HARBORING ILL INTENT

VALOR // ATTACK

NUANCE AND TACT are dashed in an instant. elaine’s patience is met with the iron fist of his appearance. unlike her, fernando does not have time to sift through waste and rats. there is much to do and there is only one of him.

a short conversation with the shift leader has him motion for the two suspects to come over. fernando stares at the first, allowing a moment to pass as he gauges whether they’ll come forward or scramble in a mad attempt to flee.

it is the red head who makes a break for it. sudden and panicked, as she finds an opening with fernando’s focus on her colleague.

[attr="class","spiralpee"]
Elaine Highland

It had started with a moment of panic at first. The red-headed suspect had panicked and fled upon being in custody. However, that moment of panic was only transient. Her countenance would no longer be dominated by panic, but a dark expression--a smile that matched to the devious nature of what was likely her thought processes.

And yet, Elaine remained calm as she watched the young girl run down a seamless path around the various workers and passersby.

I see, so that's what she's up to. We're probably lucky she's moving only on foot and hasn't sent any Pokemon out yet.

Looking towards the end of her path, she saw another one of the potential suspects that she had wanted to hold till the first two were contained.

"She's trying to regroup with one of her comrades. A young woman with light blue hair who has been circling warehouses 2 and 3. It seems she hasn't noticed her ally charging for her just yet."

Pointing two fingers at the running girl, the detective spoke up into her headset.

"I can intercept, but we'll lose the element of surprise and likely end up alerting the other two. None of my options are subtle." She sighed. "By the way, the last hidden Rocket is a white-haired boy in the opposite direction from where the one you lost is running. About 200 meters, I would say."

---

FERNANDO SILPH

HARBORING ILL INTENT

VALOR // ATTACK

“I TRUST YOUR JUDGEMENT,” he relays as his attention is focused on those still at their pier. a far cry from their debacle back in THE CLOUD, this scenario demands a look past previous bygones.

the two on the pier shuffle uneasily but haven’t broken out into a scuffle just yet. their detainment seems possible underneath fernando’ strict but serpent tongue. promises of leniency and uncertainty—just a preliminary look at their record—is enough to coax a false sense of security.

however, he is the first to unleash his pokemon. a zygarde remains by his feet, poised but not yet aggressive. the pokemon’s unnatural form and rarity leave them more fearful of engaging in combat.

“once i wrap up here, i’ll rendezvous with you."

[attr="class","spiralpee"]
Elaine Highland

"Actually..." Elaine muttered as she had stood over the unconscious form of the young redhead who had gotten away, off the communications. "I guess my method was pretty subtle in the end."

She looked down to the little Deceiver Pokemon standing by her who had landed a Sucker Punch on the poor unsuspecting young girl and knocked her out before looking at the Luxray whose back she was riding on. In retrospect, this was definitely a much better option than she had come to ambush from above with Ginga.

Best of all, she hadn't even alerted the one in the distance who the redhead had been running to.

With a pair of zipties, she tied up the hands of the redhead before leaving her off to the side against a wall.

"I've apprehended the redhead. I'm heading to the last one. How's it going on your end?" she said into the headset before recalling Astrape and beginning her walk to the enemy in the distance.

---

FERNANDO SILPH

HARBORING ILL INTENT

VALOR // ATTACK

“BOTH INCAPACITATED.”

light work considering the myriad of flashy attacks and the clamor of battle. similarly, fernando leaves his suspects cuffed, properly outfitted with the secure steel that slateport pd always keep on their person.

it doesn’t take long for him to cross paths with her, as promised. in fact, he seems to carry a more urgent haste as he breaks from his jog, zygarde hot on his heels.

“last one.”

[attr="class","spiralpee"]
Elaine Highland

And the final culprit was just as simple to catch, luckily. Who would've guessed that scattered people were so easily downed by a well-placed Sucker Punch?

...

Yeah, I guess that should've been obvious. Elaine sighed, realizing she overthought the whole capture operation just a tad bit. Nevertheless, all of the suspects had been downed and thankfully, all of them had enough evidence on them to convict--or at least the two she had taken care of personally did.

Really, nothing truly ever surpassed the classics.

All in all, Elaine could call it a job well done.

"Apprehended the last suspect." As the salty sea breeze flowed through her hair and as the last suspect lay unconscious on the ground, she tapped the headset she had and once again signaled her partner in this endeavor. "Shall we rendezvous here at this warehouse?"

---

Tags: FERNANDO SILPH

HARBORING ILL INTENT

VALOR // ATTACK

“GOOD JOB,” is his off-the-cuff compliment. it’s said from instinct rather than from the heart. but both are equally hard to discern when his tone rarely changes.

slateport pd makes an appearance as they rally back toward their starting point. “that went better than expected,” he mentions after finishing with an officer. “i expected one to get away due to time constraints.”

[attr="class","spiralpee"]
Elaine Highland

"Thanks." It was rare that she worked with a partner on a job like this, at least in recent years, so it was definitely something she could say she wasn't fully used to--receiving praise for a job well done from a seeming equal as far as the situation was concerned. After everything that had happened recently, it was definitely a nice reprieve.

Moreover, it was finally all over.

They were all in custody. It required a bit more than just a simple vanguard and sentry formation, but it worked out in the end. Not a single one had escaped.

"A bit of a pessimistic outlook, but everything worked out in the end, right? Suspects were caught and nothing was interrupted. An odd job but definitely a success, don't you think, Mr CEO?"

It was simple smile, but one of a young woman who could finally let her guard down if even for just a bit.

---

FERNANDO SILPH

HARBORING ILL INTENT

VALOR // ATTACK

“INDEED.”

he turns to her, smile withheld on the account that he hardly ever does. greasing elbows and making pleasantries are a rare exception and one that’s irrelevant here. they’re out in the field. working.

“but realism is what tempers expectations and enjoys continued success.”

for team rocket is a blight on their region. pest worse than insect—endless and impervious to extermination. but minor scabs like these are not worth more than a modicum of his time.

“i’m needed elsewhere.” he excuses himself promptly. “i look forward to your continued success, highland.”

[attr="class","spiralpee"]
Elaine Highland