007. [video; technically a re-intro]

[istheindustry]

Well, my dear friends - it's been a long time for some of us, hasn't it?

[...oh, god, Reaver, what the hell do you want...]

While I've made my presence known to a few of you over the last...oh, I don't know, few weeks or so...I know full well that the rest of you may have been unaware of my return - and it's about time that we remedied that, don't you think? After all, I can't deprive all of you of my presence for too long, and the time for laying low is well over.

And if I didn't know you before, then you're more than welcome to introduce yourselves - don't worry about boring me any, if that's the case then I'll gladly tell you to shut up and get on with it. So in the name of that not happening, do try to keep it interesting, will you? Make up a story about the grand dragon-slaying adventure you just embarked upon for all I care.

[He pauses for a moment once that's out there, however; clearly that's not everything he wants just now.]

Of course, it's also come to my attention that a few of you might have what's rightfully mine - and that isn't going to do, either. So do be good sports about this entire business and hand over those Pokémon you may have received, will you? I would hate to have to...collect them, as it were.

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[doitrockapella]

I DO NOT KNOW
THEY ARE ON THE TV !

AND SHE WATCHES THEM
WITH THE SECRET

B U T

THEY ARE NOT FOR ME
B E C A U S E
I WOULD NOT UNDERSTAND

WHY EVERYONE IS YELLING

[istheindustry]

...I see...

And how fond are you of this secret, my dear? Do you have any thoughts on it?

[doitrockapella]

UM
UM UM UM

I DO NOT TALK TO THE SECRET

FORBIDDEN
NOT ALLOWED
V E R B O T E N

BUT
IT MADE MY TRAINER SMILE
WHEN SHE WAS SAD

SO I THINK
THE SECRET IS LIKE YOU
C A P T A I N

[istheindustry]

Well, I'd certainly like to speak to your trainer again, should the opportunity arise.

[doitrockapella]

YES
SHE IS COMING

CAPTAIN EMERGENCY ALERT PROTOCOLS WERE
I N I T I A T E D

ETA THIRTY SECONDS

OR MAYBE SOONER
IF AGENT COOPER WENT FAST

[istheindustry]

[...Zack he is pretty sure that you are not saying anything near what you mean

but oh my god he has to actually stop laughing before he can respond because what in the name of Avo]

...I'm sorry, what?

[doitrockapella]

You should be flattered, really; you rank in the highest tier of Zack's established alert protocols. Also, it was closer to twenty seconds — the practice drills have paid off.

Hello, captain.

[istheindustry]

And a good evening to you as well, my dear - despite the lack of visual confirmation one way or another, I'll assume you're as lovely as ever.

[doitrockapella]

It's nice to see you haven't changed a bit.

Zack seems to think you've been hiding from him.

[istheindustry]

Well, you can reassure him that I haven't been, as I imagine he'll take your word over mine - given that I'm the one who's supposedly been doing the hiding and all.

I'm not the sort to hide from anyone, Pokémon or otherwise.

[doitrockapella]

Of course not. You're just the type to demand your roster back, now that you've seen fit to put in an appearance.

Which will pose you a problem if the people who inherited them don't see fit to give them up.

[istheindustry]

[...oho.]

Care to tell me what you've received?

[doitrockapella]

You mean what you're not getting back?

The fair Lady Elizabeth, actually.

[istheindustry]

Oh, I'll get her back, have no doubts about that.

After all, we spoke about titles once - and how 'King of Thieves' is one of mine.

AND SUDDENLY PRIVATE FOREVER

[doitrockapella]

You think you can steal her back from me?

[istheindustry]

What do you take me for? Of course I do.

[doitrockapella]

There's just one problem with that.

You'd have to catch me first.

[istheindustry]

We'll see, my dear; believe me, I intend to enjoy the game.

[doitrockapella]

Not as much as I will.

I suppose that means the dinner I owe you will have to wait; making arrangements with you now would make things much too easy on you.

[istheindustry]

Indeed? I'm not above calling a temporary ceasefire, you know...

[doitrockapella]

How quickly your attitude changes.

[istheindustry]

I prefer to think of it as adaptability, my dear.

[doitrockapella]

Or a keen sense of opportunism.

The restaurant is in Olivine; that just leaves the question of who's getting there when, and how.

[istheindustry]

Well, unfortunately I'm short anything that would actually be useful in that regard.

[doitrockapella]

You've been here this long and you don't have something that flies yet?