best_laid_plans | Turn 004 // Video/Action

[Malik's learned a few things about being a proper Rocket in Johto. One, the region's inhabitants are well-intended souls - useful for leading them on. Two, he alone can't possibly execute the maneuvers necessary for his revenge.

Malik Ishtar, aspiring Pokémon "trainer", needs to make some friends. And he knows just the place he wants to do it.

Taking advantage of Yuugi and Bakura's journey, Malik spends his weekly Rocket allowance on a shiny red bicycle (plus a bit of last week's on a ~~Moltres~~ phoenix decal). He then gathers supplies and heads for Violet City, to witness the aftermath firsthand. The music changes when he rides the bike, which intrigues him (and gives rise to a theory) - but he doesn't have time to ponder metaphysics.

Travel, he finds, sounds much better on paper.

Malik pedals into Violet tired, cold, hungry, and disgruntled: he'd picked up a new Pokémon, but it doesn't seem interested in cooperating just yet. In fact, it's actually prancing ahead, so all Malik sees of it is

Nonetheless, he switches on his Gear and broadcasts.]

Ah, good morning, everybody. I have a favor to ask.

I've just come into Violet, to check up on things - late, I know, I'm sorry, I hope everyone's all right - but since I got teleported away from this area before, I don't know my way around. Could someone spare an afternoon, or an hour or two? I shouldn't need much.

Thanks. I'd be happy to help anyone out while I'm here in return!

Here's where I am.

[He pans the camera around his surroundings and lets it scan across his new Pokémon, too. Maybe someone knows what these can do; he's heard he'd had one on his last stay. So far, however, he's not impressed.]

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The Music. And it is full of Rats.

Recovered?

You hadn't heard? There was an attack here last week - poison gas released into a school. Team Rocket, again - or at least, they took the credit.

Has anybody warned you about them?

'School'? I cannot say i have heard about it until now. No one has told me about 'Team Rocket' either.

I haven't encountered them in person, thank goodness. But they're an infamous gang of Pokémon thieves.

Fortunately, they don't seem very skilled. I just hope no more attacks like last week's happen. Targeting people for their Pokémon is one thing, but innocent children? That's lower than low.

[He's really glad this is text so he can smirk all he wants. Rising star of Team Rocket, right here. (At least, in his own mind. And goals. He has a plan, okay.)]

So this Place is not as peaceful as it seems.

It is not as if Children do anything other than take up Space and demand Attention. I cannot imagine they would have very useful Pokemon either - if they had Any at all.

[....you're fun. His instincts had been on the mark about you.]

That's a rather uncommon opinion. Refreshing, actually, to hear someone being so honest.

--you shouldn't have anything to worry about yourself, though, re: the Team. Growlithe is an excellent guardian.

I may not enjoy the Presence of Children - but still, i do not see why they would have been a Target.

Even so i suppose i will have to keep my Eyes out for these People.

[Yeah, he likes you. Anyone who calls Cobra out on being flashy and ineffective is all right in his book. If dangerous - you're bright...]

They haven't been that active, so you should be fine.

Either way, it's still good to know, right?

Yes - it is. Have they always been Here?

You know, that's actually a really good question. I haven't been here long enough to be sure....

But I do think they're mostly run by people native to Johto. Can you imagine being drafted into that? I'd run away.

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