[Game] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure: Celadon City Vandel

[Lord Windos]

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As they say, appearances can be deceiving $900 ain't too bad.  We'll grab one of those Sitrus Berries.

Now then...Fluidizer first in someplace private!  That's the first thing that needs to be taken care of, period, or none of what follows is going to go well at all.  Before doing so, though, is it possible to quickly unlock the Divine Water, Dragon Fang, and Dragonium Z Assault Vest so he can potentially use them without needing to be 'Clair'?  (If that'd take too much time since we're on a tight schedule/isn't possible at that exact moment, though, we'll do without for now.  Or would it be fine if Reiner did this during her little break, since she didn't have much better to do at the time besides eye the occasional High Striker participant?  Side note: Ew, the pronouns are getting is getting confusing already...)

Second, gotta head to the A.V. pronto.  Got two people waiting there who are expecting Reiner to be extra prompt.  Probably safe to assume that Reiner accounted for this when arranging the trade for Frosslad with Fluidity, right?

- Merchant is probably the one Reiner will end up encountering first, yes?  And it probably won't take too long to do the various exchanges if the conversation is kept brief, right?  Gotta both get Mew back and potentially make some purchases.  Plus inquire about how much a King's Rock and a Destiny Knot would cost.
- Weavile gets sent ahead to meet Lindworm while Reiner is dealing with the Merchant so Lindworm knows that Reiner is nearby and knows not to go anywhere.

It is indeed possible to remove all those Items except the Dragonium Z Assault Vest during your Free Time, due to the practical reason that the Dragonium Z would disappear once removed since you don't have a Perma DZ on you, rending it just a plain Assault Vest until you install another Z Crystal in it. Kingdra and Dragonite seem a bit confused as to why you are removing their Items (and several people start vacating your surroundings at the sight of such TOUGH DRAGONS, but they easily comply with your request. Clair's Will is there own, so they comply with no questions asked!

(…)

Once you hear the 'Beep!' of the Gender Fluidizer, you hastily and discretely leave the High Striker and make your way into one of the MANY dark, vacant alleyways in Celadon. From there, you zap yourself back into a MAN, physically feeling no different from before but no doubt feeling MUCH better psychologically speaking! No more parading around as your dead? half-sister for you! G.F. is now recharging, can not be used until Encounter 4.

(…)

(For convenience shake, let's just say that Reiner did account for the time, or Fluidity is a remarkably patient person and is willing to wait around for a bit.)

Upon release Weavile is swift to give you a confused/befuddled look, wondering just WTF happened to you during the last Encounter, before he *Sighs* and shrugs it off as yet another wacky thing that happened during the Flower Festival and did as you ordered. Man, when will all that madness and malarkey end, and him + his partner can just get back to their less insane/stressful life as law unabiding citizens..... Presumably, you also hand a note to the black feline to give to Lindworm telling him to hold on, as while he's a clever kitty he hasn't quite mastered speaking humanese (Yet....) and pantomiming only goes so far!

Meeting with the Merchant.....well, you don't see them in front of the A.V. at all (Though you do see Weavile currently keeping Lindworm distracted/busy) , but when you turn around to go look in the alleys surrounding the ritzy hotel a sudden woozy sensation befalls you.....

…before you find yourself standing in front of the enigmatic businessperson themselves IN a alleyway, staring at you with cool, calm, and those unnerving yellow eyes of theirs's. How in the world....did they Teleport you to them, or something? Just....what did they do....what are they capable of.....what ARE they.....?

"Reiner."

You are snapped out of your daze at their smooth, crisp, and sensuous declaration of your name. They hold your gaze for what seemed like an eternity, before they withdrew their arms from their sleeves and revealed Mew's Greatball in their left hands. With a flick they toss it to you, which you deftly snatched out of the air. Mew returned....new and 'improved'. 

"Here ya go. Mew, all 'better' now, and ready to move on with her life, whether she wants to or not. 'Course, she's not at all in the best moods now due to the operation- or any at all really -so for your shake I hope you are prepared to deal with a 'sugar free' Pixie Sticks. If your not.....well, these next few months are going to make you plenty misssserable enough to make up for her inability to feel horrible herself."

The Merchant then concealed their arms once more (Not before you got a look at their fingernail color, though: Jet Black) and let out a heavy, almost graveling *Ssssigh* as they tilted their head down and shook it, before looking back towards you with 'normal' colored eyes.

"Alright, if you have any other business you want done, say it now and I'll see what I have and can do, but otherwise I'm leaving and calling it for the day. I'm tired in more than one way after working on 'fixing' Pixie Sticks problem, and I frankly just want to luxuriate by drinking myself into a stupor and sleeping like the dead. Well, Reiner?"

Asking about the prices for both a King's Rock and Destiny Knot, they are quick to tell you both cost $5500 Poke each. If asked WHY they cost so much, they state that a King's Rock is a valuable Battle Item AND Evo. Item for at least known Species of Pokémon (Wyvreon doesn't count yet, since its still mostly a secret species), and the Destiny Knot is highly useful in Breeding as well as special rituals and Weddings.