The Liberator
he/him/his
24
April 10
Lavaridge Town
Figuring it Out
Penitent
Renegade
Turned on my friends and brought them pain. I have no right to show I can change. But I gotta try!
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Isaac Merlo
A TRANSFER OF POWER 3
POSTED ON Sept 27, 2022 2:45:05 GMT
[nospaces] [attr="class","skullhover"] [attr="class","skullimg"] [attr="class","skulltitle"]導通抵抗 [attr="class","skulloverlap"]BUT HOLD YOUR BREATH, GUESS WHO'S RUNNING THE SHOW? [attr="class","skullbody"]Some of the reasons behind Littleroot were sound. But others just didn't add up. As much as Isaac wanted to nod, move on, and stay in line, he knew every good plan needed to be put to the fire. Besides, his objections to Littleroot were nothing unique, and the reasons given hadn't addressed everyone's concerns. "But where do we go from Littleroot?" he asked. "I don't have a doubt in my mind that we can take the town. But unless we can rig up an entire fortress in a few weeks, it'll be just as easy for the League to take it back. Our attack will damage what few defenses the town might have. It's surrounded by enemies on all sides; Slateport from the east and Dewford to the west, most notably. But if push came to shove, reinforcements from Rustboro and Mauville can come a lot faster than reinforcements from Slateport. Even Petalburg might get in on the action, especially if us grabbing for the Primal Point gets them on high alert."[break][break] "Let's say we do manage to keep hold of it. How do we use it best? It's a footprint on land, sure. But it's a teeny-tiny footprint surrounded by far bigger competition. Could it really hold enough of us to springboard an invasion? And that's before we consider how many people there hate us. We might be the ones on the receiving end of a guerilla war, and that's not gonna make staging efforts any stabler.[break][break] "We could try and strip it of it's resources, then run for it. But that seems like a waste of our first strike on the mainland. Littleroot's not exactly the resource capital of the region. At best, I feel like we'd be sending a message. But maybe that shouldn't be a message we send until we're ready to go toe to toe with the League. A long term sacrifice for a short term fright sounds like a bad bargain to me."[break][break] Maybe the higher ups already thought of the answers to these questions. But if Isaac was going to buy into the plan, he needed to know before he committed. "Even if we do commit, I think Ceri Glynn's onto something. If we go into Petalburg, we need to commit even more resources to city battles in west Hoenn. And Rustboro's right there to face our efforts head on. Granite Cave's too cramped for the League to break out its biggest guns or flood us in numbers, and I'd rather deal with Dewford reinforcements than Rustboro ones."[break][break] "Besides, if we can't nab the point, we can force the League to use it either way. A retreat in Petalburg's lost resources for little gain. A retreat in Granite Cave is something we can cover with a cave-in, and maybe bust up the Primal Point in the process. We might not get what we want, but we still buy the space crew time and force them to fire up their reserves."[break][break] Isaac had heard enough. He released what appeared to be a Honedge, taking it in his hand and throwing it skyward. It sailed in a beautiful arc, hurtling right towards the feet of the Rocket representing Granite Cave. And then, just before hitting the ground, it divided; it was a Doublade all along! One of the twinned blades embedded itself in the ground before the Granite Cave representative. The other stuck in the ground before the Mt. Pyre representative.[break][break] "I don't think we should commit to an answer on the Point until we know where we're staging this invasion," Isaac said. "Lots of people seem sold on Mossdeep; close to reinforcements, plenty of tech, depriving the League of their space base. It'd be a much harder grab than Littleroot, but it might be one we can hold onto better. But if we change gears to Mossdeep, and our votes for Petalburg stay valid, I think we're going into the worst of both worlds. There's no chance in hell we pull off a job that big on each half of Hoenn. So if you do change your minds on the invasion site, please give us a recount on the vote as well."[break][break] The shadowy sandstorm reflected in the polished facets of each of Isaac's blades. It was a gutsy play, to be sure. But hopefully it was one that would pay off. "If we're committing to Littleroot, my vote's for Granite Cave. And if we're changing gears to Mossdeep, I vote Mt. Pyre for much the same reasons. Lighter defenses, better distance from our enemies, and closer proximity to our target. And, like Granite Cave, we have a built-in exit strategy. There's no way our fighting doesn't attract Something, and if we're quick on our feet that Something can be the League's problem instead of ours."[break][break] Okay. That was maybe enough words for the next millennium. Isaac's heart pounded with anxiety as he resolved himself to hush his butt for the remainder of the meeting. Or, y'know, until someone else said something he needed clarification on. So Isaac was bad at making promises to himself. Sue him.[break][break] TEAL DEER;[break] Isaac questions the Littleroot plan on two fronts; holding strategies, and how to make use of it.[break] Isaac agrees with Ceri's Granite Cave plan.[break] He decides to be a little shit and vote via an if-then statement.[break] If invading Littleroot, Isaac votes Granite Cave. If invading Mossdeep, Isaac votes Mt. Pyre.[break] Isaac asks that, so long as the invasion site is up for debate, the Primal Point vote waits. 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