2 ☢ [LOCKED ROCKET VIDEO/ACTION FOR THE GOLDENROD TR BASE]

[artfuldestruction]

[Kato awakens very suddenly, eyes snapping open as a shudder runs through his body.

He can still see it - his air mines ripping through the air as they explode, Dist's magic turning the explosion into the greatest force he's ever seen-

...what?

Sitting up sharply, he looks around the familiar room. It's his private quarters, of course; where else would he be? He looks down to his hand, to investigate the detonator he knows is there-

...his hand is empty. How is that....was it just...?

It couldn't have just been a dream...could it?

Grimacing, Kato reaches over to his bedside table and grabs his Pokegear, roughly pulling on his clothes as he scrolls through his contacts. The phone app commences the call as he tugs on his shoes, impatiently tapping one foot on the floor.]

Come on....pick up....


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[Despite his extremely odd awakening, Dr Kato is having a spectacular day. So spectacular, in fact, that he's felt the need to pop onto the Rocket network and brag about it.]

I have received a very special gift.

[Held tightly between his fingers is a fairly non-descript TM disc. Judging by the colouring it's for a Normal-type attack...but which one?]

When I was dragged back here, I never thought I'd be able to replicate the work I achieved in my first time here...but with this, I feel simply unstoppable. The world is my oyster.

[He lightly twirls the disc between his fingers, admiring the way it catches the light. He stops it on the opposite side to what was showing before, moving it towards the camera so that the small descriptive text can be seen.

TM67

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EXPLOSION

What's rather interesting about this broadcast is the fact that his Gengar is floating beside him, cackling. Or, well, that in itself isn't the strange part - it's more the fact that said Gengar is wearing a pair of glasses identical to Kato's.

....

it's hard being this stylish, alright]

I'm going to light up this region with the most beautiful acts of destruction you've ever seen...and I promise you, you won't have long to wait.

[With that, he cuts the feed.]

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[artfuldestruction]

...the castle?

[he's not going to call it 'the dream about the castle' because ffs that sounds insane even coming from him]

[explosivecombat]

Yes. I...

[He pauses for a moment; how the fuck do you word this - ]

...it seems strange to say "I was there," but that's the only way it can really be described, isn't it? I don't hallucinate nearly that vividly.

[artfuldestruction]

No, that's exactly how I felt - it's part of the reason I felt so disorientated upon awakening. It wasn't the usual feeling you get when you awaken from a particularly vivid dream, where as real as the dream felt, there's the comforting feeling of knowing what you're now experiencing is definitely your reality.

When I woke up this morning, it felt more like I'd somehow teleported away from the castle, rather than woke up from a dream.

[Tch.]

As ridiculous as it sounds.

[explosivecombat]

Mm, no, I agree with you; it was disconcerting, to put it lightly.

[...although...]

...I can't say that I can complain too much about that last fight, however. Against...whatever that thing was. I enjoyed myself quite a bit.

[artfuldestruction]

[The mention of the last fight seems to perk Kato up a fair bit, and the smirk returns to his face.]

It was truly magnificent, wasn't it? Dist and I certainly had a lot of fun.

[Kimblee, did you know Dist is a wizard? It's pretty cool tbh]

I take it you also, ah...exercised your talents?

[explosivecombat]

[...oh, of course Dist is a wizard. Of course he is.]

It would have been a waste to not do so, wouldn't it?

[artfuldestruction]

I'm sorry I wasn't there to see it. You have promised me a display of your talents.

[...Johto would not be able to handle the two of them if Kimblee did start firing off explosions but that isn't the point]