[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

The Weavile decide to trust you. For a bit, one of them follows you around while the other two disappear into the shadows. Ventus' empathy senses that this is a sort of 'probation' and it will soon leave. 

The Encounters are the Pokemon and elements listed in the description of the cavern. If you just talk or investigate a little, it won't count as an Encounter. Observing behavior in great detail will. You're not sure if you're allowed to fight or capture these Pokemon, but attempting either of those will certainly count as an Encounter. I won't count the Weavile diplomacy as an Encounter slot.

Do one thing at a time to give respect to other players. In other words, do your favorite thing first, forming teams as you wish, make sure to give everyone a chance to participate.

Mr. Finder indicates a series of four tunnels at the far end, saying they all come together in a main tunnel he'd like to follow eventually. He doesn't smell much of a wide area for a long time, and says it only gets chillier from here. You're probably looking at another Encounter/3 hour walk before you can camp.

Ventus shows no visible signs of it (so as not to show weakness to the Weavile), but he is greatly relieved they everyone was able to convince the to give them reprieve for the time being, as he didn't know whether or not assaulting the Fern's guardian's would warrant further reprisal on its/its other protector's part. As for the lingering artic feline, he gives them a nod to acknowledge their continued presence/purpose, choosing to mostly ignore them for now on. If they or its cohorts tried anything, though, they'd be rather abruptly interrupted by a volley of Aura Spheres and Hexes, coutrsy of Raphael and Malphena!

The first thing the researcher does upon the Weavile leaving them in peace is begin exploring the area with Malphean and Raphael for that Shedinja that traveled on ahead of them. While he was quite interested in the other species of Pokémon that inhabited the area, his first and foremost priority was finding that spectral insect!

Order: Try to find Shedinja, and failing that just not choose to take an encounter if trying to finding/confronting the insectspector doesn't take up an Encounter in the first place. Ven is interested in this place, but he's also thoroughly unnerved and put off balance by it too, so he'd rather not linger here any longer than necessary....