Mars Bars

Hey, wanna battle? I promise I won't lose! ((Part of Amanita's PC)) Headcanon Team

[galactic-beauty]

Life on the road

[scientistdemarus]

"Ah, hello." Replied Damarus. He hadn’t expected the Purugly’s trainer to approach them, but when he saw her walking their way he stayed. It would have been rude to just walk away.

He nodded in answer to her question. “Yes, I’m a trainer. Is there something I can help you with?”

Yes, he was a trainer, but Damarus didn’t battle much. He was much more interested in studying pokemon than fighting them, and as such he figured Mars had a question about the raising of pokemon rather than a battle that trainers typically asked for.

[galactic-beauty]

Mars was nearly bouncing with excitement. Perfect! Once two trainers made eye contact, they had to battle, right? "Actually," she clasped her hands together, glancing down at his Lopunny, "Your pokemon looks rather strong. I was wondering if you'd be up for a battle. It's not every day I see Sinnoh Pokemon, here. Purugly here has a bit of nostalgia when it comes to Sinnoh." Her feline let out a low rumble of agreement. Mostly Mars wanted his money, and was confident she could win. The boy appeared almost skittish in nature, and how he had obtained an evolved pokemon such as Lopunny was beyond her. Oh well. The boy was trapped now; they had to battle!

[galactic-beauty]

A change of scenery || Open!!!

Battling was fun and all, but it did tend to get monotonous. While there was always that burst of adrenaline during the match, once it was over, even a win was often leaving Mars feeling hollow.

And there was only one thing she knew of to fix that feeling, so she scoped out the town she was in and chose to take a trip to one of the more clean-looking bars. While she didn't want to go some place that would give her a disease just from sitting on a stool, she didn't want to pay an arm and a leg for a drink, either. She happened to find a place that was just right.

Since the sun had just gone down, activity in the place was beginning to pick up, Mars was easily able to slide in with minimal notice, ordering a drink and finding an empty table to sit at. She wasn't here to hook up with anyone, just get pleasantly drunk.

[galactic-beauty]

Life on the road

[scientistdemarus]

Life in a new region couldn’t have been better for a young scientist like Damarus. He had a place to live in on his own and a job that he loved. The pay may not have been the best, since he was new to the field, but it was enough to support him and his pokemon just fine.

He decided to enjoy one of his days off outside with his pokemon, and a picnic sounded like a swell idea. Damarus made his way out of Lacunosa Town and towards Route 12. Beside him was his Lopunny, Isha, who had volunteered to carry the picnic basket while Damarus carried a bag with drinks.

It was Isha who spotted Mars first, or rather she saw the Purugly. The fellow Sinnoh native was a rare sight in Unova. She reached up with one paw and tugged on Damarus’ shirt to get his attention. Then she pointed at the feline pokemon.

"Hmm? What is it, Isha?" Asked Damarus. His gaze followed Isha’s pointing. “Oh! I see, it’s a Purugly."

[galactic-beauty]

As if sensing the eyes on her, or perhaps smelling a familiar scent, Purugly's ears flickered, followed by the turning of her head. She paused in her tracks, staring at the Lopunny and its trainer. Seeing Purugly fall back, Mars also stopped, turning to look at the feline. "Huh? What is it, Purugly?" Mars finally followed Purugly's gaze.

A grin spread across her face, spotting the Lopunny and trainer. "Oh alright! You found a new opponent!" And this guy looked like he had more money than her previous opponents. "Come on!" she urged her pokemon, moving toward the man in almost a skipping saunter.

Upon closer appraisal, this boy definitely looked wealthy, not to mention someone familiar. It also dawned on her that perhaps he was a traveler, as she had only seen Lopunny's in Sinnoh. "Hi, hello!" she greeted him, trying not to look too eager. "Are you a trainer?"

[galactic-beauty]

Life on the road || Open!!

It was another normal day, really. Most of the people in the area weren't trainers, and the ones that were were preschoolers who knew next to nothing about battles. Mars almost felt bad beating them all...almost. The money was meager, but it was still better than nothing, and Purugly didn't seem to mind too much, she was just happy to spend time with her trainer.

Mars sighed, counting the money before pocketing it. Looks like it would be another week where she'd barely be scraping by. It was a shame, but there weren't any alternatives. As she began walking to the nearest town, Purugly strolling alongside her, she wondered if there was a chance she'd bump into any more wealthy opponents, or even someone handing out freebies would be nice, too. Life without Team Galactic was much harder than she had thought it would be.

[galactic-beauty]

OOC:

Hello everyone! My name's Mykaela and I'll be playing Mars, here! It seems I recognize a couple urls from my time in Bebe's PC, so it's nice to see some familiar faces. If anyone wants to rp with Mars, I'll make a general open post in a little bit, but if you want something more catered to your character, feel free to shoot me a message and I can write a more specific starter. I may ask a couple questions, as I'm still new to this group and don't know everyone's headcanons, but don't be afraid to initiate contact!

[galactic-beauty]

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((Since poketumblr is pretty dead, I'm switching this account to a new group. It's been lovely roleplaying with you all, and if you ever want to contact me or rp with me outside of this group I would love to talk to you more! My personal is here or you can message me on this account, since I'll still be using and checking this blog.))

[scientistdemarus]

Damarus returned Mars’ silence with some of his own as he thought to himself. She was right, he admitted. While Charon had removed Janet from the hivemind once before he was reluctant when Damarus asked him recently. The old man had guilt tripped Damarus into backing down. Cyrus and Sird were the only other people who knew the hivemind well enough to do anything about Janet, and with Cyrus gone that left Sird as his only option.

“No. You’re right.” He muttered, not looking at her over the video phone as his mind continued to work out what he should do. “I know Sird wants my project and that the alliance agreement between Galactic and Rocket has put it out of her reach. It’s really the only bargaining chip I have to get her to help Janet, but if that’s what it takes… Then fine.”

He finally looked up. “I’ll test out other options first, but if it comes down to that I’ll do it.”

[galactic-beauty]

Mars nodded. She didn't have much else to say, although it was nice to know she wasn't completely resented. "If you're successful, keep me in touch, ok?" Wasn't a completely absurd request, was it? She still cared about Janet, she just wasn't the best at expressing her feelings.

"Oh and...if you hear about Charon or anyone else coming after me, would it be too much to ask for a tiny heads up? I'm uh...pretty sure some people aren't too happy with me and...well depending on who's tailing me, I'd like to err on the side of caution." Mostly she was worried about Charon. She knew most of what he was capable of, and it was something she doubted herself or Saturn could handle.

[scientistdemarus]

“Can’t say that I know how she feels about you. That’s up to her.”

Damaru’s paused when Mars mention Sird, and shuddered.

“I really want to avoid S-Sird as much as possible but considering what’s happened…”

There was no doubt in his mind that once Sird learned Damarus’ project was damaged she was going to be livid. She might try to get him to the Rocket side of this partnership in order to avoid further damage. The safety of the projects could be a suitable excuse for Rocket to use to move Galactic property to their own bases.

“I think it’s only a matter of time before I see h-her again…”

[galactic-beauty]

Mars was silent a moment. She had turned tail, so she no longer had a right to say much on the situation but...she still felt responsible for Janet's situation. And if the hivemind were to come back on the network again...the thought of Janet going back on that was unsettling.

"It's your choice, I suppose. But if you truly care about Janet, you should speak with someone who knows the ins and outs of the hivemind chip, and the only person, other than Master Cyrus, is Sird."

[scientistdemarus]

I’m happy to have Janet back to normal. Hopefully the hivemind will stay down long enough for us to figure out how to keep her off of it.

It’s alright, it’s a set back I can deal with. If I had the ability to, I’d keep the whole project out of the hands of Rocket and Galatic. At one time I had the chance, but it’s far too late for that.

[galactic-beauty]

It's good to hear Janet's doing well; hopefully she doesn't hate me for what I did, though. But maybe you ought to ask Sird how to permanently unplug Janet before you try anything yourself. I've been told attempting such without the proper knowledge could kill Janet. Maybe that fact was exaggerated, but if I were you, I wouldn't risk that chance.

[galactic-beauty]

How does it feel to live like a fugitive?

Better than the alternatives. I like to think of it as an extended vacation; no abusive bosses to beat the ever-living shit out of me, and no one to stab me in the back. It's quite nice, really.

[galactic-beauty]

Looks like all of my injuries have finally healed up. Geeze, I thought my wrist would never be the same again. Some people need to learn to beat on people their own size...

[pengosolvent]

i was trying to draw a purugly

[kecrambles]

omfg..

[galactic-beauty]

I like things that go BOOM!

[lieutenant-commander-saturn-dea]

“Well I have little knowledge on both Hoenn and Unova. Hoenn poses the advantage that team aqua and magma are pretty tame in the sense that they are staying among themselves and not trying to affiliate or take over anything else. Their problems are between the two of them… Unova has the advantage that it is further away and it is more of a diffculity to reach, but there is a chance that Plasma could cause such a stir and draw the attention of team rocket…” He brushed his bangs out of his face. “Hoenn is far warmer and Unova is cold, but not as cold as Sinnoh.”

[galactic-beauty]

"Then let's go to Hoenn!" Mars smiled. Warm weather always sounded good to her. "Come on!" she grabbed Saturn's arm, pulling him away from the view of the fiery building. With her limp and the large crowd that had gathered, progress wasn't very fast, but finally they made it to the elevator which took them to the bottom and out of the department store. "Should we fly to Sunyshore, or do you think we can manage walking?"

[galactic-beauty]

I like things that go BOOM!

[lieutenant-commander-saturn-dea]

“Well sunnyshore is closer, but I completely forgot about flying being that my pokemon aren’t the most adapt for flying” He contemplated, having a croagunk and a toxicroak able to learn fly seemed like a pretty silly thing that couldn’t exist.  ”I’m not going to snowpoint either… I just feel like if we go to canalave that it isn’t as easy to blend in as a tourist city that has ships coming in and out weekly. Though this means we would need to pick a region to go to if we go that route…” 

“I’ll leave the choice up to you. Boats in canalave tend to stop off in snowpoint I believe… Don’t they? I never actually boarded the ships when I lived there…”

[galactic-beauty]

"Then let's just leave from Sunnyshore." She just really didn't want to deal with the cold, and then putting new clothes on with her hurt appendages just for the sake of blending in just sounded like torture. "And I'd suggest either Hoenn or Unova. Team Rocket works out of Kanto and Johto, right? Being within their reach after...what just happened to their property doesn't exactly sound like a good idea. Personally, I'd prefer to go to Hoenn, just because I like the warmer climate, but that's just me. So what do you think? Hoenn or Unova?"

[galactic-beauty]

I like things that go BOOM!

[lieutenant-commander-saturn-dea]

“I’m very acquainted with Canalave City Mars, and I agree. The only issue is getting to Canalave. Without a pokemon that knows surf we are unable to get to the city all together. We could always go to snowpoint but that journey would be more difficult… Isn’t there ships that go to sunnyshore? It is a resort town, surly there must be tourist boats we could get on?” he tapped his foot impatiently.

[galactic-beauty]

"What? We can't get to Canalave with Flying pokemon? I have two, so if that's the issue, I can take care of that. Or is it because Sunyshore's closer?" She took another sip of her soda, glancing over at the rolling clouds of smoke over the Team Galactic base. "I knew Sunyshore was on the coast, but I guess I never realized people came in through there. That could work better, I suppose, because I ain't going to Snowpoint." She hated the snow and the cold. She'd much prefer a warmer environment any day. "So should we dress up as tourists, or what?" she hadn't thought to pack a bathing suit, but if they got on some cruise liner, she wanted to enjoy the amenities.

[galactic-beauty]

I like things that go BOOM!

[lieutenant-commander-saturn-dea]

“Well we do need to leave, but where? We still have time since they are probably either on fire or trying to figure out why everything is well, exploding. But it doesn’t leave us much time, especially on foot, to make a great get away.”

[galactic-beauty]

Mars took another sip of the soda, trying to act casual, while still trying to squirm around and see the view of the Team Galactic building. No one would mourn for the casualties. "I say we get out of Sinnoh. If we can get to Canalave City, we should be able to stow away on some cargo, if we can't afford a ride out." Either way, there were always boats entering and leaving Canalave City, so it wouldn't be too hard to find a vessel to get them out quickly.

[galactic-beauty]

I like things that go BOOM!

[lieutenant-commander-saturn-dea]

Once they got to the roof, saturn could already see people looking confused by the edge. He figured that Mars would go rush over, making his way towards the vending machine to look less suspicious. Tapping the red head with a can of soda, he tapped the top of his bottle to her can as a small cheers. 

“So now what? I’d say I’d treat drinks on me being we could use some but I really don’t think our money should be distributed that way…”

He tried to peak over at the HQ, but there were too many people. Did it explode while they were in the elevator, or was it merely smoking and collapsing on itself? He was far too short to tell.

[galactic-beauty]

The soda can brought a wan smile to Mars's face. "Thanks," she mumbled, opening the can and taking a sip. She frowned, seeing the growing crowd in front of her. "Well this blows," she didn't expect such a crowd to appear so quickly. "Maybe we should...just leave? I mean if..." what was a good name to call Charon without the people around them knowing? "The fat old man finds us, we're done." And by done, she really meant dead, or seriously maimed. Since she was still sporting her more recent injuries from him, she was still on edge about what more Charon was capable of.