[attr="class","finn"]

[attr="class","finn b"]

[attr="class","finn i"]finn adopts a different demeanor whenever has to do anything related to rocket. he becomes cold, distant, detached as if that would be enough to save what little humanity he has left. it's for this reason that he doesn't bother smiling at his partner. he just wants this to be over with. 

"me neither." he's peering around the area, trying to come up with some sort of plan. but it's clear he's out of his element. "i don't want anyone to get hurt but that might not be possible."

it looks to be five pirates and a whole bunch of loot. surely rocket has more than enough money in its funds. why are they out here robbing pirates of all people? it makes no sense to him. but it's not in his place to question. just follow.

"what pokemon do you have?"

Ophelia Reyes

the zorua yips with glee on her shoulder, wagging her tail whilst perched on the young woman's shoulder. so long as no one got hurt, she thinks. it was a shame, that the majority of her pokemon were closer to violent little monsters with lesser rime or reason.

at least her partner wasn't open to the idea of violence, either.

even though she knows that pirates aren't the most.. easy to deal with. especially when rocket wanted some of their loot and booty, she wonders why they can't have a couple more people handle it on their owns. instead of two grunts, that is.

she feels the anxiety rise up her stomach, initially hoping that she could have just.. skipped over the kind of pokemon she had. ultimately, she lets out a soft sigh of defeat while glancing to the belt of five. "well.." she starts, tenting her fingers over her chest "... primarily dark type pokemon. what about you?"

Finley Black

[attr="class","finn"]

[attr="class","finn b"]

[attr="class","finn i"]"primarily water-types." his gaze stays fixed on the scene, analyzing it for the what would probably not be the best course of action, but the least violent. unfortunately, he comes up short, and he clicks his tongue in slight frustration. "i don't think we can avoid violence."

pointing to the five pirates, he speaks his thoughts. "we need some way to incapacitate them before they have a chance to call out their pokemon. i have two pokemon that can freeze them with PSYCHIC and two that can fly them away. but i'm not sure if it'll be enough." once slip-up could prove fatal.

Ophelia Reyes

it was times like these where she wished she had a pokemon who could use hypnosis. or, at the very least, put their enemies to sleep. unfortunately for her, she didn't have anything like that. what she did have, however, was a kingdra with smokescreen, but she didn't know how useful that was going to be.

if her zorua were evolved, it'd be relatively easy to hide their presence behind an illusion created by the dark type. unfortunately, the only illusion it could make was of itself. she mulls over their options.

"i..do have a salazzle who can poison them. nothing fatal, but.. just enough to paralyze them." and it's not like the poison was deadly to humans. maybe. but saying it out loud was still a probably.. bad idea.

"and i don't know how quickly we want to work. i have a kingdra who can also use smokescreen, but we'd have to be pretty fast.."

Finley Black

[attr="class","finn"]

[attr="class","finn b"]

[attr="class","finn i"]"that could work." he considers her suggestion for a moment before nodding, reaffirming his original thought. "i'll freeze two of them with PSYCHIC while you fill the area with a SMOKESCREEN. make sure to poison all of them in the process. hopefully we buy enough time for the poison to actually paralyze them."

and if they don't and the pirates end up calling out their pokemon, then they'll just have to fight their way through it. he reaches for two pokeballs on his belt and gestures for them to move.

"come on. we have to get closer."

Ophelia Reyes

the plan was simple. she could so this, probably. no problem! most likely. she takes a deep breath, recalling her zorua while slowly (and carefully) approaching the pirates a bit more. once they get to a reasonable distance, she pulls two pokeballs from her holster to prep them.

ruby red eyes glance up to the man who follows close behind, all while she attempts to stay in his shadow and away from the sun - lest her skin burn under the heat of it. she was already sweating a bit from wearing long sleeves in the summer, trying to protect herself from the uv rays that threaten to blister her pale, white skin.

"whenever you're ready." she says, huddled underneath his shadow.

Finley Black

[attr="class","finn"]

[attr="class","finn b"]

[attr="class","finn i"]it's terribly difficult to sneak for someone his height but he manages somehow, perhaps aided by the pirates being distracted. they make it close enough that he can overhear their conversation, though he pays it no mind as his is elsewhere. he leans against the rock, using it as cover as his grip over his two pokeballs tighten in anticipation.

"ready."

and just like they planned, a burst of white flashes and from it comes his swoobat and slowpoke. "freeze them with PSYCHIC!" the two pokemon do just that, wasting no time to spring into action. PSYCHIC energies wrap around two of the pirates, holding their arms in place to stop them from reaching for their pokeballs.

the other pirates move, reacting.

Ophelia Reyes