[It's such a great day to spend just resting lazily on the beach, and Jupiter has decided that, while deathly pallor could be acceptable in Sinnoh, since the whole place's so chilly, it is totally not okay here. So, today, she's a few feet from the water, lying comfortably in the sun on dark gray towel with the Team Galactic logo on it - you've got
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[Of course, he still has his Pokemon out - and it's Tentacruel who notices Jupiter first. Or rather, he notices the odd Pokemon which causes him to stare, resulting in Sharpedo running into him and knocking Archie clean off the top of Tentacruel's head. This is only about the third time it's happened; someday Archie will learn.]
Hey, what was that for? [Tentacruel merely points a tentacle in the direction of Jupiter and her Pokemon.] ...What the hell is that thing? [A shrug from the Pokemon.] Let's go check it out, then. Could be interesting.
[Sharpedo takes off like a, well, like a torpedo. Thankfully he stops in the shallows before he can splash water everywhere. Hopefully you don't mind a shark eying you, madam.]
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... Hm?
[And when she sees what Tangrowth wanted her to see, she quickly jumps to her feet, her expression annoyed as she addresses the shark.]
What are you?
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Sorry 'bout Sharpedo, he's a little... [Archie waves a hand, trying to come up with a word. He gives up quickly.] ...What kind of Pokemon is that? [No beating around the bush with this guy.]
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It's a Tangrowth. Evolves from Tangela.
[She says it like it's the most obvious thing in the world and you should totally know it.]
Who are you?
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I'm Archie. You?
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[A condescending smirk.]
I'm Jupiter, from Sinnoh.
[You might notice a slight change in her attitude as she eyes you from top to bottom. Why, the island is so full of attractive men that she hadn't noticed before!]
It's nice to meet you, Archie.
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Oh, Sinnoh. That explains it. [Archie relaxes a bit at that. Of course he couldn't have known about this Tangrowth-thing. He's never been to Sinnoh.]
Guess it's nice to meet you too. [He offers a hand to shake.] I'm from Hoenn - Tangela aren't all that common to begin with there.
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[She points to his bandanna.]
The A stands... for your name, I assume?
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[Archie laughs at that assumption, but it takes him a moment to actually decide to disclose his affiliation. There's really no sense in hiding it anyway.]
Not quite. I'm the leader of Team Aqua; that's what the symbol is for.
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Team Aqua? Rivals to... Team Magma, possibly?
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So you just keep fighting, possibly with lives on the line? How pathetic.
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That's not how it is where I'm from. [Pointedly ignoring the fact that expanding the ocean would result in a lot of deaths. Eh, details.]
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So you're not aware of the magnitude of the consequences that your own plan would have? You really are the worst! It's a good thing you are destined to fail.
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[Just. Give him a second to not flail pointlessly at you. Because that would probably not help him any.]
That's not what I--! In comparison to those two is what I meant.
...And what the hell do you mean by "destined?"
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[Jupiter quirks an eyebrow at that. She's aware of the existence of only one Maxie - the crazy one.]
And about what I mean by "destined"... You'll find out in time, don't you worry. Let's just say that there's only one organization who is destined to succeed. And it's not yours.
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