[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

It takes Orthros a minute or two to realize that he's actually being offered treats by someone other than Nathan.  When he does, however...well, rather predictably, his stubby little tail starts wagging in excitement and he snaps the marshmallows up when they're tossed to him!  Nom nom nom!  He likes this person already!

Nathan quirks an eyebrow at that display.  That's definitely not how people usually react to seeing the doggy...



Nathan takes the photo, looks at it...thinks, 'When the heck did he snap this?'

Then he responds to the question about his name.  "Yes."

Forthright's eyes light up when she's offered treats too!  They look so soft and fluffy, too!  They must taste delicious, right?

Gallade respectfully declines.  Forthright is looking expectantly (and pleadingly) at Nathan, however, using what can only be described as 'puppy dog eyes'.  A lot of the seriousness fades away from Nathan's expression for a moment.  "...alright.  I can't say no to that.  Particularly after you've been cooped up in the PC for a week.  You can have some."

Nathan shakes Terra's hand.  Gallade does too, and Nathan points behind himself and at his best friend as the pokemon does so.  "This is Gallade.  Evolved from that Kirlia in the photo.  And this friendly little guy..." *points at Orthros* "..is Orthros.  He's a very...special Houndour, if you're more familiar with that species.  The little one I'm holding is Forthright."

While not the most...perceptive of people, even Terra can tell that Nathan was surprised by his generosity, to which he shrugged and simply said "Dog is dog, no matter what they look like. Treat them well, and they treat you well. Have a dog myself that likes sweets, so I though they would like some too."

As if to reinforce this point, he pulled out a couple more marshmellow to Orthros, this time holding them in his hands. If they accept and they (both the dog and Nathan), he pets their muzzle, as petting their brain didn't seem like a good or polite thing to do.

Once Nathan permitted it, he gave the young Castform a couple of the white treats and no more, mindful of the fact that giving a bunch of sugar to a kid was a poor idea unless you wanted them to bounce all over the place.

His handshake for the both was firm, yet not crushing, for this rugged man was mindful of how....strong he was in comparison to most other people. Didn't want to make a bad impression by grind the boy's/Pokémon's bones, so care was taken.

The boy's explaination of their Pokémon caused a expression of mild surprise to appear on the herculian man's face, as he looked at both of them in plain face wonder.

"Never knew Kirlia had a different evolution, and didn't recognize dog as a Houndour. Don't know many Pokémon not from my home, so sorry for my.....ignorance?"

The man seemed to stumble at the last word, slowly enunciating it as if unsure if that was the right word, before nodding his head and saying "Yes, ignorance. Cheshire Houndour different, but they are still good doggies if trained right. Garvedours hard to train to reach full.....potential, so likely same with Gallade. Castforms are rare, so you are well traveled. Hmm....good job with them all."

He punctuated that statement with a nod of his head and closed eyes, before opening them, crossing his arms and bluntly saying this next to them.

"We need to have a battle."

No elaboration for now, just a simple, direct statement. You feel he'll give one if you ask, though.