THREE YEARS AFTER —

"ARE YOU SAYING YOU WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD?"

Truth be told, what Thomas Benoit is saying is not entirely wrong. After all, violence has been synonymous to the name of the organization. It is something she cannot just erase from the tabloids or overwrite with a PR-student, especially when it is also part of the proud traditions the team carries from SILAS BLACKWELL's leadership.

There is a gentle laughter that she lets out before she continues. "The thing is, it will be a fantasy to change the system from within, Tom. I know it because I've seen it. We know it because that's what we've experienced; moreso, you, who has been doing this for as long I know."

Selena places the cup down, hoping to deliver her next lines more sober.

"And not choosing any side is still choosing the side of the status quo. What is it again? The line from one of the famous Kalosian scholar."

"Terror is nothing other than prompt, severe and inflexible justice; it is therefore an emanation of virtue; it is less a particular principle than a consequence of the general principle of democracy, applied to the most pressing needs of the country".

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MISSION: MAKE IT DOUBLE
Thomas Benoit

SELENA IS LUCKY TO KNOW BETTER TO BRING HERSELF A POKEMON THIS TIME, because when she invited soyeon kwan to join a simulation with her, she knows the possible scenario they will encounter could be one that compels them to fight.

"The Hexen-what?" Selena has no recognition of the name, so she looks at soyeon kwan hoping she does recognize what it means. But she continues. "Who knows if we are? But you can't just theaten us here."

ATTACK THEM.

Selena is quick to bring out Akhyls who conjures a HEAT WAVE against the supposed members of the witch's cult.

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TL;DR
- SELENA chooses ATTACK THEM
- SELENA receives 50 RKS POINTS

EVENT: THE RKS SIMULATION
soyeon kwan

RKS TAKES THEM DEEP INTO A JOHTO CAVERN: the Ruins of Alph is a place Selena has only seen when she was about five, but she knows this place looks like nothing she has ever experienced before.

The Ruins of Alph she remembers is a place frequented by tourists, of archeologists and related professionals, but now there is an eerie flavor to it. The vacuum is filled with strange, grating noises of distorted cries and melodies transmitted from their devices. This scene looks straight from a horror film, and in a classic fashion of the macabre, there is this sensation that is drawing them deep into the darkness, if only to satisfy their curiosity.

And with dorian westcliff being around her, there is no telling what he wants to do in this scenario.

"You could die from a simulation, right?" She confirms the instructions she has read to her superior. "I think we're supposed to head back."

FIGHT THE PULL.

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TL;DR
- SELENA chooses FIGHT THE PULL
- SELENA receives 1 CURIO

EVENT: THE RKS SIMULATION
dorian westcliff

CLAIMING

THE FOLLOWING POKEMONS

01 rotom
02 sableye
03 bergmite
04 whiscash
05 growlithe

VEGA AND ALTAIR WOULD BE CELEBRATING with the number of people commemorating their star-crossed love story. She has only been informed of the legends of the festival when the guide narrates the story to the tourists that she comes with, which upon hearing makes her lips curl with delight. At this point, after seeing everything there is to see in Hoenn, it is not beyond doubt already that a love story can chronicle the fulfillment of people's wishes.

And so Selena gets a piece of the tanzaku to write down her own boons as well.

Peace of mind. Closure with Tapu Koko. To be reborn.

Selena doesn't know how wishes in the tanzaku tree are supposed to work, but she writes three so that there are three chances in case one of the wishes is not allowed.

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EVENT: THE TANZAKU TREE

WHEN ALEX SHIFTS THE FOCUS ON HER, Selena sighs. Inviting an old friend for a drinking session after being MIA for two years will surely compel her to talk about it. But can she tell the truth to Alexei Ivanov?

"I've been resting. Things got toxic in Hoenn and I needed to rest."

While her answer is not necessarily a lie, Selena knows Alexei Ivanov can tell it is not everything that he wants to hear.

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SOCIAL: GOODBYE GALAR, RUSTED SWORD
Alexei Ivanov

THIS WILL BE THEIR FIRST MISSION AFTER S.P.E.C.T.R.A. EVALUATIONS, and Selena's first after the events that transpired in Galar. Selena needs to put mind some place else or she will be dwelling on everything that has happened for the past twenty years, she might recall.

When intelligence about the surge of tera crystals in the cave systems has been gathered, their team is among the first to be dispatched to explore what it is all about. Although the reports do not specifically mention about a Legendary Pokemon or an avatar, it has been noted that their teamwork has been among the stellar chemistries Team Rocket has ever seen. Besides, no one truly knows the deep-rooted mysteries that surround these gemstones.

"Ever encountered a Paradox Pokemon? Intel says we need to be careful of them because they swarm these caves with tera crystals in them."

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MISSION: TERA TUNNELING, ACT I
Ashley Shepard Hitoshi Inoue

doing this mission with my team godkiller bros Ashley Shepard and Hitoshi Inoue in ROUTE 120

THREE YEARS AFTER —

"AND WHAT IS IT THAT IS NEEDED TO BE DONE?" The question lingers in the air, like a bait Thomas Benoit so deliberately dangles for Selena to take. While she sympathizes with her friend's disposition, she cannot say that they are complete the same. The Kalosian takes the path less traveled, even rarer than the road Thomas paves for his own quest.

She purses her lips as she follows up on the question. While she already knows the answer, curiosity is an annoying prick of a Cutiefly, boring though her skin until the words come out of her mouth.

"Are you saying you're changing sides now?"

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MISSION: MAKE IT DOUBLE
Thomas Benoit