[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Shiva shows Mallorn all the loot they had.

"Yep, that's my Neverstone. We've made a breakthrough on those (don't tell anyone) so I have extras now. Tell you what, boss, I'll let your party keep that Neverstone as reward for getting it out of my enemy's hands. It sounds like I have a new enemy, to be sure..."

"I don't recognize that weird jar thing. If I had it in my lab, I could probably analyze it. It looks like the wires are there to give it a variety of different energy types. Imbuing that putty, as it were. Was there any indication of what it might be?"

"You sure these people weren't my rivals, the Almanac?"

"Thank you for your generousity, my friend! We will keep this Neverstone safe and sound, and make sure that no nefarious hands get their hands on it again. Oh, and of course we'll keep mum on your development with them; have to keep your rivals and enemies in the dark, correct? We can transport the jar and its related contents to you ASAP at your request, and Nathan might know more about it than I do. He had the chance to do some research on the substance I believe, among other things, and can send you a copy of the notes about it. Finally, we are more or less certain that these individuals are NOT Almanac, but I strongly suspect that this new group and your rival are working together in some capacity, though I can not to say to what extent, I'm afraid," Ventus said, taking over the phone call once Shiva was done with her explaination.

With Nathan:

Ventus let out a small sigh at how withdraw and untrusted Nathan was feeling, before he patted their shoulder in comfort, trying to rouse him out of his stupor. "My friend, I will not deny that things did get heated at the base, and that our recent conflict has frayed the camaradence between us, but you are still a dear friend to me. I was....high strung down there, reacted very poorly to your logically sound actions, and took it out on you over a misunderstanding. While keeping us the group informed and updated on all our actions is important, it shouldn't come at the cost of our friendship. I still trust you and your judgement, as I always have, so please don't beat yourself up over this...."