[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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Concerning Nathan's suggestion to head back and spend the night in Cress City: That's something Shiva finds not directly necessary, and she's brave enough to speak her mind about that in a kind tone after having shared a gaze of confidence with big and bulky Pangoro. "That's...something I wouldn't be okay with doing, please. I mean, eh, what's making it necessary?" She turns to Detective Thrawn to ask for his opinion: "Detective, how likely do you think is it that you'd need up immediately in the morning, would it be okay if we would travel on and IF you need us for something, we could teleport to Cress City with a Pokemon's help as soon as we've reached that place? We're practically in the middle between Cress City and Teazel Valley. Nathan, you can always contact your family along the way and get a Lisence in the Valley also. I... I can help you studying for it before taking it too if you wish, I passed the test with an almost perfect score. What's making it urgent that delaying our traveling to the Valley, its Safari Zone and eventually Elanor would be reasonable?" This question is asked to everyone currently present with a worried look.

If she gets overvoted in that case though, she'll just accept it and find things to do in Cress, like visiting her beloved Violet Tent, crafting, spending time with her Pokemon, that sort of things. I outta-chara would enjoy if we don't hang around at that place long however and get to travel onwards soon, maybe before midday?

*sigh*  I knew that would be your response...

"...Shiva, I need to do all of that in person for both personal and security reasons.  I know you have your own priorities.  Fine.  I am not telling my mom I found out where my dad might have gone over the phone, though, nor do I want to delay that for too long, particularly since Dagny wants me to keep her up to date on this situation as well.  And thank you for the offer, but my mom can also help me brush up for the Breeder's License exam."

Oof...it seems Shiva hit a nerve...

For reference, the current time is probably sometime in the late afternoon/early evening of Day 69, if not later.  It took us 2 encounters to reach Bill's place originally, and 3 hours have passed since then.

Unless Iron says otherwise, I'm also assuming the encounter clock has not reset yet, and Nathan's starting to feel a little tired.  And he'd like to rest in an actual bed tonight, too.