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Didn't wanna write a love song
[break]Usually these things come out wrong
[break]But you been up in my head all day long
[break]And now I'm all gone, yeah
[break]Didn't know we'd end up this way
[break]Keepin' memories on replay
[break]Yeah you make me want to catch the bouquet
[break]I just want to stay here
It wasn't hard to pick up when a member of the organization was new. They were less sure of themselves, less rough around the edges, and certainly... Less approachable. There have been surprises in the past, and some have managed to stay the same despite the shady dealings of Rocket-- but most did not.
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"How fun."[break]
Her tone is flat, nothing about it suggested that she did deem joining the organization as a fun process. Frankly, she enjoyed being a part of it. Today, she wouldn't trade her position with any other job. But it was hard for her to view people as 'healthy' competition. She automatically considered them to be competition she must
crush if anything. The less people standing between her and a more important position in Rocket, the better.
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"That'll change at some point," A promise.
"I've met a couple of new recruits who believed they could stick to just plain robberies or... Spying," Much like Nova just mentioned.
"Things get dirty."[break]
It happened fast if you were lucky. People needed to adjust their expectations quickly if they wanted to last a while in the organization.
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"Exciting..? Hm..." One of her hands rose to toss some violet locks of hair back, past the woman's shoulder.
"It depends on what you'd consider to be exciting, I suppose. I enjoy my work." A genuine smile indicated that this wasn't a lie. Or if it was, that it had been one Katherine practiced on for a long while.
"Be more specific. Do you want to know if I've found any exotic pokemons? Robbed a place? Killed someone?"[break]
The last of the scenarios is mentioned with a quirk of her brow, if only to judge Nova's reaction.
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Eventually, as the small talk continues, the duo and their pokemons find Wailord they were promised to meet. Metagross stops not far from it, levitating about the water without moving.
"There. That should do it. We are close enough now," Or so she imagined.
"If you have any psychic-types with you, I could use their help. Otherwise... A water-type would be helpful. We want to direct the Wailord away."[break][break]
But even with the aid of another pokemon, that alone won't cut it.
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Kat's eyes searched for Arthur, who had his gaze fixed upon his trainer already. Their eyes locked with each other's briefly, just before a light emitted both from the trainer and the pokemon. A purple light enveloped Katherine, threatening to blind Nova momentarily should she stare directly at it. A beam from both of their auras shot at each other, connecting for a second in what could only be described as a spectacle of lights.
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Shades of purple bled into the golden light that was provided by Gallade.
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It was anything but discreet. Maybe Katherine wanted the attention. Who knows, maybe she intended to have rangers coming here after all. Regardless of if such was the case or not, the light eventually subsided, and Gallade's new form was revealed both to Nova and her Dragonite, exposing the mega evolution of Katherine's partner.
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