[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

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Nathan startles a little, but does his best to keep his response smooth.  No need to worry Terra about this quite yet.

"Hm?  Oh, uh...no, don't really have anything else to talk about right now, no.  Except...well, here."

Nathan tosses Terra 2 unused Pokeballs.

"Thanks for helping.  Use those to catch yourself a nice friend too, alright?"

Even if Terra caught on to Nathan trying to keep something quiet, that should hopefully serve as a decent enough distraction, right?
(…)

Terra isn't actually too concerned/interested about whatever Nathan and Gallade are discussing, as he assumed it was a private conversation between the two(judging by how hush hush the boy was acting about it), and so politely refrained from paying attention/ignored it completely by thinking of other stuff (Like Ray/Duskull). His gut tells him that whatever the clever trainer and his knight were discussing, it wasn't THAT important, and so he didn't worry about it. If they want/need him to know about their conversation, they'll tell him at some point. Simple.

Talk about an casual attitude!

(Unlike Ven or Shiva, Terra isn't bothered by others keeping stuff secret/private about most things (Group Rewards and stuff that affects the party/party members are some promenient exceptions to this), as he figures if someone is keeping stuff from him/the rest of the group, they have a good reason to do so. He's curious, naturally, but he's not a nosy/insecure/paranoid enough person to start 'spying'/hounding people for info he may or may not need (which may or may not even concern him anyway)! )

(Of course, if he found out if they or anyone else WAS keeping something particularly critical and/or nasty as a secret that affects him/the group without good reason.....well, he'd tried to be understanding about it, but he'd also be.....displeased. Just FYI!)

He catches both Pokeballs without much effort, giving the scholarly boy a mildly surprised look for the unexpected gift, before smiling and nodding his head.

"You are welcome, Nathan. I will put these to good use. Thank you."

Saying that, the simple monk pocketed the balls, before departing to the Training Room. Once there, he did the following things before summoning Duskull:

- He goes into Serious Mode, looking as Intimidating and forboding as possible
- He summons Shiranui and Melly, and has the later Paralyze the former to activate Guts.
- If there's room, return Melly and summon Lapis Lazuli in her place, and have them use Coil while encircling a space big enough to hold Terra, Shiranui, and Duskull (When they are released).
- If the isn't room, Melly will be kept out, and she'll use Howl to buff herself.
- Shiranui will be given orders to use one restrained Knock Off on Duskull if they get too onery/Disobedient to get them to stop that (IE: They try to escape and/or attack Terra + Co), while Lovely/Melly will keep watch for any shady behavior from the spooky specter, and back up Shiranui with a un restrained Water Gun/Fire Fangs (3 Each) if they persist in being violently mulish. All of them are told to look serious/Intimidating as possible, too.

After all the above is accomplished, only then will Terra release Duskull. What they see upon getting their bearings is his trainer looking more grave than them, their expression hard and stony liked chiseled marble, Shiranui squared off in a battle ready sumo pose with absolutely zero of his normal jollity/levity, and Lovely encircling the small group and looming menacingly over him/Melly glaring daggers at him, sparks and arcs of electricity popping across her body. All were starring at him.

"Duskull."

His tone was grim, deep, and charged with displeasure, like a rumbling thundercloud ready to let loose a both of lightning.

"You are in trouble. For leaving the Big Hunt...…and for trying to leave me, your Trainer. "

*Beat*

"....That is not allowed."

...


"I want to make you strong. Better. I want to be your friend. To be your partner."

"But."

" …Can't do that if you don't.....try. To work with me. With my partners. Your partners. We can only get stronger working together, and helping each other. Not alone. Never alone. You should know that. If not.....you will."

…

"...Do you understand, Duskull?"

Order: Use Intimidation (With or without a Roll) to impress the severity of what Duskull did/tried to do with Terra/his Pokemon, and also as a means to hopefully prevent them from getting up to trouble + get them listen/seriously consider what he has to say. If they DO decide to be a serious threat, then Shiranui and Lovely/Melly are ready to stamp down on that HARD. Let's see how this goes....

Duskull doesn't care about any of that. He crosses his sleeves and huffs. After you dragged him from his home and put him in a ball, he doesn't feel he owes you anything, least of all friendship.

He is intimidated by Terra, so he doesn't try anything, but he's far from having any respect for Terra.

Terra does gain 1XP for a great description though.