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[islandshore]

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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[lieutenantantichrist]

If you're serious about this, what do you plan on doing if you catch these guys? Lock them up someplace? Shoot them in the head?

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[islandshore]

Ultimately, that's one problem we're gonna have to overcome. The police and legal system here sentences way too lightly, and shooting's not an option without guns and without death.

The way I see it, we'd either have to keep throwing them into the slammer or find some other place to contain them. Or, if nothing else, confiscate all the Pokémon they have on hand, that way even if they do get back, they'll be down a good chunk of their roster.

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[lieutenantantichrist]

So that's either false imprisonment or thievery.

I'm not seeing this ending real well, kid.

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[islandshore]

I'd argue that stealing from thieves is the lesser of two evils, though. Pokémon kept by criminal maniacs tend to develop pretty warped mindsets.

Better to snatch them and have those monsters put through rehab.

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[lieutenantantichrist]

And then you gotta have people handling monster rehab.

This is a big damn undertaking. Everybody thinks keeping law and order is simple until they're the one to do it. You need a whole damn infrastructure.

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[islandshore]

I'm sure they've got Pokémon rehab already. Given how fixated this place is on their well-being, it really wouldn't surprise me.

But you're right. It's a big task, but I'd still say we can do it better than the Jennies. Even a small improvement's better than none.

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[lieutenantantichrist]

Sure. Fucking magic wombat Betty Ford.

All I'm saying is vigilante posses always end up knee-deep in shit. Don't come crying for me to pull you out.