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Who: Vanitas and anyone that wants to encounter him~ (With two closed prompts)
Where: Goldenrod City
When: The first couple weeks of August
Summary: Just a general catch-all for Vanitas messing around in Goldenrod
Rating: PG..?

[Closed to Rockets - At the base]

[While he hadn't initially planned on checking in, because a part of him wanted to see how much he could push his luck, Vantias does end up stopping at the Team Rocket base as soon as he gets to Goldenrod. He'll be there for a few days giving him time to report in, touch base with some individuals and just relax in the comfort of a free bed.

In particular he'll be raiding the kitchens because why should he buy a whole bunch of food on the road when he can just eat lightly then stuff his face at base?

Or you may find him snooping around trying to get a look at all the captive Pokemon. Just to see what's there. It's not like he'd ever try to take anything.

He'll be on the lookout for some familiar faces, as well, both to chat and to cause trouble. Because he can.]

[Open Prompt - Catching a new dog]

Wrecker, use Water Gun.

[Standing at the mouth of an alley, Vanitas lazily watched as his Totodile darted forward and let out a watery blast at the Houndour growling at the other end. The canine managed to dodge and counterattack with Bite though it missed it's mark as well.

The young man rolled his eyes and pulled another Pokeball from his belt, tossing it up into the air. With a faint click it broke open and in a flash of light Vanitas's Haunter appeared, Shadow snickering and flexing it's claws.]

Shadow, use Confuse Ray! Wrecker, use Water Gun again!

[Both were quick to respond, though a little too quick on the Totodile's part because he went first rather than waiting for the Confuse Ray. Shadow, who had already been moving forward to attack, gets hit with the attack instead and whirls around angrily, giving their Houndour opponent a chance to bolt past them.]

DAMMIT!

[Vanitas glared at his Pokemon before recalling them both, releasing Flood and Scrapper instead as he headed after the Houndour.]

Come on you two. I want that dog.

[Closed to Madoka]

[Vanitas was no stranger to stealing Pokemon. He'd taken quite a liking to it which was good since that was his job essentially. Most of the Pokemon he stole he ended up sending back to Team Rocket but every now and then one would catch his eye.

This time, it's an Eevee.

He'd been tailing a young girl for awhile now, wandering along acting as if he were window shopping, all the while keeping tabs on the girl and her Eevee. Flood was, of course, drifting along beside him, giggling up a storm since she knew what he was up to.

Looks like they were going to end up with a new teammate~

After a half hour of following the girl around Vanitas finally decided to make a move, putting on his charm--well, the charm he copied from Sora as much as it disgusted him--and approached. A seemingly genuine smile was on his lips as he stepped around Madoka and lifted a hand in greeting.]

Hi--ah, is there any chance you could help me? I've gotten kind of lost. This is my first time visiting the city.

[There was a sheepish edge to his voice as he rubbed the back of his neck, Flood sitting on his shoulder now and waving happily.]

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[Vanitas takes note of that and his eyes narrow just the slightest.]

Scrapper, down.

[The Houndoom obeys without hesitation, settling on the ground and resting her head on her front paws.]

Yeah, can't beat free, I guess. It's not like I make enough with these losers to actually afford anything else.

[He has a love/hate relationship with Team Rocket, okay.]

Not a fan of dogs?

I noticed that to. [She's only been picking up work elsewhere for like two weeks and she'd already made more than she had in like 4 months.]

You know, I've been picking up some shift at the Mart and they're paying me eight times what these guys give us? [She could only work part time too.]

I have my own. [Which isn't really an answer.]

Yeah I did a few odd jobs in Mahogany and Blackthorn and made a hell of a lot more than I have with Team Rocket. It's pathetic.

[That and he's been stealing. A lot.

Snorting, Vanitas rolls his eyes.]

That doesn't mean you like them. Seems to me like you're kind of unnerved by them.

[As if on cue, Scrapper let's out a low growl.]

[She stiffens again and Caine's low rumble is back, his yellow eyes narrowed and fixed on Scrapper. You get one warning, pup.

Diana shoots Vanitas an unimpressed look.]

No, I don't like them. But I've managed this long.

[Oh she's terrified. Really.

Vanitas can't help but snicker.]

Well at least you're managing.

[He glances down at Scrapper and she goes quiet, looking almost bored now as her trainer focuses his attention back on Diana.]

How long have you been here?

[She rolls her eyes at his reaction. She's no hangups about her fears. She has them. For good reasons too. If others know it's no skin off her nose.

As for the dogs... Well. She had her own way of coping with that.]

Yeah, I am. Just fine.

[She takes a gulp of her drink.]

I dunno. What month is it? [She starts counting on her fingers.] Shit, this is gonna be my seventh month. When the hell did that happen?

Uh huh.

[Picking at his food, Vanitas watches her with clear amusement on his face though there's a curious edge there as well when she says how long she's been here.]

Long time to be stuck here. You been with Team Rocket the entire time?

Yep.

[She jabs a thumb in the direction of the accomodations.]

Woke up down that hall. Freaked out and threw a chair at Sass because I thought she was gonna try and bite me.

[The Salazzle lifts its head to give her a look.]

Jerked around a bit and boom! Six months and here we are.

[Excuse him while he snorts in amusement because that is kind of hilarious. And Flood thinks so too given how she lets out a twill of a giggle.]

That's one hell of a greeting.

[Vanitas's smirk melts into more of a grin.]

I give you props for sticking with these idiots for so long.

What can I say? I know how to make an entrance.

[She smirks back at him.]

It's less sticking with and more, quitting would be an effort? And making an effort is so tiring, you know?

[That gets a snort out of him as he nods.]

From what I hear, they try and take stuff from you when you leave. Can't say I'm a fan of that.

[Someone might have been snooping. A lot.]

I guess there are worse places I could be stuck.

They do? Well, that's dickish of them.

[Well, that was even more effort. But even if she was only sticking with Team Rocket out of convenience. It was starting to get old.]

Preaching to the fucking choir.

That's what I said. I worked hard getting the stuff I've got and training my Pokemon.

[He would beat the shit out of anyone that tried to take his team. Not that he'd say that out loud.]

Let me guess, home suck for you too?

Still, I dunno if they even could do it. Sometimes I don't think they're as put together as they make out.

[Honestly, since the Prom, Diana had barely heard form HQ aside from the usual 'have you stolen something' shit.]

In so many words, yeah.

[She shrugs.]

Which is why I'd rather it not suck completely here.

[Vanitas mock gasps.]

You mean they aren't a well oiled criminal syndicate that runs a complex underground network of Pokemon trade?

[Yeah, if only they were. Then life might actually be interesting.]

Fair enough. Something's got to be decent in exchange. [He props his chin in one hand then, watching Diana curiously.] I kind of expected the whole Pokemon training thing to be a lot lamer than it actually is.

[Diana snorts.]

Oh, is that what we're supposed to be? I thought we were supposed to be building spaceships. No wonder my performance reviews keep getting worse.

[She gives him a look.]

Really? You thought raising magic monsters to cockfight was gonna be lame?

I mean, it's a lot of things but 'lame' doesn't cross my mind when I think about it.

So you're the reason our numbers are down. Damn you.

[His lips quirk.]

Back home I had these creatures called Unversed that I could send anywhere I wanted to fight for me and with me. I figured since I was use to it that I would find it lame.

[He glances down at Scrapper, an actual grin appearing.]

This is better though.

What can I say? I'm very good at disrupting things.

[She waggles her eyebrows before running her fingers through the soft fur of her Espurr.]

Yeah, they're pretty great.

...What is that thing, anyway?

[Sure he'd looked through the Pokedex a bit but he really only focused on the Pokemon that looked intriguing to him.

Clearly Espurr hadn't been important.]

And does it always look terrified?

What, Petey? He's an Espurr.

[Diana looks down at Petey, frowning.]

Terrified?

[The Pokemon turns its head to look up at her for a moment with its large, unblinking eyes, then returns to looking ahead. He starts tapping out a beat on the table.]

I've never seen Petey scared of anything.

[She gives a shrug.] But he's just... special. I don't think they're all like him.

[Right. Special.

Vanitas looks from Diana to Petey and back again, not really convinced the strange little thing wasn't just in a perpetual state of fear.

But hey, as long as she loved him.]

If you say so. [A pause.] Is that one you got from Team Rocket? Because my Woobat is really special. I'm pretty sure they gave me a defective Pokemon.

[Diana rolls her eyes and taps the Espurr's head three times. It turns to look at her.]

Hey, Petey. Are you scared?

[He blinks at her.] Petey. Scared? [She points at him, then clenches both her fists, shaking them before making her fingers burst out and pulling an expression of a silent scream.

Petey blinks at her again before giving a single shake of his head and returning to patting out a beat.

Diana looks back at Vanitas, satisfied.] Nar, he's not scared.

[Then she shakes her head and points down at the Salazzle.] No, Sass here was from Team Rocket. Her and Strut. [She prods the Murkrow sat on the table in his chest and he squawks.]

[Vanitas snorts at the display, unable to help but grin a bit. The thing was really weird but it was kind of amusing all the same.]

What's with the tapping?

[Probably has to do with the whole special thing.

His gaze went from Sass to Strut and he frowned ~~it's totally almost a pout~~.]

I got a Phantump and then my stupid Woobat. I feel like I got seriously screwed over with one of those.

That's pretty. [Diana shrugs with a small smirk.] I told you, he's special.

[Strut hops closer and tilts his head curiously at Vanitas.]

Really? Why?

Definitely something special.

[Vanitas glances at Strut, watching the bird with a bored expression.]

Because my Woobat is a wimp and the stupid thing needs love to evolve. I'm pretty sure someone thought it'd just be hilarious to give me something like that.

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