From: Roberto Perez-Vila <RobfromVoid@prodigy.net> Subject: [PW!] Let's Do Lunch! Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 11:34 PM Minax slowly walks through the Cerulean City streets. It had rained that morning, which was good for Minax, since the small puddles on the sidewalks were washing the dirt off her black leather boots. She feels satisfied. She's sent a talking Raticate to Team Rocket and killed a young boy's beloved Kakuna. Both of her quotas were met, so now she could just relax for a while, and perhaps socialize... As long as it's with other Team Rocket members. The tall red-haired woman is walking slowly because she still feels that an evil Ditto called Doppler might leap out of the shadows at any moment. After all, he did seem to show up whenever his name was mentioned... and Minax had mentioned it. Three times. Though Minax isn't afraid, she wants to be ready to tackle her replica if 'she' shows up. Upon spying a certain scene in the watery city's streets Minax sees something. Something so strange, that she is quite certain that it must be Doppler. Though she is far away from the action, she can still see that Dreadite is standing in front of a young girl, a Jynx, and an Abra. There is a Wigglytuff in front of Dreadite which seems to belong to him. Minax ducks behind a garbage bin so that she isn't seen, "What would Dreadite be doing pestering a little girl? The real Dreadite would have better things to do. That's not the real Dreadite. It must be Doppler." "I know one way to check..." Minax retrieves her Communicator and starts to search the Data Banks for the word 'Dreadite.' After a long pause, it shows the image of Dreadite, and some information. "Age is unavailable? That's weird." She disregards that trivial fact and looks down at the list of Pokemon that Dreadite owns, "Hmm, he owns a Pidgey, a Clefairy, and a Kadabra. No Wigglytuff. Apparently Doppler isn't as good a mimic as he thinks he is..." Minax shuts off her Communicator and hides it. She is about to go teach 'Dreadite' a lesson, but she suddenly remembers something. "Damnit, I forgot! Those Team Rocket bios are horribly out of date! Dreadite *might* have a Wigglytuff... Then again, he might *not* have a Wigglytuff... Who uses Wigglytuff? Do Team Rocket members use Wigglytuff? I've never seen a Team Rocket member use a Wigglytuff..." "You're about to see a Team Rocket member use a Wigglytuff if you don't tell me who you are right now!" A female voice tells Minax. The voice is coming from behind her. Minax turns abruptly to see a short raven haired woman in a Team Rocket uniform covered by a large trench coat. The woman is holding a rather large Wigglytuff launcher in her hands, and looks ready to shoot! The gun is aimed at Minax. Minax gets up with her hands raised, "I'm Minax... I'm also a member of Team Rocket, I just don't like the uniform. You can put that... weapon... away. I don't mean any harm. Actually, I think some company would be nice. I've been talking to myself too much lately." Minax secretly wants company in case Doppler tries to attack her. "What's *your* name?" The short female Team Rocket member looks a little shocked, "Complete strangers used to know my name once. It was really hard to steal when everyone knows you're a Rocket! But it looks like I've been gone for so long that my name has been forgotten. And I wouldn't want it any other way. My name's Maria R. Know a good place to eat?" It doesn't take a long time for Minax to find a restaurant, since they are standing right outside Brock's Diner. "How about this place? I've never been to this Brock's Diner, but the one in Saffron City is... tolerable." Maria puts her Wigglytuff launcher away and shrugs, "Kay. I'll give it a try." The tall red-haired woman and the short black-haired woman head inside the restaurant. They find a booth and a waitress walks over to them. After taking their orders, she walks away, promising the food will be ready soon. While the two Rocket members wait for their lunch, there is an awkward silence, since neither Maria nor Minax are very talkative. Minax decides to break this silence, "I bet the creator of this Location would love to have his hands all over you!" "Wha?" Maria looks at Minax strangely, wondering what she's getting at. Minax smiles at Maria, "Brock, of course! Who did you think I meant? I grew up with him in Pewter City, and even though he was four years younger than me, he kept trying to ask me out on a date..." Maria sweatdrops, remembering the hordes of strangers who used to ask her on dates. "I know how ya feel!" "Do you have any love interests?" Minax asks Maria, placing her chin on folded hands. Maria chuckles nervously, "Well, I do have a... thing... for James, the blue-haired Rocket, but he's just plain scared of me! And there's this one stranger... but I don't think he..." Maria shuts up, knowing that she's saying too much. Minax nods, trying to guess how Maria was going to finish the thought, "I don't believe in love. I think the concept of love was invented by card companies and chocolate factories to drive people insane. Love clouds the mind. I don't need it." The awkward silence returns once again, until two plates are placed in front of the Team Rocket members. They quickly fill their mouths with food, so that there's an excuse for the lack of conversation. As they finish their lunch, Minax tries to wander off into different subjects, "What are your thoughts on people who kill Pokemon? Have you ever done it?" -Minax