[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Nathan's shock at Shiva being there carries over into his immediate reaction.

"Uh, yeah...thanks, I guess...yeah, that's what the brief schedule coordinating session last night was for, but I guess first thing in the morning was too early..."  Ralts still wasn't picking up any anger from her, but...was that a touch of nervousness?  There was a lot of joy covering it up, but it was there..."Ahem..anyways..."  He turns back to Ventus, eager to continue the discussion of Ventus's battle strategy for Round 2.

"If you want to try and fight him again before we leave, I'd highly recommend taking the Oran berries.  It's no skin off my back, really.  They're pretty common after all, and I have four of them right now.  In fact, you can take 3 of them now.  It's not like I'm super reliant on them right now, anyways."  He pulls out 3 of the Oran Berries, and hands them to Ventus.  "You were so close to victory there.  You'll need any edge you can get to quickly reach and get over that last hurdle."    

He ponders Ventus's question for a moment.  "Hmmm...that's a tough question.  Like I just said, Zamboni seems to be really good at landing hits, so dodging his attacks is going to be very, very difficult.  Yawn could give you an incredible edge, but you'd likely lose a turn using it, which is a free turn for him to hit your pokemon...I'd say Charm first, then Yawn.  The reduced damage is way too important, particularly since Yawn isn't instantaneous.  If you end up moving after your opponent, though...then I might lead with Yawn, since you don't have a chance to reduce incoming damage, but they'll feel the effects of the drowsiness very, very quickly.  Again, it'd be a lot better if you could pull it off alongside another move.  Ensuring you land it and then taking advantage of their napping is quite powerful, after all, and landing both status moves on turn one would be a huge advantage."

Nathan, not one to take his reluctance lying down, all but forced the Orans into his satchel. Fortunately, he didn't smear any of them, and Ventus was once again stunned by his actions. "My...well, if you insist, I'll gladly take them off your hands then! They'll certainly help me out on in the fight against Zamboni in the future!" he replied, feeling quite chipper at the unexpected generosity. He kept on taking from, but the boy appear more than willing to help out. 'Its hard to believe we were so at odds with each other prior to Ginger Town, but its like we are the best of friends now. Truly, this festival is a wonderful, miraculous event!' the researcher thought, pleased that he is with such good company.

After hearing back from Nathan concerning Yawn, he nodded his head, finding the advice sound. "Hmm....it appears that Charm is truly the way to go in battle, then. Basically, try to apply Charm at all cost first, before I do anything else to my opponent, correct? Well, if that is the case, I believe that things will be much easier for me in the long run! That, or combo Yawn with a powerful Metronome! Once again, I thank you again for the great advice!" Fishing out an Oran Berry from his bag, he handed it to Raphael to hold. Just as they were about to eat it, though, Ventus tsked, and they turned there attension towards them, blinking. "Not now, my little angel. Save it when you are injured in a fight, not for a snack," he said, looking expectantly at them. Nodding their head and chirping in affirmation, they stowed the berry away...somewhere on their person. Looks like the little one is picking up tricks from his father! Michael, now used to the cool temperatures in the gym, hopped over to Ventus and prodded his leg. He would like a berry too, thank you very much! Understanding his intent immedianlty, he bent down and gave one to him as well!

Turning towards Shiva, now, he put on his biggest Growlith eyes on imaginable. "Shiva, since you have a unused Carny Coin, mind if I take it and attempt another battle with Zamboni. Now that I have been properly coached, and I have a few Oran Berries to my name, I stand a much better chance against him! If you want to challenge him yourself, though, then I won't stop you," Ventus asked, looking rather mournfully at her. While it was underhanded, he really wanted to get the Glass Badge before he left the city!