[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"A week should be more than sufficient. I've read the lyrics over and over every now and then since I received them, so that's a good call. Professor and Reverend Cottonwood did not mention how long it took him to conduct a successfull summoning, but asking him feels pointless as it likely differs from person to person. I'll look into it, am thankful for any help as well any alone time being granted when I'm asking for it. I feel the person preparing oneself will sense it when feeling ready."

"We also need to plan in some time to head to the Natute Preserve, probably at the end. They have the flutes the song's written for."

"...I don't want to rush you, but we don't have a week.  If this doesn't work, we need enough time to consider alternatives.  Particularly if we have to go through that stupid swamp to get to a different location to do this..."

Kirlia makes a rather disgusted face at that.  Blegh.  He did NOT want to go back out there if they could avoid it!

"......Nathan, who is this 'Max' you speak of? .....If I am also to presume, are they also in trapped in Stair City right now? Is that why you are worried, and want to find a solution ASAP?"

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"...he's my mom's personal Rapidash, and a very...special one at that.  It's...difficult to describe what makes him so special...you'd have to see it for yourself...he's also partially the mascot of the ranch, but he's...been with my mom for as long as I can remember...as long as my dad could remember, even...and he's not a fighter.  Mom never taught him Fire Blast nor Inferno, and never intends to.  And she's a breeder, not a tutor, so the strongest Fire move he knows is Flare Blitz, and he only resorts to using it when absolutely necessary...if we lost him to these damned vines just because he accompanied Stable Z to rally them, serve as their leader and beacon of hope..."

"...the Stair City Nurse Joy is looking after him currently...if we lose the GPC, there's a good chance we lose Max along with Stair City..."

(Not the first time Ventus has seen/heard this name, either.  It was in Marta's email, too, if you remember.)