Manifest destiny

[lucetimods]

Who: Only the most daring of Lucetians!
What: Exploring the four corners of the earth!
When: October 27th until ????
Where: Literally everywhere!
Summary: Romaeus has granted the villagers the chance to explore the wider world, with the provision that he'd like them to finish his shopping list for him. But maybe you're a free spirit! You can't be tamed! The world is your oyster! (Please finish his shopping list.)
Rating: Varied

Everything you need to know is right here! Get your compasses and trail mix ready!

Comments

[feistytrader]

Some crazy guy that tried to control Celebi. He got his butt kicked for it and failed, of course.

[hotboss]

I see. [Good. That's good.] But you were never raised in Team Rocket.

[feistytrader]

No. I fought to stop Team Rocket well before I knew I had any connection to it.

[hotboss]

Hmm. [Strange. But it explains a lot about this boy.]

[feistytrader]

[That's all he has to say? Hmm?

...He can't read his father at all, so he waits for him to (hopefully) continue, and tugs at his gloves while he does so.]

[hotboss]

[The kid's still hanging around? Why?

Right, conversation. Talking. If Silver really wants to with him.] Have you seen the other one yet?

[feistytrader]

...Yeah. I have. [He was an idiot, but he wasn't so bad...]

[hotboss]

Mm. I've just seen him once so far.

[feistytrader]

...Just once?

[hotboss]

Yes. [Why is that a problem]

[feistytrader]

He's your kid. Luceti's a dangerous place. There's no Team Rocket to eat up all your time.

[hotboss]

[That's true, but - it's not that simple.] He won't accept my help.

[feistytrader]

Why?

[hotboss]

He wouldn't want it. [Too proud, too stubborn, too angry at him for years in headquarters without any chance to make his own decisions.]

[feistytrader]

If he's anything like me, that's a big fat lie.

[hotboss]

He's not like you. [You're talking to your papa and not yelling, for one.]

[feistytrader]

Of course not. We're not the same person.

[...] But I don't think we're completely different, either.

[hotboss]

You shouldn't assume things. [Kneel down, Nidoking, Giovanni wants to climb back on and continue where they left off.]

[feistytrader]

It's not like you tell me anything.

[Hey. Don't leave yet. We're not done here.]

[hotboss]

I wasn't aware there was anything you needed to know.

[feistytrader]

[Is that the only time he should talk to him? On a need to know basis?

...This isn't his dad. He's overstepping his boundaries.

...Even if it was...]

[hotboss]

[Silent, are we?] That's what I thought. [He tugs on one of Nidoking's spikes.] Don't confuse me for the man who is supposed to be your father.

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[feistytrader]

[...Don't confuse him for the man is supposed to be his father.

He's right, of course. Even with how little he knows about his father, he knows that his father is very different from this man.

Or so he hopes, anyway.]

[feistytrader]

[...He pushes his hands into his pockets and forces his composure. There's no sense in breaking down or being vulnerable in front of someone that couldn't care less about him.]

You're right. Sorry for wasting your time. [And with that, he turns in the direction that Hilda and Gyarados went off in. Maybe he should have argued and picked a fight, but... he doesn't have it in him. Not here. Not now.]

[hotboss]

[That's right. This boy can't even begin to understand, if he wasn't raised under the arms of Team Rocket.

It's a rare instance indeed to watch Silver go first instead of the other way around. He feels Nidoking nudging a bit with his arm, but Giovanni won't go towards him. It's time to go. Training at their fullest is more important now.]