[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Nathan takes a moment to process it all.


"So...let me get this straight...you met this 'Sage' on the way to the hut, everything was going fine, and then the stranger decided it was a good idea to knock that trainer into the pond, and everyone then followed suit except Valder, who was napping?"  Nathan puts a hand to his temples.

A pause.

It's a reeeeeaaaalllly long pause.

"Good...grief...Ventus, do you even know how BAD that looks?!  For all you had known, that was just a random guy!  That anonymous call?  That was probably the doctor who lives in that hut, seeing as he was the only other person around, and you weren't exactly discreet about what you were doing!  The trainer calling the Rangers?  He probably did that while you were investigating that underwater door, and the Rangers were already on the way there because of that anonymous call!   There is NOTHING wrong about what Lumin and the rangers thought of the situation based on what they had heard!  Of course the Pinsir would try and stop Aspis!  Its trainer had just been attacked at random and sent flying into the pond!  Even if it was the same trainer that I encountered, he'd given you ZERO reasons to attack him like that as far as anyone knows, so he's not the one at fault.  If you'd stopped attacking the trainer and had instead tried to stop that stranger, maybe you could have avoided this whole mess!

"Ventus, you've landed yourself in an INCREDIBLY sticky situation.  Everything you did then looks malicious to an outside observer.  Unless you can give a VERY good reason for why the battle started.  Which you can't.  You have no footholds.  Nobody will care if the trainer had done wrong before, because he was the one who was wronged in this situation!

"His Pinsir?  There's scorch marks, bite marks, wrap marks, bruises, wet patches...and what reason did you have to do that to the bug?  It certainly wasn't because of the message I'd left you if you didn't hear it until after the battle was over!  And it certainly wasn't because you knew he had a Mega-Pinsir if it wasn't even out of its pokeball until the trainer had been knocked into the pond!"

Nathan stops, catching his breath.  He's not used to going on such long rants.  He hopes he's gotten the point across though.  Ventus and the others have set themselves up for getting in trouble with the League, and they don't have any reasonable way to escape the coming punishment.

As much as Nathan wants to help Ventus, he can't help but agree with the Rangers.  He puts his head in his hands.  "Ventus...you've screwed up.  You've really, REALLY screwed up."  Kirlia comes over and puts a hand on Nathan's shoulder (Nathan's sitting down and leaning forward slightly, so Kirlia is BARELY tall enough to be able to reach up to his shoulder).

(Side Note: Nathan still has more to say.  He's just...shocked at what actually happened.)

Ventus looked tired and resigned from Nathan's outburst, and let out a long suffering sigh. "Nathan, I very well know how dire my situation appears to be. I had to put quite the effort to painting a pretty picture of the events that transpired at the pond, though on reflection I should have stopped Sage from pushing the bastard into the water, however much I hate to utter those words. Hindsight is 20/20, though, or so they say. My standing with Cheshire is none of your concern, however. I have...dealt with the law before on similar matters, and I have connections that I exploit to better my case against that monster. As long as I maintain my defense and think things through in court, I should come out relatively unscathed for the most part."

"As for my treatment of the Pinsir, you are aware that Apsis was not the only one inflicting damage on the creature. She didn't even do the most damage to it, just kept it pinned so that the other Pokemon could land their hits better. As for the severity of the damage...it was doing its level best to try and kill my Pokémon, Nathan. What was I supposed to do, keep holding back and risk the safety of not only Apsis, but of Shiva, her Pokemon, and myself? I admit that permitting Lethal Damage was a bit excessive based on what I knew at the time, but I made the best decision that would be most effective in safeguarding the group. Hate what I did if you have to, but don't begrudge me for protecting my friends," he said, trying his best to assuage his friend worry on the matter and attempt to make an argument for himself. If he made a terrible mistake at the pond (Legally speaking, of course; he felt completely justified morally), he is more than capable of handling it himself without dragging in the others into his mess.

'Well, at least not anymore than I already done so,' Ven though, his expression changing to a saddened one as he recalled the boy's support of Lumen. "...Nathan, I have good reason to distrust that Ranger. Disregarding your argument justifying his behavior towards me, informing him in greater detail about what transpire would only put the group in greater jeopardy, not less. Information has a tendency to disseminate very quickly among the untrustworthy, so if we fill him in completely, we very well may end up in a far bleaker situation than the one I am currently in. If you insist on still informing the Ranger of everything...then I'm afraid I have nothing more to tell you. I won't let the group come to harm because of loose lips, Nathan, so if you go speak with him, then you will not have my support in this matter."