[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Nathan doesn't quite get the meaning of Ventus's intrigued look.  He just turns to look at Ditto.  "Ditto, when did you get out of your pokeball?"

Ditto curls up on the floor, looking quite content to just take a nap there like a typical cat.  Meow.  Let's just hope no Seviper come a calling.

Anyways, back on track thanks to Ventus...

Nathan opens his journal.  "No need to search the Library.  I've got the basic info here already.  Surprised the Bealbeach Gym Leader paid it an unauthorized visit, though..."

"Garlicburg is a secluded island in Northwestern Creshire, just off the coast of the Camas Desert and Bromeliad Bay.  It's wild, full of rare plants and pokemon (some of which are absolutely massive or not easily findable anywhere else in Creshire.  The most powerful pokemon are typically Ground type), and off limits to most everyone that's not in the military.  Unsurprisingly, Conkeldurr's Conspiracies (as well as many other sources) contains TONS of rumors about the place when it comes to League is doing there and Bromeliad Bay.  The only thing I can guarantee about the rumors is that only the League knows what they're doing there."

"The island is surrounded on all but one side by tall cliffs and sharp rocks, making approaching it without getting spotted near impossible.  The one side that isn't a cliff is actually quite a nice (if craggy) beach, and it's of course the side facing the open water instead of the mainland, just to make things extra difficult.  Most of the island's surface is covered in sand, and there's a lot of caves there with constantly shifting entrances and exits due to that."

"There is one way to get close to Garlicburg, but it's mainly a tourist attraction.  There's a beach atop one of the cliffs, and the sand on it has a tendency to cascade down the side of the cliff somewhat frequently, an event known as a Sandfall.  Provided you're willing to be searched and carry only the pokemon they allow you to, you can take a cruise past the island to see the Sandfall in action.  The only ones who occasionally take up temporary residence on the island are squads of marines.  And they tend to have a lot of explosives, Qwilfish, Voltorb, and Electrode handy just in case something tries to jump them."

"The island's also the only known location in Creshire where Jaw Fossils can be found with any measure of frequency, interestingly."  (This one obviously sounds more like a footnote)

Nathan shuts his journal.

"So...yeah.  It'd be pretty difficult to get that Dive HM if that's where it's hidden.  Sounds like it might be near an underwater cave if a Glavinug was able to use it, though...and to answer your question, Heart, yes, it's a Water type.  Specifically, Water/Ice.  It's not really that rare from what little I've read about it.  Couldn't really tell you much else besides that, though."

He thinks for a moment...

"...reaching that Genesect Fossil probably isn't super dire...we should definitely add it to the list of things we should do, though, in my opinion...we probably won't be able to reach it unless we can acquire Dive or several good sets of Scuba Gear, though..."

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Ventus' grimace only deepens as he heard more and more about Galicburg and the formidable defenses the Cheshire League Military had erected to keep the island as closed off and isolated as possible. He also was sorely tempted to start scowling at the fact that the reason as to why the island was so heavily guarded was a secret only known to the League and its armed forces. There's also the even direr possibility that a LEGENDARY resided on the island and zealously guarded its charges, which made the prospect of going to the place even MORE unpalatable to the researcher.

After hearing everything about the forbidden isle and the distinct lack of intel + option of safely getting there, Ven was quite firmly of the opinion that he didn't want to go anywhere NEAR it. He'd already risked life and limb several times on the group's current quest ALONE, which had very nearly ended in failure when an ARMY of Scimitars marched down and almost unlocked the doors to Antheneum, and he shan't have a repeat experience like it anytime soon, if ever.

Those sentiments of his were not kept secret/personal for long, as he calmly, politely, yet firmly informed the group his opionin and given course of action. "I speak only for myself when I say this, but in light of what has and hasn't been revealed about Garliburg I refuse to entertain the notion of going to there UNLESS we get the proper authorization to do so. Legendary HM being there and hitherunknown secrets or not, that island is so heavily fortified, inhospitable and difficult to reach, and under intense scrutiny by the Cheshire League Authority that going their unauthorized is foolishness beyond Truth and Belief, so count me 'out' of any plans that involve covertly going there."


He emphatically end his short speal with a sharp shake of his head and crossing of his arms, signally the finality of his statements and unwillingness to budge on them a millimeter. However, after a few seconds he closed his eyes and let out a frustrated *Sigh*, and continued in a much lighter (if wearied) tone.


 "Still, I agree that obtaining and/or safeguarding any remaining Genesect fossil should be a priority of ours at some distant point in time. If we can't obtain Dive or a Pokémon capable of using the move, then we'll have to start hording wealth and resources to purchase Scuba gear and mount an expedition to them. ….*Sigh* The problem with seeking out those fossil, though, is that the Scimitars or otherwise will likely not be far behind us or will interfere with our operations, if they are keeping all of us under as close watch and tight control as they can afford. Whatever means or opportunity to use, we will also have to be on high Alert and ready to face off against them, and after seeing the forces they have marshel as they nearly marched upon Antheneum……."

Ven frowns deepens as he represses a shudder, before he continues.

".....Fighting them without equal firepower or overwhelming advantages is a death wish waiting to be fulfilled. In that case, it might be for the best if we also consider letting the location remain secret, or informing a trust League Offical and have them set up guard or retrieve it themselves to protect it. Given the average Cheshirian's deep respect for their Pokémon and Legendaries, I doubt they will misappropriate such an valuable artifact for evil ends, especially if we can vet someone we can trust within the government before we divulge this information."

At this point, the sociologist goes silent, as he'd said all he wished to at the moment. Now its time to see how the other react, for better or worse....