[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Frowning at the clear distress in Nathan's tone, he lost his grim cheer and tried to calm the boy down. "Now now, Nathan, I said that I would bring the Pinsir back, didn't I? Letting Apsis have them for lunch would be counterproductive to the plan, so please don't get yourself worked up for my sake! I have experience in handling such situations discretely, if my meeting with that vile trainer comes to a...definitive conclusion, so be calm. As for the Mega Stone...I have 'given' it to Sage as a gift for service rendered and to be rendered. You have to ask him for it, as the stone is out of my control now. Once I pick up Shelmet, I'll head straight back to town and meet up with you, if you desire. We'll turn in the insect, tell them about the base, and start planning our future actions from there, ok?"

Tapping his chin a few times, he decided to add another idea, something that might soothe his friend's worry. "Hmm...can your Kirlia detect me from this far out? If he can, it might be possible for you to Teleport to me, then swiftly return to town. It would save both of us time, and minimize the chance that bastard comes back to retrieve his partner in crime."

That's not helping either.

"WHAT?!  Who is this 'Sage' anyways?!  And why did you give a complete stranger a MEGA STONE?!  That's an absolutely terrible idea!  There is NO WAY the League is going to allow that!  AT ALL!  Ventus, I don't know how much you know about Mega Evolution, but it is STRICTLY regulated in Creshire.  You can't even breathe a word concerning it without the League cracking down on you if you don't have the proper authorization!"  Nathan's loud outburst can be heard very, very clearly, both just outside the back room in the Center he's in and in the general vicinity of Ventus's phone.  It startles Kirlia quite badly.  He'd felt the buildup, but he hadn't expected that reaction to happen so suddenly...

He takes a moment to try and calm down.  It only helps slightly, but he does his best to regain his composure.  He thinks on Ventus's suggestion for a moment, trying to regain his focus...

"I don't know if Kirlia can sense you that far out.  Besides, even if he could, Teleport can only carry the user and one other person or pokemon, as well as anything they're holding.  If you don't have Pinsir's pokeball, you can't Teleport it and a human together.  Unless you have some other clever way of getting that Pinsir and the mega stone here ASAP, you're going to have to bring them back here yourself.  NOW."

He still sounds annoyed, worried, and rather angry.  Then he remembers something...

"Shiva has an Abra, right?  See if she can get him to Teleport Pinsir and the mega stone back to the center of town.  Yes, BOTH of them.  And then you need to return here ASAP as well.  No games, Ventus.  You all are going to need to report what happened to the League.  I suggest you think VERY carefully about what you're going to say about what happened.  The last thing you want is the League getting on your case.  Even implying what you have is enough to lose your trainer license if it's a serious cause for concern."  Back to sounding serious, but with a hint of the annoyance, worry, and anger in it now.