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 Posted: Wed Nov 29, 2017 10:00 am
Blizzard120 "Yea, see you in a couple of minutes." I said, stashing the HoloCaster once again. "Come on...we got to go through this way like it or not..." I said, taking a look about once we got to the main street in question. Taking notice to seeing if there were any Flare grunts about. "Hmm...coast seems clear at the moment other than the usual foot traffic." "Good as it gets I guess...come on." I said, making my way off across the street. The pair would make it across the street just fine, of course getting a few stares but nothing too alarming. The worse thing they would encounter as they made their way through the crowd was hearing an awful pop song made by Flare. From the little Kalosian the two understood they deduced it was a song singing the praises of Flare and all the good they have done. This place got creepier with each day. Soon enough they would make it all the way to Bleu Plaza, finding it empty except for a young man smoking outside a blue door marked 'Lumiose Press'.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 4:43 pm
SubonicXP The pair would make it across the street just fine, of course getting a few stares but nothing too alarming. The worse thing they would encounter as they made their way through the crowd was hearing an awful pop song made by Flare. From the little Kalosian the two understood they deduced it was a song singing the praises of Flare and all the good they have done. This place got creepier with each day. Soon enough they would make it all the way to Bleu Plaza, finding it empty except for a young man smoking outside a blue door marked 'Lumiose Press'. As we made it across, casual as we could be at the very least, I managed to take side glances, taking note to the various stares by what public there was. Par for the course; no different from any other day here. That said, I swear to God, this grating music was not kosher to me. I wasn't really making out everything that was being said, but I'm already compelled to impale someone with my Ancientpower attack and detonate it afterwards for this complete mess of what they call music. As we found our way around, the two of us took notice to the Lumiose Gazette...though the entrance...that wasn't the back entrance. She was supposed to be waiting for us. "Let's go around..." I said as we continued off to find our way around back.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 7:01 pm
Blizzard120 As we found our way around, the two of us took notice to the Lumiose Gazette...though the entrance...that wasn't the back entrance. She was supposed to be waiting for us. "Let's go around..." I said as we continued off to find our way around back. "Where ya goin'?" The smoking man asked the pair as they begun to walk off. "I'n't this where ya lookin' fer?" He asked as he flicked his cigarette away. "She awaitin' inside fer ye." He said, a cocky smile on his face.
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Posted: Thu Nov 30, 2017 7:08 pm
SubonicXP Blizzard120 As we found our way around, the two of us took notice to the Lumiose Gazette...though the entrance...that wasn't the back entrance. She was supposed to be waiting for us. "Let's go around..." I said as we continued off to find our way around back. "Where ya goin'?" The smoking man asked the pair as they begun to walk off. "I'n't this where ya lookin' fer?" He asked as he flicked his cigarette away. "She awaitin' inside fer ye." He said, a cocky smile on his face. The two of us stopped, hearing the man. There was not supposed to be anyone else that was to know of us coming other than her...unless he was part of that resistance that she's part of. "Is she now?" I spoke up. "I was under the assumption that she was going to be out here."
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Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2017 2:35 pm
Blizzard120 The two of us stopped, hearing the man. There was not supposed to be anyone else that was to know of us coming other than her...unless he was part of that resistance that she's part of. "Is she now?" I spoke up. "I was under the assumption that she was going to be out here." "Aye, she were." The man nodded slowly and deeply. "Asked me to wait out 'er fer the two of ye. Why don't ye come on inside?" He said, opening the door behind him and holding it open for the pair.
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Posted: Tue Dec 05, 2017 4:27 pm
SubonicXP Blizzard120 The two of us stopped, hearing the man. There was not supposed to be anyone else that was to know of us coming other than her...unless he was part of that resistance that she's part of. "Is she now?" I spoke up. "I was under the assumption that she was going to be out here." "Aye, she were." The man nodded slowly and deeply. "Asked me to wait out 'er fer the two of ye. Why don't ye come on inside?" He said, opening the door behind him and holding it open for the pair. I looked back towards Freth towards a second then walked forward, humoring this guy that stood in waiting for us. The two of us made or way through the door and took a look around inside to see if the journalist was around.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:02 am
Blizzard120 I looked back towards Freth towards a second then walked forward, humoring this guy that stood in waiting for us. The two of us made or way through the door and took a look around inside to see if the journalist was around. Blizzard and Freth might be pleasantly surprised that the shady individual did not lead them into a trap and instead guided them straight through a busy newsroom floor and up to a woman sitting behind a messy desk, papers piled and strewn about as she chatted away on her headset. "Blizzard! You made it!" Alexa cheered as she looked up and noticed the two hybrids, and only the two hybrids, standing in front of her desk. The man that had led them here was gone. Curious. "Did you make it here fine? No trouble I hope."
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:10 am
SubonicXP Blizzard and Freth might be pleasantly surprised that the shady individual did not lead them into a trap and instead guided them straight through a busy newsroom floor and up to a woman sitting behind a messy desk, papers piled and strewn about as she chatted away on her headset. "Blizzard! You made it!" Alexa cheered as she looked up and noticed the two hybrids, and only the two hybrids, standing in front of her desk. The man that had led them here was gone. Curious. "Did you make it here fine? No trouble I hope." "No trouble in the strictest definition, perhaps." I said to her. "We did have to be slightly creative as to how to get into the city to see you. We ended up finding out there are sky patrols about the city, which with our luck, a Skarmory could ruin our day in a hurry." I said. "At least you have Rotom..." Freth said to me. "At least." I said. "At any rate, Alexa, this is Freth, the proverbial 'partner in crime', girlfriend, that sort of thing." "Funny choice of words, Blizzard." Freth then spoke up. "Hi, there, how are you doing?" She said, hand out for a handshake.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:18 am
Blizzard120 "No trouble in the strictest definition, perhaps." I said to her. "We did have to be slightly creative as to how to get into the city to see you. We ended up finding out there are sky patrols about the city, which with our luck, a Skarmory could ruin our day in a hurry." I said. "At least you have Rotom..." Freth said to me. "At least." I said. "At any rate, Alexa, this is Freth, the proverbial 'partner in crime', girlfriend, that sort of thing." "Funny choice of words, Blizzard." Freth then spoke up. "Hi, there, how are you doing?" She said, hand out for a handshake. "Yes, I wish I could have warned you about the changes implemented here in Lumiose. If you haven't guessed Lysandre is a paranoid man." Alexa said with a scoff before taking a hold of Freth's hand and giving it a firm shake, waiting for the hybrid to release the shake first. "Pleased to meet you, Freth." She said wit ha smile. "So, why don't we get down to business? I can imagine you don't wish to linger any longer than you have to, especially in the belly of the beast its self." She said to Blizzard, implying Lumiose City.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:23 am
SubonicXP "Yes, I wish I could have warned you about the changes implemented here in Lumiose. If you haven't guessed Lysandre is a paranoid man." Alexa said with a scoff before taking a hold of Freth's hand and giving it a firm shake, waiting for the hybrid to release the shake first. "Pleased to meet you, Freth." She said wit ha smile. "So, why don't we get down to business? I can imagine you don't wish to linger any longer than you have to, especially in the belly of the beast its self." She said to Blizzard, implying Lumiose City. "Especially considering the main part of that belly is not far from here." I said to her. "That brings up one point already...have you or anyone in your bunch managed to get in there?" I asked. "You're talking about the cafe?" Freth asked. "Yea." I said. "I told her about it at the chateau a while back."
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:31 am
Blizzard120 "Especially considering the main part of that belly is not far from here." I said to her. "That brings up one point already...have you or anyone in your bunch managed to get in there?" I asked. "You're talking about the cafe?" Freth asked. "Yea." I said. "I told her about it at the chateau a while back." "Just one." Alexa answered, rather simply. "But we lost contact with them shortly after, wasn't able to relay any information. As you can imagine we can't risk finding out what became of them ourselves, if they were caught, which was likely, Lysandre would surely use them as bait to be led back to where they came from. I imagine they haven't been able to get them to reveal who sent them willingly, otherwise I wouldn't be standing here right now. The loss of that operative however has damaged morale greatly, the constant dread that they could rat us all out any day has caused a good few to leave the cause." She explained.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:43 am
SubonicXP Blizzard120 "Especially considering the main part of that belly is not far from here." I said to her. "That brings up one point already...have you or anyone in your bunch managed to get in there?" I asked. "You're talking about the cafe?" Freth asked. "Yea." I said. "I told her about it at the chateau a while back." "Just one." Alexa answered, rather simply. "But we lost contact with them shortly after, wasn't able to relay any information. As you can imagine we can't risk finding out what became of them ourselves, if they were caught, which was likely, Lysandre would surely use them as bait to be led back to where they came from. I imagine they haven't been able to get them to reveal who sent them willingly, otherwise I wouldn't be standing here right now. The loss of that operative however has damaged morale greatly, the constant dread that they could rat us all out any day has caused a good few to leave the cause." She explained. "Crap. I am so sorry..." I said, rubbing my eyes. "I have the feeling I shouldn't have told you all about it." "Blizzard, they'd find out one way or another anyhow, with or without your help." Freth said. "They'd probably be in no better of a situation. We can actually relate with what happened back with Lysandre at Alola." "Don't...freakin' remind me. Not going to lie. We're kind of spread thin ourselves between trying to put a stake in Ein all the while trying to bring Lysandre down and gaining foot holds in neither. Even our own 'fearless leader' is probably at his own breaking point." "Speaking of whom, maybe you should get him on the line." Freth then suggested. "Why?" "Well, he want to talk to her." Freth said. "Unlike us, this bunch does have one advantage we don't." "That being?" "They can blend in." Freth said. "To anyone else, they're just a bunch of people in desperate need for a story. To us, however..." "Oooooh...he and talk to her, or whoever he needs to, and they both can perhaps orchestrate something. Alright. I'll get him on the line." I said. "Sure." I then took a couple of steps back to signal off to Sub. As I done so, Freth looked back down towards Alexi. "Well, while he's doing that, apart from Lysandre trying to keep a choke hold in the regions, you people losing a man, and Flare is out there spreading propaganda galore everywhere, what has been going on here recently?"
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 2:10 pm
"Yello'? What's up, Blizz?" Sub would answer soon enough, the hybrid hearing Gardy squealing in the background as well as the moans of a Koffing. Okay then. "Everything going okay over there?""Oh where to start. The king hasn't been making many public appearances as of light causing rumors to spread that Lysandre has all but disposed of him. The crown prince as well. Lysandre Labs, still publicly owned by Lysandre which has not pleased some groups but regardless, has been actively buying up land in and around Geosenge Town for whatever reason. Being Prime Minister has made that a simple feat, of course. The Tower of Mastery has been put under lock down by order of the Royal Guard, alleging there is a prominent threat of attack and sabotage against the tower but the real reason is clear. The supervisor of the Pokeball Factory has been causing waves with Silph Co. in Kanto and all but threatened to cut ties with them. And lastly mining in Terminus Cave has resumed, Lysandre himself okaying the sale of the mineral rights to a company out of Orre. It has been a wild ride...and that's just the half of it." Alexa explained.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 3:42 pm
SubonicXP "Yello'? What's up, Blizz?" Sub would answer soon enough, the hybrid hearing Gardy squealing in the background as well as the moans of a Koffing. Okay then. "Everything going okay over there?""Oh where to start. The king hasn't been making many public appearances as of light causing rumors to spread that Lysandre has all but disposed of him. The crown prince as well. Lysandre Labs, still publicly owned by Lysandre which has not pleased some groups but regardless, has been actively buying up land in and around Geosenge Town for whatever reason. Being Prime Minister has made that a simple feat, of course. The Tower of Mastery has been put under lock down by order of the Royal Guard, alleging there is a prominent threat of attack and sabotage against the tower but the real reason is clear. The supervisor of the Pokeball Factory has been causing waves with Silph Co. in Kanto and all but threatened to cut ties with them. And lastly mining in Terminus Cave has resumed, Lysandre himself okaying the sale of the mineral rights to a company out of Orre. It has been a wild ride...and that's just the half of it." Alexa explained. I stared at my SNAG in confusion hearing the background noise coming from the device. Suddenly regretting my decision, but too late now at this point. "Yeeaah, um...no, no problems, minus a couple of minor hang-ups. We've made it in Lumiose and we're here with the journalist I told you about. Freth figured this may be as good as time as ever for you to get acquainted with those over this way." I told him. "Wait wait wait, back up a second. Orre region?" Freth asked. "Why the heck would he allow that knowing good and well that Ein is having his way over there?" I looked away from the SNAG. "What about the Orre region?" "A fair bit; you got Sub on the line?" Freth said. "Yea." "Get him over here." She said. I brought my SNAG down and placed it on Alexi's desk. "You're on speaker, Sub." I said.
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Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2017 5:32 pm
Blizzard120 "You're on speaker, Sub." I said. Sub asked through the SNAG, Alexa perking up in response. "Uh...hello. I guess they want me to tell you about Lysandre approving the sale of the mineral rights of Terminus Cave to a mining company in the Orre region. United Orre Mining is their name." Alexa explained the Orre part. "...why?" Was all Sub could say, the man going silent, as if he was lost on what else to say, Alexa herself. There was a heavy air hanging over the room at this point.
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