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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] thisisfriller.livejournal.com 2011-11-27 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ WHY AM I ALWAYS RESCUING BABIES THESE DAYS--

oh well, Makoto's diving for the Togepi and managing to catch him without crashing on her face. ]


Safe--!

[identity profile] someone-one-one.livejournal.com 2011-11-27 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[And here comes the cutest girl, flailing her arms and crying a little. A Happiny follows behind her, blushing and avoiding eye contact with everything.]

Y-you rescued Katanashi-kun! Thank you, Makoto-kun!

[identity profile] thisisfriller.livejournal.com 2011-11-28 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
Katanashi...?

[ bouncing the Togepi a little with a grin. ]

You're okay, right?

[identity profile] someone-one-one.livejournal.com 2011-11-28 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Y-you were so cool, Makoto-kun! Everyone's alright because of you!

[Except, for some reason, Inami the Happiny's eyes are locked on Makoto....and Katanshi lets out a "Peh" sound because Makoto isn't cute enough to hold him. He's just going to try to weasel his way out of her arms now.]

[identity profile] thisisfriller.livejournal.com 2011-11-29 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Whoops-- [ she's oblivious to the Happiny (for now), holding out the squirming Togepi. ]

I'm just glad it worked out! Here you go.

w-who needs castmates I'll just play them all...

[identity profile] someone-one-one.livejournal.com 2011-11-30 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
[Popura gained a Katanashi! She holds him close, which he...really seems to like. He climbs up her arm and clings to her hair, though, instead. This is normal. Popura doesn't flinch.]

Me too! Inami really packs quite...

[...and right on queue, Inami shivers and leaps up to try and pound Makoto in the face.]

[identity profile] thisisfriller.livejournal.com 2011-11-30 05:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Eh--?!

[ it's instinctive to catch the Happiny's fist, though she quickly releases and steps back. ]

[identity profile] someone-one-one.livejournal.com 2011-12-01 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
I-Inami-chan, please come back...

[Pew, pew! She returns both Katanashi and Inami and puts them back into her bag, blushing madly before flailing a little.]

M-Makoto, I'm so sorry! I didn't think she'd hit you! She only hits men!

1/2

[identity profile] thisisfriller.livejournal.com 2011-12-02 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, really? A lot of people make that mistake, so it was bound to happen with the Pokémon sooner or later!

[identity profile] thisisfriller.livejournal.com 2011-12-02 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
...

Uuuuu... I-I'm still going downhill, aren't I?

[identity profile] someone-one-one.livejournal.com 2011-12-03 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
[This is bad! Somehow, I've done something to Makoto-kun's self-esteem!]

I-It's okay! It's getting late, so it's probably just a little too dark for her to tell!

[identity profile] thisisfriller.livejournal.com 2011-12-03 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I think that was killing intent...