[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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Gracing his beloved girlfriend with one of his most heartfelt and radiant smiles for her timely intervention in preventing a rather.......unfortunately confrontation between his Durant ward and Heart's overeager defensiveness (Irony!), before turning towards the rare collector and fixing him with a neutral frown.

"I would have figured mine and Raphael's unscathed state of being and the sense of calmness between us three would have been ample indication that Durant was not a threat, but it appears you required further clarification before that was apparent. Forgive me for not making such clear in the first place, Heart," the researcher said wryly with a quirked eyebrow, his response perfectly polite yet drier than desert sand as he lightly chided them, before letting out a small sigh and giving them an equally small smile.

"Since nothing came amiss from this, though, all can be forgiven, but please don't jump the gun next time my friend. The reason Durant is following me is that I offered some substenance in the hopes of acquiring it for myself, but for now its seems content to follow us around in the hopes of further snacks before it makes an decision. If you could, would you mind sharing some of your delicious food with me, so that I can further persuade them with it to join with me willingly? Nathan, would you mind sharing some Honey too towards that end? Having its aid in burrowing through obsticales and navigate the depth of the mountain would be a boon, and its durability means that it will not be so easily worn down on the journey, so convincing it to help us of its free will is only a positive thing. What do you say, gentlemen?"

*Flashforward to the Grimer Goo Scene*

Ventus was inclined to agree with Heart/Nathan to avoid the green goo alotogether and avoid the risk of EVERYONE getting Poisoned by those Grimer, but Shiva's plantative look + response broke through his reservations, causing Ven to fondly sigh before retrieving two empty potion bottles (Yes, he keeps them, as Recycling is good!), calmly turns to Valder and politely requests they summon Haunter. He then hands the two bottles to the grinning 'good' ghost, and points over to the goo that seemingly captivates those Grimer, and said: "If you would Haunter, go over to that green goo and fill the contents of these two bottles with it, as your Typing and immense Strength will make it so that the Grimer are a non-threat, should they try to challenge you. If they pursue you, knock them out and do whatever you see fit. To maximize your safety Lucifer (who is currently out with Raphael) will support you with Tailwind and Raphael with After You (Only if they are not sent to the PC prior to this moment, though).  Do you understand, Haunter?"

Order: 'Explain' things, then Try to convince Nathan and Heart to help Ven capture the Durant on the ground of it being a useful addition to the current party, as well as just being bros. He'll deposit Raphael in his PC to accommodate them in his party if Valder doesn't want to hold them in his free party slot if he ends up being captured relatively soon after being given all the treats he want (He'll be captured in a Pokeball), which means future orders will be altered accordingly.

At the Grimer Goo Scene, Ven will order Haunter via Valder to goo scoop up enough Goo to fill two empty potion bottles, and to deal with the Grimer as he sees fit if they engage him. He'll be supported by Tailwind and After You from Lucifer and Raphael respectively, though not from the later if Durant ends up taking the archangel's place.

That's all!

Nathan looks at the HUGE Durant for a little bit.  He's picked Ralts up to help keep his best friend calm.

"...if it'll be joining us, then yes, I'll share some of the honey with it.  Only some, though.  Having a burrower on hand would definitely be good, particularly since we wouldn't have to rely on Ditto trying to Transform into Delta Onix from memory.  Ralts will feel a lot better too if it's clearly friendly.  Valder has that open spot in his party still, so it would be easy to keep the ant pokemon around if he's fine with holding on to it or another pokemon. Maybe we should wait until we're in a safer spot before we bust out the snacks, though..."

Nathan looks around...

"...you guys apparently dealt with a lot of wild pokemon while I was doing that digging...I wouldn't want more to stumble upon us unexpectedly while we're trying to rest..." (Nathan's forgotten that he has to return the pickaxe for now, but he'll do it later if Ventus doesn't remind him now)

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Nathan looks up at the crack in the ceiling.  Looks at the grimer.  Back at the crack.

"...if there's some goo above the ceiling, maybe it'd be better to have Haunter grab some from up there without attracting the Grimers' attention...or we could try sending a bunch of Steel and Poison types to get the Grimer out of the way, too...but we've been walking for awhile, and there's three Grimer, so they'd have to be careful...I'm personally inclined to think that trying to get some of the goo without drawing the attention of the Sludge Pokemon is going to be safer...Ralts couldn't sense any pokemon above the ceiling, so it should be relatively safe for Haunter to take a peek..."