"current shift's guards go for lunch in ten." elijah looks at his wrist watch. it feels heavy on his wrist, as if it could crush through his bones and fall to the floor. "but your plan works. to an extent."

cherubi icons flicker on slot machines. their red smiles do little to hide the sinister cycles that perpetuate. coins clatter onto metal trays while socialites laugh behind fans of cards. elijah grimaces at the sight.

"a frozen tank is too cumbersome." elijah says, eyes scanning the security point. the two guards chat with each other jovially. "we'll need something more discrete. are you good at fishing?"

he extends his arm to her as gentlemen should. however, it is clear that elijah is no gentleman— and his stiffness is not one out of practiced, refined posture, but one of a man in an itchy costume.

"let's get close."

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mission: rigged gacha rolls

"not bad, mcflurry..." elijah mutters to her as she charms her way through.

elijah feels like a fish out of water. and hopefully, so do the magikarp they are about to procure. he allows mcflurry to take the lead, opting for silence and reserved glares. his partner is distraction enough— both for his grumpy disposition and the mission at hand.

"i'll pretend alright." elijah says. as the golem is released, he remarks, "what a nice beard. can you shape the sand into other shapes?" there is no inflection in his voice. as long as his lips are flapping, he thinks.

in the distance, elijah gothitelle wanders outside. as it passes, several pachinko machines rattle with a surge of metal balls. a distraction of several cash outs— he wraps his arm around mcflurry's waist, "alright, in we go."

inside the prize room, prizes line the shelves. dolls, barbecue sets, and at the back, a lit tank of magikarp.

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mission: rigged gacha rolls

"funny."

elijah shakes his head, grumbling in protest at the flirtation. he may be big and strong— but he's a fridge most times. a cold block that speaks little, has little. like the magikarp could have been, if they had gone with mcflurry's initial suggestion.

he casts his victreebel from his ball. as the frankenstein dinosaur electrifies the helpless magikarp, he sends his victreebel to retrieve the fish with its vines.

"nice work- but what is that?" elijah says, having never seen an arctozolt before. as it disappears, his victreebel begins to drop the fish into its gut. "freaks me out."

quickly, he searches for exit options. a backdoor with an "emergency exit" sign above waits in the corner. behind them, voices begin to approach the room.

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mission: rigged gacha rolls

elijah's face wrinkles at the sight of arctozolt's mucus. worse than a cubchoo, for what the ooze of slot is connected to is an abomination to his eyes.

as mcflurry's pokemon make swift work easing their escape, elijah's victreebel contributes too. despite its full belly, it expels a SLEEP POWDER towards the ceilings. on the shelves. it's not enough to bombard a man with sleep, but to render the mental faculties clumsy.

he heads to the backdoor, ear pressed on the doorframe. when all seems quiet, he pushes forth, "if you're really that riled up, use the money from this mission for an escort." he eyes her. "distractions like that can get you killed— nice work with the door."

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mission: rigged gacha rolls

thankfully, the backdoor leads directly outside of the mauville city building. being an indoor metropolis makes heists difficult— however the location of this casino allows them swift escape into the surrounding streets outside.

his nose wrinkles at the smell. as his victreebel struggles to keep the frozen magikarp, elijah realizes the timer is ticking until the digestive juices begin to be produced again.

"no." elijah shakes his head, eyes rolling around his sockets. "i had no idea you were such a horndog. we'll redezvous in 10 minutes. route 110 for gardevoir teleport. stay safe."

sighing, he departs.

mclaren mcflurry[break]
mission: rigged gacha rolls / writing my closing post + ur roll will be the roll for the mission's bonus!