[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Morning Sun: (6)(4)(1)(6) He made it to full health.

I think the rest of Terra + Nathan can be done in flashback form.

Cliff comes along with you, but he promises to let you ask your questions first since Shiva won the battle.

Bill's House

You come to the edge of the farmette, where rolling acres meets the tarn. The waterwheel takes up one entire side of the huge house (the east). Through the windows, you can see foreboding flashes of piercing blue light. When you push the doorbell, it opens a tiny transparent sluice in the doorframe. Water pours through the tube and disappears inside the walls, then you hear a series of high pitched dings - it's the same tune that plays when you log in to Bill's PC.

A loudspeaker says "Buzz again in five minutes, please. I'm almost done."

assuming you wait

In 4.5 minutes, the door is opened by a brown-haired man in a polo shirt with an Eevee stitched over the pocket, which contains a notebook and pen.

You're looking into a rather normal room, obviously decked out for a vacationer. Comfy chairs, log walls, a big brick fireplace that looks like it's never been used. Pictures of famous individual Pokemon, like Mewtwo or Team Rocket's Meowth. Photos of famous Pokemon trainers - Red as a child, Gold as a teen, Ash at who knows what age but the appearance of a ten year old. You count no less than four PCs in the room.

"Guests? Have you come to see my Pokemon collection? Great!"

An Alakazam appears from behind a glint of light. It drops the spoons it's holding (they float where it dropped them). It gives a lazy flick of one claw. A bubbling sound begins, and a brief harsh grinding from the east wall. The house vibrates, and the northern wall drops into the floor.

An area three times the size of the living space is revealed! This is Bill's lab, and it's full of life!

One entire wall is a computer screen, attended by a Porgyon2. There are five giant potted plants containing things like Ekans, Pidgey, a Treecko, and a Cocoran. Heart even glimpses a tiny fey Pokemon peering around a stem before it disappears.

Two Eevee chase each other around the lab in hamster balls. Togepi pursues.

A Chansey is monitoring a Machoke with electrodes all over it as it happily punches a punching bag. She makes little marks on a tablet she's carrying, apparently in some sort of custom Chansey language. Farfetch'd observes. A shiny bubblegum-pink Heracross brings equipment back and forth to the scientist-Chansey.

A Rockruff is sleeping on a pet bed in the corner; a screen above its head shows an EEG line. There's a Lileep on the ceiling. Five Electrode surround a vertical cylinder, crackling with light. They clack off of each other, bouncing back and forth in a track but not exploding. They seem to be having a grand old time, but they pause and glare at the guests when you enter. Apparently, they are guarding the tube.

In short, every Pokemon contained inside is either partying or doing science or both.

"Don't go near any of these sensitive electronics, and the Electrode are a little testy, but otherwise feel free to look around, then you can tell me which Pokemon is your favorite! I purchase rare Pokemon, by the way, especially Pokemon who remind me of Johto. Alakazam will bring you any refreshment you require. And I...I'm taking a break! My poor brain hurts. No, really, it's worn out! That Laurelin, I tell ya."

Heart was in exctasy in see so many rare Pokemon in one place. He spin around in his place to not let any pokemon loose his sight. A huge smile was in his face, like a child who enter a playground for the first time. "WOW! Mr Bill, thats indeed a impressive Collection of Pokemons! Rockruff from the Region of Alola! Cocaran from the Region of Tandor!" Then Heart look in the celling. "A Lileep!? Thats is a fossil pokemon! Incredible! If thats is a dream, please dont awake me." Heart even pinch himself to make sure he is not dreaming. "Ouch!" 

Heart then awake from his state of excatacy. "Hehe, sorry about that Mr. I get excited when I see so rare and unique pokemons, even more so many in one place. My name is Heart. ArcHeart. And I a Pokemon Rare Collector. Its a honour in meet you Mr. Bill."