[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Mr. Finder hobbles over to the proper entrance to Mt. Sentry. "Let us begin!" He tosses a Pokeball, and a Slurpuff appears. Tongue hanging out, it goes waddling along the path at high speed. Mr. Finder stays hot on its heels, sometimes sniffing the air himself.

"Ah, where would we be without Pokemon?" he says. "If there's anything with a nose to rival my own, it's Slurpuff! Slurpuff says we'll have to continue down the main route for a bit, then drop into some sort of tunnel."

Indeed, you walk for about two hours without meeting any Pokemon at all, other than shy Zubat, having cleared this path just a few days ago. You're still feeling fresh when you come to a little side tunnel, half-blocked by a scree of slate. It looks like it slopes downward into darkness, though even Slurpuff doesn't quite fit inside at the moment.

Geodude floats forward, ready to dig. Any other preparations? Last chance for any important flashbacks!