artfuldestruction: baaaw everyone survived (pout)
Dr Kato ([personal profile] artfuldestruction) wrote2013-08-06 07:49 am

1 ☢ [LOCKED ROCKET VIDEO/ACTION FOR THE GOLDENROD TR BASE] ☢ RE-INTRO

I said sit, you stupid beast-

[And a good morning to you, Team Rocket! If you're lucky enough to have missed that rather animated little soundbite, don't worry - the source will quickly be making an appearance on the feed.

The gentleman in question looks slightly frazzled, and is in the process of straightening his mask, muttering darkly to himself. He's seated at one of the desks you might recognize as belonging to the Science Department - if all the various nasty-looking tools didn't give that away.

Once satisfied with his appearance, the man purses his lips and peers into the camera, leaning on the desk.]


So. Apparently I celebrated my return to civilisation too early, since this godforsaken region felt the need to drag me back. Although by the looks of this place, I can hardly blame it. Was there a sudden downsizing of the Science Department? Has everyone gone on break simultaneously? Is there a strike?

[He looks mildly perturbed for a moment, before waving a gloved hand in apparent indifference.]

Well, it doesn't matter. My name is Doctor Kato. I'm an artist who specialises in a rather unique form - destruction. Explosions are my favoured medium, although I'm always willing to branch out.

[Kato smiles darkly as he talks about his art - the first time he's smiled since waking up in Johto, in his old room in the Team Rocket base. Whomever had prepared it for his arrival had a rather annoying sense of humour; oh, he'd noticed the regulation Grunt uniform folded neatly on his bed when he'd arrived. Who the hell did they think he was?

That smile disappears rather rapidly at the memory of both the uniform and of his new...creatures.]


That's not what I want to discuss at the moment, however.

[Which is odd, for Kato - usually, discussion of his 'art' comes first and foremost. No, there's something a bit more pressing playing on his mind at present.]

Where are my Pokemon? My Lunatone, my Typhlosion, my Hydreigon...they're gone!

[His voices rises slightly at the end of that proclamation, but Kato manages to rein himself in. Sentimentality is playing no part in his anger over his missing Pokemon - to him, it feels more like someone has raided his toolbox and stolen everything within.]

Instead I have been left with....these!

[He roughly pans the camera to his right as he speaks, showing off a rather dopey looking Deino and preening Stunky sitting beside his chair. At the attention, the Deino excitedly jumps up, but is forced back to the ground, whining, with a well-placed fist to his head.]

If any of you out there happen to know where any of my original Pokemon are, know that I always reward those who aid me.

[And with a rather flighty flick, the feed is disconnected.]
greatestcool: (NEUTRAL 🔪 it's only sort of a threat)

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[personal profile] greatestcool 2013-08-05 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Hello, sir! It's good to see you again!

[OH BOY IT'S RYUUNOSUKE'S FAVORITE SCIENTIST Normally he'd snap a sharp salute since he has no idea if Kato is still a Researcher or not. However, due to his recent promotion, he figures he has every right to talk to Kato like he's a normal person. ...Well, sort of. He does tend to call all older men "sir."]

Okay, let me see what information I can offer you... The science department suffered major hits awhile back and is pretty much a graveyard. I mean, there are those NPCs running around, but I'm not sure how much good they'll do.

Around the same time you vanished, quite a few of us did too. Um... I can't remember who all it was, but Kimblee and Archer were among them. When those two got back - a little before me - they were ranked as Grunts again. So that might have happened to you, sir.

[Anything else? Ryuunosuke taps a finger to his lip in thought, and then bursts out with:]

Oh! And I got a promotion!

[And now he's wearing the most devious grin on the planet.]
greatestcool: (SMILE 🔪 greatest cute)

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[personal profile] greatestcool 2013-08-05 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ryuunosuke's grin fades at that question and he nods, looking thoughtful.]

Yeah. It really sucks, but apparently if you're gone from Johto for any length of time, you're sent back to being a Grunt. I'm not sure why. It seems pretty unfair.

[But then he brightens up.]

Don't worry, sir! I'm sure it won't take much for you to gain your rank back! They said it should be easier to regain your ranking, after all!
greatestcool: (EXPLAIN 🔪 okay but what about murder)

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[personal profile] greatestcool 2013-08-05 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, they are! Kimblee recently received a promotion as well!

[...We don't discuss Archer... AND WOW RUDE, KATO!!]

Descole isn't here and I'm pretty sure Dimitri went home too. Dist is still here! But he's in trouble with the cops, so I don't know if he's even in the base right now...
greatestcool: (UMM 🔪 wait hang on i'm having a feeling)

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[personal profile] greatestcool 2013-08-12 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Well...

[Judging from how he drags the word off and glances away, it's pretty obvious that he doesn't have good news.]

I can't say for sure about the other two, but I managed to find Haunter! Well, he found me, actually. He found me somehow when I was training outside of town with my new ones. He's the only one I've found though, so I guess I just got lucky with him. I haven't seen any of my others and I don't know what happened to them. I think Kimblee might have a few of his old ones, but I can't really say for sure.
greatestcool: (UMM 🔪 wait hang on i'm having a feeling)

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[personal profile] greatestcool 2013-08-13 06:41 pm (UTC)(link)
I wish I was joking, sir. But even if you did manage to get your original team back, they wouldn't listen to you. You need the badge from Blackthorn for that. It's like this entire world is working against us or something!
greatestcool: (SURPRISED 🔪 what about more murder)

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[personal profile] greatestcool 2013-08-14 07:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[ooh can he come]

That's about the jist of it, yeah. Oh, but I'd check the Adoption Center to see if any of your Pokémon wound up there! Maybe you'll get lucky and find one or two! They might not listen right away, but it'd be nice to have them back, right?
greatestcool: (SMILE 🔪 greatest cute)

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[personal profile] greatestcool 2013-08-17 07:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Um...

[Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm....]

Nope! I think I covered everything though, so you should be all caught up!
greatestcool: (SMILE 🔪 greatest cute)

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[personal profile] greatestcool 2013-08-20 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
[At least he hasn't started discussing Pop-Tarts!

...In unrelated news, guess what you're getting as a welcome back present? c: ]


I'm still working in the Game Corner! It's a lot of fun, but I could stand a change of pace. Maybe I'll come work with you, sir!

[TOTALLY JOKING

TOTALLY

...................or is he]
greatestcool: (EXPLAIN 🔪 okay but what about murder)

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[personal profile] greatestcool 2013-08-21 07:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[YOU'RE GOING TO GET A LARGE BOX OF POP-TARTS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE LAB DOOR

HAVE FUN WITH THAT]


Aww, c'mon, I wouldn't ruin any of your work, sir! I know how important that is to you! It's like how important my art is to me! Hopefully no one will burn down your lab!

[THAT MADE SENSE IN HIS HEAD, REALLY]