Oscar has never been one to make it on time to a sub-meeting, the commute was always too far. However he now worked on the sub, so he no longer had an excuse to be tardy. Oscar flew in on Genesect in its Hover Mode, sipping a hot coffee as he sped through the courtyard. His coffee was resting in his new mug that read: 'World's Best Mad Scientist'.

As he approached the meeting area, Genesect would slow down enough for Oscar to hop off. As he did so, Oscar would continue walking forward without losing any momentum. Genesect would quickly transform, marching alongside its master as he looked for a place to sit. His red lens sunglasses reflected the sun as he scanned the area, eventually resting on Cillian Quinn and Zev Harcourt .

Oscar sat himself on the other side of Gavin, taking a long sip from his mug. He would eventually look to them and ask, "Did I miss anything good?" Oscar did not make any motions toward Lulu, they already had their moment privately--she knew how proud of her he was. Genesect on the other hand had yet to have a chance, not that it completely understood what was going on. Regardless it would raise its claws as high as it could as it stood guard behind Oscar, waving them slowly to try and get Lulu's attention. That was how you were supposed to happily greet people, according to Genesect's social training anyway.

Oscar's eyes only relaxed when Chu-e fully opened the door. He was prepared to encounter--conflict the moment Chu-e laid eyes on the Rocket Beast standing on his porch. Luckily, Chu-e proved to be as courteous as Oscar knew him to be. Oscar nodded as Chu-e invited him in for tea, and he would step inside the house without hesitation.

Oscar followed Chu-e into his kitchen, and as his eyes scanned their surroundings Oscar would reply as if there was no tension between them. "That's fine by me. I'm just happy that I am still welcome to cookies." Oscar took a seat at Chu-e's island, watching him as he retrieved the sweets. He was trying to avoid the subject at hand, but Oscar could not help but comment on Chu-e's earlier remark.

"You think you know why I'm here huh? What makes you so sure?"

Chu-e Choi

Oscar blinked, taken aback by the shiny sylveon growling in his direction. He was able to quickly tune that out though, giving Naomi a wide grin. "Of course!" He exclaimed, notably still remaining half-way through the door. "As soon as I heard I knew I had to come visit. However I must admit that I am also in need of assistance--if you have a moment that is."

Oscar feigned bashfulness, darting his eyes around in a mischievous manner. "I had heard through the grapevine that you were researching Tera energy, and as lucky may have it I am starting a study of my own. I was wondering if you had any interest in combining our efforts?"


Oscar batted his eyelashes, attempting to look as marketable yet pitiful as possible.

Naomi Sato

"...Luxray, average size and in good health. I have to say it's an impressive specimen, it would be a shame to lose it should this experiment fail--I should have more faith in myself. I believe that here and now, I will find the the middle point I seek."

Oscar paused his recording and walked over to carry the Luxray into the chamber. It was not as difficult as the Dragonite from the first round of tests, but the beast was still pretty heavy. Oscar managed to toss it in and seal the creature up, paving the way for his final experiment.

Oscar returned to his control station, and while he reached for the dial without hesitation he would find himself reluctant to turn it. His mind was flodding with insecurities, the infinite what-ifs of failure began to weigh him down. Oscar took a deep breath, clearing his cluttered mind. He was prepared for any result, let failure come if it must--it shall only delay his inevitable victory.

Oscar turned the dial to six. The machine came to life, and the Luxray awoke with a start. It screeched with pain, it life source being rapidly absorbed by the machine. Oscar was unphased by the subject's discomfort, but knew that if it could feel the extraction then the power was too high.

He lowered it to four. The Luxray stopped screaming, heavily breathing with relief. Yet even if the extraction was lessened, the machine would continue to pull out its lifeforce nevertheless. The beast eventually could not stay awake, collapsing from exhaustion.

Oscar began to print the energy readings, reading over them carefully as they extended forward. The results were promising, but he needed just a bit more. Oscar turned the dial between four and five. The energy was slightly better, and the Luxray did not stir from its sleep. He turned it to five and six. The Luxray began to writhe, but once again did not awaken fully. Oscar groaned, "Please be joking..."

He turned the dial to five. The Luxray's slumber calmed, and the energy reading was just shy of exceeding Oscar's expectation. He had found the perfect extraction level. Even so, Oscar groaned. "The numbers were arbitrary, it's my fuckin' lucky that the middle ground was in the middle the whole time. Whatever, only I will know."

Oscar's embarrassment shifted into excitement, and all other tasks faded into the background as he began to feverishly record data. He did not even remember to finish his recording.

Once he was satisfied with his findings, Oscar would commemorate his victory by catching the surviving Luxray.

--Hollow is going code-less--

~Distract~
Attention: 100%
Admiration: 100

"Fuck yeah!" Oscar exclaims, jumping out of his chair. "You're gonna love this place, I chose it just for you!" Without further delay, you and Oscar would depart for a pleasant evening of food and drinks.

~Unlocked Secret Route: Dinner date with Oscar~

You successfully distracted Oscar from his work in an appropriate and friendly manner, allowing him to maintain a good mood for your night out. Congratulations on your social victory! We have sent your results to player: oscar clayton to help you along, good luck and thanks for playing!

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PURCHASING

welcome to the poké mart!

1X Tera Orb (500 PD)[break]
ELECTRIC-TERA TYPE TO ZAPDOS

REDEEMING

welcome to the poké mart!

1X Kasib Berry Feeding to Zapdos

4X TM/TR To Teach Zapdos Hurricane, Weather Ball, and Heat Wave and to teach Genesect U Turn

TOTAL

do come again!

500 PD

BOUQUETS:

Send a special someone a bouquet delivered by Vivillon, signed or anonymous!

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ORDER DETAILS: A bouquet of blue hydrangea flowers in a deep blue vase. [break][break] TO: mint frost[break][break] CARD: Hey, I think you're pretty cool. Don't tell anyone though. Unless you want to. Coffee later? Signed, oscar clayton.

TEAS & DESSERTS:

Send a special someone a bespoke box of sweets delivered by Roselia, signed or anonymous![break][break]
ORDER DETAILS: An ornate box of Earl Grey black tea.[break][break] TO: declan walsh[break][break] CARD: I know you ran out. Signed, you know who it is.[break][break]

Court of the Storm King

Something odd was happening at the Mauville power plant. From far away it may be hard to notice, in fact one might assume the power plant was just having some exterior renovating done. However if you were to get closer, you would see that the cranes and welders were not doing anything resembling a renovation.

Massive copper wires were being wrapped around the power plant's ornate tower, making it into the world's largest Tesla coil. It was a bizarre design choice that clashed with the rest of the power plant, but anyone in the know would be aware that this had nothing to do with aesthetics. Today the final touches were being added to the tower, and soon its purpose would become clear to all.

Oscar could be found at the very top of the tower, within the dormant 'perch'. For two years this perch acted as a pit-stop for the mysterious legendary pokemon known as Zapdos, but it was time for this mystery to be solved--or at least have some light shed upon it. With Zapdos eating its fill whenever it pleased, Oscar hoped that it would be open to interaction. He could not possibly hope for some sort of return on his investment, legendary pokemon could take what they want--they were indebted to no one. However, he optimistically hoped that Zapdos would at least humor him for a chat.

Oscar was dressed up in a rather ridiculous looking rubber suit, designed to protect the human body from electricity. Mother fucker looked like one of those bean characters from--what was it called? Tumble Boys? Whatever, he looked silly. Yet even this suit would not be enough, so Oscar had a proper Faraday cage built within the Perch so that Oscar may be further protected from electric charges. Why would Oscar even take this risk? Well how was he supposed to encounter Zapdos unless he was there to meet it?

The question remained though, how did he know that Zapdos would come? Thanks to fellow scientist Ceri Glynn, Oscar had finally solved the puzzle of what drew Zapdos to the tower. It could sense the electromagnetic waves generated by the power plant, so logically to force it to appear all Oscar had to do was create a massive electromagnetic wave! Oscar climbed into the Faraday cage, holding a walkie talky up to his suit's speaker as he sealed himself in.

"I am ready to go. Divert power to the coil."

Mauville will find itself having a temporary blackout, which was almost immediately resolved by emergency generators. The power of the main Infinity Generator however was now being sent up the massive Tesla Coil constructed around the power plant's tower. When it reached the top, the energy would surge in every direction, creating a light the likes of which the world had never seen. Thunder roared across the sky as the generated lightning crackled through the slowly gathering clouds. Oscar watched the display through the Perch's open ceiling, sweat rolling down his face as he eagerly hoped for results.

Oh shit, you see whose name is on this lab's door? Probably not because Oscar fucking Clayton just kicked that door open! With his sunglasses donned and Genesect blasting music through its speakers beside him, Oscar dragged in a giant cart full of dead steel pokemon. He strode up to the nearest surface, cleared it off with a sweep of his arm, and slammed down a dead magnemite. Oscar flicked off his sunglasses and began chuckling menacingly, "Who's ready to do some science, bitches!?"

No one was there, he forgot that he had to hire his own staff. Oscar forced air through his lips, deflating now that his perfect entrance was witnessed by exactly nobody. After he took in how lonely his new laboratory was, Oscar realized that he could hardly hear himself think--because Genesect was still blasting music. Oscar glumly took out the speaker's remote and turned off the music. "Thanks for being here for me dude, sorry it did not turn out as cool as I had promised." Genesect felt neutral about this chain of events, as it did not know exactly what was happening.

I will tell you what was happening though, Oscar just got a new job as one of Rocket's Head Scientists and today was his first day! Had his own fuckin' lab and everything, but as mentioned before his triumphant first day of work was now a bit lackluster due to Oscar's neglect. Oh well, gotta make some lemonade out of lemons! Oscar was determined to start working today, but he would need some sort of help. So he started texting around to see who was available, and one person managed to get back to him first---

Tempest Quinn

--Hollow is going code-less--

~Distract~
Attention: 90%
Admiration: 70

Oscar beams at your request, clapping his hands together with the level of fervor one might expect from a 'fan boy'. "Okay so like, did you know that Zapdos's lightning strikes have 600 million volts? That's twice the amount of a natural lightning strike! Also it is constantly followed by an endless storm, although I can't tell if it made it or if the storm is created from its presence. Or maybe it just follows the storm? Oh hey, there are also legends of an ancient version of zapdos that couldn't fly! Isn't that nuts!?" Oscar went on quite the fun fact tirade, and once he was out of trivia he would look to his phone and gasp. "Oh shit, we gotta go if we're going to get to our reservation in time!"

--Tell him to cancel the reservation so you can learn more about Zapdos.

--Tell him to cancel the reservation so he can finish his work.

--Suggest staying in to just hang out instead.

--"Let's go!"

jayden cross

"Agreed!" Oscar declared as Gaultier suggested getting a move on. His Mega-Aggron presented them with a large opening to escape, and it would be foolish to let the opportunity go to waste. The team began retreating, their pokemon providing cover for any Xurkitree that managed to escape the rock slide.

Mustakrakish would not allow these aliens to pursuit his master. With careful aim, he would fire bursts of Scorching Sands to push the Xurkitree back. His attacks were relentless, giving their enemies no room to breathe. Alongside his fellow pokemon, Musta would ensure that the Xurkitree swarm would fall back far enough for their trainers to make a clean escape.

Oscar felt satisfied with this particular expedition. They may not have found any ways to profit off of the Ultra Plant, but they did open the way for further exploration. Perhaps they could return soon too see what secrets hide in wait deeper within the power plant...

tl;dr
--Oscar vamooses while Garchomp helps push back the Xurkitree.

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