loss start

[dontpatr0nizeme]

[Washington could help the unease and uncertainty at waking up in a situation like this. They hadn't been briefed for a new mission, and this didn't look like any training exercise he'd done to date.

His first reaction is to go to his radio. But the journal is conveniently recording the message.]  Command, this is Washington. Do you read me? Come in.

Command? ... Anyone?

[He shuts off his radio with a click. Not realizing the journal is still recording him.]   What is this place?

Riolu.

[And that would be the sound of Washington drawing a gun, startled by the Pokemon.]

Riolu ri.

Comments

Wash

[i_got_this]

Command isn't here, dipshit, I thought you knew that? [Irritated confusion.]

[dontpatr0nizeme]

South? I don't know what you're talking about.

What's going on here?

[i_got_this]

Did you hit your head or somethi-- wait. [Oh? Oh??]




What's the last thing you remember?

[dontpatr0nizeme]

... No. I didn't hit my head. At least, I don't think I did.

I just don't know how I got here. Or where here is.

What do you mean last thing I remember?

[i_got_this]

The last thing you remember. Like, before you woke up here.

We're in some sort of slip-space bubble anomaly or something, but it takes everyone from different times. I need to know when you come from so I know whether or not to shoot you. [Which she's probably going to do either way.]

[encryptedlock]

Wow, South. Nice going on the maurity aspect there.

York

[i_got_this]

What? It's not like I'll actually hurt him or anything. Way I see it I'm being nice; least I'm giving him a heads up.

South

[encryptedlock]

You can't base your standards of niceness on him, you know. [Maybe if she wasn't such a huge bitch all the time, he wouldn't have shot her in the first place...then again, it's Wash, who knows?]

[dontpatr0nizeme]

That can't be right...

Why would you shoot me? We're a team.

[Still not answering you, South.]

[i_got_this]

[He's at least given her a ballpark just with his confusion and talkof team.]

It's a future thing. Don't worry abouti it. [She'll still be looking for payback opportunities,though.]

[dontpatr0nizeme]

[Bewildered] What is that supposed to mean, South?

[encryptedlock]

Oh, son of a bitch.

[This had better just be a loss.]

Wash, please tell me you didn't just point a gun at your Pokemon.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

York? What's going on? Is this some kind of training exercise?

And what's a Pokemon? Is that the blue thing?

[encryptedlock]

Not so much. I take it you don't remember anything about visiting the Pokemon region last month? Or anything else about this castle, for that matter?

[dontpatr0nizeme]

I don't even know what a Pokemon is. Or why we'd be in a castle. We were on the Mother of Invention.

Riolu ri. Riolu?

[encryptedlock]

Well, treat it nice and it'll defend you if anything happens. That little guy packs a bigger punch than you might think.

Anyway! Yes, no, we are definitely not on the Mother of Invention. Take a look outside. You can think of it as a simulation exercise if yo want, but we are definitely planetside.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Are you sure?

[Finally looking to a window...] What about Command? We're AWOL, aren't we?

[encryptedlock]

Command won't be joining us on this little vacation, Wash. And there's no way to contact them - radio all you want.

Which I know you're going to do for the next hour anyway, but I thought I'd try to save you the trouble anyway.

Wash

[youfallback]

Wash, status.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Boss? Good to hear your voice...

I woke up here... No response from Command. There's a strange blue animal and a kitten in the room.

Wash

[youfallback]

Those are supposed to be there, don't harm them.

Meet me in the lobby in ten. Head down the stairs. I'll explain things there.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Understood, boss.

On my way.

Riolu ri.

[youfallback]

And don't bring the pets.

[dontpatr0nizeme]

Fine with me. Stay here, blue thing.

[Heading down to the lobby, minus the journal, as no one has really explained the book] Boss?

[youfallback]

[Carolina's down there already when she spots Wash. Him possibly losing all his memories isn't a good thing, especially with the Castle's track record, but she'll deal with it like most of the other things the Castle's thrown her way.]

What's the last thing you remember? [It's really the first thing she needs to establish.]