TEAM ROCKET BLASTS OFF!

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So, Team Rocket's not been doing much as of late...Let's change that. This month, Rockets are gonna be called into HQ for a special heist! The admins have been cooking up this plot and you've been chosen for the job! And other players can choose to get involved too! So, what is this heist...?

TEAM ROCKET are going to be launching raids on POKEMON CENTRES across the region, stealing strong Pokemon while they're recovering from battles! Here's the plan;

Rockets are gonna be put in groups of two or three, depending on numbers. You'll be dispatched to different Pokemon Centres across Johto; this is what the helicopters and trucks are for people. As evening falls, it's time to hit those Pokemon Centres. Once inside, your first duty is to disable the warp-pad system to prevent people from fleeing or teleporting in; any strong electric type Pokemon can work for this or a Porygon (if you do not have such a Pokemon, you'll be given a very snotty look and a device that does the job). With the pads down, it's time to act and snatch every single Pokemon in the centre! There's different ways you can do this of course; you can stay sneaky, get to the back where the Pokemon are treated and attempt to steal everything without alerting the people at the front of what's happening. You can go loud, rip off your trench coats to reveal Rocket uniforms and send your Pokemon out to cause some havoc. You can do a mix of both, you can use your Pokemon's abilities to your advantage, there's no scripted way to do this. Just do your job and get those Pokemon! Once things get too hot and you've got a nice haul, it's time to bail. Take your goods and get out to the van/chopper. If you choose, you can either dump your stolen goods in the van and hitch a ride back to Goldenrod, OR you can dump your stolen goods in the van and run off into the night so you can enjoy the city the next day. Long as they get the goods, it doesn't matter. Just don't go running right into Officer Jenny's loving arms, hm?

Organization!

Here's the meta stuff. Rockets, please respond to the OPT-IN thread below with your character, their current location and your preferences for who they are teamed up with; remember, YOUR preference, not theirs. The Admins don't care if X doesn't like Y, they're going to suck it up and get this thing done! Locations will be fully decided once the number of teams has been revealed, but Ecruteak City, Mahogany Town and Blackthorn City are the current targets, so you can pop in if there's a location you'd like to be sent to as well. Signups are open til the 11th, just so teams can be decided and locations finalized a week before the event happens.

WAIT, what about the other trainers??

If you're not a Rocket...then you might just be in the right/wrong place, at the wrong/right time! Characters who are in the cities the Rockets attack might hear a commotion. They might even have stepped in to get their Pokemon healed or to use the PC. Either way, they can be in the building as this begins, and thus be able to fight back! Or end up losing a Pokemon or two, depending on how you want to play it out of course. Just make sure battles are discussed with the Rockets involved, and vice versa for Rockets, to determine who wins and what impact that has on the heist. Trainers can even try to pursue the escaping Rockets or take to the skies to chase the vans/helicopters with the goods! Ultimately they will get away but maybe you can knock some Pokeballs free?

Trainers don't need to opt in but it would be appreciated, just so it's easier to track rewards (rewards only go to those who tag into the thread however).

So what do we get from this?

Rockets, for your excellent service, you will receive a generous paycheck depending on the number/strength of the Pokemon you obtain (amount to be calculated later) and of course, you can keep a Pokemon or two that catch your eye.

Trainers, for your valiant efforts in defending the centres, you will receive two one-use TMs from the Pokemon Centre; TM17 (Protect) and TM44 (Rest). You get this regardless whether you succeeded in fending off the Rockets or not; the Joys appreciate you trying you best! And maybe these TMs can help you win the fight next time.

Additionally; the warp pads are fried! Ur, woops... The warp pad system will be offline for a week following the heist, due to TR overdoing it just a bit. Looks like you'll have to get around the old fashioned way until it's fixed!

---- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ----

General

Q: Is this a player plot?
A: Yes it is! I will be trying to host this one, so please bear with me and my inevitable doofs!

Q: Is there going to be a thread for this?
A: Yes, there will be. There'll be top levels for each location under attack, so everything can be in one spot and the comm isn't flooded with this

Q: The Rockets are gonna get away? THAT'S LAME
A: I'M SORRY I wouldn't know how to go about balancing an outright struggle like the Prom :C In this case the Rockets do get away with some Pokemon. But you can stop them from getting so many and lessen the money prize Rockets receive. And, taking part will net you those TMs!

Q: What if my character works the night shift at the Pokemon Centre??
A: Then they have the same options as trainers getting their Pokemon patched up! They can join the fight, try to keep their heads down or try to bail out.

Q: So, the warp pads are down, what's to stop my character just walking in?
A: If the Rockets don't actively cover the door...then nothing. COME ON IN Y'ALL.

Q: Does this mean cities my character passes through won't be registered as I travel?
A: Unfortunately, yes. but stepping past them once the system is back up will fix that.

Rocket specific

Q: Is participation absolutely required?
A: No no. If a Rocket member doesn't want to take part, they can either not be called up for the job or it can be handwaved that they're doing some other important Rocket duty, i.e. driving the get away car.

Q: So we can get shipped to any Pokemon Centre?
A: Yes, within the Region you are located in. HOWEVER, due to crashing the warp pads, the city you go to will not be registered for you to warp to in the future, unless you stay there for the week until the system comes back online.

Q: Do we pick our teams?
A: That depends. If people can't agree on teams, then it'll be randomized the week before. I'm not going immediately to that, since I know people want to build different CR/conflict with certain characters and such. In the story however, it's decided by the Admins, not the Rockets.

Q:: WHAT'S THIS ABOUT OUR PRIZE MONEY BEING LESS??
A: Simply put, if the Trainer's put up a good fight, you're not bringing as many Pokemon in for the glory of Team Rocket, are ya? But if the Rockets manage to keep their haul, they'll get a better bonus. Either way, it's not going to be a measly sum of money, so don't worry too much!

If there's anything I haven't covered, please please ask!

Comments

SIGN UPS

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Vanitas

[bleedingunversed]

Oh he is totally getting involved in this. Wrath, Diana and Handsome Jack would be great team-ups for him. Alternatively, I'm also down for him just getting stuck with whoever~

Also, Vanitas is going to be in Mahogany as it is so he'd happily take on that Pokemon center since he'll be familiar with it!

Jinx

[badluckbabe]

Count Jinx in. She could use some fun.

Jinx has been to the other cities but she hasn't been to Blackthorn yet. She'll be around Olivine as well at the time.

Also she will totally throw in with whomever you set her with! I'm game!

Diana Ladris

[keep_surviving]

Diana's ready for this! Give her some purpose. She's gonna be hanging out in Olivine around that time.

Match up wise, Diana's good to bounce off anyone!

Walter Sullivan

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Walter is currently in Ecruteak; I'd like to send him to Blackthorn however.

I'd like to pair him up with someone he has existing CR with to develop on but I'll happily fill any spare slots as needed!

"Betty Bengal"

[pipers_son]

hope my forgetful ass isn't too late-

"Betty Bengal" will be showing up in this. As a default, Betty is in Goldenrod, but would prefer a city away from there. Best to stay away from places, you know.

I'm good with whoever!

[11121_assumption]

I'll be honest; I hadn't planned for this. And I'm not entirely sure what to do with this either, so, help me figure this out.

So, you're signing up as a Rocket with your fake Rocket ID. Does this mean you fully intend to act as a Rocket during this event, or will you be attempting sabotage at certain points? How would Joker be informed of this? As far as I'm aware, 'Betty Bengal' was an alias made to get into the base as part of the data base; but it's not part of the main system, or Rocket would be demanding their payment of stolen Pokemon each month and trying to chase up this wayward member.

And the thing is, if you do take part in this event, seeing as you're not on Rocket payroll you will not receive the payment prize. And you won't be able to claim the Pokemon Centre prize either, unless you throw off the disguise halfway through...? But that would feel unfair on whatever Rocket you'd be partnered with, since they'd be down an ally and stuck trying to battle Joker while getting out with the stolen Pokemon.

[pipers_son]

Didn't think it would cause any trouble, sorry about that!

Joker isn't going to be involved in this for any sabotage, so you won't have to worry about that. I would have tried to bring it up as a possibility just so I wouldn't ruin any Rocket player's fun if I had, scout's honor!

Joker doesn't need any Rocket payment, so it's not something he's concerned about. He's doing this purely to keep up the Betty disguise (it'll look weird if this person is hanging around but doesn't seem to be doing anything after all) and also get a feel for how Rockets operate both from organization to carrying actions out.

Handsome jack

[thedifferencebetween]

Yeah, Jack will do anything to gain favor in the eyes of the higher ups, he'd be all over this.

And I am totally open to randomization for team ups! Jack would be hilarious with pretty much anyone in Rocket. He's in Goldenrod, currently, as always. And any location is fine by me!

Wrath

[garbagechild]

Apologies for the lateness!

I'm fine throwing Wrath in with anybody, and in any city. He will likely be trying to throw his weight around a little bit, feeling out his promotion from the Prom.

QUESTIONS

[11121_assumption]

[schachmeister]

I may have completely read over it, but when exactly will this be taking place? Sign-ups are until the eleventh, I understand, but on what date will the actual heist take place? Or is that still to be finalised?

Also, I noticed that all three of the current targets are in Johto. Will there be a way for anyone in Kanto to participate? Or alternatively, will the Kanto warp network be affected at all or are they just taking out the one in Johto with their shenanigans?

[11121_assumption]

The heist is going down on the evening of September 17th! It's the date given for the event on the calendar, so that's my bad for not including it above, sorry!

Currently, I'm not sure on having Kanto be affected directly, admittedly. The problem is, from what I know of the Rockets, they're all based in Johto right now, and travelling them across regions felt a little too much given they could choose to stay after the drop off. BUT that's my initial thoughts. If there's a high demand then I am very open to rethinking and asking the mods about it!

The Kanto warp system is connected to the Johto system in one place (the Indigo Plateau!), and since the entire network is being knocked out, it can certainly affect Kanto too. EVERYBODY WALKS.

(please feel free to tell me what you'd want / if you want Armin to be pulled into this! Same with everyone else!)

[schachmeister]

DAMN YOU, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH ARMIN HATES PHYSICAL EXERCISE

I'll have to get back to you on getting Armin involved. Right now I am wrapping up a bunch of event things and getting all my beach ducks in a row, so it is a little overwhelming. I think once I have all of that sorted, I can make a better estimation of whether or not I can involve Armin. Though he is kantostuck so if I do, we'll have to think about that.

[rambling_runner]

Okay, since there's no Rockets in Kanto and it's unfair you guys miss out, I had a thought. Provided I don't overload myself, I can put some NPC Rockets in Kanto to kick about and cause trouble, so you don't miss out on the event if you do decide you want to be involved!

[notvaljean]

Jean is in Kanto right now, BUUUUUUT I have a couple of Pokemon that I have just never done anything with, so if a Rocket would like to RP out stealing one or both of them, I'm down!

[rambling_runner]

Given how keen you all are, I will happily put some NPC Rockets in Kanto so you don't miss out on the event if you like! c:

[bertall]

Bert has a Seel that can be yoinked if anyone hits up Kanto too!

[rambling_runner]

If nobody is able to get to Kanto, since there's so few over there, I can play some NPC Rockets if you still want to be involved!

[islandshore]

Would egg theft be something rockets would be interested in as well? Riku is one of the folks running Kanto's breeding center, so he could theoretically have a few eggs stashed in the PC with some egg moves that could either be hatched and trained for rocket purposes or resold on the black market?

I'd consider actual mons to steal, but I haven't updated his roster in ages.

Either way, he's in Kanto.

Late to the party because I've been a busy bee. RETAIL, man.

[11121_assumption]

This is strictly an attack on Pokemon Centres, not breeding centres. Plus hatching and training egg-mons takes time, they're not here to put effort into raising Pokemon! The electric pokemon and Porygons are just being used to corrupt the warp pad system, they're not there to hack into everyone's PC boxes.

TEAMS

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Here are your teams!

Diana, Wrath and Betty, you are being sent to ECRUTEAK CITY.
Jack and Vanitas, you are being sent to MAHOGANY TOWN.
Jinx and Walter, you are being sent to BLACKTHORN CITY.

If you're unhappy with these teams, please message me as soon as possible so things can be re-arranged.