[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"In regards to my occasional lack cultural sensitivity, however, that is ultimately up to myself to endure the consequences of thereof. If my foreign beliefs steps on the toes of those with thin skin or a strong sense of tradition, then its up to me to handle the fallout of that situation, not you Nate. I always strive to be kind, caring, and compassionate towards others on a average daily basis, but sometimes I have to be brutal and unforgiving in order to accomplish a task, even my choice(s) offend others in some capacity, so I will accept and own up to all the negativity I inure and react as I see fit. I will try to be respectful to Cheshire belief regardless, but I will not sacrifice or radically change myself just to appease those that do not and/or will not understand my own culture."

Ven then let out a worn out *Sigh* , before rubbing the back of his head and looking morosely apologetic at the young trainer that came out to fetch him. "Sorry about causing you to fret over me and forcing you to make a treack into Fireweed Forest just to search and retrieve me. I should have texted you to confirm that I was fine or just headed back with Shiva initially like you said, and not have delayed our depature to Ginger Town. I'm actually quite eager to get their, as I received a text earlier (He read it sometime either before or after the Guarden Battle) that stated the Running is about to begin, and I greatly desire to participate in it myself, so let us make haste to the Pokémon Center and put Winesberry behind us for now! Oh, and I would have either have killed any Scimitar that tried to abuct me, or release all my Pokémon and kill myself before I let the capture me, so do not worry about that possibility. Onwards we go, my friend!"

Nathan sighs again.  "Ven, trust me, you DON'T want to be on the receiving end of Creshire's cultural dark side in the first place.  If you think I'm bad, multiply that by 100, and you'll have the reaction of pretty much most everyone else in the region.  I'm tame by comparison.  The last time Creshire had a major occurrence of disrespect for pokemon, it overthrew and restructured our governmental system entirely, and then that system spread to the rest of the world afterwards.  An incident involving you wouldn't be nearly that drastic, but you could expect to at least lose your trainer license very, very quickly.  I'm just...trying to help you out here, that's all."

At the mention of the Running, Nathan murmurs to himself..."Ugh...dang it...why is everyone so willing to risk life and limb in the middle of town?  First Kory, and now Ventus...bah...I'm going to have to stick around to make sure they get through it okay, aren't I?  Great..."

That comment about the Scimitars startles him out of that train of thought, though.  "Whoa whoa whoa, hold up.  Stop.  No.  Don't even joke about that.  Whether its you or the Scimitars.  Just...DON'T.  Okay?"