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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] islandshore.livejournal.com 2011-11-27 11:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I'll stay close; don't worry.

[You can just... lean against him like he's some sorta crutch. Nothing too weird, nope.]

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-27 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She moves to do just that, head pressing against his shoulder while she leans against him. Sure, she's been close to Riku before, but not... like this?

... It kinda makes her pay attention to the muscles of his arm. So strong! Maybe she can ask Riku later how to get like that.

She sighs once she's comfortable... unaware of the stares they're starting to get. ]


Thank you, Riku. [ Small smile! ]

[identity profile] islandshore.livejournal.com 2011-11-27 11:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[Are his muscles really that fascinating? Riku's not really thinking about that right now. He's more concerned about her injuries, really. That's why he'll take it slow; getting out of the center is a good thing, but no need to rush.]

Hey, don't worry about it.

[He'll smile right back. Good to see she's happy in spite of all this.]

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-27 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Well, still. Gotta go before the Nurses come and take her away. D:

She turns to him a bit further. ]


So you're not injured?

[identity profile] islandshore.livejournal.com 2011-11-28 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[He shakes his head.]

Few bruises, but nothing serious.

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-28 12:02 am (UTC)(link)
I'm glad. You're really strong, Riku.

[identity profile] islandshore.livejournal.com 2011-11-28 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Heh, thanks, Xion.

[Now let's get going! Adventuuure!]

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-28 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
[ WHAT TIME IS IT?! Smiling. ]

Hopefully they won't notice. [ "They" being the Nurses and staff. ]

[identity profile] islandshore.livejournal.com 2011-11-29 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
If they do, too bad. That's their problem.

[Riku cares not what those crazy nurses think.]

[identity profile] ordalias.livejournal.com 2011-11-29 03:45 am (UTC)(link)
[ Nods. ] I just wanna see what Saffron's like... maybe find some answers, too.