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[imthe_shit]

[The video feed flicks on, showing itself to be in Ilex Forest. Looks like Snake must be taking his sweet time to get to Goldenrod this time-- or his back really does hurt that much. Whatever the case may be, the video turns to look at Snake, but... There's nothing there.]

Hn. I've been doing some research of my own... The townspeople talk about a Guardian who lives in this forest... ...Could that Guardian be a Pokemon?

[Slowly Snake sits up... at first it looks like a bunch of grass but then the grass effect disappears, revealing Snake. Octo-camo had its uses. He reaches for the PokeGear, presumably held by Sunny, and turns it off.]

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Boring, huh...

[ Chews on the cigarette in his mouth a bit. ] Yeah, I guess. But that's not a bad thing.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Even those corrupted soldiers used to be just like any 'normal' person. [Thinks about what Drebin told him.] War changes people... into beasts.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Those shows aren't too far from the truth.

War... has changed.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

I started basic training before I was a teenager. I was born to be a soldier.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... Yeah, kind of like that. War's all I've ever known, but I retired back in the late 90's. ... I still get called out on missions, despite that.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Hn. Call me Snake.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... Thanks. [ ... ] What Pokemon were you given as your starter?

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Togepi. [Well, actually it was an egg, but it became a Togepi...] She's a Togetic now.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I heard they're popular with female trainers... [psychegauge drops a bit.]

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

It's not like I chose her.

[Sunny, who had been holding the PokeGear before, suddenly lets out a cry of anger. Snake quickly backpedals.]

But-- I don't regret having her as my starter.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Hn...

...? Team Rocket... I know they're an organization here... I've heard a few things about them, mainly what they did to Minnie Mouse a while ago. There was also a guy trying to ask for a million dollars here. I haven't done too much looking into them.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Minnie Mouse was kidnapped by one of the members, I remember seeing a brief broadcast... She had been kept somewhere out of contact and experimented on by this cruel member.

She's safe now, but she was kidnapped near Goldenrod.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

You don't need supernatural powers to run experiments on a person. I'm sure this world, like any other, has drugs and chemicals for that purpose. I never asked about the full details.