[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Cosh:

"Well. The time approaches, Nathan. Your companions vouched for your story, our spells determine you may be telling the truth... though we are not so adept at mind tricks as the Water Scimitars. You say you know the entity. You know its name, and that name alone will prove its cooperation. Despite the horrid legends surrounding the Kadabra Chambers... I am prepared to believe you, to forsake my orders and risk my rank on this compromise. All you have to do is speak that name. If you do, and everything is as you say, we five Scimitars shall accompany you alone into the Ruins to seek the Artifacts and wield them together as best befits the world. I give my word on it. Speak that name now, and let us venture forth!"

Gallade detects no duplicity. He is focusing hard to get past the steely nature of Cosh's mind. It's a bit like reading Terra. Yes, there's something a bit more than human to Cosh.

Nathan and Gallade look Cosh straight in the eyes, their arms crossed, as Nathan drops the big reveal.  Nathan isn't amused by how heroic Cosh is trying to sound.

"The person's name is Marco.  That is the name that Juni knew.  What, you were expecting something different?  Well, I'm afraid I'm going to have to burst your bubble.  And all the other bubbles, too.  Because even with all the Insight of a Mega Alakazam, not even Juni managed to figure out why the heck I was so cross with her."

"His full name is Marco Warren, and he is a pokemon trainer able to rival the Elite 4 themselves.  A trainer I've known for my entire life, who I have the utmost respect for, who taught me many of the things that have helped make me who I am today."

Nathan and Gallade simultaneously point dramatically at the Scimitar Admin.

"For my name is Nathan Warren.  And if you continue to stand between me and my father, Cosh, we're going to make sure you'll regret that decision."

Nathan and Gallade cross their arms again.  "...choose wisely, Cosh.  I've been waiting three years for this chance.  My dad was here for the same reason we are from what I know, and it's thanks to Juni that he got stuck in that place instead of finding more information on the artifacts before they were immediately needed.  And I am sick and tired of you and your superiors threatening my friends and family, purposely or not.  Help me get to my dad, though, and maybe he'll be able to help us if I explain to him why I'm here of all places."

I wonder what some of the grunts think of that?  Kelda in particular, given family seems to at least have a little significance for her...