[FIN] Questions

[lZAYA ORlHARA]

Elevator -> Faleen's Quarters

Trust, trust, trust...what do you know about trust? Izaya thought bitterly at the blonde agent as he waited for the elevator. You're just another of Team Rocket's mindless slaves, questioning nothing and never thinking for yourself. That's not trust. That's incognizant servitude.

Just then, the man's dex beeped and he whipped it out, wondering if it was Faleen. It was not. Pursing his lips, he stepped out of the elevator as the doors opened on his destination floor and began to type out a response.

To: Adam
From: Izaya

[Accusing me already? You're really sounding like Shizu-chan now. Disregarding the fact you think you can talk to her pokemon, actual people have been saying she's been acting weird.]

Without her pokemon? And no Porygon? That was peculiar indeed. After a minute or two of consideration, the black-haired ex-Rocket continued typing before pressing send.

[I'm headed there now. Stand by. I'll tell you what I find when I get there.]  

[Magician Arcana]

*Ping*. Adam pressed enter, and opened the reply. Someone was defensive.

To: Izaya
From: Adam

[ must b a tough day if u think im accusing u, dude. im not. kk be safe koibito~ dont trip over her porn mags and hurt yrself.

ps yeah the humans said so 2, but who would kno Faleen better than her mons? ]  

[lZAYA ORlHARA]

Faleen's Quarters

To: Adam
From: Izaya

[Accusing me of being 'knee-deep in this s**t', I mean. Though you wouldn't be wrong, since I stick my nose everywhere. It just irks me you'd have reason to believe I'd concern myself about the on-goings of my ex-partner - the one who condemned me to my current situation, I might add.]

He smirked involuntarily at the mention of porn mags and added a couple more things before sending his response.

[Not to worry; I have plenty of experience from picking my way through /your/ porn mags. And I guess you're right about her mon. But monsters don't talk.]

Halting before the door he recalled being Faleen's, he knocked a couple of times before attempting to check the handle to see if it was open.  

[insidiousEnigma]

Tech Department

Zacharie nodded in greeting to the blond haired agent, "I am, yes." He cocked his head slightly, the loose strands of the bun sitting loosely on the back of his head falling into his eyes as he studied the engineer intently. "I don't recall your name but I'm going to assume that we met while I was here visiting Agent Faleen..?" He didn't visit the technology department outside of his Virus' training sessions...so unless this man went to the medical or biology labs, he couldn't imagine meeting him any other time.  

[Shaddaling]

Science Lab three

Lex gave a pleased grin, turning to catch sight of KO and rolled his good eye. “I think you can make a lewd answer to about anything,” he replied, cheerful. He shifted his attention back to the Agent, nodding. “Hot Tea does a body good. And let’s see…”

Unicrons metal balls, well this was a great big mess wasn’t it. He stepped in, careful of the glass and took in the carnage that seemed to be the guts of something very, very big. “Well, this is going to take a while…” Note to self don’t cross tape. “Do they want anything out of this mess? Or is it all to be disposed of?” The wires and some other things could probably be recycled… the glass, well he wasn’t sure Team Rocket would bother recycling that, considering the sheer amount.

(Sorry, forgot to Bold)  

[Blood_Goddess]

Faleen's Quarters

There would be no reply to Izaya's know, and when he tried to open it Izaya would find it locked.

Tech Department

"Hah, yeah we haven't officially met, I've seen you in regularly for Faleen's Porygon training. I hear a lot about that from theoretical talks, whether you know it or not you and your Porygon are part of growing research in practical uses for Porygon in modern technology."
The man blinked as if he caught himself rambling, though as he realized the reason Zacharie was probably here the man's smile faltered a little "If you're here for more training, I'm sorry but Faleen isn't here today"  

[Blood_Goddess]

Robotics Lab

"Hey! Adam! what are you doing on Agent Faleen's work station, are you crazy?" One of the Grunts who had been doing inventory with him walked over, looking around for any near by Agents as if worried one would spot them "Are you trying to get yourself kicked out of the department?"  

[Blood_Goddess]

Science Department - Lab Room Three

The Scientist shook her head, casting her eyes around the room "Everything in here is useless, There has been way too much electrical damage done to everything to be able to salvage it. Investigations already took everything they needed."

Making a sweeping motion with her arms "Alright Grunts, you've got a lot to do, might as well start, Don't hurt yourself trying to lift something too big for you. Team work, right?"  

[Magician Arcana]

Robotics Lab (nvm no edit ouo)

Buuuusted. Adam shook his head, "Nah, I'm trying to figure out where Faleen went. I've been using Manny, the Haunter, to translate the fishes worries for me. So.."

Adam rubbed the back of his head, figuring he'd have to divulge the information now, rather than later, "Here's what I've learned: Faleen has been acting strange to everyone, including her pokemon. She wasn't talking to her fish at all, and they say her smile has been... Dangerous? Not friendly or warm. Just weird. Also they said she isn't carrying her pokemon on her."

Taking a breath Adam continued, "Last night, the logs show she came in around midnight and grabbed four hard drives... The Carvanha said after that, she went here and got something off her work station, without porygon, and then left.

"Now we can't get in contact with her at all? Something is wrong, and I'm starting to worry something worse will happen if we don't figure out what she got off this computer. Not using a porygon means whatever she did on here might be traceable.. So I was asking them where she might have kept her pokemon if they weren't on her person. Her porygon knows the password and would speed up this process."

Adam lightly drummed his fingers on his thigh, "Of course I don't want to be kicked out, but frankly, I have a hunch our boss might not be around much longer to kick me out."  

[Blood_Goddess]

Robotics Lab

The Grunt's eyes only grew wider the more Adam explained, looks from the Grunt, to the Carvanha who seemed to be watching Adam intently, not at all infuriated as they usually got when someone other than Faleen messed with the Agent's work station.

"W-what?" They stammered lightly at Adam's last comment "Woh- no you don't think..." But he fell into silence as he really considered more what information Adam had found.
"Wait, have you told an Agent yet? We- we can't just jump to conclusions."
He looked around quietly, looking a little pale now. "Agent Mary is still here." He said, nodding nervously toward the Female Agent working on another Agent's robotic arm.  

[lZAYA ORlHARA]

Faleen's Quarters

Damn it. Locked? Wasn't some elite agent supposed to send someone to check on her? He hadn't even seen anyone on his way here. Useless.

Well, he could try to force his way in. There was brute force, which he hated, and then there were more subtle ways like attempting to pick the lock or removing the bolts in the hinges. Without really knowing what had happened to her, though, he started to reconsider. If Faleen was in danger, perhaps breaking into an Agent's quarters could be permissible. If she was not, though, there was no telling how many rules that would be breaking. And he wasn't even an actual Rocket anymore so the consequences were likely to be much worse than if he had been.

What now, then? He pulled out his dex once more.

To: Adam
From: Izaya

[Faleen's door is locked and no one is here. Can you get me into the Tech department? Tell them my Porygon is an offspring of Faleen's, so it might be possible to use it as a substitute for whatever Faleen's was needed for.]  

[Shadow the Pokemorph]

Robotics Lab ((EDITED, SORRY sweatdrop ))

A voice said, coming up to Manny and Adam from another corner of the labs, He had followed behind the pair when they'd entered in, curious as to what they'd been up to, but keeping to himself so as to remain inconspicuous.

He looked from his fellow Haunter to the blonde Rocket grunt.

His scarlet eyes drifted to the other humans in the room.  

[Magician Arcana]

Robotics Lab (holy hell its a monster post)

At the very least, the other Grunt's reaction confirmed what Adam was feeling. "It's going to be all right, dude. What's the rule for missing persons? Twenty four hours or some s**t? We got time, we just need to be smart with that time." Adam hadn't considered talking to an Agent, which was a bit of a 'doy move on his part. He'd gotten caught up in the inquiry process and trying to solve this riddle that deferring to a higher rank wasn't in mind. Especially since it seemed most rockets were... nonchalant about what was happening. Worried, but not worried enough. Your most loyal Agent has a major mood change and is acting off, doesn't come to work, and the only thing you're having us do is look at inventory?

The dex pinged again and Adam checked it. He had been too engrossed in thought to notice he had missed a previous message as well.

Quote:

To: Izaya
From: Adam

[I can prolly get u thru Robotics w/ my clearance. gotta tell an agent here bout what i found. come on down and i... wait s**t hold on.]

Haunter? Adam had seen the ghost earlier, but hadn't really given it much mind. Haunter sometimes followed him around, and Adam enjoyed the ghostly company. The blonde grunt blinked at the ghost pokemon, surprised that he would involve himself in someone elses situation, "Well... Any help is appreciated." Adam tried to give the ghost his most welcoming smile, which probably looked a little pale and frazzled. So many people talking to him at once, and so many doomsday scenarios fluttering in his mind.

Then the scenarios got... Worse. "Possession?" Adam's face screwed up in disbelief, "Dude, I... Yeah I sort of forgot that was a thing, even with my love of ghosts, but... Why and what would try to possess someone?" It made more sense than amnesia or snapping or brain bleeding. true. There should have been more overt signs if that was the case. Faleen, according to the humans, had just been strange. To the pokemon, she had been... Dangerous? Or eerie?

Quote:

To: Izaya
From: Adam

[wut do u kno about possession n pokemon??? come on down btw gotta still talk 2 the agent, but.. possession was suggested and it kinda makes sense u kno?? c u soon.]

Standing up, the grunt brushed off his shirt, "Haunter, you mind sticking around a little longer? I need to talk to an Agent and let her know this stuff..." Turning to the Grunt, he smiled, a little more reassured this time, and gave him a wink, "Thanks dude. Hey uhm, can you feed the Carvanha? They're probably hungry. Give them something awesome too. They deserve it for how great they were."

He left Faleen's station, the computer still up and waiting for a password, while he considered the new information. More pieces to an ever expanding puzzle. And a headache that was threatening to come on any second. He needed some food at some point. Agent Mary's station wasn't too far, and he approached, and nearly stumbled, when he saw it wasn't just Mary but also Aulus sitting there.

"Yo, Aulus, uhm... Agent Mary?" Adam cocked his head to the side, unsure of how to begin the spiel of information, "I'm sorry to interrupt Ma'am, but I have some important s**t to tell you..." And thus, Adam began to explain what he had learned and where they currently were: waiting for a porygon that might be anywhere on site that held the password.

"Oh... I... It was also suggested that it might be a case of possession." Adam didn't feel right not bringing up that possibility, "Given the fact rumor has it that whatever exploded and something escaped was valuable... Could it be something that might have possessed the Agent? That's something to keep in mind. Er, sorry, I'm rambling.

"Tr.... Gr...." Adam frowned, unsure of what the hell Izaya's rank was anymore. Traitor, technically, but that didn't seem right, "Faleen's ex-partner, Izaya, has a porygon that was an offspring of hers. Chances are his porygon might be able to crack the password or may even know the password. I understand that at this time Team Rocket has... a bit of a leery attitude towards Izaya, but I think it's one of our best leads to getting on the computer and finding out what was taken. I would like to scan him into Robotics."  

[lZAYA ORlHARA]

Faleen's Quarters -> Elevator

The main in the Trainee uniform scowled as he read Adam's first response telling him to wait. What on Earth was going on over there? What he wouldn't have given to figure out. After a few minutes of tapping his foot and running through hundreds of scenarios in his mind, though, his dex made him aware of another message. After reading it, the furrow of his brow only got deeper and his scowl went from irritable to grim.

To: Adam
From: Izaya

[Not much. I've heard of it happening before, but...I guess I didn't imagine Faleen would be the sort to succumb to such a thing.]

The concept reminded him of a story he knew regarding a being named Saika. Other spirits and creatures taking possession of his beloved humans? Like hell was he going to allow that. It certainly would have explained the reports of Faleen's odd behavior, however, along with information that she had checked out of the infirmary with no major injuries.

Deciding to ditch his janitorial duties and the equipment associated with them, he put his cart and cleaning supplies away before power walking back to the elevator and to the floor he'd just been on. Talk about a wild Farfetch'd chase.  

[Gwennythe]

Science Dept.

/Electrical damage/.
Ugh. Tambrey shuddered at the memory of the sight of it. She'd ventured into Lab 3 a couple of times and each time found herself just aghast at the mess and destruction. Of course they had safety protocols in place and thus the labs could function /around/ the localized disaster but they /were/ now a lab down.
A whole important space was unusable until after it had been investigated- done, apparently- and until after it had been cleaned up. Which was, of course, in progress.
Agent rank or not, leaving the grunts to do all the work never ever sat right with Tambrey, even while she had her own work to be getting on with.

After she'd set another new sequence to compile and splice in a carefully programmed and debugged series of genetic edits into a base genome. Nothing to do with that particular project but wait and see what 'took' and what was rejected. Rejection would, of course, mean finding a work-around but there was no point in worrying over such a matter as the process began.

Her mind back on the clean-up operation, she drifted back toward Lab 3.

Another shudder she couldn't repress found it's way from her core at the sight of what 'electric damage' had wrought.
But she adopted a smile, if tired and tight, for those within.

"How's it going in here? Um, anything, uh, needed?" Her eyes lingered on the glass. Ugh. So much just lost.