Girls... [She sighs, and folds her arms, fully prepared to argue this case.] Look, I appreciate that you all want to come with me, I really do, but I just can't bring you into this, for three reasons.
[She holds up a finger.] First, the danger. Now I know we've been through a lot of dangerous situations in the past, but this is different. What determines if you're ready for things like this in this world is the strength of your pokemon, and... I'll be blunt here, none of you are ready. Rainbow and Applejack, you just haven't been here long enough for your teams to compete with the ones Team Rocket can field, and Fluttershy... we both know you aren't a fighter. I'm the only one of us who can participate in a fight like this now.
[She raises a second one.] Second, we don't have the time to familiarize you all with the members of the Corps, who you'll have to work with in order for this to be pulled off. You don't even know the members, aside from me! Which is a good thing since it makes you less appealing as targets for Team Rocket, but it does mean you'll have to join and be integrated into the Corps before you'll be ready to join a mission like this.
Which brings us to- [She raises a third finger.] The third reason. I can't authorize you to come on this mission. I'm not in charge of the Corps. I'm just another member. You'd have to talk to the Commander and convince her to let you join, and... I just don't see that happening right now.
[Her points laid out, she sighs and lowers her hand.] ... I'm sorry, girls. You know there's nopony in any world I'd rather have by my side, but... There's no way I can risk any of you in this right now. Please try to understand.
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Date: 2013-01-12 12:25 am (UTC)[She holds up a finger.] First, the danger. Now I know we've been through a lot of dangerous situations in the past, but this is different. What determines if you're ready for things like this in this world is the strength of your pokemon, and... I'll be blunt here, none of you are ready. Rainbow and Applejack, you just haven't been here long enough for your teams to compete with the ones Team Rocket can field, and Fluttershy... we both know you aren't a fighter. I'm the only one of us who can participate in a fight like this now.
[She raises a second one.] Second, we don't have the time to familiarize you all with the members of the Corps, who you'll have to work with in order for this to be pulled off. You don't even know the members, aside from me! Which is a good thing since it makes you less appealing as targets for Team Rocket, but it does mean you'll have to join and be integrated into the Corps before you'll be ready to join a mission like this.
Which brings us to- [She raises a third finger.] The third reason. I can't authorize you to come on this mission. I'm not in charge of the Corps. I'm just another member. You'd have to talk to the Commander and convince her to let you join, and... I just don't see that happening right now.
[Her points laid out, she sighs and lowers her hand.] ... I'm sorry, girls. You know there's nopony in any world I'd rather have by my side, but... There's no way I can risk any of you in this right now. Please try to understand.