[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Kirlia gives Ventus another glance.  This one slightly worried.  His attention goes back to Nathan just as quickly, but Ventus could probably tell that Kirlia's informed Nathan about the...unease and reservation.

*sniff*

"...Celebi...uuuhhh...let me think here for a moment...hmmmm...it's...really obscure.  Not really well known.  Hang on, let me pull out my notes on it..."

Nathan pulls out his journal, flips through the pages...

The Time Traveler's Tale


...and heads right to an ENTIRE section of his journal dedicated exclusively to Celebi itself.

He'd been taking a few notes on the side here and there in his spare time.  For personal reasons.

"...okay, so...there's obviously the usual myths about it.  Time travel, Protector and Voice of the Forest...before I say too much more, yes, Celebi is definitely capable of all of the stuff that seems crazy impossible.  All of Creshire's legends are confirmed to be able to do that.  We might have a lot of the less powerful, minor legends as far as the rest of the world is concerned, but they pack just as much of a punch as the bigger ones.  Which is why almost all of Creshire classifies Celebi and the other Mythicals as full blown Legendaries.  Ask anyone in the region what they know of Mythicals, and they'll usually respond with 'what's a mythical?  We only have Legendaries here.'  No, I'm not kidding.  I was quite...surprised when I first learned about that distinction the rest of the world makes, to be honest..."

"Anyways...there are a few things I can say haven't been confirmed about Celebi, first of all.  Familiar with the lore of Celebi leaving behind an egg whenever it returns from the future?  Nobody's ever found one.  Celebi egg or no, it's never been confirmed to have happened.  Celebi's never made any of the forests around Creshire more lush.  It's never resurrected anyone to our knowledge.  It's never been spotted at ANY of its shrines in Creshire.

"And here's the important part, and why we know so little about it: Celebi didn't ally itself with neither Sarimanok nor the League.  We do know that Celebi seems to prefer pokemon allies over human, and that it can show up literally anywhere in the region it chooses, the Hog Potato Swamp and cities included, though it seems to prefer the Earthstar and Fireweed Forests.  If spotted and pursued though, it often just flees into the tall grass and vanishes without a trace.  Not even burning the grass reveals where it went.  It can communicate with humans using its psychic abilities, but it's rare for it to do so."

"Sarimanok was aware of Celebi in some manner, though.  There are pictographs of it in the Ruins, but they're...strange.  Distorted.  Mixed up.  Nobody can make heads or tails of what they're supposed to mean."

"As far as its abilities go...yup, it can travel through time.  Even manipulate it to an extent.  Then there's its power to open a pokemon's heart...we have Orre to thank for the discovery of that ability of its...lots of time stuff.  Probably can do more stuff as well that's based around its typing, but the legends all talk about its time manipulation almost exclusively."

*sniff*

"I really do pity anyone who comes here thinking they can catch the Legendaries we're known for.  If they don't want to travel with someone, they won't.  Catching them is impossible if they don't allow it.  That's everything I've found out about Celebi in my research on it so far."

*sniff*

Nathan blows his nose.  While he's doing so, Ventus and Shiva might notice that there's a rather...large section of one of the pages dedicated to Orre's Relic Stone.  It takes up an entire page, and has a really well drawn illustration of the pillar itself.

And then the journal's shut before anything more can be gleaned from it.

Once that's done, Nathan quietly listens to the ongoing conversation between Ventus and Shiva, processing things...

A Charmeleon and Pyroar at the shelter...Nathan thinks a little...

He still has that Nugget from Dagny...maybe he could...

...

...he would only be able to take one, though...and only if they wished to go...

...

...wait, since when did the shelter have a Charmeleon?  Hmmm...

"...thanks.  Both of you.  For the support, I mean...*ahem*...there's a Charmeleon at the shelter?  And you think he or that Pyroar might like being around me?"

Quiet, somewhat hesitant...but also slightly curious.

Ventus does indeed catch Kirlia acting furitively, but does nothing about it for the moment, as his attention was squarely focused on their master as they began to divulge what they know of the ever elusive Time Traveler Celebi. He was mostly silent throughout the young scholar's lecture, he did pipe in with his own comments from time to time, either to ask for clarification or voice his own interest in certain pieces of information they brought up.

"Intriguing... The distinction between Legend and Mythical is more of a classification thing to help sort the myriad powerful beings into more easily catagorizable and researchable sources, but it also signifies the power difference between the two group. I find it most fascinating and odd that the Legendaries here are so distinguished, powerful, and present in this region in contrast to the rest of the world, but I digress. Please, continue on."

(...)

"Vaguely. The bulk of my knowledge concerning Legendary and Mythical come from the ones 'Native' or 'Most widely known' in my region, but I have researched a little into Celebi origins and powers. What you say conflicts with some of the accounts I've read, given the Time Traveler's extreme obscurity and elusiveness, I wouldn't discount that what's been said is more myth than truth."

(...)

"That fits with what their so far thought of its secluded nature, as does its preference for Pokémon company, but I haven't heard of any Celebi willing visiting human cities. Usually Celebi's power and affinity for nature shines more strongly in the scant historical sources than its powers over time, but that seems to be the reverse case in Cheshire. The Old King's interest in them is not surprising, but it is disconcerting. Hmm...."

Once the boy wrapped up his lecture, Ventus looked ponderously up towards the air while stepling his fingers together in a sort of meditative/though processing gesture, until he turns his gaze back towards Nathan and gives them a respectful nod of his head, and uttered his thanks as previously stated. However, their was one more thing he added, almost as if in an afterthought: "If you desire, I could tell you more about what I know of my region's views and lore concering its Legendary Pokémon sometime in the future. Its the least I can do for informing what you know about Celebi, so don't feel shy in asking me."

When he caught a glimpse of what was unmistakenly the Relic Stone of Orre , the empath suspicion and apprehension sharply spike, though unlike his new found.......feelings towards the boy he kept this well hidden from the prying senses of Kirlia or Shiva. There was no doubt about in Ventus' mind: they definitely  aware of certain and more.....concealed aspects of the desert's region's recent tragedies. The only question remains if he is aware of the existence of Shadow Pokémon......and all the unfortunately implications thereof.

'No matter how much I loathe initiating a confrontation over anything with him given his willful stubbornness and aggressively defensive nature, I have to know to what extent his knowledge goes regarding Orre and its crises. If he knows of Shadow Pokémon and their designs......then I must uncover all I can and that is possible. Information on those unfortunate and tragic creatures are scarce and well hidden for great reason, so if he's somehow aware.....I have to wonder how, why, and what....'

Thankfully the young trainer's next statement distract the empath's thoughts from growing anymore dire, and he pauses to reflect on how to answer it...before he just shrugs.

"I can not say how either Pyroar and Charmeleon will react or feel about you potentially becoming their master until I see you interact with each of them.  I can say that the loin will very much appreciate your company, but will most definitely react poorly if he's forced to interact with any Pokémon, while Charmeleon's is insolent and defiant, and has been said by the Director to be close in evolving into its even more aggressive evolution. The choice in which one you want to add to your team, if any, is up to you and which responsibilities you are willing to undertake."

Ventus then nods his head, and gestures towards the entrance/exit to the Center.

"Now with everything said, shall we all get going to complete our respective tasks for the day? I wish to accompany Shiva to the Department Store and do a bit of searching myself, but I'll be swift to attend your Gym Match once that errand is completed!"