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route_292011-01-22 05:51 pm
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MORE ROCKET PLOT THINGS
The day has come.
Secret locations all around Johto were set up several days before, with helicopters discretely (or as discretely as helicopters CAN) arriving to each of them to pick up the scattered Rockets in the dead of night.
Those who came were treated to a swift flight, whizzing over the miles of trees, rocks, and small mountainous areas that would normally take your average trainer weeks to traverse.
Anywhere from an hour to three or four, depending on where they were flying from, each one eventually landed in a little wooden grove just outside of Mahogany Town. From there? It’s on to the HQ. Under the cover of darkness and the watchful eye of some silent, vaguely threatening superiors wielding stun-guns and Grimers, the riders will be hurried into what seems to be a homey little Mom and Pop-style shop.
Needless to say, not everything is what it appears to be.
After layers of booby-trapped hallways guarded by glassy-eyed Persian statues (don’t worry, kids, your superiors will be guiding you through them to make sure you don’t get any Sludge Bombs to the face, but good luck trying to get out again), the crowds of newly-transported Rockets will arrive on the residential floor.
Everyone will receive a room of their very own. Beds? Feathery and soft, with warm blankets galore and really expensive-looking pillows. Money comes easy when your organization rarely actually buys anything.
The rooms are lined up along the hallway dorm-style, but there’s an expansive communal lounge and even a big dining room. The food? Pretty darn nice. At least one talkative guard will boast that it’s up there with the best restaurants in Goldenrod and Olivine—because the cooks were kidnapped from BOTH!
To top it all off, at some point while building this underground fortress of a building, someone tapped into a hotspring. Aw yeah.
Upon arrival, the recruits will first be lined up in the hallways and given a speech—the first part of it is the usual extolling of Team Rocket’s grand purpose and the honor that they should all feel at being part of such a glorious organization. After that, they will be told that they may freely roam the residential floor while they await further instructions and have full use of all the facilities as a thanks for their continuing loyalty. Arianna, it seems, was not lying about them being rewarded!
Oh—but that door marked Admins Only at the end of that one hallway? Restricted.
Don’t even try it, grunts.
~*~
“Ma’am?”
A shadow entered the doorway of the office.
Watching the video screens before her, Arianna did not turn around.
“Yes? What’s your report?”
“The helicopters have all made it back, ma’am. The recruits are being shown to their rooms as we speak.”
“Excellent. What was the turnout?”
“Pretty good, ma’am! But there were a few no-shows.” Stepping inside, the grunt placed a slip of paper down on the admin’s desk, stepping away from it quickly once he did so, just in case Arianna was in one of her moods. “We’ve compiled their names and locations.”
Arianna reached out to pick up the slip of paper, gaze lingering on the screens for just a moment longer before it turned to the list.
“… How disappointing. Oh well, it’s no matter. They’ll be with us soon enough.”
Swiveling her seat around, she gave her subordinate a smirk.
“Get the squads ready. They’ll be leaving in the morning.”
OOC INFO:
Congratulations! If your character went to the helicopters willingly and cooperated with their superiors, they are now awaiting their orders at the Rocket HQ and being treated like royalty! ... For now.
Please feel free to ask questions about the HQ setting or any other points of confusion in the QUESTIONS thread! Also, if your character was NOT taken by helicopter to the HQ and is instead someone who should be added to the compilation list of runaway Rockets that we're making, please let us know that too! (An OOC comment is fine, just mark it accordingly and yadda <3)
Otherwise, this post is an open log!
Let your character enjoy the hot springs, bother each other, and explore their new surroundings!
Secret locations all around Johto were set up several days before, with helicopters discretely (or as discretely as helicopters CAN) arriving to each of them to pick up the scattered Rockets in the dead of night.
Those who came were treated to a swift flight, whizzing over the miles of trees, rocks, and small mountainous areas that would normally take your average trainer weeks to traverse.
Anywhere from an hour to three or four, depending on where they were flying from, each one eventually landed in a little wooden grove just outside of Mahogany Town. From there? It’s on to the HQ. Under the cover of darkness and the watchful eye of some silent, vaguely threatening superiors wielding stun-guns and Grimers, the riders will be hurried into what seems to be a homey little Mom and Pop-style shop.
Needless to say, not everything is what it appears to be.
After layers of booby-trapped hallways guarded by glassy-eyed Persian statues (don’t worry, kids, your superiors will be guiding you through them to make sure you don’t get any Sludge Bombs to the face, but good luck trying to get out again), the crowds of newly-transported Rockets will arrive on the residential floor.
Everyone will receive a room of their very own. Beds? Feathery and soft, with warm blankets galore and really expensive-looking pillows. Money comes easy when your organization rarely actually buys anything.
The rooms are lined up along the hallway dorm-style, but there’s an expansive communal lounge and even a big dining room. The food? Pretty darn nice. At least one talkative guard will boast that it’s up there with the best restaurants in Goldenrod and Olivine—because the cooks were kidnapped from BOTH!
To top it all off, at some point while building this underground fortress of a building, someone tapped into a hotspring. Aw yeah.
Upon arrival, the recruits will first be lined up in the hallways and given a speech—the first part of it is the usual extolling of Team Rocket’s grand purpose and the honor that they should all feel at being part of such a glorious organization. After that, they will be told that they may freely roam the residential floor while they await further instructions and have full use of all the facilities as a thanks for their continuing loyalty. Arianna, it seems, was not lying about them being rewarded!
Oh—but that door marked Admins Only at the end of that one hallway? Restricted.
Don’t even try it, grunts.
~*~
“Ma’am?”
A shadow entered the doorway of the office.
Watching the video screens before her, Arianna did not turn around.
“Yes? What’s your report?”
“The helicopters have all made it back, ma’am. The recruits are being shown to their rooms as we speak.”
“Excellent. What was the turnout?”
“Pretty good, ma’am! But there were a few no-shows.” Stepping inside, the grunt placed a slip of paper down on the admin’s desk, stepping away from it quickly once he did so, just in case Arianna was in one of her moods. “We’ve compiled their names and locations.”
Arianna reached out to pick up the slip of paper, gaze lingering on the screens for just a moment longer before it turned to the list.
“… How disappointing. Oh well, it’s no matter. They’ll be with us soon enough.”
Swiveling her seat around, she gave her subordinate a smirk.
“Get the squads ready. They’ll be leaving in the morning.”
OOC INFO:
Congratulations! If your character went to the helicopters willingly and cooperated with their superiors, they are now awaiting their orders at the Rocket HQ and being treated like royalty! ... For now.
Please feel free to ask questions about the HQ setting or any other points of confusion in the QUESTIONS thread! Also, if your character was NOT taken by helicopter to the HQ and is instead someone who should be added to the compilation list of runaway Rockets that we're making, please let us know that too! (An OOC comment is fine, just mark it accordingly and yadda <3)
Otherwise, this post is an open log!
Let your character enjoy the hot springs, bother each other, and explore their new surroundings!
Open - Hot Springs
No peeping, boys. Unless you want her guarding Beedrill to stab you in the face.]
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Noticing that she has company, she smiles, motioning toward the spring.]
Mind if I join you, dear?
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You may.
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[Removing her towel while facing away from Kneesocks, Grell discreetly slips into the water. She sighs happily.]
Now this is service. I have been to Headquarters a couple times, but I never saw all of this! Not even my old workspace had a hot spring to relax in.
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You've been here before?
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Yes. I woke up here on my very first day in this world. I returned again after a mission but left when our superiors decided to go quiet.
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Ahhh, let me see....it was quite a while ago. We were flown to the ruins near Violet City to collect odd-looking Pokémon that were shaped like letters of the alphabet. When we were finished, we were brought back here.
[She pauses, realizing something.]
You know, we never did find out what the higher ups intended to do with those things either.
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You defeated the Commander and yet you're still here. Either they see you as a very powerful ally, or are terrified of you turning against them.
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Oh please. The Commander is all bark and no bite. In this world, at least.
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[She sinks a little lower into the water, leaving just her head exposed.]
The new employee treatment doesn't hurt either~
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Open - Hot Springs
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Use Twinneedle.
[hope you like not one, but two pointy jabs aimed at the face!]
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AIIIEEEE!!!!
[And there would be a weirdo running down the halls. Well, at least now someone else can sneak in. TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM!]