[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Terra rips the more intact Volcanion into distinct parts to make it simple enough for Pokeball storage.

-Each half of the tube gets a Pokeball
-Head gets a Pokeball
-Torso gets a Pokeball
-Each leg gets a Pokeball

Total: 8 Pokeballs.

While investigating this, you're starting to see the story of this island. It looks like someone dragged each of the Volcanion mechs up from the depths, and placed them here. They're not connected to any conduits, so they must have operated under their own power. With your Chemistry you can see a bit of how they work, although you may not be able to put it into proper words - they are condensing water out of the air into reservoirs in their bellies, and there is a heating unit in the head. The movement of the legs creates pressure only; it doesn't allow them to walk around. They can only swivel.

All this technology is ancient, older than Sarimanok. Nathan knows it dates back to the First Technical Society. Lots of MSC is involved in storing all that necessary energy, which means it was one of the last things the FTS made. Most of their stuff is not capable of using MSC at all.
These would definitely help to upgrade Arete in a lab.

Sari can't command other Pokemon. Pokemon just don't think like that unless they are special exceptions like Mewtwo and Keenglaive. Sari would enjoy pretending to have subjects, though.


Cosh: "Not to worry. I used a Flight spell during the descent, and a Fissure spell to split the earth. It takes all my concentration, but it's perfectly safe. Good idea about taking these Volcanion." (He does use that name.) With that, he takes out an ordinary red Pokeball and withdraws a tube, while Arachnautilus takes the torso. "This technology could do a lot of good for the world." He stares at Arete as he says this, clearly wondering what you're planning to do with your own parts collection.


You can see several chasms within the small islands, especially on the shipwrecks, leading downward, but as you've said you're waiting on a group decision to investigate those, so too shall I wait to describe them.

Yikes! That's a lot of Pokeballs! Fortunately, the mountain of a man has enough Pokeballs + Apricorns to hoover up all the pieces of Construct Volcanion! Less fortunately, it required ALL the ones he has to do, though at least he still has the rest of his higher tier Capture Devices (+ His 2 Steel Balls). Oh well, such was the price of obtaining what was practically speaking a technological marvel and immensely interesting curiosity.

Taking a page from Nathan, Terra brings out his own personal notepad and records his own observations, which more or less can be summarized as thus:

'Appears Red Steam Beasts are Robots. Source of power for them unknown; maybe Earthpower? Were clearly autono....autono.....working by themselves, but not know how or in what way. Were clearly hostile to us, though. Scalding Hydro Pumps seems to be caused by.....them making water in them from air, boiling it with.....some heater in their head? Legs help with that too, by.....putting water under force, then shoot it out by their pipe arms? Not sure, but close enough....I think. Know that they can't....couldn't move freely, though. Red Stem Beast Bot's.....design not allow that. Strange....'

'Not sure where.....technology making Red Steam Beast Bots came from. It old, though. Very old. And use MSC. Lots of it. Maybe Nathan knows who made it?'

'Will have to get this tech better examined and studied by professionals later - maybe Dagney, or Botenville Scientists? Many more things could be learned from it. Could possibly be used to upgrade Arete too. Possible uses of Red Steam Beast Bot tech unknown, but promising.'

Noted! Guess Terra will set up something resembling a 'court' to please/entertain the desires of Sari later with his partners! No harm in that, except possibly swelling her ego to biblical proportions, but that's a risk he's willing to take in order to bond with his super sloth!

I'll presume that Cosh answers the Steely brawler's concerns after he goes collecting the Mech Volcanion Parts and writes his notes, which earns them a skeptical frown initially before he just *Sighs* and nods back.

"Okay. Glad that big falls don't.....cause you grave harm. *Gives a admonishing frown* Don't make....habit of doing that, though. Still very risky and dangerous, what you did. Especially if your Gauntlet or spells.....not work the way you want."

He says the last part carefully, as he knows his technoarcanist of a partner is rather sensitive about how his 'magical' Gauntlet. No need to set them off about it, after all.

As for his later comments and weighty gaze upon Arete (Whom I assume is just non-plussed about being carried like a sack of potatoes), his lips curved downward into a thoughtful frown and hugging his baby Legend a little more closely to himself as he started at Cosh in turn, before softly responding.

"Thank you. Believe same as you, Cosh. Have own plans for....Robo Volcanion tech, but maybe we can.....work together understanding it. Down here, or later. If you want."

A cautious offer, filled with reservation, but an offer none the less. Dubious and nefarious though the are, the Scimitars were well known to him by now for their high and unique aptitude and approach to technology, and they had the resources and connections to put those talents/bents to, if not good use, then at least to a progressive one. He and them could very well be of great help in gaining an understanding of the Robo Volcanion Parts, and put that and them (The Parts themselves) to great use. 

He had not forgotten the crimes he and the Scimitars had committed, though, nor their rather stayed treatment of Pokemon in general, by no means. That, and the fact they've many a time caused incalculable suffering to his friends (Nathan and his family most of all by far) and made themselves a frequent threat/nuisense to them and Cheshire as a whole, made the prospect of working with them uncertain at best. But ,if after they were through with their quest to save the region, whatever the outcome, they and his fellowship were willing to redeem themselves and turn a new leaf to dedicate themselves to doing good......

Perhaps it was foolish for him to do so, but after working alongside with Cosh, struggling with him through the onerous Skull Ruins and getting to know him and his fellow 'mages' better.....he wanted to invest more trust in them, and, just maybe, build a lasting relationship with them beyond their current alliance. He had a strong sense of justice, but he also liked to believe in the best of others and that almost nothing was truly unforgivable, so a second chance for his partner and their friends was not out of the question. Farfetch'd and hopelessly optimistic, but not an impossibility.

Whether or not such a partnership becomes reality, though......that is to be decided.