[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Dragonstrike]

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That bluntly and concisely said, Ran moves past Karen and enters the Gym. He lets out grunting hiss of displeasure as the super cold winter wonderland that the gelid gal set up, rubbing his hands together and taking out his flask of cocoa to down a cup in order to fortify himself from the cold, before continuing his march.

"Mit Hammer und Amboss weiß ich nicht, wie man mit dieser Kälte umgehen kann und wie es sich anfühlt, als wäre es nur eine warme Sommerbrise! Ich schwöre, entweder sind die Leute hier selbst Teil des Eistyps, oder das Wetter hat ihren Sinn ebenso eingefroren wie ihren gesunden Menschenverstand. Bah!"

When the Gym Attendate speaks up and questions his purpose of entering these frosted hall, the midget man immediately turned to give the man the most withering, dispassionate, and irritated glare imaginable!

"And I thought I told ya to mind ya own damn business and keep your nose out of me affairs, or I'd dig ya out of them with my pickaxe. *Eyes gleam* Or have ya forgotten the nice little chat we had about that. If you have, I wouldn't mind one bit reminding you of. Every. Single. Detail.With. Greater. Detail. Well?"

Well?

While it is still rather chilled in the gym, it's actually a bit warmer in there than it is outside, thankfully.

Intimidation Check: 3 Tough + 0 Contest + 0 Intimidate: (5)(5)(1) 2 successes.  Well, it does the job sufficiently, at least.

The gym guide raises his hands and backs up.

"...whoa, hey there, no need to be so feisty now, Randolph."  He nervously looks in the direction of the gym leader and gets her attention.  "...hey, uh...I think ya might have some more company, Candice..."  Just from having had a chance to see some of what Randolph does in the Canalave Gym on occasion, the gym guide at least knows that Randolph probably isn't here to battle anyone and wants to talk directly to the gym leader.

Despite how worried the gym guide looks, Candice's response is still rather peppy sounding.  "Oh, another visitor who wants to see Candice already?  Well then, today's certainly shaping up to be busy.  Send 'em on over!"

The battlefield is currently still unhidden, so the gym's floor looks completely flat.  Randolph can easily tell that some of the ice has been melted, as there are long trails of water on the battlefield.  Randolph knows that it can take a bit of time to repair battlefields in Pokemon Gyms, so most of that work is typically done overnight, when the gyms aren't as busy.  Many gyms have large, open spaces dedicated for the larger scale battles with the Gym Leaders (such as the Canalave and Oreburgh Gyms), but some (such as Snowpoint's) have mechanisms that cover existing spaces to make up the battlefield, saving on space in the gym.

Athletics: (6)(1)(3)(5) Randolph isn't a graceful skater, but he isn't a klutz, either!  He makes it across the icy battlefield just fine.

Randolph's probably heard about Candice in passing before on his previous (and brief) visits to the city on his way to the Battle Zone.  Given she's in her mid to late 20s and is referring to herself in the third person and is wearing a rather short skirt (she has a sweater, but it's tied around her waist at the moment), Randolph probably thinks she's a bit silly for her age, I imagine.

Candice has no problems with giving this new visitor a peppy sounding greeting.

"Hiya!  Welcome to the Snowpoint City Gym!  What can Candice do for you?"