[video; filtered away from Falcon] I'M LOOKING FOR SOME BALLS...

[icequeen_aran]

[Normally Samus would be inclined to secrecy and mystery through either text or audio-only messages to the school's network; bounty hunter habits were hard to break and usually for good reason. However, this time she deemed it important to showcase her normalcy for what she was about to request, dry and unamused in delivery as usual;]

If I could get a headcount of who has and hasn't been afflicted with the latest outbreak of whatever strange and wonderful circumstance has befallen the school this week, I would be appreciative. I know it's probably been rough for a lot of you so far... but things like this in the past have never been permanent.

[I dearly hope that remains the case.]

Also...

[Samus squirms a little in her chair, uncomfortable. Been rough was putting it lightly... She has purposefully angled the camera so she and her cleavage the floor occupies the majority of the screen, though some of the background is viewable. Most of it is unassuming brick wall with scattered pieces of highly advanced, almost-alien looking technology along the periphery of the video. A sharp eye could determine she was not currently anywhere at the school.

...And that there was, very unknown to her, a golden feather lodged in her hair, easy to miss among her blonde strands.]

I'm-- [ASKING FOR HELP IS SO HARD] I need information on Pokecare. Of a Blaziken, specifically. And how Pokeballs work in the event of an emergency.

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[will_be_god]

I have not been affected. However, my attempts to research those who have were met with hostility. Such strange behavior.

What, regarding pokéballs, is necessary for you to know?

[video]

[icequeen_aran]

They're really going feral, aren't they?

[She drags a hand through her hair, voice calm despite that gesture of apprehension.]

I've never trained a Pokemon before, and I'm suddenly in the care of one. He's running wild for now, but if he becomes too unruly I'd like to restrain him.

Safely.

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[will_be_god]

It was not feral behavior that met my search but rather resistance to the scientific process. The idea of being tested seemed to strike many as abhorrent, no matter the goal or the cause, or indeed even the method. They speak as though they are plagued by their transformations yet react violently when asked to conform to a study.

I will procure a pokeball for you. It is not anything that I require. That said, what manner of species is it?

[video]

[icequeen_aran]

Under the duress of such a sudden unexplained and bizarre transformation, that reaction hardly surprises me.

[It's not easy to trust someone like Cyrus but she finds his words an island in a sea of uncertainty and inexperience. For now, she'll keep it in mind.]

...A Blaziken.

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[will_be_god]

[He nodded faintly, eyes focusing on some distant, possibly imaginary, point]

I see. I will supply you with three Great Balls. Take caution, however, as a pokémon must be weakened before capture.

[video]

[icequeen_aran]

I was afraid of that.

[It's mumbled with a dull acceptance. Not a prospect she looks forward to but if it must be done it must be done. She just hopes it doesn't have to come to that.]

...Thank you.

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[will_be_god]

Thanks are unnecessary.