IC Contact

[garbagechild]

"... So I just talk? I start talking? .... Now? ... What's the light mean? ... Oh! HI, I'M WRATH, THIS IS MY MAIL VOICE, PLEASE LEAVE A--" BEEP.


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Viocemail, 6th December

[11121_assumption]

[ Outside his now abandoned home, empty of his possessions and Pokemon in readiness for this day, Walter calls in that area between the very early morning and dawn, when he knows it's extremely unlikely he will be answered. He doesn't want to talk directly to Wrath for this. It's easier to speak to static. Even then, his voice is soft and his words are chosen deliberately. ]

Wrath. There are some things I had to say to you before...what happens. We've talked a lot about teams and the humans we served. Or, we have mentioned the humans we were controlled by.

You serve team Rocket because you feel safe with them. A team will protect you, as long as you do what you are told. And they will punish you for disobedience, or for questioning their orders. When I was younger...I was raised by men who were like that. If I did not listen, they would imprison me, or beat me. I was too young and small to resist back then. Had I been that age when I was brought here, I would have been loyal to Team Rocket as well. Their punishments are weak, to what I have already endured, and they offer food and protection.

But I am not a child anymore. So I am not loyal to Team Rocket. They cannot offer me anything I cannot obtain for myself. When I first came here, I was confused and weak. Over time, I have learned. I trained my Pokemon. I obtained others and trained them. I have found a means to obtain a home and food. I do not need Team Rocket to protect me or to provide for me. I do not need them anymore. And their punishments do not frighten me.

But this does not mean that I don't want you. I would be loyal to you, Wrath. I do not dislike, or distrust you. What is about to happen is an act against Team Rocket. It is not against you. I think...I think, you have more potential than you realise, Wrath. I think that you do not truly need Team Rocket either. Your Pokemon like you for a reason; I have seen them with you. They would protect you. And you have a people in your home who would protect you as well.

I know that you will be angry with me but I need you to know this, Wrath. If you were in danger and called for my help, I would answer. If you called to talk, I would listen and respond.

...you're my friend. Not because we were both in Team Rocket. Because I like you. Even when people say you are a monster, or do not have memories. I think you are a person. And you matter. You matter to me.

[ That was extremely difficult to say. But it's been so long since he met and befriended Wrath and there were so many others he had lost before he had gotten to say this to them, and with this moment that was hung between him and the stars above, he could say it. He breathed. ]

But I know you are loyal to Team Rocket before you are loyal to me. But I want you to also know this; any Pokemon you have been given from Team Rocket has a chip inside it. The chip allows them to find you at any moment, and slightly alters the behaviour of those Pokemon. Do not forget this message.

Goodbye, Wrath. Take care.

[ He turned off the Gear and, as Wrath was the last person to contact, he dropped it and smashed it underfoot. He lit a cigarette (he'd picked up the habit due to the stress of "handling" Alessa) and lit it, taking a drag and watching the sky. He would trace the constellations until dawn, and then he would head to Goldenrod... ]