[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

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The researcher was a bit flustered when Nathan decided that now was the time to treat Calam's and Lucifer's injuries, when they were still within Seikamater's Territory/Kingdom with her Bugs doing their damnest to capture and/or kill/WORSE them , but after seeing how utterly gruesome and horrifying the injuries sustained by the dark prophet and his dear brother......

.....Well, he was right by the young's scholar side in mere instances later. Unlike them, adrenanline was still surging through Ventus' veins given the fact that he and everyone was still in grave danger, just less so right now, but years of working in Team Plasma, as a Disobedient Pokémon Specalist Researcher/Behaviorologist, and generally a hard, harsh life has left him the ability to rationally operate and assess just about anything under intense stress/pressure.

So after spending a few minutes analyzing the conditions of Lucifer and Calam (and briefly looking up at Raphael [Since we are doing this instead of running away immediately, the are still out] and siliently motioning/ordering them to look after/immediately KO Solosis when they wake up - he doesn't want to deal with them now, and he think Nathan would agree with him....) he withdrew a Potion from his inventory and handed it off to Nathan without looking up from the injured Pokémon, before motioning to Calam in particular and begn to speak in a detached, clinical tone of voice to them.

"Injuries sustained by Calam are heavily reminiscent of a Pokémon that had their Vitality sapped to the point of total enervation by a HP Draining Move , but the many tiny and medium sized laceration on his body indicate that he was attacked by multiple small sources of damage. Given what little I could see of that incident, and from the similarities between.....Siekamater and the Vespiqueen species, I believe she used some variant of the move Attack Order on him, with her minions ravaging his body and leeching away his life, resulting in his current condition. My recommendation for his immediate treament is reviving him with any sort of Revival Item you have, followed by minor resuscitation (AKA Stablize Check), then using the Potion I gave you to threat the Lethal Damage already present. Long term care will involve bed rest and feeding him larger portions with dietary supplement to restore him to his former condition. He will most likely need assistance moving around, being cleaned, urinating, and defecating until he has regained enough strength to move under his own power. However, due to his most likely his prideful nature he will not allow such pampering by human, so I recommend Dizzy accompany him for such tasks, given the strong bond between them. Estimated time of recover......perhaps a week or two at most, and a few days at minimum."

He then motions to his dearly beloved Lucifer, his professional façade twitching in Pain as he felt their's resonate through the strong bond they shared as they laid on the cold stone floor barely conscious, before he continued.

"Injuries sustained by Lucifer were caused by a Thunder strike, but despite this he only suffered relatively minor damage caused by it considering the Move's normal Lethality. Most likely this is due Siekamater not having the time to focus her Elemantalist ability to make the move do its full damage to him. Fortunately give you supplies, severe Electrical shocks and the damage they inflict are almost identical to Burn caused by Fire, though their is the chance of some nerve damage or impared locamotory ability. Since Lucifer is a Flying/Dragon type Pokémon, however, he should be spared from the later or recover from it swiftly if he's given the proper stimulation (AKA: Stablize Check and/or another Potion for him if that fails [If Ventus can't do a Check himself on them]) and rest, and regrow the hair on him in the coming days ahead. Treament of his burns can be down with the ointment you have, covering the most severely scorched areas with gauze. Estimated time of recovery......a week at most."

The scientist finally looks up to Nathan with a deceptively calm and collected look that masked how much frantic concern, worry, and fear he was currently feeling about this ENTIRE SITUATION, and said: "Do you understand, Nathan? If so, begin treating Calam's and Lucifer's injuries, and I'll assist you however more I can. You should have more practical experience and surer hands with treating injuries given your background, while what I know about Pokémon Physiology and Health can guide you in your endeavors....."

One of Ven's hands tightens as he says this, with him discretely glancing at the wretched condition of his brother while simultaneously vividly feeling the RAGE of the one responsible for his state. Oh how he wish he could do more for him and do more to her, but alas this is all he's capable of right now.....how pathetic.

Make no mistake, Nathan is still plenty antsy and nervous right now about the situation.  Just slightly less so since the murderous bugs are delayed sufficiently for the time being.  Most of the adrenaline is now going towards 'dear Yin and Yang, these wounds need to be treated before they get any worse!!', and he's trying to keep that cool demeanor he had when staring down the bug queen herself...

...he might not have if Ventus hadn't piped up with the advice on how to treat the injured pokemon.

"...he'll probably let Ralts help too if the little guy is able to.  They get along well...I'd be more than happy to help him as well if he'd let me..."


...Nathan quietly nods when asked if he understands.  Time to get to work.

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Despite what Ventus might have been expecting, Nathan moves to treat Lucifer first (feel free to ask Nathan why later, btw).  "...just hold still for a moment...this is going to sting a little bit...we'll get you all patched up so you don't end up getting hurt even more...trust me, you should feel a lot better afterwards, alright?"

...and then Calam's current condition will be addressed once that's done.  That Potion Ventus gave him for this is definitely being put to good use immediately to heal that 1 Point of Lethal damage Calam took!  However..."...gah...does anyone have any Hurtloam or a Revive they can spare?  I've only got the one..."

Let's also do some Stabilize checks for both pokemon!  5 + 3 + 0 - 3 = 5 D6 base! (partially for flavor, partially out of necessity/Plot)  Fingers crossed!

Lucifer: (6)(5)(4)(6)(5) Lucifer is quickly stabilized. His burns are cooled, his overclocked nerves are calmed, and his heartbeat stabilized.
Calam: (5)(1)(4)(1)(2) Calam is harder to treat, due to the unusual nature of his affliction. He shouldn't take any more damage, though. Nathan cleans off all remaining parasites and crushes them, cleans out any infection, and gets a little water down Calam's throat.

The Hurtloam restores 1hp (a contrast between it and a Revive) and Calam blearily wakes up. He has trouble walking though.

The bugs still haven't started excavating the Yellow Tunnel as far as you can tell.