[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

"Well, those strangers who built the statue came from the villages around Chicory Lake according to Chief Lumin.  Considering you found a hidden door really far south of the village that probably leads into that same passage or base the Genesect statue is covering, I'd say it's a fair bet that those strangers might have made it as an easier way to get past the mountain ranges without having to go all the way around them.  We could go and check that out when we're in the area of Stair City.  I'd definitely feel a lot more confident if we had more evolved pokemon and those of us taking the gym challenge had 2 or 3 badges each.

"We could also check out the entrance to it that's over here...but I'm still hesitant to do so right now.  For one thing, we could end up trapped down there.  For another, I still don't think we're strong enough to try infiltrating that if it's a base or leads to one.  And third, you have a court appointment in Corsage, for what I can only assume is a demerit on your trainer license for what happened earlier.  We don't have time to dally around here currently if you hope to make that.  And you also can't afford any more of those if you want to help Silverfish.  

"There's another issue now, as well...how much do we tell Lumin?  I'd like to see him track down this organization, but if they have enough power to capture Genesect when it's holding nothing back...I'm not sure the Rangers would even be prepared for that.  And we can't warn them about that either because it might alert the Unovan authorities....the group might not know we have a key to that passage now, though...and we have to revisit this town on the way back from Corsage if we stick to the main routes, too...hmmm..."

The gears are turning now.  Nathan's thinking of a plan.

"I do believe you are on to something, Nathan! I would love nothing more than to storm those blasted wizards sanctum right now, but doing so without plenty of supplies and an fully trained team is just suicide. Given the fact that I haven't even gotten the chance to start disciplining Uriel, I am far away from ready to challenge them so directly. Then there is my court case I have to handle...I will have to get in contact with my Lawyer and the Ranger Union, and see if they can't bail me out. While Luman said that other branches don't hold sway in Cheshire, it might be possible to get the charges dropped through indirect means," Ventus responds, muttering a bit under his breath about paying unnecessary fine for defending himself.

"As for the matter of informing the Ranger Union of this matter, I believe that it would be a good idea. While this branch might not be powerful enough to subdue this wretched cabal of wizards, it is a global organization, so the Leaders of it could just authorize reinforcements from the world over to contain such a threatening presence. For now, though, informing Lumen about the statue and underwater entrance is just liable to get him captured or killed, or prevent us from investigating both later if he decides to swamp the whole case in red tape. We need to gather more evidence of the Scimitar's activities first and grow stronger ourselves before we can make an comprehensive report to the Union. Right now, the people of Wineberry won't believe us if we tell them that these robbed stranger are the bad guys, so we need to start building a case against them..."

"For now, I say we leave town as soon as we possibly can and continue our journey. I need to gather more money to pay of my fines, and we all need more time training our Pokémon, two problems that can't be addressed if we stay here any longer. That, and I rather not get into anymore trouble with the law around here..." Ventus says, looking briefly abashed for a second before coughing out a cloud of smoke. Yech!