The Diamond Ladies
Safe House LZ
Affected RPers: @Desolate Divine @Chakramaster @Noblejanobii

The plan was… to say the least, not going according to plan. Alyssa continued to point out flaws that Jimmy’s plan had and from what Cassandra could tell, Jirachi might have been trying to influence the decision to what he wanted, not necessarily what was best. It was beginning to make Cassandra think maybe this wasn’t worth it after all, especially with the in-fighting that was starting to brew.

Alyssa had opted out of trying to disguise herself as Cassandra, and Cassandra knew that punched a hole in the plan. Jimmy had then turned to Sami and Avery instead. But after Alyssa went through the details with Steven again and Avery still remained confused as to what their role would be in all this, it was beginning to look like Jimmy’s plan might capsize.

Eventually, it was beginning to look like just tracing Cassandra’s phone might be the start, but in terms of the plan of action once the confirmation was made as to where it was coming from and who was responsible, it was anyone’s guess.

“Here you go,” Cassandra sighed, sliding her phone across the table to allow Rotom to trace it. “Trace away.”

“I swear…” Violet muttered, looking tired of the bickering. “I guarantee you it’s Nathan, but whatever. Go ahead and confirm it if you really need to.”

Meanwhile, Jarena was looking around, wondering if what she said had fallen on deaf ears. The possibility of another attack, not knowing who else was involved with the plan, it seemed like Jimmy’s plan, despite intentions to give it a second wind of consideration, weren’t quite working.

“And then what are we going to do?” Jarena asked. “What happened to taking action? Once we get that confirmation and figure out who these clowns are, what’s next? We’re gonna stop ‘em, right!?”

“Listen, Jarena,” Sami told her, looking skeptical again. “I like the part of Rotom tracing Cassandra’s phone and I think that might produce some good results, but I don’t get why Pokémon transformations are needed or why disguises are needed either. I mean let’s face it, I don’t really look like any of you, and neither does Avery or Alyssa.”

“Somebody needs to make up their damn mind, that’s what,” Violet replied as she sipped from her coffee cup before looking to Jarena with doubt. “Jarena, do you seriously think this plan cannot possibly work without people getting changed into Pokémon and disguises being worn, or are you all for this just to go Buneary again?”

“I…” Jarena tried to reply, looking a bit embarrassed, “Well… oh come on, it sounds cool and I still feel like it could work.”

“Truthfully now,” Cassandra told her, “Do you feel it’s the absolute best possible plan, or just the plan you think would be the most fun? Because I think you’re losing sight of why we’re doing this and just imagining the how it’s going to be done, even if the ‘how’ might be a total flop.”

Jarena couldn’t help but sigh again. In truth, Cassandra was right, the way Jimmy presented the idea sounded fun and thrilling to her, but she could see where the holes were when it came to being as practical as it could be. She knew she’d be lying if she really felt from a practical standpoint that this plan was solid.

“Ugh, yeah…” Jarena softly replied, looking away. “Fine, I know what you’re saying, but it could still work!”

“But it’s not the best plan,” Cassandra told her sincerely. “I agree with you, there’s some possibility ‘Karma’ and these other creeps Lance hired might be preparing for another attack and that should initiate some kind of preemptive counter response. What if they see through the disguises and what if the whole becoming Pokémon thing doesn’t work? Think you’d be able to break out of a Pokéball if you got caught in one? What if you can’t? You know what happens then.”

Jarena fell silent. The idea of her becoming some creep’s personal Pokémon really didn’t resonate with her very well.

“It would suck, yeah…” Jarena muttered in response, not looking too thrilled.

“That’s all we’re saying,” Cassandra told her. “It’s not to drive you over the edge or tell you no, you can never ever try being a Buneary again, but for this, it’s not the best idea.”

“But then what is?” Jarena asked her.

“First, we trace the phone, get the details we need,” Cassandra told her, thinking this needed to be handled in steps. “Once we know who is involved and where they are, then we can see what the best and most resourceful approach is. But I don’t think the disguises or transformations will be needed.”

Jarena sighed, but she nodded. While she admired Jirachi’s imaginative and playful love for just having fun, from a tactical and practical standpoint, it wasn’t the best fit. Meanwhile, what Cassandra told her was true, it wasn’t like she was never going to have her chance at enjoying being a Pokémon again. But in this situation, it could have heavy, unnecessary risks. She too, would have hated to see someone get hurt or captured when it could have been avoided with a plan that was more adapted to suit the conditions of the situation.

“Guess you’re right,” Jarena shrugged and sighed. “Sorry for being… a nutcase.”

“It’s alright, but yeah, it might even be better if we stay out of handling this directly,” Cassandra told her.

After that was said, she was still curious as to trying to figure out who “Karma” truly was, and while Violet had a point that it could be Nathan, it was possible that wasn’t the only thing going on from behind the scenes.