route_1065 | 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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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

FBI, wasn't it? Unless my memory is failing me.

Yeah, that's it. I never know where I might wind up.

What do you do? Solve murders n'stuff?

_{[He nods, gaze straying out the window. He's good at his job, but he doesn't really like it.]}

I work violent crime. Murder is just scratching the surface.

I see. [ Meanwhile, Holland's thinking about cigarettes. Dammit, why can't he smoke on the train. ] Sounds interesting, either way.

That's one way of putting it. Rarely a dull moment.

Any stories? We've got a lot of time to kill.

_{[He shoots him a look. People typically don't want to hear about it.]}

It's not generally considered pleasant conversation.

Then what would you rather talk about?

_{[Atta boy.]}

How about plans? Do you have any for Saffron?

Gonna stay for a week or two t'see if there's anything interesting. That's about it.

And if there is?

Come back in spring, probably. I'm not gonna hike around Kanto if there's six feet of snow.

Edited 2011-11-24 23:20 (UTC)

Sound plan.

_{[Julee hops down to his armrest and he pets her, somewhat absently.]}

I suspect next year will be all about Kanto. I'm definitely interested in seeing what will come out of it.

Mm. [ He pauses. ] Apparently Kanto is in the games.

_{[Oh, that pings his interest.]}

It is? Did you play the games, Holland?

No. [ does he look like a gamer? those things eat money. ] Saw something about it on th'network after the train announcement.

_{[Hey, doesn't hurt to ask. Coop leans back with a sort of dreamy smile at the news though.]}

Man ... we're getting to see the real thing, then, aren't we?

Looks like it. It'll be nice to see someplace new, at any rate.

Oh, it will.

_{[This man is an excited kid in disguise, in case you couldn't tell.]}

Few things are as stimulating as a change of scenery.

Depends on the scenery, doesn't it?

Only in part. The fact that it's a change is in itself more important.

[ he shrugs. sure, whatever. ] Ever been to Europe?

I never did have the pleasure.

_{[It's something he'll have to remedy later.]}

You should, sometime. Lots of things to see.

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