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Route 29: mods ([personal profile] these_balls) wrote in [community profile] route_10652011-11-24 01:53 am
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Operation: Express Car; [train plot log]

Who: Everyone who wants to participate!
Where: Goldenrod City, the Magnet Train, Saffron City.
When: November 23rd, 11AM-5PM
Summary: Heist on the Magnet Train!
Rating: Might go up to PG-13, possibly R if exceptional violence of swearing occurs.
Log:

They've spent the last few days preparing. He wasn't sure at first, how this was going to turn out, but the Team is confident. They are confident and now he, Archer, is also confident. He has no reason to expect failure; he tells himself, even if they fail, this will cement them back in the public eye. A threat again. It makes his collar hot to think.

He reviews the plans again, Petrel's notes and schematics, engineering details. Phase 2 will be the most delicate, but he's confident in the abilities of the recruits. The aliens, the outsiders, are strange, but useful. They have skills no other Grunt would possess. Archer recognizes he has been given a tool, and only a fool would fail to use it.

At 9:30AM on November 23rd, Archer sends a message through the Rocket Network. It is short, and simple, and jubilant.

Operation: Express Car START


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It's a nice day out, considering. Cold, yes, but the kind of cold that buries itself deep in the lungs and blows the mind into crisp clarity. Cheeks are red, movements brisk to retain heat, and around Goldenrod's white-dusted Magnet Train station, the energy is thick enough to taste. People in their thick winter coats press together, some alone, some with families and friends, most with their trusted pokémon. The larger creatures are returned to their balls, tragically fated to miss the voyage, while smaller breeds are held in their trainers' arms or scurrying around their ankles.

The station attendants are supervising while customers pass through, touching the microchipped Rail Pass to the card readers and moving in slow, sluggish trails through the gates. There is no shoving; the atmosphere seems too cheery for it, excitement manifesting in the form of loud, vigorous conversation. The train itself is gloriously slick, smooth and polished as a new bullet or a freshly-minted coin, humming with power. We ask our passengers to please mind their electric-types, reminds the stationmaster over the PA, as we seek to avoid any trouble or inconvenience during the ride.

Once you've passed the gate, find a seat and stow away your luggage. Relax, unwind; it's a long six hours ahead.

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[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
S-Sorry! Sorry! [ Rubbing her head, but she recovers. She's gonna manage to wiggle out of her seat and move to give Lancer a hug. Hugs make it better?

... You're still tall as ever, Lancer. ]

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Yes, yes he is. But you're gonna get a hug all the same, Xion.]

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ These two ;w; ]

Nice to see you on the train, Lancer.

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 02:06 am (UTC)(link)
You too, kid. Man, I've never seen anything like this thing before. How fast does it go, you have any idea?

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Aha, sorry, I wouldn't know... This is the first time I've been on something like this before, too. But the fact that it only takes six hours and Kanto's supposed to be very far away from Johto...

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
Hell of a lot faster than horseback or chariot, then. Looks like this is gonna be interesting.

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
It's a bit cramped, though... [ She looks up, wondering if Lancer's head touches the ceiling. ]

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 03:14 am (UTC)(link)
Huh, maybe a little.

[Aaaaalmost.]

But I can live with it.

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 03:19 am (UTC)(link)
Heh. So... what're you gonna do once we reach Saffron City?

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Not too sure, actually. I just figured I'd get the hell out of Goldenrod for a while. Probably go back when that crazy Leader's forgotten about me.

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 03:25 am (UTC)(link)
... Do you think she ever forgets her victims?

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
Well, unless someone with blue hair catches her attention... [ Teasing grin. ]

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 03:55 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, you never know. I might get lucky for a change.

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
So does that mean you're going to stay in Kanto for a long while?

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
No idea. I figure I'll follow Saber around until she gets sick of me.

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 04:15 am (UTC)(link)
Hehe. You two are good friends, huh?

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
Hm...Yeah, guess you could say that. She's probably one of the people I trust the most here, for what that's worth.

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 04:26 am (UTC)(link)
It must be worth a lot. You just seem... close.

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 04:30 am (UTC)(link)
Knights just tend to stick together when they're not out to kill each other.

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 04:31 am (UTC)(link)
O-Oh... right. You were both in that war you talked about?

[identity profile] solas-ion.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 04:33 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, we were.

[Shrug.]

No big deal. It was never anything personal.

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-24 06:37 am (UTC)(link)
Right. Sort of like the tournament?