[FIN] With nowhere else to go

[Blood_Goddess]

The road was certainly getting more bumpy as Jerome seemed to be taking them completely off road, into a very sandy environment.
"Hold on." Jerome told him, knowing it was going to be a stretch of this before they got back to the building. Not too much longer though.

He lifted a corner of his mouth "Ain't too sure bout that kid." Jerome admitted "'know before ya go doin' that yer ganna have to get past trainin'" He explained "Prove yer s**t n'all that."  

[insidiousEnigma]

After landing on his butt with a soft 'oomph!', Zacharie settled himself against the wall of the truck again. "Training?" He asked with a faint scowl. It made sense but...he wanted to start working now. "...What sort of training?" He supposed if training meant training Jabari...he could use some help with that. Not that Jabari would take too well to that either way.  

[Blood_Goddess]

"Stuff ya should know. bout pokemon n's**t." He explained with a shrug "n'bou what Team Rocket wants from ya, th'rules."
It really was just the basics, though it took up a lot of time. "You'll see."

Bro hovered in the back with Zacharie and Jabari, arms crossed as he watched the boy trying to keep himself from bouncing around.  

[insidiousEnigma]

"...Dull." Zacharie muttered as he crossed his arms over his chest. The sooner he could get done with all of the boring, tedious stuff the better. He had very important things to finish and incredibly interesting things to start, he didn't have time to sit around and be lectured. He hated it in school and he'd probably hate it even more now.

The teen watched the Gengar hover around with vague curiosity. "So...why does your Gengar have those markings?" He asked, resisting the urge to ask for some blood samples. He didn't think that Bro would appreciate that too much.  

[Blood_Goddess]

"Yeah man, I hear ya. S'kinda bull s**t. But S'what they want, but ya know, S'worth it." Jerome sympathized with a light chuckle.
Jerome hated it himself, and he didn't expect the kid to like it anymore. but Jerome had somehow managed to BS his way through all of it. so this whole trainee thing should be a breeze.

Bro grinned when the topic shifted over to him, tilting to the side and glancing down at his glowing half.
Jerome shrugged again "d'no, always been like that. Since he was a Gastly." the gangster admitted.  

[insidiousEnigma]

That was very interesting indeed. "Fascinating." The teen said simply, eyeing the grinning pokemon with a more open curiosity. "I've never seen glowing markings before." He hoped to one day acquire a pokemon that had unique coloration or markings, but that seemed pretty far off. Besides, he could always learn from other people's pokemon he was sure. "You've had him since he was a Gastly?" He repeated. "What are they like?"  

[Blood_Goddess]

"bout as much a pain in th' a** as Gengar are."
Bro let out a cackle at that, peering over the seats at Jerome with a wide grin "Gar gengar gar"
"Sneaky, and ain't helpin' with a kids runnin' off causing trouble. pretty much."

Jerome started to slow down, to almost a stop as he spoke, leaning forward in his seat as he pulled up to a huge black tower in the middle of the desert.
Accelerating more, the drive became suddenly more smooth and the outside lit up as they pulled into a enclosed, huge lit garage, filled with other black vehicles of all kinds.  

[insidiousEnigma]

"Oh, well that just sounds a lot like Shuppets." Zacharie laughed lightly before yelping as Jabari draped himself over his head. "Shup shuppet!" Flailing his arms, the teen tried to dislodge the pokemon from his head. "Okay, sorry!" He exclaimed, gasping for clean air when the Shuppet removed himself from his head. His headache returned full force when he opened his eyes to the bright lights. "...We're here?" He asked slowly, peering out the window into the large garage looking area. His nerves returned full force and he swallowed loudly around the sudden lump in his throat.  

[Blood_Goddess]

Jerome laughed in the front seat "********' ghosts" He chuckled, causing Bro to join in the laughing at Jabari's revenge.
Though the ghost turned his gaze outward as well, smirk growing wider
"Yeah, we're here."

It was an impressive structure, each parking space was numbered and organized carefully as Jerome drove past the parking spaces. There were a number of people walking around the aria as well, some gathered around cars, others even looking as if they were working on them or gathering supplies out of them. Each of them wearing matching uniforms, the majority being in a dark gray with hats, while there were a a few with white uniforms. All of them wearing the Rocket R on their chests.

Jerome pulled into a stall, and a second later the engine was cut.
Stepping out of the car, Jerome moved to the back where he opened the hatch, peering in at the younger boy in the back seat. "S'ganna be yer new home." He held a hand out to offer him some help.  

[insidiousEnigma]

The amount of people milling about just in the garage was mildly disconcerting. They all appeared to be relatively normally looking though which eased his discomfort. He could feel his heart beating rapidly in his chest and he took a few deep, measured breaths before turning to face the older man. "...Home." He repeated stupidly, the word feeling foreign on his tongue. Shaking himself out of his little stupor, he shoved all of his things into his bag and unclipped his bangs so they covered his injuries once again.

He couldn't wait for a shower.

"Yeah, okay." He smiled faintly and took the offered hand, thankful for the extra help in pulling himself from the truck. His legs were still a bit weak, but at least he didn't feel like he was going to fall over just from standing there.