[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

It is now Day 55.

After the recent occasional rain, and today's warmth, a whole bunch of little blue mushrooms have popped up all over Cress City. According to Shiva's recent research, these little guys are called Cloyster Mushrooms and they're quite edible, if one discards the little black central sphere. They taste best in the early afternoon on the day they sprout, when they spread wide to soak up the sun. Great for stews, sammiches, or just pan fried in butter.

They have no poisonous lookalikes, so all you have to do is remember to cut off that little black sphere and anyone can eat them safely!

By morning suns first rays of light racing across the land, Ventus had already arisen from his make out induced slumber, placing both hands on his face and rubbing it to both get the last traces of sleep out of his system and at our sheer embarrassment from passing out yet again due to a kiss from his beloved. In general, last night's conversation was a near disaster that a night sleep's alone wouldn't banish his feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and self disgust, but the knowledge that despite how rudely and harshly critizied her actions that she still loved him an wished to be his girlfriend went a long way towards doing so. 'Shiva is truly a magneficiant woman that I hardly deserve, but we still somehow have ended up in each other's embrace and come to rely on one another. I must do right by her for now on, and endeavor to be the man that is worthy of her care, her kindness, her generosity, and her love......'

With that thought firmly resolved in his mind/eart and a new goal to work towards, the researcher pushed upon and stamped down on his bleak ruminations + general negativity, gave the angelic woman sleeping by his side a loving smile as he whispered "Love you, my dearest", before silently slipping out and got ready for the day. Which involved grabbing breakfast for him as his sweetheart after he got washed and dressed, of course! The mystical woman's silence during breakfast was respectfully and politely returned, with him only giving her warm (if tinged with sadness) smiles as a form of response. Last night's conversation was still fresh in both their mind's, and so were the wounds it caused, so  he perfectly well understood that she desired some privacy away from him. At some point he would also notice the Cloyster Mushroom and recognize them based on the herb/plant lore/Knowledge his mother passed onto him, and decided to pick and store as many as he could later on, perhaps with his fae fancy if she'd like! Freshly picked food was always a treat to be enjoyed and shared, you know!

Afterward breakfast he departed from Shiva's company and made his own way to the PC to re-arranged his family to the following line up: Malphena, Apsis, Lucifer, Hanael, Abaddon, and Haziel, and took them to one of the Center's private back rooms and (after scanning the place and making sure it wasn't bugged) informed them of the new iteration of Operation Jack (Will PM it to you, Iron!) . He also took the time to explain the overall background and reasoning behind hunting down Chandelure to his newest sister, as it was crucial to get her fully informed and onboard in order for him to exact righteous vengeance on that foul and wretched specter . It was one of if not the primary reason he paid a princely sum for her (The others being he genuinely sympathized with the Young Trainer's plight and simply because he took a liking to her), so if she proved adverse to the idea he wanted to know right away and work to resolve it ASAP!
(AKA: I want to know how Malphena reacts to the news, and then have Ven take the steps to get her on board. Hopefully explaining his plight and the temptation of feasting on Chand's fear is enough to appeal to her!)

Once all his Pokémon were fully briefed, Ven sent Valder a voice message, asking him to meet them at the Center so they can set out to the Candelabra and resume Operations effective immediately. Now with two frightening strong Ghost types between them to take the fight straight to fiend and it minions and the resources/intelligence to pull it off with minimum risk, it was finally time to make good on his promise to it...

They will not escape him thrice.

Order: Brief Ven's Pokémon on the plan (Which Pokémon will be subject to change depending on how you react to it, Iron), convince Malphena to get on board by any means necessary, and then call in Valder to pick up where we left off the day before yesterday! Its time to douse that candlestick spirit once and for all, hehehehehe......