Twelfth Dream: Mankeyshines and Snapshots [Action/Video]

[rainsrespite]

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[A new year, and a whole mixed bag of revelations and resolutions are weighing on Yuuna. It's been a while since she made any formal broadcasts, and seated in Ranger HQ, she idly flips on the Warp Band and just starts talking.]

Hey everyone. Got a little bit new news, personal stuff. Figured I'd just announce it all at once. First of all, I got a promotion. I'm the 3rd Division leader now. My old one retired, and I got some recognition for past service. So, I'll probably be around Union a little bit more than usual. Heh. Paperwork.

Moreover, I've been named the Ranger Liason to the Seekers. Most of you can imagine why.

[She smiles wryly, knowing certain parties are going to like that.]

Second, given my new job, I'm supposed to officially announce that my division is officially recruiting. We pay alright, and you'd be working directly for me. If you're interested, or have further questions about the Rangers in general, feel free to stop by HQ. I'll be around late.

Ranger HQ:

[And true to her word? She is. If you have questions that won't work over the Warp Band, Yuuna will be there until dusk.]


Action, Apartment:

[And after hearing this particular announcement, a certain Pokemon of hers is up to no good. Turnip, the Monferno, is so excited by hearing about the promotion that he decides to bake a cake or something.

Something is right, because he's completely incapable of cooking, and it's not long before a billowing cloud of smoke pours out of Yuuna and Merrill's apartment and the Pokemon are forced out into the street. Alarms go off, and the Monferno bolts for it on principle. The fire is dealt with pretty quickly by Uzushio, but the smoke seems to linger somehow...creating quite the scene outside as a panicked Monferno runs back and forth in confusion, grabbing random passersby and gesticulating wildly, jabbering away. Help! Help! The boss is going to kill himmmmm!]

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[untalented]

[Have a messy haired, sleepy looking Waver blinking owlishly into the warp band feed, Yuuna. Clearly someone was up too late reading a certain book that he had been gifted for the holidays...]

Promotion? [He asked, breaking out into a rare smile.] Congratulations on the new position!

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[rainsrespite]

[Waver, please, it's like two in the afternoon.]

Thanks, Waver. It's not...much of one. There's only three of us in this division, and one retired. The other's getting there.

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[untalented]

[Studying knows no limits!]

Only three?

[That was news. Waver sat a little straighter and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes, now giving Yuuna his full attention.]

I thought there were more of you. What happened?

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[rainsrespite]

Rangers? Yes. My division's small. The others are a bit bigger.

[Read: Full of NPCs.]

We've always been small, but we're more the specialists. Or were. I'm aiming more to make us less logistics and more of a normal unit with logistics specialists.

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[wise_maiden]

Excuse me... you are Miss Yuuna, correct?

[They've never actually spoken, but she's seen her around enough and heard enough of her from others to make the deduction.]

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[rainsrespite]

I am, yes. Yuuna Sugasawa.

[Folding her arms, she frowns, considering Raine a moment.]

And you...had trouble with an Oddish a while back, yes?

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[wise_maiden]

[She's a surprised at the directness, before it sinks in that it was the only time she had really addressed the warp band network.]

I... yes, that's correct. I apologize if you were inconvenienced by that incident as well.

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[rainsrespite]

No no. I just remember the incident.

[Yuuna chuckles quietly to herself, rubbing the head of some Pokemon of screen.]

I check the bands pretty often, I remember your face, didn't get your name though.

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[conquerorofwaves]

Hey, where's the... oh - There was a fire.

Sinbad don't even...

[The Dragonite warns as the Monferno tugged on the young man's sleeve]

Okay, calm down and tell me what happened, okay?

[rainsrespite]

[Turnip waves his arms around frantically, squawking a little bit and pointing.]

I was baking a cake for boss, and it screwed up and set on fire and there was a lotta smoke and it's not going awwaaaayyyy!

[conquerorofwaves]

Have you even baked anything before?

[Badr touches his mouth as he tilts his head, as Sinbad kneels a bit]

That's Yuuna's place - I'll help you out, okay.

Sinbad no! That is not a good idea, Yuuna will think you're breaking in and last thing we need is to people think you're a thief - AGAIN!

It'll be fine! It'll be quick, in, out, and done.

[rainsrespite]

No! But I thought I could. Yuuna deserves a cake.

Can you really help get rid of the smoke?!

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[soulofmagus]

Congratulations.

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[rainsrespite]

Thanks!

[A beat.]

How're you settling in?

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[soulofmagus]

Well, I think. It has gotten easier to navigate the city now that most of the celebrations have wound down, of course.

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[rainsrespite]

I'd hope so.

Anything changed with your condition?

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[warriormouse]

My condolences.

[Says a smirking Martin who sits with his back to the veritable mountain of paperwork on his desk.

Some of which dates from his revival.

Yes, this shot was staged.]

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[rainsrespite]

Condolences? For what?

[Yuuna gestures to her desk, which is mostly devoid of paperwork. Mostly.]

I'm in command. I'm going to hire a secretary. You should be congratulating Waver on his new job.

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[warriormouse]

...I hate you sometimes, you know.

[He laughs]

I wonder if I could bribe Tiria to do most of this...some if it is a year old.

[flying_chains]

I could be a ranger, couldn't I?

[The fact of it was that as much as she enjoyed life in Union, Morgiana was getting itchy feet.]

[rainsrespite]

Yeah, you could. Absolutely you could.

[Yuuna hadn't expected that offer. But Morgiana was a hard worker, and she had the stamina to work hard.]

You'd be good at it.

[flying_chains]

I feel like I spend too much time in Union. It is a lovely city, but it is only one small part of the world.

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[bleeding_heart]

[Merrill was listening to that transmission from across the room, and it only feels appropriate that she congratulate Yuuna too.]

It sounds like we're going to be working together.

[rainsrespite]

[Yuuna looks back over her shoulder and grins.]

That was the idea, love. I may as well make it official. Since I help you guys out a lot anyway.

[bleeding_heart]

Does that mean the Seekers are paying you too?

[She really doesn't know how any of this works.]