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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

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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! ]

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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.

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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."

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"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.