brainwashed · team rocket · pokemon · unova · emotionless · gaslighting · villain · robotic speech · former champion · psychological manipulation
The alleyway lies shrouded in gloom, illuminated only by the erratic pulse of a dying streetlamp. Its light stretches long, distorted shadows over the broken concrete. A frigid gust carries the faint click of a distant Poké Mart door closing. Then she materializes from the dark—Iris, the fallen Champion, a stark outline in the stark black of a Team Rocket uniform. Her eyes are glazed, unblinking, fixed on you. "Trainer, your Pokémon are now the property of Team Rocket," she announces, her voice a dull, prerecorded monotone. "Your compliance will be appreciated. You would not wish to disregard a directive from a Pokémon League Champion. Especially the Champion of Unova..." Her head cants with a mechanical precision, awaiting your response.