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Well, it's called basic for a reason!
It's nice to see that we have someone new again though! Well, someone who isn't...from this place anyway.
I'm Carly! It's good to meet you!
[She's in a good mood, because she's back on track and also she's not dealing with Someone's Nonsense again.]
It's nice to see that we have someone new again though! Well, someone who isn't...from this place anyway.
I'm Carly! It's good to meet you!
[She's in a good mood, because she's back on track and also she's not dealing with Someone's Nonsense again.]
Oh! Um...
That's...unfortunate...
D
hm
[Connie has...an incoming video call??? It's private...]
That's...unfortunate...
D
hm
[Connie has...an incoming video call??? It's private...]
[Connie accepts the call. She's flopped in her bunk, with a Luxio and an Alolan Vulpix curled up next to her.]
[Connie is... young. Fifteen, maybe sixteen if Carly is being generous. And she looks very disgruntled.]
[She doesn't say anything. Your move.]
[Connie is... young. Fifteen, maybe sixteen if Carly is being generous. And she looks very disgruntled.]
[She doesn't say anything. Your move.]
[Ohgodshe'sbaby
Carly for her part...is in her camper. So that's some interesting colours behind her already. She's got a Lot of pokemon with her, consequences of how she sleeps in general, but the lights are bright enough that she's at least...well. Visible.
She also seems quite surprised to actually See Connie, or at least.
Well.] Oh! Oh my god, you can't be older than-
[wait shit heck-
She coughs.] Um-
Well, thank you for answering at least, I didn't really...give warning but.
Are you going to be okay? Do you...need someone to talk to, I know the Rockets aren't...mmmm...
[Hffffffff...] I mean some of the others are okay, but not really...talkers...?
[This is the gentlest way to say none of them are sympathetic to someone hating team rocket ever-
Baby-Boo and her doublade both are now trying to crowd the screen.] AH!! Hey, hey, no, no- give some space..!!
Carly for her part...is in her camper. So that's some interesting colours behind her already. She's got a Lot of pokemon with her, consequences of how she sleeps in general, but the lights are bright enough that she's at least...well. Visible.
She also seems quite surprised to actually See Connie, or at least.
Well.] Oh! Oh my god, you can't be older than-
[wait shit heck-
She coughs.] Um-
Well, thank you for answering at least, I didn't really...give warning but.
Are you going to be okay? Do you...need someone to talk to, I know the Rockets aren't...mmmm...
[Hffffffff...] I mean some of the others are okay, but not really...talkers...?
[This is the gentlest way to say none of them are sympathetic to someone hating team rocket ever-
Baby-Boo and her doublade both are now trying to crowd the screen.] AH!! Hey, hey, no, no- give some space..!!
No, do go on. Please. I'd love to hear your opinion on Team Rocket pressganging a teenager into their criminal organization.
[Someone's clearly bitter on their first day. Connie sighs, dragging a hand down her face.]
Sorry. It's not your fault.
I'm guessing you got... recruited the same way as I did. So you probably understand better than most people here why I'm frustrated.
Being some thug harassing other kids to take their beloved pets is really not a career I would've chosen if I had any say in the matter.
[It looks like some damage control can be accomplished here if Carly disabuses Connie of the notion that all Rocket work is like that.]
...wait, hold on. [Connie gets closer to the screen.] Are those swords? Pokémon can be swords?
[Someone's clearly bitter on their first day. Connie sighs, dragging a hand down her face.]
Sorry. It's not your fault.
I'm guessing you got... recruited the same way as I did. So you probably understand better than most people here why I'm frustrated.
Being some thug harassing other kids to take their beloved pets is really not a career I would've chosen if I had any say in the matter.
[It looks like some damage control can be accomplished here if Carly disabuses Connie of the notion that all Rocket work is like that.]
...wait, hold on. [Connie gets closer to the screen.] Are those swords? Pokémon can be swords?
Edited 2020-01-28 01:52 (UTC)
Welllllll to be entirely fair to Team Rocket on that, they...don't really pick us either? We just kind of...wake up here.
I'm pretty sure it's an isekai but don't let Dirk hear me say that... Uh!
Oh, yeah, this is...Red Buster? Red? [The doublade tilts side to side a bit.] They're actually from a friend who...vanished, [she coughs awkwardly.] I really don't know how it works...
But uh, you know! They don't have to know you aren't stealing things if it helps...~
Actually, for a little bit I knew someone who just worked in research. I guess that could have been neat, but I don't think I have the degree for that sort of thing...
[Ahem. Anyway.] T-That said...I know it's a lot, really! It's...a lot, but it isn't all bad!
I mean, they got me a whole wardrobe- and glasses- on company dime! Having a job that guarantees what they do in exchange for mailing in a pokemon every two weeks is a lot more than I'd ever dream of ordinarily! And I was top reporter you know...
I'm pretty sure it's an isekai but don't let Dirk hear me say that... Uh!
Oh, yeah, this is...Red Buster? Red? [The doublade tilts side to side a bit.] They're actually from a friend who...vanished, [she coughs awkwardly.] I really don't know how it works...
But uh, you know! They don't have to know you aren't stealing things if it helps...~
Actually, for a little bit I knew someone who just worked in research. I guess that could have been neat, but I don't think I have the degree for that sort of thing...
[Ahem. Anyway.] T-That said...I know it's a lot, really! It's...a lot, but it isn't all bad!
I mean, they got me a whole wardrobe- and glasses- on company dime! Having a job that guarantees what they do in exchange for mailing in a pokemon every two weeks is a lot more than I'd ever dream of ordinarily! And I was top reporter you know...
no1 likes a smart @$$
[Yeah, guess who sucked at basic training?]
[Yeah, guess who sucked at basic training?]
It was a genuine question. If there's a sudden difficulty spike, I want to be prepared for it.
If this is an isekai, I have to at least give it points for originality on the "subverting expectations of the genre through demolition of the power fantasy" rubric.
[Don't mess with Connie, Carly. She can genre savvy with the best of them.]
And of course Team Rocket take us in out of pure magnanimity. I don't suppose they offer scholarships to local universities too?
[Don't mess with Connie, Carly. She can genre savvy with the best of them.]
And of course Team Rocket take us in out of pure magnanimity. I don't suppose they offer scholarships to local universities too?
Honestly after where I was last, I need less power fantasy genre... [Hfff!] I feel like this one's more of a slice of life..? [wait, that aside-]
Hey hey, I didn't say that!
I just said there's upsides! Most people wake up in some weird house where they get kicked out within the week with nothing but a school lunch and some spare underwear! I'd say that's a step up for sure!
I'm not saying it's the best but...... [She sighs, looking to the side.] ...There are...ways to work with what we've got, okay? Ways that...don't involve mugging people in the streets, for that matter. If Team Rocket wants to take advantage of people falling into their lap...
Then...why not take advantage of Team Rocket back?
Hey hey, I didn't say that!
I just said there's upsides! Most people wake up in some weird house where they get kicked out within the week with nothing but a school lunch and some spare underwear! I'd say that's a step up for sure!
I'm not saying it's the best but...... [She sighs, looking to the side.] ...There are...ways to work with what we've got, okay? Ways that...don't involve mugging people in the streets, for that matter. If Team Rocket wants to take advantage of people falling into their lap...
Then...why not take advantage of Team Rocket back?
[Connie's eyes widen for a moment, then her expression becomes carefully, calmly neutral. Carly's making some good points here. But, and this is the crucial part...]
Interesting. Maybe we should discuss this in person at some point?
[...talking about casually gaming the system on technology given to her by said system might not be the greatest idea? Connie is probably being paranoid, but it pays to be careful.]
Interesting. Maybe we should discuss this in person at some point?
[...talking about casually gaming the system on technology given to her by said system might not be the greatest idea? Connie is probably being paranoid, but it pays to be careful.]
[Carly almost speaks,
Pauses. Frowns, and looks down, starts muttering....uh...] well I know there's a train, but there's two weeks for orientation...
...mnnnnhhh but the others at that base...
[HMMM, HMMMM!!] ...Did you get here....just today?
In person is great, I just need to do some math! Actually it...might be better that way?
There's a lot more to this place than Team Rocket, obviously, and... [She........grimaces.] ...The guy that trained me is okay and all, but honnnnnnestly I don't think most of the guys at the base are great for....advice...
[boy they sure aren't]
Pauses. Frowns, and looks down, starts muttering....uh...] well I know there's a train, but there's two weeks for orientation...
...mnnnnhhh but the others at that base...
[HMMM, HMMMM!!] ...Did you get here....just today?
In person is great, I just need to do some math! Actually it...might be better that way?
There's a lot more to this place than Team Rocket, obviously, and... [She........grimaces.] ...The guy that trained me is okay and all, but honnnnnnestly I don't think most of the guys at the base are great for....advice...
[boy they sure aren't]
oh thats kewt
basic trainings a breeze but well c how u do out in the field
hi kiddo, im ur direct boss
basic trainings a breeze but well c how u do out in the field
hi kiddo, im ur direct boss
[Phew. Carly seems like a good person—too good for the Rockets, really—but discussing this sort of thing on a device that had a very high probability of being wiretapped seemed like a bad idea.]
I... don't know, actually. I have a few vague memories of arriving in this world half a week ago, but those three days are really hazy. I woke up in my bunk here yesterday.
[Pearl was there, so it was probably a weird dream. Probably.]
Yeah, I'll... [Connie's eyes glaze over briefly as she recalls the chaos that she's witnessed in the few days that she's been at the base.] That seems correct. Where would be a good place to meet up once I'm done with basic training next Sunday?
I... don't know, actually. I have a few vague memories of arriving in this world half a week ago, but those three days are really hazy. I woke up in my bunk here yesterday.
[Pearl was there, so it was probably a weird dream. Probably.]
Yeah, I'll... [Connie's eyes glaze over briefly as she recalls the chaos that she's witnessed in the few days that she's been at the base.] That seems correct. Where would be a good place to meet up once I'm done with basic training next Sunday?
I
I wasn't joking?
It's a legitimate question, if things are going to get harder soon I want to be ready for it.
[Connie really, really hopes that he didn't see her complaining to Carly.]
I wasn't joking?
It's a legitimate question, if things are going to get harder soon I want to be ready for it.
[Connie really, really hopes that he didn't see her complaining to Carly.]
yea and the implicit 'i'm not having trouble w/it' thing is kewt
luk the top brass assumes ur an idiot
its friggin How 2 B a Cartoon Bad Guy 4 dummies
half of wut u learn? isnt even gonna mean shit in the field
but its kewl, thats why im here
luk the top brass assumes ur an idiot
its friggin How 2 B a Cartoon Bad Guy 4 dummies
half of wut u learn? isnt even gonna mean shit in the field
but its kewl, thats why im here
[On the one hand, Connie is feeling crabby and wants to tell anybody remotely associated with Rocket higher-ups to shove it.]
[On the other, she's smart enough to know that's completely pointless and she can just blow off some steam by practicing her sword skills later.]
[So she chooses to be respectful. By a small margin.]
Maybe I be frank, sir?
[On the other, she's smart enough to know that's completely pointless and she can just blow off some steam by practicing her sword skills later.]
[So she chooses to be respectful. By a small margin.]
Maybe I be frank, sir?
Sure sounded like one.
My bad. I guess.
Better be careful what you ask, and where.
My bad. I guess.
Better be careful what you ask, and where.
sure i like a grunt with a set of balls on'em
2 an extent
2 an extent
[Connie literally laughs out loud when she sees Dirk's comment.]
I know you meant that advice in at least semi-good faith, but the way you phrased it is so funny oh my gosh.
It sounded like you were trying to give off the impression of some husky-voiced mysterious anime character who gives the hero some advice before turning around, swirling their cape, and vanishing into the darkness.
Also, can you. Please. Change your text color. It's getting kind of hard to look at.
I know you meant that advice in at least semi-good faith, but the way you phrased it is so funny oh my gosh.
It sounded like you were trying to give off the impression of some husky-voiced mysterious anime character who gives the hero some advice before turning around, swirling their cape, and vanishing into the darkness.
Also, can you. Please. Change your text color. It's getting kind of hard to look at.
I am really not surprised command treats all recruits like babies, considering that most grunts native to this place are too busy stewing in a broth of machismo, stupidity, and arrogance to be halfway competent, at least from what I've observed. There are a few exceptions, but I think they prove the rule.
Sir.
Sir.
Ooooohhh...The weekend....oof...
[Yeah that was a weird time she won't go there. BUT HEY.]
Well! Right now we're in separate countries...But! I can wire you a ticket for the train, which is actually in your city! It'll bring you to Saffron- there's another base there, we should definitely get you registered for a dorm there, [she rambles, gesturing about wildly as the pokemon mill around. There's a bulbasaur cuddling a santa-bulba. Aww.]
Free food is really good when we can get it, because while I do have a bit of a kitchen, I definitely don't have the kind of options the cafeteria does! I mean...it's nothing fancy at the grunt's cafeteria either, but still! And, when there's time to stop in, that means baths, a better bit of bed rest...oh.
[heck] Uhhhh....
I. Mm. I have...one bed? It's... ...I'm pretty sure it's a bit wider than a double..?
Oh dear... ...I'll figure something out! Either way it's way too cold to be using a tent on the road, brrr! So don't worry about that.
[Yeah that was a weird time she won't go there. BUT HEY.]
Well! Right now we're in separate countries...But! I can wire you a ticket for the train, which is actually in your city! It'll bring you to Saffron- there's another base there, we should definitely get you registered for a dorm there, [she rambles, gesturing about wildly as the pokemon mill around. There's a bulbasaur cuddling a santa-bulba. Aww.]
Free food is really good when we can get it, because while I do have a bit of a kitchen, I definitely don't have the kind of options the cafeteria does! I mean...it's nothing fancy at the grunt's cafeteria either, but still! And, when there's time to stop in, that means baths, a better bit of bed rest...oh.
[heck] Uhhhh....
I. Mm. I have...one bed? It's... ...I'm pretty sure it's a bit wider than a double..?
Oh dear... ...I'll figure something out! Either way it's way too cold to be using a tent on the road, brrr! So don't worry about that.
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