PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie

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Aurelie Lefevre
PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 1, 2024 1:52:04 GMT
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[attr="class","ptower-mid"]interrogation

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It's hard to tell the time of day in a windowless interrogation room, but the way your eyes ache with weary exhaustion tells you that it must be late into the evening. [break][break]

Hours have passed since you first brought in the League official handcuffed across the table from you. [break][break]

From what you've been told, the man is privy to many of the League's confidential military plans. Locations of bases and weapons caches, names of prominent leadership, access to private communication networks - he knows more than his unassuming appearance lets on. [break][break]

It's up to the two of you to extract as much information as you can.



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Aurelie Lefevre
PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 1, 2024 3:32:14 GMT
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[attr="class","aurelie_lyrics"]A game of tower defense
[attr="class","aurelie_body"]Pinching the bridge of her nose in exasperation, Aurelie eyed the handcuffed League prisoner across the table. She couldn't stop thinking that, if crucial information genuinely needed to be extracted from an unwilling source, no one would want her, of all people, to handle the interrogation. This process needed a silver-tongued wordsmith, not a one-eyed blacksmith.

At least, being here made a little more sense. He was more articulate and persuasive than she was, certainly, and seemed more knowledgeable about not just Rocket but also League activities as well. Still, even his efforts hadn't been enough yet to crack the League prisoner's stubborn silence.

Aurelie sighed deeply, wondering if more drastic measures would be necessary. She knew from TV and movies that cruelty and brutality often worked in these kinds of questionings, though the League official surely knew to expect them from the "evil Team Rocket". But what other tactics could she try?

Meeting the League prisoner's gaze across the table, she slowly and deliberately withdrew a knife from her waist sheath: an elegant tanto knife with a sleek, angular blade. She laid it on the table, not saying a word. The man looked at the knife, narrowed his eyes, and then scoffed audibly.

Before he could say anything, though, Aurelie then turned and reached into a cupboard along the wall. As the League prisoner watched, she pulled out a huge hardback book. With a loud thud, the redhead dropped it on the table next to the knife, the title plainly visible to all three of them: the Encyclopedia of World History.

"Now," she ventured aloud, looking directly at the prisoner, "you know we need answers, and we're running out of time here. I'll let you take your pick of which...tool you'd like us to use on you. The blade...or the book.

"What'll it be?"


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PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 2, 2024 21:23:34 GMT
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Whoever in Rocket thought that Aurelie Lefevre needed interrogation practice deserved to be shot. The smith hardly had a malicious bone in her body. If she accidentally hit someone with one of her many forge hammers, she would probably apologize profusely before offering them some bread as a way to smooth things over.

Forcing her to do this, even as practice, was cruel and degrading to her character. Unfortunately, Howard was in no position to contradict the orders of two of his fellow admins. They were his seniors, and they also had wizard powers.

It made for a deadly combination.

The thud of the history book rang out like a cannon blast. It caused the interrogation table to shudder under its weight, and the admin raised an eyebrow at the prisoner.

The admin looked terrible, almost as bad as the prisoner. His gaze was distant, his voice dry, his lips cracked. Dynergy poisoning was a toxic affair, and dealing with Regice's rampage in Dewford and Registeel's attack in the desert had not given the admin much time to heal.

I know this book from cover to cover. I can read it to you, word for word. Page four hundred and sixty four is about the Unification of Sinnoh. Page six hundred is about the dissolution of the Indigo Kingdom into Kanto and Johto. Page seventy-four is about ancient ironworking techniques."

His eye, looking beyond the room into the unknown, flicked down towards the prisoner.

"And we can make these lectures as riveting or as dull as you wish." He nodded enthusiastically at Aurelie, clearly oblivious to torture and interrogation. He was a scholar and she was a smith, after all. "Choose."

His words echoed hers.



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PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 6, 2024 20:12:32 GMT
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[attr="class","ptower-mid"]interrogation

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While you may feel somewhat exhausted from the hours spent here in this bleak room, the League official in front of you is visibly haggard and shaken up by his untimely kidnapping. He's terrified of what you might do but is putting on a brave face.[break][break]

Your threatening actions confirm his assumptions. He was expecting something like this from a Rocket operative. [break][break]

"Why should I tell you anything?" He asks, indignant, as he narrows his eyes at the two of you.



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PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 6, 2024 20:13:04 GMT
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[attr="class","aurelie_lyrics"]A game of tower defense
[attr="class","aurelie_body"]It was a distinct relief for Aurelie to hear the admin's voice ringing out above a low whisper, even if he did sound as reedy and hoarse as her great-grandfather. With his hunched posture and unclear, distant gaze, Howard kind of looked like her great-grandfather too. He certainly looked nothing like himself.

But Aurelie forbore to mention it at the beginning of the interrogation session, with unusual tact for her. She instinctively guessed his physical deterioration had something to do with the stories coming out of the now-wrecked Dewford island, though.

Whatever had happened there, though, his mind was clearly as sharp as ever. She grinned when Howard gamely backed up her absurd threats. Maybe she wasn't as bad at this as she thought.

To Aurelie's surprise, the League prisoner actually didn't seem particularly surprised by Howard's threats of an everlasting history lecture. She would've thought the novelty alone would have piqued some kind of reaction. What kind of torture do they do in the League? Or in Rocket? she wondered.

Aloud, though, she shot back, "Really? You're wondering why? How about so you can keep your sanity after a full recitation of every battle of the Galarian civil war? Or how about so you get to actually keep your fingers and toes?"

Not that she was sure she really had the stomach for torturing someone like that. Killing someone—well, she'd done it before, or at least assisted. But hurting them and listening to their screams? The redhead was just grateful the situation never came up before.

There was no need to share that with the people in this scenario, though. Arching an eyebrow, Aurelie folded her arms and stared levelly across the table. "Surely, whatever you know isn't more valuable to you than your life or your health.

"And the League knows all about how the evil, big, bad Rocket operates. So, they surely can't blame you too much for giving in under duress. If you share what you know, we'll send you on your way. All fingers and toes intact, and maybe only a minor history lesson."


She smiled faintly at this last part, glancing sidelong at Howard. Hopefully, he wouldn't mind giving an abbreviated lecture—or switching to a gentler tactic than actually beating someone up.

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PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 19:47:17 GMT
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The blind led the blind. Combined, Howard and Aurelie's two eyepatches made for an excellent blindfold. Maybe that was the secret sauce to torture: sensory deprivation coupled with Galarian Civil War factoids.

It was enough to make the most hardened war criminal weep tears of defeat and beg for the torture to stop.

"Alright, I think he needs some convincing. If I may..." Howard plucked the textbook from the table, before quickly dropping it due to its weight. His arms trembled, the muscles incapable of keeping up with even this minor load. Without as much as blinking, the admin leaned down and peered at the book, letting the table do the work.

"Ahem." He coughed into his fist, lungs rattling about as he did so. "The Galarian Civil War is a subject as historically relevant as it is repetitive. Like many Galarian wars before and after, it can be attributed to the strain between Galar's Crown and the various nobles that made up the Parliament."

was surely watching him right now, smiling.

Of course, to place the blame squarely at the foot of gross mismanagement of the Crown is an incorrect assumption. Consecutive failed harvests, years of harsh sunlight and rain made much farmland unusable as the land was stripped of its vigor..."



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PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 16, 2024 19:48:09 GMT
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He takes a moment to think over your response, weighing the heavy burden of treason versus personal survival in his mind. The man's anxiety is obvious in the way he picks at his cuticles while he internally deliberates, causing them to bleed a stark red against the dull gray all around. [break][break]

You watch and wait, patiently or otherwise. [break][break]

Finally, he decides to go with, "I-I don't actually know anything useful, I swear..."



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Aurelie Lefevre
PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 17, 2024 21:52:06 GMT
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[attr="class","aurelie_lyrics"]A game of tower defense
[attr="class","aurelie_body"]Under the onslaught of words and information coming from Howard, the League officer's resolve visibly crumpled. Whatever he had been expecting from Rocket interrogation—pain, probably—this hadn't been it. Aurelie wondered if they were the first to attempt a tactic like torture via Unwanted Historical Information Overload.

Probably, she reflected, unsure how to feel about it. Proud? Silly? Relieved that it seemed to be working right now? Maybe curious if it'd actually work on a real person? Maybe all of the above.

But Arceus, she wanted to ask Howard what happened to him! She could hear all too well how much he was wheezing for breath during his recitation. Unfortunately, he wasn't the person she was supposed to be interrogating at the moment.

Later, though, hopefully nothing should stop her from deploying a different interrogation tactic, known as Plying Someone with Home-Cooked Food and Maybe Some Red Wine and Then Asking What the Hell Is Going On. Besides, maybe a hot meal would help Howard look less like he was on death's door.

The League official's question still hung in the air. The way he was picking at his nails and making them bleed was slightly worrying, too. She cleared her throat and smiled sweetly at him.

"In that case, surely it won't be much of a problem to share what you do know with us, right?" she reasoned. "If it's not all that useful, then it won't hurt the League if we know what you know. You won't be damaging your cause.

"But..."
She nodded at the open encyclopedia, in which Howard was already turning to the next page, and then at the knife, which had pretty much been ignored by everyone thus far. "You'll save yourself a lot of mental damage. Isn't that worth a little useless information? Wouldn't you prefer to go back to your cell after this, no worse for wear?"

Hopefully, just as with the Plying Someone with Home-Cooked Food strategy, a little compassion and coaxing worked just as well as the red-hot pokers, shaken-up soda cans, or bone saws. Hopefully, boiling some potatoes could prove more persuasive than boiling someone alive.

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Magnetic

Admin Fox
He/Him
28
May 9th
Rustboro City
Bisexual
Archaeologist
Rocket Admin
An observer of eons cannot feel the warmth of another.
Single
5'9 (with hat) height
5'9 (with hat) height
The future will tempt you, the present will indulge you, but the past will shackle you.
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howard slayte
PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 18, 2024 2:54:33 GMT
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"While Galar knew much of soil rejuvenation and crop cycling at the time, it was by no means a quick or efficient process. Grass-type Pokémon became scarce over the course of years of drought, and those that remained were hidden away in castles or hidden deep in the forests..."

Howard read on, ignorant of Aurelie's concerns or her attempts to placate and reason with the League officer. A page turned as the admin continued to read from years of Galarian history.

His eye flickered for a moment as his vision dimmed.

"Eventually, one of the many kings from this long and lengthy war had his name scrubbed from history. Many legends blossomed forth from the king's exploits as he waged war on his rivals and contemporaries."

Flip. Flip. Flip. If Howard was the one being tortured, he would've folded in exchange for Aurelie's cooking. Even if he was bound to get a bullet to the head after the interrogation was over, it'd be better than being locked in one of Rocket's notorious cells for several years, before finally being liquidated to make room for the next prisoner of war.

How many former grunts sat in those cells? How many Isaac Merlos and Caleb Harcourts sat forgotten?

"I'd listen to her." The admin hummed as he flipped another page. "Just wait until we get to the Galarian Dark Ages. Everyone has a different account of that time, and they're all wrong. As I was saying, it is fortunate that humans have the capacity to tell stories beyond their own lifespans, lest much of this information would be lost. Perhaps that is the 'distinction' between people and Pokémon."



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Admin Fox
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May 9th
Rustboro City
Bisexual
Archaeologist
Rocket Admin
An observer of eons cannot feel the warmth of another.
Single
5'9 (with hat) height
5'9 (with hat) height
The future will tempt you, the present will indulge you, but the past will shackle you.
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howard slayte
PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 18, 2024 2:55:13 GMT
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[attr="class","ptower-mid"]interrogation / end

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Your combination of persuasion and slightly more aggressive tactics appears to pay off. Worried about his own survival or perhaps the survival of those close to him, the League official begins to crack and spill some of what he knows.[break][break]

Return the official to his cell and report your findings to .



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27
December 12
Anistar City, Kalos
Bisexual
Blacksmith, bladesmith
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Art is risk
Tempered by wisdom
5'7"/170 cm height
5'7"/170 cm height
A keen mind cuts deeper than even the sharpest sword.
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Aurelie Lefevre
PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 18, 2024 21:54:23 GMT
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[attr="class","aurelie_lyrics"]A game of tower defense
[attr="class","aurelie_body"]As soon as they were done with the interrogation, Aurelie rubbed her face with her hand and sighed. "Oh, thank Arceus that's over. I was wondering if we were going to have to pull out some pliers or start using the encyclopedia like a sledge hammer before it was done."

Outside the Rocket Beast's office, she paused and huffed out another sharp breath, before reaching out and tugging on Howard's arm before he could leave. Whatever ordeal he'd suffered had clearly caused the already-lean admin to lose more weight, because she was able to pull around to face her with barely any resistance.

"But now that it is done..." The redhead hesitated. On the tip of her tongue swarmed half a dozen curious questions. What happened to you? What's with the helmet? Why are you just a shell of yourself now? Were you part of what caused Dewford to blow up?

With a heroic effort, she managed to smother the urge to blurt them out and instead asked, "How long has it been since you've last eaten? You look half-starved! At least, from what I can tell."

In a tone that brooked no disagreements—a tone that sounded, had she been able to hear herself, uncannily like the tone her own mother used when bossing her around even as an adult—Aurelie declared, "Come with me. We're going to the dining hall now."

In that same tone, which she would never dare use on any other admin, the redhead continued, "I'm going to make you dinner there. Beef bourguignon in a red wine sauce with carrots and leeks, along with mashed potatoes and whatever they have for dessert around here. You are going to sit at the table quietly and eat all of it. Every bite. No skimping."

Thank Arceus we didn't do the kind of torture that would cause someone to lose all their appetite, after all, she thought in passing. And after he's done eating, assuming he doesn't fall asleep afterward, I'm going to ask him everything. Turning on her heel, she led Howard away toward the Rocket sub and the dining hall in the west wing.

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Admin Fox
He/Him
28
May 9th
Rustboro City
Bisexual
Archaeologist
Rocket Admin
An observer of eons cannot feel the warmth of another.
Single
5'9 (with hat) height
5'9 (with hat) height
The future will tempt you, the present will indulge you, but the past will shackle you.
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howard slayte
PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 19, 2024 0:11:53 GMT
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"When faced with pliers or a history lesson, I'd take the lesson every time. I don't blame him for folding, just as I don't blame Rocket for interrogating him. They were lucky you were the one questioning." The door creaked as they prepared to report to Mint. "You probably saved his life."

Cordiality was not a formality. It was a necessity, and it was one the duo abided by when they delivered Beast Frost's report. It was never enjoyable to share a space with the Mercurial.

Mint had inducted Howard into Rocket, after all. It would've been kinder to slip a knife between his ribs. It would've been kinder than letting the archaeologist become... what ever he was now. A war criminal? A monster? A misguided idealist? He wondered how Aurelie handled it, truly.

The destruction of Dewford did not weigh on her conscious. His karma was darker than hers. She was not meant to be here. Whoever had placed her on interrogation duty did not understand the smith. It was her duty to create, not to tear down.

He felt himself get twisted around limply. She was strong. He was not. The strength of a creator versus the weakness of a destroyer. His eye was flat as he regarded her, a streak of white hair tucked behind his ear.

This amount of concern was not warranted. It was undeserved.

"It..." He didn't want to admit that hardly anything stayed down. A month of recovery had barely gotten him back to functioning, and then one scuffle in the desert had brought him back to where he had started. "...doesn't matter. I'm taking care of myself. Promise."

He smiled as he lied, though it quickly slipped from his face. Aurelie's expression demanded answers, but those answers would likely lead to hate. Instead, they danced and played at secondary questions.

Instead, Aurelie mentioned food. It was her bridge with others. It was the one thing that every living being understood, and the blacksmith knew it better than most.

"I... what? What's gotten into you!?" He looked confused. Befuddled, even. Still, Howard said nothing. If anything, Aurelie's tone made the admin shrink slightly. Jayden would've ignored her. Barnaby would've graciously accepted. Fern would have laughed. "I have work to do! We're going to war, if you haven't noticed!"

His protests fell on deaf ears. Could she speak to him like this? Still, that dish sounded good. Better than liquids, at least. Hell, it was solid food. He hadn't had any in months.

"Yes, Aurelie." Howard sighed as she led him off. "I understand."



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PROJECT TOWER: Howard and Aurelie
POSTED ON Jul 19, 2024 1:27:03 GMT
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