[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan's stare at Ventus is ice cold.

"Hmph.  Fine then, I'll back off for now.  One more question concerning the 'scimitars' though before we move on to a more...mundane, topic."  Nathan digs around in his jacket pocket for a moment, then sets the metal finger on the table.  "Are they typically made out of metal?  The one we faced had unnatural strength, stamina, and speed.  He didn't even flinch when struck with physical force.  A frying pan produced a loud clang when it made contact with his head.  And..."  Nathan also lets Swiftfire out of her pokeball at this point.  She takes a few seconds to figure out where she is.  She sees Nathan, Ventus...and a stranger with a Pawniard?  She's immediately on guard, staring the little blade pokemon down.

"...he didn't seem to particularly like fire.  Like the metal glove he was wearing was more than just a glove.  Much like this finger I found in the bushes on Route 01.  It wasn't his, but it looks extremely similar to the fingers on that man's metal hand.

"And with regards to information on their pokemon and abilities, I have a feeling we'll need it.  You can brief everyone later.  I doubt that was the last time we're going to see one of those men."

 Theo was looking grimly at the ponyta (it was ponyta right?), not wanting to bow down, but not wanting to show any sign of weakness.
"It's fine. Theo. Don't mind it. it won't attack you. At least not if that trainer knows what he's doing at least". Valder gave the boy a little smirk as he turned back to him.

 Trying to sound more reasonable, Valder took a deep breath before talking. "That thing... it looks like one of their gauntlets.
 Scimitars usually have some kind of gauntlet, and an amulet, wand, staff or a pokeball belt. It strengthens them by quite a bit as you've seen yourself".
"So don't fight one if you don't massive numbers or a good plan".

By this point Valder was itching to walk around by himself as he usually did. He had never been comfortable with things like interviews or small talk.

"I assure you I know how to handle a ponyta.  She and Ralts here were actually the ones who helped me drive away that 'scimitar' we encountered.  I got the impression he wasn't exactly a happy camper when he came under fire from them.

"Anyways, it looks like a little more than a gauntlet to me, to be honest.  Looks completely mechanical.  Moving on, though...last questions.  Yes, I can tell you're uncomfortable for any number of reasons.  And yes, I'd rather be elsewhere to.  So let's wrap this up quickly.  Simply put, what pokemon do you have access to besides that Pawniard, and what brings you to this area besides 'just looking for work?'  Simple enough questions, right?"