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[attr="class","skulltitle"]導通抵抗

[attr="class","skullbody"]In the week since the Phantom incident, Isaac had been keeping far, far away from the sub. Normally, this wasn't out of the ordinary for him. He was a wanderer at heart, and the stability he found among Rocket's ranks did little to change that. Many times, it was a week to a week and a half between sub appearances for him.[break][break]

That was okay, though. He still took missions with fervor, snapping them up at paces that made other Grunts blush. He still kept his Rocket burner close, whether for business or just for messing around with his closer friends among his cohort. And when he did show up at the Sub, whether by want or by request, he always made his presence known. Some in Team Rocket could be cold and hardened, and if they weren't to begin with their time in the saddle often brought them to that point. Isaac, however, was always warm and inviting, sometimes to a degree that left others wondering what he was doing here.[break][break]

For those who paid attention to the little things like that, his absence the past week had been particularly felt. His number on the burner lines went cold and unanswered. The missions that he'd usually snap up in a heartbeat went unclaimed for far longer, even the ones that practically had his name written on them. His dorm on the sub hadn't even been locked, the door hanging ajar as if a ghost was still passing in and out along its daily business.[break][break]

Not that anyone was paying attention, of course. The only people who kept track of the location of each Rocket that closely were the people who needed to use them, and Isaac sure as heck wasn't of much use right now. Being one of the sole survivors of a mission gone wrong, especially with such a fresh tenure, tended to do that to someone.[break][break]

Maybe that was why, when Isaac felt strong enough to brave the sub again, he didn't expect anyone to come looking. He cautiously stepped into the main hall, hoping that he could just slip under everyone's notice and make it back to his dorm. It'd be so much easier that way.

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