[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Shiva would probably receive that message at some point near the end/at the end of reading in her runereading book, unless there is no cell reception within Celebi Park. (I assume there is though, can be edited if not)

A tad bit annoyed over the noise of an incoming new message before remembering that not too long ago she has just sent a message herself to the others, so she shrugged that off and eventually drew cell frok her stuff to read who was writing her there. ...turned out to be Nathan, telling about a Tea Ceremony the Kimono Girls were doing. Not THAT caught her interest somewhat, as Tea Ceremonys practically drip with grace and calmness (much to her liking), and she somewhat enjoyed Kimono Girls and their connection to Eeveelutions already. But she only knew about these from Jotho, so the sensation that seemingly are a thing in Chreshire as well came to her (positive) suprise.

The dear smile Shiva was casting about the thought of witnessing such a Ceremony rather quickly faded however at the realization that it'll be at 6am in the morning. Way too early for her taste to head to a red-roofed pagoda that he didn't mention where exactly it was located, but....this may be a single-time event... and... oh well.... Damn it, given how Ventus has awoken her very early several times already during their working week at the Shelter she can indeed make it in time if she sets an alarm clock early enough and gets herself a strong coffee to drink along the way, so... ah, whatever. Sighing impercibly, she quick-typed a reply to send to Nathan,

which reads as following.

'Thank you for the info and invitation, Nathan. I accept and would rejoice to attend that Tea Ceremony, so I'll see you there, I guess... In case I don't make it though, I have probably simply overslept, do not worry to much for me then. But you missed to let me know where that pagoda in Cress is, but a Nurse Joy or even more simple a town map pinned in the Lobby will help me out.

Again thank you and stay well!'

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

They'll be performing a morning tea ceremony tomorrow at 6am. Their building is a single-tiered pagoda with a red roof and lots of bronze decorations, from Eeveelutions to dragon Pokemon.

Awesome.  That works out well.  "Hey Furret, you might find this interesting.  The Kimono Girls are doing a Tea Ceremony early tomorrow morning.  It's quite the interesting tradition.  They've been dancing to honor and celebrate our bonds with pokemon for hundreds of years, and the tradition started right here in Cress before eventually spreading to the Tohjo region.  Gonna have to get up earlier than we did today to see it...but I think it'll be worth the trip!"

Hmmmmm...actually, maybe everyone else would like to join as well?  Nathan puts together a quick text and sends it to every member of the group!  (@PhantomUnderYourDesk @Lord Windos @Spiritmon @Nylon)

Hey guys, I know Shiva said 9 AM, but would ya be willing to get up a few hours earlier?  The Kimono Girls are doing a Tea Ceremony tomorrow morning at 6 AM!  I definitely don't want to miss a chance to see them do their thing, so I plan to get up early and head to their building to watch.  It's the single story, red roofed pagoda with the statues of the eeveelutions and dragons if you're interested.  Don't wait on me in the lobby, since I'll be heading to the pagoda immediately agter breakfast.  Ceremonial dances wait for noone, after all!

- Nathan

Message sent...now it's off to see Professor Mallorn!

*knock knock* on the door of Mallorn's room.

Heart see Nathan and he right make a response.

"Sure. Why not? I like that kind of events. Sight me in that tea ceremony."

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

"Mean Look would be likely to utterly fail on Keldeo. Such a powerful Pokemon isn't even subject to such attacks. Well, yes, please send the others my regards...in fact, let me send Nathan and Ventus a text that I'm in town for the rest of the day, in case they need anything. I'll get this Pokedex update pushed, and be sure to buy one when you've got the funds! Can't let that bloody Almanac catch up. It was great to see you and your Poochyena. Good luck against Tanuki, and tell the others I said good luck too! Be EXCELLENT to each other! Bye now!" And he's off.

Spoiler

(...)

In the end, she typed up a quick message to send to Nathan, Heart, Ventus and Valder, which @Dragonstrike, @Spiritmon, @Lord Windos and @Nylon receive whenever they like.

It reads the following.

Uhm, hi! ☆Hope you're doing well, wherever you currently are. I'm dwelling in Celebi Park, enjoying the surrounding... Anyway, there's something I'd like to share and discuss with you people (nothing bad), preferably tomorrow morning, can we quick-meet in the dorm I occupy in the Eastern Pokemon Center? Room 91, 9am would be be ideal. Just knock on the door and I'll open.

Till then, and stay save! Greetings, Shiva

Spoiler

Hmmmmm...actually, maybe everyone else would like to join as well?  Nathan puts together a quick text and sends it to every member of the group!  (@PhantomUnderYourDesk @Lord Windos @Spiritmon @Nylon)

Hey guys, I know Shiva said 9 AM, but would ya be willing to get up a few hours earlier?  The Kimono Girls are doing a Tea Ceremony tomorrow morning at 6 AM!  I definitely don't want to miss a chance to see them do their thing, so I plan to get up early and head to their building to watch.  It's the single story, red roofed pagoda with the statues of the eeveelutions and dragons if you're interested.  Don't wait on me in the lobby, since I'll be heading to the pagoda immediately agter breakfast.  Ceremonial dances wait for noone, after all!

- Nathan

*Minor Flashback!*

Throughout the day, Ventus received several text messages, most of them appearing subsequently afterthe battle he had with the self admitant lush Bottle and before he left Stair to head over to Vapor Falls. The first text was from his college/boss Dr. Mallorn, who informed him he was in Cress City for some (to him) unknown reason. 'Knowing him well as I do, no doubt some sort of business brought him to the rustic city. Seeing as I've spoken with him recently and have nothing pertinent to inform him about besides my Delta Onix, which I've decided to handle the matter or researching it between myself and Heart, I don't believe it would be remiss of me to abstain from meeting with him in linue of spending time with my family. At least, not until I have something substain to report to him, anyway,' the empath thought as he scanned over the message before deleting it, and moving onto the next.

Shiva's texted request for a group meeting caught him by slight surprise, as he couldn't imagine any reason to gather anyone besides discussing plans or coordinating some form of event, but never the less he shrugged his shoulders and nodded his head to himself. 'If Shiva wishes to meet with us in the morn, far be it from me to deny her, especially since I don't have anything else to do that would impede me from attending,' he thought, a slight smile on his face as he though of his most blessed friend. Even in his teneborous state of mind, she never failed to bring at least so cheer and levity to his weary soul.

The final text he received was from Nathan of all people, which initially caused Ven to frown and his eyebrows to scrunch up. The boy almost never got in contact with him via his phone unless it was an urgent or uncomfortable matter (or both, as often the case), so he was already dreading/feeling weary resignation before he even read their message. To his pleasant surprise, it proved to be a rare and welcome subversion to his expectation, as they informed him of a Tea Ceremony being preformed in the morning by Kimono Girls, which greatly appealed to his rustic Opelucid traditional sensibilities and his desire to learn more about Cheshire's own culture, especially on a subject he was already familiar with!

'My my, what doesn't Cheshire have in terms of its deeply rich and varied traditional and cultural heritage? Its been quite some time since I've last participated or witnessed a Tea Ceremony myself, and I'm unfamiliar with how this regions conducts their as opposed to the Tohjo and my people, so why not attend it? At the very least it give me something pleasant to mull over before I embark to Mt. Sentry once more to permenantly deal with that...that Chandelure.....' Ventus thought to himself, his mind briefly growing ominous negative as he re-focused on that fiend for a scant few seconds, before he banished it away and forcibly return to his prior happy calm. Their would be time enough for thoughts of vengeance; for now, respite.

With that in mind, he record a quick voice message to Nathan, and sent it to him before he resumed his prior plans. It sounded as follows:

"I would be delighted to attend the Tea Ceremony with you, Nathan! Its been ages since I've last partook in one myself, and I'm quite interested in how Cheshire does their in comparison to the rest of the world, so this will be a quite the pleasant learning opportunity! Since I get up early in the morn regardless of the occasion, I'll probably meet you in the lobby around the same time you get up, if not sooner, so I'll be sure to prepare some tea and snack for myself and you. See you then!"

*Minor Flashback End!*

[Dragonstrike]

which reads as following.

'Thank you for the info and invitation, Nathan. I accept and would rejoice to attend that Tea Ceremony, so I'll see you there, I guess... In case I don't make it though, I have probably simply overslept, do not worry to much for me then. But you missed to let me know where that pagoda in Cress is, but a Nurse Joy or even more simple a town map pinned in the Lobby will help me out.

Again thank you and stay well!'

"Sure. Why not? I like that kind of events. Sight me in that tea ceremony."

Spoiler

"I would be delighted to attend the Tea Ceremony with you, Nathan! Its been ages since I've last partook in one myself, and I'm quite interested in how Cheshire does their in comparison to the rest of the world, so this will be a quite the pleasant learning opportunity! Since I get up early in the morn regardless of the occasion, I'll probably meet you in the lobby around the same time you get up, if not sooner, so I'll be sure to prepare some tea and snack for myself and you. See you then!"

One quick response text back to everyone (including Valder if he also wishes to join):

Great!  Trust me, you can't miss it when it's in the middle of town and has all those statues on it.  Fun fact: The Kimono Girl tradition actually started here in Creshire before it made its way over to Johto!  See ya at their pagoda tomorrow mornin', then!

Alright, this oughta be awesome!  Whoo!  Nathan isn't really expecting any battles to happen in the morning, but he does know some lucky audience members occassionally get to test themselves against the dancers...could be one of the few opportunities to get a battle in Cress City at some point if they're lucky.

[Iron]

They'll be performing a morning tea ceremony tomorrow at 6am. Their building is a single-tiered pagoda with a red roof and lots of bronze decorations, from Eeveelutions to dragon Pokemon.

Awesome.  That works out well.  "Hey Furret, you might find this interesting.  The Kimono Girls are doing a Tea Ceremony early tomorrow morning.  It's quite the interesting tradition.  They've been dancing to honor and celebrate our bonds with pokemon for hundreds of years, and the tradition started right here in Cress before eventually spreading to the Tohjo region.  Gonna have to get up earlier than we did today to see it...but I think it'll be worth the trip!"

Hmmmmm...actually, maybe everyone else would like to join as well?  Nathan puts together a quick text and sends it to every member of the group!  (@PhantomUnderYourDesk @Lord Windos @Spiritmon @Nylon)

Hey guys, I know Shiva said 9 AM, but would ya be willing to get up a few hours earlier?  The Kimono Girls are doing a Tea Ceremony tomorrow morning at 6 AM!  I definitely don't want to miss a chance to see them do their thing, so I plan to get up early and head to their building to watch.  It's the single story, red roofed pagoda with the statues of the eeveelutions and dragons if you're interested.  Don't wait on me in the lobby, since I'll be heading to the pagoda immediately agter breakfast.  Ceremonial dances wait for noone, after all!

- Nathan

Message sent...now it's off to see Professor Mallorn!

*knock knock* on the door of Mallorn's room.

His door opens, revealing a Machop. Mallorn is sitting on his bed, fiddling with a Pokedex. 

"Hey, boss! Gonna challenge Tanuki while you're here? Pull up a chair." He points to a chair by a desk.

[Iron]

The Exeggcute keep badgering Shiva, herding her back toward the path. It may be possible to retreat, but they seem to show no interest in talking to you or helping you.

[Dragonstrike]

His door opens, revealing a Machop. Mallorn is sitting on his bed, fiddling with a Pokedex. 

"Hey, boss! Gonna challenge Tanuki while you're here? Pull up a chair." He points to a chair by a desk.

Nathan takes a seat.  Ralts ends up sitting in his lap.

"Yeah, at some point.  Enjoying a little downtime while we have some.  Come on Furret, don't be shy.  Come on in.  So, what brings you to Cress, Mallorn?"

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Shiva does retreat a few steps. But slowly but surely these three Exeggcute became annoying as heck. And currently, Shiva is not in the mood for that. That means Tropius and Azumarill get summoned to her side in a swift and somewhat intuitive movement, before she turns away again holding that slightly hurted Volbeat close to herself, all while keeping her gaze almost intimidatingly locked on these suprisingly aggressive Exeggcute.

"FINE! I'LL JUST SERACH ANOTHER PATH THEN! But if you don't stop pestering me, I'll teach ya some MANNERS with my own Pokemon, alright? Everyone, we'll get going then!"


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Mechanics:
Are they trying to start a battle? o.o Shiva actually isn't up for that, outta-chara I am, but if they won't leave her alone, they'll get a battle so that she can continue her search along the Long Grass plantation.

[Iron]

Typhon: (4)
Koa: (4)
Vullaby: (2) + 3 Dex + 4 Survival = 9
Starly: (3) + 2 dex + 3 Survival = 8

Vullaby Round 1

The few onlookers are laughing that you're bothering to engage some Starly.

Spark 1
(6)(1)(3)(6)(3)
(3)(1)(2) Vullaby takes 1 dmg 5/6hp
Prlz: (4)(4)(5)

Dragon Dance 1
(5)(4) + (6*) Will point.
+1 Dex +1 Str

Fury Attack 1 on Typhon, Koa, Typhon
3 Dex + 3 Fight + 4 Brawl -2 accuracy -3/4/5 moves = 5/4/3d6
(5)(5)(4)(2)(1)
(5)(2)(3)(1)
(4)(3)(5)
3 Str + 1 power -3 vit = 1d6
(5) Typhon takes 1 dmg 5/6hp
(6) Koa takes 1 dmg 5/6hp
(2)

Despite the name, Vullaby doesn't really seem to be furious here. She's just plucking at the Pokemon, trying to get under their skin.

The Starly, surprisingly, follow Vullaby's lead! They also make sure to include Heart, taking threads of his hair or clothing.

Fury Attack A Typhon, Koa, Typhon
2 Dex + 3 Fight + 3 brawl -2 acc -3/4/5 actions = 3/2/1 dice
(6)(6)(1)
(6)(4)
(2)
They only have 2 Str.
(5) Typhon takes 1 dmg 4/6hp -1 pain
(4) Koa takes 1 dmg 4/6hp -1 pain

Fury Attack B
(5)(4)(2)
(6)(4)
(2)
(5) Typhon takes 1 dmg 3/6hp -2 pain
(5) Koa takes 1 dmg 3/6hp -2 pain

Fury Attack C
(6)(2)(4)
(1)(2)
(1)
(4) Typhon takes 1 dmg 2/6hp, but Heart uses a Potion, working really hard to spray it precisely amidst all the flailing birds. 6/6hp for Typhon.

Fury Attack D
(1)(1)(6)
(6)(1)
(5)
(4) Koa takes 1 dmg 2/6hp -2 pain
(5) Typhon takes 1 dmg 5/6hp

The birds begin to back off of Koa. They seem to be laughing among themselves.

Typhon slithers forward. It's his turn to bring the pain.

Spark 2
(5)(2)(6)(2)
(6)(5)(5) Vullaby takes 4 dmg 1/6hp -3 pain
Prlz: (6)(3)(2) Vullaby became paralyzed! She starts waddling clumsily toward the base of the tower, a slow retreat.

Do you want to knock Vullaby out all the way, or move to the flock of Starly?

[Iron]

Your Guidebook actually mentioned the Kimono Girls and told you precisely where the Pagoda is.