[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"What 'good reason?'  Everything he said to you was completely reasonable considering the situation...you're not wrong about telling him everything putting everyone in even more danger, but it would be from the law, not from...whatever that trainer is associated with..."

Nathan's not sure what else he can say on the matter...except..."The Creshire League is ruthless when it comes to law enforcement, Ventus.  There's almost no chance there's corruption, particularly since this is the Rangers we're talking about.  I talked with Lumin earlier today about why there was a statue of Genesect in the middle of town, and it was very easy for Kirlia to tell that he genuinely had no idea where the missing wedges for the statue were.  And where do you find one?  On an underwater door that our mysterious and probably dangerous Pinsir user disappeared into.  I'd say that's reason enough to trust he has no ties to whatever group that trainer is a part of by itself.  On top of that, there's the whole reason the statue is even there in the first place..."

(Maybe that will pique Ventus's curiosity)

Somewhat taken aback by Nathan's comeback, Ventus couldn't' help but be curious about what he said. He wasn't lying to him, and the feelings that colored his word was not hostile. Slowly, a feeling of dread crept in as he realized what a fool he had been. "Truly? I admit fully that I am biased against law enforcement, due to my...experience with them, but if Kirlia verified that he had no ill intensions, I believe I owe the man an apology for putting him through the ringer. My understanding of the geopolitical scene of Cheshire, how the League conducts itself, and the degree of criminal activity that is involved with both is quite lacking, as I don't have any informants here besides Dr. Mallorn, and he's more focused on business than he is with politics. *Sigh* It appears I have more to make up for than I first thought..." Ventus said, suddenly looking a lot less confident than before. If Kirlia readings were right, and the Cheshire League was know to be relatively uncorrupt, he most likely made an enemy of someone that didn't deserve his animosity.

Letting out another sigh, he looked down at his feet, appearing chastised, embarrassed, and very very ashamed of himself. "...Forgive me, Nathan, for my baseless slander of Lumen. Had I know of your prior encounter with him, I doubt I would have been so difficult with him. All I can do now is deal with the consequences of my actions, and pray to Reshirim that things work out in my favor," Ven said, now staring at him apologetically. Shaking his head, he motioned for Nathan to follow him to the statue. "For now, though, let us focus on unraveling the mystery of the Genesect statue. If you wish, you can stay with me and see what happen when I insert the Burn Drive in this statue..."

Order: Apologize to Ranger Lumen later, and fiddle around the statue with the Drive (I assume that the conversation with Nathan took long enough for night to fully settle in, and that everyone retrieved their Pokémon after they have been healed).

Nathan's somewhat relieved now, but he's still rather...anxious.  Ventus was in a lot of trouble now.  In fact, they ALL might be in trouble...

"Before you do anything about that, you should hear what Lumin told me about it.  Apparently, that statue was constructed in the town three years ago.  By who?  Strangers in robes who claimed to be from beyond the 'mystic veil,' whatever that means...said strangers, for some odd reason, knew about Genesect's existence, and made fast friends with the town by informing them about the Mythical legendary bug pokemon.  The town decided to make Genesect their mascot, and the strangers were generous enough to build a statue of it for them.

"It took them a long time to build it.  They tore up half the town, and brought the materials over in pokeballs all the way from the villages around Chicory Lake, which is past the mountains and to the east of Stair City.  As you saw, the statue is rather...advanced.  All the wedges for it went missing aside from the orange one, though, and the strangers also claimed that was the 'best' of them all.

"I didn't think much of it at first, but after you described the Pinsir trainer as wearing robes, and noted the red wedge was embedded in that underwater door...something's not right here.  That's all way too convenient."