Pah. These people certainly deserved the moniker of a ‘grunt’, given how brutish and unsophisticated they acted in bringing the lady over. Sure, she had only ascended from those ranks not too long ago, but for her that had mostly been a formality. Ultimately, had never been into that kind of grunt work, always associating more with the covert and science branches of Rocket than the one handling prisoners.
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Although on the other hand, she could not fault them for it either. That woman was someone of notoriety. Someone who had potentially killed a few of their buddies. Violet did not really know. She did not really care, either. Though she had put on shades, put her otherwise distinct hair into a ponytail and died it darker. It was not a full-on disguise, but it should be enough to disguise herself at first glance. As long as she was not an objectively well-known Rocket to the outside, she wanted to keep it that way.
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It could only benefit Spectra, after all. Just like her getting used to these kinds of suits, especially when they acquired one for free, so to speak. Well, mostly free. They couldn’t just take it and fully utilize it on its own, after all. But she was here to wring every bit of utility out of it – and with that, out of the woman. “This is a nice, somewhat open space to test your little toy here. And you are going to be my dear assistant in this endeavour.” As was so often the case, she spoke pleasantly, amicably without much of hostility in her voice. Though she was not going to go too easy on this girl, either. [break][break]
“I must apologize for the roughness my compatriots displayed. But I take it that you do understand your position, right? I am here to do my job. You make that harder for me, I make things harder for you, we all just waste our time. I personally prefer to just get things done without hard feelings. Would you acquiesce to that, or do we have to do this the hard way?”
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Naturally, that response saw her smile pleasantly at the captive girl. “Wonderful. I knew you would be a smart cookie and cooperate.” Violet wasn’t exactly someone that got into positions of power like this all too often. Usually, she had to play a role for others to think that she was in charge of anything. But right then and there, she could be herself. Hence, she was a bit infantilizing that girl almost by accident.
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Though, of course, that only vibed well with the grunts assembled. They would probably like anything she did that in any way degraded that League captive. “Well, first I need to know what it is ultimately supposed to do. Then, what Pokemon it is linked to, precisely. Then, how to utilize its abilities. I could figure it out by myself, sure, but it is always better to have an instruction manual. Even if it is a grumbling, grumpy instruction manual.” [break][break]

Certainly, things were blending a little there. She was putting it on a bit thick mostly to meet expectations, both of the grunts and the captive. But she was enjoying herself, so she probably seemed overly motivated all things considered.
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“Hmm, I always found it best to just buy something nice to eat and spend time with someone I like on carnivals, the rides are just kind of there,” she mused, though it was at least in part tactical. The girl was responding very well to her positive treatment, so Vi figured that being more approachable would serve to lessen the tension, at least to an extent. People always got looser lips the more comfortable they became. She had briefly debated adding some more edge to proceedings, but those developments served to see her course-correct easily.
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Still, following those words, she took a closer look at the indicated Pokemon. Tapping her lips, she briefly mulled things over, before making a decision, one that probably would not truly go over too well with the grunts, but they would just have to bear with it, really.
Before doing so, despite already having made a decision, she turned wordlessly towards the girl, looking at her intently mostly for the off-putting effect. “You are correct. And please, don’t take this the wrong way. I do have to be strict. That’s what allows me to be fair, after all. So, here is how that is going to work.” She pointed at the Floatzel, though she made no indication as to whether she did that du to noticing something about the Pokemon, or because it was one of those not indicated. [break]
“You will be given a bit of freedom to move to show me. You do what do nothing without my permission, and everyone gets out of this fine and dandy. We are both adults enough to not take this the wrong way, right? I have a job to do here, and I will do it properly. Your job is, well, not the job I am assigning to you right now but the one you are intrinsically following given who you are, that one is to preserve your strength, survive, persevere. Not to waste anything on futile attempts. You seem like someone who understands that, so I will take that chance. Do not disappoint me.”[break]
Those last few words did carry a lot more edge. Just because she wanted to make herself absolutely, maybe even brutally, clear in that regard.
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It probably was not necessary to make that woman spell it out, but it still was not a bad thing, she reckoned. Violet was a consummate liar. She lied to herself, for a living, and even to the one she loved day in and die out. With that much experience also came a sense for when others were lying to her. It certainly did not seem to be the case in this moment. She got the distinct impression that it was probably not the full truth either.
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But that, she could accept. They were still enemies. She was hiding away her identity as well, after all. “Hmm, maybe later, but not now,” she responded, in part simply to deny this woman agency. It was subtle, but it was necessary to remind this one that she was a prisoner who was only just allowed to be near her Pokemon because that was of use to Rocket. That was something important to emphasize as this person was sitting on top of a no doubt powerful Pokemon.
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Still though, Violet had watched closely and was still very much observant of proceedings. “I guess in the end that means this tool will need a lot of effort to adapt to. Especially for users without your specific predisposition. Though I reckon that it being vibration-based means that it would be naturally countered by anything prohibiting movement. Not that a Flygon needs another reason to avoid ice types, but being frozen would probably be an issue. Or does it come with countermeasures for that?”
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There was a certain tension in the air when the demonstration began. Violet was not just talking loudly and clearly for this woman’s benefit, but also to keep the grunts in the loop, appraised of what they could expect. Evidently, some of them were not quite on board with letting a prisoner play around with their powers, even in a limited fashion like this. Violence was just a mistake or two away. Vi certainly knew that much.
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And it would be messy if something happened. That girl’s chances to flee, overall, she considered fairly low. But if she tried, she could still do some damage, even more so while wearing the suit. It was the one thing those Megapolians had not understood about human nature. You keep people docile by leaving them just enough hope. Hope that, if they complied, things would improve, maybe eventually end.
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That was what she relied on as she observed the suit’s abilities. “Naturally, type advantage is not everything. But good to know what it can do to mitigate its weaknesses.” Certainly, it would only work against the usual ice kind attacks one could find in a tournament. She had seen and felt Kyurem though, so that was the benchmark she considered whenever it came to ice. “You mean what it can do when it links to the Venosaur, right? Naturally, I want to see a small demonstration of that, too.”
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“Good. I have seen enough. Take it off and shut it down,” Violet commanded, first and foremost. She could see, all but feel that woman getting worked up there. Clearly, she was enjoying herself, feeling power surging through her. For most people and circumstances, that would probably be a good thing. But this woman was a prisoner. She needed to be reminded of that. Not just for its own sake. Vi could feel the men around her getting more on edge now that more destructive applications were being demonstrated. It was her duty to gain intelligence here without anyone getting killed. A duty she took seriously.
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Hence, she wanted to cut right through the other’s momentum like that. If Shalin complied without issue, her Pokemon would soon enough be carted off in another display of the disparity between them. Certainly, the Spectra agent was taking this very, very seriously. Even if she still gave herself rather calm and at least somewhat easy-going. “Either way, these were useful demonstrations,” she would ultimately continue, being careful to never praise that woman directly, but also not to deride her.[break][break] “It probably would not be a good fit for myself, so I will not test it out myself at least.” Vio chuckled, though she was not going to do it anyway. Trying out someone else’s sygna suits - at least without letting someone else try it first – just sounded like a needlessly bad idea. In her opinion, it was probably going to be best to simply see if the materials and energy linked to it could be salvaged and reformed. But that was not something to say to a prisoner. She did not need to know. And she would probably be more compliant if she believed that things would not be fully taken from her. “That being said, I am of the mind for an indulgence. You seem like someone who would be best suited to doing her own thing. How come you are so heavily involved with the League anyway?”
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“Ah, I think I am fine with things as they are,” she casually replied, though she was inwardly just happy to see compliance like that. It would have been an actual headache in multiple regards if she would have had to engage this one, despite the considerable advantage assembled here. They had the field and numbers advantage, but technically, their opponent could still inflict damage if they tried.
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To not make them realize that, and/or make them go for that play was what this was all about. After all, one was always only as caged in as one let herself be. Always leave your opponent a way out, never make them feel completely cornered. It was as simple as that, to her. Better to make some small talk to normalize things again. “An interesting, if inherently contradictory stance. If you were powerless, sure. But the moment you start making a difference and applying yourself, you lose the luxury of pretending you are not really part of things. I personally stayed out of things until I truly became convinced that Rocket is something worth fighting for. Being in a war like this just to support the lesser of two evils is, well…”
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She let that hanging for a bit and instead had her people move the Pokemon back to their holding area. It was always best to add little pauses here and there. “..Well, frankly put, it is kind of pathetic. And an insult to anyone you trample over on your way who truly believes in the other side. I get it, you are a thrill-seeker or something. But if you truly believe that the third party should be stopped, devote your time to that and forge your own path instead of half-heartedly following the one that is convenient.”
Shrugging briefly, she tried to not sound too condescending when she followed that up, however. “Though, admittedly, we are making it easy for you by keeping you locked up, one way or another, don’t we?”
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