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[ ACTION - GOLDENROD CITY ]

[Hey, Team Rocket, how's it going? Has the base been peaceful lately? Because it certainly isn't going to be today. In fact, if you're unfortunate enough to be walking the hallways, you might see a Grunt get tossed into a nearby wall (or you, if you're really unfortunate). Thankfully the poor guy's alright, just a little stunned, but the shrieking that follows implies that this wasn't some sort of horrible Pokémon-related accident.]

Give me some answers, fucker! I don't give a shit about Pokey-mon or whatever the fuck you're talking about!

[The guy doing the shrieking is... actually fairly tiny. He's about 5'8" and doesn't look like he could toss a guy his size down a hallway. He's wearing a white suit and actually looks presentable, if not a bit pissed off.

...Okay, "a bit pissed off" is a horrendous understatement.]

Are you working for the fucking doves? Is this some kind of a fucking joke? If you shitheads think you're going to capture me again--!

[Naki bends down to grab the poor Grunt by the collar, hoisting him up over his head without much difficulty. The Grunt tries to say something, but Naki doesn't even finish his own thought, much less let the Grunt get a word in edgewise. Instead, he turns and tosses the Grunt down the hallway. Again.]

I'll fucking kill you! I'll fucking kill you all!!

[...Someone please save that poor Grunt.]

[ VIDEO ]

[Well, it's almost a day later and it seems someone has finally managed to get Naki to sit down and listen to reason. Somehow. Now that Naki isn't in the base anymore, he's actually much calmer. The video doesn't reveal much in terms of background and is shot from a low angle, revealing the sky and... not much else. Naki is standing, leaning in a bit to look at the camera, and holding a Magikarp by the tail. He shakes the fish at the camera and glares into it accusingly.]

This thing sucks.

[...Thank you, Naki. Surely no one has figured that one out.]

What's the point of Splash? It doesn't do anything. That's all this useless thing knows.

[The Magikarp flops around a bit at the word "useless", like it's responding to being called by name. Naki looks disgusted and shakes the fish before dropping it unceremoniously to the ground. The camera follows the fish before turning back up to face Naki.]

Where do I get something good? If these things are our only weapons here, I want something powerful.

[Did you just miss the part about training Pokémon to make them stronger, or...?]

Oh, if anyone's got any information about getting home, that would be great too. I just got here so I'm still trying to figure this place out.

[...]

And what is with this stupid music?

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I've heard these things can turn into something else with enough training. Did your cat change into anything else?

No, but that was intentional on my part.

Most of the critters here change into something else after a while.

You didn't want it to change? Why not? Oh, does it turn into something ugly or something?

[Your priorities, Naki...]

[...He really doesn't want to get into it.]

Something like that. Anyway, I could tell you more about evolution when it comes to some of the others I have.

"Evolution"? Is that the changing thing you mentioned earlier?

[...Wait.]

You mean these things actually evolve? Doesn't that take a really, really long time!?

[You're bringing logic into the discussion now?]

Well, yeah, normally. This isn't like normal evolution. It's more like a metamorphosis; there's a flash of light and then the Pokemon looks different.

[Well he's not completely stupid!!

...Okay no, he only knows about this because the other members of Aogiri would talk about it sometimes.]

Oh, that's... pretty cool, I guess. Why isn't it called a metamorphosis then?

I don't know. I've never asked.

[It's a good question, actually.]

Huh. Well, I guess it's just something that someone called it and it stuck or something.

Probably. This place is a little weird with names. You... well, I won't say you get used to it but you learn to live with it.

I guess that's my only choice since I can't get home.

[At least he doesn't seem like he's about to cry again!]

You've been here for awhile. What's the best thing about this place in your opinion?

[Please don't do it!! He'd get all awkward.]

Personally? The fact that it's almost boring here sometimes is refreshing. This month has been a bit odd to say the least, but it's still a vacation considering the world I left behind.

It's taken some adjusting but I wouldn't call it a bad thing.

Really? You like being bored? I can't see how that would ever be a good thing.

I keep myself entertained.

[And that's one of those looks that indicates he's being vague on purpose.]

How? I can think of plenty of ways to keep myself entertained back home, but this is completely different.

[Sorry, Greed, he's a little dense.]

[...this is a running theme with the people he talks to.]

You can always battle the locals, but that gets dull after a while. Right now I'm traveling, though I'll be back in the city I live in in a week or so.

Traveling? Oh yeah, I guess this place does look pretty big on the maps... Is there anything interesting to do in the other towns? This one seems pretty fucking huge, so why bother leaving it unless there's something much better somewhere else?

[Oh, so you're one of those people who start out in Goldenrod. He'll figure out what that the pattern means one of these days.

On the bright side, that means Naki didn't meet Mom.]

Not particularly. There's some thing-- Violet has damn good wine and Cerulean has a water park, but I must admit sometimes you have to wait for a while and see when the next ridiculous thing is going to happen here.

[Well, Naki has no interest in any human food or drinks (except coffee), so wine is out and water parks... well, he's not sure how he feels about water parks since he's never been to one, but something else Greed said caught his attention.]

"The next ridiculous thing"? Does crazy shit happen around here a lot?

[It's a good thing that Greed has a policy of never lying because he could tell some really stupid stories...]

All the time.

It snowed in June one day, there was a hurricane with sharks in August, and then this month it seems like every day a new creature shows up here that no one has heard of or seen before.

[He's being honest but he's got that tone of his that makes it seem like he's not taking the question seriously.]

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A hurricane with sharks!? How are you guys still alive!?

[Too bad he doesn't have the reference for Sharknado...]

[If only...]

Good question! I'm more impressed that none of the sharks were hurt.

[Greed....]

...Oh yeah, that's a good point. How were none of them hurt!? What if they slammed into windows or something!?

[...Naki, sit down.]

[This is a legitimate question, though!]

Come to think of it, I'm not sure where they went after the hurricane.... back into the ocean, I guess?

How did they get back to the ocean though? Did they just flop their way back there?

[...]

Wait, don't they need water to live!? They would've died before they reached the ocean!!

[Someone stop this man.]

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