[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Ventus truthfully didn't see the need to wait/obtain some of Nathan's mothers Ponytas , when the Steel Wonder herself has offered them Metagross mounts ready for deployment, and the boy also had his own Swiftfire, Callam, and Yule as to use as transportation himself and others too. Still, the researcher knew that arguing with the young trainer was pointless, especially since it concerned matters of family AND he had a point, so in the end they just shrugged their shoulders, said: "I would rather we leave for Arrowroot ASAP with the Metagross, but that is just my opinion,' before waiting for everyone else to chip in their two cents on the matter.

To Nathan's warnings about Arrowroot, the researcher actually was well aware of the distinct lack of modernization of the village and the general wildness of Hog Potato Swamp due to being briefed about it by Dr. Mallorn, amoung the other topics concerning the particular locations that required research visas for his....well, research(correct me if I am wrong about this, Iron) , and so a firm nod of his head in response.  "I've already restocked on Potions and Pokeballs the other day, and my years of field research should see me well prepared for the pre-modern conditions of Arrowroot, so I am ready for whatever challenges such a local might pose for us," he said, with a degree of professionalism and surprising non-chalance. Then again, the researcher was quite used to rough and natural living due to the hard life he lived/choice of career, so he has reasons to be fairly non-plussed about the place, all things considered.

The matter about opening Kirlia's heart towards others, however, earned the young trainer a slight grimace and a frown from Ven as they gave some food for thought about this. After a few minutes of thinking, the empath gave his own assessment of that option, which was not overly negative, surprisingly, but not exactly the brightest either. "I don't believe I will be able to help with making Kirlia care about others, I'm afraid, due to our relationship being....strained, as it is, but your idea does hold merit with the others given enough time and care on everyone's part. However, I would rather we work on their empathetic problems while we are in transit between Arrowroot and Stair, as the Prophecy and the Vines are quickly becoming time sensitive matters that must be handled with promptness and all the expediency we can muster. If it turns out the village is a dead end to our investigations, we still have the moments up until then and there after to help young Kirlia become a bearer of 'unselfish love' if we put forth serious effort into accomplishing this. Nothing is stopping us from pursuing both avenues of eradicating the Vines and whatever diabolical force that control them, after all."