twinsanity | 004. [Audio / Private Audio - Rocket Frequency / Possible Action

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[As with the last post to the network from this particular frequency, the voice that comes over the feed is soft but firm; it seems that she's not exactly in the mood to waste too many words today.]

I'm looking for information on Pokémon that are geared more towards protection, particularly of their trainer. It seems my brother has been more accident-prone than usual, and I would like to avoid finding out about any more...mishaps that he's caused.

[PRIVATE AUDIO - ROCKET FREQUENCY / POSSIBLE ACTION - GOLDENROD BASE, LABS]

[A while after that goes out, there's a second message locked down to the Rockets; judging from the sigh that precludes it, it's looking to be a winner, let me tell you.]

You know, this place is awfully vague about who we're supposed to be testing on.

[...Seriously, Alexia is just a veritable ray of sunshine today; she sounds rather bored, and those in the labs can see her making the damn post at the table she's sitting at, chin propped in gloved hand.

Her other hand has been lying idle in her lap far more than usual, and she's been seeming rather averse to using it, but that's clearly neither here nor there right now.]

I mean, outside of the data my brother has so kindly provided me with, I've no idea who to turn to when it comes to actually wanting to test certain hypotheses - am I to assume some of you will just volunteer yourselves, no matter how questionable the test, or is there some other alternative?

After all, we're a villainous organization, aren't we? Is there anyone I can hire to...I don't know, kidnap a child or something?

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Hmm... I suppose that's right. I'll admit, I haven't seen as many as there claims to be. It feels like every day I see a new one of these creatures.

Perhaps they do train some of them specifically for protection, I wouldn't be surprised if the police used them to catch criminals. I don't think I'm really the appropriate person to ask that sort of thing to though...

Could someone at a PokéCenter help you? Considering their job is to look after them they might know which ones perform best as a guardian.

Mm, that's an idea, isn't it...

[As much as she doesn't like it, from the sounds, but...it's something. Maybe.]

How many of these things do you have, anyway?

Uh... I have tw- three actually. I recently made a new friend.

[Things feel a little rude but he's not going to go out of his way to correct her]

I was surprised that so many Pokémon are actually plants, I thought they would all be like animals.

I haven't been on many of the routes; the few times I have been...well. I never strayed very far from the city, and they weren't really pleasant trips.

Though the plants do sound somewhat interesting - they're all sentient and everything?

They seem to be. They even have little faces, I was somewhat alarmed at first but I think I'm getting used to it...

I'm the same as you though. I've been staying in the city for a while and I'm not exactly eager to leave, although everyday life is getting a little repetitive now...

It's not so bad, when there aren't idiots sullying everything. You know, as they do.

[Alexia.]

I prefer the city to where I was before coming here, anyway - more opportunities, I suppose.

Really? I actually can't wait to go back home but apparently it's entirely out of my control so...

But I think a few people have told me they prefer it here to their own homes. This is quite an idealistic place I guess. Even with all these dangerous creatures around supposedly no one's ever been killed by them!

That isn't what I've heard. That no one's been killed, that is. What I've heard is that death doesn't tend to stay around.

[There's not much of another way to word it, is there.]

Although I suppose it makes more sense to assume that we just don't die at all than that we get resurrected somehow - do you know anyone who's experienced it?

It's not...?

W-well it really has been all hearsay. I don't know anyone first hand...

...Mm. I don't either.

[Technically.]

Let's hope that no one's interested in testing it, shall we?

I-I suppose not...

Still... I'm really surprised. You would have at least thought that someone would have had an accident or something.

That sort of thing is why I'm looking into protection.

...Accidents, I mean.

Hmm... In that case I really can't help you. All I know is that people use Pokémon for protection, but usually from other Pokémon. It's a strange system...

If you ask someone who's been in this world longer they might have a better answer. I suppose I should let you get on with that instead.

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