[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Ventus skulks past Chuckles' gym, glaring as he remembers an unpleasant time he had there. Suddenly, the doors open and a gigantic Haunter appears bearing a hapless male trainer. It tosses him out the door onto the steps, and a dark voice emanates from the dark interior of the antique gym. "Don't come back....until you've learned to present a proper challenge."
The ancient doors close again. But Haunter suddenly comes phasing back through, bearing an unconscious Misdreavus which is dropped atop its trainer.

The youngster dusts himself off and recalls Misdreavus sadly. "I really need to find a stone for you, my one and only ghostie. You're still too small to go against those Haunter and Mismagius. Machoke is big enough, but can't get hold of those ghosties...Snorlax couldn't be any bigger, but all his best moves are ineffective...well, it's gonna be a long grind of training I guess, Misdreavus!"

The empath winced sympathetically as the seemingly hapless Youngster was brusquely 'escorted' out of Chuckle's haunt house of a Gym, as he all to keenly remember the various maladies the stern man inflicted upon him and Nathan. Contrary to one might expect, th Overgrown Haunter didn't phase him at all when he saw it,  as the swift trouncing and containment of two he now owns and suffering under its torture inured him to such fright. That, and he knew the Ghost didn't and wouldn't bear him any ill will or try to surprise him (or so he hoped), so that helped too!

Hearing the kid bemoan his wanting Strength/capabilities among his team, and seeing his Misdreavus further sparked his interest, as he was looking for a well trained and relatively tame Ghost type himself to re-fortify his assault against Chandelure with Valder's own rad Haunter (For they were indeed awesome in Ven's eyes!).

 'Hmm....if the boy desires more power to magnify his chance of victory against Chuckles in the future, perhaps he would be tractable for a deal of sorts? I have plenty to offer that he's need of, especially in Pokemon to bolster his team once he trains with them or sells them himself for whatever he desires, and I feel that Misdreavus hold untapped potential I could harness under my care. ...Yes, I believe I'll go forward and present my offer.....'

With that thought in mind, Ventus glides forward toward the boy, his foot steps hardly giving off a murmur, until he was right in front of him, hands clasped together, bowed slightly forward, and with a gracious/kind/sympathetic smile on his face (all of it geniune too).

"My, I see Chuckles continues to live up to his reputation. I knew he was as serious and no nonsense as one could possibly be, but I didn't imagine he would treat failed challengers so....firmly. Considering suffered under his challenged myself and barely scrapped on through with my Arbok, you have my deepest condolences. In fact, I'm willing to rendor considerable aid to helping overcoming him.....if you agree to my terms and conditions for it, that is. Sympathetic as I may be towards your plight, I'm not exactly in the position to offer help without some compensation....."

The sociologist pauses for a moment for effect and to catch him breath, before smoothly transitioning to his proposal.

"I'm willing to hand over to you the sum of $4000 Poke in both money and Rare Items, and trade two highly experience yet Disobedient Haunter and a Tangrowth in exchange for your Misdreavus. I have need of a well trained and tempered Ghost type on my team, and you need more capital and more type diverse and strong Pokemon to fill out your team, so I believe this is more than a fair trade. Do you agree to these terms, my friend?"

Order: Trade over all the specified goods for that Misdreavus!