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[attr="class","ptower-top"]project tower scenario 05

[attr="class","ptower-mid"]beast: combat training day

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With war on the horizon, it's no surprise that your training sessions have intensified dramatically. You can thank Admin jayden cross for your packed schedule. [break][break]

Soon, you find yourself in Sootopolis Bay with many other grunts, where both God General Zev Harcourt and Beast mint frost are selecting recruits for the day. [break][break]

General Harcourt is definitely the more serious of the two, and you'd likely gain valuable combat experience by his side. However, his bond with Necrozma is terrifying and otherworldly—how much assistance can he provide when the threat of death looms so large? [break][break]

Beast Neon remains as cheerful as ever, but his recent acquisition of Galarian Articuno has made him slightly more unstable. Is he as reliable as you believe? [break][break]

Who do you choose?

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 16:24:58 GMT

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Maybe or maybe not inspired by the recent embarrassment in front of another beast, Fenelle seems to be exceptionally sharp at combat training today. Strength and acquiring has, despite being more of an indoor-computer person, always been something dee has aspired for, for whatever reason. Grimmsnarl and Hisuian Goodra are by der side, as dee looks at der partner of today and the other day, contemplating the choices.

But eventually, dee points subtly at Zev with a questioning expression.

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Despite him being trained back in Kanto, there was something else altogether with receiving training from the Hoenn-side Rockets—although, he believed that some of the other trainers may have been a little too soft.

(See: his own personal hell training under THEO BECKETT.)

He wasn’t sure if… was he seeing things on Beast Neon’s body; unless he had to blink a few times and make sure he wasn’t hallucinating—

He’d heard the rumors of the ‘god general’ while back in Kanto, how bad would this be?

“Determined not to get embarrassed this time?” he would confirm der way; sword on his back at the ready. Man, he was itching for some up-close and personal melee combat…

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 16:55:44 GMT

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[attr="class","ptower-top"]project tower scenario 05

[attr="class","ptower-mid"]beast: combat training day

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"You've made the correct choice." [break][break]

The cold voice of Kanto's Black Hand greets you as you and others split off towards his direction. There's something grave yet unsettling in his tone, sending a shiver down your spine. You try to reassure yourself that it's unrelated to the black crystals running up and down his arms. [break][break]

Surely, General Harcourt wouldn't harm one of his own, would he? [break][break]

"Do as I say, and I will forge you into a weapon worthy of Rocket," he states, almost as if he can read your mind. [break][break]

You can't help but wonder — [break][break]

What happens if you defy him? [break][break]

As the other grunts disperse into smaller groups, you face the choice: stay with God General Harcourt or join the others training under Rocket's own Charlatan.

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 17:01:20 GMT

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[attr="class","emapkmn"] XXX (orthworm) m | sand veil | iron tail, harden, shed tail, tackle, sandstorm

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Dee simply nods at Kenjiro's words about not getting embarrassed this time, translated again by der Rotom that floats nearby. However, not many words are needed at the moment, as even without reading the textual transcription, dee has a feeling.

There's no auditory input needed to fear. A shiver merely from the vibes, the visual signals of the God General makes dem question. Ponder for a moment. (And as ever, der mind strays, wondering. How long 'till he's not human, if anyone's ever been that in the first place.)

And still, even as the notion of training under The Charlatan is tempting ... dee looks at Kenjiro, staying where dee is with Zev unless the other might want to make another choice.

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 17:22:31 GMT

They were already in this too deep—there was no backing out of the challenge. While he was aware that the God General was an avatar, fact of the matter was that whatever… whatever Pokémon they were the avatar of was…

He couldn’t put it into words. That much was true.

Much tempted as he was to go with the Charlatan, they were already on that track—there was no more turning back!

“We’re not cowards, are we? We’re already here. Let’s see this through,” he continued with a quiet determination.

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 17:34:09 GMT

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[attr="class","ptower-top"]project tower scenario 05

[attr="class","ptower-mid"]beast: combat training day

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You are ushered into a room by God General Harcourt, where there is nothing else in the room except a steel chair. Shortly after, two grunts drag in a stranger whom you don't recognize. They secure him to the chair and silence him with a gag. [break][break]

Without preamble, the assassin addresses you. [break][break]

"Your training today will determine this man's fate." [break][break]

"He is either a Rocket prisoner, accused of collaborating with and serving under PENELOPE LIVY." [break][break]

"Or he is a grunt, caught trying to sell counterfeit Regice-themed merchandise to Admin Fox." [break][break]

"Decide if he lives or dies."

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 17:43:37 GMT

[attr="class","emapkmn"] XXX (orthworm) m | sand veil | iron tail, harden, shed tail, tackle, sandstorm

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It seems like God General Harcourt's training is not of the actual combat kind. It's ... an interesting approach for sure. Fenelle doesn't flinch as they're presented with the choice, eyeing the prisoner with a raised eyebrow. That second grievance definitely ... sounds a bit fake, but then again, dee can also see why. Maybe.

It's hard to decide without further intel, dee signs at der partner, Kenjiro, with a pensive glance. However, it also doesn't seem like there will be more info, as people await their decision. The Rotom also seems rather uncomfortable, but continues doing its job of translating.

It's dangerous to cull our numbers too much, but, an offense is an offense. Conspiring with a council member is a big problem.

Fenelle's expression is neutral and indifferent as ever, but it seems like there's a colder edge to it.

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choice? kill...?

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 19:26:05 GMT

Now, he was one who could say that he’d seen everything—having been trained under the Kanto-side of Team Rocket—it was a literal fight for survival out there.

The cold, clinical way that the prisoner had been taken in reminded him (ironically) of the same tactics that he’d survived through—stab first and ask questions later.

However, the ‘asking questions later’ part would never happen—at least that’s what he remembers from the harsh ‘everything’ that he’d endured back home.

“What’s your call?” he would ask dem quietly. With so little intel to go on; decisions had to be made at a split second—and then he belatedly realized that this was the God General they were dealing with.

…who was he to talk, he already had so much blood on his hands!

“I leave the decision to you.”

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 19:50:14 GMT

[attr="class","emapkmn"] XXX (orthworm) m | sand veil | iron tail, harden, shed tail, tackle, sandstorm

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Fenelle takes one more moment to think upon being asked again, to confirm. But indeed, there's not much left in dem that's not trimmed for harsh realities, even if there's something softer still, something that hasn't been shaped yet.

But, dee is a gambler at heart, and this is an easy choice generally. If you manage to get any kind of sus on you ... Dee wouldn't expect mercy either.

"Kill."

The Rotom, a ghost itself, doesn't really know why it's so unsettled by this. But then again, it could also just be the presence of the Devourer.

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 20:07:15 GMT

There was a reason why he left the decision to dem, if he was going to be honest with himself.

Had he taken this training with someone else, he’d have used his own blade to go straight for the neck and hack the poor prisoner’s head off in a decapitation-style execution.

There was no way he would offer the mercy kill especially in the face of someone who was the avatar of what he (privately) personally considered to be a cosmic eldritch horror, going from the intel that he’d consumed while on the way back to Hoenn from Kanto.

He wondered if using his own personal weapon would be alright in this instance, since it was already hanging from where he normally wore the sword (today’s orientation happened to be by the waist, rather than on his back as he much preferred—even if it ruined the sheath that it came in).

The sword was already partway out from the sheath by the time he realized dey made the decision for the both of them.

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 20:51:15 GMT

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[attr="class","ptower-top"]project tower scenario 05

[attr="class","ptower-mid"]beast: combat training day / end

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You want to ask if there's anything more you can know, as is impossible to tell whether this man, blind and gagged, is a traitor befitting of such a cruel end or simply an innocent person who made a mistake. [break][break]

But something in the God General's eyes bring you pause. [break][break]

In war, there's no room for hesitation. [break][break]

Grabbing the blade that is offered in his hand, you step forward. Whether you do so ruthlessly or with caution, eventually, the man slumps in your grip. Blood pools into the floor. [break][break]

"Good work." [break][break]

"In war, hesitation means death. If you don't do it, someone else will."

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 20:56:03 GMT

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A blade is drawn - Fenelle has little regard if it's dem with the offered blade or Kenjiro's sword, as both blades equally thirst for blood. Still, there's no sense in prolonged cruelty, dee would think, or screams that could reveal locations.

Just a quick death, and then the words of the God General. The Rotom seems to have caught itself as the blade drew blood.

Dee nods thoughtfully at the words, before tilting der head slightly in thanks for the words, the lesson. Dee can't afford to die in this war - but that's not a new thought.

The training's over for now, and dee turns to Kenjiro. Think it's time for lunch now.

No room to linger on morality.

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POSTED ON Jul 9, 2024 21:30:16 GMT

“I’m amazed you can find the mental capacity to eat after what we went through just now,” he would muse quietly as he flicked his sword; he’d have to go through the motions of maintenance afterward.

Normally, anyone who’d gone through their first true attempt at snuffing out someone else’s life would either stare at a certain point like some catatonic moron, or otherwise make a break for it to throw up somewhere (hopefully unseen).

Were dey made of the tough stuff, then? Should that be the case, then he would have dem in high regard.

(Because nothing was absolutely worse than having dried blood on a sword that was frequently used for summary executions such as this!)

“But yes. I’ll take the break, if you’ll have me.”

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