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Hypothetically speaking, is it ever okay to steal a pokemon? Unrelated second question -- what's a better name, Chief or Sarge?

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Is the Pokémon being treated unethically?

Alternatively, did you get stuck with Team Rocket and now you gotta play by their rules?

If the former, go for it. Just don't let the cops catch you.

If the latter... just steal from people who deserve it and see if you can find a way outta that mess.

[Forget those other questions--]

Why would I ever play by Team Rocket's rules?

Not saying you would, but I've known members who weren't there by choice, and they couldn't just hand in a simple resignation.

Leaving the team's tough, so in those cases, they had to try and bend the rules where they could. I think some would just capture rare Pokémon and turn those in instead, which is still giving the team resources, but it's something.

Maybe if the cops here weren't so useless they'd have a better chance at getting out. Nobody really seems to do anything about Team Rocket here.

Yeah. The law enforcement's a joke around here.

There used to be an organized group focused on taking on Team Rocket, but it became really tough to maintain. A lot of core members left, and and things just kind of fell to the wayside.

[This is the first Riz has heard of that and he is immediately intrigued.]

If it existed once, I'm sure it could be revived. I might know some people who could join.

[He's mostly thinking of himself and Mando. Maybe Bo? They are all very willing to punch a rocket in the face.]

Might not hurt to bring back a similar kind of organization. I think the toughest part back in the day was rotating roster. Since people can leave at the drop of a hat, it means that you can't count on stability and have to make sure there are measures in place in case key members disappear.

Maybe we start with figuring out who would be interested in helping out. Hey, did people involved in this thing by any chance disappear at higher rates than just regular people?

[Would this sort of thing make them a target or not. Not that Riz is necessarily against that, but he wants to know. It also gives an indication of how much they are being watched by whoever brought them here.]

I wouldn't say it was higher. It's more that a lot of the founding members just happened to draw the short straws.

And ever since, there just hasn't been as much solid coordination. Probably doesn't help that organizing communications on the network's kinda risky.

[Anonymous posts work, sure, but that requires a lot of trust. People can lie. A lot can go wrong.]

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