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[rocketman]

✆ Crystal | Messenger Bird | In Person

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[rocketman]

Of course not.

When we got deployed to the Alola Region we were told we had to use the native Pokémon. Something about not standing out or some such.

I had to leave my poor pal behind.

[broceanic]

Tch. You should be allowed to use whatever Pokémon you want. The only thing that would make you stand out is if you sent out Rayquaza.

[he crouches, holding a hand out for mareanie. come get pats...]

How have you been? Aside from screaming.

[rocketman]

Oh, I'm fine.

[At the name "Rayquaza" another memory is transmitted across the crystals as it comes back to him: Him manning the controls of a rocket while the serpent in question launches itself into the stratosphere in pursuit.

The vision ends.]

[broceanic]

[SLOW INHALE.]

James?

[rocketman]

What?

[Then, cautiously...]

Why does everyone look at me like that when I say I'm fine?

[broceanic]

Did you... FLY A SHIP WITH RAYQUAZA IN TOW?!

[rocketman]

I...flew a ship and got knocked down by Rayquaza?

Are you still seeing my thoughts?

I hate this.

[broceanic]

[he presses his hand to his face.]

And I thought I was involved with too many legendaries! Why?!

[rocketman]

Because it's intrusive!

I don't even like knowing my thoughts, I don't need anyone else knowing them!

[He huffs and folds his arms over his chest.]

[broceanic]

No, why were you-- why were you screwing around with Rayquaza?!

[he can understand that mental sharing part perfectly well without needing to ask!]

[rocketman]

Oh, that.

I didn't mess with Rayquaza, it messed with me!

That big brute came soaring straight at us and sent us spinning. I needed to hop on the manual controls.

[He scratches his head.]

[broceanic]

It hasn't been seen in thousands of years.

And it just showed up to ruin your day like that.

[rocketman]

Really?

...I suppose, maybe, beasties like that just enjoy ruining my day.

...Most people enjoy ruining my day.

[broceanic]

[archie just rubs his temples.]

Here I thought I was a legendary magnet. I suppose it fits in for all the others here...

[rocketman]

Oh?

[He squints.]

Exactly how many legendaries have the rest of you lot seen?

[broceanic]

Two for me. Three if you count Magma images of Groudon. Five if you count May's Latias and Rayquaza when it was flying in the sky.

Can't speak for anyone else here.

[rocketman]

Five?

[He presses his lips together a moment, considering this.]

Is that all?

[broceanic]

How... many have you seen...? I'm almost afraid to ask.

[rocketman]

Hmm, let's see...

[He starts counting on his fingers.]

I've seen Mewtwo, a Mew messed with Meowth, I've seen a Latias and a Latios, rode on the ankle of a Lugia, almost got blown up by a Palkia and a Dialga, got lost in Giratina's spooky dimension, captured a Meloetta for a bit, bopped around time with a Celebi, saw someone talk to Arceus... Er...I've also seen Jirachi, Diancie, Darkrai, Magearna, Suicune, Entei, Raikou, Moltres, Zapdos and Articuno, Tornadus, Thundurus, Landorus, Reshiram, Solgaleo...

I must be missing a few...

[He looks at Archie.]

Is Zygarde a legendary?

[broceanic]

I don't know what half those are, but--

[something cuts him off. he knows they're from a strange level of different worlds, but--]

J--Jirachi?! You saw it? [he's looking at james very intensely suddenly.] Was it...


Was it alright? Was it happy?

[rocketman]

[His eyes cloud slightly...]

Well...

[Archie may feel something akin to guilt radiate through the crystals.]

[broceanic]

What?

[he focuses on james, eyes narrowing. he has no reason to think james was part of the cause, but he's clearly concerned.]

What was it?

[rocketman]

Oh, nothing...

[He does not want the other man to know about all this. Some things are best kept a secret.

The crystal shares the memory without his consent as he focuses on it, and sends the image to the person he is very intent on not sharing it with...

The crystals ping and show Archie a vision of James, Jessie and Meowth with Jirachi trapped in a glass container, clearly distressed and weeping.]

[broceanic]

[he blinks in confusion as he receives the memory, then... frowns. the frown only deepens when the memory clears up and...

well. jirachi has a very special meaning to archie, beyond him hating that level of abuse for any pokémon. he closes his eyes, sighs through his nose. puts his hand on james's shoulder, gripping far too tightly.]

James...

[abruptly, archie yanks him forward and to the side so he can get a good grip on the rocket before shoving him forward into the lake with all the strength he can muster.]

What the hell DID YOU DO?!

[at least archie's anger makes the water a little warmer than it was...?]

[rocketman]

[James barely has time to process that his memory was shared and gets up, dripping wet. His own anger combined with Archie's causes steam to rise.]

I did my job.

[With a snarl he wrenches his crystal from around his neck, turns and tosses out into the lake.]

BLAST THIS THING!

[He collapses to his knees in the shallows and Mareanie wanders out into the water to retrieve the small crystalline rose.]