The call for his name made his shoulders go stiff. He turned and scurried to put his mask back on, knowing not of who it was who had entered his makeshift base. The woman, a complete stranger, stood nearby; her smile not helping her one bit to put him at ease. Alek pressed on one of his pokeballs, releasing his reuniclus, Cell, in any case that she meant trouble.

"I fucking knew it." He hissed. "Go state your business."

But before the woman could even start with her words, Alek followed through shortly. "They fired me." He snapped. "Now what do they want? Still determined to turn me in? I've shown them the consent forms from my subjects, every step's properly processed no matter how much they may disagree with my methods." Alek took off his mask, deciding it was of no use as she had seen his face already. His eyes seething with anger and arrogance as he went on to take deep breaths to calm himself down.

Perhaps he should've allowed her to speak for herself before his outburst, his more rational side says so. But is he to blame? He had since been on edge after recent events; he lost his job for fuck's sake, most glaring of all, he lost credibility. He gave the bridge of his nose a pinch out of stress. He could only hope now that it's not one of Devon's lackeys out to retrieve what's left of what he has.


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His research, she said. Despite her claims, Alek remained vigilant and on edge. She knew far too much for whatever reason, that itself was enough to warrant caution. Though knowing she's not from Devon was enough for him to lessen his hostility towards the woman. He gave a dismissive wave for his reuniclus to be at ease. "Who are you." He asked. He took his hand off of his face, the bridge of his nose slightly red from the pinch it had received. "And just who are you working for." He followed up.

He couldn't just accept any offer despite how bad his situation may be. It was true though, he was indeed in need of a job; desperate, even. He couldn't envision himself without conducting his usual research and experiments, something he couldn't do as he normally do without much needed equipment. He sighed, willing to lend an ear after little thought. "I'm listening." He crossed his leg and turned to face the woman, shifting his sitting position as deemed fit.

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His heart sunk. Team rocket, could he have stooped so low as to consider her proposal? He grit his teeth as he returned the woman's gaze with much intensity to his stare. For a moment he was frozen, at a loss for words; flattered yet afraid. "How can I trust you." He squeezed his eyes shut, his face forming a grimace as he had realized his disappointed directed to his own self. "And how is this not a trap? You want me to say yes and determine me a threat to society, do you not?" He asked, calmer and more composed than before. "You know that I'm smarter than your average shmuck. I wouldn't fall too easy for any old trickery."

He leaned forwards, straightened his posture to inch himself closer towards the woman. "But I'm flattered." He added. "To consider me an asset. I guess Devon's not too keen on releasing their workers these days."

He pushed his chair back with his legs, after which, he stood. He look right back at his monitor; scanning files: 100%... opening...

Out came the folder for his hard drive, inside which were more folders with various labels; 'UB_Findings', 'Ancient_Pkmn', 'Human-Pkmn_Synthesis', just to name a few. "I can't be too cautious..." He said as he kept his gaze towards his monitor knowing well that the woman's attention would be brought to it just the same.



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"I-." He paused, unsure as to what he should say. Just say no, says his inner voice, it's not worth it. But his inner voice, too, had an inner voice. On a second thought...

What she had said was true, who's not a threat to society, after all? Everyone's more than capable to cause chaos, and for someone with enough knowledge and skill like him, it would only take a question of when it'll happen. He pressed two fingers against his temple, he could feel a migraine forming as he thought of her offer hard and long.

"I'm a risk taker, sure" His facial expression eased up, relaxing at long last after a long while of being scrunched up. Not that he had a choice anymore. With his record, a high probability of him being turned down on future applications; it couldn't be helped, ethical standards are supposed to be met nowadays as a company's morals equate just as much to societal trust. For some other employer to hire a known problem, it would've been a stain to their name; as such, he would most definitely be someone rocket wouldn't mind associating with. The more he thought about it, the more it appealed to him.

"I'll lend my skills." He said, accepting the offer. "And I will continue on my personal projects on top of that." He sighed. There it was, he finally said it; he was now an accomplice to a world renowned terrorist group, the infamous team rocket.

"Though I would like to discuss what you really need me for." He said as he crouched and grabbed his computer's mouse to close his files. "Now's when you put me up to speed. And don't worry..." He trailed off, pointing towards the woman's waist. "I won't run. I vey much know when my life's at stake."



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