[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Ventus brushes aside the patch of plants, but all he finds there is a pile of cotton.

The real threat comes swooping down from a black spruce, where its green body blended in well - all aside from a bright red crest. The strange Pokemon is not one that Ventus recognizes, for it is quite rare even where it is endemic. It seems to glide rather than fly.

(...)

Apsis turns and pins the colorful, birdlike/snakelike creature with its gaze. The creature suddenly stops, and dives suddenly into a puddle. There it lifts its head to peek suspiciously at Ventus and the hissing snake.

The regal snake did not appreciate being the target of an Ambush by the weird green creature, letting out an irritated *Hiiiiissss!* and readying herself to lash out against the creature with an well place Ice Fang.....when Ventus put a hand on her side and told them: "Stop sister. This bird like snake likely only assaulted us to defend its territory. Let's not make an enemy of the local wildlife if we have to, alright ?" Apsis let out a grumbling noise at being forbayed from lashing out at the strange bird/snake chirmara , but for now she headed his orders, giving them Pokémon a warning/threatening look that just DARED them to abuse their master's generousity. She wouldn't trust it until it was either Fainted, Capture, or in her belly, and not a moment sooner, *Hiiss!*

Glad/Content that things were contained for the time being, the researcher pulled out  2 Oran Berries, and laid them on the ground in front of them, before calmly speaking to the mysterious creature. "Hello there! Sorry for intruding or trespassing, but my Arbok and I were just hunting in the area, and didn't mean to cause you any trouble. Would some Oran Berries help make up for this faux pass of ours?"

Order: Since befriending Pokémon worked so well for Nathan and Heart, how about Ventus has a go at it by bribing it with two Oran berries as a opener? If it refuses and tries to escape for whatever reason and/or attack them, Apsis will immediantely lunge out and use Wrap on it, before proceeding to Ice Fang it 2 times per round. If it just refuses and waits, then Ven's going to have to start bribing it even harder, now won't he?