[look, he gets meddling kids. even ones that sound as unforgiving and horrible as this one.]
've been thinkin' about what I'd do if Maxie or any of Team Magma showed up... did you know them too? [he snorts.] Imma recruit any of his grunts or admins outta spite!
Just if Magmas show up. Like I said. Outta spite to Maxie. Asshole said he wasn't gonna leave me alone until we fixed my stupid mess. Now I'm here, alone! [he runs a hand through his hair.] Or... with Steven, I guess. And May. Can't believe I'd rather have Maxie here.
[...than steven, at least. may can stay. she's good.]
He likes Archie. The other man is the closest thing he has to a friend in this strange place but if Aqua reformed they'd have to be enemies. Team Rocket's goal has always been to capture strong Pokémon, but James has been tasked with another assignment as well: Flushing out and dispersing other groups.
He's thinking about this when he catches on to what Archie says and snorts.]
I'd rather have Maxie here, too!
Steven Hyper Beamed me in the face!
[Champions also have a tendency to be Righteous in the more irritating ways.
...Although he still can't help squeal with fanboy glee around Steven Stone. It's Steven Stone.]
The martini glass frosts over where it touches his fingers.]
It-it was that Ash twerp!
He told Steven I was no good and next thing I knew I was getting blasted out the side of a mountain!
Do you have any idea how much that stings!?
[So, okay, he'd been trying to steal Ash's Pikachu and hadn't been subtle about it but, still... That had been one of the more painful Blast Offs he can remember.]
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[He takes a sip of the martini and settles the glass back down.]
Where did you say you met the Twerp again?
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[he takes another drink, shrugs.]
He's the boucer here, though I guess he's not on shift tonight.
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Wait...
Bouncer? Here?
[James looks around.]
Why would they let him do something like that!?
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He's massive.
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[James boggles.]
You and I have very different definitions of that word.
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[it makes sense, he thinks. archie didn't think of the person james described as a kid.]
My memory's not that bad.
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You don-
Ah
Hm...
[James drums the tabletop and his eyes become unfocused and his brow furrows. The gears are turning...
Turning....]
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[oh, it's dawning on archie, too. he takes another long pull of his drink, more interested in getting twatted than working this stupid mystery out.]
What?
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...We're thinking of two different people, aren't we?
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Maybe so...
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Yours isn't a ten year old, right?
[He takes another sip.]
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No. Unless... a disguise?
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But...
[James also drifts into deep thought.]
...Hmm...
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[archie taps his chin.]
...No, it has to be someone different... there's no way he could know you were here!
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I can barely do that...
[But because he's too pretty, not because he lacks skill... At least in his own not quite humble opinion.]
Has to be a different Ash.
You gave me a fright.
[He takes a casual sip of his martini, not fully realizing he just confessed to being afraid of a ten year old.]
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[look, he gets meddling kids. even ones that sound as unforgiving and horrible as this one.]
've been thinkin' about what I'd do if Maxie or any of Team Magma showed up... did you know them too? [he snorts.] Imma recruit any of his grunts or admins outta spite!
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You're gonna bring back Team Aqua? Here?
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[he takes another link drink, shakes his head.]
Just if Magmas show up. Like I said. Outta spite to Maxie. Asshole said he wasn't gonna leave me alone until we fixed my stupid mess. Now I'm here, alone! [he runs a hand through his hair.] Or... with Steven, I guess. And May. Can't believe I'd rather have Maxie here.
[...than steven, at least. may can stay. she's good.]
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He likes Archie. The other man is the closest thing he has to a friend in this strange place but if Aqua reformed they'd have to be enemies. Team Rocket's goal has always been to capture strong Pokémon, but James has been tasked with another assignment as well: Flushing out and dispersing other groups.
He's thinking about this when he catches on to what Archie says and snorts.]
I'd rather have Maxie here, too!
Steven Hyper Beamed me in the face!
[Champions also have a tendency to be Righteous in the more irritating ways.
...Although he still can't help squeal with fanboy glee around Steven Stone. It's Steven Stone.]
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[he huffs, feeling some strange emotion that makes the varnish on the wooden table they're sitting at crack and peel.]
Somtimes I think he's ready to Hyper Beam me, too. Guess that'd just be another thing we got in common.
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Why did he Hyper Beam you?!
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The martini glass frosts over where it touches his fingers.]
It-it was that Ash twerp!
He told Steven I was no good and next thing I knew I was getting blasted out the side of a mountain!
Do you have any idea how much that stings!?
[So, okay, he'd been trying to steal Ash's Pikachu and hadn't been subtle about it but, still... That had been one of the more painful Blast Offs he can remember.]
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How are you alive?!
[question of the decade]
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...What do you mean?
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[he stops for a moment, trying to figure out how it even--]
Hyper Beam can literally vaporise stuff!
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