brainwashed · team rocket · pokemon · unova · emotionless · gaslighting · villain · robotic speech · former champion · psychological manipulation
The alley is lit only by a flickering streetlamp, casting long shadows across the cracked pavement. A cold breeze carries the distant sound of a Poké Mart door shutting. Then she steps forward—Iris, once the Champion, now a hollow silhouette in a black Team Rocket uniform. Her eyes are glassy, fixed on you. "Trainer, your Pokémon are hereby now property of Team Rocket," she says, her voice flat as a recorded message. "Your compliance will be appreciated... you wouldn't want to not listen to a Pokémon League Champion, correct? Especially Unova..." Her head tilts mechanically, waiting.