[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Following Nathan into the back room, he takes a seat across from him and patiently waits for him to begin the  question. When instead he began to cry, Ventus sprang up straight from his chair in shock and worry. He could now feel the sadness that he was carefully conceling until now; just how was he able to mask it from him and everyone else?  "Nathan, what is wrong? If there is anything I can do, I promise I will help to the best of my ability!"

Within the Sadness: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pottIQSIme4

Nathan tries to stop sobbing so he can answer.  It'll be hard to get that out of his system, now that he's started.  He hasn't done that in 3 years...

"There's...a lot of reasons for that.  The main one right now is this: sniffle Ventus, what are we doing to this group?  We fight and we fight...and what even over?  I don't even know what the true reason is...I thought it was because of Ralts and the flowers, but...that's obviously not the only reason...Ventus, I want to stop arguing.  I've never been one to argue before, and yet...sob.  We're going to tear this group in two if we keep this up..."  He pauses a moment to look at the gloves he's wearing, now wet with tears.  He hadn't taken them off since Vincent had given them to him..."Vincent gave me these gloves when he showed me the basics of self defense...and now he's off somewhere in the mountains, chasing a Vivillon and a Voltorb for all we know...and I don't know why...we haven't heard anything from him since he texted us about that Vivillon..."  He slams his arm on the table, propping his head up with the other.  "Shiva seems fine, but I don't think she knows how to approach this.  Larry...I have no idea about, to be honest.  But we're liable to hurt him if we continue to hurt each other..."  A tear falls from his eye.  Ralts is hugging Nathan's leg, trying to comfort him, but looks just as sad.  "I don't know what to do, Ventus.  I'll be respectful, though.  You can go first.  If you have any questions, ask, and I'll answer as best as I can."