[Meta thread] Iron's PokeRole Adventure: The Skull Ruins

[Iron]

Terra probably politely refuse to wear the T.C.Braclet, as (A. He wouldn't want to carrying something so experimental/sciency around, since he'd wouldn't have a clue how to use it within a decade, (B. Its Bill's Exp. Tech. , and he doesn't want to break or cause it to malfunction due to his boneheaded, and (C. I and him just don't think its strictly necessary to have one, or even all that useful. If everyone else wants to have it, though, they'll be no objections IC or OOC, so go nuts with it!

Ah. Hm...makes more sense now, though I feel that I'm/we are still missing a few important details here. Oh well, they'll be revealed in due time, so I'm not going to worry about it.

If I may make a few counter arguments...

A) You don't have to understand how every little thing works in a device to know how to use it.  And in this case, it even sounds like Bill is doing most of the work for us

B) Chances are Bill developed that tech specifically for us.  Before Laurelin asked him to investigate this, what reason would he have had to make such items?  He certainly wasn't sending humans back in time himself, after all

C) If we do get stuck in the past (and if my gut feeling is right, chances are we will eventually), it'd be much easier if everyone affected had a watch of their own in the event we somehow get separated.  Being able to access your PC and items from the future (as long as the pokemon/item existed in the past) is incredibly useful.  No watch, and you're stuck with whatever you have on hand in unfamiliar lands.

Hmm....good counter arguments, but I still would prefer not to take a T.C.Braclet for character reasons and as a challenge for myself. Terra's pretty much the best at Survival and toughing it out in all sorts of scenarios, and pretty much any combination of Pokemon on his team is great for just about any situation, so getting caught in a time warp and sent back probably wouldn't have much of an adverse impact on him. The group being forcibly split due to time warps would suck for sure, but I doubt Iron would keep us all permanently apart or leave us stranded in the past, so that's a risk I'm willing to take.

Unless the T.C.Bracelts act as portable PCs for the modern era, however. THAT would be something Terra and I would be willing to lug around and haphazardly handle for the sheer utlitiy alone!

As for Bill making these devices in the first place.....well, the impression I got is that he's a bit of an eccentric scientist, so I wouldn't put it past him to make just about anything on the fly if the idea was interesting enough.

They are more like a portable Trading Machine than a portable PC. You need to have a recipient in a different time. It might be possible for Bill to eventually hack the concept into a portable PC.