[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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At that question the sagely monk is left pondering for half a minute, before he shakes his head.

"No. Gallade can learn plan too. Will not force you to keep secrets from your brother. Can trust him to keep it secret."

Then, without further ado, Terra begins.

"Have read up on Zorua. They are.....tricky Pokemon. Wilely, cunning, and mischievous. Troublemakers, at worst. But they are not bad Pokemon. Can be sweet, loving, and very dedicate to people they care lots about. Like almost all Pokemon Zoroark....."

A moment of hesitation, before he continues in a lower tone.

".....They are the same, yet different. Much different. Their tricks become crueler. Become more.....callous, and wicked. Trouble they cause is more wrong. Start taking.....joy or satisfaction in doing bad things for its own shake. Can still be loving, trusted partners. Become warm, and caring. 

He closes his eyes, looking slightly chagrined.

"....But at their core, they always will be Evil. Big, or small. No matter what. Because is a part of them. It made them Evolve. Made them become stronger and more. To try and take their Evil would be like to un-burn blacken toast. Impossible."

Silence took hold of the conversation at such Knowledge being aired out so bluntly, but it was soon broken when the sagely monk opened his eyes and stared at both Nathan and his empathetic paladin with a serious and determined conviction.

"So had an....idea. Idea that became my plan. If you can't remove Evil from them...then replace it. Make Zorua Evolve with a......different kind of Evil. Raise them with.......perspective that doing good, right things..... is  a type of Evil. Or that real Evil is only.....used as means to do good, or as last resort. Make Evil for them into......Good Evil?"

*Shakes head*

"Hard to explain, but.......want to change what Evil is to them, and Evolve them with that. Make catalyst good, so they stay good at core.  Or make the Evil bad for them too, something only done for greater good. Doing that......requires lots of work. Teaching them different right and wrongs. Keep others views from.......influencing them too much. Correcting bad behavior in different ways, and rewarding good differently too. All of that need lot of hard work and time to do, in right.....conditions."

*Inclines head decisively*

"That is why I need keep plan secret. If everyone knew it.....then it would......change reactions around my Zorua. Cause complications that could......ruin progress, or.....distort values and intended change. Need our group to react naturally to my Zorua and her.....behavior caused by teachings, and not interfere with own ideas."

*Crosses arms*

"And.....that is all. My plan. What do you think, Nathan, Gallade?"

Terra gazes at the pair with expectation, awaiting their response or criticisms.

Nathan thinks for a moment.

"...so you want to try and redefine for them what Evil is for them....hmmmm...that's definitely going to be hard.  Though maybe...maybe Calam might be able to help with that, serve as a role model of sorts?  He's not afraid to do whatever it takes to bring down something or someone if he thinks it's for the right reasons, after all, even if the methods are generally frowned upon as a whole.  And he certainly won't shy away from getting a little personal revenge.  Heck, that wild Zoroark I met...they might even be proof that such methods could work in the first place.  I didn't really like getting deceived at the time, but...they primarily did it to protect their pups, not to poke fun at me just for the sake of it.  Definitely wasn't an entirely bad pokemon to the core when you consider that."

Whatcha think? Reasonable?