[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Spiritmon]

Kogeki look at the Peliper greeting them and he just nod his head in respect to Peliper. "Morning. Its also a pleasure I suppose. Nice of meet you." Said him, not smiling or nothing. Just the usual not smiling face. Yeah, that anubis really need to work in his smiling departament.

When Peliper ask their names, Kogeki simple cross their arms. "Kogeki the Riolu.''

[no one]

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Pelipper happily grins at the group.  "Pleasure to meet you all!  Mind if I ask for your names so I know who I'll be delivering mail to in the near future?"

Dax looked at the avian Pokemon. He seemed friendly enough. If Pelipper delivered mail for a living, it meant that Pelipper knew a lot of people. That could be really useful.
"Hey Pelipper. I'm Dax. I don't really have much else to say about myself. Nice to meet you though."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

This mailmon of a Pelipper receives a toothy Ziggy-smile/yawn and a semi-lazy wave with a black paw from Kee. "Oh, g'morning there!~" He perks up and gazes at Pelipper in curiosity. "I, uh, I'm Kee, Kee the tot'lly UNordinary Zigzagoon! So ya're the one who'll be d'livering MAIL to us 'in the near future', are ya? But... mail by whom? I don't know anyone 'round here who'd send me a letter or a postcard..?"

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Note for @no one: Daxter's level increases by 3, not 2.  The Level increase is equivalent to the new value of the Attribute/Skill.

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Marcus thinks about Pyra's suggestions for catalysts, then shakes his head.  "...not sure I'm skilled enough to make anything with those kinds of materials, honestly.  Well, I could MAYBE make something with stuff you yourself have dropped, but it has to be a significant quantity of material, or a rather large piece of yourself, like with the Boldore Crystals.  Please don't hurt yourself out of curiosity, though.  I prefer working with materials that have been dropped naturally."

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"Alright, if everyone's ready, let's go!"

Marcus leads the way out the front door, and it isn't long before the group reaches their first stop on the tour unexpectedly.

Everyone hears a *clunk* come from the direction of the mailbox, and they see a Pelipper perched atop it.  Marcus waves at them happily.



The Mailmon: Top Menu - Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX

"Morning, Pelipper!"

"Morning, Marcus!  I see you've got friends over!"

"Yup, found them lost in the Dry Forest yesterday!  Showing them around town!  Everyone, this is Pelipper, one of the mailmons from the Pelipper Post Office!  It's his job to deliver the mail every morning!"

Pelipper happily grins at the group.  "Pleasure to meet you all!  Mind if I ask for your names so I know who I'll be delivering mail to in the near future?"

Pyra's a bit disappointed with Marcus' response, but she doesn't show it as she simply nods back to him. If he can't make anything with her Big Nugget now, she'll just save it for later, and start up collecting the little bits and pieces of herself that she sheds occasionally! Not like she had to get that Scarf made now, after all!

(...)

The lil' demoness' grins returns the big billed birdie smile with her characteristic grin, waving happily to them as well.

"Wonderful and terrific it is to share our awareness to you too, yes, Pelipper the Carrier of Mail! My name is Pyra, yes, the demon of Flames and Darkness! Now I have a question for you too: what is this 'mail' you speak of, and what is a 'mailmon', beyond one that which farries it 'round and over, hence and thereforth? Oh, and can I have one of your feathers too? They look so sleek and pretty, indeed, so I want piece of the beauty always with me!"

[Spiritmon]

Kogeki cough trying to call Marcus attention. "Dont want to be rude but...can we make the tour already? I kinda to begin the tour to know the city and all that so we each one of us could do our things."

(...Sorry if I sound impatient Dragonstrike, but its been 3 days since Day 2 begin in-game, and since Iron has been doing slow updates, I would like some action in this campaigh so we can sell the Big Apple, visit the local Guild, and do some action. Sorry again for demanding, but I dont want to this campaigh take months again without posts or activity.)

[Dragonstrike]

Karen waves at Pelipper.  "I'm Karen!  Hi!"

Pyra's questions seem to both amuse and confuse Pelipper.  "Well, mail is usually a message or gift that you get from someone else,, and it's my job to deliver it as a mailmon.  And I'm flattered by the compliment, but I'm afraid I don't have any loose feathers right now."

Kee's question gets a chuckle out of Pelipper.  "Well, the mail might not be from anyone specific.  I deliver newspapers too, after all.  If you take up adventuring, though, maybe I'll have some job requests for you sometime!"

Pelipper stretches his wings, preparing for takeoff.  "Alright, it's time I went on my way!  Still have a ton of mail to deliver, after all!  Hope to see you all again soon!"

The pelican pokemon rises into the air, and Marcus waves goodbye.  Once the mailmon has left, Marcus takes a peek in the mailbox.  "Alright, let's see what news he brought us today..."

Marcus pulls a newspaper out of the mailbox and takes a moment to read it.  "Hmmmm...another human that had been turned into a pokemon has gone missing, apparently..."

He sighs, then puts the newspaper back in the mailbox, trying to stay positive.  "Well, let's not worry about that right now.  I'm sure they'll turn up eventually.  Let's keep going.  Our next stop is the town itself!"

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Marcus leads everyone back to Sahra Town, and everyone's able to get a much closer look at how the town itself looks now that they've entered it properly.



(you can ignore the presence of any pokemon present in the picture that I don't specifically mention.  They were placed in the image as a sort of half joke/experiment, and there's very few other images of Sahra town on the internet since it isn't a major location.  Source for the images iso this post by EddyK28 (aka Doc Krok) on the Mystery Dungeon subreddit.  Oh, and if you want to get a closer look at the images, open them in a new tab.)

The heat of the sun above may be bearing down on the town, but the trees look lively, and the ocean being next to the town offers a promise of a nice chance to cool off later.

On the way into the town itself, Marcus stops at the shop manned by two Kecleon, one green and one purple.  They seem to be watching the group approach in eager anticipation.  "Everyone, I'd like to introduce to you the Kecleon brothers!"

The Kecleon Merchants: Kecleon Shop - Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon



The green one looks at the strange group of pokemon curiously.  "Well, who do we have here, brother?"

The purple one mirrors the green one's actions.  "Newcomers, it looks like.  New shoppers, I hope!"

"Yes, yes! Hello, and welcome to Kecleon Wares!  Supplies for all your Adventuring needs, right here!"

Marcus sighs.  "Do you two ever have anything on your mind other than business?"

"Should we?

"...*sigh*...I suppose there isn't much reason..."

"Then let's not dilly dally!  So, what can we do for you today?"

The two Kecleon clap their hands together as they wait for someone to stop browsing and start purchasing.



Karen's eyes light up as soon as she sees the shop, and she's immediately next to the counter at the soonest opportunity.

"Ooh, what kind of items do you have?"

"Well, I've got berries, apples, a seed or two...the usual.  Nothing exotic currently, but it's all practical, and very much essential.  You should definitely pick something up before you leave!"

"And I have Orbs and TMs!  Nothing rare today, unfortunately, but I'm always keeping an eye out for the best of the best for our customers!  You never know when a powerful item or move might save the day, after all!"

Karen pulls out the Big Nugget that she's been carrying around.

"How much would you give me for this?"

Both Kecleon seem to be very, very surprised to see Karen pull out such a valuable item.

"My, my, where did you get such a beauty?"

"Well, well, that's quite the item you have there."

"I'd say we'd buy it for...hmmmm...$10,000."

"Yes, that sounds about right.  $10,000!"

Karen seems about ready to just hand the Big Nugget to the Kecleon and get to shopping!

Marcus seems surprised to see the big nugget too, and he speaks up before Karen does anything with the Big Nugget.  "...uh, maybe you shouldn't spend that all in one place, Karen...just a little advice."

"Why not?"

"Well, maybe there's something else you might want to spend that money on."

"Hmmmm...like?"

"...uh...maybe a place to live?  I know there's a vacant plot of land outside of town.  Kinda expensive, though...probably need more than $10,000 to purchase it..."

Karen has to pause and think about that for a moment.

"Well, this is where Adventurers purchase most of their supplies, everyone.  Feel free to browse before we continue."

"Looking is free!"

"No free samples, though!"

[Spiritmon]

(Awesome! Lets begin our adventure!)

Kogeki barely was in that shop for 5 seconds, and he already didnt like very much that twin Kecleons. He was tempt to punch them, but he hold himself. He look at the two Kecleon brothers and said to them. "Interesting...what exatcly is Orbs? And what TMs you two have by any chance? You wouldnt have any Fighting-type TM would you by chance? Or Ghost-type?"

Kogeki also show to both Kecleon his own Big Bugget and the Big Apple. "I also would like to sell this Big Apple and Big Nugget please."

[Lord Windos]

Pyra is a tad disappointed that she won't be getting a feather from the mailbird , but she doesn't let that get her down one bit, as she's rather happy and thankful for the information they gave her.

"Okay and affirmative, and thank you very much for the gift of Knowledge you have given me! When or if one of your pretty feathers loosens and laxes, and is preened or plucked by you or something other, can you save it for me, oh please? Sadfully I do have anything to give now, no, in exchange for this gift, but I promise you a small favor in turn for it later, oh! That fair and feasible, yes...?"

The news of more Pokemonized Humans very briefly causes the lil' demoness' expression to go blank and dark, her eyes holding zero of her regular jollity, but by the time anyone would notice (save possibly for Karen, but given that Pyra's a Dark Type I'm not too sure her empathetic ability would even work on her) she'd be all smiles and cheers again. When Marcus would go to place the newspaper back into the box, though, she'd ask if she could hold onto it and try to decipher the language and learn how to understand it. "Want to learn and to gain the ability to read and write myself, yes, so should start and practice with so much written text!" That, and it would be something to occupy herself in between all the sightseeing she and everyone else would be doing today!

Meeting with the Kelceon Brothers provokes the now obvious reaction of joyful and festive curiosity on her part, clapping her hands at their greeting before twirling around and waving her hands eagerly/happily at the two, giving a greeting of her very own to them!

"Warm welcomings and spledid tiddings, Kecleon Brothers of Mismatched Colors! My name is Pyra the Devimp, yes, She Who Burn Darkly And Craves Knowledge Eternal! Tell me, do you sell stuff beyond simple and extraordinary wares, like texts, or information, or lttile or big tidbits, scrapes, and pieces of lore secrets or secret lore? Or if not, do you know anyone that does? Oh, and why are are you two so chromatically opposed, even though you two seem quite very close? Is that normal, or not so?"

Beyond what she said, Pyra isn't interested in buying anything or selling her Big Nugget. She's much more interested in exploring the town, having Marcus play as guide and answering everyone's quesitons (present, past, and soon to be present), and if he allowed studying the afformentioned newspaper to try and puzzle out its language and content herself.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Kee's curiosity and interest peaks as that mailmon of a Pelipper mentions the semi-magical terms 'adventuring' and 'job requests', he staaaares at Pelipper with big eyes and a wide grin. "Ohhhh, is that so?~ Boi, I SO look forward to get some mail from ya now, I want to go on adventures 'n do lotsa explorin', yessss! May we meet 'n see one another 'gain, Pelipper, ya better prepare to d'liver missions 'n requests to Kee the Explorer!~ (^o^)/" He waves and playfully salutes as Pelipper take off again.

When Markus pulls out the newspaper from his mailbox, Kee gazes over to him and kindly requests to take a short look at it too before he puts it away. Especially when he hears about another Ex-human has disappeared. "Can I 'ave a look too please?~ All that... people-and-now-Pokemon disappearin' starts to worry me actu'lly, ya know..." Can Kee make out anything further about that case? If not now, he'll take a closer look later today/when there's time to do so. This faintly affects him too, better really keep quiet about being an ex-human.



Now onwards to the shop run by the Kecleon Brothers!~

Their eager anticipation is mirrored and returned by Kee as he approaches them alongside the others. NOW it'll pay off that he dragged and pulled his guitarbag all along since Marcus' place!~

He waves at them in a friendly and curious way. "Hewoooo, ya two; me is indeed a new shopper 'n someone who wishes t'go on lotsa missions 'n explorations, so potential new regular customer Kee *<--he's totally not emphasizing this* here!!~~" He's immediately by Karen's side at the counter to investigate and browse through anything that's on sale today.

Marcus' words about the Big Nugget, that plot of land outside of town(!!!!!) and dear Karen's pondering what to do makes Kee keep completely silent about his very own Big Nugget stuffed in his guitarbag - for now. It may be suspicious and/or attract thieves is showing around gold like that, it may be useful later! Instead Kee pulls out something different from it. It's shining, it's beautiful, it goes directly to the Kecleon Brothers. It's...

...unmistakable a Gold Ribbon! Something Milotic once gifted him as a human. "Sooooo, 'nterested in buyin' this beautiful ribbon? It's quite pretty, look how it SHIIIINES in tha rays of the morning sun! How much would ya pay dear young me for it?~"

That's not all though, Kee draws a second Item. It's a disk.


Another thing that carried over from the human world. Kee waves with this the disk in front of the purple Kecleon Bother, a big smile on his face. "Sooo, this TM here codes tha move Leaf Blade... None of us can learn it unfortunately, though I may wish t'keep it regardless in case someone does. D'pending how much cash you'd give me for it though, I might be willin' to part with it... So?~"



Kee's definitely not leaving with empty hands, he has intentions to buy stuff before leaving again. First of all, he needs food. "So do tell me pwease, ya've got any Apples in store? Or Chestnuts? (I think Kee can eat those with the same efficiency as Apples) Furthermore, I'd kinda wish t'have 1 Oran Berry, 1 Pecha Berry and something that'll bring me back onto my paws shall I unluckily faint due to havin' picked up a fight tha wrong person - it's mah nature, don't mind it, but I wanna stay safe (Say, 1 Tiny Reviver Seed). Ya've got all those things?"

Additionally Kee wishes to buy a small book with empty pages (alternatively paper to bind a book oneself) and berry juice for that diary he wishes to keep. Do the Kecleon Brother have that, does it cost him anything or not since it's a solely roleplay-item?

[no one]

"Hey Kecleon. And Kecleon. I'm just browsing today. Don't really have much to sell. And I don't have much to buy with either. Maybe next time though." Dax said looking at the brothers. His eyes fell upon the purple one. He looked different. Dax had never seen a purple Kecleon before. He decided to bring it up with the purple one.
"Mate, I've never seen a purple Kecleon before. Is it common around here, or are you a special Pokemon like myself?"