"Elisa. Good to see you." Barnaby greeted with a smile and a casual dip of his head upon entering the conference room.

Ever-punctual, Barnaby was one of the first attendees to arrive besides Elisabeth Fiorelli herself and Martín del Mar. He barely paused to take in the space before veering to a cart near the door. On it was an assortment of refreshments, though Barnaby opted to grab a simple bottle of water before choosing his seat.

Turning, there was barely any need to consider his options; he obviously took the chair to Martín del Mar's right side. Once settled into his seat, he'd slide one of the nearby tablets closer to his side of the table and open Mars' report.

"Thorough as always, Martín." The ROCKET admin commended, although his eyes remained fixed on the tablet screen for now.

• outfit check
• taking a seat next to Martín del Mar
• browsing mars' SITUATION REPORT: PYRE

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things have been busier than ever, though not many are aware of his movements. call it a skill he picked up from his many years in kanto spent alongside the likes of declan walsh. elusive. evasive.[break][break]

the front he presents is one most in the room will be familiar with. stoic, seemingly indifferent, but present.[break][break]

when everyone is present, he stands.[break][break]

"before we begin, i have a few items to run through."[break][break]

his voice carries clearly.[break][break]

"firstly, commendations to all of you for your involvement in meteno. though we did not achieve all of what we sought out to do, achievements were made, the biggest one being our survival."[break][break]

he looks briefly at Elisabeth Fiorelli, recalling their conversation the other night before moving on.[break][break]

"secondly, mint frost, Marza Volchitsa, and Zev Harcourt. you may be familiar with them, but if not, mint and marza have had a long tenure with us thus far. they have been rigorously training under myself and jayden cross, while zev is highly regarded as one of the best assassins having operated in kanto."[break][break]

a pause as he gestures at the three of them.[break][break]

"all three have been molded into beasts. they join Alexandra Briarwood, bryan delarosa, and oscar clayton. they are our most ruthless assets. you may consult them as you see fit."[break][break]

he concludes, then takes his seat, giving the floor to jayden cross.[break][break]

notes:[break]
- waits until everyone arrives.[break]
- gives props to everyone for surviving.[break]
- introduces the new beast promotions.

[attr="class","ooc"]THEO BECKETT[break]

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Fern was neither earlier, nor late. Arriving right in the middle of the pack with his dragapult hovering along on his heels, shortly behind Marza Volchitsa . Who, by the way, he was very proud of for her own rank elevation. And would never do something like leverage his own power to boss her around…maybe. In all sincerity, though, it was a bit boggling for them both to be there now, and as he settled in a seat between her and jayden cross , he leaned toward Marza and nudged her with an elbow.[break][break]

“Look at us, huh Marzy?” he cajoled, cracking a lopsided grin at her before sitting up straighter in his seat again once the proceedings started to roll out with steadier pace.[break][break]

His head inclined toward Jayden at the congratulatory remark, “Thank you for the introduction and the opportunity.” It felt…odd, to speak so formally to the other, but he pushed forward— glance moving to drift over the other faces seated at the table. “I’ll be overseeing most affairs in forgery and counterfeit, so in light of everything, if you’re aware of any identity exposures that may have occurred or seem pressing, I’d be glad to discuss further and greater detail afterward, if needed.”[break][break]

Leaving it there, Fern settled back in his seat to hear more about Littleroot and Meteno, and his attention shifted partially to scroll through the report on the tablet in front of him. The primal shard from Mt. Pyre that he’d gathered sat safe and unacknowledged in his pocket for the time being, readily accessible (should it be brought up,) for the rest to observe.

Bureaucracy runs deep within any organization. Rocket was no different in that way, bounded by the same thick layers of red tape ANVIL had been. This meeting was another example of that; an opportunity to parade information that could've been transferred via email.

Dark, heavy eyes adorned the admin's dull expression. It had been a particularly rough week, pulling all the strings together for his personal endeavors, while also cleaning up the mess left behind by his trip to the Mecha Kingdom with bryan delarosa . Alas, he still spared some time to attend, if not for Rocket then for the one behind it all.

"Admin Fiorelli."

Despite the frost that nipped his words, his intentions were pure. Concealment for the words of praise he actually wanted to display. Unfortunately, she'd have to settle with a short nod.

Moving further into the room, he greeted each pair of eyes with another firm nod of acknowledgment, hovering over Zev Harcourt the longest. It was the same man from TOP.

He settled between jayden cross and Elisabeth Fiorelli (in an emptied seat he was surprised to see left open) and adjusted to press his back against the cool metal seat.

"Admin Cross."

As the conversation unraveled, his eyes would shift from person to person, following along the line of dialogue created.

"Congratulations on everyone's promotion," His gaze flicked to Marza Volchitsa and fern delaney , "You've earned your spot. All you have to do is keep them."

Rather than report his findings with SPECTRA or his upcoming project with jayden cross , the admin kept to himself, allowing everything to naturally develop on its own. There was so much noise that he'd rather let the moderate settle it before opening up himself if it was even necessary to do so.

from the shadows she appeared, taking her seat and remaining quiet. as the meeting commenced, there was the briefest swell of pride at THEO BECKETT 's mention of meteno; however, it was followed by the mention of failure, and when his glance of acknowledgment fell on someone else, her own eyes fell away with the sting of defeat.[break][break]

the paper files she'd brought along were scarce, the report on dr. holo's brief interrogation before her escape yet to be completed. most of the information she had to offer was accessible by those present, but they had all been very busy in the wake of the meteor. she was there to answer questions.[break][break]

she did not pipe up until oscar clayton 's.[break][break]

"yes. the mineral on meteno has been dubbed the terastal crystal. it can change a pokemon's typing, and grants a powerful move that is now referred to as a tera blast. we are in the process of developing technology to utilize its power."[break][break]

their scientists wasted no time.

[attr="class","ooc"]rocket post-paaa meeting[break][break]

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