[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

The return to the campsite to pack up and the move onward ahead to Arrowroot was filled with both tension and, paradoxically, a certain sense serenity. This was mainly due to the fact that Ventus was almost entirely unsympathetic to Nathan's anger over Apsis' exploiting his aid/refusing his deal due to a various number of factor, but that, unlike the boy, who (at the time) was stewing in his own bitter resentment at his lack of control and failed expectations, he had made peace with his and his own mistakes regarding the Ninjack, and took/was taking steps to amend.

In the researcher's opinion, they think the young trainer is quite foolish to be mad at their sister/themselves for devouring those insects when he knows that is just what she does, and that his expectation of convincing her otherwise by using carrot and stick methodology was a loooooongshot effort considering her personality, high disobedience, and immense distaste for him.

That, or he was exceedingly naive enough to actually believe that he could reason with Apsis against pursuing revenge against her transgressor, and the subsequent hurt/fury/bitterness towards them/her that he (Nathan) his hopes being dashed was foolish in of itself because he created (in Ventus' opinion) unreasonable expectations for Apsis/himself.

There was also the boy's continued inability/denseness/stubbornness when it came to understanding the perspective/feelings of others and WHY they thought/felt that way adding into either assumption/opinion, but the researcher almost considered that a given with ANYTHING they did now in days, and so didn't dwell much on that thought.

Meanwhile, Ventus acknowledged and accepted that his lack/lax of discipline of Apsis recent behavior towards Nathan was to blame for her and Swiftfire being Lethally damaged. Instead of brooding over the incident, he choose to take it in stride, working to correct his/his sister's mistakes and to properly apologize to Nathan for them. To that end, he was going to get back in the habit of moderating his giant snake's more.....vindictive traits, and slipped a Potion to the boy to partially compensate him for the healing supplies expended on his horse's recovery. He didn't bother to try and vocalize an actual apology, though, given the boy's foul moods having the tendency to close them off and the fact that he was still thinking of what and how to go about doing it.....

It was when the group decided to halt their journey and scattered to investigate the given area for one oddity or another that gave him the opportunity to do so (come up with a good apology) in relative solitude. Ventus wandered over to a nearby tree, giving it his silent appraisal before he flicked his wrist to the ground, summoning his beloved Lucifer to his side, where upon they took a perch on his right shoulder and looked at him happily/curiously. "My brother, would you care to search the area for any Items that catch your appraising eyes, while sit her and meditate on a issue? I promise you two delicious apples if you find something significant or especially interesting, and spending the whole evening with you as well, so what do think of this arrangement, my little drake?" the empath said with a kind smile and rubbing them behind the ears while speaking. Lucifer didn't have to ponder their master's offer too long, as they were providing sweet treats of all kinds for doing a task he loves doing in the first place, and so swiftly let out an excited screech and shot of into the open sky, searching for the loot that would earn them their just desserts...

The researcher waved them good bye and wish them good luck, before crossing his legs and sitting down at the roots of the tree he was at, and delve into meditation to use the clarity of mind it brought to help him devise a decent apology.

It was during the point that he deeply in trace that Lilith, bored and a bit irritable from being cooped up in her Pokeball for so long, forced herself out of it with nary a struggle on her part, and looked at her trainer with an air of expectation to being lavished with attention/praise. Of course those hopes were dashed when she saw that he had apparently decided to take what appeared to be a nap to her, causing them to let out a huff of disappoint/discontent. Still, better outside and enjoying the afternoon than not, so the grassy chimera just hopped up onto their shoulders, and resigned themselves to enjoying only what nature provided her.

Order: More thinking about Ninjack Encounter, before Ventus sends Lucifer off to find the Valuable Item to retrieve/guide him towards, while he pseudo spends some time with Lilith while he meditates on his approach even more. Nothing bad should come from this.....I hope.