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[beastofasister]

Who: Whatever members of Team Rocket want to come + anyone else who happens to be visiting
Where: The Sevii Islands
When: Throughout the second half of December
Summary: Catch-all log for Team Rocket's Island Cruise 2k16. Feel free to start your own threads; just note whether they're open or closed!
Rating: PG-13 for bad language and worse people, probably.
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OTA: THE SNEASEL-ING

[11121_assumption]

Walter wasn't sure what to do with himself on this 'vacation'. He took to walking, sometimes with company but often without, to see the new landscapes of Four Island, and the Icefall Cave that led to the ocean. It was...something. Refreshing, and other words Walter couldn't find or voice.

On his walks he began to notice strange cuts sliced into the rocks and ice of the cave. It piqued his interest, drawing him deeper into the cave every time his ventured in. Walter began to leave his own marks, painting over the ice beside the slashes and found that, when he returned, extra claw marks would appear with his. Like they were writing back to him.

Finally, Walter decided to try and find the Pokemon he had been 'communicating' with. He collected some supplies, prepared his Pokemon and headed to the Icefall Cave, with some...."friends" in tow. And Manaka.


[ Set the date as whatever works for everyone! ]

[beastofasister]

The last place Manaka had expected to wind up during their island beach vacation was the inside of an ice cave. Still, she couldn't say she minded. It was pretty! Even more so when she let Charlotte loose from her pokéball, the Lampent's eerie fire illuminating the sparkling walls.

"Oh! Is this the kind of marking you meant?" she asked, leaning forward to examine an icy wall more closely. A thin layer of frost had begun to accumulate over the scratches, but they were there, Manaka wiping them clean with her sleeve.

[11121_assumption]

Due to the abundance of ice types here Walter didn't have Assumption with him. Instead he had Chaos carefully padding beside him, glaring out into the cave; having her at his side seemed to ward off the wild Pokemon and she thoroughly enjoyed dealing with those that did approach him.

Walter nodded, using his hand to wipe off more frost to reveal...an exchange. "These are the marks there were here first. I was curious, what they would do if I added something here." It turned out, they had added more claw marks in response. Like letters sent in foreign languages, each trying to figure out what was being said.

"there's more, the deeper I've gone into the cave."

[beastofasister]

"Hm... Maybe they're marking their territory?" But that didn't seem right. The new marks weren't layered over Walter's, like they should have been if they were trying to blot them out, and so far, nothing in the cave had seemed to expect an intruder's presence. Manaka straightened up again, casting a quick look around their location, before she moved to step forward.

"Yoohoo~" Cupping her hands around her mouth, she called out into the cave ahead of them. "If someone has been writing to Mr. Ghost, please come greet him now~"

...Well, it was worth a try, wasn't it?

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There was no reply. If she listened very carefully Manaka might hear a few Pokemon scurrying from her call, deeper into the cave. Walter began to lead the way deeper in, always taking stock of where Manaka was. He didn't want her to get lost and half frozen in here, especially when she had other friends on this trip who would no doubt be angry if something happened to her.

"Whatever is leaving those marks must have some intelligence." He spoke quietly as he always did, as if mindful of disturbing the wild Pokemon around them. Every now and then he would pause the wipe away at a rock, revealing more claw marks and markings on them.

Beach Bumming - OTA

[thedifferencebetween]

[Now this? This is what Jack needs! Get away from the gray gloom of Goldenrod, catch some sun, drink exotic drinks, catch exotic Pokemon... the perfect solution to his post-wedding blues. Because losing Nisha again? Way worse than he'd thought it would be. And Rhys wasn't exactly a balm of nepenthe or whatever the hell poetic quote Jack's trying to call to mind.]

[But this is just the thing. He's got a beach chair. He's got a cooler. He's got some hand rolled smokes. He's in bright yellow trunks and a black button down shirt - open, though - and flip flops. He sets himself up on whatever the hell beach it is - he's not paying attention, he doesn't care - and sprawls in his yellow beach chair, cracks open a beer, and watches Doom Boner and Shinru, the Shiny Haxorus, stare each other down over what looks like someone's barbecue that fell off the grill and got left in the sand.]

[All he needs is some good company and music, and life would be pretty sweet.]

[moneylogues]

[Felix is there and it doesn't take long for him to head for Jack. Hey, he's the most fun to actually hang out with. Though first, well, he can't say he's not a little distracted by those two Pokemon and their little staredown. He is, in fact, still watching as he takes up a spot by Jack.]

Well, you don't see that every day. I'd put money on the dino, but uh, looks like this might go either way. Or, y'know, nowhere.

[He looks over at Jack now. And he snorts a little.]

Wow, you really take the yellow theme and run with it, don't you?

[Says the guy with the bright orange in his hair and wearing orange as always.]

[thedifferencebetween]

I do, but I live with'em. If Boner was smart, he'd just wait until the Haxorus is done. Dude doesn't eat things, he just puts them in his mouth. Yeah, so....turns out that level sixty something badass is a total moron.

[Thanks, Kaz. Awesome gift. A part of Jack can appreciate the humor in it, but it'd be funnier if the joke was on someone else.]

[The two Pokemon seemed locked in an intense battle of wills, despite neither of them actually making a move toward the other. Beyond an occasional burp of smoke.]

Uh, yeah. Hyperion colors, yellow and black! It's a brand, pumpkin.

[moneylogues]

... [Felix stares at the Haxorus for a moment. Then he looks back at Jack. With a shit-eating grin on his face.] That... is fucking hilarious. Holy shit!

Ohhhh man, wow. Hey, at least you got it for free!

[So no buyer's remorse, at the very least. But seriously, this is priceless and Felix has no sympathy whatsoever. Have fun with your idiot dragon thing, Jack.]

Riiiiight. I guess the black does help. It's not the worst colors, I'll grant you that one.

[thedifferencebetween]

Yeah, I don't think it's random I ended up with him. Dude that had him before we got similar senses of humor. I'd of done the same thing to him. But hey! Remember I was bitching that I didn't get his gorgeous, killer Houndoom? Yeah, dude he gave it to went poof, too.

Guess who got'im after all?

[Not that Jack is letting that hellhound out of his ball. He's likely to get his face eaten off. Both of'em. He remembers what Kaz had to do to get that thing to listen to him, and that was way before the monster dog had all those levels.]

Screw you, they're awesome colors. Did you know that seeing yellow tricks our brains into releasing happy chemicals? I mean, that's what scientists say, anyway. Yellow's literally the happiest color. How can anybody not like it?