[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"Deserve has nothing to do with it. The forces at Atheneum are capable of judgment. The Sentry Fern is not. Not without its master, the shaper of continents. And that master has been asleep since long before blood flowed in my veins. I predict it will still be asleep long after I go to my rest. My fate is more a cruel trick of chance than a weaving of destiny."

The Shedinja comes to land on his shoulder and he pats it absentmindedly.

"New memories in this form are short lived. Any friends I make along the way are fleeting, and fortunately so is the cruelty I experience. But I remember my life and death as if it occurred only yesterday. I do not regret my moral choices...only that I could not be a more effective leader and guardian of those in my trust."

Nathan perks up a little at the mention of the 'shaper of continents', though he still feels a little woozy.

...and he grows even sadder when he hears Bridge and his men have incredibly short term memories.

"...keep fighting those specters, Captain...keep defending those you trust...if Creshire's Regigigas does awake one day, I hope it looks upon you favorably for doing so...I hope that if there's anything you might remember from our meeting, it's that..."

"You may see me again, if you explore Mt. Sentry as I do. Before you leave, I have a gift for you. I have been waiting to bestow it upon a worthy individual. It is not far; fortune smiles upon our meeting. Follow me."

He leads the party through the mist and meltwater to a boulder. Lucifer is rubbing his hands and getting more and more excited. He keeps trying to Frisk Captain Bridge and passing right through. Can't land on his shoulder either!

"Move this boulder aside to find the gift I wish I had discovered centuries ago. Things would have been so different..."

Oh?  Well now, this is interesting.  Time to follow! With Ralts's help, Nathan puts the KOed Solosis in his bag for the time being.

...though Nathan is struggling to walk straight, so he ends up having to sit tight on Swiftfire while the group follows Bridge. She's quite pained (-2), but she'll put up with it for a little while for Nathan.

Nathan gives Captain Bridge a silent nod of thanks.