[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Dragonstrike]

The hail continues to fall as the group transitions to traversing the open snowfields of the route.  Wild pokemon aren't known to show up often on this part of the Route, but trainers of all kinds tend to fill that void.

The snow is deep and difficult to walk through.  Grounded pokemon and humans will have a -1 Dex penalty, regardless of their typing.

Lucas leads the way, pushing through the snow as best as he can.  "We should reach the rest stop not long after this.  Traveling down this Route is hard, frigid work, and few try to push on to Route 216 without at least taking a break first, and the fact that it's a popular spot for pokemon battles doesn't help either.  Keep your wits about you until we have a chance to take a break.  We're almost there!"

Karen has an arm up to shield her face from the chilly wind.  She isn't used to this weather, but she'll quietly push through it as best as she can.

Route 217 Encounter Set 2

1. Wingull*
Cap: 2 (1)
Difficulty: Moderate
Notes: Black stormclouds follow it as it flies about the Route.  Occasional flashes of light can be seen through the falling snow around it, and the combination of the two obscure all details of the pokemon until the encounter is taken. Wingull are also very rare to see this far away from the coastline.

2. Ace Trainer Jessica
Cap: 1
Difficulty: Very Hard
Notes: Looking for a 2v2 Single Battle.

3. Snowboarder Dave
Cap: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Notes: Also looking for a 2v2 battle, but is cool with both singles and doubles.

4. Abandoned Wagon
Cap: 2
Difficulty: ???
Notes: Looks like it's stuck in the snow.

5. Delibird*
Cap: 2 (1)
Difficulty: Moderate
Notes: Scrounging around in the snow, close to the wagon. A rare species on this Route.

Unlimited Encounters: Snover (they can be found in the treeline, particularly the one at the base of the mountain, minding their own business as long as nobody bothers them.)

(In the interest of speeding things along a little, I'm likely going to reduce the number of encounters on Routes 217 and 216 so we can get to Mt. Coronet more quickly. Sound fair?)

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

"As I said, the Spell Tag will either lead you to them...or the other way around.  That being said, I do know they're not on this Route.  And if they were in Snowpoint, that much would be obvious.  Route 216 would be my best guess for where they're hiding."

The elderly lady waves as Randolph turns to leave.  "Farewell!  Don't let the chill freeze you solid now!  My friend would oh so love it if that happened, and we don't want such a fate to befall you, now, do we?  Hehehehe."

Amethyst and Stymph will both be on the lookout for sure.  Stymph finds it a little difficult to fly straight whenever the winds pick up, though.

The hail continues to fall as the group transitions to traversing the open snowfields of the route.  Wild pokemon aren't known to show up often on this part of the Route, but trainers of all kinds tend to fill that void.

The snow is deep and difficult to walk through.  Grounded pokemon and humans will have a -1 Dex penalty, regardless of their typing.

Lucas leads the way, pushing through the snow as best as he can.  "We should reach the rest stop not long after this.  Traveling down this Route is hard, frigid work, and few try to push on to Route 216 without at least taking a break first, and the fact that it's a popular spot for pokemon battles doesn't help either.  Keep your wits about you until we have a chance to take a break.  We're almost there!"

Karen has an arm up to shield her face from the chilly wind.  She isn't used to this weather, but she'll quietly push through it as best as she can.

Route 217 Encounter Set 2

1. Wingull*
Cap: 2 (1)
Difficulty: Moderate
Notes: Black stormclouds follow it as it flies about the Route.  Occasional flashes of light can be seen through the falling snow around it, and the combination of the two obscure all details of the pokemon until the encounter is taken.  Wingull are also very rare to see this far away from the coastline.

(...)

Unlimited Encounters: Snover (they can be found in the treeline, particularly the one at the base of the mountain, minding their own business as long as nobody bothers them.)

(In the interest of speeding things along a little, I'm likely going to reduce the number of encounters on Routes 217 and 216 so we can get to Mt. Coronet more quickly.  Sound fair?)

(Fine by me! I'm eager to see what you've planned for the Mt. Coronet Encounters and local, so getting us there quicker is not a bad idea at all in my books!)

The mysterious old lady's lack of an answer about her 'friend's' exact wereabouts didn't hearten Ran so much, but he didn't gripe about it, only letting out a short *Sigh* , nodding and replying back to her, before hopping off the chair and heading towards the door.

"Not much to go on, but it's damn near better than having zero clues to their wereabouts at all. Suppose it's time for me to mosey on and out here, then. Thank ya for your hospitality again, mam, and I promise I'll see to it your friend will be get their head screwed back on straight no matter what. Be well, and take care. Sei gesund, pass auf dich auf, und möge Heatrans Flammen dein Zuhause und deinen Herd warm halten."
Translation: Be well, take care, and may Heatran's flames keep your home and hearth warm.

Ironically, her parting words and playful sounding warning and laughter sent a shock and bracing chill, as it perhaps gave him a dire hint as to who or what her 'friend' is, prompting him to scheduled fast from the premises and back to the group with Stymph and Amethyst with a worried scowl plastered across his face. He almost desperately hoping his intuition and gut is plain wrong about his newfound suspicion, but given his recent run of luck.....

'Gott verdammt. Tangoing with one of their kind recently already was bad enough, and now I have settle down another, MUCH more ornery and wild spirit. And if I'm wrong about my guess, then I'm right back to dealing with an unknown hazardous and likely spiritual being that's capable of who knows what. No matter which way it is, I'm in for a snow heap of trouble. ' "

"*Sighs* Wunderbar. Einfach nur wunderbar.... "

When he reunites with his compatriots, he's rather quick to update them about his meeting with the old lady in the 'Abandoned' House and the task he undertook for her, and warned them about the old lady's 'friend' and what he expects them to be.

"....And that's the rub of it. Have to find that 'woman's' 'friend' and calm them down, and then she'll tell me what in the gelid gods has been happening 'round these Routes. *Grimaces, then Sighs* ....And after puzzling over her Hazy as hell allusions to them, I figure her 'friend' is most likely a gottverdammt Frosslass or some other cold obsessed Ghost type, so watch out for them and be bloody damn careful. If you see them or anything you think is that lady's 'friend' it and they don't appear to be nicest of moods, either deal with them quickly yourself or leave them the hell alone and tell me where they are so I can. Got it?"

His reply back to Lucas is quick and relieved.

"Excellent and fantastic. If I have to struggle through this Route's blasted snow and freezing cold any longer, I'll set these fields ablaze with Brigid to chase it ALL away! *Sighs* Got to poke around for that woman's 'friend' first and for some other stuff 'fore I can get some blessed rest and warmth, though, so I'll see ya in a little while lad if nothing stop me. And remember what I told ya, you hear?"

After seeing Karen handling the cold as well as him, he'd offer her one of his spare scarfs to cover and protect her face from the cold before wandering off. He may not be on the most friendliest terms with her, but that doesn't mean he's going to ignore her or be unhelpful.

Concerning the Encounters, once Ran catches sight of that Wingull* during his search for the 'friend', he'd hustle double time through the snow after it, sending Stymph to chase after it and drive them towards him (Or Engage it in a fight, if it so chooses) and keeping Amethyst close to him all the while, just in case something else tries to sneak up on him while trying to determine what's up with the sea birdie, and if possess the traits he wants. Can never be to careful!

(Or in other words, Stymph will be Fighting Wingull* alone initially, with Amethyst serving as Ran's bodyguard or her back up the 2nd Round if things go completely pear shaped for the ironclad hawk. That's all for now!)

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

The hail continues to fall as the group transitions to traversing the open snowfields of the route.  Wild pokemon aren't known to show up often on this part of the Route, but trainers of all kinds tend to fill that void.

The snow is deep and difficult to walk through.  Grounded pokemon and humans will have a -1 Dex penalty, regardless of their typing.

Lucas leads the way, pushing through the snow as best as he can.  "We should reach the rest stop not long after this.  Traveling down this Route is hard, frigid work, and few try to push on to Route 216 without at least taking a break first, and the fact that it's a popular spot for pokemon battles doesn't help either.  Keep your wits about you until we have a chance to take a break.  We're almost there!"

Karen has an arm up to shield her face from the chilly wind.  She isn't used to this weather, but she'll quietly push through it as best as she can.

Route 217 Encounter Set 2

1. Wingull*
Cap: 2 (1)
Difficulty: Moderate
Notes: Black stormclouds follow it as it flies about the Route.  Occasional flashes of light can be seen through the falling snow around it, and the combination of the two obscure all details of the pokemon until the encounter is taken.  Wingull are also very rare to see this far away from the coastline.

2. Ace Trainer Jessica
Cap: 1
Difficulty: Very Hard
Notes: Looking for a 2v2 Single Battle.

3. Snowboarder Dave
Cap: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Notes: Also looking for a 2v2 battle, but is cool with both singles and doubles.

4. Abandoned Wagon
Cap: 2
Difficulty: ???
Notes: Looks like it's stuck in the snow.

5. Delibird*
Cap: 2 (1)
Difficulty: Moderate
Notes: Scrounging around in the snow, close to the wagon.  A rare species on this Route.

Unlimited Encounters: Snover (they can be found in the treeline, particularly the one at the base of the mountain, minding their own business as long as nobody bothers them.)

(In the interest of speeding things along a little, I'm likely going to reduce the number of encounters on Routes 217 and 216 so we can get to Mt. Coronet more quickly.  Sound fair?)

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Needless to say, Kee is quick to develop quite the aversion towards all that deep snow, especially since he's absolutely not used to that. Argh, that winterly wonderland is rather beautiful, but right now he's experiencing the nasty sides of it first-handedly: It's f#cking cold, there's snow in his long dirty-blonde hair and having Stella trying to melt away some of the snow for easier traversing doesn't help much.

He's keeping himself somewhat occupied by typing around on that watch-thingy the group has gotten, looking through the Pokemon sitting at a safe and warm spot on his PC and catches himself wishing that HE HIMSELF could be among them now. Being allowed to roam free as a pile of data... Interesting. Eventually, he decides to swap his new toxic lizard Skittles with his sealion-diva Aya due to not wanting to expose his newest fostering to such a harsh weather. Aya herself may not enjoy it that much either... But, Kee's quietly hoping that a Pokemon Battle might do the trick of warming him up, and he knows very well that Aya gets sour if she can't show her skills every now and then.
 
Ah, seeing dear Karen hasing issues with the weather similar to him, he acts quickly and puts one of his Safety Googles into her hands. "Here. It should protect you at least a lil' from the chilly winds. Ya can return it to me later..." Then he looks away and pushes the checkered scarf he's wearing deeper into his face in an attemp to cover the faintest of a blush. Huh.


Desired distraction's spotted soon afterwards as a Snowboarder's rushing by and sends a wave of more now into his hair and clothes. Yaaaaaay. " ...Take better care where ya're boarding. Blabla, whatever - Up for a quick battle to warm ourselves and our Pokemon up? Double Battle? Before we're turning into living icicles. Decline and I'll have you eat a bunch of yellow snow." The colorful musican's obviously grumpy. Poor him.

3. Snowboarder Dave
Cap: 1
Difficulty: Moderate
Notes: Also looking for a 2v2 battle, but is cool with both singles and doubles.

[Dragonstrike]

It doesn't take long to catch up to the Wingull, as the skies are suddenly devoid of snow in the immediate area around the wild pokemon.  Black stormclouds circle overhead.

A flash of lightning can be seen as it arcs towards the small seagull pokemon.  Randolph has to cover his eyes briefly because of the sudden, bright light.

Randolph hears birds squawking, one in surprise, one in...glee and excitement?

When Randolph is able to look at the scene again, he sees a Wingull with black and yellow stripes flying in circles around Stymph, its wings crackling with electricity.  It doesn't look like that lightning harmed it at all.



...and Stymph is looking at that tiny bird defiantly.  Skraaaaawww!!!  She's going to show this seagull who rules the skies, lightning or not!!

Amethyst stays close to Randolph, edging away from the fight as best as she can whenever lightning strikes and makes her fur stand on end.

Wingull Round 1 Initiatives
Stymph: (5) + 7 = 12
Wingull: (3) + 8 = 11

[Dragonstrike]

Lucas shakes his head in response to Kogeki's suggestion.  "You heard 'em.  They don't have the power to directly help us right now.  And they're probably better off staying where they are right now.  If they were overpowered while at full strength, I can't imagine they'd fair much better if they were caught again by...whatever trapped them there."

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Kogeki finds the wagon is on its side in the snow.  Its contents have spilled onto the ground and have been quickly covered by the falling snow.  There might be some valuable stuff hidden in the snow, but digging through it by hand looks both hard and freezing.

[Dragonstrike]

Snowboarder Dave seems much more chipper, seemingly not caring that he just covered Kee in even more snow.  "Yo, I'd totally be down for a double battle, man.  I just caught myself a sweet new 'mon, too.  Seemed to like my snowboard.  Seems like a totally chill, rad dude.  This would be an excellent opportunity to try them out.  Any other rules ya want to establish before we start?  I'm chill with most anythin' so long as we use only two pokemon each, man."

[Dragonstrike]

Karen appreciates the assistance from both Randolph and Kee greatly.  "Th- thanks.  Brrrrr....h-how can you guys stand this c-cold?  Well, I'll keep an eye out for any f-f-froslass...maybe that Delibird over there saw something?  I'll go a-ask them."

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Lucas shakes his head in response to Kogeki's suggestion.  "You heard 'em.  They don't have the power to directly help us right now.  And they're probably better off staying where they are right now.  If they were overpowered while at full strength, I can't imagine they'd fair much better if they were caught again by...whatever trapped them there."

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Kogeki finds the wagon is on its side in the snow.  Its contents have spilled onto the ground and have been quickly covered by the falling snow.  There might be some valuable stuff hidden in the snow, but digging through it by hand looks both hard and freezing.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Karen appreciates the assistance from both Randolph and Kee greatly.  "Th- thanks.  Brrrrr....h-how can you guys stand this c-cold? (...)"

"Oh that's simple, actually -", does Kee respond in a non-chalant voice. " - I just DON'T. Can't stand the ice either, I'm just not showing it."

"Let's hold on just a lil' more though, ya heard Lucas - rest-stop's nearby. THERE we can hopefully take a breather from the pretty but merciless winter wonderland." He ruffles her hair a little in a playful manner to both teaste and encourage her.

Snowboarder Dave seems much more chipper, seemingly not caring that he just covered Kee in even more snow.  "Yo, I'd totally be down for a double battle, man.  I just caught myself a sweet new 'mon, too.  Seemed to like my snowboard.  Seems like a totally chill, rad dude.  This would be an excellent opportunity to try them out.  Any other rules ya want to establish before we start?  I'm chill with most anythin' so long as we use only two pokemon each, man."

Kee's listening to Dave without facing him both out of spite and due to he's busy patting snow outta his bright red cloak. "Yeahyeah, good for you having caught a sweet 'Mon." (￢ ￢) He shakes his head to get rid of a bit of snow caught in his hair. "Then show me how capable they are b'neath that sweetness. Uh, rules, let's see....." ..... "Oh! ( ÒωÓ) Right, how 'bout banning anythin' that'll heal a Pokemon's HP, as in no Potions, Berries or HP-healing moves? HP-STEALING moves are fine. I've got a long trip ahead of me, so saving up healing supplies would be d'sired. Stuff that'll heal STATUS, like Antidotes, Full Heals and whatelse is totally allowed. Furthermore, If I win, you'll let me drop a handful snow onto your head. C'mon, ya're a SNOWBOARDER after all!" That's totally not some act of revenge for convering him in snow. Kee holds out a hand to Dave to take in if he agrees with those terms.

And if he does, it's about time to summon the fighters from their respective Balls. From Kee's side, that will be a graceful and perfectly groomed Primarina, Aya lands on some snow with a less loud splash than expected. With one arm/fin she waves away that white stuff around her, with the other she throws her hair into the air to have it elegantly wave in the chilly wind. Doesn't seem bothered much from the terrain, instead she's eager to show the opponent her talent. Accompanying her - as a supporting character of course shince SHE'S the lead - is Core, the snow's so deep that half of him sinks into it. He just shrugs over it though, keeps on listening to his bassboosted hardcore-vibes and throws a glance over to Kee to show him that he can still pick up orders.