[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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".....I never knew you were the poetic or philosophical type, Nathan, but your skill with words and meanings is undeniable. All things can be brought into fruition by even a chance, fleeting meeting between individuals, whether such occurances be good or ill. "

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"Yet,  even if darkness must exist to bring definition to the light, nothing is so simple and absolute in those boundries. Good beings do horrible things out of a misguided sense of purpose, or to accomplish a given task no matter the cost. Wicked creature can have their redeaming qualities that prevent them from becoming completely monsterious, or sufficient reason to walk the fell paths they do."

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"Light and Dark.....Good or Evil......Black or White........these are just constructs we use to define behavior as 'just' or 'unjust' , and the broader and small cultures adopt to codify , organize, and regulate any given action. The fact of the matter is that if you stripped away such terminology, everyone and everything is just doing what they think is right and correct. If look past you own perspective and see through another's eyes, you can truly understand why they do the things they do, even if you do not agree with them."

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"My government and the other researcher thought containing a ferocious Mythical creature made by Plasma would be for the great good of the region and its populous, and that experimenting on it they could find out more about their capabilities to better counter and safeguard it, among other intellectual pursuits. I thought Silverfish needed genuine friendship , trust, and care if they were to ever not be a potential menace to the world, and that even something dangerous as it deserves the chance to be free and happy. "

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"Tell me Nathan, which of us was more 'right' in our beliefs? My government, and their focus on public safety and containment at the cost of Silverfish, or myself, and my focus on Silverfish's wellbeing and happiness at the cost of many. Or to better phrase the question, can you tell me who's the more at fault?"

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"I'm under no illusion that my friendship and closeness with Silverfish could have massive negative rammifications for all, but at the time I didn't care. I was more focused on their needs, and to hell and high water with all else besides that. Had I managed not to lose my temper that day and better regulated....concealed my feelings for them..........perhaps I would have taken far more drastic action to ensure their happiness at some point. One with a cost that be paid in blood....or my life...."

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"So maybe it was for the best we were separated. At least apart, neither of us could made things any worse for others, even if it comes at the cost of our own happiness. Still........I find myself wishing I could still be with them, despite the consequences. Damn the consequences....."

When Ventus finished up his response to Nathan's philosophical and.....comforting words, the next thing they said forced him to curtail his physical reaction of raising both eyebrows, and Kirlia feverant gestures/feelings of 'No, don't answer that! Please!' only made him more concerned and curious as to how and why THAT, and just what he was going to have to do about this.

'Oh dear.....its never anything simple with this boy and his partner. *Mental Sighing* Time to tread more lightly, if I do not wish to re-ignite their past night's woes vividly so....'

"...We were holding a discussion about our region's respective Legends and Mythical beings. Our conversation grew intense and went off topic, until we began speaking about odd or abnormal Pokémon in general, such as Delta species and.......others. You started becoming highly distressed and agitated when we began speaking about........well, about them , so I ended the conversation and bid you good night to preserve your peace of mind and halt the fraying of your nerves. It seems, however, that you ended up blocking out the whole event in lenue of calming down."

Ven let out a sigh to punctuate his explaination, before turning his attention back to the ongoing confectionary feast at hand, the sight of his Pokémon enjoying themselves bringing a smile to his face despite the heavy conversation they were engaged/engaging in. Of course, he would have to scrub down Abaddon to remove that sticky mess he made later, and most likely clean the wings of Raphael and Lucifer to get any sugary gunk out of them, but it was more than worth such effort seeing them all so delighted....

"That is the summarized version of events. We can go into more detail tonight in the privacy of your room, if you have any desire the unabridged version of events and are willing to risk your emotional wellbeing once more. For now, let us watch our Pokémon happily feast on the sugary Swirlix, and then make our way towards the Gym once more. Shiva is due to have her match against them soon, so we best be their to greet her and cheer her on."

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Nathan doesn't quite believe it at first.  His gut feeling was telling him something was wrong here...

...but what's confusing him is that Kirlia is telling him Ventus isn't lying.

Ultimately, he trusts Kirlia more than himself on the matter...though how long that may hold is up in the air.

"...I...guess that works..."

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"...I still have a little more to say on this current thread of conversation, though, so..."

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"...they're Cynthia's words, not mine, though dabbling in philosophy kinda goes hand in hand with the field of history.  It's a belief I firmly share, though, and I think everyone is deserving of that chance for something more.  Magikarp are about the only creatures as a whole that don't often get it, unfortunately, but few see it to be worth the effort, even here.  Still, even what seems to be worthless can be beautiful, and what's incredibly dangerous can be tamed.  Cynthia puts her money where her mouth is.  She's the proud owner of a Milotic, a Spiritomb, and a Garchomp, if you didn't know that already.  I think she has an Eelektross as well...*sigh*...it'd be nice to meet her in person one day...she travels a lot between Sinnoh and Unova to do her research, so maybe she'd visit this region one day if the ruins here caught her fancy...it's just wishful thinking, though, I suppose..."

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"That's the whole idea behind the pokemon of Yin and Yang, and everything they embody.  No, I'm not talking about the Tao Dragons, I'm talking about something...more ancient, more powerful...something as potent as Arceus itself...beings that lack the complete black and white split that the Tao Dragons often represent...but ones that can never truly touch, as they are complete opposites through and through..."  Nathan fiddles with that necklace of his again as he says this.

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...that's a tough question...

"...there's no definitive right answer, unfortunately.  Only when one side's view of the other is proven wrong can one of them be said to be right.  Or if one side is wiped out and the winner writes the history books, I suppose...but if there's one thing I can say after everything I've read and heard about...pokemon, by nature, are much purer than we'll ever be, even if corrupted into something they shouldn't be at all...though maybe it's because of us that they are, since some are little more than wild beasts until given the care and attention...in a way, it's kind of like a reflection of what we are trying to be, I suppose...so...I'm most definitely on your side of the matter.  What the Unovan government was doing...it was the path to creating a monster that would do anything to escape and stay free, something you sought to prevent...pokemon are only very rarely truly monstrous without good cause...even artificial ones like Mewtwo..."

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"...and that's why you can't completely give up on Silverfish.  If you do...it might actually become the monster everyone fears it will be...it's been proven time and time again throughout history that mistreated and abused pokemon are the ones that separate themselves from humanity...it's the ones that don't care that are the most dangerous..."

...it's probably fairly clear that Nathan's been trying to talk about other topics besides his weird memory loss at this point.  There's a weird comfort for him in just trying to ignore the problem right now...