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Poverty stifled the people in this part of Slateport and, as of the past year, had gotten to such a point that it had become an infected limb in need of removal. Shinra didn't necessarily believe in such extremes, but he had also been born under the mentality that what was sometimes good for the collective whole was the removal of malignant tumors. This part of town reminded him of the places he'd seen in Kanto before the war. There were always symptoms of a problem and this disease was a simple one: Rocket. The most rampant cancer in the world, it seemed.
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The process of control was really quite easy, get people desperate enough to invest in dirty money and they became pawns to control. People would do a lot to feed their families, even allow themselves to become pawns for Rocket. The fake money flowed through local casinos and the more illicit parts of the nightmarket to various hubs throughout the city. Of course, one of those hubs was a cheap loan place. Like a hydreigon, it wouldn't do just to go after one of the heads, but taking down one would make the others all the more obvious. It also had been awhile since he'd been involved in this kind of raid, so he was looking forward to some action.
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Onna the Froslass waited beside him, hovering in the air with a light mist of cold emanating from her. Shinra took a look at his watch, 8:56. Four minutes early. Still, he had a partner in this, didn't he? When had the last time he'd had a partner been? He couldn't remember. Maybe he should try and play nice and make friends, for once. When he could feel the presence of another, he turned to offer them an endearing smile. Only the face he found was one he'd seen before. It felt like ages ago, already.

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POSTED ON Nov 9, 2022 14:59:19 GMT

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As Team Rocket's activities in the region escalated, the Hoenn Bureau of Intelligence and Counterterrorism found itself working more and more alongside the international police. First, there was the boot camp where Gunner met Giselle Sigebrand. Now he was assigned as backup for a rain on a money laundering operation fronting as a loan business.[break][break]

A two-man operation meant catching their prey unaware was of the utmost importance. Gunner walked the streets of Slateport City's Lower District in casual clothing, six Poké Balls at his belt, a gun holstered underneath his jacket. No need to concern the citizenry or alert his targets of his approach.[break][break]

The Interpol officer waiting for Gunner across the street from his destination looked familiar from behind; the way the unknown man carried himself triggered a distant memory. When he turned around, however, that hazy recollection solidified.[break][break]

"Moro?" Gunner said, amazed. He would have asked why he was there, but that answer was obvious. "No longer doing internal affairs?"

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- Mission: Currency Cozenage

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POSTED ON Nov 10, 2022 18:23:10 GMT

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Back in the day, he'd believed that all things could be controlled with the right amount of pressure. It was before he had watched Kanto unravel like a badly sewn cloth, falling apart at the seams. The only excuse being that they didn't hang on tight enough, they didn't do what needed to be done. What was that exactly? In truth, he still didn't know what extent he'd go to to keep that control.
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Things were different now, almost a little purposeless. Maybe that was part of feeling homeless, even if he made his purpose in hunting down the very same people that took everything away. His eyebrows shot up in a moment of surprise. "Graves." He hadn't anticipated ever meeting the blonde again, but it made sense all things considered. "No affairs to handle, sadly. Investigator now, which isn't all bad... turns out I'm a rather good hunter. Yourself?"
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His attention flickered briefly to the loan business, though now with a degree more confidence. At least the job wouldn't be a lonely one. "I assume you're my partner for the night then. Excellent, they should be scared shitless. Shall we proceed?"

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Investigations? Interesting. And fitting, for a man such as Moro. Though Gunner and Shinra had only worked a short time together, the career change did not come as any surprise. After all, internal affairs was a hunt in its own right.[break][break]

"Likewise," Gunner replied, for he too had become a hunter. No longer did he sit behind a desk, researching politics and collating intelligence for agents in the field. No longer did he plan operations, then wait with bated breath for word of their successful execution. "Let's get started then."[break][break]

With a flick of his wrist, he opened a Poké Ball to release his Alakazam. Merlin was indispensable when it came to such missions. Not only was the Pokémon effective at subduing foes, but his psychic powers allowed him to wipe their memories as well, allowing Gunner to maintain his cover.[break][break]

The special agent entered the building first. The shop's interior was cramped, containing a desk in the back half of the space with two chairs for customers. Behind the desk sat a middle-aged woman tapping away at a computer. One look at her visitors and her eyes narrowed almost imperceptibly, but she feigned an amiable tone when she greeted them.[break][break]

"How can I help you gentlemen?" she asked, glancing between Gunner and Shinra with a nervous quickness that betrayed her suspicions.

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- Mission: Currency Cozenage

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POSTED ON Nov 12, 2022 0:39:42 GMT

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"Oh? Good, that seems more your style." Gunner didn't strike him as the type to sit behind a desk or let anyone else get their hands dirty in his stead. Shinra intended to keep his hands quite clean during this excursion; however, if they did happen to get dirtied, so be it. Gunner led the way as they started. Shinra kept an eye on his watch as the front door was pushed open with an annoying chime. His froslass slipped soundlessly past him as the woman greeted them.
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"Yes, we need some assistance, ma'am." His voice was amiable as he smiled, closing the distance. But the cold slipped through, it always did. It was like a sixth sense people had with him, that something was very wrong. His attention was on the door at the rear, where the real place of interest was lurking. She caught the movement of his eyes, hand whipping beneath the desk. Before she could reach the button likely hidden there to trigger security, the woman howled. She pulled her hand back and it was incased in ice from the Froslass.
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His attention returned to the back door, "I wonder, what are you hiding back there? Should we knock first?"

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The woman had the decency to look affronted by Shinra's attack on her person. Gunner himself did not flinch at the sight of the frozen hand, the skin turning blue-white as the blood and heat drained from her fingers.[break][break]

"You can't just barge in here and assault me! I'll call the police!" the woman bluffed.[break][break]

Gunner produced a folded piece of paper from an inner pocket of his jacket and showed it to her. A search warrant. "We are the police," he said with a distinct sharpness in his voice that had not been there minutes ago.[break][break]

Without waiting for a response from the receptionist, he strode to the back door Shinra had indicated, replacing the warrant in his hands with his pistol. Distantly, Gunner heard a gasp as the woman's eyes went wide. But the weapon was merely for backup. Their Pokémon would do the heavy lifting.[break][break]

Staying outside the frame of the door, Gunner turned its knob and pushed it open.

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fuchsia city, kanto

gray-ace

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Maybe this is what I get for leaving you out in the cold. Drag my body to the woods and let me go.

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POSTED ON Nov 15, 2022 16:49:45 GMT

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Shinra smiled at the woman’s affront, a degree sharper this time, shedding away any attempt at pretending to be a congenial gentleman. The other hand was frozen to the armrest of her chair soon after the other. “Stay put, I’ll try and return before hypothermia sets in.” That wasn’t a promise though.
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He let Gunner take point as they closed in on the door. So far, everything was going relatively smooth, but he knew things could change quite quickly. The door opened in the other’s hand, pushed aside to reveal the operation. Not exactly guarded. Though the people within scurried like roaches in the sunlight. From this angle, Shinra couldn’t tell how many. Some tried running outright, while others tried to start the process of destroying evidence. A few brave ones pulled out pokeballs.
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One man bumped one of the machines and a stack of printed bills spilled across the floor to be trampled underfoot. “Seems like the right place to me.” No nuance, no mystery. How boring.
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Froslass slipped through the doorway, clearly intrigued by the action. She waited for order before attacking an armed assailant with BLIZZARD.

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At the same time Shinra's Froslass cast BLIZZARD on the entire room, Gunner's Alakazam TELEPORTED inside, finding a perch within that allowed him to survey the chamber. Still hiding out of view from the doorway, Gunner heard the roars and rumbles of half a dozen enemy Pokémon, each one scrambling to attack.[break][break]

He readied a second Poké Ball and ducked into the room, his gun aimed at the nearest moving target. Before he could fire, however, Merlin cast CONFUSION on the criminal, causing him to stumble and crash against a large machine.[break][break]

Gunner threw his second Poké Ball. His Zangoose emerged, claws extended. She rushed at the closest Pokémon, a Hitmonlee, and knocked him down with a well placed X-SCISSOR. While she took care of it, her master dashed to the fallen criminal and slapped a pair of handcuffs on him.[break][break]

Then he glanced over at Shinra to see how the other man and his Pokémon were faring.

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- Mission: Currency Cozenage

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moro / shin

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thirty-six

february 1

fuchsia city, kanto

gray-ace

interpol investigator

officer

6'2" height

Maybe this is what I get for leaving you out in the cold. Drag my body to the woods and let me go.

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POSTED ON Dec 9, 2022 18:05:57 GMT

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Money scattered across the floor as the man was thrown back from confusion. It was really all the evidence they needed. Had things been done differently, it could've been scrapped easily with a burn protocol. Then, they would've been back to square one. All their progress to the wayside, but they were lucky.
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While his partner handled the first man and his Hitmonlee. Shinra focused on the second in his line of sight. Onna slipped past him, lashing out at the man's Marowak with ICE FANG as Shinra grappled with the man. Twisting his wrist, the man dropped his gun. Swinging the assailant's weight around, he cracked his head against the desk holding up the second still operating money printer. The man dropped to the ground in a heap. Shinra cringed a little. He hated contact fighting. "You good?" He said to his partner.
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Glancing over at Gunner Graves to make certain, it was fairly obvious that Gunner handled it even better than he did. No doubt there. Shinra wasn't an agent foremost, but an investigator. He could probably use a bit of a touch up on the fighting part of it. "I'm a little rusty." He chuckled, before observing the printer and stopping the operation with the click of a button.
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"I'm good," Gunner replied, walking over with a second pair of handcuffs. As he put them around the unconscious criminal's wrists, he heard a door slam shut, distantly.[break][break]

Gunner stood and looked toward the back of the room. Spying a short hallway, he guessed it led to a back entrance. "Shit, was there another?" He gave his Alakazam a sharp look. "Merlin, go after him."[break][break]

The Pokémon vanished, teleporting after the escaping launderer.[break][break]

To Shinra, Gunner asked, "I take it Interpol will handle the cleanup of the scene and the interrogation of the captives? Do you need any other assistance from the Bureau?"

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fuchsia city, kanto

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