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damn x.x itll b awile then, its not worth moving so far ahead of everyone... i wonder, would it make sense to find one hiding in skylas plane or something? ive already said i know her [though i should probably tack that onto my character bio sweatdrop ] so itd make sense if she let me keep one if i found it))

((Goo all over the place. Geddit? Cause Ditto looks like a pile of goo.))

Henrietta looked at Wayne. "Tess is here?" Yeah, they were still cousins. Her eyes diverted again. "Y-yeah, I got asked to the party earlier today. I have a dress, but thank you."

She managed a smile. Was this friendship? The ability to battle one second, and be friendly the next? "I need to go shower before the party." She was sticky, covered in honey, it felt like it'd take hours to wash it all out of her hair.

"S-say, Wayne, could you do me a favor, please? I kind of got banned from the Pokemon Center. Would you mind taking Socant there for me please to heal? We can meet up again at the party."

((Pfft. How could you possibly know that? rolleyes

@Ren- Hello! Post more, you son of a b***h mrgreen ))

"Err, sure," Wayne took the ball when it was handed out. As his fingers brushed past Henrietta's he felt a sudden jolt snap up his arm. It wasn't painful, exactly, but he still recoiled. "Ow! Static shock... guess that's what happens when you're handing out Electric types, huh."

At least, he assumed it was a static shock. What else could it be, really? He looked through the ball's cap. In spite of evolving into an enormous spider, Socant was right back at his original size within a minute. The trainer made the ball smaller and shoved it into his pocket. He recalled and did the same with Duosion, whom he was eager to study as soon as he had time.

"Alright! I'll see you in a couple of hours," Wayne said as he started backing out of the woodland clearing. He gave one last grin before running out towards the city entirely. He'd honestly forgotten about Helena and Scizor, which wasn't difficult when they were effectively living scenery.

Apparently honey destroyed maps. So reading the one that Luka had given to her was a near impossible task. When she'd finally gotten there, and to the room, she found that she was lone.

The hotel room was, indeed, empty. Lucky for her. Not risking another incident, she set her pokeballs down on the bed this time and slipped into the bathroom.

And offscreen, she totally had a shower. Probably for like, an hour at least.

Henrietta froze when Luka entered the room. Looking over at him she had a look like she'd been walked in on like she was naked. His reaction didn't help.

Luckily, she wasn't naked. Henrietta had put on a dress, finished applying a touch of make up - dark blue eye shadow, and a soft pink to her lips. Light blush brought out her cheeks without the need to make them really red - they did that naturally with just about any human interaction these days.

Her hands were in the air as she was finishing putting her now completely blonde hair into a ponytail. "L-luka," she said. Remembering she was supposed to meet him she added, "s-sorry, I got a little sidetracked."

The hotel room that Reid's crew occupied was on the floor above Luka's, and now all five members were present. It was a large suite, with a small kitchen included, so they all sat at the table. A pitcher of water and glasses were present as well.

"Of course it was Gorm's team that screwed up," Jaiden growled, his arms folded against his chest while he leaned back in his chair. "Nothing went wrong on our end."

"Speak for yourself. Power Ranger over here doesn't know how to keep his cover."
"I have duties to maintain!" Crofton barked at Sachiko. "You think your whiney nurse idea was any better? You look schizo!"

A ringing sound pierced their ears, and everyone turned to look at Reid, who had just sent them a telepathic buzz. As he removed his fingers from his temple, the noise faded away. “Now that I have your attention, we can discuss the points of tonight. The matter of Victini is unimportant now. Tonight must go smoothly. We need to have the key players under our thumb.”

He pointed at Sachiko, and then Jaiden. “Sachiko, I’ve enlisted you with the caterers. Keep your poisons on hand, just in case. Jaiden, you’re a waiter again.”

Jaiden rolled his eyes. He hated doing that stupid accent. Wasn’t even good at it. Sachiko grinned and held up her hand. She held three empty syringes between her fingers. “As always.”

Those present at the table eyed the syringes, then the pitcher of water. “What? Give me more credit than that. I’m not a psychopath.” Just to prove the water was safe, Sachiko took a big gulp.

“Crofton, you’re on security detail. Wear your Ranger gear so the attending audience believes we have the support of the Ranger community. Yana-“

“Sorry Reid.” Yana spoke up from the corner of the room, where she leaned against the wall. The only one not sitting at the table. She sighed, exhaling sharply and keeping her hardened expression. “I’ve already got plans. I’ve got a date.”

“WHAT!?” Sachiko stood up and pointed accusingly at Yana. “It’s Wayne Lee, isn’t it? This job isn’t for your personal pleasure, you whore-“

Yana shot Sachiko a bitter glare, which commanded silence from the normally outspoken nurse. She gripped her parasol tightly. “Don’t ever call me that again.”

The tension remained as the two girls kept their eyes locked. Finally, Sachiko sat back down. Jaiden snorted and brought his feet up onto the table.

“What about you, Reid? Are you just sitting this out as usual.”
“I…”

Reid said nothing. He bit his tongue and remained emotionless. His crewmembers all leaned in, curious about the silence. “So? Do you have a plan?” Crofton inquired.

Jaiden grinned. “No, he’s just embarrassed about his date,” the assassin joked. He rolled his eyes again. “Yeah right.”

But Reid still said nothing, just looking straight ahead with an expressionless face. However, his cheeks turned a bright pink. The crew members all exchanged glances, putting the pieces together. "Wait a second..."

Sachiko was the first to start laughing, joined in by Crofton and Jaiden soon after. As they cracked up, Yana tilted her head to the side in curiosity. “So? Who is it?”

Reid’s eyes narrowed as he sat still in his chair. “…Avalite…”

“Ohhhhhhhh!” Jaiden cooed in mock approval, standing up from his chair. The red haired child walked up behind Reid and started to pinch the teen’s cheeks. “This is the cuuuutest thing!”

Reid bolted upright, flinching away from Jaiden, which only made the ninja laugh harder. “I’ve never seen you in a suit, boss,” Crofton chuckled. “Do you even have one?”

Sachiko stood up. “Let’s get him dressed!”

Reid anxiously backed away. Now even Yana was laughing, although she tried in vain to hide it behind her hand. As Sachiko dove for Reid, the terrified psychic jumped over the counter and ran into the living room. “Meeting adjourned!”

“Get back here!”
“Stay away!”
"It's time to comb that hair!"
"Jackie, come in Jackie! I need backup immediately!"

Sachiko and Jaiden ran into the living room, chasing Reid around the apartment. The psychic held two fingers to his temple, predicting their movements so he could avoid them. But even he would have to admit that his agility would not overcome that of the two assassins.

It would not be a long chase.

Luka laughed. "Oh ho." The sly girl, getting herself a date when she must have looked a complete mess. Either she was gaining confidence, the guy who had asked her to it was crazy or sweet girls that looked like hobos were his thing. Clearly, Henrietta didn't look like that now and he would be horrified if she found out what he thought she had looked like earlier, but, she probably thought that herself.

Then came the question about Team Plasma. "I'm not sure. On the one hand, their mission seems sound if a little flawed. Pokémon aren't tools and they should never be seen as such. Whether or not we have the right to capture them and take them from their homes is one of the biggest questions we should have, but, Pokémon are powerful beings. If they didn't want us to capture them, they would just kill us. They may be peaceful creatures, but, if they didn't want to be captured then they would fight back much stronger. I think that's the thing that Plasma have missed."

He paused for a second before continuing. "They've also missed the strength of the bond that many feel with their Pokémon. I mean, look at you, you would rather get yourself hurt than let your Pokémon get hurt. You might be a rare case, but I know that there are many other altruistic trainers out there. Forcing the liberation of Pokémon would force those bonds to be broken and that would hurt many people very deeply."

"But, Pokémon do deserve more equality than they have, that much is obvious. The main problem I have with Plasma is their methodology at achieving their goal. I mean, they caused mass havoc at the Nacrene Gym, it was that that caused the events in the Pinwheel Forest and caused it to set alight. And one of their members nearly killed me. You know the guy that I saved you from? Yeah, it was him. I don't know how I survived, but, it was his fault. If they're willing to kill people to achieve their goal then there is something wrong. The liberation of Pokémon should not require the destruction of the human race. I read a book a year or two ago that talked about some of organisations in other regions and some of them had similar methods. There was Team Aqua and Magma in Hoenn and they wanted to increase the ocean and the land mass respectively and they wreaked havoc upon the region because of that goal at helping the Pokémon. Then, there was Team Galactic in Sinnoh and from what I can gather, their leader, Cyrus wanted to change the world, but, it didn't happen but he caused many disasters in pursuit of that goal including the near destruction of the rural town of Solaceon. The intentions may have been pure, but, their methods were wrong. I don't know, but, Team Plasma feels the same to me."

Luka realised that he had gone on a lot, so, he asked Henrietta the same thing. "What do you think of them?"