[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Spoiler

You calm Mawile down. She actually seems grateful for this, since she didn't enjoy being quite so out-of-control. Mawile gains 1 Loyalty.



Hm, it does make sense to reward the perfect Survival skill, but I'm not sure how to do it as a bonus. Instead, I'll make it so Terra is more likely to find the exact kind of Pokemon he's looking for.

The Safari Zone doesn't contain much that's more dangerous than what you've already encountered. It's constantly being culled by greedy Trainers, and the permit system barely stems the tide.

Rarity: (4)(5)(6)

Geo is trying to show you some Pokemon that he thinks you might want to catch or see. He doesn't really get yet that you just want to fight big things. You shush him, and put your ear to the ground, where you hear something... strange. Strange seismic activity. And it's coming from... over there!

You rush to an area of quicksand, where you sense something is awakening, maybe something that has been asleep for a long long time.

(YES! Mawile's Loyalty = Disobedience, so now she won't act however she likes unless for a GOOD reason! Just need to get her 4 More Happiness and 2 More Loyalty now to unlock the Mega Evo.....)

*Flashback!*

Terra couldn't help be grin wider at seeing his puckesqe partner perking right up at his praise the small but delicous feast he'd laid before her, with the sight of the Sitrus Berry alone causing her tiny mouth to droll with naked desire and hunger. At that moment, he knew that his friendship with the deceptive dame had reached a whole new height, and because of that he no qualms about reaching down and picking her up for a hug.

"You are welcome......Pixie. That will be your name. Pixies small, but playful, tricky, and......energetic. *Smiles* Just like you. *Questioning Look* Like it?"

I image she would have no objections to it seeing that such a name does fit her to a T, so I choose to believe she's more than happy about it, giving her partner two great big smiles and her own version of a hug, before prodding them gently in the belly and pointing down at her snacks. Much as she enjoys getting plenty of attention, she wants to fill her belly and heal her injuries more, so let her down so she can dig right in!

He obligues, and soon the pair are relaxing in each other's company, sharing the good mood and food between them.

*Flashback End!*

(I was thinking of something more along the lines of ignoring the first (6) result in the Rarity Roll, but I say that the increased probablity of get a good fight is equally fantastic!)

Up until now the sagely monk has been polite and deferring to Geo for exploring the Safari Zone, as they have greater expertise and wisdom about this stretch of wilderness, but after it became clear they weren't quite comprehending his desires for greater and greater challenges he took matters in his own hands. No disrespect or slight to his guide, but he came to the Safari Zone to mainly put himself through the flames of adversity so he could forge his bond with Duskull to a whole new level and strengthen himself/his team, and not to catch the rarest Pokemon out there. That was Heart's thing, not his!

Hopefully they (Geo) don't hold his interruption against him.....

After pinpointing an area of quicksand that was the source of those ominous tremors, he returned Pixie and sent out Posei and Duskull to investigate it, telling them to be careful and watch their step. In fact, he kindly request to his dread specter if they could phase through the ground and drive whatever it was up to the surface, or at the very least mildly inconvenience it in some way. Time to see what was lurking just beneath the surface.....

Posei can't even get in there. It's too sticky. But Duskull obediently phases down.

Moments later, there's a huge tremor, big enough for everyone in the Safari Zone to feel. The quicksand drains away and is replaced by muddy water. And out of that water rises a massively overgrown Whiscash! It's bigger than the one the group saw in the swamp. A disobedient Whiscash is one of the most dangerous Pokemon to own, due to the great seismic damage it can do before being drawn back into its Pokeball. Luckily, they can sometimes be driven back to sleep for another decade.