[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

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My character would counter argue this by claiming that Nathan + Him could have easily mass attack and knocked it out, before balling it, placing it in the PC where it would be digitized and placed in stasis, get in contact with Mallorn/his research friends and have them make the preparations BEFORE directly arranging Orthros to be transported to secure holding directly (Likely with a  PC set up in the specialized containment cell, with Pokémon on standy to disable/knock it out if need be). They could have done it in a private room quickly and efficiently, Nathan would get recognition and a nice reward for his discoveries, and neither Ventus nor Shiva would have to suffer the presence of a species that could have easily killed them if fate decided to play out differently.  Or Nathan could have directly put the dog in his PC, kept it in the dark until preps were made, and then give them away without letting on, if he wished for the non-violent approach. At least, that is how my character will present his story. He'll also be rather upfront about not giving a damn as to what ultimately happens to the dog, so long as its out of his/her hair and no longer presents a problem to anyone else. More ammo for my character to gun down Orthros/Nathan's image, at any rate.

Again, Orthros is a Psychic type, and a pack animal at that.  He'd likely know something funny is going on before it even occurs, and vanish the moment things started going sour, he determined Nathan didn't have his best interests in mind, or realized he wasn't with his original 'pack' any more.

The other thing is that PCs aren't purely digital storage in this campaign.  The pokemon is sent off somewhere else to receive basic levels of care, which Mallorn alluded to at the very, very start of the campaign when he gave Larry that password for Mallorn's PC.  If Nathan was neglecting Orthros, there'd be plenty of opportunity for him to leave.