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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.

[[ ooc: I kindly ask that players please DO NOT POST until all the subthreads have been made. Thank you!

GO FOR IT! Remeber to tag yourselves in!

NOTE: YOU CAN NPC ROCKETS IF YOU CAN'T NAB A PC ROCKET FOR PLOTTY FUNTIEMS.
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[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2011-11-25 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[nooooo, five more minutes please! but hair ruffles are always super effective on Sora, and he blinks up sleepily for a moment.]

[processing...]




[processing... ! and then his eyes shoot completely open in surprise.]


Rise! I didn't know you were gonna be on the train!

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-11-25 04:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Same goes for you! You're pretty sneaky, Sora.

[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2011-11-25 04:48 pm (UTC)(link)
You really think so? [oh, be still, his hardcore heart. Sora... attempts to free himself from his seat and luggage, and once he does, he's standing up as straight as he's able and offering his arms to her.]

[because even the most hardcore of Soras need hugs from their older sisters.]

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-11-25 04:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she recognizes that cue immediately, stepping forward to pull him into a warm hug. And it's been so long that she can't really disguise the little sigh of relief as she does it. ]

Yep. It's good to see you, Sora!

[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2011-11-25 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[there's a mutual feeling there, held in the brief silence where Sora just hangs on and hides his face for a moment. it's been way too long, as far as he's concerned.]

[he's all bright smiles when he finally pulls away.]
Good to see you, too! How've you been?

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-11-25 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Not bad! Although if a certain someone got to Goldenrod and didn't tell me...

[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2011-11-25 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
....... Wait, how long were you in Goldenrod?

[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 06:17 am (UTC)(link)
... Seriously?

[where had he been? trying to keep up with Riku, mostly. attempting to reunite Puddles and Whitney's Girafarig.]

[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
[this is the most ashamed little brother of Rise Kujikawa there ever was.]

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 06:39 am (UTC)(link)
... [ HUG THE SEQUEL. ]

We can catch up now!

[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 03:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[PERSONA HEARTS 2! there are few things more comforting in Johto-- Kanto-- than a Rise hug, after all.]

Okay! Tell me how you've been-- what all have I missed?

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-11-26 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Well... Ven got amnesia, for starters... um, let's see. Oh, Merlin's got a girlfriend now! And I've been staying busy.

[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2011-11-27 03:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I knew about that part-- wait, Merlin got a girlfriend?

[this concept is so foreign to Sora; he's never had a girlfriend in his life. FOREVER SINGLE.]

That's great!

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-11-27 04:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Isn't it? It's the cutest thing!

[identity profile] newhero.livejournal.com 2011-12-03 02:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Who is it? Do I know them?

[identity profile] restardom.livejournal.com 2011-12-03 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know... have you met Saber?