[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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Hearing that Nathan had indeed planned his release of Mespirt in exhaustive depth both pleased and relieved Ventus greatly, as it meant the boy WASN'T blithely charging ahead/making reckless decisions for himself and others, earning them a small smile from the researcher. However, that soon faded away as he quickly picked up the fury/resentment the boy held towards Heart for judgment/concern/past encounters , and their barbed comebacks him to frown in disapproval/distate. Granted, the friction and/or animosity between Nathan and Heart ( and just about everyone but Valder, for that matter) and their recent fallout over something ('I honestly need to ask for more details about that incident....') made such behavior somewhat justified, but that didn't mean he appreciated it anymore than he already did, nor condone it.

"I'm heartened you had your bases well and  covered, and I'm still very much proud of you for releasing the Being of Emotion from captivity, truly........but that doesn't change the fact you failed to inform us of your plans in the first place, Nathan, so our reaction towards such silence is justified to an extent. Your attitude towards Heart, while understandable given your recent conflict with him, is also wholely unnecessary in this instance, as all he was doing was expressing concern over your seemingly lack of concern for yourself, your own, or us in freeing Mespirt.," the researcher said to the boy, looking rather admonishing and plain tired of their jabs, before he continued onwards with a more.....disappointed and resigned tone of voice.


 "Forgive for saying this, Nathan, but at times I believe it would simply for the best if you accepted crtisim for mistakes or errors on your part with good grace and calmness, instead of retaliating against it. *Sighs* At the very least, guard your words more closely so they do not come across as inflammatory or provocative, and re-ignite conflicts that should have been put to rest. Heart may or may not have misjudged you and Ralts in the past and did wrong by you, but it does not invalidate his own belief and feelings towards you based on what he's learned thus far, or make his comments now any less genuine or sincere. At least, that is what I believe based what I know thus far. Feel free to take my assessment however you like, for good or ill."

As for the young trainer's response to his own words, the empath only sighed and gave them a nod of their head. For now, that was the best he could expect from them, plus he did give them enough credit now not to needlessly cause problems for himself/the group unless it was unavoidable. Frankly, he would rather be the judge of what is or is not worthy of his attention/due caution, but trying to force the issue wouldn't get him anywhere, so....

When Nathan announced he wished to end this discussion for the night, Ventus was all too, ready to agree, as he wished to get some rest for himself and get started on soothing his dearest's troubles away (Which he had picked up but choosen not to react, so as not to disrupt the flow of conversation, ready to make his out of the room with her and to their own......until the boy told his mercenary to stick around for abit. That caused him to stop in his tracks and turn to give them an curious/skeptical look, and Lucifer (who had started to doze off once the conversation turned away from the gems and Legendaries) perked up and gave a question croon at the boy too. What is the little boy hiding, huh?

"Nathan, what do desire to discuss with Valder in private that couldn't be shared with us all? If its of a personal matter between you too that will not impact the party in anyway, that is fine, but if not I and the rest of us would like to at least know the nature of topic...."

No further comments from Nathan on the stuff concerning Heart and the criticisms.  Any further thoughts on Heart's abrupt (and noisy. Ralts has started squirming uncomfortably) departure, he keeps to himself as he hugs Ralts again, trying to calm them both down...

"...I just have some stuff to discuss with Valder specifically.  That's all."