Was this some sort of honor? SOyeon had thought that perhaps it was. That maybe her name had reached the ears of some rather high up person and this is the result of that. Invited to an impromptu interrogation session. Her fear made her agree to it. She reviled in sickness at the thought of what would happen to the Megaopoleons that Rocket had captured and seemed keen on getting information for Zev's little side project. Her stomach was already in shambles when Zev called for her to meet him at the required room for their little session with their guests. She took something to easy her stomach, grabbed her phone and some note taking materials, turned off her computer and would walk forward into the hall.

Zev gave her the rundown on what would happen. She was to remain the silent observer in this little display. Somebody to record what was happening while Zev did what a Beast would do best. "I understand, sir." Soyeon said out of habit, flustered and intimidated by what she imagined would happen if her notes weren't up to par with what Zev would have wanted. "I'll be recording the whole thing and make notes. I do have some questions on Ultra Space that they could grant us some additional assistance on." Still so soft in the way of Rocket. She hoped this wouldn't be too drawn out or get too bad.

The door opened as Soyeon followed the man through, clicking to begin recording on her mobile phone while keeping it close by and standing beside Zev. She nodded to the General when introduced, but remain quiet still. Not that her words would be well chosen had she done so. Better to let the important people talk first.

Zev Harcourt

That was an interesting theory that Zev did put forward. Infinity Energy inside of Ultra Space was no doubt different from that of what was in their world. So it only gained her interest even more. "It should be possible, albeit needing to learn as we go. If the reading of base Infinity Energy of Pokémon are anything to go off of, some variables should be present." Soyeon said that mentally chided herself for starting to nerd out again. She really should work on that.

"Sorry, in simple terms, there will likely be differences in the Infinity Energy gathered in Ultra Space and here, but it should be possible. Although I can't imagine that it will be easy to harvest given how some of the Ultra Beasts are. I wouldn't go picking a fight with a Guzzlord, for example."

Her heart sank into her chest at Zev saying he hunted defectors down. Just the very person that she was trying to avoid. Defection had crossed her mind but because of her parents, she had only stayed to keep them safe. "Ah, you must have extremely busy days then. N-Not about the hunting defectors part…" she mused, though anxiously laughing to herself. "I've been meaning to, er, think about moving up in the labs, but I wouldn't know where to go. There's requests for people to study the Tera crystals, but I'm no geologist. I do enjoy Ultra Space studies and the topics, but I need to keep busy lately and there's not really anything interesting as of late."

They continued to wander down the lopsided path before them as the rules of logic continued to be thrown aside willy nilly. The talk had patterned off as a thought crossed her mind. She was curious about the topic of Shadow Pokémon having spoken with it to Cillian Quinn. Maybe Zev knew something about it given his tenure with Rocket. "I was curious though. Do you know anything about Shadow Pokémon, sir?"

Zev Harcourt

Soyeon's demeanor changed a little when Zev asked about what it was that she was studying specifically. He could see that faint glimmer of expertise that the woman had cultivated over the years in a single eye. "Oh, well, I-" She began, ready to lecture Zev about the several different theories surrounding Ultra Space and the Megaopoleons that resided within, but was unfortunately cut off with a request to keep it simple and concise. The stipulation had left Soyeon a little let down but fully understood.

"Er, simply put, my research is in regards to theories about harnessing power sources inside of Ultra Space, as well as the differences in genetic make-up between humans in Hoenn and those who reside in Ultra Space. Although recently, I've undertaken some independent studies."

Soyeon thought back to a couple of the other assignments and research things she wished to delve into further away from Rocket's eyes when she had the chance. She thought back to Callan Young and his materials brought back from Ultra Space that they had met previously over. She had, however, not made this meeting or the contents known to Rocket out of respect to Callan. She worried if somebody would find out eventually, especially more so that Zex was currently inquiring about her work.

She tensed up out of habit as they made their way through the distorted world together. The rules of nature had been thrown awry, as sideways rain struck some chunk of earth floating around. Staircases all around them went every which way. Yet they still felt as if they were walking so normally. Had Soyeon not been on edge from working alongside a Rocket, she would have easily gushed about the phenomenon. Her eyes went to Zev every now and again, then back to their surroundings.

"Ah-I don't believe I'm…familiar with your line of work. What do you work at in Rocket?"

Zev Harcourt [/blockquote

Well, this was turning pear shaped fast. Soyeon felt her heart sink into the pits of her stomach as Zev confirmed that he didn't even know how to reactivate their entrance and exit into this strange new world. It didn't spell well for their way home, but Soyeon just frowned at him mentioning that they could make a way out.

"You make it sound like its as easy as that…" Soyeon said under her breath, trying to rack her head around what they could do to make a tear in the world that could lead out of this world and back into theirs. It couldn't be as hard as she had thought, could it? The scientist had begun pacing about when Zev had mentioned her background. It surprised her that somebody cared enough to look into her education, though considering it was Rocket, not out of the question.

"Y-Yes, that's me. Dr. Kwan." Soyeon answered, turning to face him. That sentence didn't exactly fare well for niceties that were coming forward after. "It's been a…"unique" experience for certain. I've met a lot of interesting people. Threatened by others. B-But my research is being put to good use."

She hoped he hadn't read the portion about her cooperation being due solely because of her parents being threatened by Rocket and that that her superiors had suspected her of defection.

Zev Harcourt

"Out here!" Soyeon called back as she came back inside of the build. "I'm not too sure myself." she replied, busy walking back towards Zev as she'd continued trying to not let the flipping of her perspective interfere too much with her navigation. "I don't want to generalize this world, but it does remind me slightly of some kind of mirror version of our world. As you can see, things aren't what they seem." They walked along the staircase that led towards another upside down platform that surrounded chunks of lands floating around. It almost resembled two smaller planets had it not been for the geological anomalies surrounding them.

"It's as if the world took every law in existence and just blended them all together." A strange crumbling sound came from behind them as the scientist turned around. Behind them, the wormhole they had come into would suddenly blip out of existence. It was just gone, as if somebody had just turned off the power. That wasn't a good sign in her book. Slightly worried, she looked to the Underboss with a frown. "W-We have a way of turning it back on, right? Just so we're not stuck here. Please say yes..."

Zev Harcourt

Soyeon's entry into the Distortion world came from a man made Rocket rift that had lead to somewhere unknown, with the scientist having the honors of testing out where it went beforehand. To her, it could either lead to someplace horrible and have her miles away from Rocket contact, or provide a nice little break from the mountains of paperwork waiting for her back at her desk. SO far, it was seeming to be the latter as she came through with everything upside down.

Or rather, after a precursory glance around, that she was, in fact, upside down. "Magnificent..." she said to herself, exploring around while the walls shifted around. Any normal logic was gone, and the reality of this world was something else entirely. She continued to wander around the pathway, lost amidst a world without rules.

Zev Harcourt

Much to her surprise, the poor feline was actually swimming beyond all odds. Soyeon watched with an impressed smirk, holding Vacoule with both arms as she laughed softly. "Congratulations. I think you have the world's first aquatic Meowth." To her laughter, she'd allow Skyler to absorb the discovery of her Pokemon that was swimming all on its own with a support expression. She cheered, happy to finally have achieved their goal after such long work. "3 years, all built up to this. I know it might not mean much considering we've only just met, but I'm proud of all that work that's gone into this."

Skyler reacted with such elation, throwing the furball into the air in a humorous display. Soyeon chuckled again, although a part of her did grow worried that this poor Meowth was going to get all frizzled if he kept being tossed into the air. Still, the scientist would at least be there for the show. Wait, she wanted to bring a Pokemon to drink beer? "That...probably isn't incredibly healthy, b-but I'm sure Dorado will be happy to get such a "reward" for his hard work. You wouldn't have room for another, would you? I'd be interested to hearing about any stories or anything you have on the seas."

skyler dross

This poor Steel type was giving it his all, laughing in the face of adversity. He continued his defiance against the water and splashed about something fierce. Soyeon watched with a mild interest, though she was silently rooting for the little guy. "I can respect working out on the sea. It seems quite peaceful at certain points, but with little bouts of stress in between." She did envy the life, though had to wonder how people seemed to really live out there for weeks on end. She'd go crazy not being able to go on those nature walks.

Her choice of profession must have had some kind of effect on Skyler, as her expression faltered for a moment. Soyeon could see the draw of practicality for people. Her brain was just different, in a way. Not that it provided any advantage over anybody else's. "It's an interesting job. Every day is walking into a problem with no clear solution. But it's part of the fun I guess. Besides a crippling addiction to dark chocolate anyway." She laughed, albeit a tad nervously. "Before this, I actually wanted to be a Pokémon Professor. It's a funny story actually, but-"

Soyeon stopped as she watched Dorado paddle more and more, Vancouver receiving affection from Skyler. His vines playfully coiled around her hand and would enjoy the head pat. But then, against all odds, he would start doing it. Dorado was swimming! Well, paddling more like. But he wasn't drowning like he had been since they had met. "Oh my, he's actually doing it. He truly is a sea faring feline now." Soyeon mused to herself, cheering on the little guy.

"How long have you two been working on this?"

skyler dross

Soyeon's eyes perked up upon seeing the Iron Galiant, her nerdish demeanor showing full force as she'd fawn over the Pokémon's appearance. With a few slashes of the blades on its arms, Soyeon cautiously plucked a sample of the ore from the ground and made her way over towards some of the microscopes on a nearby table. Always the busy bee she was. Still, she'd motion for Callan to follow her while she got to work almost immediately. Her Bulbasaur, meanwhile, would remain busy resting on her briefcase and guarding it from anybody who may try and take it by napping on it.

"I may need some capital." Soyeon answered as she'd adjust the settings on the instrument, holding an eye down while looking for an preliminary sights of any little details that stood out to her. "I'll need to see if I can find a geologist and have them take a look at the samples. And I'd also need time to actually devote to studying where these came from. But a little help wouldn't hurt." Her eyes looked up from the microscope to meet Callan and-

At his question, she felt her mind come to a halt. He was asking her out, definitely. She hadn't been asked out, rather the askee, so the feeling was entirely new. Stunned, Soyeon's brain racked up how she should answer. The doctor certainly wasn't into guys but was she going to agree to this date and just fake it all the way? Soyeon was visibly shaken by the question but looked away, frowning. "I...ah, apologize, Mr. Young. I'm...Uh, guys- I mean." she stammered up, a flush on her face. "I'm not looking for a relationship right now. But we can meet for dinner tonight as colleagues...if you wish."

Callan Young

With Zekrom slain and the Reshiram coming out the victor in the fight, Soyeon can't help but imagine that the Pokemon might feel some kind of regret for slaying its brethren. Sure, a feud had been caused for eons, but they still were related, even if by just a smidge. She frowned, though her eyes went to the DARK STONE resting on the ground before them. It was curious, something that she had never truly seen before. Selena plucked it from the ground while the scientist's eyes scanned over it with incredible interest. "Whatever it may be. Thank you for the assistance once more, Selena." She smiled at the woman before opting to exit out of the simulation alongside the reporter.

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TL;DR
- SOYEON EXITS THE RKS SIMULATION
- SOYEON has a total of 100 RKS POINTS and a DARK STONE

Selena Desmarais

Such a fascinating case, more even with the contents that it held. Soyeon had to be pulled back by Callan while he'd demonstrate the usage of the ore sample before her. The chunk was thrown against a wall and then promptly exploded all over the laboratory. She held her hands up to deflect from whatever may come to her but was left amazed as the crystals would follow the trail of flame into a brilliant, even if somewhat disturbing, crystalline build.

"You've used it to seal rifts?" Soyeon asked, taking a closer look at the undisturbed samples in the box with confusion. Still, she was quite excited about studying this kind of thing. Callan would be able to see her awkward but excited little hops and bouncing as she'd go super into detail about things he likely already knew. After babbling about Ultra Space a little more, she'd carefully take the samples and (extremely gently) place them into their own little cases. "I've actually got a bit of a theory. But it will require some finesse."

She motioned to the chunks in front of Callan. "Now, I don't want to ask you to blow up a perfectly good laboratory, but could you get me a small part of the crystals on the sample without causing another explosion?"

Callan Young

Soyeon stepped foot into the void and was then followed by Selena. They'd be on top of a stone tower, overlooking the blanket of twilight around them. Unown would float above them, doing who knows what. Her lavender eyes stuck to them for a time, before them quickly being drawn towards the incredible sight of the two dragons before them.

The two robed men would stand beside them, colors resembling the two as they argued about truth or ideals. The two women stood and listened to them bicker for a moment before Soyeon nodded in agreement with Selena. She did have her reservations about the truth versus ideals, but ultimately, she would have to take the side of not compromising oneself.

"Agreed. Reshiram it is."

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TL;DR
- SOYEON decides to SIDE WITH TRUTH
- SOYEON obtains 1 CURIO
- SOYEON has a total of 100 RKS POINTS and a DARK STONE

Selena Desmarais