[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan lets out a sigh of relief.  That wasn't so bad.  He didn't feel as bad about capturing Joltik now that it was joining him of his own free will.  "Thank you, Joltik.  This means a lot to me.  You look like a strong bug, and I desperately need your help with taking on types Electric is good against.  I'll do my best to help you grow as strong as possible."  Nathan cracks open a basic Pokeball to serve as Joltik's new home.  

"There is one problem, though...now I have seven pokemon...hmmm....who gets magically beamed into the PC?  We're still a little ways from Corsage..."

Nathan has to think this over for a moment...he could send Swiftfire there since immediate care at the Center would be beneficial to her...but they're not out of the forest quite yet.  He could send Joltik...but he wanted to start getting to know the bug a little better right now...he didn't want to separate the combee either, and Staryu could still be useful due to all the fire types...which leaves...Nathan looks over at Porygon, who's looking a little drained from earlier.

"Hey, Porygon, you want to go to the PC for a little while so you can recover?  Thanks for helping with that.  Here, you can have some honey too.  I know that can't have been a pleasant experience for you."

Porygon consumes the honey...somehow.  While it doesn't really need to eat, being an artificial pokemon, food is just another form of energy in the end.  Porygon nods in confirmation that the suggested course of action is fine.

"Alright, I'll send you to the PC and check up on how you're doing later when we reach Corsage.  Once again, thanks for all your help today.  You did a spectacular job."  Nathan recalls Porygon, then presents the open pokeball to the little bug.  "Alright, little guy.  We need to register you to this pokeball.  That okay with you?"  When the bug doesn't object, Nathan taps it on the elespider's back.  The pokeball clicks shut, and then all 7 of Nathan's pokeballs start flashing with a blue light!  "Yeah, yeah, I know...welp, see ya in Corsage, Porygon..."  Nathan taps the button on Porygon's pokeball, and the light flashes green in confirmation.  The lights go dim on all of the buttons afterwards.  "Welp, better not lose any of the pokeballs I'm carrying around...alright, time to find the others and introduce them to my new friend...I hope Shiva doesn't mind having a tiny little spider pokemon around..."  Nathan heads off in the direction of the others, with Kirlia close behind.  Kirlia's happy the encouter with Joltik went so well!  Now they have another friend!  It's another bug...but eh.  As long as the yellow spider didn't cause any trouble, he'd be fine with it.  How much trouble could a 4 inch tall spider be, after all?

(Time to meet back up with Ventus and Shiva!  Nathan's going to be in a decent mood when he gets back since the battle and Joltik encounter went so well.  @Lord Windos, feel free to start the conversation off as Nathan approaches.)