MARCH UPDATE

6'1" height

Just keep running. It's what you do best, isn't it?

awards

2,425 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @fonz

POSTED ON Nov 7, 2021 5:23:30 GMT

Martín del Mar likes this

[nospaces][googlefont=Roboto+Mono:300|Open+Sans:400,400i,700,700i|Playfair+Display:400i]

[attr=class,contest]

[attr=class,absolute-holder]

[attr=class,image-divider]

[attr=class,accentbg]

[attr=class,image]

[attr=class,lyric1]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
one way

[attr=class,lyric2]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
or another...

[attr=class,overlay]

[attr=class,charname accenttext]

[attr=class,accentbg]

i'm gonna find you, i'm gonna get you...

[attr=class,bulk]Adrian thumbs at the keypad on his cellphone, sending back a message to Rowan about how the day was going. A last minute shipment needed to be nabbed before the League raided this smuggler's den along the cliffsides of Ever Grande City's coastlines. He and another Rocket representative, a Martín del Mar, were stationed here for the interim. The mission was simple: Receive and verify the shipment, and get the Hell out before the League fell down on them. If they got caught, they were on their own.[break][break]

Lucky for them they had a man on the inside funneling information to them.[break][break]

"You play cards?" Adrian shuffles a deck before dealing out a single card to himself, his counterpart and a Bisharp standing adjacent to them. The next round of cards dealt are face up for a quick game of blackjack. He grabs a mug off the table, taking a gulp of the pumpkin spice coffee inside. Eugh. Adrian didn't really care for the stuff.

tags Martín del Mar[break]
"PUMPKIN SPICE" bingo prompt

[attr=class,bottom-text]
ON THE DOWN LOW

SMUGGLER'S DEN, EVER GRANDE CITY

[attr=class,contestcredit]
template by punki

[newclass=.contest .accentbg]background: #a1b6d7;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .accentborder, .contest .bulk i]border-color: #b9b9b9;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .accenttext, .contest .bulk b, .contest .bottom-text span a]color: #b9b9b9;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest]width: 500px; background: #242424; border: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.05); margin: auto;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .absolute-holder]width: 500px; height: 272px; position: absolute; overflow: hidden;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .image]position: absolute; width: 100%; top: 0; height: 180px; background: url('https://img.nickpic.host/SIo7Vc.png');[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .image .overlay]height: inherit; background: linear-gradient(to right,rgba(60,60,60,0.2),rgba(70,70,70,0.8));[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .lyric1, .contest .lyric2]position: absolute; right: 43px; bottom: 29px; padding-top: 4px; padding-left: 4px; height: 20px; background: #242424; opacity:1;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .lyric1 div, .contest .lyric2 div]border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; font-family: 'Roboto Mono'; font-size: 10px; font-weight: 300; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 2px; word-spacing: -4px; line-height: 12px; padding: 5px 7px; margin-right: -4px;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .lyric1]bottom: 66px;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .image-divider]position: absolute; width: 450px; height: 1px; top: 180px; padding: 15px 25px; background: #171717; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.07);[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .image-divider div]height: inherit; opacity: 0.3;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .charname]position: absolute; bottom: 15px; left: 50px; font-family: 'Playfair Display'; font-style: italic; font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 2px; line-height: 14px; text-transform: lowercase;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .charname div]display: inline-block; opacity: 0.5; width: 50px; height: 1px; position: relative; vertical-align: middle; margin-right: 10px;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .bulk]margin-top: 272px; margin-left: 40px; width: 420px; font-family: 'Open Sans'; font-size: 11px; line-height: 18px; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); text-align: justify;[/newclass]

[newclass=.contest .bulk i b]font-weight: 400;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .bottom-text]height: 50px; background: #171717; margin: -1px; margin-top: 40px; font-family: 'Open Sans'; color: rgba(255,255,255,0.5); font-size: 10px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; line-height: 50px; padding: 0 40px;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .bottom-text > span]float: right;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contest .bottom-text a]font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contestcredit]width: 500px; margin: auto; text-align: center; font-family: 'Roboto Mono'; font-size: 10px; line-height: 25px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 1px; opacity: 0.5;[/newclass]
[newclass=.contestcredit a]font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;[/newclass]

close tab

played by

Azul

Mars | Tuesday

He/Him

August 4th

Canalave City, Sinnoh

Bi / Demiro

POG Bank CEO

Underboss

1008 height

Veni. Videre. Vincam.

awards

4,525 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @mars

POSTED ON Nov 8, 2021 9:35:28 GMT

[nospaces]

[attr="class","marswt"]

[attr="class","marswtw"]

Smuggling jobs always come accompanied by a strange sense of nostalgia, one that is not cherished nor welcomed by the banker. How many evenings have been spent doing things like these ever since he was a teenager? One too many, although back then things were very different…
[break][break]
Different organization, same kind of jobs.
[break][break]
Different position in the food chain, and yet still having to do things he cares so little for.
[break][break]
”I do.” A calm gaze falls on his companion for this task, paying little mind to the Bisharp. Adrian Malcolm. Someone he’s not particularly familiar with; not in person, at least, for files are a completely different story. Mars looks down at the cards, considering this.
[break][break]
”Glad you brought these, the wait can be the worst part with jobs like these,” he sighs, a faint smirk tugging at his lips, but... Is it really a good thing? It could distract them from keeping watch, that much is certain, but then again, perhaps that’s exactly what the Inkay that floats near him is here for – a FUTURE SIGHT leaving it ready to warn them of just about anything.

[attr="class","marswttag"]Adrian Malcolm

[attr="class","marswtpokes"]

[newclass=.marswt] width: 400px; margin: 0 auto; font-family: roboto; color: #aaa; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .5px; text-align:justify; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 20px; line-height: 15px;[/newclass]
[newclass=.marswt b] color: #60a697; font-size: 11.5px; font-family: trebuchet ms; letter-spacing: .5px; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswt a] text-decoration: none; color: #60a697!important; font-size: 11px; font-weight: lighter; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswt h1, h2, h3] display: inline-block; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswt h1] font-size: 13px; font-weight: lighter; color: #60a697; letter-spacing: .5px; line-height: 0px; font-family: monospace; text-transform: uppercase; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswt u] text-decoration: none;border-bottom: solid 1px #60a697; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswttag] text-align: right; padding-bottom: 5px; padding-top: 20px; font: 10px monospace; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswttag a] font: 11px Montserrat; font-weight: 800!important; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0px; color: #60a697!important; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswtnotes] text-align: justify; padding: 20px 40px 10px 40px; font: 10px monospace; letter-spacing: .3px; border-top: solid 1.5px #323232; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswtnotes h1] font: 14px Montserrat; font-weight: 800!important; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: uppercase; color: #60a697; text-shadow: 2px 2px 0px #1e1e1e; padding-bottom: 5px; text-align:center;[/newclass]
[newclass=.marswtnotes a] font: 11px Montserrat; font-weight: 800!important; font-style: italic; letter-spacing: 0px; text-transform: lowercase; color: #60a697; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswtw] padding: 40px; background: #272727; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswt span] display: inline-block; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswtpokes] text-align: center; margin: 0 auto; background: #60a697; padding: 5px; width: 390px; margin-left: -40px; margin-bottom: -40px; margin-top: 10px; [/newclass]
[newclass=.marswtpokes img] margin-top: -10px; padding-bottom: 5px; [/newclass]

close tab

played by

Fonz

Masculine

October 19

Slateport City

Bisexual

N/A

6'1" height

Just keep running. It's what you do best, isn't it?

awards

2,425 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @fonz

POSTED ON Nov 9, 2021 9:27:44 GMT

[nospaces][googlefont=Roboto+Mono:300|Open+Sans:400,400i,700,700i|Playfair+Display:400i]

[attr=class,contest]

[attr=class,absolute-holder]

[attr=class,image-divider]

[attr=class,accentbg]

[attr=class,image]

[attr=class,lyric1]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
one way

[attr=class,lyric2]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
or another...

[attr=class,overlay]

[attr=class,charname accenttext]

[attr=class,accentbg]

i'm gonna find you, i'm gonna get you...

[attr=class,bulk]Before dealing any further cards, Adrian double checks a box sitting next to him, concealing about a dozen or so apricorn pokeballs buried in the lesser, unmodified apricorns meant to be passed off as foodstuffs. Being custom made, it makes these untraceable by conventional tracking systems, which is why it's crucial they have enough for every last pokemon. The latest text mentions at eight species by name.[break][break]

We should be all set with these. "Killing time is what I do," he offers wittily.[break][break]

He checks his face-down card but doesn't flip it.[break][break]

"Hit or stay?" Adrian's face-up card is a seven of spades.

tags Martín del Mar[break]
"APRICORN" bingo prompt

[attr=class,bottom-text]
ON THE DOWN LOW

SMUGGLER'S DEN, EVER GRANDE CITY

[attr=class,contestcredit]
template by punki

close tab

played by

Azul

Mars | Tuesday

He/Him

August 4th

Canalave City, Sinnoh

Bi / Demiro

POG Bank CEO

Underboss

1008 height

Veni. Videre. Vincam.

awards

4,525 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @mars

POSTED ON Nov 12, 2021 14:18:36 GMT

angelo vestri likes this

[nospaces]

[attr="class","marswt"]

[attr="class","marswtw"]

’Killing time is what I do.’
[break][break]
Someone has jokes, huh?
[break][break]
Very funny.
[break][break]
Quirking brows, Mars looks at the man sitting before him, but instead of saying anything about it, he simply returns his attention to the cards after giving the crate of ‘apricorns’ a glance. It all vaguely reminds him of the one game of hazard he played against angelo vestri recently, although the mood back then had definitely been much different.
[break][break]
With his own cards adding up to fifteen, the choice to make is obvious to him.
[break][break]
”Hit.”
[break][break]
It’s only then when he looks at Adrian once again, considering for a second before a single question is raised:
[break][break]
”Out of curiosity, how long have you been in Rocket?”
[break][break]
They have to kill time somehow, right? Might as well get to know the person he's working with.

[attr="class","marswttag"]Adrian Malcolm

[attr="class","marswtpokes"]

close tab

played by

Fonz

Masculine

October 19

Slateport City

Bisexual

N/A

6'1" height

Just keep running. It's what you do best, isn't it?

awards

2,425 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @fonz

POSTED ON Nov 13, 2021 6:21:06 GMT

[nospaces][googlefont=Roboto+Mono:300|Open+Sans:400,400i,700,700i|Playfair+Display:400i]

[attr=class,contest]

[attr=class,absolute-holder]

[attr=class,image-divider]

[attr=class,accentbg]

[attr=class,image]

[attr=class,lyric1]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
one way

[attr=class,lyric2]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
or another...

[attr=class,overlay]

[attr=class,charname accenttext]

[attr=class,accentbg]

i'm gonna find you, i'm gonna get you...

[attr=class,bulk]"Not very long." Adrian ends up dealing four of clubs to Martin before waiting to see what he calls next, though from what he sees, he expects them to stand. His eyes flit over to the Bisharp that has yet to even touch its own hand. Returning his attention back to the table, he reaches out for a bowl of cashews, stuffing them into his cheek pouch and chewing on the earthy taste of his light treat.[break][break]

"I'd ask you, but most everyone seems to be the secretive type," he offers in response, though he's not interested in a contrarian either. He could probably get along well enough not knowing a soul outside of those he'd already known going into it, and he didn't want anything tying him down. "...Are you staying?"

tags Martín del Mar[break]
"CHEEK POUCH" bingo prompt

[attr=class,bottom-text]
ON THE DOWN LOW

SMUGGLER'S DEN, EVER GRANDE CITY

[attr=class,contestcredit]
template by punki

close tab

played by

Azul

Mars | Tuesday

He/Him

August 4th

Canalave City, Sinnoh

Bi / Demiro

POG Bank CEO

Underboss

1008 height

Veni. Videre. Vincam.

awards

4,525 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @mars

POSTED ON Nov 16, 2021 1:20:59 GMT

[nospaces]

[attr="class","marswt"]

[attr="class","marswtw"]

Ah, vague answers, the specialty of just about every single member of Team Rocket, apparently. They’re all so hard-pressed to keep their secrets. It’s boring, but it’s not like Mars can blame them, considering that he himself often does the same thing.
[break][break]
Trust no one, don’t reveal anything that could be used against you.
[break][break]
”Ha. You’re not wrong, but there’s not much use in trying to keep a secret people could easily guess or find out if they put enough effort, no?”
[break][break]
To a degree, at least. Like how most people’s affiliation with Team Rocket is supposed to be a secret from the public (including his own), but one that one too many within the organization know. All it takes is one snitch and all those secrets are revealed, but everyone knows better than to do things like those. Hell, it almost makes them sound like a cult.
[break][break]
”I’ll stay.” Since this is indeed the obvious answer. ”A couple of years, by the way.”

[attr="class","marswttag"]Adrian Malcolm

[attr="class","marswtpokes"]

close tab

played by

Fonz

Masculine

October 19

Slateport City

Bisexual

N/A

6'1" height

Just keep running. It's what you do best, isn't it?

awards

2,425 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @fonz

POSTED ON Nov 18, 2021 5:45:28 GMT

[nospaces][googlefont=Roboto+Mono:300|Open+Sans:400,400i,700,700i|Playfair+Display:400i]

[attr=class,contest]

[attr=class,absolute-holder]

[attr=class,image-divider]

[attr=class,accentbg]

[attr=class,image]

[attr=class,lyric1]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
one way

[attr=class,lyric2]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
or another...

[attr=class,overlay]

[attr=class,charname accenttext]

[attr=class,accentbg]

i'm gonna find you, i'm gonna get you...

[attr=class,bulk]Adrian can't find a reason to disagree with Martin, but he prefers to maintain the silence while he can. It's a matter of confidentiality, as there are some things that not even the faithful can be trusted to know. Perhaps Martin could understand this, but he chose not to make his case. His eyes flicker over to Bisharp. "Hit or Stay?" Its silence is telling, and when he looks up, he sees it boring holes through the entrance. He expects to hear the agreed upon knock. But instead only silence rings in his ears.[break][break]

[break]

"There's two of them at the door, and more behind them." His eyes tell all. He reaches for a pokeball while the Bisharp keeps its gaze leveled at the door, both of them expecting a fight to break out. "What do you want to do about it?"[break][break]

He deferred to Martin, namely so that he was most liable if things went poorly.

tags Martín del Mar

[attr=class,bottom-text]
ON THE DOWN LOW

SMUGGLER'S DEN, EVER GRANDE CITY

[attr=class,contestcredit]
template by punki

close tab

played by

Azul

Mars | Tuesday

He/Him

August 4th

Canalave City, Sinnoh

Bi / Demiro

POG Bank CEO

Underboss

1008 height

Veni. Videre. Vincam.

awards

4,525 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @mars

POSTED ON Dec 9, 2021 19:30:18 GMT

[nospaces]

[attr="class","marswt"]

[attr="class","marswtw"]

”Hit or Stay?”
[break][break]
It’s calmly that Mars watches the interactions between Adrian and the Bisharp, honey-coloured gaze wandering from one to the other, only to then end up glancing at the door.
[break][break]
"There's two of them at the door, and more behind them."
[break][break]
What, does this guy have x-ray vision or something? Some avatars have the weirdest powers, but at least it’s useful in this situation, so he should probably be glad about it…
[break][break]
”Alright. Be ready to take them down in case any break through the door.” There is nothing akin to worry or panic in his voice, and yet he acts fast, reaching for two pokéballs from which he releases a Gallade and a Gardevoir.
[break][break]
”Other side of the door, deal with them.”
[break][break]
That’s all the instruction given before both pokémon TELEPORT away, the sound of a fight soon being heard as those who attempted to ambush them are taken by surprise. The pokémon are swift and merciless in their attacks.

[attr="class","marswttag"]Adrian Malcolm

[attr="class","marswtpokes"][break]

close tab

played by

Fonz

Masculine

October 19

Slateport City

Bisexual

N/A

6'1" height

Just keep running. It's what you do best, isn't it?

awards

2,425 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @fonz

POSTED ON Jan 2, 2022 9:18:26 GMT

[nospaces][googlefont=Roboto+Mono:300|Open+Sans:400,400i,700,700i|Playfair+Display:400i]

[attr=class,contest]

[attr=class,absolute-holder]

[attr=class,image-divider]

[attr=class,accentbg]

[attr=class,image]

[attr=class,lyric1]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
one way

[attr=class,lyric2]

[attr=class,accentborder accenttext]
or another...

[attr=class,overlay]

[attr=class,charname accenttext]

[attr=class,accentbg]

i'm gonna find you, i'm gonna get you...

[attr=class,bulk]Adrian listens to the skirmish outside; trainers taken by surprise, attacked by 'wild' pokemon, retreating while trying to fend them off. It seems all too convenient—surely they would find it in themselves to fight back, and force their hand. But apparently whomever was on the other side of that door had not been briefed on the dangers.[break][break]

"Well alright then..." Dealing to himself, Adrian quickly busts after reaching fifteen, only to be dealt an eight. That's how it goes sometimes when you're the House. Flipping over his cards, it's time to see where they were all at. Adrian counters three-and-twenty to Mars' nine-and-ten. When he looks over to Bisharp, it reveals a Black Jack of Clubs. Tch. "Lucky bastard, did ya even realize what ya had?" Bisharp seemed indifferent. Adrian struggles not to continue being a sore loser.[break][break]

"Guess that's what we'll call ya from now on. How 'bout it, Blackjack?"

tags Martín del Mar

[attr=class,bottom-text]
ON THE DOWN LOW

SMUGGLER'S DEN, EVER GRANDE CITY

[attr=class,contestcredit]
template by punki

close tab

played by

Azul

Mars | Tuesday

He/Him

August 4th

Canalave City, Sinnoh

Bi / Demiro

POG Bank CEO

Underboss

1008 height

Veni. Videre. Vincam.

awards

4,525 posts

DOLLARS

part of

TAG WITH @mars