Board Thread:Role Play Discussion/@comment-24304510-20140418222756/@comment-24304510-20141106090049

There may be active Team Rocket members among you as we speak.

Bandits were actually going to become major players in Missions 6-10ish.

As for your OC, Side, either "he only arrived at the Center recently" or "he was recovering from injuries" or "he simply didn't think he could help out/was unwilling to help out" are all acceptable explanations.

Any strategy can be devised IC, but try not to take your eyes off your surroundings for too long. There's a constant threat everywhere, after all.