[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Gallade had his blades unsheathed and was totally ready to duel Terra if he had to.  There would have been no way that Terra would have been able to outmatch Gallade's graceful blade swings.  Once the threat has passed, Gallade breathes a sigh of relief and sheathes his blades, followed by shuddering slightly.  He may not have been able to fully read what Black Keenglaive had been intending to do, but it disturbed him nonetheless.  They acted like a tyrant in some ways, just like the bug queens they've encountered in the past...the Black variant was definitely the opposite of the White in many ways...

Nathan looks a little disappointed in Terra.  "...you had us all worried the first time something like that happened, Terra.  Heck, I'm still a little worried about that first time, to be honest.  Please don't let that happen again.  You don't have to be physically damaged to lose a battle, and where we're going, that's going to be especially true moving forward."  No additional tongue lashings since Howl's done a good enough job of that already, but plenty of expressed concern at what happened.

Hearing Nathan fret and chatise him made his foolish whim magnitudes worse, as it not only was it coming from one of his most trusted friends (and one of a scant few he has, at that), but his possession nearly lead them to ruin in one of several ways. Right now, he just wanted to bow his head so hard, he'd hit the ground and spontaneously learn Dig and condemn himself beneath the earth for his stupidity. Gallade eyeing him with some suspicion and relief at not having to pare him down didn't help his dire disposition either, for that matter.

Instead of continuing to try and cringe himself out of existence, though, Terra eventually looked back at his young intellectual companion and gave him a slow nod,  still looking glum but better resigned to carrying his mistake.

"Understood. Try my hardest to make head harder to get into......mentally. ........*Looks away* .......Sorry for....almost ruining your battle, Nathan. Should have......control myself. None of this would have happened if I did."

With that said, the mountain of a man falls silent, listening in to his friend's conversation but not offering any input into it. Right now, he's not much in the mood for conversation, save for those that lead to him making it up for those he screwed up with.

Spoiler

"Very well. I do have some Zorua pups who could benefit from a new home."

Lemonade is $300, brandy would be more like $900. If you spend more than $2000, you're getting into crazy territory. They import a nice gin made from mountainous, shade-tolerant juniper berries that would run you $2000.

With that and a dark choco cake, Howl can sell you either of these three female Zorua:

Zorua A - $16,000
1/1/2 after being traded, Illusion
+1 Insight, +1 Fight, +1 Dex, +1 Survival
Extrasensory, Sucker Punch, Nasty Plot, Taunt, Feint Attack, Fake Tears, Pursuit
Most of that price is the Surprises.

Zorua B - $7000
1/1/2 after trade, Illusion
+1 Insight
Extrasensory, Feint Attack, Fake Tears, Pursuit

Zorua C, newborn pup - $7000
Zorua B - $7000
2/2/2 after trade, Illusion
+1 Insight, +1 Dex, +1 Survival, -1 HP, -1 Str
Extrasensory, Fake Tears, Pursuit, 5 XP



The Mightyena enjoy being able to venture anywhere, since Terra can handle any place nearby. They have a good time and come back tired. Howl seems pleased that you wore them out. "They will sleep well. This gin smells delicious - Oh, it is a negotiation gift rather than an apology! Very well - let's talk shop!"

Yeap, Terra would buy the Shady June's Gin for Howl, as he would spare no expense when picking out and giving negotiation gifts for the seller in question - doublely so, when you fear that anything less than the best would just make any goodwill gained disintegrate like wet paper towels. Walking, jogging, playing, and rough housing with their Mightyena's does wonders for his mood, cheer, and confidence, though, and hearing/seeing the Gym Leader's overall approval does much to unburden his spirits too. That, and the dark chocolate he ate earlier - never underestimate the power of good cocoa has on the body and mind!

"Yes. Let's."

And just like that, Terra instantly switches over to Merchant Businessman Mode, taking out a neatly folded list from his pocket, opening it, and handing it over to The Dark Beastmaster while smoothly explaining  what he was seeking in a Zoura and tried to gauge and then lower the price he had to pay for one sweet girl. Remorseful and regretful or not, he was looking to make a deal for a future partner of his, so he couldn't afford to let his own lingering emotional distress to unduly burden him from driving a hard bargain!

Eventually, his selection and price for a plucky and compassionate enough pup was narrowed to a list of three, to which he read over with razor precision like he was looking for some sort of molecular imperfection in it to justify throwing it into a fire and restarting from scratch. The first one obviously had him greatly impressed and inflamed his interests, while the second he didn't think much of besides them being perfectly adequate. It was the information/data about third and last Zorua (the newborn), which caused his interest to be intrigued, as he raised a solitary eyebrow before he motioned over her data with a singular finger.

"Would you care to tell me more about this welp here, Howl? The data provided says she's quite nimble on her feet, but hardly has any endurance  or sustain in her, the poor dear. Is that perhaps due to her being a runt, mixed pedigree, or something else good sir?"

Despite her relative weakness in comparison with her other sisters, there was something about her that keep his attention squarely focused on them. Did she have some sort of hidden potential, perhaps, or was it yet another gut feeling keeping him in suspense for a reason. Hmm......

(Whew! Done! Nap time now, at long last! Forgive any mistakes in grammar due to lack sleep, I'll fix them when I'm a bit more fresh!)