alpha is feeling better and running around. "He seems ready. Alright Alpha, focus this time. Tackle!" He lunges at Huntress.
AC: [roll0] Hits on 3
Damage: [roll1]
Please dice gods may this not crit: [roll2]

[MesiDoomstalker]

Huntress tries to dodge but is far too slow, and takes the attack full on. She tries to stand up but falls back immidiatly and slips unconcious. Huntress! Miles runs over and applies a Super Potion immidiatly to the large welt on her side. Looks like we're 1 for 1. I don't have too many Super Potions, lets see what we can find with wilds shall we? I kinda hope to catch something before our mission tonight. Besides, if we work together, theres less chance for Huntress or Alpha feinting immidiatly. Huntress stands up shakily after regaining conciousness. Rawf runs over and starts licking behind her ear consolingly.

[roll0] Back to full health.

[Esprit15]

"Probably a good idea." Alpha nuzzles the other Poochyena and licks at the wound as the potion does its work. Alpha immediatly begins sniffing around for wilds after hearing his trainer and believing Huntress was okay.

He pulls out his PokéGear.
-Get out of there. We're going wild hunting and we need a turret in case things go wrong.-
-As you wish- There's a spark and out comes the Porygon floats there, following obediently. "If something shows up I want you to use Conversion and use Psybeam on anything that is too strong for just the Poochyena to take."
Need EXP for both battles.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Rawf! Rawf's ears perk up and he runs back over to Miles feet. We're going out into the wild with Huntress, Damian, Alpha and Sigma. Its mostly to help Huntress and Alpha to trian but I'm hoping to get us a new friend. You be alert just incase something appears that the Poochyena's can't handle ok? Rawf barks and his ears twitch listening for any sound.

Shall we head out towards Route 8 shall we?

[Esprit15]

"That was my intent. Alpha, you find anything?" Alpha continues sniffing the ground.
Use Tracker to find random wild target: [roll0]

[MesiDoomstalker]

Oh good idea! Huntress, Rawf, start sniffing around for a wild pokemon.

[roll0] For Rawf
[roll1] for Huntress

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis sighs aloud.

'A Hoenn pokemon, a water typee and even Team Magma? Will I never escape my past with Team Aqua? Well either way, welcome aboard Blasto.'

She returns the pokemon to its ball. It was probably still loyal to it's trainer, and terrified of her. She didn't blame it. Even losing her temper, nothing like that had happened before. That grimer was in pieces. Even Ennis was a little spooked by that. She was glad none of the guys could see her now (not that they'd probably notice her reaction if they seen her naked in a shower, the pigs).

She gets dressed in the clothes Sarah brought her. While not a suit, it fitted nonetheless. Maybe a little loose in the chest, but Ennis was always a bit on the flat-chested side. She exits and goes to see Sarah.

'If the bosses hear about this,... well this' and she brings out the finger 'shows them what I'd do to people who think they can rip off Team Rocket. Just don't want them thinking I can't handle myself just 'cos I'm a girl, right? How much do I owe you for the dry cleaning?'

[Arcran]

Oh good idea! Huntress, Rawf, start sniffing around for a wild pokemon.

[roll0] For Rawf
[roll1] for Huntress


Huntress and Rawf quickly find a scent and follow it, noses low to the ground. They follow it for a bit, and then you hear a shout.
"RUN!"
You see a man with a beat up cowboy hat running as if his life depends on it.


Ennis sighs aloud.

'A Hoenn pokemon, a water typee and even Team Magma? Will I never escape my past with Team Aqua? Well either way, welcome aboard Blasto.'

She returns the pokemon to its ball. It was probably still loyal to it's trainer, and terrified of her. She didn't blame it. Even losing her temper, nothing like that had happened before. That grimer was in pieces. Even Ennis was a little spooked by that. She was glad none of the guys could see her now (not that they'd probably notice her reaction if they seen her naked in a shower, the pigs).

She gets dressed in the clothes Sarah brought her. While not a suit, it fitted nonetheless. Maybe a little loose in the chest, but Ennis was always a bit on the flat-chested side. She exits and goes to see Sarah.

'If the bosses hear about this,... well this' and she brings out the finger 'shows them what I'd do to people who think they can rip off Team Rocket. Just don't want them thinking I can't handle myself just 'cos I'm a girl, right? How much do I owe you for the dry cleaning?'

"Oh, well... That's impressive," she says, looking at the finger. She doesn't seem impressed as much as terrified. "It's okay, I can cover the dry cleaning bill," she says, hurrying off.

[Arcran]

(Clamps: 12 HP, Nikki -8)
"Oh you chose poorly. CLAMPS, GIVE'EM THE CLAMPS."
He recalls Nikki, and lets the brass knuckles fall into a hand. Clamps snips happily. Oh, clamping. Almost as good as smoking.
[roll0]-Vicegrip, 2+def on 3
[roll1]
Eddie then charges the last unhurt one to punch.
[roll2]
(forget damage and have to go, please roll for me.)

Nikki dissapears into the Pokeball without a sound. Clamps rushes the last one, his claw dropping it almost instantly. You manage to rush the spider, but aren't able to get a swing in before it hits you with a dart. Another fires at Clamps, chittering angrily.

{table]|A|B|C|E|D|F|G|H
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3||t||||||t
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9 damage to you, 1 to Clamps.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Rawf and Huntress jump when they see the man barreling toward them. Miles stands in front of the man ready to make him stop if he doesn't on his own. Woa man! Calm down! What the heck is wrong!? Huntress runs behind Miles legs and tries to hide behind them, cowering.

[Arcran]

Rawf and Huntress jump when they see the man barreling toward them. Miles stands in front of the man ready to make him stop if he doesn't on his own. Woa man! Calm down! What the heck is wrong!? Huntress runs behind Miles legs and tries to hide behind them, cowering.

"What are you doing boy!" he says as you rty to stop him. "Are you trying to get us killed! Just run dammit!" he says, shoving you and running out of the way.

You hear loud grunting from where he was running.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles gives Damian a quick look, silently saying Fight or run?

He doesn't actually say that, the look is quite obvious what he's trying to communicate. Nonverbal communication is faster than talking, the sooner we decide what to do the better.

[Arcran]

While you are deciding to either fight or run a massive Pokemon comes out of the brush, slamming you heavily with a horn and launching you through the air. It stands, snorts, and paws the ground. It doesn't seem very happy.

Sigma remembers the command given earlier and uses Conversion.

{table]|A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H
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2||||||||
3||||||Si||
4||Ra|||Al|D||
5||Hu||||||
6||||||||
7||||||||
8||M||||||
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33 damage to Miles
It uses Intimidate! Rawf's Attack is lowered one stage!

[MesiDoomstalker]

Argh! Miles lands hard. He quickly recovers and immdiatly pulls out his pokedex and scans the pokemon. Huntress return! This things too powerful for you. Rawf, gas it! Rawf fights through his fear and opens his mouth wide. A mold green cloud flows out and drifts toward the pokemon.

Rawf used Smog centered on C1[roll0] hits on 5+D, Poison on 13-20
[roll1]
Miles HP: 43/84
Rawf: -1 Attack stage, Attack =9

[Esprit15]

"Miles, stay back! Sigma, Trace it, make space vertically and use Psybeam!" Damian picks up Alpha and runs back as far as possible. Sigma floats up and uses Psybeam.
Damian picks up Alpha and moves to F8, Sigma floats 3 meters upward
AC: [roll0] Hits on 2, confuse on 19-20
Damage: [roll1]
If Crit, add [roll2]

[Arcran]

The Pokedex successfully scans but relays a “Processing” message.
The cloud of smoke completely misses the beast and doesn’t even come close. Sigma’s attack hurts it a bit more but it simply roars in rage and goes for the attack. It leaps high into the air, barely able to reach Sigma but hitting it nonetheless.

{table]|A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H
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5||Hu||||||
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7||||||||
8||M||||D||[/table]

23 damage to Sigma after Defense

[MesiDoomstalker]

Crud! Rawf, use Ember this time!

[roll0] Hits on 2+D, burns on 18-20
[roll1]
Crit damage [roll2]

[Esprit15]

"Keep floating upwards! He eventually won't be able to reach you! Use the ability you traced and recharge for another Psybeam."
Sigma floats up another three meters and tries to scare the Pokémon with the Intimidate ability he copied. By now Damian decides it's safe to scan the thing with his Pokédex.
Continues rising, uses Intimidate.

[Arcran]

You already rolled the 1 and will have to keep it. Sorry.
The Pokedexes are both “Processing” now.
The Pokemon becomes a little less aggressive as Sigma glares at it. It once again dodges a blast of flames. Seeing Rawf is the only target he can easily reach, he lowers his head and rushes, slamming into the Houndour hard.

{table] |A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H
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4||Ra||||||
5||Hu||||||
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7||||||||
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18 to Rawf after defense.

[MesiDoomstalker]

After seeing the pokemon charge Rawf, Miles charges forward standing next to Rawf to fight by his side. Don't you dare touch Rawf! Miles swings a stiff right hook at the pokemon. Rawf, jump back and use Ember again!

Miles moves to A4.
[roll0] For Miles's Brass Knuckles, hits on 6+D
[roll1]
[roll2] For ember, hits on 2+D, Burns on 18-20
[roll3]
Rawf HP: 10/28
Miles HP: 48/84, forgot his I Can Take a Hit
Don't forget I returned Huntress round 1

[Esprit15]

"Alpha, stay and watch. I'm going in. Sigma, get over there and use Psybeam!"
Damian runs in to get, closer to things, having set Alpha where he was.

Damian moves to 3F, Sigma moves to 3C and stays 6 meters up.
Psybeam
AC: [roll0] Hits on 2+SpD
Damage: [roll1]
If Crit, add [roll2]

[Arcran]

Mesi, I did factor in I Can Take a Hit. I always factor in defenses.

The hit from the brass knuckles staggers the creature, but it does not go down. It retaliates, slamming into Miles once again. The horns hurt, but you're still standing. The Ember drops it to the ground. Then the Psybeam comes. The creature spasms wildly on the ground for a second before going still. It is no longer breathing.

Just as the Pokemon goes still Miles Pokedex dings. It has identified the Pokemon as Tauros. Damian's goes off a second later with the same data.

26 to Miles.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles plops down on the ground with a thump! He spits out some blood and pants Dang, I wanted to catch it. It looks like we killed it. Rawf walks over to Miles and begins licking both of their wounds. Thank you Rawf. Huntress, c'mon out. Huntress comes out looking scared and jumps away from the Taruos body. Don't worry Huntress, he won't hurt you.

Looking up at Damian Well that was exciting.

[Eshkigal]

(Eddie: 63 HP. Clamps: 9HP)
"Last one comes with us, Clamps."
He clicks, and bum rushes the final unwounded one. Meanwhile, Eddie decides this little thing could come in handy, even if it is as merchandise, and tries one capture.
[roll0] false swipe on 3
[roll1]
[roll2]

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis picks up the finger, looking a little sad. Well apparentyl Sarah wasn't one of the more violent members. She wondered if she had spooked her off. Not wanting to be ungrateful to her, she drops $350 on the counter to pay for the cleaning bill.

She then exits and heads to the alley where she first got pick pocketed. She sends out Lady and tries to get her to track the kid. What was his name, Josh?

Tracking:[roll0]

[Arcran]

Ennis picks up the finger, looking a little sad. Well apparentyl Sarah wasn't one of the more violent members. She wondered if she had spooked her off. Not wanting to be ungrateful to her, she drops $350 on the counter to pay for the cleaning bill.

She then exits and heads to the alley where she first got pick pocketed. She sends out Lady and tries to get her to track the kid. What was his name, Josh?

Tracking:[roll0]

Lady takes off down an alley, running fast. Soon you find your way to a dumpster. Inside you can hear the talk of muffled voices.

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis bangs on the side of the container.

'Big Sis Ennis was worried about you, she came to check your okay. And don't think you can run, you seen what my magic can do. We can chat, or I can blow something else up. Your choice.'

Her and Lady take a few steps back, just in-case one of them tried something like their leader did. Her foot was still sore.

[Arcran]

Ennis bangs on the side of the container.

'Big Sis Ennis was worried about you, she came to check your okay. And don't think you can run, you seen what my magic can do. We can chat, or I can blow something else up. Your choice.'

Her and Lady take a few steps back, just in-case one of them tried something like their leader did. Her foot was still sore.

The container is quite for a second as hushing noises sound within.

"Go away! We have no money! And you killed Mike!"

[Esprit15]

Alpha starts biting the dead Tauros, but can't get past all of the fur. "Okay killer, come on. Sigma, get down here." Sigma floats over to Damian, disappearing into his PokéGear. "To the Center?"

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles gets up slowly and winces a bit. Definatly. Miles looks down and frowns. This was my nice clothes. Humph. Oh well, Rawf, Huntress lets head back. Both of the dog pokemon yip and follow behind his heels happily.

[Arcran]

Damian and Miles
Before either of you can leave you hear footsteps. Soon you see the man who had been running from the Tauros.
"What the f*ck did you do to Horns? Did y'all kill him?" he asks, going over for a pulse. "Y'all did kill him!" he exclaims. "Y'all are gonna pay for this, understand?" he says, getting in Damian's face.

[Arcran]

(Eddie: 63 HP. Clamps: 9HP)
"Last one comes with us, Clamps."
He clicks, and bum rushes the final unwounded one. Meanwhile, Eddie decides this little thing could come in handy, even if it is as merchandise, and tries one capture.
[roll0] false swipe on 3
[roll1]
[roll2]

The spider disapears into the Pokeball almost instantly. Clamps's hit puts the spider on the ground. It chitters and moves away up a tree before you have a chance to catch it. It dissapears into the thick leaves of the trees.

240 XP split between your Pokemon.
Do not add Spinarak to seen, you never scanned.
Clamps takes 3 damage from Poison.
One unconicous Spinarak on the ground.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Mike was a naughty boy who tried to hit a girl. Good little boys shouldn't hit girls, specially not their Big Sis. And you two are gonna be good boys for me, ARENT YOU!'

'You've gotta ask yourselves, whos better to look out for you? A boy who couldn't fight, or the future leader of Team Rocket? It's better for you to be my friend than my enemy. This is a one time chance Josh. You and your friends gonna take it? Or do you want to be my enemy? Tick Tock boys. Times running out.'

[Arcran]

One of the kids pops his head out of the top of the dumpster.
"Why the hell won't you leave us alone! We're a bunch of kids trying to survive in this piece of sh*t city. Just leave us alone! We don't need you or anybody else!" he says, pulling the lid of the dumpster down.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Just ask yourselves, would this have happened today if you had me to look out for you? To protect you? To help guide you up the ladder? I offered you a chance outta this hell hole and you threw it away.'

Ennis was quite emotional, she didn't handle rejection well, and between spooking off Sarah and not getting Mikes pokemon, this was turnong out to be a bad day for her.

'You're gonna die here kid. Wish you the best, your gonna need it.'

Ennis limps away, heading in the direction of the hospital. She casts one sad glance back in their direction, then leaves.

[Arcran]

'Just ask yourselves, would this have happened today if you had me to look out for you? To protect you? To help guide you up the ladder? I offered you a chance outta this hell hole and you threw it away.'

Ennis was quite emotional, she didn't handle rejection well, and between spooking off Sarah and not getting Mikes pokemon, this was turnong out to be a bad day for her.

'You're gonna die here kid. Wish you the best, your gonna need it.'

Ennis limps away, heading in the direction of the hospital. She casts one sad glance back in their direction, then leaves.

Before you can leave you hear footsteps behind you and turn to see a kid running after you.

"Wait!" a kid shouts. "What would we have to do for you?"

[IrnBruAddict]

'Just info. You feed me news, keep your ears to the ground, that kinda thing, y'know. No-one notices you kids. You keep what you steal, 100%. Someone messes with you and I'll sort them out. I'll even try and get you some pokemon once i join the Rockets. Then, one day, you'll join under me.'

'Course, I might need the occasional favour, but I'll pay you. Same if you need a favour off me. But not protection! Thats for free. No one messes with my kids.'

Ennis sticks out her hand. She tries to smile in her least threatening manner.

'So, you want a new Big Sis?'

[Arcran]

'Just info. You feed me news, keep your ears to the ground, that kinda thing, y'know. No-one notices you kids. You keep what you steal, 100%. Someone messes with you and I'll sort them out. I'll even try and get you some pokemon once i join the Rockets. Then, one day, you'll join under me.'

'Course, I might need the occasional favour, but I'll pay you. Same if you need a favour off me. But not protection! Thats for free. No one messes with my kids.'

Ennis sticks out her hand. She tries to smile in her least threatening manner.

'So, you want a new Big Sis?'

The kid looks puzzled for a second as he thinks, most likely to find the catch. He must not be able to find one because a second later he shakes your hand.
"We'd be happy to."

[IrnBruAddict]

'You hungry kid? The hospital food any good?'

Ennis nods her head in the direction of the hosptial and starts limping that way, obviously wanting the kid to follow her.

'You got a name?'

Guessing it isn't Josh, since you didn't say it was.

[Arcran]

'You hungry kid? The hospital food any good?'

Ennis nods her head in the direction of the hosptial and starts limping that way, obviously wanting the kid to follow her.

'You got a name?'

Guessing it isn't Josh, since you didn't say it was.

"You're getting food?" the kid asks, eyes wide in wonder. "The hospitals food is great," he says, walking behind you as if in a trance. "I'm Steven."

In no time you're at the Pokemon Center. The line is a little shorter than earlier.

[IrnBruAddict]

While waiting in line, Ennis questions the kid.

'First thing, ... and if you don't know just say, your new to all this. First thing, have you seen or heard of a group called Team Magma round about here. They dress in red and look like idiots posing as super heros. They also use fire types and a dog just like mine. If they muscle in on this turf it's bad for the Rockets and bad for you. So I want to stop them.'

But no matter what, stay away from them. Keep yourselves safe. Don't put yourselves at risk just for me.'

Ennis pays to get seen to, and tells Steven they'll get food after she's patched up. She tries to keep a brave face on things for him.

[Arcran]

While waiting in line, Ennis questions the kid.

'First thing, ... and if you don't know just say, your new to all this. First thing, have you seen or heard of a group called Team Magma round about here. They dress in red and look like idiots posing as super heros. They also use fire types and a dog just like mine. If they muscle in on this turf it's bad for the Rockets and bad for you. So I want to stop them.'

But no matter what, stay away from them. Keep yourselves safe. Don't put yourselves at risk just for me.'

Ennis pays to get seen to, and tells Steven they'll get food after she's patched up. She tries to keep a brave face on things for him.

"Team Magma? Yeah, they stop by every once and awhile. They buy a lot of Fire and Leaf Stones from the Department Store. Like, a lot. Must cost them a fortune...." the kid trails off for a second. "But yeah, we know to stay away from them. They don't like kids very much," he says, squirming uncomfortably. "We'll tell you what we find out. Mr. Lorna talks to them a lot, but that's all I can think of off the top of my head."
Soon enough a nurse comes in to patch you up. A few minutes later your foot is stitched and wrapped so that you can't possibly hurt yourself on it. The nurse charges you ^200 and then you're done with that.

Steven leads you to the food afterwards. A few sandwitches later you're this kids best friend.

^200 for healing, another ^300 for food. This kid eats a lot.
You are at full health.

[Esprit15]

"Hey, your Torus nearly killed my buddy here, my starter, and by how you were running you were a tad close as well. Maybe you should have better control of your 'mon." His fists tense up and Alpha growls from the caracas, walking over to his trainer, still growling at the aggressor.

[Arcran]

"Doesn't change that it's dead now, does it? I'll be demanding some restitution. Either that or this gets personal," the man says, putting a hand on a Pokeball.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles walks over somewhat aggressivly. He stops 3 meters from the man, concious of his battered state. We were defending ourselves. It was self defense. I'm sorry he's dead but it was either us or him. Rawf stays at Miles legs staring at the man but making no move past Miles.

[Arcran]

Miles walks over somewhat aggressivly. He stops 3 meters from the man, concious of his battered state. We were defending ourselves. It was self defense. I'm sorry he's dead but it was either us or him. Rawf stays at Miles legs staring at the man but making no move past Miles.

"Give me some cash to pay for my loss and we'll call it even, alright?"

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles scowls. He's supposed to take stranger's money, not the other way around. But he didn't have much options. They might out number him but if his pokemon are anywhere near as strong as that Tauros, he will overwhelm us. How much you want?. He speaks with venom dripping in his voice.

[Esprit15]

Damian scoffs and gives the guy a shove back. "And if we don't? I'd say you owe us for injuries. We could call it even, or things could get ugly." He taps the PokéGear and Sigma pops back out, crackling.

[Arcran]

"I want ^5,000. Either that or I'll let this get ugly," he says, dropping a Pokeball to the ground. A large cow comes out of it.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Cool, thanks for the info.'

Ennis ruffles his hair, like she had seen other big sisters do.

'Listen, I sometimes get mad. I have trouble controlling my temper. So if I ever seem to get out of control just tell me 'Stop, Big Sis Ennis' or something like that. And tell your friends too. And I'm sorry about Mike. I just got that poocheyna and I couldn't control it properly. The grimer was my own fault, but I'm sorry about Mike. I truly am.'

Ennis seems to be tearing up a little. She looks away and wipes her eyes, not wanting the kid to notice. Yeah, she was lying about what happened, but she still felt bad about it.

'So i want you to yell at me and stop me if that happens again. We're family now, and family knows when to yell at each other for their own good.'

[Esprit15]

Damian just suddenly ignores the guy. "Sigma, you're glitching again. I really should send you online to go look for some better software." He says this as he applies a potion to him. Sigma stops cracklig and his behavior becomes more steady. Without turning around, he calls back to the guy, "How about you cut the cost of this Super Potion and their Center visit out of that cost. Like he said, it was self defense. We did not intend to kill it, but Sigma got a good hit and it collapsed. We're sorry that it died, but not for protecting ourselves."
Super Potion
[roll0]

[Eshkigal]

"Good work, Clamps. You just shaved a day or two off your probation."
He clicks happily before going in the ball. Eddie scans the new 'mon unconscious in front of him.
"Spinarak, huh?"
He checks his wound quickly-more a scratch, really-and heads to town, to see if he can find someone to take the second one for a fee near the center.

[MesiDoomstalker]

That sounds fair to me. I'll gladly compensate you for your loss but your not the only one who lost something here.

[Arcran]

'Cool, thanks for the info.'

Ennis ruffles his hair, like she had seen other big sisters do.

'Listen, I sometimes get mad. I have trouble controlling my temper. So if I ever seem to get out of control just tell me 'Stop, Big Sis Ennis' or something like that. And tell your friends too. And I'm sorry about Mike. I just got that poocheyna and I couldn't control it properly. The grimer was my own fault, but I'm sorry about Mike. I truly am.'

Ennis seems to be tearing up a little. She looks away and wipes her eyes, not wanting the kid to notice. Yeah, she was lying about what happened, but she still felt bad about it.

'So i want you to yell at me and stop me if that happens again. We're family now, and family knows when to yell at each other for their own good.'

The kid doesn't seem all that broken up about it. "It's OK, Mike was always a bit of a bully. Anyways, he could never have bought that much food," he says. "I'll make sure to warn you if you get out of control. Before I leave could I get some money? To buy food for everybody else?" he asks, a pleading look in his eyes.


"Good work, Clamps. You just shaved a day or two off your probation."
He clicks happily before going in the ball. Eddie scans the new 'mon unconscious in front of him.
"Spinarak, huh?"
He checks his wound quickly-more a scratch, really-and heads to town, to see if he can find someone to take the second one for a fee near the center.

After some searching you find a woman at the hospital who is talking with a kid. She seems like she may buy the Spinarak.


That sounds fair to me. I'll gladly compensate you for your loss but your not the only one who lost something here.

"Fine, ^4,000. Final offer," the man says.

[Eshkigal]

Eddie watches them and heads over.
"Excuse me miss, but I find myself in need of money for the center and a surplus of spinarak-wait...Ennis, right?"
Aw...I'm not living this down any time soon, am I.

[Esprit15]

"Miles, I'm leaving it up to you since you're a bit more level headed and I'm resisting the urge to do something stupid right now." Damian just points Alpha to Huntress and tells him to go play with her while they discuss this. "Honestly, I'd rather like to fight him, just for getting all pi**y about us putting down a dangerous Pokémon."

[IrnBruAddict]

'Well hey there Eddie.' She pats the seat next to her.

'This kid has info on Team Magma, and I've just hired him to be my little informant. He could use a pokemon. Don't want our little ally getting hurt now do we?'

Ennis takes out her money, waving it infront of the both of them, rubbing it in.

'How much for this little Spinarak. Lets see it before I buy it, don't wanna get shafted, do I?'

'And feel free to ask Steven here any questions on Team Magma. He's proven very useful.'

[Eshkigal]

"I can sympathize. If this were home, I'd tell'em to ask Frank for work. Useful in my own fields too. If you want, I can get you some contacts that helped my life a whole lot better."
He pulls out a caught spinarak and three greatballs.
"Deal's simple. Help me with healing my team and he gets a spinarak and either I find three extra 'mon in the wilds when we have surplus or he gets three of my stock."

[IrnBruAddict]

'Sounds fair. You look after my little informant and I'll let you use him if need be. Just make sure to cut him a fair deal. And it would help getting pokemon for him and the other kids. Now lets go get you healed up. Want you ready for tonight.'

Ennis takes Steven by hand and leads him and Eddie to the reception to see how much this was going to set her back. She hoped she had some left to feed the kids.

[Arcran]

It comes to a total of 450 to heal Clamps and the Spinarak.

[Eshkigal]

"Once we get a cash flow, they'll get a cut. Same deals I got at their age."
He walks with them, watching how Ennis interacts with the kid. She seems nicer than expected from a Rocket. Once they're done, he hands the healed spinarak off.
"Careful, these guys are a bit fragile, but can web things up pretty well."
(Hey, Nikki was still alive. -8, not -13.)

[IrnBruAddict]

'Now remember, no matter what happens, treat a pokemon with respect and care. They're more reliable than people any day of the week. Well, everyone 'cept me.'

She then leads them to a conveniance store where she spends $300 on food for him to take back to the others. Mostly things like crisps and buiscuits, things they wouldn't need to worry about storing or cooking. While there, she sends a telepathic message to Eddie.

'You tell either of the other two twerps about this and I'll cut off your big toes.'

Whats the price on Fresh Water? Can't find it.

[MesiDoomstalker]

^4000 is fine. Miles reaches into his wallet and withraws the money and slams it into the man's hand. He walks away angirly without a word to either of them Huntress and Rawf following behind. He slows down a bit and calls back I'm going to the Pokemon Center if you wanna come Damian. without turning around or stopping. He was not happy having to hand over the money.

[Eshkigal]

Don't see anything wrong with a soft side to compliment a steel-solid one, personally, but if that's what you wish, fine. Just as long as keeping it separate doesn't interfere with your effectiveness.
He seems undisturbed by that, as a few memories of similar incidents pass through his head.
"Thank you for your help. Maybe we could help each other find more team mates before things start?"

[Esprit15]

Damian and his Pokémon follow. "Hey, here's 2,000 for paying my half of that." He just growls. "I'll get that hick. He shouldn't be blaming us for his inadequacies as a trainer... Come on, let's get you to the Center. After that, we find the others. Let's see if a group will make him reconsider."

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles smirks evily. He wanted his money back and he wanted revenge. He was willing to wait for it, the Rocket job came first. But the hick's time will come. Thanks, Damian. After a second, Miles straightens up a bit We have no way of contacting the others. We didn't get there pokegear numbers. Crude. Oh well whats yours? Mine is... Miles tells him his pokegear number and continues trudging back to the pokemon center. Priorities first, get into fighting shape. Then the Rocker job. And then revenge when its right.

[Esprit15]

Damian enters the number and tells his to Miles. "Well the job's not 'til what? 23 hours? We have plenty of time. But your injury comes first."

[MesiDoomstalker]

True, the mission won't happen till midnight. Though we should organize before so we have a plan. But priorities first, healing our pokemon and myself. Miles walks with a bit more pep wanting to get things moving.

[Esprit15]

Damian continues onward. Halfway there he asks Sigma to go online through his PokéGear and look for any information on better software for Porygon. He didn't want to buy any right now, but he wanted to know what his options were.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Hearing Damian talking to Sigma I've been meaning to ask? What can Sigma do exactly? Like can he hack computers?

[Esprit15]

"On a good day. He needs to get very familiar with a system before he can just come and go as he pleases. Most systems aren't built to accept that, but given time he can figure them out. For example my phone isn't made to just let something come in and control it, but he's figured out how to get through all of those securities after a few months, but he'd have to try and figure out your phone before he could do the same. Doesn't even matter that they're the same model. Each system is unique to him."
Thought I'd fluff in a reason why he's just going and doing simple things that aren't plot important but prevents plot-relevant things from avoiding the dice. Hope Arcran doesn't mind.

[MesiDoomstalker]

That's interesting. And very handy. You can hide him easily. Can he program or something like that?

[IrnBruAddict]

'So long as you know kindness does not equal weakness.'

'I also got a new pokemon, but agree it would be safer to stay together. And the other two wondered off without giving me their pokegear numbers.'

Ennis gave Eddie her number.

'Lets stick together till the job starts. Run along Steven. I'll catch you later, tomorrow at midday, in the alley near the Game Corner.'


When the kid was out of earshot, she acted much more sarcastic. That god-damn accent was back too.

'Well Mister Eddie sir, you gonna show a girl a good time? A real man should take the lead. After you, sugar.'

[Esprit15]

"Nope, Porygon can't program. Doesn't quite have the creativity for it. When you get down to it, he himself is a very complex program. Or at least that's what the dex said and what I gather from it."

[MesiDoomstalker]

Wow. A Program thats a Pokemon? Thats crazy. You asked me earlier why the Rockets wanted me. How about you? What makes you special to them?

[Esprit15]

"Sigma and I helped them in the past when I arrived in Kanto. Break into this, do this, get out. It was a one time job, but I was good at it. I did the thinking, he did the number crunching. Better to be part of an actual team. You don't have to do everything then. Then there could be just general traits. I'm a hardy fellow. Got attacked by a Scyther two years back and nearly died, but Era was able to stop it after I went unconscious."

[MesiDoomstalker]

Era? Miles looks at Damian's face carefully. Era? Who's Era? A friend of yours? Something is up.

[Eshkigal]

"Why of course. Maybe the route? Just watch for webs, and be careful with the foot."
He records hers and trades his own to her.
Why would I think it was? Kindness is a luxury of the strong.

[Esprit15]

Damian takes a deep breath. "She was my starter." He takes another deep breath, the subject beig a bit painful. "She died a little under two years ago."

[MesiDoomstalker]

Oh. I'm, uh, I'm sorry to hear that. Wow, that, that sucks! Miles felt a pang of sorrow and sympathy for Damian. He couldn't even think of what he'd do if Rawf ever...ever passed on. Miles mumbles sheepishly I, uh, I'm sorry if I, uh, brought up unhappy memories. Miles didn't know if he should try to console him or not. He didn't know if he should hold him or give him space. He hated these kind of situations. Pokemon were so much easier. Miles placed a consoling hand on Damian's shoulder hesitantly.

[Esprit15]

He sighs. "Na, you didn't know. It was my fault. I go through one of the most bug infested forests in Johto and let her take watch at night. She was a Ralts, a Psychic type. Of course something would get her!" He just pauses. "Please take your hand off. I feel like I'm being overly dramatic. I screwed up and I just want to accept my mistake and move on." He sighs and pulls his PoléGear back out. -Find anything, Sigma?-

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles backs off immediatly, his face voltorb red from embarassment. OH! Sorry! I'll change the subject. He pauses but can't seem to think of anything to talk so he just walks silently with his head down, trying to hide his embarassment.

[Arcran]

Miles and Damian
Sigma is in fact able to find an offer for some better programing, but it is way out of your price range.

Both of you are able to recieve treatment at the Pokemon Center.

^200 per Pokemon, ^100 to heal yourself.

Ennis and Eddie
Sorry, forgot Nikki. Make that another ^200 to full heal her.

After Steven recieves the money he runs off to buy some food, thanking you multiple times.

All:
It is 3 o'clock.

[Esprit15]

Need EXP for the Tauros. Also, I and Sigma are already full health.
Damian checks on the egg while he waits for Miles and Rawf to get treated.

[Arcran]

840 XP.

As you check on the egg, it begins to shake! A crack appears, and then another! And then it stops moving entirely, settling down again. It doesn't move at all.

[Esprit15]

"Um...Nurse! Someone who works here! I need assistance!"

[Arcran]

"Yes? Do you need help?" a nurse asks, obviously in a hurry.

[Esprit15]

"This may sound stupid, but I have an egg that's beginning to hatch and I don't know what to do."

[Arcran]

The nurse stares at your egg. "It seems to be holding still now. Usually an egg will shake irregulary for a few days before hatching. Now, I'm busy with real problems," the nurse says, walking away.

[Esprit15]

"Sorry to disturb you." He continues to look at the egg while he waits for Miles to get out, keeping an eye of for the others.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Miles walks out into the lobby aftering recovering and looks for Damian. He spots him sitting down staring at an egg with a worried look on his face. Oh no what is it this time?! He walks over to Damian and says He..hey, I'm all better and so is Rawf. What do you think we should do to kill the time. Miles simply ignoring the egg for the time being, if he wanted to talk about it, he'd talk about it.

[Esprit15]

"Department store and then go looking for the others? I need to resupply on some things."

[MesiDoomstalker]

So do I. Sounds like a plan Phew! He doesn't want to talk about that egg. Miles gestures to leave and heads towards the Department Store.

[Arcran]

Tell me what you want to buy, I'll tell you if you can get it.

The store is crowed with a mob of tourists and regulars. It may take awhile to get anywhere.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Man look at this crowd! All I need is 2 Antidotes, 2 Potions and 1 Super Potion. Unfreaking believable! Miles tries his best to push his way through the crowd and being mindful of his surroundings.

[Esprit15]

"Gah, all I want to get is three potions! This'll take an hour to get through!" Damian tries to get past people, staying aware of pickpockets, though who would be stupid enough to steal from someone likely a head taller than them?

[IrnBruAddict]

Ennis waves the kid goodbye. Then she summons out Que-Bee and Lady, then heads out onto the route with Eddie.

'Now sit there and watch this. Hey Que, do your thing.'

The combee rises into the air and releases a sweet scent into the air. Ennis knew that wild pokemon couldn't resist it.

Que-Bee uses alluring.

[Arcran]

Man look at this crowd! All I need is 2 Antidotes, 2 Potions and 1 Super Potion. Unfreaking believable! Miles tries his best to push his way through the crowd and being mindful of his surroundings.

You manage to shove your way through the crowd and get what you need for the price of ^1600.


"Gah, all I want to get is three potions! This'll take an hour to get through!" Damian tries to get past people, staying aware of pickpockets, though who would be stupid enough to steal from someone likely a head taller than them?

It doesn't quite take you an hour; only about forty five minutes. Eventually you have shoved your way through and bought the potions for ^900.


Ennis waves the kid goodbye. Then she summons out Que-Bee and Lady, then heads out onto the route with Eddie.

'Now sit there and watch this. Hey Que, do your thing.'

The combee rises into the air and releases a sweet scent into the air. Ennis knew that wild pokemon couldn't resist it.

Que-Bee uses alluring.

After a while a small white feline comes towards the two of you, nose sniffing the air.

[MesiDoomstalker]

After pushing his way back outside away from the crowd, Miles' finds a bench and sits down. He pulls out his pokegear and sends a text out to Miles. I'm sitting on a bench outside. Where do you think we'll find the others?

[Eshkigal]

Very useful. How would you like to go about this, trying friendship or having Clamps knock it to nearly out? He has a move just for that.
He lets Clamps out behind a tree. From the grumpy snipping, nicotine withdrawl would set in soon.

[IrnBruAddict]

'I WANT THAT. IT'S SO FRICKING CUTE.'

For a moment, Ennis displayed a rather girly side to her that she had managed to keep hidden so far.

'C'mere, kitty, kitty.' Ennis sends a telepathic command to Que-Bee, and she lures it in again with the sweet scent.

'Try friendship. Cheaper if we don't need to heal it up.'

Que-Bee uses sweet scent on kitty cat.
Ac: [roll0], 2+def, -2 to ac checks on a hit.

[Esprit15]

"So where do we find the others?" Damian says at the same time. "Oh, dang. Well the girl doesn't strike me as one to stay in town, so that narrows it down."