Call Ralph's Poke'Gear!

[rocketralph]

Hi there! Wanna thread but don't have time/want to set up a whole post for it?
Does your character just wanna call and shoot the breeze? LET'S DO IT.
Just use the CALL and MESSAGE threads below!

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[rocketralph]

_{[And here's a big oblivious grin for you, Lust.]}

Welcome home! You ready to go reclaim our turf or you want a week to get back up to speed?

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[a_sin_for_him]

I think some time to get back up to speed might be a good idea....

[She's extremely glad she's planning on telling Ralph what's up. After some gentle feeling out of the situation.]

It sounds like there's been plenty of excitement while I was away.

[rocketralph]

_{[He scratches his neck.]}

Yeah, you could say that. I guess you heard a buddy a' mine's disappeared but not in the usual way.

[a_sin_for_him]

News of that had reached me.

We come from the same place, Wrath and I and Envy and Greed, came to be in the same way. He's...different, though, being a child.

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[rocketralph]

<sub>[...]

[Envy. Lust. Greed. Wrath.]

[.....................]</sub>

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[rocketralph]

HOW'D I NOT SEE THAT!?

_{[Excuse him a moment, Lust.]}

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[a_sin_for_him]

We don't draw attention to it. Our former master thought it was clever, I suppose.

She was a horrible woman. She conditioned us all, brainwashed us, used us. Told us we were abominations and foul things that shouldn't exist. So she named us for sins.

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph...is not sure where this is going. Naturally, his brows crease in sympathy. He swallows it easily since everyone is still game characters to him. Rough backstories were to be expected.]}

That's rough...I guess that explains a thing or two about 'em.

[a_sin_for_him]

That sort of thing is psychologically crippling enough to an adult, but to a child who's known quite literally nothing else...

[Lust sighs. This is going well so far, thought.]

Wrath is very damaged. He worships our old master like a god, he's still convinced she's going to come rescue him and kill the rest of us and if he doesn't 'behave' - act as she taught him to - he'll be punished.

Punishments were...unpleasant beyond description.

[rocketralph]

<sub>[That's not good.]

[That's not good at all.]</sub>

Geez...now I'm even more worried about 'em. I just thought he was raised by wolves or somethin' like that.

[a_sin_for_him]

He would have been better off.

But that's what I'm getting to.

[She sighs again and pinches the bridge of her nose. She may as well just tell him, she's set up the situation as best as she possibly can.]

He's with us. He needs help and we understand him and have been keeping an eye on him from afar, but... he needs time and dedicated help to be broken of his conditioning. And apparently no one realized he'd be missed. But he's fine, I promise you that. He has all the Pokemon he can play with and he's well fed and comfortable. I was just with him.

[rocketralph]

_{[Suddenly, Ralph's face hardens as Lust's words register.]}

What? You took him? If you understand him so well, how could you not know half the town would start lookin' for him?

[a_sin_for_him]

Let's be fair, I was on vacation.

[She stays calm.]

But I understand why it was decided this would be a good idea. I don't agree with how it was done, but I agree that with us is the best place for Wrath right now, if he's ever to have any chance of being healthy.

And obviously I don't think keeping it a secret is a good idea, that's why I'm telling you. I swear to you, Ralph, on my humanity, that he's fine. Here, I have photos and video...

[rocketralph]

<sub>[It's obvious Ralph is listening, but meanwhile he's been working himself into a proper rage. All this time! This WHOLE time he's been fretting and worrying and contacting the Poke'Presedent and getting flyers made, Wrath was in a house somewhere. And they TOOK him! they TOOK his WOLF BOY.]

[He starts making frustrated, wordless gestures and huffing, trying to properly put his feelings into words. Ralph has never been a words guy.]</sub>

[a_sin_for_him]

Everyone feels awful about how it's all turned out. I don't know what they were thinking, as soon as Wrath is beyond the point where he needs specific, positive interactions everyone's going to know anyway.

Really it's touching, how many people care about him. Not many people have ever cared about him at all.

I'm very sorry for all of this, Ralph.

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph starts pacing, the gear's screen shaking slightly as he works off steam and works out everything Lust told him BEFORE she told him that they had him kidnapped.]}

Who all was in on this exactly? Envy too? I talked to him tw--three days ago maybe? We were on the circus grounds! He was showing me how the costume ideas for Halloween were commin' along right under my nose. I swear I'm gonna--

<sub>[SPECIFIC FIST CLENCHING GESTURE.]

[Slowly he deflates and pinches the bridge of his own nose.]</sub>

I'm not sore at you, Lust, I just...I guess I was kinda like you. I didn't realize how much I cared about the little goblin.

[a_sin_for_him]

Envy's terrified of you, Ralph. Even without all this Wrath mess.

He worms his way under your skin before you realize it. He and I have a very checkered past, but.... he's just a sad frightened child with no understanding of the world, really.

It doesn't matter who else was involved, I'm the one taking responsibility. And I won't keep you in the dark about his progress.

[rocketralph]

Yeah...almost like a fungus.

_{[He scratches his arm before letting his shoulders go slack again. His face is still red from getting worked up, but Lust's careful wording successfully keeps him from hulking out.]}

Just...let 'em know his pal Ralph's thinkin' about 'em? Should I call off the search or what? If I say I found 'em, folks are gonna ask questions.

[a_sin_for_him]

That's a good way of putting it. Did you know I've been mistaken for his mother?

I will. And I don't know what to do about that. I don't want anyone worried, but he's at a very delicate stage. He needs to be exposed to very certain positive reinforcements that address his unique history.

Covering up this sort of thing was so much easier when we controlled the government.

[rocketralph]

_{[Ralph just kind of wearily nods--until that last bit.]}

Wait, what now?

[a_sin_for_him]

That evil master again.

I'm not exaggerating the evil part. She was vileness made sickly flesh.

[rocketralph]

Okay, okay, I get the picture!