[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Yogi maneuvers so that he's second in line to receive the HM. Seems to think he might need it. He puts a hand on Nathan's shoulder, and on Terra's shoulder, trying to indicate that he will use this move only responsibly.

No need to show me the PM as this isn't really a problem that's mechanical in nature. I like what Nathan's done here though. Nathan and Terra both gain 4XP.

[Lord Windos]

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Tommy: (5)

Crawdaunt: (3)

Tommy immediately gains 1 Loyalty upon being asked to save a Staryu.

Crawdaunt Round 1

(...)

Gotcha! Crawdaunt was caught!
Overgrown, 5 base HP.
Hyper Cutter
0/0/4
Harden, Vice Grip, Leer, Protect, Double Hit, Knock Off, Taunt, Night Slash, Crabhammer, Razor Shell, Swords Dance, Crunch, Superpower

Great moveset, but a very hard Pokemon to raise.

(For the record, Tommy also gets + 2 XP from his Lucky Egg!)

Upon Crawdaunt being raked into oblivion, Terra is quick to flash Tommy a smile, pleased with their expedient takedown of the invasive species.

"Good job, Tommy. Took care of Crawdaunt quickly, and saved Staryu's life. Will give you treat for this later. You deserve it."

The tom cat almost preens at the praise, but being the tough and feline character that he is he instead grinned back to his partner in self satisfaction and brandished a claw at the fallen snipping shellfish, as if to say 'Yeah, I cracked him wide open.'  Serves him right and up for dining on a Staryu, the monster.

After Crawdaunt's caught and sent to the PC (As no way is Terra keeping the pinching predator on him, or with him at all for long, for that matter), he wastes no time rushing over to gently pick up Staryu before rushing off to the Center, with Tommy leaping up and gripping on his shirt's back in linue of chasing after him. He's not quite finished the job left, as he has to make sure the freshwater star survives its ordeal!

Order: Praise Tommy, then head to the Pokemon Center with Staryu to drop them off for treatment, as even if it has Recover , getting proffessional care will help it heal MUCH more quickly. It should be noted he also drops off Lapis and Tommy to be healed too, and will pick them up the first chance he can get. He also puts up a notice up in the Center somewhere that says he's offering up a Overgrown Crawdaunt for trade of any kind, but primarily Poke, as he does NOT want to keep and raise a violent and brutal Dark type unless given sufficient reason. That's all, folks!

[Mikaruge108]

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(Ah Spirit, you're leaving Spira out of that? If it's as important as you say I hope you've just accidently forgot to tagg Mika. ._. )

(...) Hey people, how you? Listen, I have some important information to share with you guys. I might need make a meeting soon tonight of great importance. Cant explain via message, so meet me in my room in the Pokemon Center. Its urgent. Sorry in bother but it is something important...See you people later. (...)

Shiva's a bit occupied and by now too exhausted for any bigger actions, she'll probably receive Heart's message at some point while checking the time on her way from the Pokemon Center to the hostel she's staying at. Her first reaction after stopping on her path and reading through it is a mild sigh accompanied by a frown, before finally the worry and sense or urgency added. She kinda just wished to end her day with some dinner and the jam session, but if the PUNisher has something important to share, she can't afford to miss out on that!

Means, after having exchanged a telling look with Cottonee - 'What may the matter be that he needs to meet us that quickly and that suprisingly?' - she'll make a U-Turn back to the Center where she just came from, typing a response to him along the way.

It does read as following.

Hello back Heart! I'm doing fine, day's been exciting, as my earlier message told. (Can be found here.) I just came from the local Center, so I'll just wait for you in the Lobby, alright? Until then.

++Time skip++

As said Shiva's waiting at a table in the Lobby, now enjoying a hot herbal tea with Cottonee resting per usually on top of her head and Raphael by her side; the archangel was busy with mind- and carefully cleaning his soft feather coat. Primal Glaceon and Alola Vulpix as Shiva's extraordinaire Ice Types have taken a seat beneath the table in order to be safe from any curious glances, they're both yawning and sharing a bowl of dried berries.

Shiva waves to Heart as soon as she spots him. "Hi", she'll greet him, "So... What's the matter then, what's so important? And, uh, you're staying here at the Center during the night? There are a lot of comfy hostels nearby, while you have to care for the meals yourself you can meet up with other guests and their Pokemon at the evenings for events! ^w^ "

Message to everyone

Hey people, how you? Listen, I have some important information to share with you guys. I might need make a meeting soon tonight of great importance. Cant explain via message, so meet me in my room in the Pokemon Center. Its urgent. Sorry in bother but it is something important...See you people later.

Spira feels his dex vibrate and sees the message from Heart, then responds with I'll be there shortly

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Heart while doing that, he decided to send a quick message to his friends:

Message to everyone

Hey people, how you? Listen, I have some important information to share with you guys. I might need make a meeting soon tonight of great importance. Cant explain via message, so meet me in my room in the Pokemon Center. Its urgent. Sorry in bother but it is something important...See you people later.

After that Heart stop typing and return to the job in make the pyre.

Heart would almost immediately get a reply back from the rugged wanderer, his message brief but meaningful:

'Good. Fought a Shieldmaidan and won, and helped clear swarms of Weedle and Sunkern, I think. (...) Okay. See you then. Take care.'

*Flashfoward*

And so Terra was in the rare collector's room, quietly leaning again one of the walls and chewing on a piece of fruit leather, while Melly was laying by his feet happily gorging herself on her self roasted namesake, while Tommy was prowling around the room, keeping a respectful distance from the dog (Best be on the safe side.....) while letting his curiosity acting as a guide for his investigation. This of course lead him to mossy up to the fae lass' gelid mammals, as he eyed the both of them with thoughtful interest. He's seen all kinds of Pokemon before, but none quite like these foxes, and yet the saggier of the pair......seeing them tickled at his memory, for some odd reason. What could that mean hrmm?

The mountain of a man smiled and waved at Shiva, and offers the same gesture to Spira and Nathan when they arrived. With Heart, though......he just frowned them and crossed his arms, looking at him not unkindly, but all the same not exactly so friendly either.

"What is it that you need to tell us?"

Straight and to the point, and his tone questioning yet firm. Yeap, things still hadn't thawed between the sagely monk and pun lover.

Once that's settled, she'll find a free bench or bus station to rest at for a little in order to send a message to @everyone of the traveling group via her cell: Can'f afford that they/Terra in particular start worrying where she's running around, as well as to update them on things.

The message does read as following.

Well, hello! Shiva here, I'm sorry if you've been wondering where I've been or what I'm doing. Though I'm fine, everything's okay! Just wanted to tell that I just came back from the Safari Zone, that place's very worth the visit. I won't participate in the Cup tomorrow, as I rather, well, prefer to help making sure that everything goes well. Maybe we'll see one another even! ^_^

Poison and Bug Types are hiding everywhere though, so please take care of yourself if visiting this place. Good luck also if you're participating in the Cup!

That'll be all, have a good night's sleep and stay safe. Pixilated greetings!~

Nathan glances at Shiva's message during the Drill Run tutoring attempt and has to read it two or three times before he really gets the gist of it.

So, Shiva's going to be a Volunteer Ranger tomorrow?  Well, that doesn't surprise him, really...

A small part of him is...uncomfortable with the idea though, to be honest.  He doesn't dwell on it for now, but...

Heart while doing that, he decided to send a quick message to his friends:

Message to everyone

Hey people, how you? Listen, I have some important information to share with you guys. I might need make a meeting soon tonight of great importance. Cant explain via message, so meet me in my room in the Pokemon Center. Its urgent. Sorry in bother but it is something important...See you people later.

Heart's message, by contrast, gets a quick, simple response without a whole lot of thought.

Gotcha.  See ya there.

Time Skip!

When Nathan arrives with Gallade in tow as usual and Emolga on his shoulder, he makes sure to keep a little distance between him and Shiva.  He's definitely...uncomfortable around her, to say the least.  It's hard to say why, though.  Gallade's more stoic and harder to read, though Shiva can probably tell he's thinking about something.  Emolga, however, is the complete opposite as he's chittering happily, enjoying being in Teazel Valley.

When Terra waves, Nathan waves back.

When Heart arrives, Nathan and Gallade perk up a little more.  Nathan indicates to Emolga that he should quiet down a little for now, and the collector has their full attention.  Unlike Shiva and Terra, Nathan doesn't say anything immediately, just listens for the time being as he waits for Heart to start things.

When Shiva and everyone else enter the room, they have find a little different more than before. With a normal wood bed, a photo with the tower with Rose as a Chinchar, but this time, Heart was sitting in some kind of table, with many kinds of books and scrolls. Three things could be very much notice in the table: One was a some kind of Chespin, who everyone never see before. Heart with the Necklace of the ArcHearts in the table. And a big book, close with all kinds of chains, with a big lock in the middle, with the famous (or should I say infamous?) symbol of the family ArcHeart: Palkia and Dialga in the top with Giratina in the bellow and Arceus in the middle, with the first three with his wings/spikes forming a semi-circular form like a true heart and with Arceus in the center like the heart of all creation.

Heart wave his hand to Shiva and open a tired smile. "Hello Shiva! Well, yeah, I gonna stay here for today. I might need to take the night to make a quick research. Its kinda someway conect with what i gonna tell you, but lets just wait the others to come."

When everyone comes, and Terra act in the way he act, Heart bow his head in shame. He still feeling guilty for the way he act in the front of Terra, but he will have to apologize later. Right now he have a job to do. "First of all everyone, thank you for coming. I know everyone have tired day, so I will made it quick. First of all, let me introduce to you Chespin. He was the new pokemon of my team, and also a Spiritual Leader of the forest Pokemon here in Teazel Village. Second: During a test to prove my wortly, I find two things: To prove my wortly I make a test to take a Sawsbuck. Not a normal one. But one white, and with a powerfull conection to the Earthpower of the nature itself. More than any other Pokemon and combine with Camouflage. After I pass the test, I enter in contact with one of my Ancestors...."

"The last time who something happened, was in Mt. Sentry where I enter in contact with the Creator itself of the ArcHearts, the Master of Flames Ark. But that ancestor...I never see her before. And I know almost everything about my Genealogic Tree. She told me:"

 "There are ancient powers sleeping in the Teazel Valley and areas beyond. Our connection here is stronger...and Chespin and the White Hart are Pokemon who can understand such things. Chespin wanted to test you, to see how you managed something on your own. Only one who entered the clearing ALONE could see through Sawsbuck's camouflage. But you took the opposite tack, and passed the test using the power of your partnership with these Pokemon. We're proud of you, ArcHeart. You will be sorely tried soon, and I hope you will use the same skills and the same powerful friendship to survive, to protect. Goodbye for now........."

"I dont know why, but the Earthpower here in Teazel Valley is more powerfull than other places I ever make my travels. Somehow, one of my might have lived here in Teazel Valley, or at least in this region. She say there is powers sleeping here in Teazel Valley and areas beyond...and she says "our conection" is stronger here..."Our" conection its problably refering to my clan. I dont know why and how, but it is. And I problably gonna receive some kind of test. Another one. And Chespin here problably have a better idea about such things."

Heart then points to the many scrolls and books in the table. "I have to make research for today, trying to find some sort of conection and take a look in the story of this place, and why one of my ancestors enter in contact with me here and now. There might be some sort of clue about where to find the Sword Ark tast to retrieve. At least this is what I believe."

"That or...maybe there is some kind of Legendary Pokemon sleeping in this village. We all have enough encounter with Legendaries to believe in that possibility. And to warn you all to be careful. Receive a warn from a ancestor its not always a good signal." Heart look again at the book. "And I may have a bad feeling about what "kind" of power is sleeping...I pray to the Creation Trio and Arceus itself to be wrong."

Oh, and Moltres Egg was safe being close to Heart, pulsing with a few times. And Beldum was also in the table, safe in the incubator.

[Iron]

After Crawdaunt's caught and sent to the PC (As no way is Terra keeping the pinching predator on him, or with him at all for long, for that matter), he wastes no time rushing over to gently pick up Staryu before rushing off to the Center, with Tommy leaping up and gripping on his shirt's back in linue of chasing after him. He's not quite finished the job left, as he has to make sure the freshwater star survives its ordeal!

Order: Praise Tommy, then head to the Pokemon Center with Staryu to drop them off for treatment, as even if it has Recover , getting proffessional care will help it heal MUCH more quickly. It should be noted he also drops off Lapis and Tommy to be healed too, and will pick them up the first chance he can get. He also puts up a notice up in the Center somewhere that says he's offering up a Overgrown Crawdaunt for trade of any kind, but primarily Poke, as he does NOT want to keep and raise a violent and brutal Dark type unless given sufficient reason. That's all, folks!

You can trade for either $3500 Poke, or a well-trained Golduck that is obedient and has most of its levelup moves.

[Iron]

Ready for the next Day?

[Spiritmon]

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Oh yeah, Chespin is a great Pokemon for finding sacred plants. He comes back with some sandalwood twigs and bark, and shows Heart how to identify the shrubby little plants in their rare habitats.

(1)(4)(2)(1)(1)(4) (1)(6) + (3) from Chespin's help. Your fire doesn't grow very large, and requires a lot of attention to prevent it from spreading. Chespin rolls his eyes a little. Anyway, it's big enough to keep Moltres warm tonight.

Are you leaving Moltres alone out in the wilderness overnight or what? The Egg needs to be inside the pyre for at least four hours, preferably eight, and I'm not sure how you'd bring the bonfire inside the Pokemon Center.

I have should wait to bring the bonefire in the Pokemon Center...Cant I take to a close location of the Pokemon Center, leave Trevenant and Heracross guard the pyre, enter in the Pokemon Center, take Natu, and then teleport the Egg to inside my room? This can be done right since Heart have resistance to fire.

That'll be fine! You can see the bonfire from your window once you move it, and Heracross could climb up there and tap on your window to get your attention.

But if you bring the fire INTO your room, there's gonna be other problems.

I just put for a few hours in the window the bonefire to not put the room in fire. Four hours might be a more or less long time.

We also ready to begin the next day. When the four be okay, Heart have go to sleep and once again put the Moltres Egg inside the Incubator. And go to sleep.

We also ready to begin the next day in game.

[Mikaruge108]

I'm ready for the next day, anything left that I haven't done can be finished w/ time skips.

[Dragonstrike]

Ready for the next Day?

Ready on Nathan's end.  Any stuff leftover is going to be addresses in flashback/PM.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Ready for the next Day?

From my side yes, as stated once or twice already. ^^

[Lord Windos]

You can trade for either $3500 Poke, or a well-trained Golduck that is obedient and has most of its levelup moves.

Terra will take the $3500 Poke, as he already has a well trained Water type in Lapis Lazuli that he never takes out of his team line up. Golducks are nice, but actual gold is even better!

Ready for the next Day?

Yeap! I'm working on a response post to the Thread portion of Nathan's and Terra's current meeting, but that can always be Flashbacked too, so no worries there!