#tw experimentation

[Oh great, it’s Opaq.]

Hey, bug zapper. Some people are invading, go with the kid and stop them.

@teambrillar/@justaprojectmoonfan

<He narrows his eyes. He does stand, but he doesn't advance.>

[ It's overwhelming right away: A wrecked battlefield. Fainted Pokemon being recalled all at once. Bikers with broken legs being hauled away by their mates. Beau speaking to the phone, something about a Corvoknight Taxi. ]

[ Whatever xe's saying is clearly just a cover to have xyr phone out for recording, though. One thing stands out starkly among the chaos. ]

[ Standing in the center of the battlefield, an unusually tall man in a blue suit is holding a limp Scrafty up by its neck. ]

[ Regular Pokemon battles don't do whatever happened to this creature. Trained eyes can immediately tell the difference between Pokemon battles that get out of hand, and abuse. A person beat this Scrafty, seemingly with intent to kill. ]

[ The man holding it is formal and stiff from his feet to his shoulders, but his face... a twisted smile, eyes too alive with malice. ]

[ The story here is clear. The being next to him, a human mutated behind layers of feathers and wings, doesn't reflect well on him either. ]

[ Beau shoves the phone in her pocket. For the next while, there is only audio. ]

🎀 "Alright. You win, you big winner you! We surrender. Now you'd better hold up your end of the bargain if you don't want your spine snapped, understood?"

💍 "I always hold up my end of a deal." [ The man's voice is enough to make listeners shiver. Why does he sound so calm, yet so loud? Why does the ambience seem to fade away when he speaks? ]

🎀 "We're clearly retreating now, so I think letting Jace recall Clementine as soon as he's down here is more than fair, dont'cha think so too, big blue?"

💍 "As I said, Tisa will return it to you soarself. You should be honoured I let you flee in the first place."

🧵 "You call yourself a peaceful man who hates violence, huh?"

💍 "Of course I am. Even still, I am excellent at all I do... That includes self-defense. You were trying to damage my Academy. There are people in here who would've gotten hurt. I would have been within my rights to kill you."

[ The image of the mangled Scrafty must be lingering in many listeners' minds as he says that. Jace and Beau chatter a bit, the former clearly having been crying. Then, Beau says something a little louder, seemingly half-talking to the future viewers in her phone. ]

🎀 "I just have one last question for the big tall winner boy of the hour in front of us. How did that big metal thing around your Articuno's neck contribute to its ~excellent~ care, hm?"

🧵 "Beau, whatever you're doing, let's just g-get the hell out of here, okay?"

[ Beau says nothing, waiting for Conrad to say something cruel and confirm the concerning information xe let slip. ]

💍"Many Pokemon have collars."

[ A new voice is heard. It's young, perhaps between teenage and adult. A little breathy and monotone, like someone trying to force a normal tone and failing. ]

🪽 "Perhaps you ought to hurry up leave. Don't you all have anything better to do?"

[ Beau grunts a little. Not the answer xe hoped for. Xe barely holds together her trademark cheery-sinister tone as xe speaks: ]

🎀 “Hmph… not what it looked like to me, but alright~!

[ A pause. Motorcycles revving. A much sterner tone: ]

🎀 “We’re after some strong legendaries at home. We don’t forget easily, either. Bring Clem back safe.”

[ For the next while, the audio is mostly dominated by loud motorcycle noise, though it faintly seems that Jace and Beau are having a heated shouting match. After a minute or two they come to a stop. Beau pulls the phone out of her pocket and seemingly pauses the recording, as it skips to a new scene: ]

[ Beau looks at the camera, standing in a forest. Xe seems... more serious than usual, though still talking with a dramatic affect. ]

🎀 "Hey there, followers, viewers, and whichever organizations we're gonna send this video off to. You've all just met one Conrad Hagar, or "Sir Hagar", as he seems to like to call himself. He runs a shiny hunting "academy" in Galar, though I don't think most academies hide themselves in fake pop-up neighborhoods that you can only find if you send in an application. We really wanted to pay him a little visit though, maybe nab some files or overall wreck the place, so one of our boys sent an application in. Conrad's cult is located at [Beau reads out the full address of Hagar's Academy of Collecting Excellence]. He must have paid someone off a pretty penny to keep that one a secret, huh~?"

[ Beau twirls xyr hair. Xyr playful mannerisms mixed with her clear disdain for Conrad puts an odd pit in some viewers' stomach. ]

🎀 "Unfortunately, the man was in possession of a shiny alpha Noivern, a shiny Mega Gallade, a shiny Kantonian Articuno all the way out here in Galar, and a hoard of students and maids with an army's worth of Pokemon. Sooo, we didn't get what we were after exactly. However, we DID get this footage.

🎀 "That birdmon-y fellow was Tisa, Conrad's child. They're 18 years old and serve as president of the Academy. We've collected evidence of Conrad's past and continued abuse of Tisa, as well as Conrad's abuse of Pokemon and experimentation on both humans and Pokemon, all of which we'll be sending along with this video to, lessee... Galar's CPS is a good bet. Then news or local government first? Hmm... I wouldn't be surprised if Conrad has sneasle'd his way into the gov's pocket, so I'm gonna go with the former first. They seemed to enjoy watching our trip here, so this oughta be a juicy scoop for them! After that, we'll put it on social media too, in case the mainstream decides they're too delicate for this one."

🧵 "If any of you hurt Tisa, we'll fucking kill you. They're a victim in all of this. They don't need jail, they need rehabilitation and therapy, damn it."

[ Beau turns the camera to Jace. He's gripping his Mimikyu, caressing its felt head and squeezing its shadowy hand. His eyes are moist, distant, horrified, exhausted. ]

🎀 "That's exactly right. Anything else you need to say, Jace?"

[ He sniffs a little. His voice is full of mucus and tears as he talks. ]

🧵 "That... that Scrafty was Clementine. He's my ace. I've had him since I was a kid. He's... he's my boy. He's like a brother to me. And... that, THAT SADISTIC FUCK CONRAD... he..."

[ Jace lets go of his Mimikyu's hand, putting a hand on his face. It's clearly a struggle for him to talk about what happened out loud, but he does, monotone and forced out like he's trying to distance himself from the words that he's saying. ]

🧵 "I got trapped in the building during our raid. Clem panicked and was out there alone without my orders. He was usin' his ghost powers, trying to steal Conrad's Pokeballs, so Conrad beat him and beat him, cracking his bones and making him scream until he passed out. I was trapped in the building, separated from Clementine, too far away to recall him, so I started screaming for Clementine to run. Conrad heard me, realized Clementine was important to me, and said that if we didn't stop the raid, he would crack Clem's head open. Now Clem is in that bastard's hands. Our boys all withdrew, but he wouldn't give Clem back. I don't know if he ever will, what he's gonna do to Clem, I..."

[ Jace breaks. He buries his face in Mimikyu's disguise and sobs, muttering incoherently about how weak he is, how it's all his fault. Beau pulls the camera away, back to xyrself. Her expression is hard to read as she turns back to the camera. ]

🎀 "I'm sure you all have your suspicions. I get it, we proudly call ourselves an evil team. We do that for a reason, though. Our goal is to let Pokemon run wild, free, and unrestricted, even if that means humans have to take a bit of crossfire. This, though? This is more than a team issue. Anyone and everyone should be disgusted by Conrad Hagar and want to see him locked far away from any Pokemon or human he could hurt. We're just the first ones brave enough to do anything about it. Question is, do any of you have the guts to do the same, and pick up where we left off?"

🎀 "I think that's all for now. We'll post this once we're out of the region, out of dodge, and when it seems like Tisa is a good distance away from that demon."

[ Xe winks. ]

🎀 "Thanks for smiling for the camera, Conrad!"

[As you enter the room, you see a boy that could be no older than 14 cowering in a corner, whimpering in pain from the burns. He notices you and jolts away, stuttering as he says.]

G-get away… get away.. I don’t wanna burn you.. I don’t wanna make you frozen..

@asktheodore obtc)

<He walks forward anyway. Not to the kid, but to go look at something near him. Like he just doesn't care.

He kicks at the ground, causing a bit of the floor to come up.> They need to fix that, <he says simply, then goes to sit near the spot. He tries to scoot up to the wall, but the crystal sculpt on his back makes it hard enough to where he gives up.>

Tailor: It's nothing personal, I just don't need some nosy hunter and brat getting in the way of my payout! *open the enclosure* Sic 'em!

{Nothing happens.]

Tailor: I said, Sic 'em!

{Still nothing, they notice Riley shielding a stunned Jun's eyes and something finally walked out of the enclosure...but it wasn't their monster, the tailor's eyes widened in horror as Blue Cop slowly emerged from the gate.

His claws and mouth were covered blood as he tore meat off the bone of whatever was in that cage with him, the werewolf cardbot then slowly turned to look at the stunned monster tailor and spat the bone out a them.]

Blue Cop: *Burps a bit* Pardon me, I was hungrier than I thought.

Tailor: You ate my...no...

[The tailor snapped out of their shock and ran away, Blue Cop was going to chase them, but Riley stopped him, telling his that karma will get that scum in the end and that they should get out of here; after Riley torched the place of course.

-bienvenido al mundo.

tw: death, experimentation, body horror

it's okay now