[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Girafarig Round 1


The dark head is completely in control when it comes to combat! And whenever a Pokemon runs by, Girafarig sniffs it to see if it's worth using Guard Swap or Power Swap.

Crunch 1
(6)(1)(2)(2)(6)(2) (5)(5)(4)(6) Critical hit
2 crit + 7* Str + 3 power = 6d6
(6)(4)(1)(3)(4)(4) Mawile takes 4 dmg 6/10hp -1 pain
CD: (3)

Ouch. Girafarig has obviously collected a Nasty Plot on its own safari adventure. Duskull flinches.

Mawile wants those buffs.

Snatch 1
(4)(6)(2)
Mawile takes on those same characteristics, her size increasing, her spikes lengthening, her Fairy nature becoming more fiendish. She can barely hold her horns up as she starts chasing the now tiny Girafarig!

(...)

Girafarig is outta here! She'd have fled when you stole her buffs and her attacks did no damage, if you didn't taunt her.

Mawile gains 10XP! That was supposed to be a decently hard encounter haha.

Not usually keen or particularly Insightful, the rugged wanderer never the less was able to see that the Girafarig's 'normal' head was acting in a suspiciously clever manner, causing his eyes to narrow but not affecting a change in his usual stoic battle seriousness. He never did quite learn how to reliably predict what trouble this species could get up to due to it literally having two minds on everything, so he was reasonably concerned about what kind of counter tricks it could pull.....

What ended up happening, though, was that his plan to pacify the crazed chimera not only went off perfectly, but almost miraculously so. The first Crunch caused him to tense and grimace ever so slightly, before he noticed that his dread specter was taking it much worse than he, so he tentatively reached over to give them a quick and comforting pat them on the head. Nothing was said about it, but he hoped it was clear that he understood their fear and wanted to help them overcome it.

Then Mawile Snatched Girafarig's buff, and everything went straight down the sinkhole for it. Her (Mawile's) transformation into more foreboding fae who's likeness and temperament would have sent his boss straight into a frothing paranoia alone was enough for him to drop his stoicism and stare at her with open surprise, but after she almost KOed the now puny Pokemon in two hits and tanked three Crunches with casual and no doubt fiendishly smug ease? The sagely monk dropped the Safari Ball he was holding. 

Yes, he was that taken aback. In retrospect he shouldn't have been, given that he knew she was a extremely capable Fairy type that benefited immensely from his training regime + her Snatched buffs and her natural Resistance to Dark Moves, but the reality of it......it was just stunning. Beware the fae indeed, as Ventus and Shiva would say in their own ways.

'......Two notes to self. One, make cake for her later. She deserves it, after doing great in Fight, and for all......the progress she made. *Mental Nod* Will surprise her with it. Two, don't make her mad without good reason. *Mental Head Shake* ...Not until I fully bond with her. Or backup. Do not want to end up like Girafarig.....or worse. *M.Ns.* Cake will help with that. It must.'

' *Beat* Hm.....need to be careful with Shiva too. She is like bad Fairy type and Genie when upset, so do not need to cause her problems.....or me.'

With those thoughts in mind and fully processed, Terra promptly recovered from his surprised stupor exactly at the moment the now not so chaotic chimera started to turn tail and run for the hills. He quickly reacted, throwing out his Safari Ball to delay its escape and/or catch it......before he realized the ball was not in hand by its absence there or in the air.

For a split second he looked utterly baffled at his ball's seemingly pulled a Teleport on him, before his gaze so happened to wander down and spotted it lying by his left foot. He then had a second realization of what happened with it in the first place, before rapidly scooping it up and aimed it once more at the fleeing beast. Whether or not he gets a chance to catch it at this point is up to the Legends, Mythics, and gods (IE: Iron)....

Regardless of that outcome, when the battle came to its definitive end the steely brawler walks right up to his ironclad sidhe , crouched down right in front of her, and rubbed her head with great fondness, all the while bearing a grin at her suffused with pride, respect, and amazement.

"Outstanding, Mawile. Did perfectly against Girafarig. Took them down with no problem, and did not get hurt much. *Nods* Very well done. Very proud of you. Here *Rummages through pockets/Inventory* You deserve this, *Nods*."

Saying thus, he pulled a couple jars of sweet fruit preserves and a Sitrus Berry, and handed them over to Mawile. Her cake will have to wait until later, but who says he can't give her another reward now? Plus, that tasty Sitrus Berry should fully restore her HP whether she took 2 or 3 Damage from Crunch 1, so all the more reason to gift it to her!

(Reaction from her, Iron?)

Terra's next Encounter (After he's finished celebrating with/congratulating Mawile) will be spent combing through Area Six with Geo for even more dangerous Pokemon, not wanting to waste any daylight or chances to challenge himself and his partners with the worst the Safari Zone has to offer. Speaking of his guide, he'll ask them if their are any legends or reports of a truly Bad Pokemon he could dedicate himself to hunting down, or if there is any notably nasty Pokemon he could lure out and take care of. Additionally, is it possible for Terra's perfect Survival Skill and good Nature Specialty (3 right now, but can raise it to 4 anytime if necessary) to add a bonuses of some kind to his Rarity Rolls? He is the quintessential wilderness survivalist, after all, so that has to count for something in the untamed lands that is the Safari Zone.

Also, what's his reaction to Mawile handily beating the stuffing out of that Odd Girafarig? Just curious is all!