[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

The Morning Sun does feel pretty good, even this deep under a load of rock.

Mr. Finder guides you to a campsite, using his Growlithe's Rock Smash to take a quick shortcut around some belligerent-smelling Graveler. Geodude ducks out to go talk to them, and comes back while you're setting up.

The campsite is wide enough for five or six of your ridiculous camps, and is made of stone rather than earth. It doesn't look like it's changed much in centuries of time, aside from one or two new tunnels. "We'll be taking the north tunnel in the morning," said Mr. Finder. "Still no chances for Rock Smash to save us any time, but there are some a few miles ahead that I'll have to sniff out when we get there."

There are interesting carvings on the cave wall. Lots of Elder Unown carvings, all too eroded to read at all. There are some Delibird etchings, all calmly facing the viewer. On one wall near the north tunnel is this symbol:

, clearly done in the same crude style as the tablets. Each of the birds is holding a Caterpie in hand.

(Uh oh...that's a Zapmolcuno symbol...I REALLY hope that thing stays in the manga it originated from...)

Nathan definitely finds these etchings incredibly interesting, obviously.  He's been trying to distract himself from the cold, taking notes while Swiftfire follows everyone.  He needs to take his gloves off to do so, though, which only makes the problem worse.  

Worse still, he has to do it while mounted on a moving horse on top of it being almost unbearably cold, so his writing is definitely messier than usual.

And yet, he still tries to write in his journal regardless of the difficulty.

Upon reaching the camp and noticing the symbol, he does his absolute best to try and copy the symbol, muttering to himself all the while.

"...m-more C-caterpie...hmmmm...m-must be s-symbolic if it's c-consistently sh-showing up...probably something to do with the old k-kings..."