[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"Hmm, Shiva put you on a research assignment? Pray tell, what did she information did she ask you to collect for her? Whether or not I may be able to puzzle out what she wanted is an unknown right now, but two head thinking on a topic is better than one, correct?"

The researcher curiousity sparked when he saw how dismally the boy and Kirlia reacted when he named dropped the rare collector, but he kept it off his face and the front of his mind.

"......I take it he was uncooperative, for whatever reason? I won't pry if you don't want me to, but I can I ask what he did to offend you and Kirlia so?"

Presuming Nathan got out the pen and paper at some point, Ventus kindly asks for them, and neatly/precisely jots down the string of Old Unown from memory, before handing both back to them. "There! I couldn't comprehend much besides the fact that some of these symbols combine to form different meanings wholely different from the individual characters that make up their grouping. Given your interest in ancient history and Solomon's help, I know you'll have an easier time translating it then I ever will! "

"Speaking of, when would be a good chance for me to 'bone up' on this translation? Learning how to read Old Unown to some degree of fluidity would seem to be a prudent skill to invest in given how often our group encounter it, in my opinion!"

"...I figured it out.  Barely.  Don't know why she couldn't just be more straightforward with why she wanted the information in the first place..."

The fouler mood caused by mentioning Heart carries over slightly to that last statement, but only a little.  It returns in full force with the next one, though.

"...he insulted Kirlia.  That's all I'll say on the matter."

...nope, definitely not in the mood to talk about THAT in detail.

Nathan makes sure to put up the table's umbrella and dry the flat surface incredibly well before pulling out his journal and a pen for Ventus to record the symbols on.  There's a LOT of blue unown symbols on the page Nathan opens the journal to, some of them translated already, others incomplete (do tell me if Ventus takes a closer but brief look at them, and I'll tell ya what he glances over!)

"...the script is weird.  Some symbols match up with a single letter in the modern language, others seem to mean multiple things, and some symbols in certain combinations mean something else entirely than what they usually do.  And some of the translations don't even line up perfectly with the modern language.  Old Unown, or Elder if you're an academic or trying to sound fancy, takes time to understand, as I've discovered.  I still need a key to read it, and it's yet incomplete, but I can translate some messages.  I've got plenty of time today if you want to go over some of what I've learned so far, take some notes, but it's going to take some time (i.e. an encounter) to get ya caught up.  Going to try and get Forthright adjusted to her innate abilities today, otherwise.  Kinda fortunate that rain came so soon, really."