[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Spoiler

"The Mega Stone should not require as much of your attention as an Egg. Nathan, I sense something about you that makes me think you would be a good caretaker for Dratini. I will offer you the chance to Pledge for that Egg as well. Who would you nominate to take care of Flabebe? Yourself? I am not sure it is fair to ask so much of you."

Nathan looks at Dittogon, a small smile on his face.  Ditto's just leaning up against a wall, waiting for something interesting to happen.  "...I know my way around Dragons.  It's a part of my ancestry, though I don't really have any reason to brag about that.  I don't think taking care of Dratini would be too difficult, though.  And it'd be an honor to care for such a prestigious species."

Nathan gets a little more serious after that since this is such a serious topic, though.  But only a little, as he's definitely more confident asking was the right choice now.  "If nobody else were to take Flabebe's egg, I'd be willing to do so.  I'm always glad to make new pokemon friends.  I have many of them already, but it's fun to have such a large variety.  I like to think of us as a big, happy family sometimes, or at least as a good group of friends.  It's not the case for all of my pokemon yet, but I'd like it to be so eventually, so I try to work towards that whenever I have opportunities to do so."

"Besides myself, though, Shiva has a particular liking for Fairy types, so that'd be an obvious pick right there if she's willing to take on the additional burden.  Heart is a collector, but he understands the importance of needing friends and family to rely on, though I suppose that depends on if he wishes to take on that burden and if he takes on any others.  Terra might take Flabebe as well if we bring the topic up to him...I think...though he's not here at the moment...I can't really speak for Spira, though I suppose he's already spoken for himself, so I guess I don't need to."

In short, Nathan is pretty confident Shiva, Heart, and Terra (Nathan doesn't know IC that Terra would decline) would be able to assist with the Flabebe if they wish to take the egg (though Heart might have Moltres to deal with, which is a point to consider).  If nobody wants to take on the responsibility of the Flabebe egg, though, Nathan is more than willing to do so in addition to the Dratini egg and Absolite.

And then Nathan remembers something.  "Oh, right.  You just showed up, Heart.  Let me explain what's going on.  Arcanine's offering to let us take care of these endangered species, provided we help them repopulate their habitats in Creshire, even if we have to make difficult decisions to do what's best for them.  These eggs are some of the last few of their kind in this time, Celebi's egg being the odd exception due to the nature of it being...well, a Celebi egg left here at Celebi's request.  Shinx, Vulpix, and Magikarp are all common enough in our time that we don't have to worry about those.  Dratini, Flabebe, Minicorn, and Mega Absol...those four species are all endangered for various reasons.  And that last egg...that one's...a, uh...well, you should probably talk to Arcanine about that one, Heart.  I think you might be a good fit for it, but Arcanine gets the final call on that since he's these eggs' guardian.  On top of that, any Fire aligned pokemon that bear witness to the Pledge we're about to make will be bound to help enforce that promise to Nature itself, but will learn powerful techniques in return to aid them in that endeavor and any future ones.  So...yeah.  That's what's going on right now.  And I really do recommend you speak to Arcanine about that last egg." (@Spiritmon)

"Uh sure. I can talk with Arcanine about that egg. I already taking care with Beldum egg, but I have nothing against taking care in another one. We all take a oath to protect the nature."

"About the Pledge...Rose, what you think? You did a lot of hard work until now, so what you think?"

"Heart. A Moltres will always end up where it needs to be. Those who wish to bond with a Moltres often find themselves following it into dangerous situations - or worse, coping with intense feelings of loss when it must move on without them." 

"The Egg will need constant exposure to intense heat. I sense a similar fire burning within you, and that is why I am willing to discuss the matter with you. You must constantly harvest new sacred plants to add to Moltres' nightly incubation pyre." 

"Danger may follow you, if Moltres has any enemies in your time. Moltres itself may be dangerous, even in Egg form and certainly in adult form."

"Your connection to the Legendary Egg will be like nothing you have ever experienced. It is likely to help you in your quest, but it will demand much in return. Your thoughts?"


Rose is definitely willing to make and witness the Pledge. As a fully evolved Starter, she's very qualified for it.