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Routine brings monotony, brings despair.[break][break]
With each day that passes, the likelihood of escape wanes. Yet though Cillian is aware of this, he does not allow himself to lose hope...[break][break]
... until when walking the dreamscape, and choosing this time to explore the buildings rather than the city's streets, he comes upon a sight that strikes him through with horror.[break][break]
"No," he mumbles, shaking his head as if to physically force the sight from his mind.[break][break]
But when he refocuses his gaze,
SHADOW LUGIA remains in stasis. Unresponsive, even when he calls out to her or bangs on the glass. Though his powers function normally in this strange shared dream, his psychic connection with his patron returns nothing but silence.[break][break]
"They can't have got you, too." His voice trembles treacherously.
"This has to be a lie."[break][break]
But they've worn him down through labour and laughter. He has been reminded how
WEAK he is, how powerless. His broken ribs have not been allowed to heal, for the times that his ward are sent down into the pits bring fresh kicks and pain.[break][break]
Numbly, he wanders the dreamscape and finds other Pokemon, too. Dhelmise. Breloom. Sandslash.[break][break]
Azelf?[break][break]
It stands out in contrast, as it was no Pokémon of his. He remembers seeing the being of
WILLPOWER as the first dream had faded.[break][break]
Was that some kind of sign?[break][break]
Azelf is similarly unresponsive. It does not stir within its tank, but its mere presence ignites the flame of Cillian's own
WILL. He has been through too much to let something so trivial as this break him down.[break][break]
He sits with Azelf for a time, gathering his mental strength, and then he goes in search of
ROCKETS. Though the wording of his interaction with each individual he found would be different, the overall message would be the same throughout the following nights:[break][break]
Stay strong. Don't lose hope. We WILL get out of here.[break][break]
TOGETHER.[break][break]
Alone, perhaps, Cillian Quinn was weak. But there was strength in numbers, and for the glory of Team Rocket, he would find
STRENGTH.
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WEAKLING WARD[break]
MAIN ACTION to focus on DREAMS[break][break]
Seeing Lugia in suspension nearly breaks his spirit, but he visits Azelf and stubbornly retains his WILLPOWER[break]
Seeks out other Rockets in the dream to remind them to stay strong as well; ever the underboss
PATISSERIE HM RP
