[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Sounds good. No need to roll the Heal Pulses.

Nurse Joy: "Ah, yes, nasty psychic types in Ancestor Cave sometimes. Solosis, Duosion, sometimes even Reuniclus."

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Awesome.  Gallade's sticking close to Terra for now, making sure both he and the big, strong man are fully rested before they head back out.  He knows Terra's worried for the two pokemon he had to leave behind near the cave, and he's more than willing to help Terra with retrieving them safely and getting the heck outta dodge.  It's what Nathan would do, too.

When Shiva checks up on them, Gallade gives her a friendly wave to indicate everything's fine.  He's got this, no need to worry.

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Nathan also makes sure to ask Heart and Terra if they have any loaned pokeballs that they didn't use.  Would be nice to have those back.  (He'll ask Shiva, too, but that might be part of a short RPed scene)  @Spiritmon @Lord Windos

(If you want Terra to discuss some stuff with Nathan when he pops in to check on Terra and Gallade, we can RP that a little too if you want.  Same goes for Heart on the way back to the Center, Spirit)

One moment, Terra was resolutely strolling towards MEW, calm and composed as he prepared to meet certain death from their terrible psychic power.

The next, he found himself jerking in surprise as he automatically recalled Melly and Basteele just seconds before Gallade rushed forward to the forcible rescue, his head snapping towards their direction, eye wide with surprise and panic.

Before he could shout for them to stop, the Proginitor's attack hit.

And then he knew naught more but Pain.

...

*Throb* *Throb* *Throb*


Pain. Sharp, jagged, pulsating Pain. Pain that lanced straight through his weak, pitful mind, sending his muscle into a twitching, spasming frenzy, tightly contricting his chest almost suffocation, and ravaging whatever else it and the latent, LEGENDARY Psychic energy could get its cruel hands on.

It was only through dint of his mountainous Will and fortitude that he didn't Faint on the spot, but that was just about the only thing he was capable of at that time, and only just so. 'Skull splitting headache' was no hyperbole for him at the moment, and it was doing a fine job of distracting and disorienting something fierce.

Due to this, the simple monk wasn't able to resist the empathetic paladin's Teleporting out of danger and to the Center - heck, he barely noticed from all the Pain. Oh, the Pain.

'Uuuuuuaaaaaargh! Hurts.....hurts! Make. it. Stop!'

Thankfully, his demands were answered with a swift double shot of Heal Pulses from Gallade, causing him to let out a loud *Groan* of relief as he was freed from that agony. Several minutes passed afterwards, eyes closed, panting, and pressed firmly against the psychic knight as he recovered from what he could from MEW's attack and slowly regained his bearings.

'Ah.....no more Pain. *Twitches* Hnn….Wrong.....but worst of it gone. ….How? Tiny Pink.....it hurt me badly. Very badly. ….But not kill. Hnn….should be dead....but am not. How? Ugh.....think....!'

Then, he remembered.

Everything.

Terra's eyes snapped open as he twisted his head to stare at Gallade.

Long, hard, unflitching, and piercingly critical.

The man's expression.....it was indescribable. Given the state of his head, so to were his emotions.

…To be honest, he didn't really know what to think....to feel about what they and their master did.

On one hand, it was thanks to them that he's alive and relatively unharmed right now, bravely and selflessly putting themselves in danger to Teleport him to safety and patch him up. Nobody - well, no human - have ever done that before. It spoke greatly of how much the boy cared for him, for it was at the very least enough to put life and limb on the line to save his own. 

It was......shocking for the rugged wanderer, to put it mildly.

...However, that didn't change the immutable truth of the matter, and it was thus: In order for Nathan to have rescued him, they had put there and there own Pokémon's neck on the chopping block, ignoring his command for them to run and instead placing them in mortal peril. Unlike most other people, he was fully and utter prepared to die in order to do his all to safeguard the group. As a part of a duty, and because they were his friends. All of them KNEW that, and should have accepted that and got the heck out of danger while he sacrificed himself for their sake....

...But Nathan didn't. If things had turned out just a little bit differently....they could have been hurt. Or Killed. Or worse.  Along with his own partners. All because they recklessly put themselves in harm's way for him.

...

In the end, Terra didn't have anything to say to Gallade, and elected to limp to the Nurse for her to fully treat his injuries and ignore them for the time being. Notably, however, he didn't refuse their aid or push them away.

As for the Nurse's matter of fact response to him...

".....Yes. *Slowly shakes head* …Not messing with Unown ever again. Too....dangerous.'

Understatement of the century, right there.

*Transition: Moment Nathan Checks In on Terra*

The clever trainer would find the monk sitting at a table in the lobby, nursing a tall glass of some fruit juice while rubbing his temples.

Of course, both those actions were stopped the moment they made themselves aware to him.

Music: Howling Winds (Undertale)

Immediately, he turned to face them, standing up and looming over the boy as he expressionlessly and stared at them. Despite how.....ragged Terra appeared (physically and mentally), he struck an downright menacing figure, seemingly MORE Intimidating than ever before! Eep! Raising Terra's Intimidate to 3 for 12 XP (Leaving him with 1 left)!

This persisted for a few uncomfortable minutes....

….Until it was broken when Terra smartly chopped Nathan over the head. Not hard enough for it to count as a Strike, but with more than enough force for it to sting. If they dodged out of the way, they'd find themselves conked a second time/regardless by the monk's other hand meeting their skull. There was no avoiding it (Please).

".....Dumb. Very, very dumb."

His voice was firm, and his tone just as unyielding.

"....Was trying to save you. You....and the rest of the group. By doing my duty.....and for everyone. ….But you put yourself....put Gallade…..all your Pokémon in danger. That.....was very, very dumb thing to do."

He pauses, then shakes his head.

"....Ven said you could be.....reckless. Not listen to others...do what you want. ...Did not say you would act like that. Said you were smart and clever. Cared for all Pokémon greatly. Not dumb, stupid, and....insensitive. Like me. "

…The matter of fact way he put himself down to admonish Nathan was.....saddening, in a way, but all the more impactful for it. A few quiet seconds passed, before Terra crossed his arms and pinned the boy with a demanding glare.

"....Why? Why did you do such a.....dumb thing? Tell me why now."