001 Shot Fired [text; action for Rocket Base]

[shest]

I'm going to list a series of words.

If they are at all familiar to you please respond otherwise dismiss this.

Cold War
Spetsnaz
Lyndon B. Johnson
Nikita Khrushchev
Tselinoyarsk

[About an hour later on the Rocket frequency:]

My name is Adamska. Code name Ocelot. Call me either. I'm a GRU Major if that means anything to any of you.

I would like to speak with whomever is in charge here.

Comments

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[shest]

I mean to speak plainly about the situation of my arrival and my position within the organization.

The sort of conversation a soldier should have when first recruited.

[So serious about everything.]

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[crackpotcrocker]

I've heard that there's four of them. One for each of the department... Proton is the one who oversees the science lab. Not sure about the others.

...You didn't get the booklet?

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[shest]

I did, but I'm a soldier. I prefer things to go "by the book" if you'll excuse the pun.

What about high ranking individuals who frequent the network? How many of them are there?

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[crackpotcrocker]

...That's a good question actually. I don't think anyone's been given a promotion but give me a second.

[Meanwhile Crocker is checking the database.]

Ah-ha! There's twenty-one of us if you include the two of us and all of them are GRUNTS!

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[shest]

What

[Too shocked for proper grammar right now.]

That's impossible.

[What about the chain of command.]

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[crackpotcrocker]

Yes, I'm surprised as well... Considering one of our members blew up the Burned Tower.

Unless, someone failed to give me an update. That's where it stands.

Why is this impossible?

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[shest]

There are ranks and orders to the military. Rigidity.

I didn't expect to speak with the head of the organization but I also didn't expect there to be nothing but people with the same low rank as myself.

That doesn't make any sense.

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[crackpotcrocker]

[Excuse Crocker he's just laughing like a crazy manic for a few moments.]

No one's explained - POKEMON to you yet, have they?

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[shest]

I take it you mean the ghost that was inside that red and white ball when I woke up.

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[crackpotcrocker]

[Oh crap, why another ghost - type Pokemon?]

Yes, that thing.

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[shest]

It seems to want me to do something.

I don't know anything about these creatures, however.

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[crackpotcrocker]

Mmmm. Could be wanting you to feed it or it's waiting for a command.

There are many different types of these creatures and they're used to battle other types of these creatures in so -called battles.

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[shest]

[So this place has its own form of warfare. With colorful animals.

Interesting.]

I'll have to test it out and see what it can do.

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[crackpotcrocker]

Not much considering your Pokemon isn't leveled up, yet.

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[shest]

I'm not worried.

As they say, Rome wasn't built in a day.

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[crackpotcrocker]

No, no it wasn't. FAIRIES!

Well I should get back to my other work and my plotting.

[Ending with something of a devious chuckle.]

[Text/Team Rocket frequency]

[shest]

[...

Well that weird verbal tick wasn't disconcerting or anything.]

Don't let me keep you.