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Francis York Morgan | Deadly Premonition

[callmeyork]

[At a Sawsbuck Coffee in Goldenrod, there's a man in a sharp suit holding a burning cigarette in one hand, and a cup of hot coffee in another.

Next to him is a little sphere of a Natu, with what appears to be its own tiny cup of coffee. They appear to be sipping in something close to unison.]

Rocket's been quiet lately, Emily. I have a feeling that they're gearing up towards something.

[Emily peeps some sort of assent, hopping around on the table and swirling its drink with its beak, staring into the shifting depths. York is doing... most of that, but without the hopping and the beak, instead opting for just a spoon and a bit more cream.]

"Don't look a gift Ponyta in the mouth". Lucky number... 25. I see. Seems we should get a move on. Well, after we're done here.

Im so sorry

[codeforhope]

[Well if York happens to have his PokeGear sitting on the table- or at least somewhere near- he might notice that it's....performing in a way it clearly shouldn't be. The screen has brightened and text is rapidly appearing, as if someone is actually putting in text for a message instead of one being received.

And the text seems to read as follows.]

ALL NUMBERS CAN BE
/LUCKY/

IF YOU WANT THEM TO BE

BUT THE NUMBERS
1 AND 0
ARE THE MOST LUCKY

BECAUSE BINARY IS SUPERIOR

[The only explanation I can give is someone's gotten rather curious and has detached from their trainer's 'Gear to infiltrate someone else's. So sorry about that, York.]

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT

[callmeyork]

[... well, this is curious. And here he thought he had some pretty good security on his Gear. Oh well. He'll delete the rogue message and reply with his own without sending it anywhere.]

I don't think you can, in binary, consider 1 and 0 to be "lucky", more than they are "fundamental". Any number can be represented with 1's and 0's, right?

11001, for example.

SORRY NOT SORRY

[codeforhope]

[There's a short pause before more text appears beneath what York typed.]

THIS IS CORRECT
THAT /HOWEVER/ IS NOT CORRECT
BINARY

MALFORMED BINARY

0100100001000101010011000100110001001111001000000100110101011001001000000100111001000001010011010100010100100000010010010101001100001101000010100010111101011010010010010101000000101111

THIS IS CORRECT!

11001

IS NOT CORRECT

YOU'RE NOT EVEN NOT SORRY

[callmeyork]

[Great. Somebody thinks they're a comedian. Or that they're talking to a computer.]

I was never good at numbers. Mind giving a translation?

HEHEHEH

[codeforhope]

[Omg York it's binary doesn't everyone know how to speak binary??

But fine.]

I SAID
HELLO MY NAME IS
/ZIP/!

ZZZIP

LIKE A ZIPPED FILE

[callmeyork]

[.....]

And here I thought my Gear security was Porygon-proof. Thanks for white-hatting me otherwise.

Nice to meet you, Zip. I am FBI Special Agent Francis York Morgan. Please, call me York. That's what everyone calls me. [Yes, he even types out his catchphrase.]

[codeforhope]

[No Gear is Porygon proof, especially to particularly determined ones like the one York has encountered.]

HI HELLO
USER FBI SPECIAL AGENT FRANCIS YORK MORGAN

YORK :)

[A few tables away someone has sat down, dropping their bag on the ground next to their chair. At their feet is a Zigzagoon, who is staring up expectantly at his trainer, hoping some sort of food will be "accidentally" dropped for him to pick up.

This someone has their 'Gear out and is frantically tapping away at it, appearing to be sending someone a text. ...Or at least trying, becoming increasingly nervous as the texts go unanswered. Gosh dangit Zip where'd you go.]

YOU SHOULD MEET
MASTER

MASTER IS GOOD WITH BINARY
WILL TEACH YORK HOW TO
/SPEAK/ BINARY :)

[callmeyork]

[York looks down at the new message to start typing... then looks up at the small commotion. Prrrrrrobably a coincidence, but. Who knows? He'll get to that in a moment.]

What is Master known as? I don't know anybody by that name.

[Conveniently sidestepping that second part.]

[codeforhope]

CHIHIRO FUJISAKI
BUT
CALLING FUJISAKI /MASTER/ IS
STANDARD PROTOCOL

[callmeyork]

["Chihiro Fujisaki". Japanese, probably female... young? And matching the description of the trainer with the Zigzagoon a few tables away. Hmm... he'll try calling over.]

Excuse me, miss, are you Chihiro? I think I found your Porygon. [Said while waving his PokeGear nonchalantly.]

[codeforhope]

[...He really should have expected as much, but all the same hearing his name suddenly called causes him to jump slightly, nearly fumbling the 'Gear in his hands.

Quickly he stands and makes his way over to York's table, the Zigzagoon following behind as he lifts his 'Gear and puts it on the table, dipping his head slightly to York in the same movement.]

I...I am, yes. ..I'm s-so sorry...

...

Zip, come out.

[There's a short pause and a low hum before a burst of light issues from York's 'Gear, materializing for an instance as a Porygon hovering between them. Then, he disappears inside Chihiro's 'Gear, prompting him to pick it back up before Zip decides to try to sneak back into the other device.]

I've....been trying to teach him n-not to...do that...

[callmeyork]

[Emily flaps back as Zip pops out unexpectedly, the little Natu a flurry of feathers before she composes herself once more. That was rude, Zip. Sheesh.

York, however, seems much less perturbed by the whole thing. More amused, really.]

That's the best you can hope for, then. At least he's not malicious, though maybe you should teach him that not everybody intrinsically understands binary.

[codeforhope]

[Either Zip is under the impression everyone understands binary- or SHOULD be able to- or this is his desperate attempt to get Chihiro to actually talk to other people beyond his circle of classmates. Zip, being his Porygon-mom is not necessary, he promises.]

O-of course....that's....my fault, anyway. I communicate to him through binary code, sometimes...

[It's one thing to be able to stretch your coding-muscles, but entirely another to actually have someone who can understand and hold a conversation using strictly numbers.]

[callmeyork]

[Well... that's not something you hear every day. Not even the techies in DC are that into their coding.]

Really? Then I guess he learned it from his trainer. And you must be pretty tech-oriented to be able to communicate like that. Color me impressed.

[Meanwhile, Emily is confuse. Where did that Porygon go? Sorry, Chihiro, but she's going to hop up to your Gear and start pecking at it. Hellooooo?]

[codeforhope]

[When Emily pecks at the 'Gear a low humming issues from it, the screen flashing brighter and dimming a bit. More text appears but it's not Zip's doing, it's thanks to Emily's pecking. That doesn't seem to stop Zip from trying to respond, though.

Meanwhile Chihiro nervously folds his hands in front of him after reaching up to brush a lock of his hair behind his ear.]

T..thank you. I, um....I work with computer programming a lot.

[callmeyork]

[Emily's pecking is mostly at random, and just produces gibberish. A typist, she's not.

York quietly grabs the little bird, gently placing her back by the tiny coffee cup.]

I'll invest in typing lessons for you some day. Don't mind Emily, she's fairly curious about everything.

So, you were a programmer before you came here? Must be a pretty far cry from home, then.

[codeforhope]

[Chihiro just shakes his head a little, watching Emily as she sits by her tiny little coffee cup. That's....different, but he'd be lying if he said it wasn't cute.]

Oh, it's ok...

I was, yes. It's...not so bad here, though. With Pokemon so closely linked with technology like Porygon and Rotom.... there's still a lot for me to learn about.

[callmeyork]

[Not only is Emily hopping around her cup, but she's also dunking her head in and taking little sips. Is this safe for Pokemon? Who knows.]

I see what you're getting at. I'm more interested in the Psychic-types, being an investigator and all.

[codeforhope]

[Pokemon are surprisingly resilient, at least. Maybe if she's careful she won't have to worry about getting any burns on her face from the coffee. Maybe it's just a matter of seeing what your Pokemon likes. For instance, Chihiro's Zigzagoon loves Pecha Berries. Then again, those are kinda for Pokemon anyway...]

I see... I've been trying to learn about all the different types, since I'm a breeder here as well...

[ajustcaws]

[team rocket, huh... Well, there's someone at Sawsbuck Coffee who has a vested interest in that kind of thing, even if it's

complicated...

so don't mind her coming up to the table because... well, it's relevant...]

Yeah, I'd say it's been quiet... but too quiet? Who knows what they're up to?

[callmeyork]

[Oh. Well, he wasn't expecting visitors, but he's in a good enough mood to let a stranger converse with him.]

I don't... which is the problem. Besides the regular poaching and movements of the grunts, there haven't been many reports of major operations. And I don't think Team Rocket is one to take a holiday.

[ajustcaws]

Yeah, I don't either! But... it really has to be under some serious wraps. I really have to wonder what it is...

[...of course no one would trust her with secret plans anyway but]

[callmeyork]

[While York ponders why this stranger would be so interested in Rocket's movements, Emily's going to hop up because new person!! Hello!!! You're interesting.]

Just another concerned trainer, then? ["Or are you more involved", remaining unsaid.]

[ajustcaws]

[oh no, it's a tiny bird.

tiny birds are cute. she will stick her hand out for tiny bird to investigate!]

Well, I am aiming to be a hero, and anyone interested in taking down the baddest of the bad in the region is definitely hero material!

[...no, it's still more complicated than that]