The blue-haired youth squinted his eyes. Something about this Admin seemed familiar, like he had seen that face before somewhere. Before he could question it, his gaze fell upon the Classy Cat Pokémon that was resting on the cushion. "Woo, what a pretty Persian! Its fur looks so slick, I could just hug it!" He gushed, crouching on his knees to get a better look at the big cat.

Maddie, his Meowth, jumped off Rico's shoulder and curiously approached the Persian, walking on all fours. She looked up at the larger feline, raised her front paw near her head and meowed as if to say hello.

At Martín's request, Rico eventually got seated. He began tapping his foot against the floor, clearly still nervous, his love of cats having taken his mind off for just a moment. After a few silent seconds, he finally came up with a way to break the ice. "What do you think of my uniform, boss? I made it myself!" He proudly gestured at his white outfit.

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"Dollar..." Rico nodded understandingly. A fitting name for a Pokémon owned by a rich and powerful man. The azure-haired youth pulled a Pokéball out of his pocket, revealing a Persian of his own. "This one is called Addie. Look at them, they looks like twins!" He mused, while Addie stood in front of Dollar like a mirror image, letting out a rumbling purr of his own.

Rico's blue eyebrow twitched when the Rocket Admin suggested that he refrained from wearing his white uniform in public, as if the very idea of doing things in a subtle manner was annoying to him. "What's the point of doing anything if you can't do it fashionably?" The flamboyant Grunt smugly responded, producing a single red rose from his sleeve. "Money and power are important, but above all, Team Rocket does things in style, unlike other boring gangs out there. Simply put, I've always been impressed by how good you people look while doing nefarious deeds. That's why I'm here."

Following his impassioned, if a bit eccentric speech, Rico proceeded to squint at Martín's form once again. "By the way, there's something that's been bugging me ever since coming in here. Have we met before?" He asked in a puzzled manner. "I swear your face looks familiar, and I never forget a memorable face."

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"O-orange jumpsuits?!" The cerulean-haired youth blurted out, the thought of wearing a prison uniform somehow shocking him more than the prospect of ending up inside a casket. Then again, being incarcerated was basically a death sentence; a handsome, yet physically weak man like Rico would be eaten alive there.

Such a dark thought was quickly brushed aside when the Rocket Admin confided his true identity. "Martín del Mar? THE Martín del Mar? World-renowned playboy and philanthropist Martín del Mar? Oh, what an honor!" Rico enthusiastically shook the man's hand. "I love POG Bank! That pink-tailed Meowth you use in your ads is just adorable!"

The grunt's own Meowth gave him a sullen look, prompting him to kneel down and pet its bulbous head. "There, there. No Meowth in the world can replace you, Maddie." He consoled the jealous feline, who purred lightly while being pet.

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"Cash Money... it's got a nice ring to it. Cash Money and Dollar!" Rico mused, hearing the POG mascot's name for the first time. It was very fitting, all things considered, what with Meowth usually being associated with money due to their weird alchemy. How else could you describe the power to create money out of thin air?

"That's right, her name is Maddie. And this handsome little man is called Addie. The two are closer than siblings." The flamboyant grunt explained, while gesturing at his own Meowth and Persian respectively, whom he dotted with much affection. "There's something so endearing about feline Pokémon, don't you think?" He added, gaining a newfound interest in talking about his favorite pets.

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