Devastation followed firmly in the footsteps left behind by the catastrophic war. Even when the dust had faded, flames, floods, and avalanches were left behind as a firm reminder of it's presence. Meteor Falls was just one of many places struck by the effects of the war, the walls caved in and the hollow cries of Pokemon (and people) echoing through it's narrow pathways. Rapidash's Pokeball bounced against Caroline's upper thigh as she dug through the rubble with her bare hands and her Lycanroc, Echo, dug through with strong paws and equal determination.

The sound of clanging, in resemblance of an off-beat performance of pots and pans, drew Caroline's attention as she paused for a breath with heaving shoulders. A Kommo-o was feverishly digging through the rubble, effortlessly making twice the progress of Caroline and Echo's combined efforts. Standing back, with a lollipop sticking from his mouth like some kind of childish cigarette. No one had batted an eye when the Rocket member had offered his services, but that didn't stop Caroline side-eyeing him alongside his click clanging Kommo-o. "Hey?" She called out, wiping sweat from her forehead and resting a hand on her hip, "You going to help out, or just let your Kommo-o do all the work?"

A nearby volunteer called out to Oscar, chastising him for his inaction. He regarded her with a stern expression as he attempted to determine if she was worth his trouble. He decided she wasn't, but it would be best to get her to be quiet so that Oscar may return to doing nothing in peace. 

He turned his gaze to Ku, "He doesn't mind, do you Ku?" Ku didn't turn around, rather quickly giving a strange looking thumbs up with one of his claws before continuing his work. He quite enjoyed digging, it came easy to him with his shovel like hands. What he didn't enjoy was having his time wasted, but he wasn't about to go against his master's wishes by displaying his displeasure. 

Oscar shrugged as he looked to the girl again, "Besides, that's why I brought my work force, so I wouldn't have to dig myself. I feel like that counts as being helpful." His expression was smug, he had forgotten what it was like to have power and money and he was enjoying it a good deal. "You can sit back too if you want, my workers will probably get this finished in no time flat."

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A scowl slipped across Caroline's lips as she wiped a droplet of sweat trailing towards her eye. Typical of a Rocket member to be as useless as a Magikarp on land, although it was true that his Kommo-o was well-suited for their current activities. Her Lycanroc paused in the midst of digging as she sensed the aura of displeasure radiate from Caroline, bringing her dirt-covered nose from hole to fresh air and glancing with big, beady eyes at the two humans. It was true that some others had chosen to stand back while their Pokemon dug and tunneled through the collapsed ground, but most of them were good Samaritans or other Legion members. None were Rocket members fixing the messes they started.


"How typical of a Rocket to just stand back and let others do the dirty work." Caroline muttered with a hot outtake of breath. Echo curled back her ears and glanced towards the Kommo-o as it's layer of bells continued to ring through the air. The smug look on his face sent heat coursing through her veins and for a moment she simply wanted to throw up her hands and go back to her work. However, before her mind could regain control, she was already speaking. "I'd rather eat a mouthful of dirt than sit back and make my Pokemon do all the work. We'd be done a million times faster if you took that wanna-be cigarette out of your mouth and got your hands a little dirty." A pause. "Would that kill ya'?"

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Oscar slowly pulled his sucker out, staring forward nonchalantly as he tried to keep his cool. He breathed in deeply, the stress created by the volunteer's harsh words flowing out of his body through his lips. Oscar did not return his gaze to the girl as he gave his response, "Rocket's dead."

He put the sucker back into his mouth and folded his arms, watching his work force continue their digging. Ku paid no attention to the squabble of the humans, focusing entirely on his work. He only bothered to stop when something poked through the rocks. It was hard not to notice, as Ku's clanging scales finally went silent. He stared at the buried figure for a moment, before slowly dragging it out of the rock pile.

Oscar looked over, his eyes widening at the find. "Holy shit." It was a delibird, dead and likely crushed by the rocks. His sack was full, he was likely on his way to deliver presents before he got caught in the chaos. Oscar's expression softened, "That's fuckin' sad right there. What a trooper." Ku bowed his head, giving a moment of silence to the fallen festive creature. Then, he reached into the delibird's sack and began pulling out presents. Oscar smiled, "Yo anything I'd want in there?"

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