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Lilith, with support from a very exhausted Charmeleon, seated herself ungracefully on the beat-up couch in the Team Rocket break room. Being injured was not in any stretch of the imagination okay at all ever. It sucked like hell, and Lilith hurt like hell. She couldn't do anything with her right arm and she couldn't walk at all with her knee out of commission. Serafina wasn't happy either. She was pointed unofficial escort for her injured trainer while she was busy being crippled. No one was really in a chipper mood besides Ziazan, who was always in a good mood.

Lilith retrieved her bag and, after searching through the black hole that it was, found her book. She had been reading The Divine Comedy by Dante and she found it somewhat fascinating. The recount of the author's journey through the levels of Hell... It reminded her of being in Team Rocket. She laughed quietly to herself at her own little joke and began reading with Sera and Zia both reading over her shoulder. Despite being in pain and not being able to move much, Lilith was at peace here.

Lilith looked up from her book at see a face she had not seen before. She grimaced slightly. Probably a new kid... She grunted. "Yeah, this is the rec room, I guess. It's unusually quiet today, so it's a good time to catch up on my reading." She managed a small smile and held up her book so that the cover faced the girl. "Dante's Inferno. Classic literature. I love it." Putting the book down on her lap, Lilith looked around. There wasn't much room on the couch that she now occupied...

Serafina looked up from the book at the same time that her trainer did and the first thing she saw was... a Bayleef. Huh. An odd colored Bayleef, that was for sure. The Charmeleon lowered her eyes slightly and blew a small puff of fire over her shoulder. "Char..."

Ziazan looked up as well. Even though she was still technically a baby, she had little trouble reading, even with a complicated work of writing such as The Divine Comedy. She smiled at the Bayleef and the grunt that walked in. That Bayleef was a weird color! It was just like her! The Igglybuff bounced up and down on her trainer's shoulder happily. "Iggly! Iggly! Buff!"

Lilith frowned. Ooh boy. Not a fan of classics? That would make this girl a bit harder to bear. She grimaced again, pretending that she was in more pain than she was actually in. "Can't stand Shakespeare, huh? I will admit that a couple of his works are a tad hard to swallow..." She continued reading her book while keeping one eye on the girl. "...So... What literature do you like?" Lilith wasn't happy with this girl present and even less happy that she was making conversation with her, but it was the best way to earn connections and inch her way higher in this organization.

Ziazan frowned and puffed slightly. This weird Bayleef... He didn't say hi to her or Sera! At all! Just a nod was all they got! The raw nerve! The Igglybuff pursed her lips and bounced over to the Bayleef, grinning and giggling. "Iggly! Iggly iggly buff! Buff iggly buff?" Hi! My name is Ziazan! What's yours?

In her mind, Lilith groaned. This new girl... she was going to be a bit of a handful. "Sci-fi, huh? Not much of a fan. Of course, there are science fictions that I quite enjoy, such as Fahrenheit 451 among others." She pulled out a granola bar from her bag and handed it to Serafina. "Could you open this, dear?" The Charmeleon nodded and gently pulled apart the wrapper before handing it back to her trainer. Lilith smiled gratefully. "Thank you, dear."

Lilith looked to Em while chewing her snack. Her eyes lowered slightly. "You have to understand, Shakespeare created his works before a time when grammar was considered important. The English language changes. Plus," she continued, "not all of Shakespeare's classics have Mary Sues. Have you heard of The Twelfth Night? The main character, a woman, masquerades as a man, and I can tell you, she is not a Mary Sue."

Ziazan deflated slightly after the Bayleef began to actually speak. She nodded and smiled. "Mmhmm. I could tell that you guys were new. So, what are you guys doing here? Like, why are you in Team Rocket?" The Igglybuff smiled and looked at the Bayleef curiously.