[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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(It's hard not to, after all the fights we've had over this issue. Ven's content with the losses that have been inflicted on the Scimitars too, so that's also a reason he's not pressing the issue.)

Sometime after comforting Shiva, Ven went over to address how.....off put Nathan was from this expedient and brutal Encounter with the soulless Reuniculi, placing a hand on their shoulder as they looked deeply within their eyes.

"I would not overly burden yourself with the deaths of some of the Reuniculus, Nathan, nor concern yourself with Shiva's own.....Lethal actions against them. They already were suffering a living, hellish existence devoid of all feeling, emotion, or soul , so slaying them and forever freeing them from such a horrible state and their abominable master is what a consider a righteous, merciful act. One that I would prefer to enact on the rest of the still living ones, too."

A large *Sigh* exited the researcher as he closed his eyes and shook his head.

"However, I well know you have a distinctly different perspective and idealogy in regards to Pokémon death, and I know how conflicted you feel about this, so I will not pressure you to do as I would, or act against your own desires and instigate a fight between us. I only ask for your permission. Give it to me, and I will put the rest out of their misery, and if you do not, I will leave them be and let them fall into the hands of the Scimitars once more. The choice is entirely yours."

He took his hand off of the young scholar's shoulders and motions to the rest of the group, as they were preparing to head onwards to their final/one of their final destinations. He was sure to give Valder a warm smile for his focus on their goal, along with a nod of his head.

"Regardless, we need to get a move on, Nathan. We are close to are goal, but so are our enemies, so we must get their ASAP and fortify it against their incursion. You can mull this all over on the journey if you must, but do not let it hinder you as well. Come on."

"...that's only the easy way out...there has to be a way to fix this...I know there is...we just...need the right help..."

He hangs his head in slight defeat and sobs a little.

"...just leave them...there's no time to...we can maybe still...if they...*sob*..."

...silence.

...this is far from solving all the issues, but it's at least accounted partially for the immediate one.  Kirlia motions to Ventus to let him take care of Nathan from here  (Side note: Malphena's (and currently Ventus's to an extent) presence is making Kirlia just a liiiitle more uncomfortable, too...probably not the time for Malphena to be fawning over Kirlia's evolution (I do imagine she was likely quite surprised about it) though, even though this is the first time she'd be seeing him in his 'new' form).  It'll be all right given enough time.  Kirlia is still grimacing a little despite trying to hide it, though.  That one Reuniclus is still experiencing a lot of Pain...

...anyways, time to move on.