[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"Let's see... Gym Leader Alaska in Ginger Town, ice-type, Gym Leader Dr. Mort R VT in Botanville, a veterinarian, specialized in pokemon good at healing, Gym Leader Sir Edmund in Corsage Port, water-type, Gym Leader Ettie in Cress City, normal-type. As for the gyms themselves, Corsage's gym was practically built into the port itself, Botanville's gym was a rather modest building that the gym leader also did his veterinary work from, Ginger's gym had ice-styled accents on the outside of the building, and Cress city's gym was a rather plain, but large building." Spira pauses and thinks. "All the gym leaders were very nice. Don't remember much about their personalities." 

"...so that means, Ginger's always had an Ice Gym, though the design's changed over time...Cress hasn't changed much, predictably, minus the addition of the Furret tubes...Botanville's has an interesting theme, but that might change depending on who's running it...and the building probably isn't as modest either given how much Botanville grew in 92 years..."

What Nathan finds the most interesting is Corsage's Gym, though.  "...Sir Edmund used Water types, you say?  Must definitely have been more lively than the Corsage I'm familiar with.  Gym's still built into the port in 2017, but...type's different.  It's a Ghost gym by that time, believe it or not.  It's in tribute to the sailors that went out to sea and never returned from what I understand.  A rather sad tale, but life in Corsage goes on despite that."

Shiva probably arrives at this point.  "Oh, Shiva.  Welcome back."  Nathan and Spira both have dark brown traveling cloak's on.  Nathan's has metallic purple and red trimmings in the shape of flames around the edges of his, and it's sparkling in the dim light of Charmeleon's fire.  Spira's has the basic shape of the 2017 Hearthome gym badge on the back (if Shiva gets a chance to see it).  "I made a couple traveling cloaks for blending in from some material Bill sent.  Spira had a quick look around...Terra...I think he went off over that way to explore the camp a little.  Heart..."

He pauses.

"...he's still not back from looking for a Honedge.  Don't know if he's going to find one, to be honest...they're really rare pokemon..." @PhantomUnderYourDesk

For everyone's reference, the pokemon Nathan has out at the moment (besides Gallade) are Herolune Ditto (which Spira and Terra won't recognize) and Charmeleon (which Terra probably also won't recognize).

Nathan turns back to Spira to continue asking him questions.  "So what does Botanville's badge improve?  The ability to do damage (Strength), the ability to take hits (Vitality), or general vigilance (Insight)?  And is there any particular reason you skipped the Gym in Stair City?"

Another question, @Iron.  Since Spira showed Nathan the badges he got from 1925, how do the designs of the three badges they have in common compare (Ginger, Cress, and Corsage)?  Are they the same, or different?