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PGC filer;

Lightning and Hope are gone, which leaves us without leaders. That also cuts our numbers down to ten.

So, my question for your guys is "what next?" I don't think we should disband; just a quick look at the network will show that goons like Cobra are still at large. Still, we're gonna need some structural changes. New leaders, possibly new squads, and, more importantly, new members.

I guess I just want to know what you think. I don't know every one of you personally, but the PGC is supposed to be a team, so everyone should have a chance at giving feedback. I think if we sort out our strengths and weaknesses, that could help us with restructuring. It might be better to have multiple leaders so that if anyone disappears, there's people to fall back on. Maybe each squad can have one, beats me.

I'm gonna throw up an anonymous message in a sec to see about gathering newbies, though. If you've got friends you'd like to recommend, might as well bring them up now.

[Shortly after the PGC message pops up, a second message appears:]

Anonymous;

What does this world mean to you? Do you think it's something worth protecting, or would you rather sit on the sidelines and watch it burn? This place is more than sunshine and Pokémon battles. If given the choice to make a difference, would you take it?

[He remembers Lightning doing something like this before. He'll just have to keep his fingers crossed that it works.]

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That's the downside to this place. Wish there was a way to keep them sharp, but we've just gotta make do with what we've got.

But fifty level 100's... hah, you're a trainer after my own heart. With those kind of skills, how could we possibly turn you down?

Anyway, since Light's gone, do you want to be in Squad 1? That's where Ren's at, and he's the one who recommended you earlier.

Ren did?

Yeah, I'd love to. I take it you're the leader now that Lightning's not here anymore?

Also, if we're talking about recommendations, I can think of a couple. Most of my comrades -- Naruto, Yondaime-sama, and Neji. Neji doesn't have much in the way of a strong team, though. Dave Strider and John Egbert both have really powerful Pokémon teams -- Dave has combat experience, too.

Edited 2014-01-06 03:14 (UTC)

For now, anyway. I was thinking we could get a few leaders, that way if one of us leaves, there's someone else to carry us along. Building some kind of... group council or something will take the pressure off any one member. Plus, we've all got different skill sets, so having designated tacticians would go a long way.

I'm friends with John, so I'll see what I can do about getting in touch. As for the others, feel free to point them this way. The bigger our numbers, the better the odds, if you ask me.

I'll see what I can do.

So what kind of missions do you have in mind? Sabotage? Assassination's kind of a moot point in this place...

Sabotage's good. I'd say recon, too, since we'll need intel to make our next moves. Luckily, Ren's got a friend who can give us inside info from the Rockets. That'll make our jobs a bit easier.

Seeing how there was a news broadcast today, I think it'll be important for us to do some investigation. Talk to the locals, inspect the scenes of the attacks... these are all just ideas, of course. As far as I can tell, most squads are kind of spread out right now, so sometime soon, we may want to arrange a meeting.

You're a tactician, so I'm happy to hear more suggestions, too. I'm not a soldier like Lightning, so I know I'm not the ultimate authority here.

I'll need a list of everyone we've got. Strengths and weaknesses, special skills, all of that. The sooner I have an idea of our forces, the sooner I can build teams.

I'm in Goldenrod right now, so I can be in Ecruteak in a few hours to check it out myself.

You mentioned Squad 1 before -- how many people have you been putting in a squad?

Here's the current list:

Squad 1:

Ren Jinguji
Katara
(Tentatively putting you in here)

Squad 2:

Me
Sora
Lancer
Xion

Squad 3:

France
Atsuro Hihara
Twilight Sparkle
Ironhide

Of them, I know Sora, Xion, and Twilight, though I've spoken with Atsuro a few times, and I'm on pretty good terms with Katara. Xion's a competent fighter with a powerful team under her belt. Twilight's smart, strategic, and I'm pretty sure her team's getting up there in levels. I wouldn't call Sora a strategist, but he's brave and has the heart to stick up for others. Plus, his team's also packed with 100's.

Obviously, that's not a lot of info to go off of. I think the fact that there's been poor contact between all of us really doesn't help much. It feels less like a team and more like a group of people on a single mailing list who occasionally work together.

I'll have to get in touch with them myself then. A week or two maybe, to give other people the chance to jump in if they plan to. I'm assuming there's a filtered channel specifically to reach the PGC?

I know Ren, Katara, and Atsuro. You've already got a basis of four people to a squad, which is the perfect size. One person should be designated the leader of each squad; the person who can be contacted the most easily. Like a captain, almost. But four is a good number; that way if you need to cover twice as much distance, one person won't be on their own. I'll work to get a fourth person for my squad.

Eventually we've got to get more members, then divide both regions into "zones" for each squad to look after. Three squads isn't enough for that.

Edited 2014-01-06 18:26 (UTC)

Yeah, there's a filtered channel; I went ahead and added you, so you should be able to access everybody if need be.

The trickiest part's going to be keeping the squads together. Right now, I think they're spread apart, and not everyone's thought to train a Psychic type to teleport to more than just Pokémon centers. That could be one of our priorities, actually; getting Team Leaders equipped with Psychics with a honed in teleport skill. Makes for an easier getaway, too.

Ideally, having a squad per city might work to our advantage-- or at least a general area like, say, New Bark Town and Cherrygrove, Violet and Azalea, and Ecruteak and Goldenrod.

Great. Teleport's not that expensive, so if people have the proper Pokémon, they can pick it up for cheap. I have five myself who can use Teleport

Is there some kind of organized training set up? If we're going to have squads, they'll have to work together as a team.

Maybe the most important question is what's the pay? If you want people to stick around and dedicate that much time to staying in a particular area, they'll have to be compensated somehow.

I don't think there's been organized training in the past, but I definitely think we should start planning training sessions or at least some kinda regimens for squads to work on together.

Never thought of pay before, but you do raise a good point. What do you think would make for good incentives? Money's always an option, I guess, but I wonder what else we could use.

By the way, do you know Maka by any chance? She's one of our potentials, and she said she's good with hand to hand, weapons, and research.

That's definitely a must. You can't just throw rookies into combat and hope they'll just be lucky enough to figure out how to be a team.

Money is a good incentive. TMs or Pokémon themselves could be another option. It depends on what your end goal is. Rockets steal Pokémon, don't they? What if we stole them back? [Finders-keepers.]

Maka? Never heard of her. No, wait --

[A few minutes later, she texts an addition:] She bought a Ponyta off me last April. That's all I know.

Booster packs with TMs could work. We could have a few different packets-- offense, defense, support, stuff like that.

As far as getting stolen Pokémon back, it might be better to hand them into the police. Seems kind of unfair to keep them to ourselves, you know? I think it'd be better to just hand out eggs if they need to bolster their team.

Anyway, I'd get in touch with her sometime soon. It'd help when we start reworking the squads, right?

It's your call. Just don't expect people to work for free, especially if we're figuring on them being stationed in particular areas for extended periods of time.

I'll give you some time to get new folks in, then I can send out a message over the filter to get more information. Once they've had a chance to settle into the idea.

Assuming you're looking for that kind of help. I don't want to just barge in here and start taking control of a group I just joined.

Nah, that's fine. We've got different skill sets, and while I can handle strategies in a fight, all this organizational stuff's still kind of new to me.

I'm no Lightning, so I appreciate the extra hand.

You got it. I'll send something out in about a week. Keep me posted.

And Riku? Thanks.

[For what, she won't elaborate on, but it's for giving her something to do.]

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