[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

"Porygon!  I told you to stand down and be ready!  And also to not KO it!  Look what you did!  You fainted it in its sleep!  Yes, it was a dangerous situation, but you ignored my orders!  We'll be talking about this later."

Nathan recalls Porygon, sorely disappointed in the pokemon's unexpected disobedience.  He quickly strides over to Ventus.  His ankles are cut, sweater is torn, he's bleeding in multiple places.  "Here, let me help you up.  You okay there, Ven?"

Chuckling weakly at his friend's concern, he waves it off politely as he can. "Do not worry about me, Nathan. The slashes are not severe as they appear to be, so I am not too pained. Then again, nothing puts 'Pain' into context like being Slashed by a Stunktank, so my perspective may be a bit skewed on this matter," Ventus says, a smile on his face as he lied straight through his teeth. Truth be told, being treated like a Pinap Berry on the chopping block left him in exquisite agony, but he knew how to shoulder it and lock it away.

'One does not work near and around dangerous Pokémon without a high Pain Tolerance, or techniques to lessen it,' the researcher though, being extremely careful not to broadcoast any thoughts or emotions that might tip of Kirlia of his façade. He didn't want to unecessarily worry his friends, after all. Standing up straight, he walked over and picked up Scyther's Pokémon, looking a bit ruefully at it as it shine in the morning light. "You sure conducted yourself like an vengeful spirit, so I believe your name will be Uriel. Hopefully we will be able to cooperate fully in the future, but not now."

Stowing away his new addition, he returned to Nathan's side, he pointed to the direction of the campsite. "While I am in relatively stable condition, I believe battling Scyther was enough adventure for me today. Let's head back to the camp, my friend. There should still be enough time left in the day for us to conduct some training for our Pokémon if we start heading back now." As he got ready to move out, however, Apsis burst out of her Pokeball from somewhere on his person, and gave her master a stern look. They knew her master was in pain, and while she knew he was strong, they were not a might snake like her! So, with a surprising amount of gentleness, the Arbok pick up Ventus by the scruff of his shirt, and began to carry him back to camp.

The expression on the researcher face was priceless.

Order: Head back to campsite with Nathan and hold a training session with Togepi, Shroomish, and Ariel. After that is done, Ventus is off to get some healing rest!