83 | Audio/Private Audio

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[Today was supposed to be the big day for Cobra. The day when everything went right. Certainly not the day where it rained on the morning on his attack, making it a pain to record video or take photos. And certainly not the day where his metal bird got shot out of the sky by Raichu. He was actually glad there wasn't any footage of that.

Really, it'd been a mixed bag at best. He'd done some damage, but retreat and recovery had been a complete disaster. Hopefully, the others did better.]

This morning the Vermilion City Gym was the target of a carefully planned aerial attack by Cobra forces. Let this be a reminder to you all that I can sssstrike anywhere at anytime. Anywhere! Without warning if I sssso choose!

[And not that he really feels like it, but there's some villainous laughter at the end of the public feed. Now to check in with the others.]

[Private Audio to Attack Volunteers]

By now your attacks should be underway, if not already finished. So I demand to know the results of them. Report in as ssssoon as you hear thissss message! And you better have succeeded!

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[private video]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

[Hey. That destroyed fountain's one small step for Kato, one giant leap for...whoever puts in the reconstruction bid, probably.]

Sssso far, I've heard nothing but successsss! If anyone's experienced anything to the contrary, well they've at least had the senssse to ssstay quiet about it.

[private video]

[artfuldestruction]

[Look at them, creating jobs for the local economy? Aren't they charitable~?]

Considering who it is you've got doing them, I would be very surprised if any of them fail.

[Dist, Rude, Kimblee...the mission is a guaranteed success.

Hopefully anyway.]

I'm curious, Cobra - why these targets? Refresh my memory.

[private video]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

As would I.

[Oh joy, now he gets to explain himself. He loves this part.]

Sssimple, they're all prominent locations sssscattered across the regions. While most of them have little to no strategic value, they're highly visited or serve some relatively important, though minor, function. By hitting all of these at once, we show at the same time, a reminder that Team Rocket can do far worse than ssssimply abscond with someone's prize Pokemon, and also, a much simpler message: that nowhere is beyond our reach.

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[artfuldestruction]

[Don't worry, Cobra - Kato deeply understands the joy of just flat out talking about how fantastic you are. It's an artform, really.]

So you're choosing locations that have sentimental meaning to people...

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[private video] 2/2

[artfuldestruction]

How truly sadistic!

[HE LOVES IT]

[private video]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

Yessss, I figured you'd appreciate it. After all, while not vital pieces of this world's infrastructure, seeing their parks and movie studios reduced to rubble is certainly disheartening. And knowing it can happen again and again if we choose should be a ssssobering thought that they'll no doubt take into consideration in the future.

[He's just going to start cackling now. Why not? His assault didn't go well, but his plan did, so he figures he deserves to laugh.]

[private video]

[artfuldestruction]

If only those damn admins were here to appreciate it.

[Seriously, where the hell are those guys?]

I don't suppose you've heard anything about them?

[private video]

[cobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa]

I haven't heard anything from anyone above my station.

[That's not exactly true. His proposal for this nonsense was okayed by someone up there obviously, but as far as actually speaking to or hearing from someone? Nothing.]