[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Lord Windos]

Welp, shame I missed out on reacting to what just happened.  Nathan would have stepped in, most likely.

Though a good reason for him not doing so is because of the big, scary arbok.  It's definitely super intimidating!  He was likely too nervous about that confrontation to do anything about it.  That's what we'll go with, I think.  Now, he needs to talk with Ventus about Arbok.  And he WILL do some thing if it happens again.

Expect to see the start of that conversation in an hour or two.

I thought he was ok with Apsis hunting other Pokémon now? Or was it thinking about the greater picture that bugs him? Ventus probably realized by now that his actions were not the smartest in the situation he was in, but when two Pokémon ganged up on him, he just sorta reacted along with Arbok. That, and at some level he knew that stopping Apsis from chowing down on the Pokémon was going to be a fool's game, since it already showed a strong disobedience streak in the Gym Match and felt that it was EXTREMELY hungry. He could argue that trying to stop her could have done more harm than good in the situation he was in...

It's definitely to do with the big picture aspect.  While Nathan was stunned by that reaction, part of him was also hoping Ventus didn't take it too far.  Nathan never really said he was okay with it, either.  Just asked Ventus to think more carefully before acting.

Fool's game or not, Ventus did nothing while Arbok terrified poor Mr. Pin and Shuckle.  Thats got repurcussions attached.

He's not going to feel much sympathy at first to Mr. Pin at first, but if you bring up the taboo and the big picture once more, that will get Ventus to open up. I think I have identify yet another flaw of Ventus, on top of Fae Paranioa, his ruthless unfettered nature when pressured/friends are threatened, and his tendency to worry : He gets WAY to into the moment of things when in a battle. Its all about finishing the fight as fast as possible for him, in order to prevent future damage from occurring. He needs to really work on that, since he its something he can actually work on without therapy.