Pokemon Tabletop Adventures: Team Rocket, v 0.1

[MesiDoomstalker]

Can I help you two?

Artemis is that you?

[Esprit15]

"Just needing a spot to sit. Friend here blacked out in the sun today. I told him not to wear that suit." Yep, seems the idiot was good for something after all. Dummy here still can't take even a thought being put in his head without issues, though. She drops Romeo into a chair before grabbing a seat.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Oww headache!' He rubs his temples. 'Ready to get sexy Ethan? Meeting is in two hours.'

[Eshkigal]

Gerald went with Kubota tucked in his real arm and his tools being held in the other. He tenses, until Sparky pops up out of a backpack and waves, swinging over to him and giving him a hug. He lets Kubota sit on the table as this happens, and waves to them with the right hand.
"Missed you too, girl."
He pets the little spider with his new hand.
"So...what did you do to get a guy with a flamethrower after you?"

[Esprit15]

"Presumably be doing what he always does, and it turns out the girl's or girls' father knew some people."

[IrnBruAddict]

'Meh, it happens more often than you think. Think I could go back to my room in this disguise? Or should I crash with Arte?' He wiggles his eyebrows at her.

[Esprit15]

She glares. "He might check again, unfortunately. There's two beds, thank Arceus. I'll move one to the far side of the room. The very far side."

[MesiDoomstalker]

While sleeping arrangments are so rivetting and entertaining, we should get to the mission at hand. How much time do we have and where?

[Arcran]

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About 10:30 right now.

[IrnBruAddict]

'Ethan. You, me, a bathroom stall and my toys, right now.' Romeo giggles. 'Not the first time I've had to say that.'

[Esprit15]

"Romeo, before you go, what time is the meeting at?"

[IrnBruAddict]

'12 o'clock. We got an hour after we change Ethan then get over there.'

[Eshkigal]

"So where should Paul and I go? I was thinking find a room nearby to keep Joe on him in case something happens."

[Esprit15]

"Ah, almost forgot." She digs through Romeo's bag, pulling out a very angry looking Kakuna with an old shirt stuck to it. "He decided that he liked the shirt and so Romeo just packed him in there for safe keeping." She thinks for a moment. "Just chat outside. Looks normal."

[hustlertwo]

Come here, buddy. Did you have a wild night of arthropod acrobatics?

Paul holds the Metapod in his hands, then glances at the disguised psychic with a smirk.

And how was your night, little miss just-out-of-trainer-school? Someone looks like she's doing the Walk of Shame today. You don't have to answer; I'll ask Romeo about it later. Assuming he doesn't pass out from lack of fluids.

As for our spot, I don't actually have to be present; can always have Hardcase web himself somewhere out of the way and relay to me what's happening.

With that, Paul releases a portion of himself to reconnect with Hardcase.

How you doing today, buddy? Sorry about leaving you with those odd sorts, but it was necessary to help you make that love connection.

[Esprit15]

Artemis tenses up, but then just smiles. Being the only real Psychic in the group, I think I'm the only one qualified to say what others are thinking. She leans back in her chair, taking a deep breath.
"Seems like a straight forward plan. They go in, try to talk the boy into handing it over. It works, we return it. It doesn't, we have to try plan B. That fails, we go with plan C. We're all familiar with what all the plans are, correct?"

[Eshkigal]

"Diplomacy, assault, theft-wait, I mean diplomacy, theft, assault. It's the second one, right?"
REALLY need help with overcoming the indoctrination practices-right, psychic.

[Esprit15]

"Diplomacy, threaten, then theft. There is no assault. Assault means something went very wrong."

[Eshkigal]

"Sorry. Old habit..."
He hangs his head a bit, recalling some of the more violent days of old.

[Esprit15]

Artemis just tilts her head at the violent thoughts. This one will be useful. Very mentally scarred, though. You get to threaten though. That's close, right? Or, I could bring you along in the theft. Doesn't hurt me to bring another person along while phasing. Good to have two on one if something goes wrong, and it's too tempting to just leave Paul there. She smirks on the last thought.

[hustlertwo]

Poor Artemis. Perhaps someday I'll tell you what Aquilla actually thinks of his life, since you're unable to read his mind as I now can.

I suppose for now my part in the plan is to wait around and hope I'm not needed. Well, unless we threaten. We can do that.

[Esprit15]

"Aw, you can't read body language so you have to enter your Pokémon's mind just to talk to them. Clearly I am just mentally crippled due to my just reading how they act." She lets out Aquilla, who just nuzzles her head. "Poor, poor me."

[Eshkigal]

I...I'm very tired of hurting people indiscriminately.
More visions of death and destruction follow, some of which were born of necessity. Even one where he stabs a bum in the neck over a half eaten apple because he hadn't eaten in over a week when he was six.
I'll help with the threat, but I need help keeping it to that. I'd join you on the theft, though.

[MesiDoomstalker]

Oh dear, what can I do against such a formidable foe?Ethan lets out a small smile. He seems much more katty than before. Or maybe he's serious?

[IrnBruAddict]

'I don't know why you two need powers to understand people. Can't you just read them? Like this.' Romeo closed his eyes and focused on each of the members of the group. He was going to use his own special power.

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Know your audience:
If I beat a 10, you have to tell me what kind of person your character is attracted to.

Paul: (1d20+5)[13]
Artemis: (1d20+5)[10]
Gerald: (1d20+5)[18]
Ethan: (1d20+5)[6]

And obviously it fails on Ethan

[Esprit15]

Maybe we'll keep you out of the threat then. Want you to stay under control.

If beating a 10 means hitting it, here you go. It does

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Intelligent people, strong/good looking but not dumb guys, no good fluff way to say people with two high mental stats, Psychics

Overall, mod would likely be sum of 1/2 (WIS mod + CHA mod), INT mod and 1/2 STR mod after Arte's current STR (20 would garner a +1, 24 a +2, etc.) (no penalty from STR), and then modifiers for actual interactions. So Romeo would be +0 before accounting for how they interact, for example. Oddly, so would she.

"I can read people without entering their mind. I'm not perfect at it, but I can. I actually only read surface thoughts. I couldn't look in and see 'Oh, Paul was born in a barn' or anything like that unless he were to be thinking that at the time."

[Eshkigal]

(Female, unsure about modifiers as he is still very inexperienced.)
While Romeo and Ethan are in the bathroom, Gerald looks up.
"Did Romeo ever say what the kid's name is, by the way?"

[Esprit15]

"His most recent ex," she says with a smile, "thinks the boy is called Jordan. No known last name."

[hustlertwo]

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Pretty much all chicks, with a slight preference to the meatier type. Also, an inexplicable thing for Agatha, from how she looked back when he started training (which was, admittedly, still when she was pretty old).

I don't care about people, so that works out. And apparently I can go pretty in-depth with the minds of Pokemon, communicate with them and whatnot. Who knew? But instead of Muking around with waggling our brain peens at each other, how about we just get ready to take care of business?

[IrnBruAddict]

'My magic sexy powers say:

Arte wants a psychic who looks hot, maybe with a bit of muscle.

Paul likes junk in the trunk, and has a passion for certain ghost trainers.

Gerald has almost no experiance, but likes women.

And Ethan ..... I honestly have no idea if he's even interested in sex.'

He smiles, glad at getting 3 out of 4. 'See, I have magic powers too. Now Ethan, ready to get disguised?'