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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 4:38 pm
(Mau/Aki) "He saved my life... He's a very impressive pokemon." Tambrey commented to Mau with a soft smile, turning it back to Aki and then looking back to Frost again. (Frost) Tam' found herself nodding to the things Frost came up with but... honestly she wasn't quite sure she was the best person for him to attempt being 'human' with. She was tired, still shaken, still hurting and still shocked. The attempt at 'being human' presented a little bit of an interesting clash to the very human things that were currently vying to affect her. The result was an odd one; near the surface of everything she felt herself as rather numb, yet lurking she was aware that one of the many things would make a break for the surface soon.
"Those of us who got back alive are," she hesitated, pondering if what she was about to say was appropriate and correct- after a moment she decided that, yes, it was "lucky... Really. The things that we saw and came into contact with... 's nothing that seems more like a nightmare..."
Tambrey had similar worries; should she be telling Frost anything? Well. She was Grunt and he was Agent... so what she knew, he was probably privy to... "... There was. And.. there were a few surprises. Not pleasant ones." (Aki) She took time to smile down at the Vaporeon after this; see fine, she was trying to convey, standing isn't hurting. A bit of a lie, but the pokemon was so sweet. It would be nicer to give him peace of mind.
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2011 8:19 pm
"That huge friend of hers... she didn't get to drunk, till her friends got gathered up and they left for the night." she added with a shrug, not going into too much detail. He avoided talking about Izumi to much, it might have been a little protective of him, but something told him he had to be careful. "Some goes for you too," Jerome replied, with a raised brow, and gesturing a hand toward the informant. "Had no idea you knew Tux," He reached a hand up to run his hand over the shaved side of his head. "And why ya went runnin' off. I saw that look on both yer face." They were not on friendly terms.
There was a distinct flinch, one of Jerome eyes closing in a tense grimace himself. <******** man." A month Jerome knew he would go crazy, he hate thinking back when he had to limit his movement because of the bullet wounds. he certainly felt Izaya's pain. "Standin' a week in here is ganna be bad enough, F'they don't get you a wheelchair by then, I'll ********' swipe one for you, that's bullshit." This was clearly an uncomfortable through to deal with, and he flinched slightly again, shifted his weight, It was just WRONG to keep a Parkour user locked up like that.
A little more subtly about this plan might have been a good idea though, since Jerome didn't seem to have a problem with saying this around someone who was clearly staff around here.
Faleen wasn't entirely sure what exactly to say to his comment, no idea where the question of murdering someone came into play here, but she could probably safely assume he was running with the first thing that came to his mind At the mention of the green hair she blinked, and raised her eyebrows, reaching up with her free hand to touch a gathering of the still greenish locks. "Mmm, even if I did have a lot of those jokes coming my way, I think I would still prefer not to leave my hair green." She saved her hand. lowering it back down to cup her palm under the data pas she was carrying under her other arm. "I don't think anyone would take me seriously anymore." she added, with a light smile.
His last comment drew another silence, though this time her head jerked back a little, and she looked perplexed for a moment. "Boyfriend?"
Both of the Rockets looked over to the Trainee that stepped over, Jerome sized her up more openly, arching an eyebrow as his teeth absently played with the inside of his lip piercing. He had a history of meeting annoying nurses here at Rocket, this one didn't seem like an idiot, though she seemed pretty damn perky.
Faleen didn't need to ask the Trainee's name, since Izaya had already implied an introduction, Turning her attention more to face the new Rocket, that had been helpful to them before. A Trainee already working in a specialty field? this was interesting. Though, with as busy as they have been, Faleen wouldn't be surprised if they grabbed the first Rocket they could find to help them with little stuff.
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:55 am
Well, it seemed 'Brey wasn't going to be too forthcoming on the details. Mmmh. No matter, he could ask Faleen or somebody at a later date, for now his curiosity could wait if 'Brey didn't want to talk.... That had almost been sensitive of him, he was quite surprised at himself. "The harm done to us shall be repaid, I have no doubt," Frost said with a small no, "if it hasn't already that is.... Of course revenge does nothing for Aila but perhaps it will teach them what happens when they harm one of ours." It would certainly teach them that, but the lesson wouldn't lead to Galactic backing down with tails between their legs. No. Even he was quite aware of that.
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 10:29 am
She listened to the conversation absently - was this considered eavesdropping? they were sort of talking right in front of her, so... - picking up on little things such as the potential for murder and the intent to steal a wheelchair. What an odd group, Arcadie observed, her lips pursed thoughtfully. Were they just being silly, or were they completely serious? Outside of the uppity nurses, the strict training instructors, and her whiny roommates, this was the first real interaction she was having with the other Rockets, and she wasn't quite sure what to make of it.
"Oh," she raised her hands to her mouth in exaggerated surprise at the wounded man's explanation. "Hehe, sorry. Better to take it seriously than to just ignore you, though, right?" Her chipper demeanor fell into a slight confusion when her name was asked; everything she'd heard about trainees was that they were practically invisible and not to be terribly offended when no one cared for her identity beyond that she was a Rocket of the lowest tier. Well, this was a pleasant disparity, then. "Arcadie Bessette," she replied, her already noticeable French accent thickening with the pronunciation. "And you?" Mm, well was it impolite to ask his name? He was injured, after all. Maybe he just wanted to know her name for the pleasure of saying 'why thank you, Arcadie, now do me the courtesy of getting out of my life.' Too late to retract the question, though. Oh well.
Arcadie regarded Jerome at his disbelief, making a conscious effort to not fixate on his odd features. But it was cooooooool-- no, focus! "If he's willing to take a chair," because there was such a stigma of weakness connoted to wheelchairs that many rejected them solely out of pride, "he can probably be out of here some time tomorrow or the day after - with the understanding that he comes back regularly for check-ups, of course. So," she looked to the red-eyed Rocket again, tilting her head to a side sweetly, "if that's an option, then that's an option."
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 11:10 am
"Huge friend...? Ah, Dith-san. Yes, I saw him there too," Izaya murmured, both amused and surprised that Jerome thought to mention him. He hadn't expected the Russian man to worry about people like Izumi, who he assumed must have been strangers to Dith. But then again, if Dith was anything like Simon, the guy probably was just the sort to naturally care. How bothersome. The informant would have to watch out for him in the future, especially if he had taken Izumi under his metaphorical wing. Orihara had no intention of getting on the Russian man's bad side.
"...Had no idea...?" The grunt's eye twitched. It was probably a good thing that Jerome had a nick for Shizuo, because just hearing his hated enemy's name set him on edge and put him in a very foul mood. As if he wasn't in enough of one already. "Yes...I think we have a lot of catching up to do once I get out of this stupid bed," Nakura murmured, suddenly glaring at no one in particular. How Shizuo had managed to come into contact with Jerome and Izumi was beyond him. The ex-bartender usually didn't involve himself in other peoples' situations. Something must have happened - something Izaya hadn't forseen.
"Let's just put it this way - you know how I love all humans? That monster is the exception. If there is one person in the world I want dead, it's him." Gritting his teeth, the grunt forced himself to calm down. If he didn't, he might alarm some medic or something into thinking he needed extra care, which was the last thing he wanted at the moment. Stupid Shizuo. Even when he wasn't around, he could manage to work Izaya up.
However, he was distracted from his inner rage by Jerome's empathetic words. Well, that was...thoughtful of him. Orihara blinked up at the tattoo'ed man blankly. Why was Jerome always so nice? And to Izaya, of all people? He certainly didn't feel he deserved it; especially not after what had just happened on the mission. Somehow Jerome's offer just made him feel worse than ever. He looked away again, avoiding his roommate's gaze. "Mmm...just don't get caught, or they might make you share a similar fate. Perhaps in the brig."
Faleen's smile pacified him a little and he glanced back up to her instead. "I suppose you're right," he sighed at her comment about no one taking her seriously anymore with green hair. "Oops, did I say boyfriend? I meant Agent Hayes. Silly me~" He used his good hand to shoo her away. "Why don't you two almost-unscathed-people go and have lunch together or something so I can wallow in my misery and pain by myself? It's a lot harder to do so when there are people standing around wishing you 'get well soon', you know," Izaya complained.
"Where is he? I'll ask him for you myself. Agent Hayes!" he called at the top of his weakened lungs. "Agent Hayes, your lunch date is waiting!" He paused. "Oh, wait...is he tending to his other love-interest? The one that didn't get away so well-off? Pfft, I sense a huge love rectangle thing going on here..."
Whether or not Izaya was babbling on out of delirium, he abruptly fell to silence as the new trainee began to reply. He took in her response intently before a broadening grin once more found its way to his mouth. "What a dedicated Rocket medic to take everything your patients say so seriously." He wondered if she would continue to do so, and just how far she would be willing to take this particular belief of hers.
"Arcadie Bessette," he repeated slowly, committing the name to memory. He would be sure to look up everything he could about her on the Rocket database next chance he got. She was an intriguing new trainee indeed. Izaya wondered absently if her French accent had anything to do with Grande Ile again. It seemed there had been a lot of people coming from there to Kodo recently; both trainers and Rockets alike.
"Pardon me; I assumed you already knew with that checklist of yours," he said, nodded towards her clipboard. "Assuming that's what it was. That's Grunt Nakura, Arcadie-chan. Pleasure to meet you. And thank you for being so considerate about your patients' well-being. I'm sure you'll do very well here." His crimson gaze glinted slyly. "Hopefully the sooner the others get better, the sooner I'll have you to myself as a medical attendant." A chuckle. "Are we allowed to request you specifically?"
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:04 pm
"Oohhh," she raised her hands slightly, palms out in an entreating gesture, "let's not shout, oui? Plenty of time for shouting later, when you're feeling better." Though he certainly seemed to be feeling all right, laying there cracking jokes and insinuating things about people's love lives. She couldn't help but grin at the love rectangle comment, though. Clearly they needed to keep adding more people to that one until they arrived at a love dodecagon. That would be fun to explain to others.
"Hehe, well if you were like 'my stomach hurts' and I was like 'bullshit it does' and it turned out you were bleeding internally or something, that wouldn't be a very good situation, would it?" She shifted her weight to one foot, folding her hands behind her back and maintaining her bright smile. At mention of her checklist, she uttered a small "oh" and fumbled with the clipboard, looking down the list. That was definitely a name that was on it. "Sorry, haven't quite put names to faces yet," she apologized, waving a hand to dismiss her mistake. "Nakura, then." Someone had called him by another, longer name earlier, but she couldn't quite remember it. Were code names a popular thing? Was she supposed to pick one? "Pleasure's mine. Hehe, I hope I do well, for as long as they let me stay here. I imagine they'll kick me out to do normal trainee shenanigans just as soon as the need for a larger staff calms down." Which was a sort of sad thought in itself; she was much happier actually working in her area of interest than she had been on the random cafeteria and cleaning duties they'd been giving her before.
His question drew a smirk as she inclined her head against her shoulder, "My, my, not sure why you would want to request a trainee specifically, nor am I sure if that's even a thing they do, but I can certainly make a point of checking by your room every now and then, if you'd like." She batted her eyes sweetly, though the flirtatious gesture was by and large for the sake of being silly.
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:10 pm
(Frost) "Well... We did destroy... er, rather ruin what they were trying to do. And there were a lot of gunshots, not jus' at us... We won a lot of battles to get to... where we got to." Trying to tell people stuff without telling them too much was really quite a difficult thing to attempt. Tambrey was pretty sure that it wouldn't be minded that she told Frost this stuff, but was trying to skip out on being too detailed just in case she wasn't really allowed to say anything. Logically she couldn't really see a reason for not telling Frost everything she knew, but there were things, like the labs for one, where secrets were kept from just about everyone not allowed in there... The version she gave became her compromise; a version she could tell without details enough to feel guilty over. "... After what we have done, I do not think they'd much worry about our revenge on them even if they knew what they'd done." She remembered the ferocity with which those people had defended the machine; the shooting, the attacking pokemon... That had been them defending their machine; what would they be like with retaliation on their minds..? After all, she'd heard nothing to suggest their leader had been killed. A genius 'child' with a /real/ grudge (and then that blue-haired woman at his side) was a frightening idea... But then, Team Rocket /had/ technically won out there... "Though, I... hope we get to change their minds about that." She admitted, with a rare bit of conviction creeping in; she really did hope they -could- take revenge for the loss. And for trying to take away this world; she didn't want it rewritten, for all the problems it did have.
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:22 pm
"Yea," Aulus grinned, "Snot Hair. All in all it went pretty well so far as I can tell yea, I mean what with getting Nxy and blowing the place up and that and- Hayes!" The scarred man's grin broadened as his partner stepped around the corner. "Good t'see you on your feet!" Claire had just said he was fin but... well, it was a bit different seeing it in the flesh.
Pushing his fingers through his hair Hayes smiled at the man in the bed and responded with; "Hey man."
*****
Oh? So they'd done something more than extract Nyx? "Interesting," Frost murmured, "so I can assume you struck quite a crippling blow.... I wonder if they will seek retribution immediately or retreat to plan and lick their wounds? Sadly I don't have enough knowledge of their leaders to hazard a guess. I wonder if they will seek to strike back at our base if you cause such trouble on theirs? An eye for an eye and so on." They had been gone for quite some time though.... Perhaps it had merely taken time to sneak inside the Galactic base to begin with.
...There was one more interesting detail though.
"Why did you come back in that Overblown jet?" Frost asked with a thoughtful frown. "I do hope somebody searched very carefully for homing beacons and the like, it would be quite embarrassing if they managed to discover our base in that manner."
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:21 pm
"I suppose it wouldn't. But what if I was like, 'my p***s feels funny' and then you were like, 'well, let me check it' and it turned out I was just having a hard on, or something, that wouldn't be a very good situation either, would it?" He kept a straight face as he said this, which might have been trickier than it seemed.
"Not a problem~ I'm sure you have a lot of faces and names to tend to. Yuck, I hope you can stay, though. Trainee training is horrible." He made a disgusted face of his own. "It's nothing like learning on the job and gaining experience with actual interaction. How do they expect you to work with your teammates if they don't give you time to get to know them?"
He sighed with a sheepish smile at Arcadie's smirk and reply. "For one thing, you're a lot prettier and younger than a lot of your superiors around here. For another, you don't seem to have been here long enough to have caught the doom-and-gloom mindset that infects the higher-ups," he explained teasingly. "I would like that very much, thank you~! Beats having some old guy breathing down my neck for complaining too much."
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:45 pm
The trainee broke into a fit of giggles, swatting her hand bashfully at the air, "Mon dieu, monsieur, est-ce une façon de parler à une dame?" She stifled her laughter, but her grin remained. "Careful with those hypothetical situations of yours. I've dealt with worse." A passing wink left it to his imagination what exactly she'd dealt with and how she'd dealt with it. It also served to add a coy humor to memories she'd prefer not to think about. Intern nurses got stuck with all the worst jobs.
"Ohh it is," she agreed readily with a pout. "I'd much rather be in the clinic. Hands-on training and all. Can't say I've ever met a single doctor who could either run a mile without losing breath or clean a bathroom without complaints, so I'm not sure why I'm expected to do both." She rested her hands on her hips with a huff. "Well anyway. I'll just make the most of what I can do now." That was the best way to do anything, after all.
The compliments reminded her of the boyfriend she had left behind, and the slightest sigh crept past her lips. "Now now, flattery won't get you anywhere," she chided with a giggle, wagging a finger smartly. "I can certainly do that if you like, but the second you try and get me to look at your p***s, I am going to find the oldest old guy I can and sick him on you, hehe!"
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:55 pm
There should be pride for that 'blow' that Frost talked of... For the fact that they'd won, achieved their mission goals and quite literally saved the world... Nyx's wounds, Aila's death and the beating they'd all taken though... The glow of pride that might have been there was just an ember somewhere being smothered away by the other things that were competing to break that dull feeling.
"Oh yes." Tambrey confirmed without the enthusiasm that might usually accompany such words. "We definitely struck quite a blow but I don' think they'll be coming here... 'S a little gizmo-thing Elite Kunai had with her; as far as I know it stopped them being able to contact eachother. We never had a problem in the vehicles we acquired, anyway..." She responded regarding the jet too. "Stylish thing, hm? There was a Dunsparce... bus.. thing as well. That jet thing was the fastest we could find t' get... to where we needed t' go. And we kept it after that. I'm not really the best t' ask about the whole 'homing' and 'tracking' things; I'd say that gizmo-thing probably took care of those sorts of things... Um. Agent Faleen or Elite Kunai would be able to tell you about it. I only know it was there and it stopped signals." She resisted the urge to shrug. Tech' wasn't her strong point if it didn't relate to her every day use.
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Posted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 3:25 pm
The cast-imprisoned patient blinked. At least he had confirmed the French part, though he didn't have the slightest as to what she was saying. Just smile and nod. That was it. At least he had gotten her to laugh...? Though that didn't seem like a particularly difficult task. "Worse than me? Mm, I wonder..." he chuckled in response.
"I know! It was the same with me, and I'm just an informer. What in the world do they want from us? Olympic medals?" He shrugged. "I guess if I could have run faster, though, I might not have been stuck in these casts. You never know~"
The sigh did not escape the ever-observant grunt. Despite her giggle, he remained curious as to what had triggered her prior action. Probably best not to voice it just now, though. They'd only just met, after all. "Yuch! In that case, I think I'm feeling just dandy, thanks," he answered with a crooked grin. "Anyway, I'm sure you have other patients to tend to, so I won't keep you." He adjusted his body into a more comfortable position. "Don't forget to come back and visit me, though~!"
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:39 am
((Tam))
"Ah?" Frost raised his eyebrows, "well that's good then.... Stylish. Mmmh. Well it is... a style I suppose?" The slight pursing of his lips indicated that it certainly wasn't his style, but Frost then tempered the response by adding; "Amazing piece of engineering though. Whatever else he may be Deimos is clearly brilliant, every one of his creations I've heard of illustrates that most effectively... some simple mechanical faults though. Strange. The Araidos being so weak at the joints for one. Mmmh. I suppose no creation is perfect though." A great shame Deimos wasn't on their side, the things they could do if he headed up their tech department!... Yes, he certainly wouldn't mind answering to that man, even if he was a twerp in a cape. Mmfh, still, the universe did not allow such convenient 'swapsies', so he would just have to content himself with learning as much from the stolen jet as possible.
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:07 pm
Nakura's sudden redaction of his previous quasi-threat drew more giggles, and the trainee folded her arms, the clipboard cradled at her chest, and half turned as she readied to depart the small group, "Hehe, okay. Rest easy, and feel free to send for me if anything comes up. ...Ahem, within reason." Unintentional innuendo was simultaneously the worst and the best, and she made a point of not laughing again. Arcadie nodded to Jerome and Faleen, a vague grin clinging to her features, before excusing herself to make rounds.
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Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:32 pm
(Mau)
In passing the nurse...or aide...or whatever she was, Sierra braced herself for a reprimand, and blinked instead at the passing comment. "Of course," she answered automatically, shaking off her shock. Well, they had much more serious cases to worry about than hers, she figured. Why worry about one little Grunt with a bullet through her leg?
She met another pair of eyes upon entering the room proper and returned Mau's nod of greeting. Slowly, but steadily, she made her way over to take a seat next to him, already a bit out of breath. Khalon was constantly at her side, frowning in concern as she lowered herself carefully into a chair, setting the crutch against the empty seat on her other side, next to her I.V. stand.
Sierra sat in awkward silence for a moment. She sensed that the other Rocket had a lot on his mind, which wasn't surprising. And yet, her own mind was whirling with questions about the others and what had happened while she was in surgery and recovery. Finally, she took a deep breath and said in a quiet voice, "I don't even know your name, but thanks. For your help in the ship," she nodded down at her leg, "and to your Vaporeon for his support. It was pretty rough out there."
After a moment, she glanced back towards the doors she'd just come through minutes ago. "So...any updates on the others?"
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