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"hm."[break][break]marcus had been working as a combat medic across the region when petalburg city fell. now he stands in its ruins, staring down at the detritus that is supposed to be petalburg general hospital. has kanto really lost its touch in the year he has been away? or perhaps the blame should be placed on the ill-bred hoenn rockets that couldn't get regirock under their control before it flattened half of petalburg's infrastructure.[break][break]"this city is in a sorry state. truly."[break][break]he turns his head, phone pressed against his ear, making complaints disguised as observations to THEO BECKETT. between sootopolis' hospital (that had been underwater for a critical amount of time) and petalburg's hospital (now just plaster dust and exposed rebar), he feels he's within his rights to bemoan the loss of medical equipment. [break][break]so he does, at least until someone comes within earshot of him. he cuts the call short, motioning for them to come over. [break][break]"you there! kanto or hoenn?"

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marcus doesn't say anything, but disappointment flashes across his face, unseen by the underboss' closed eyes. he has gone through so much, but here is where THEO BECKETT falters? when the organization needs his guidance the most?[break][break]"you will find a means to control them," he says flatly. "or we all will die. there are no other alternatives at this scale."[break][break]the sobering thought gives him an itch to light another cigarette, but he resists. he picks up his pen instead, turning it idly over his fingers to keep his hand busy. [break][break]"have some faith in yourself, beckett. the solution you are looking for will find you in due time. perhaps it will be in the form of a legendary pokemon of your own."[break][break]he wonders if this conversation, in that imagined future, will be rendered null once theo has a taste of godhood. people rarely want to give up power over others once they have it — it is why the hierarchy of team rocket is so strongly outlined.

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so long as theo's eyes are closed, marcus' are allowed to wander. from the cut of his jawline to vulnerable, pale throat. his gaze follows his adam's apple as it slides along words that contest his own. the underboss is never content to just be sold an idea, to be soothed by niceties — he has to make sure marcus believes what he's feeding him, too. [break][break]"every man needs faith in something. what else do we have otherwise?"[break][break]some believe in gods. some believe in fate. some believe in their own ability to carve destiny. and then some are THEO BECKETT, verging on a crisis of belief. [break][break]"i believe in it."
[break][break]the pneumatics of his chair squeak as he leans against the back of it. [break][break]"do you?"

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" ... i see."[break][break]it's not that he doesn't believe BARNABY FINCH, he just has trouble conjuring something like that into imagination. burning from the inside out — the thought makes the corner of his mouth twitch like he wants to grimace. [break][break]he doesn't intend to catch the admin off guard with his question, but it seems he has. marcus watches him pluck his hand away from his neck like he's been exposed, brows knitting together with the trappings of concern. then, he admits it: the burning had been worst there. marcus nods, a sympathetic dip of his head. [break][break]"and you haven't hurt since, correct? no repeat incidents of this 'burning from the inside out'?" [break][break]his fingers drum against his desk, hands idle without the monotony of note-taking. he inscribes to memory instead. a greater informality — a smile — begins to curl at the corners of his mouth as he considers what to ask next. [break][break]"how does it feel now? being a god?"

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there isn't much of note in this office. Elisabeth Fiorelli would have more to stare at in his actual clinic, but here the undecorated walls mock any attempts to distract oneself. still, whatever reprieve she finds in looking away allows her to navigate her answer as successfully as the last. and the one before it. [break][break]he nods as she speaks, unable to find any weaknesses in the walls she throws up to thwart any sentimental conversations. everything is either tolerable or explained away as an unavoidable facet of team rocket life. [break][break]"i suppose that's right."[break][break]he checks his watch.[break][break]"and your avatarship ... avatarships. you have two, don't you? unprecedented, if my research is correct."[break][break]he rests his arm on his desk.[break][break]"why do you think that is? what sets you apart from the other avatars in our ranks? do you think it's possible that others may be able to accomplish what you have?"[break][break]it's a strange thought — imagining some of the other avatars he's talked to having more than one legendary pokemon living in their head. some part of him hopes she'll reject that notion, that she'll have a one-in-a-million reason as to why she has two avatarships.

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"oh?"[break][break]
it surprises him to be compared to Tempest Quinn, especially in such a way that belies a spat over this topic. an invitation to elaborate exists in the slight tilt of his head, but he otherwise doesn't try to pull anything out of the underboss. [break][break]to his answer, Cillian Quinn narrows his eyes dubiously, suggesting marcus has found the boundary of whatever goodwill exists between them. a lesser man might look affronted by the subtle accusation, but he maintains his ignorance. [break][break]"yes, it could," he agrees. team rocket is only as strong as its weakest link. it's what makes defectors a boon and a loss in one stroke. as an underboss and an avatar, his link deserves its scrutiny. "accountability between underbosses is essential to keep business running."[break][break]and accountability is what has brought cillian here, though he has yet to give life to the concerns theo and tempest have. [break][break]"i'm going to ask a few questions, if you don't mind."[break][break]he waits, then takes a deep breath and begins. each question is given room to breathe and be answered.[break][break] "have you ever lost control of yourself or your patron? have you experienced any psychological symptoms that you suspect could be related to your avatarship? any unusual changes in mood? auditory or visual hallucinations?"

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"total control over the org, perhaps," he surmises with a wrinkle of his nose. but that will be our end. either Zev Harcourt outgrows even that position, or they all just become expendable numbers for his greater pursuit. [break][break]such a notion already exists in their ranks, but it is acceptable because it is all they've ever known. grunts to the slaughter, all for the glory of rocket. [break][break]"we're creating a better world," comes the words, rote and drifting on spooling cigarette smoke. "better governments. better systems."[break][break]he stubs his cigarette in the ashtray. [break][break]"vain or not, the only way is forward. we persisted after johto, and again after SILAS BLACKWELL died. i have faith we'll find a way to overcome this as well."[break][break]

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THEO BECKETT's laughter rings cold and hollow through the smoky air, no doubt spilling muffled past the door and within earshot of caden maher. the mockery is met with stone-faced silence and the flex of his jaw as marcus clenches and unclenches his teeth. [break][break]"he didn't mention anything explicitly." [break][break]he shakes his head. [break][break]"but we can suppose that a man who styles himself as a lycanroc and you underbosses as deerling wants for power more than anything else we could provide him."

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marcus sits after Cillian Quinn does, mirroring folded hands on the desk in front of him. he nods, seemingly accepting of the underboss' laugh-lined confidence in his patron. [break][break]"there's still much we don't know about the nature of avatarships," comes careful disagreement. "and i'm sure you're acquainted with the impact some patrons have had on our latest avatars." [break][break]"all to say, your trust in lugia is good, but we must keep all possibilities in mind so we are not ambushed by unforeseen circumstances."[break][break]a nod of finality, then he moves on to his question. THEO BECKETT has said things to him, but the remarks he'd made are better worked toward naturally than exposed outright. [break][break]"to me?" his lips press together and he shakes his head. "nothing." [break][break]"but you two must still be quite close, no? for him to be looking out for you like this?"

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hell on earth?[break][break]marcus can only imagine what kind of life Elisabeth Fiorelli had before team rocket. her late husband must have either been the shield or the dagger that precipitated her flight from kalos and into the arms of hoenn. [break][break]her leg swings as she speaks, a restless metronome to the rhythm of her explanations. he sees it through his peripheral, but he doesn't lower his eyes from her face except for occasionally glance at the paper in front of him. [break][break]"that is true," he agrees. "this organization is far more upfront about what it requires out of its associates, and yet..." [break][break]his almost-criticism comes out quiet, trailing away. she's an underboss — she knows this branch of team rocket has suffered a noticeable amount of defections. he shakes his head, dismissing the subject. [break][break]"but you were wise to join us," he says instead. "and we were wise to invite you in, considering all that you've done during your tenure so far." [break][break]her reason for coming to hoenn remains at the forefront of his thoughts. [break][break]"do you ever miss being invisible?"[break][break]his gaze flickers toward the paper, but he doesn't pick up his pen. [break][break]"it must get suffocating — having two legendary pokemon and entire organizations watching you."

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"very well."[break][break]marcus makes note of the order, then moves on to the next folder. this time, THEO BECKETT opens it, taking a cursory scan of its contents. there's mirth behind the underboss' follow-up question, but it isn't reciprocated. marcus is too concerned about the imminent conversation to be anything but austere.[break][break]"i wouldn't advise it, no. i think building rapport with the quinns is the proper angle of attack here."[break][break]there is no resisting against the inevitable. the file beneath his hand speaks what is left unspoken between them. his chest rises with the breath he takes. [break][break]"he believes emotional attachments are a waste of time. he has no love or loyalty to team rocket — he views his relationship with the organization as transactional, if anything. in that sense, he can be bought. as long as we ply him with what he wants, he's ours."[break][break]he stares down at the enclosed file as though seeing its contents through the manila folder. really, he's recalling his appointment with Zev Harcourt. just as clear as the moment it happened. [break][break]"however, i also asked him what his relationship with rocket will look like if we can no longer provide for his wants and he said — " his face pales, disconcerted. beneath the sound of his delineating is the scrabble of paper against the desk as he finally offers the beast's file to THEO BECKETT. " — we'll have to see the extent of his mercy."

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Elisabeth Fiorelli maintains that she doesn't understand the question, yet answers it perfectly. marcus lowers his eyes to the notepad, to the scratch of pen against paper. [break][break]"indeed. we gained many recruits in kanto that way. as we captured cities, more and more deserted to the winning side." [break][break]it had made fear potent, back then.[break][break]"but you — " he stops writing. " — are from kalos, no? that's far beyond rocket's purview. why didn't you return home? live a normal life until rocket's conquest?"

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"you're right," he sighs out cigarette smoke, resigned to that simple truth: hoenn isn't kanto. the war in kanto had been a straightforward military endeavor. here, in hoenn, the enemy can conjure a lightning spear out of thin air and put him out of commission for the rest of a battle. [break][break]"i sent you my reports."[break][break]but even his klefki knows an order from THEO BECKETT when it hears one. it unlocks his desk drawer with a click and he rifles, pulling out file folders labeled by name. [break][break]"nonissues, so long as their patrons do not overextend their influences."[break][break]he puts his hand over jayden cross's and mint frost's files and slides them forward. his hand raises, hovering over Cillian Quinn's. [break][break]"quinn came to me at your behest." his hand lowers, adding his folder to the pile. "your relationship with him is one you can make use of. his relationship with his husband, as well, if you're more careful than you were with harcourt's paramour."[break][break]the mention of Zev Harcourt has him sift his folder from the rest, he puts his hand on it, but it stills atop the manila. he looks down at its cover, grave. [break][break]"harcourt remains an issue."

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"whatever you can remember suffices," he says gently, then lapses into patient, expectant silence as BARNABY FINCH reaches through his memories. he watches his expression twist thoughtfully, his own face carefully neutral. he begins to speak eventually, recollecting disjointed pieces. [break][break]"darkness," he murmurs, nodding ever so slightly. his gaze drifts lower, attracted toward the hand that rises to caress the admin's throat. a comforting gesture, perhaps. [break][break]"hm." BARNABY FINCH and mint frost have had similarly harrowing experiences with their patrons. unique to the galarian birds, he thinks. why they made their vessels suffer in some way first, he doesn't know. "did you have physical injuries afterwards or was it just an attack on your psyche?" [break][break]he lifts his hand toward his own throat, mirroring the gesture. he stops short of making contact. [break][break] "did something happen involving your neck during it?"

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