[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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She steps a little aside to make room for Terra and Inabi - 'That's a fine nickname~', she thinks to herself - to break the dam, while it's a pleasant sight to see the stream full of evolutionary dust/shards/stones flow properly again, she can't help but to emphasize a bit with this Bibarel who've put so much effort into building it up: After having reported back that they've dealt with that ominous 'monster' who has blocked the stream, she decides to inquire Forman Fortescue about it with a bit of a heavy heart. "So, ehm, may I ask what you'll do with this Bibarel now? Oh, nonono, I don't desire to catch it myself, no. I'd just like to know, you see! Maybe... Maybe it'd enjoy being set free somewhere outside of the mines where it can find another river to make up its home, if I may suggest something. It's up to you though, of course!" She timidly looks away then.

Once that's clarified and handles, Shiva mentally rises up to twice her size, her excitement and eager now returns in vivid colors. "Oh, now that the stream's free again, can we get to mining then? Can I get to mining then, please? (≧▽≦) Pleaseplease! Can you show me the best place and way down here to find some Sunstones or shards there of?" (Preferably the former)

(Oh, and how many XP did we receive for this fight?)

It should be mentioned that Terra at some point went over to check if Shiva was alright after hearing her cough, but since they were he just ended up giving them a small smile and congratulated them for their part of the battle.

"Well done. Took care of Pokemon without much problem, and kept partners not hurt badly. Takes great skill and power to do that. You are a Wise Woman, and have become an great fighter. Think.....believe you become better and better in time."

Simple, but heartfelt praise from the sagely monk. Not exceptionally rare from him, yet still a much valued thing he gives!

When the fairy woman approaches the Forman, Terra makes sure to be right by her side, both to provide her addition support as she talks to them and kept the boss man from underestimating her again by looking appropriately stern and no-nonsense at them with crossed arms. That facade soon falls apart, however, when she begans to gush anxiously about getting the chance to mine Sunstone, as his face smooth out to an slight but easy grin as he softly chuckled at her exuberance. If there's anything that can get him to soften up and be less of a stoic brick of a man, its seeing his friends and partners being happy, cheerful, earnest, and just simply enjoying themselves in what they do. 

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"Bibarel we can actually put to work! This one seems to have extra special teeth, if it can chew through stone and steel! And they are normally easy to train. Boss'll be happy, good work little lady!"


Oh yeah, that battle was worth 6XP for each of your Pokemon. I think it's fair to give each trainer 9XP.

"If you'd like Sunstone shards, you can pan for them right in the stream! But most people prefer to come see the CAVERNS." He says this last word with awe.

He leads you down the carved paths to an opening, which is another short tunnel following a vein of MSC. Suddenly it breaks open into a huge natural cavern, complete with all kinds of stalactites and pits and swales. "This one has already been mined out. But they're all connected underground. Exploring a cavern is like following a vein of Sunstone! Come on!"

That cavern leads to one that is smaller, but much more grandiose! Patches of the sandstone are luminous and glittering, indicating there's a Sunstone hidden in close proximity behind it! He brings a belt of tools out of the mining buggy and shows you how to use them.

"You can use this pick tool, which is fast but might cause the Sunstone to shatter. You uncover more items this way. Or you can use this hammer and chisel, which is slower but much more precise. You probably have time to mine out two walls apiece before my shift ends. Go nuts! Now it's my turn to keep you safe - I'll be watching to make sure you don't do anything dangerous or need any help."

You can pick out any spot in the cavern - floor, ceiling, walls, pits, side tunnels, stalactites, anything that you can get to.

Terra takes in the grand and glittering expanse of the small cavern he and Shiva had been lead to with muted awe, looking around at everything with curious and appreciative humming. He'd explored many a cave or subterranean place in his time before, but never a Evolution Mine, and my what a splendid sight it is! So many precious hints of Sunstone and other valuable minerals/metals were embedded in the stone, granting the area an almost luxurious and definitely rough hewed beauty that pleased both his naturalist and mercantile sensibilities. Oh the natural artistry at display, and the profit he could make of it....

Before he could get too into introspective, their miner overseer brought him out of it by explaining the whats and hows to mine the Sunstone and other goodies in the area, which he paid keen attention to. After thinking things over, he opts to take the pick tool to use, as he knew himself well enough to acknowledge that even at the best of times he was about as delicate and careful as a clumsy but kind Ursaring. Better to just play to his literal Strength and attempt to bring in a big haul than to try to fumble his way through the meticulous way.

With that and after checking up to see that Shiva was okay/doing well in mining, Terra began to mine by doing the following:

- He commands Inabi to use his own intuition in finding goodies and pick a wall or spot of the floor in a side cavern and start Digging for Sunstone, MSC, other valuables, etc..
- He releases Genie, and orders her to float up to the ceiling/top of the cavern to search for deposits of Sunstone/other shinies using her excellent eye sight and sharp claws to dig them out regularly.
- Terra himself just picks a wall fall enough away from Shiva to not interfere with her own efforts (But close enough to keep an eye on), and goes to town (so to speak) on it with his pick. 

That should be it, so let's get a excavating!