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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 7:16:45 GMT
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"run it again, cila."

by this time of day the regular shift employees are long gone. the league runs at all time but the instituted employees are not required to stay past their shift. only fernando remains, secluded from the nocturnal employees that start filling in the building. there are several of them but their numbers are nothing compared to regular business hours.

"again."

the projector screen in his main office replays the meeting again. although he has the documents at his finger tips he prefers the live recording of the mission briefing. it reeks of the same stench as the dessert ruins but he cannot let the chance slip up. it proves too invaluable - the emergence of articuno only solidifies the mission's importance.

a bottle of scotch lies at the far end of the table. a half empty rocks glass tells the story of a man who's well past his patience.

the recording concludes and fernando is left to further digest the extent of the navel rock situation.

"fuck."


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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 7:28:58 GMT
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It came as quite a surprise to have actually been left alone for as long as she had been. She suspected him to be the sort to expect her to be back the very next day not a week later. This had also given her plenty of time to mull over the fact she never thanked him for helping her. He could have easily left her to die, regardless of what the actual outcome may have been. regardless of her own irritation at the time it was customary to give thanks and now, for her to apologize.

It was a playful gesture, the Cacnea plushie that she was carrying down the hall with a 'thank you, sorry for being a bitch' note tied around it. She was one to make playful gestures, especially out of her won commentary. Having told him to go fuck a cacnea was terribly out of line but she'd laughed at herself for saying it enough she just could't help it. If nothing else, it'd help further set the tone of what their experience working together was going to be. Would tell her more of what she needed to know about this specific councilman.

Isra knocked on his office door but probably didn't wait quite long enough to really be given permission to enter before walking into the room, closing the door behind her with a foot and placing the plushie down on the table in front of him.

It doesn't take long to take in what she sees. "You look like I arrived just in time to save the day." She is surprisingly chipper, a stark contrast tot he man in front of her.



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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 7:45:31 GMT
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fernando doesn't have the chance to usher her in. he doesn't have to. instead, he greets her with a curt nod before eyeing the plushie. "i didn't take you for a child, miss nightingale." his quip is paired with a look of disapproval. however, he doesn't linger on the doll. there are more pressing matters to attend to.

fernando reaches for the other end of the table and for his glass. the heat of the liquor is nothing compared to the realization of what's to come. he looks for it to soothe his worries. unfortunately, it does little to calm his anxieties.

"tell me, nightingale, anything important on your schedule in the next three weeks?"


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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 8:08:17 GMT
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"An adult that does not indulge in childish wonders is trying to hard to make the world believe they are something they are not." It's a bullshit quip to hide the fact that she is, indeed, a child at heart. Not intentionally, it is largely for the fact that she never had a childhood. Not truly. Not in the way others did.

Not in the slightest.

She pushes it towards him.

"Besides, it's for you. To help keep you company." joking aside, the look on his face tells her there is much to be put on her plate already. She doesn't mind, it will give her a reason to be busy. "No, nothing that I can't wiggle things around."

She watches him a moment.

"Why?"




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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 8:13:24 GMT
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he says nothing at her explanation. he knows better to entertain her and that's one track he doesn't want to devolve toward. instead, he opts to slap back at her other statement. "isn't that what you're for?" he finishes that statement with another sip, eager to to kill what's left of the glass.

"what do you know about jirachi?"


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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 8:21:53 GMT
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"Could've fooled me with how unbothered I've been this last week." she pokes back, playing along a bit but she's got a soft spot for playing coy. She's never the woman that gives in right away.

She pushes the plushie onto his lap, persistence being one of her most prominent traits. There's too much empty room on the table now though, and what better way to fill it than her sitting on it half side ways so that she can look at him but keep her feet off the table top.

"I know the usual. The basics of the legends. I've read whatever books can be gathered ont he subjects of legends." but hasn't everyone? few can say they've seen the legends face to face prior to recent events. Especially jirachi.



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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 8:33:47 GMT
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he removes the plushie as soon as she's far enough to not be in an arm's reach of his lap. instead, he sets it on the table, all too aware that placing it on the floor - where it belongs - will elicit a bigger annoyance then the plushie itself.

"the league will be hunting for a 'kidnapped' one. they want several trainers to set out on an expedition to hunt down the person responsible. i'll be participating, much to their dismay." he pauses. "but be aware of the level of this mission and the dangers it will undoubtedly entail."


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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 8:47:27 GMT
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She gives him a pout as he moves the plushie but lets it go. She hadn't really expected him to like it but she felt the need to at least try and show herself more than not given the circumstances. She'll let it go, she expects it will be in the trash before he leaves.

A brow arches and she lets him speak. She is not so worried as he is. "I see. Will it be a small team or all hands on deck?" she considers it important information. The more present the harder they are to keep in line and under control should panic arise in the ranks. The smaller and more focused the team the eaier to complete the mission.

She doubts the rest of the league will look that far ahead. They are in a state where they will take whoever is willing to risk it.



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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 8:59:20 GMT
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"small team," he answers, visible annoyed. "the selection was outside of my hands. i can bring people on board but cannot filter out whoever the league's already assigned." his eyes narrow. "a general admission will be given to non-league affiliated trainers. whether the league expects them to be disposable or an asset is unknown."

he crosses his arms. just talking about it makes him thirsty for another drink.

"i expect a team of around ten given what i know right now."



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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 9:06:21 GMT
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"10." she mulls the number over before asking the next question. "I assume they already have a location then?" not quite a question as they would have to, otherwise the team size would be something far more wild.

On second thought, just tell me everything we do know. The more information the better." context tells her more than his complaining about the league not letting him do what he pleases will. She will let him complain without comment however, he likely needs it.

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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 9:16:00 GMT
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"they're figuring that out. the target is moving too frequently and erratically to intercept."

she asks for more information and he returns to the scotch. just in time for seconds.

"we have a lead that says that team rocket has knowledge about an awakening jirachi. we cannot confirm if they have access to it but we presume that they'll make a move soon. we also know that several high ranking members are liable to turn on rocket and try to acquire the pokemon for themselves."

he sets the scotch bottle back down after his glass is full.

"there is a lot of missing information but we do have a time table for when the jirachi should awaken. they don't want to make a move until rocket does. they presume that when the jirachi gets closer to awakening there will be a huge amount of infighting as each person makes their moves."


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POSTED ON Jan 31, 2019 9:39:21 GMT
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Her face is dead pan, not even a frown. She simply dislikes what she is hearing so heavily that she fails to give a proper emotional reaction to it. A face he's sure to become familiar with.

"So nothing really solid, tidbits and assumptions makes for a 10 man team making a move on a possible jirachi awakening?" she summarizes it more for her own benefit than anything. "Do they have a team doing further reckon in the mean time?" Despite what she is sure will be a growing reputation as a risk taker as the days go by even she wouldn't be rallying a team just yet, not like this. With so little to go on the team ought to be better controlled, lest they risk whatever window they're given being squandered.



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POSTED ON Feb 1, 2019 2:00:54 GMT
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"the sheer power that jirachi is rumored to have warrant their apprehension." he assumes she disapproves - a projection of his own feelings. "i don't like it either but this supersedes me."

he takes another sip, a bigger one as he sits on her question. how much should he reveal?

"they have eyes on various high profile individuals but cannot confirm a visual on jirachi itself."


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POSTED ON Feb 2, 2019 5:42:54 GMT
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"Naturally." there is a hint of attitude but it is more in the nature of the comment than from Isra. Habit.

"And what constitutes a high profile individual in this context?" whether he likes it or not she will continue to fish for information until she is satisfied. Despite her strong willed and frankly reckless behavior the woman does so with confidence because she makes an effort to not go into things blindly. She will when the moment insists but this one does not.

She folds her hands in her lap and listens closely.



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POSTED ON Feb 2, 2019 5:49:50 GMT
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"an underboss."

those words alone should show the gravity of the situation. they have confirmation on the identity of an action second in command. that's almost as much as he'll reveal, at least that's his current decision. another gulp and fernando regrets choose scotch. it reminds him of the last time he tried to down the drink in such a short time frame. it had been his first encounter with . surprisingly, he's heard little of the officer these days. since his rise to power, chance encounters have become less frequent, more deliberate.

in this moment of clarity, he realizes how often he's interacted with isra; he's yet to make a final opinion of her aside from bratty.