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POSTED ON Jul 22, 2019 10:52:42 GMT

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priam took the lead as always. he always wanted to play leader whenever he's in familiar territory, and slateport's lower district was as such.

he basically drags sam all the way to a newly opened shop in slateport, who, along with every other establishment, was getting renovated in part of a beautification project by the league. priam was especially fond of the post-apocalyptic feel, but there was nothing he could do about this change.

the building had a very homey feel when stared at from the outside. the establishment was small, but everything was supposed to be well furnished and basically ready to operate within.

this newcomer was their target.

"come on, sammy!" he was shouting in a raspy manner, though hushed and somewhat whispered as if to keep the conversation to themselves. "you can do it!"

with an arm around the other's shoulders, he brought him to the entrance of the store. although tempted to kick down the door and make a big entrance, he awaits for sam to do it instead.

this was his job after all. priam just invited himself cause he wanted to watch.

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POSTED ON Jul 22, 2019 14:57:42 GMT

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His job.

That term came with heavy baggage. Since his talks with Stormy Silph, Sam feels like things are measuring up the way he had thought they would. He's even contemplating pulling his mother's life support. What will be his excuse for being in Rocket then? Priam? Making sure he stays alive? Priam's been at Rocket as long as Sam has and can take care of himself... so is Sam really needed? Can Sam even dream of getting out now that he's in so deeply?

The thoughts swirl around in Sam's head until he hears Priam's attempt at whispering. The deadpan expression on Sam's face pretty well speaks for itself.

"Thanks for the encouragement, son." Sam teases, then takes a deep breath. He pulls the mask over his face - always hiding his true face from whoever has the misfortune of being the victim. Once he's concealed properly, he kicks the door down as encouraged by Priam.

"Hello hello!" Sam doesn't even recognize his own voice, so falsely filled with excitement and sing-song cruelty.

"Welcome to the neighborhood!" He makes a scene of knocking a few things over, a dead blackness to his eyes. "Sorry, but you won't be staying for too long."

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POSTED ON Jul 23, 2019 14:05:55 GMT

he dons a mask as well when sam did. his was a children's one with a garchomp motif.

sam knocks over some merchandise. the shop owner tried to reach out for it, but did not dare to close the distance. she was middle aged, did not have a shred of hostility in her eyes, and only had a skitty for her defense. she kept her pokemon close to her.

"you're taking it too far, bro." he assumed a calmer persona to oppose sam's more... excited one. "you're scaring her. can you explain her position in a calmer manner?"

he already was trying his best to keep himself from laughing. minute vibrations can be observed from him. he bit his lower lop, obscured by the mask, just to keep himself from making any unnecessary sound.

"c-c-can y-you-- bahahaha!" he breaks in character. he places a hand on sam's shoulder before going to the corner of the room to calm himself.

he never imagined he'd see sam act that way.

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2019 16:00:04 GMT

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Beneath his mask, there's a smile. Acting out of character with a mask on was Sam's best way of keeping himself on the down low. He'd been doing a lot of that lately, keeping himself a bit of a secret.

"Would you pull yourself together please?" Sam complained, though he was laughing as well.

His attention then turned toward the woman and her Skitty. Without much more than a flick of his wrist, out popped his Krokorok. The intimidating look was enough to scare the woman.

"You're not welcome in this sector, lady." Back to business, and a snap of his Krokorok's jaw was a reminder that he was serious. "We're going to need you to pack up and get the fuck outta town."

Gods he felt stupid... he sounded like a neanderthal.

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2019 17:50:19 GMT

he forces his laughs into wheezes, taking deep breaths until he finally settles back to his old persona. by the time he goes back to action, sam had already released his krokorok out.

"now, now, let's not get too hasty on things."

he comes over sam, rubbing his shoulder as if to calm him down. it was already clear that this was all for naught as sam could have not acted as bad as this if he was tense. he gives one last tap before whispering. "i gotchu."

he moves in on the lady, hands on the pocket kind of casual. the krokorok already provided the intimidation. he can do whatever he wants. the skitty gets defensive, but the lady keeps her pokemon close to her, afraid of starting a battle. priam smirks underneath his mask.

his arms move around the lady's shoulders, wrapping around as if they were buddies. he brings his face close to hers, invading her personal space.

"...or you can accept our terms and conditions. how 'bout that?"

his head turns to sam, snapping on his hand on his free arm and transitioning the motion to point at the other rocket. that was his cue to speak again.

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POSTED ON Jul 24, 2019 19:45:37 GMT

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Sam's shoulders relaxed as he felt Priam get closer. Truth was, he was uncomfortable with the whole thing. But that was pretty normal.

As Priam warmed up to the woman, Sam took the time to get out the 'document' that would serve as a sort of 'lease' for the woman.

"Assets are split seventy-thirty, the lesser being your only claim. Everything you do will be run through our businessmen. You're a face, basically, and you get a paycheck." Sam looked up to the woman and tilted his head to the side.

"I'll assume there aren't any questions," reaching into his pocket, he extended a pen out to the woman with a charming smile-- that she couldn't see, save for the expression in his eyes. "Sign here."

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POSTED ON Jul 25, 2019 12:41:41 GMT

"yeah, sign that bitch."

priam's eyes watches her take the pen hesitantly, hands trembling as she reads the terms and condition in the paper. the tone of his voice turns suave as he leans closer to her ears from behind her, as if to hurry her up passive-aggressively.

"sign that bitch, reeeaaally goooood."

she hurries up right afterwards, skipping to read the rest of the document and getting her signature on the agreement right away. he could see her visibly tense up. he does nothing but to try to ease her right afterwards.

"don't worry. it's not all one-sided. if someone threatens to run you off your business, just tell us who that is and we got you." the organization doesn't want to lose its business partners after all. "you don't get to quit from this easily though, so there's that."

he retracts himself from her, walking away and hanging back to the entrance of the building.

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POSTED ON Jul 25, 2019 16:35:46 GMT

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'...P-Priam stop, you sound like a pervert...'

And that's apparently where Sam drew the moral line, sounding like perverts?? But breaking all of her stuff and scaring the shit out of her that way was perfectly acceptable.

Withdrawing the Krokorok back into its containment ball, Sam gives a salute to the woman with a friendly smile-- that again she can't see, but it helps Sam get into character and helps his tone carry more convincingly.

"And with that, we'll be seeing you. Give us a ring if somebody gives you shit, don't skip town-- we'll know. Have a swell day." Sam's body twitches as the last few words leave his mouth.

'A swell day??'

His mental scolding is complete with a nervous sort of chuckle and a b-line for the backdoor. Once outside, he huffs and relaxes, keeping his mask on though, checking around to see if there are any cameras. None? Great. He removes his mask and lets out a deep sigh.

"Did you have to get all pervy?!"

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POSTED ON Jul 25, 2019 18:33:14 GMT

they come out of the store, smile as big as the worried expression they gave the shopkeeper as they left. he stifles from laughter until sam makes an unsolicited comment.

"hey! that was supposed to be--" he stops himself this time in case he gets to dig himself a bigger grave. instead, he tries to give himself a scapegoat. "i learned that from kings."

there was visible shame on the confession despite the mask. he wasn't though. unlike sam, he can somewhat make a good actor if he actually put the effort in it.

his mood quickly changes though. he swings his arm around sam's shoulders as he closes in with a whisper.

"have a swell day. pfft!"

he giggles as the words leave his lips, until it turns to full blown laughter. he runs away from sam right afterwards to escape the consequences of his teasing, chuckling with every step.

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POSTED ON Jul 25, 2019 19:22:50 GMT

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The laughter is enough to relax Sam's shoulders a bit. It's moments like this that make Sam wonder... if it's worth it. Being the bad guy, instead of the good guy... would it be so bad to be the good guy? To do her memory justice? Sort of made him want to throw up thinking about it.

So instead, he focused on Priam's laughter and decided to ignore his responsibilities if only for a moment and focus instead on the fact that they were finished with this mission.

"I'll bet you did learn it from Kings."

That wasn't a good enough excuse in Sam's mind to do it, but it would be in Priam's mind, which made it excusable. He moved closer to Priam and nudged Priam's side with his elbow.

"Let's go change out of these clothes and watch a movie or something. I need the break."