[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

"I already told ya I have absolutely NO idea how in my island's deity's name I ended up in that horrible, damned and frosty cave, the soundboard rooms of Roxie's club usually DON'T lead there. Open'd the door, then all's black, then there's ice, end of story. I didn't do drugs, wasn't lacking sleep and would have noticed if some fool put something in the drink I was havin' while repairing all the speakers she and her band overexerted and therefor broke during the latest concert. They really like to do that, fanservice." His expression becomes an annoyed one when thinking about that, but when being honest he 1.can comprehend that and 2.that technology is his field and job anyway.


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When Ran - that's he's gonna call this semi-old man from now on just because - calls him a globetrotter, Kee lets out a suprisingly toneless laugh given is usually melodic voice, and watched his own refelction in the drink simply to avoid facing Ran. "I guess so, haha. Not by choice though, family circumstances, you see." He's not up to speak further about that point and will avoid any prying.

Again, another eyebrow is raised at the sour dandy's cyptic and slightly evasive respond, but he just gives them a nod and lets the topic settle like sand at the bottom of an hourglass. Sounded like personal business they didn't like sharing from the way they were acting, so he was not going to unearth it. They have their secrets, and he's entitled to keep them that way.

Therefor, he's delighted that things switch to a more pleasant topic which is music even, yaaaaaay!~ He visibly cheers up in body language and voice without accidently becoming conceited. "Right you are, Ran! ^0^ I play the same stuff my boss Roxie does (Which I headcanon as a punkrock with aspects of metal), but just for own sake because I am not the biggest fan of the stagelight. Prefer to handle the technical stuff before, during and after her concerts, which she lets me do with glee." His mind adds 'because nonelse wants to'. He proceeds in a calm manner though despite Ran has started semi-raging."My clothing style's just reflecting my fave music genre (Trance and Happy Hardcore). If ya don't like it, I don't mind nor care as I won't change it just because of that - it's THAT easy." She shrugs indifferently then gives Ran a semi-approving look - aww, he's familiar with the trait of having a strong opinion on things, even if Kee himself usually does NOT voice it thanks to his Sylveon's calming persence. "Well, at least you DO have an opinion on things not like the many many people who don't and just sway with the wind." +2 sympathy points for Ran. Whoahw.



Most of what he says about gay people though Kee doesn't even listen to anymore, partly because he already knows that this guy's set on their way of thinking. Which is a good thing as it means they must have quite the guts AND unafraid to show them regardless whether it offends anyone, yes!

Another pleasant topic's comining up, which is the talent of both their Chatot! Ran simply owning one of these special birds already makes him want to grant another sympathy point. ".....Fascinating, even more when you didn't teach him yourself and willingly. Chatot are clever beings by itself already, but even among them there seem to be exemplars that are more eager to learn than others - you sure are a smart one, Bethooven. Here, enjoy if you like." From somewhere within his bag Kee draws a handful of bird seeds that he usually feeds his own two birds with, and either lets Bethooven pick them from his hand directly or hand it to Ran to give his Chatot a treat himself. 

"Fair's fair, right. Mercury's currently - HAH! We've both named our Chatot after a great deceased musician, cool - healed up, otherwise I'd show you what makes him a vivid clock running with an accuracy without equal, his sense of time and rhythm is extraordinarily honed. I didn't teach him in that either, but I do making good use of his talent, he happily takes the job of a metronome when I practice. Enjoys to keep track of how long he took to defeat a foe and is always chasing the best time like a speedrunner. At a different time we can have our birds get to know each other, maybe. Possibly. Whatever."

*Flashback Continues, and reaches its Conclusion.....*

Ran quietly took mental notes of what Kee was doing prior to being whisked away to Lake Acuity, and all of it pretty much confirmed to him that whatever force behind the mystery and those damn murals was responsible for kidnapping them. 

'Probably responsible for all the unusual Pokemon appearing in Mt. Coronet too, if that's the case. If it can transport a random johnney all across the world, I doubt its much harder to flood those caverns with whatever this.....thing was, for whatever fire forsaken reason. Even if its unrelated, what happened to this hooligan is bad juju and badder news, no matter how it's hammered. Bah.....'

When they alluded to the fact he frequently worked on technology, the bristly blacksmith's eyes lit up in interest, and a made a note to himself to ask them later if they could possibly help him cobble together that Robo Prosthetic for Kogeki. Fixing, maintaining, and setting up musical equipment isn't the ideal technical and electronic based skill set to work on complicated machinery and tech, but it was better than nothing or his own ham fisted attempts!

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Welp, he was right on the money with his guess, for that now revealed colorful musician practically lit up and became a whole new person as they briefly discussed their what seemed to be their life's passion, causing his lips to turn upwards ever so slightly in a smile. 'So this lad isn't just a big o' ball of sass and attitude, and actually has something love to work hard at and do, eh? Fantastic. A career in Music ain't what I call the most stable or sustainable of Pursuits, but I can respect anyone who'll give their all for it, regardless if they succeed and become star shooting up the charts. My own life would be worse off without their contributions, 'cause a life without good music is a pretty bland and sad one, hah!'

*Chuckles*

"I usually am, Kee. Sounds to me ya enjoy your work and make sure its done right and perfect as ya can make it, so I got no complaints! The music you play probably isn't to my taste, but I can still respect what you're doing. A life with no good music is worth about as much as the sheer boredom without it, which I find isn't worth piss in my opinion, so keep working hard at it, lad."

Despite the bumpy introductions with each other, Ran could see himself coming to actually like this rocking Unovian. If not as a friend, then at least someone he can tolerant be around and talking with on occasion, which is vital to any sort of working relation he may or may not develop with the lad. The fact they shared a similar attitude may be a problem, but it was also going a long way in making him respect and admire them in the first place, so he'll take in the good with the bad.....for now.

As for the matter of their clothing, he just shrugs again in a sort of devil-may-care and gruff way. "Don't hate your cloths, and like I said I don't care what you wear. I just think you look silly wearing them off-stage, especially here in this Frosslass cursed cold of Snowpoint. If ya want to prance around the city like that, then its your Messingkugeln that'll be freezing, not mine, so do as ya like."

He actually laughed at their light praise, closing his and bearing a grin that very moment!

"That I do, lad! You won't find anyone more adamant than ME in their beliefs, and I'm not afraid to tell them how I things when I can afford too! Not even you a spry lad like you, Kee, hah hah!"

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"Yeap, it sure is. Beethoven's always been a mouthy and curious little bird, so I guess picking up that musical talent of his was just the next step, really. Glad he did to, 'cause having his namesake's music on me journeys made the stressful moments just fade away. At least until some other annoyance came along and ruined the mood...."

The singing canary stopped his classical tunes to tweet happily at the sight of bird seed in the sour dandy's hand, before fluttering down on Ran's now stretched arm to peck away at them, making weird and funny sounds while eating.

".....Not sure were he picked that up from, but it usually means he likes what he's eating. Don't usually feed him birdseed over Pokechow or Berries, but it's a nice treat every now and then."

Randolph nods approvingly at Kee's Chatot's name and speaks a little about it - "Ah, Mr. Mercury. Great musician too, and a damn shame he died before his time." - and listens keenly about their own talents.

"Mercury's a living clock and stopwatch? *Whistles* Not bad, especially for a musician like ya. Guess we both got some of the brightest birds around! *Nods* Wouldn't mind a bit introducing our Chatot to each other, lad. Maybe they'll share their secrets with each other, if they hit it off well enough!"

Best bird bro (Who had fluttered back to Ran's shoulder when he finished eating) let out a questioning/skeptical tone at that declaration, but seemed open and accepting to such a thing. He was a fairly easy going and friendly guy when he was not battling or on the job, so making friends with another of his kind was no issue with him! It was the teaching part that left him skeptical, but he didn't completely dismiss the idea out of talon. 

And with that, this.....

*Flashback End!*

With that done, the scene should transition to its conclusion below:

Present Times

Once everything was discussed about their visit to Lake Acuity and his conversation with Kee was concluded (for better or worse), Ran let out a heavy *Sigh* before he looked at everyone.

"Well, looks like ya all had a productive time in the worst way possible. Especially you, Kee. Given how you got here to my fair region *Snorts* , you're going to be stuck here for awhile, as I don't think any boats in Snowpoint's port is making a trip to Unova anytime soon. Got two choices, far as I see: you either sit tight like a Cloyster here until you can get yourself home, or ya help the rest of us with our business, 'cause its related to how you got whisked away here, I bet. And from what I can tell, you're not the type to let anything mess with ya without giving something nasty back yourself. So, you're with us, or what?"

After he receives their answer (I'll flashback in order to properly respond to it!), he turns to the exits, waving at everyone in an offhand manner.

"Got some more business out in town I need to do, before I head over to Snowpoint Temple and start investigating that cold and ancient domain. If anyone wants to join me in going over that place with a fine comb, I'll be waiting here at the Center after I get down with my errands, since the guard upfront will let ya in if I'm escorting you. That'll be all."

Randolph then heads for the exit, before pausing for a moment and then marching back to his PC to switch out Puck and Zorn (And taking their Held Items) for the two extra Pokemon he had beyond the Crobat Kogeki gave him (And gave them the Held Items), and then leaving the Center. He's got a lot of stuff to do in a short amount of time, so no dilly dallying for him!

Order: After the above scene is over, Ran's going over to the Port to try and find stuff on his Wishlist, as well as narrow down a local to get those Neuro Sensers and maybe even a battle! Once that's done, he'll head back to the Center and await anyone desiring to explore Snowpoint Temple with him before setting out there! May seem like I'm rushing things, but that's because I don't want any of us getting bogged down waiting for each other to respond before doing our business. Flashforwarding seems to be a nice way of handling that, if we keep our chara's reactions neutral after whatever we stuff in 'the present'!

Since Kee had more or less said they were going to join the group, I'll/Ran will assume they silently gave them their affirmative, which means they offer him a firm handshake and gives them his number. "Call me if you get in any trouble or need me for anything, but try not to ring my ear off if ya can help it. Got it?"

Then he would proceed to his Encounter that's outlined in the spoiler directly above! Thaaaat's it!

EDIT: 

(Wow, what good timing! Let's get into the thick of things then, shall we! Mind if you remind me what Ra stands for, tho?)

Upon arrival at the docks, Ran would initially spot the Sailor and what he was doing, and start making his way over to them, thinking they might have some of the goods he was looking for, but then he spots what looks to be some real hotshot of a Trainer wandering around like they own the place, which get him to pause and think a bit.

'Salior from the tropics probably has a bunch of sundry Items and stuff that be useful, but a 'professional' trainer could have Items that could help increase the performance of my Pokemon. Hmm......guess I'll go check out the Trainer then. If they're a bust for what I need, at least I can get some more practice in for my partners, especially....her.'

With that decided, the midget man approaches the elite trainer, appearing polite but business-like in his manner.

"Greetings, lass (I assume they're a girl?). Name's Randolph. Been looking around here for some specific Items and Pokemon, and was wondering if you had any or could point me in the right direction."

Here are the following Items/Pokemon he mentions:

The Stuff He Wants

- Assault Vest
- King's Rock/Razor Fang
- Rocky Helmet
- TM Calm Mind
- Drizzle Pelipper