[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

I sent you your XP in a PM - I think it was 4 for Malphena and 2 for Ven. I put Valder's XP in his doc already.
Ventus also gains 2 roleplaying XP.

Malphena wasn't raised brutally like Apsis was, so she is more interested in capturing it or even traveling together if that were possible. She really enjoyed the thrill of that subterranean chase, though.

Tossing a Pokeball at the fainted ghost, Ventus' new senses realize the air is fresher, his mind and his Pokemon's minds are clearer, and the Candelabra only burns very evenly and predictably now. That Memento was the living effect of the paranoid energy emanating from the FTS gas, in much the same way that Chandelure was. With Chandelure out of the picture, the gas comes out in slow, even amounts, and the fire cleanses it as intended.

Oh, and Haunter is definitely growing stronger from that gas!

Pokeball: (6)(6)
Will: (5)(2) Chandelure was caught!

(Sorry for annoying about XP again! I put that before I made a PM for you and forgot to delete it, so forgive for that!)

Once Apsis had thoroughly worked out all the pent up, coiled, and burning WRATH with her upon against Chandelure for nearly destroying her master, she slithered away from the now heavily Statused Ghost with an consterned yet somewhat content look on her muzzle. Her grudge against that fiend would never be completely sated unless it died a long, drawn out, horrible, and agonizing death by either her fangs or her master's hands, but at least she could take some small measure of comfort out of severely crippling it, using it as a (un)living stress toy, and the thought it would be left with lasting trauma from its near death experience.

Now, if it was her decision she wouldn't have restrained herself at all in tearing the lamp fixture to scrap, but alas that was no to be by the still baffling grace of her master. It had better be EXTREMELY grateful for his mercy and her restraint, as it was equally undeserving of both  in her esteemed opinion, *Hiiissss.......*

Ven made sure to give his sister a gentle, thankful caress for tolerating his sudden roundabout on their revenge plans (as again, he well knew of her frustration) as she returned to his side, before he lobbed and subsequently capture Chandelure, letting out a long *Siiiigh* of sullen relief as he sent it off to his PC, his quest for recompense now concluded. He still had the task of finding someone willing and capable enough of caring for an dangerous Ghost like it for a reasonable price -'No doubt I will have to make another trip to Corsage to accomplish that.....'-, but the worst of his involvement with it was now over.

The candlestick spirt now gone, his attention/focus/sharp sense were free to notice the changes in the Candelabra and the atmosphere, and soon he cottoned the apparent reason behind it (Ven's Ultra Insightful now, but he's not clairvoyant; Can't tell if what you wrote is something Ven could actually intuiate, since he really wasn't paying too much attention to the Candelabra's origins). Normally such things would either mystify him or raise his guard, but he positively relished the peace of mind the place now gave him and his family, taking in a deep breath and letting it all out with a small, sad, but none the less genuine smile.

 'Before, I felt my penance to be an orneous task, but now.....now I think truly begin it anew...'

A little bit after this thought, Ven approached his banshee and made sure to give her a fond head rub/hair tonsle and a great big smile for her hard work, glad she was not only mostly alright from her battle against Chandelure, but that she quite enjoyed it as well. He couldn't indulge her desire to take Chandelure on as his own -not with the history between them and the pressing needs for additional funds, but taking her on similar types of hunting trips in the future and later rewarding her with some Honey once they arrive at the Center? That was something he could easily arrange, and perhaps more still in the future.....

With every and all things wrapped up and accounted for, he recalled Malphena to her Pokeball and bid his mercenary congradulations and farwell, before making his way towards Stair, its Pokémon Center, and Corsage later on.

Time Skip

Finding someone willing to purchase Chandelure in Corsage was easier said than done, but eventually he found a Breeder willing to pay $7750 Poke for them, at which point he had his much trusted and valued Haziel Teleport him back to Cress, where he entered into the East Pokémon Center to unwind after that harrowing Encounter with Malphena. During this time he decided to check on his messages to see if anyone had tried to get in contact with him since he left in the morning (his sister happily enjoying her sticky sweet treat in the mean time), and found that his girlfriend (That still sounded out to him.....) sent him a text!

@PhantomUnderYourDesk

Ven, my love, hi. Uhm... I hope you're doing fine. I wanted to let you know of a thing, followed by asking you something, after our talking yesterday it feels wrong to me to not let you know.

Thing is, I'm about to finish my crafted Cleanse Tag. Finally!~ <3 And, well, I'd like to try it's effect out, so I'm planning to make a trip to Cress City's cementary late night alongside it, my Poochyena trained to bite Ghost Types into oblivion and Furret in order to identify them with his Foresight to beta-test things, and....well....... Would you want to come with me? Mostly as a back-up, and company, and to keep things safe - for both our sake. Will you have time today? We can meet up at the entrance of the Eastern Pokemo Center and head to the cementary together then.

Please let me know of things soon, counting on you!

He smiled at the news that his mystical lass Cleanse Tag project neared completion, but that expression was wiped off and replaced with raised eyebrows at the her decision to immediately run it through its paces and her extended offer to him. Truth be told, after today's and the day before's events, the only Ghosts he wanted time spend any length of quality time with were his mischievous spirit and Valder's Haunter, so the empath was initially hesistent to accept her request. However, those hardship also granted him the wisdom/revived his concerns about the dangers of dealing with the dreaded specter type alone or not, and he was certainly not going to let his lover have to suffer through those leasons herself! At least not alone and a whole lot of effort on his part to prevent such deliriously bad circumstances, anyway!

So with a small *Sigh* and a glance over at his ghostly sister, Ventus recorded a message to Shiva, and sent it on its way. Its sounded as followed:

"Shiva, my dearest sweetheart! Tad worn out from all the ongoing business I've been conducting these last few days, but I'm delighted to say I've finally accomplished those odious tasks, and have been greatly compensated for my hard, diligent work. More than enough to cover my portion of Mr. Finder's Finder fee, plus his various expenses if they are not too costly, in fact! I'm thrilled you've neared the completion of your Cleanse Tag, and no doubt have already finished it by the time you receive this message! Less so about you putting it to use immediately afterwards, however. Ghosts are.......serious threats Shiva, as I've told you so long ago about them in part, and going to a veritable hotspot for them to blind test your newly wrought charm seems.....not fully thought out. You could first test it by seeing if it has any effect on Melphena, Heart's Phantrump, of Valder's Haunter, or take it to a Medium of some sort to ascertain if the Tag holds any true warding power."

"Those only my suggestions, however, so if you prefer to ignore them in favor of your own plans then I would be more than willing to assist you in your endevour. I can't very well let my lover face the supernatural alone, now can I? I'll be bringing along Malphena, Apsis, and Azrael as my primary aid, as the former to are adept and highly competent in facing fiendish creatures like themselves, and my child could use the experience. I'll be waiting at the East Pokémon Center for you, unless you want me to meet up with you at the Graveyard, in which case I'll depart for their ASAP. Regardless, I will see you soon, my love. Stay safe, and stay well....."