Act 4 / Video / Action for Rocket Headquarters / Goldenrod

[silentscales]

[A man appears on screen with a seviper poking his head in and an ekans around his shoulders. He is wearing a plain black long sleeved shirt, looking through some warm clothes in a store.]

I was gone for a while, but I am glad to be back. We lost the things we had saved up until now, says Gaskell.

I miss Ruskin, says John.

[OOC: Snake can also be found in Rocket headquarters later in the day, checking out the TVs and video games and trying to figure out how they work.]

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[silentscales]

[Snake is looking content again, sitting up and relaxing. His pokèmon immediately catch on and relax as well.] You can definitely do it! We can ask everyone on the pokègear if they are interested, says Gaskell.

They'll be able to find us right away, says John!

[pipers_son]

[That's a much better look and he can nearly feel the air clearing up.]

I'll definitely be countin' on all yer help~! Especially since ya know what it means with you bein' the only member of the troupe here, don't ya? [Joker gives a friendly wink.] Yer my right hand man!

[silentscales]

[That is a lot of responsibility! Snake blushes a bit, but also seems to swell with excitement.] Goldenrod is a good place to start too, says John.

[pipers_son]

Yeah, biggest city around, right? Looked at the map too. Big an' in the center a everythin', it's perfect. I'm gonna talk ta Whitney soon, and I'll let ya know how that goes.

But all that can come later! Hungry after all the excitement?

[You know, when he told you he kind of died back home? Joker sure is. Who knew that talking about your own death could make you so hungry? Or eager to not talk about it ever again?]

[silentscales]

[Snake just nods. He agrees so much with all of these things.]

[pipers_son]

Then it's settled! [He pushes himself up onto his feet and offers his hand to Snake. Although maybe there is something else they should talk about before they go out into the open..]

Hey, ya think bein' in Rocket is gonna be any problem?

[They have been up to a lot of business lately...]

[silentscales]

[Snake is reminded of his shirt when Joker brings up Rocket again. He forgot it was an inside-out Rocket shirt. He didn't really have much else to wear when he got here and it was a good deal warmer than the footman outfit he had. He goes into the bag he has from his shopping and pulls out a v-necked long sleeve shirt and changes into it. He carefully folds up the Rocket uniform shirt and buries it in the bag before putting the sweater back on and wrapping a scarf he bought around his neck as he answers,]

We don't know anything right now, says Gaskell.

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We will be glad to help them, says John.

[Well, at least John will. Snake does not seem as fond of that idea.]

[pipers_son]

[That doesn't sound too confident... But Joker will let it go for now.]

Well, feel free ta chat about it around me if ya like. I ain't exactly the type ta go mouth off ta police.

[For some strange reason... Joker goes to open the door. His Luxray slinks off the bed to sniff at Snake's legs before striding right past everyone. Make way, peasants. Joker just laughs a little.]

Sorry 'bout her. That's cats for ya, I suppose. Angel's the friendlier one.

[The Mime Jr. definitely seems in higher spirits as she clings to Joker's leg and grins up at Snake.]

[silentscales]

[Snake doesn't seem to be entirely sure what to do with the cat, but also doesn't seem to mind. All in all, it is a great deal friendlier than several of his snakes back home would treat someone they don't know if Snake were not there to tell them to behave.

If anything, John makes himself more comfortable around Snake's shoulders, looking just as smug. He gets carried.

Snake lets him and looks down to the Mime Jr. as Gaskell waves,] Hi there! says Gaskell.

[pipers_son]

[The greeting is enthusiastically returned with lots of waving and smiles. When not picking up on her trainer's emotions, Angel is clearly a cheerful kind of Pokemon. She's also small enough that she's happy to cling to Joker's leg as he walks without it being a problem.]

Ya had another friend when ya were here before, didn't ya? Crocker has her if ya ever decide ta go and ask about it.

[silentscales]

[Snake follows Joker out of the place. His head shoots up at that and he nods,] I will, thank you, says John.

[pipers_son]

Heh... [Joker shoots back a bright grin.] I knew ya would be worryin'. Ya always cared about yer friends. That's how I know I could count on ya back home to watch our backs when it came ta the circus.

[silentscales]

That won't change here, says John. [Stop complementing him, he doesn't know what to do.]

[pipers_son]

[Never]

Glad ta hear it. So, whatcha in the mood for? As yer ringleader, let's say it's on me, huh?

[silentscales]

[Snake isn't really sure what he really wants to eat, but he looks somewhat relieved about not needing to pay. It would be a little while before he would feel comfortable spending money at a restaurant. He did just spend a decent amount on clothes that weren't from Team Rocket.

Give him a minute as he tries to think of places to eat,] We know a few places if you don't have a place you want to go to, says John.

[pipers_son]

Haven't been in the city that long, so wouldn't mind that at all!

[He'd get to know more of it sooner or later, of course- Joker likes knowing bits and pieces of cities. Maybe it's the street orphan in him, wanting to know all the little nooks and crannies just in case. Still, for now, he's more than happy to follow Snake's lead in this. It's just as nice to have someone who knows things a bit more too, after all.]

[silentscales]

[Snake leads Joker out and into the streets. He figures the closest restaurant would work fine. They served some interesting foods that were all so tasty.

Snake didn't care as much about knowing the place in detail. He'd rather go hide, but when the only place he has to hide is basically a somewhat more open cage he would of course want to get out of there even if he couldn't go too far.

He leads Joker to the place and walks in with his pokèmon and waits for them to be seated.]

[pipers_son]

[It doesn't take very long for Joker to get started on talking again as they're lead to some empty seats- not really surprising for anyone who knows the ringleader like Snake does. It's half a requirement of his profession, and half just Joker being himself.]

I asked about ya a while ago, as a matter of fact. It looked like ya made some friends while ya were here.

[He sounds rather pleased about that. Snake was just one of the first tier members he had worried about from time to time. The rest could handle themselves well enough- maybe not exactly people persons, Peter, but well enough. Snake was quieter and still a bit new.]

[silentscales]

[Snake hadn't exactly gone out in search of friends, but in the process of figuring the place out and finding himself his snake friends he managed to make a few other friends too. Some because they were also outcasts and some because they were very friendly and open people who were happy to make conversation with him, even if it was often rather one-sided. Even if Snake let them do most of the talking he still was glad they liked talking to them.

He nods with a blush to Joker. His Ekans curls himself on one seat and his Seviper on the opposite, leaving a seat between them for Snake and Joker to sit opposite each other. Snake gives the Seviper a bit of a stern look that Joker might have seen him make with new snakes that were still learning how to behave around the rest of the cast. Gaskell might have asked for a whole Zangoose, served live.

John on the other hand hisses to Joker,]

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<small>[Snake hadn't exactly gone out in search of friends, but in the process of figuring the place out and finding himself his snake friends he managed to make a few other friends too. Some because they were also outcasts and some because they were very friendly and open people who were happy to make conversation with him, even if it was often rather one-sided. Even if Snake let them do most of the talking he still was glad they liked talking to them.

He nods with a blush to Joker. His Ekans curls himself on one seat and his Seviper on the opposite, leaving a seat between them for Snake and Joker to sit opposite each other. Snake gives the Seviper a bit of a stern look that Joker might have seen him make with new snakes that were still learning how to behave around the rest of the cast. <s>Gaskell might have asked for a whole Zangoose, served live.</s>

John on the other hand hisses to Joker,]</small> <color="purple">Ek-Ek-Ekanssss.</color>

People have been very nice here, says John.