[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Ventus performs his trade as we agreed, satisfying the trade demands of Arrowroot for a while.

When he returns, rather late in the day, he finds not a single person willing to battle. Someone explains to him that in Cress City, they battle only for ceremonial or cultural purposes, and of course self-defense. They prefer to befriend their Pokemon through other means, and select companions who grow well under these conditions.

Is the sociologist at all interested in this?

Had Ventus been in a better mindset/his 'normal' self (for a given definition of the word), he would been greatly interested (to him) Cress City's population's fairly unique cultural attitude/tradition concerning their relationship/what they expect out of Pokémon, and would have no doubt badgered the person for more information along this line. As it stand, though, the sociologist was hardly in the mood for research, and so he only thanked the person for the information, took out his private journal to note this down for the record/further inquiry, and recorded a voice message for everyone in the party to explain this fact. He then continued his search for delicous fruit to appease Lilith/pay the debt he owes to her, and then headed back to the Pokémon Center. There, he switched out Lucifer for Haziel, exited the Center, and requested that Haziel teleport them back to Stair City so that they can search for battles there. If Cress City by and large held a aversion to battling, then he would have to go towards greener pasters as it were.

Order: Have Ventus note down that particular fact, share it with everyone, continue search for Sweet Fruit and buy it for Lilith, then use Haziel to Teleport to Stair City and search for a battle. $1000 Poke wager, 4V4, No Sleep, OHKO, or Switcher Moves, and 1 Healing Item per Pokémon. Hanael and Lilith still be first choices. Hey, if Cress don't like fights, go somewhere else for them!