licentious | III. Jailbreak. [anonymous video from an injured policeman's PCD]

[ The video feed turns on suddenly. It's clear that it's a jail of some sorts, and there's been a heavy battle going on within the confines of the jail. However, the feed turns on only to show the conclusion. One guard seems almost paralyzed, barely able to utter out the words "you monster", as another guard looks frustrated at the poison powder that's still lingering in the background.

Elsewhere, it appears that the other guards were less fortunate. The stroll down the confines of the jail is noiseless, except for the distinct sound of heels clacking, followed by a bit of a stomp from what must be monstrous pokémon. The light fixtures blink on and off, revealing frames of a horrific scene. Some guards are frozen to the bone, a human popsicle of sorts. Other guards have deep lacerations and pierces. While others just look borderline flattened. Some seemed to be crushed by rocks and buried in sand.

It's clear. Whoever did this knows what they're doing, and don't have a sense of human warmth within them. They're cold, nasty and vile.

The walking stops at the end of the hall, and a low, husky voice speaks two commands. ]

Freeze. Then slash.

[ The pokémon, whose whitish blue arms are the only thing visible, does as told. A blizzard first impacts the bars before they're sliced in half. ]

Welcome back, Commander. [ The feed briefly turns back on herself, except her hair is tied back in a slick pony tail and she's wearing a Ho-Oh mask that blurs out the majority of her face. ]

To all of those of you that could stomach those images [ The way she turns the phrase implies that stomach goes much beyond tolerating, and into the territory of like. ] I implore you to contact me immediately.

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Hm...are you trying to improve morale or something? [ it's not that she enjoys the image but she's pretty indifferent. ]

In some ways, yes. But, not among the jailers. [ She's almost surprised that Xiaoqiao is indifferent to the images, but then she remembers that everyone here is slightly crazy and not what they make themselves out to be. ] I'm sure they won't be feeling good for a while.

[ she blinks a bit at the voice, now that she's hearing it more clearly. sounds a little familiar...? ]

It's cruel, no one can really die here but they can still suffer terribly.

[ toss in a bunch of crazy people and give them animals more capable of murder than the average psychopath... she's really surprised there aren't more incidents like this. ]

Are you doing something unusual though? [ she's asking more to get a better listen at the voice at this point. ]

[ It'll be slightly lower and raspier than what Xiaoqiao expects but there will be a very brief, faint ring of familiarity to it. ]

The damage would be the same either way. The other way might result in less severe injuries, but with more people injured. [ It all balances out. She just wanted to be a sociopath in a confined, safe environment. ]

Well, isn't this entire world unusual?

[ she's pretty sure she's spoken to this woman before...but she's spoken to a lot of people. she can't tell who this is. ]

Really? I thought not dying leaves greater potential for pain. [ not that she's into that kind of thing. ]

That's true, it makes it pretty hard to stand out, doesn't it?

Yes, but most of them were incapacitated before they could really feel anything. Those that are frozen are numbed and knocked out from the temperature. Heavy bleeding and gore causes unconsciousness, and the like. They didn't feel as much as you'd expect them to. [ Does this make you feel better? It might... or it might not. ]

Hm...this lady didn't seem like the kind of person that would have that kind of concern towards the victims. [ she's going to assume it's a convenience thing since pokemon can manage all those things quite easily. ]

[ Brief pause? This lady? ]

Excuse me, miss, are you speaking to yourself? I am still here. [ ...Like, seriously, what's going on. ]

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