Zu-bat, Zu-bat, Zubat, that was the rhythm. At least in her head. Shizue obviously did not sing that out loud or anything. But inwardly, she made this grisly work more fun that way. Though, admittedly, the scientist – who had chosen to be out and about in a lab coat to signal that to anyone, much like a medic would with their apparel – was not doing much hard labour herself. Instead, she had her Electec out. The big lad was heaving stones and picking up the dead Zubat unveiled that way, putting them into a basket for transportation. The cave-in had done a number at them, but they could still be useful. The poison glands within, if not explicitly crushed, could still be used for research and production.

It was free resources, really. The League probably would not care too much about them, or so she though. Some of their scientist would potentially be interested in Zubats living down here, but Shizue figured they had bigger things to worry about. And if not she was willing to share these specimen, at least to an extent. Maybe even some of the live ones that Elektek had needed to shock so they would not get in the way. Having come here without spare Pokeballs, Shizue did not have much use for them. Sure, she could have just have her Pokemon kill them, but she wasn’t one to randomly murder for no reason. If she could not fill the basked, maybe she would fill it up with some of those. But until she could make a determination like that, she was just going to leave the low-level beasts lying there, knocked out.

Not like she was in much of a rush, as she watched her Pokemon work, picking up more Zu-bats.


Julia Davis Jett Roan

‘Love’, ‘romantic letters’, this woman certainly seemed drawn into useless ways that seemed unbecoming for one of her age. Shizue could never really work with people that were so unabashedly focused on matters like that. It seemed like a waste of time. Not that she was a prude or anything, she knew how useful it could be to vent in those kinds of ways. But at the same time, pursuing relationships and the like just seemed like a bother. Hence, she usually just discareded such notions.

Instead, she liked to focus on the matters at hand in any given moment. “The added bonus would be that disparate styles would appear to be a form of encryption in its own right. If something does not add up but appears important, the usual inclination would be to think it having hidden meaning.” At least that was what she would think facing something like that. There just was too much to lose simply ignoring such matters, after all. They had to be pursued

This seemed a promising course of action, so she went to work, briefly considering some pieces that could appear loosely connected and adding it to the pile with the other’s. “We probably do not have to put too much thought into appearances. Haphazard notes would fit this scenario decently well, I reckon.”

Right out of the gate with demands. Had to be league personnel. To be expected, really. With Rockets, she would probably have moved on to the next stage already, depending on what that was on a given day. For the time being though, she had to deal with that development.

Hence, she shrugged. “Murasaki Shizue. Researcher in the fields of biology and chemistry.” That wasn’t a lie. And since she was not exactly someone who made a lot of waves outwardly, she doubted that her Rocket affiliation was known to many. Not that she felt too strongly about it anyway. Initially, she had gone with the Rocket side of things because they had seemed more open about poisonous research topics, but she had not seen that much of a moral high ground in the league either.

Hence, she shrugged once more. “I was travelling with a research group but got separated. Things are quite intense out there.” Though technically they were here, too. Even though she remained calm, collected and most importantly neutral, it was probably a dangerous situation still.


Elinor Anderson

The clap seemed fairly unnecessary. Shizue could already infer that this woman was, in a way, looking down on her. It was hard not to notice. Though she also figured that it was probably done without too much intent. Some people just were that way. It was something that came with age and accomplishment. She probably did it to complete rookies too, though she always tried to remain grounded. Probably a given with her background, after all.

But at least they were now somewhat on the same page. Shizu sighed slightly. “That certainly would help. Though they will know something is up if what they get is complete gibberish. It has to be a convincing fake. Something that looks like it could work at first glance, but fails on the second. A reject of sorts. Fortunately, we got enough failed ideas for that.” Shizue was no stranger to mistakes. As that probably showed, she was actually somewhat apt at putting them to at least some use. It was only with the big swings that she did not like to miss.

“I do not have any fliers on me.” Not that she owned many to begin with. It probably had something to do with her lack of interest of actively hunting those down herself, really. Fliers got away much too easily. “I do have an Inteleon that is good at sneaking through dangerous areas, however.”

Calpurnia Kubrick

To be fair, this was decidedly not a place for vibrations. Other than those rippling through the ground due to a Pokemon’s attacks, at least. Those were perfectly normal and safe for work. Or safe to work in, really. As long as they stayed far enough away from everything they would be fine. Hence, Shizue did not appear at all worried about the proceedings.

She was worried about making mistakes, however. “A field test is testing. Distributing the formula to everyone isn’t, at least to me. Frankly, a lot of our compatriots are not necessarily suited for proper field work and we risk playing this hand too early.” That was her stance on the matter. Testing was fine, as long as it happened in a more controlled environment. “That being said, if we do proliferate, a cypher does not appear too useful. We would have to give the other parties the means to decipher it. Which itself can be intercepted. In fact, we cannot even be certain that the outposts we do plan on sharing this with are still in our hand.”

Shizue sighed. She was well aware that right then, she was mostly pointing out problems but not truly delivering solutions. That was not exactly something she enjoyed. Yet, the other clearly was the kind of person who acted, who got things moving. It felt only natural to be a counter weight to that. Shizue tended towards patience, certainly. “But the combination could work. Your messenger Pokemon idea. Send encrypted formula over the airwaves and Pokemon with the cypher. That would increase the number of components the opposition has the intercept, making that less likely.”


Calpurnia Kubrick

The elder was apparently momentarily distracted by the chaos of battle. But that was natural. Ability to concentrate on important matters did diminish with age. Not that she minded, of course. As with most things, Shizue was completely neutral towards the other in that regard. Unless something severely impeded the other’s ability to work on matters, it was what it was. This whole project was seemingly working out, so it was good. Simple as that.

“Proper scientific testing is more effective. And efficient at the same time. Utilizing it at pre-trial stage risks us giving too much information away too quickly. A plague that does not cause enough harm does allow the opposition to research it and develop countermeasures for it before we can properly weaponize it.” Then again, they were in a field lab. They would not be able to do this proper, period. But that just reinforced the notion she believed in that they were going about this all wrong by doing research during battle to begin with.

But it was what it was. It would be better otherwise. Yet, they had to work with what they had. “Given the circumstances, proliferating at semi-random does appear the best method available, however. I reckon that we use messengers, however. It is always prudent to assume the enemy is at least as crafty as we are. And giving them the formula is giving them the solution. Slower work is better than rendering it redundant.” Playing around a bit with her pen she would look up at the other, remaining secret. At the end of the day she would defer to her elder, no matter what. But she would also speak her part regardless.

Calpurnia Kubrick

Ugh. Loud and gooey. That was an annoying combination. Gooey she could take and that made sense. But why did there have to be a scatterbang? Her ears, sensitive as they were, rang for a bit longer, even as Elektek tried to get out of the goo. Fortunately, there was a simple solution for that. Still holding her head to the side, Shizue recalled that one to her Pokeball, just before some other person became visible.

A pinkette with a golden Steelix. Probably some form of grunt of whatever faction held this structure. Though the woman in the lab coat worn over hiking gear did not appear to prepare for a fight seeing this or anything such. Instead, she just gave the other person a curious glance. “Good evening,” she noted, slightly bowing as was customary. It was evening here, though that was somewhat difficult to see in this place, admittedly. Shizu still ensured that she would keep track of the proper time, regardless.


Elinor Anderson

Using her first name like that. How brazen. The ‘love’ part was more so on paper, but she knew it was merely a figure of speech. The casual use of her name was not though. At least it would not be in Johto. It was enough to make her look up, confused, momentarily. However, she soon remembered. People in Hoenn were more…direct. They lacked decorum. This woman had the exterior of a cultured lady, but she also had an attitude that Shizue’s elders would consider unbecoming.

Not that she minded too much. Shizu was unbecoming, too. Just in a different kind of way. That was why she was here. Well, for that reason and because this was a good place to study. And she could bear with a brazen woman. Especially when the latter was evidently versed in the art of science as well. “We will see,” she simply stated. It wasn’t to take the wind out of the other’s sails. She was just always careful to not consider matters solved until she was fully satisfied. Hence, she would take the paper and look at it first thing, seemingly putting her focus on that instead of the other woman for now.

It just was more important. “Theoretically, yes. Synthesizable with what we have at hand, certainly. This place still offers unknown variables impossible to take into account. Copious amounts of testing will be necessary.” Which was probably fortunate for their little war effort, anyway. At the end of the day, the worst this could do was causing less negative effect than predicted. It certainly seemed worthy of trying, one way or another. “I take it you have that in mind when speaking about birds?”

Calpurnia Kubrick

Difficult. It was difficult to discern, at a glance, what kind of people one dealt with in this area. The sides involved with this conflict did not necessarily all wore uniforms colour coded for her convenience. Shizue sighed to herself, softly. It was a bother. Truly, she was made for lab work, not field work in a combat zone like this.

Sadly though, she had been separated from her group, so there was no helping that. The only way was forward, until she found a bigger group again and that would simply be it. Rational. Simple. A plan of action that even an ape could formulate, in her opinion, but still a decent enough one.

It bore fruit soon, too. In a way. She had her Elektek take the lead. First, because it was decently imposing. Second, because if she was to run into an issue, he could either take care of that, or at least take the brunt of it. Caution was key, so she kept a measured pace and had him walk ahead even as she saw something akin to a structure. Hence, it was the one stepping onto a minor trap instead of her, grunting in displeasure at whatever result that might have.


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POSTDORMITUM SIGN-UPS

ULTRA DEEP SEA SKIRMISH

CHARACTER: Shizue Murasaki[break]
FACTION: L ROCKET[break]
PARTICIPATING IN BATTLES?: Y[break]
DO YOU WANT A BATTLE LARGER THAN A 1v1?: Y[break]
PREFERRED PARTNERS?: tags[break]
PREFERRED OPPONENTS?: tags[break]
POKEMON TEAM (6 MAX):

• Vileplume Female Chlorophyll Posion Powder, Stun Spore, Sleep Powder, Acid, Aromatherapy, Giga Drain
• Inteleon Male Torrent Snipe Shot, U-Turn, Sucker Punch, Soak, Rain Dance, Tearful Look
• Elektek Static thunderbolt / charge / quick attack / thunder wave / swift / ice punch
• Goodra Female Hydration Rain Dance, Protect, Acid Spray, Dragon Breath, Curse, Muddy Water
• Toxapex Male Merciless Wide Guard, Liquidation, Acid Spray, Toxic, Recover, Baneful Bunker
• Swalot FEMALE STICKY HOLD POISON GAS/GASTRO ACID/GUNK SHOT/WRING OUT

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