[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Ventus arose early in the morning, crawling out of the coils of Apsis (Who had several as both his sentinel and improptu sleeping bag) and conducting some rather vigorous stretching to get his day started off right. It had been quite some time since he had sleep on bare earth and exposed to the elements, and his body was quite vocal about the change, smarting and feeling sore for him truly roughing it! 'Oh dear....I've become spoilt by Center beds and tent if a simple night out causes me this degree of discomfort! Perhaps I should try to settle back into my old outdoors man habits and see if I inure myself to the wilds once, as I did frequently with my old field researching days at the University. If nothing else, Apsis seems to enjoy resting under the open air and the space to strentch out more, so getting back in practice would be worth it,' the researcher though, making breakfast for himself and Valder and savoring what little peace he would have before he would enter Ginger Town.

His regal snake let out a groggy, displeased *hisss...* as she was woken up well before her liking by her master's early bird habits, before they went out into the field around their campsite to hunt some the early rising Pidgies  and Caterpies for a few hours. Later on, her master crept up along side her to assist in nabbing all the prey she could stomach at one time, delighting her with his presence and his ability to help ferret out the more elusive hiding from her keen senses. Since they were returning to Ginger Town once more for who knows how long, holed up in that stuffy Pokemon Center while her master, she wanted nothing more than to gorge herself on all the warm, squirming wildlife while she can, before another lean period sets in!

Given that he was purposefully staggering his progress to avoid contanct with the Shield lady, the researcher arrived into town later than the others, and almost immediately let out a weary, disappointed sigh upon seeing the constellation of League Officials and the Bureaucrat meandering around the vacated streets. "*Sigh* Well, my research and sporting designs for the Running have been fitfully traquilized and put to uncomfortable rest. I best make my way to the Pokémon Center and begin recording my latest observation, before the possibility that something goes atroiciously amiss magnifies even more," the sociologist said to himself, disgruntled and displeased worst predictions becoming the Truth. Once he was done with his brief fit of fumming, Ventus returned Apsis to his Pokeball (Giant Viscous Snakes were still unpopular among the average citizen, for some reason...) and started to make his way to the center when he spotted something else that put him in a much better mood: Tramp and Belle, along with their resourceful Pokémon! The empath quickly made his way over to them, and euthusiatically greeting them with his characteristic warm joyfulness.

"Salutations and great blessing from Reshirim, my old friends! Its been ages since we last meet, so would you care to inform me as to what you have been up too in these past few weeks? My journey with my own group has certainly been an experience of its own, and I would be more than happy to recount some of the more wild event for all of you!"

Order: Conversation time with the Trax Group! Ventus certainly remembers the generosity and kindness, and since their doesn't seem to be much in the way related to small jobs outside of the Running (And I want to save up his Poke for the time being), he might as well spend some telling yarns with them! That, and he just wants to make sure that they are doing alright, of course!