[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Lord Windos]

Time for moooooore abridged posting, as trying to make a proper post right now is just pants!

Kee's Conversation With Uxie (And Afterwords):
- Seeing Kee put to Sleep by the Knowledge Sprite outright made Ran guffah, clutching his belly as he shook with laughter! "That's what ye get for doubting Uxie, lad, hah hah! You'll get learned by them, one way or another!"
- Mespirt more or less revealing that it was Lucas that stopped Team Galactic (and him being so damn humble about it) causes the bristly miner to outright gawk at them, before he broke into more laughter, this time in the form of chuckles as he shook his head. "Knew ya were something else like hardly any other, lad, but not to the point of being a fire forged Legendary hero. Don't know why ya downplaying it - least of all to sweet lil' Mespirt - but if that's what you prefer to do, I won't make a fuss about it. Much, hero boy. Heh heh heh!"

Kogeki's Disrespectful Defiance:
- When Uxie gives the one armed ninja the second degree, Ran immediately notices and starts paying attention, sussing out the jist of what happened pretty quickly and couldn't help but deadpan and turn to Catherine, pointing at them as he did so.
"Didn't think we've be getting a demostration of what happens when ya piss one of them fairies off, but there ya have it right there. *Shakes head* What in the frozen north did they say to irk Uxie, the coolest head of the Trio, so damn much, and why he'd say it.? *Sighs* Fool's lucky they only left it at scolding them, instead of revealing some horrible truths that'd break them or something. Hopefully that'll better teach him to hold his tongue around them, and he'll take what Mespirt said to heart....."
- Since he's paying much closer attention now, I'd say Ran catches everything Kogeki says, which sends a right powerful shock to his core as he learnt what he's been through and lost, enough to break his gruff composure. Then, his expression shifted into one of......grim sympathy as his lips tightened into a light frown as he slowly shook his head. "Guess we have our answers now, Catherine. Ones that I can relate with. *Sighs* Don't think its fair for him to share his raw spite with with them three, though. They ain't responsible for his grief, and probably just as powerless as he was at doing anything about it all. Could stand to be less bitter and cynical about what he learnt of the Legends too, and coming from and old bastard like me that's saying something....."
- Because of the above realization/sympathy, Ran doesn't go off to confront and/or comfort Kogeki about his behavior, leaving them to sort out their own feelings and following the example of the Spiritual Trio. He understand they'd want to be alone and unbothered, and feels that's what best for him too right now, so that was that.

Kernels of Wisdom (And Afterwords):
- Ran's become's a little frustrated but mostly concerned about the increasing gaps in Uxie's Web of Knowledge (or whatever you call it), and tries his best to consul them about it/offer solutions/leads to it. "Well, that's mighty perplexing and disconcerting. Whatever's screwing around with everything is being awful thorough in covering their tracks, and the fact it has something to do with Heatran.....*Grimaces* .....yeah, that ain't good. At all. I have faith you'll be able to deduct or induct what's clouding ya Insight eventually, though, so don't get too bent out by it Uxie. As a matter of fact.....you know anyone or thing that could be responsible for ya problems? For that matter, can ya use deductive or inductive reasoning to figure out the info whatever is trying to block from you?"
- He's.....less pleased by their lack of Knowledge about them, nor their seemingly flippant attitude about his pursuit of them, but he keep his negative reaction to himself, swallowing his own bitter feeling and answering them back neutrally and politely as he could. "Yes, I am. If someone wrong ya like they've done to me and many others, would you let them prance about as they please? (...) ....Fair enough point, Uxie, and thank ya for all the information. Not as much details as I'd like on them, but at least I know I'll be seeing again someday. And when that time comes.... *Clenches a fist, and growls* they'll have every level of hell to pay."
- Information about the Red Chain is taken rather well by him, all things considered: He's a bit surprised and amazed, but gets over it quickly enough, and doesn't have any questions to raise about it and accepts it all calm as he can .
- Lucas's news, on the other hand, gets a much more pronounced reaction. Ran nods along to their explanation of why they're here and not giving other youngems a hard time, but shakes their head at their guess. "No, you'd be wrong, lad. Came here to investigate the Temple to see if this mystery force affecting Mt. Coronet and apparently the whole bloody damn world was affecting it too, and get some clues and info about it if that was the case. Rest of my partners tagged along to help me, for one reason or another. *Shakes head, and sighs* Didn't even know the Temple had undergone some supernatural re-arrangements until we got deep in it, and only had suspicions from the guard that something troublesome was brewing in there. *Shakes head, and smiles* Glad to see ya regardless, though, even if ya were too late to help us any! And here I thought the youth of today were a overly spritely bunch, bah hah hah hah!"
- Ran outright looks blow away when the champ revealed THEY were the group's mysterious fifth addition, before he let out a loud 'Woop!' and started laughing in pure joy, a large percentage of his worry/stress for his investigation/the future now momentarily banished! "Schlagen Sie nicht alle mit Funken und Schmiede wie meinen Hammer auf einen Amboss! Good - Great - no, OUTSTANDING to have ya with us, lad! That sure and hot as Brigid's hellfire takes a whole load of stress of me shoulders, and gives me hope I'll survive this job to cash in my paycheck after all! With us all working together, that Legendary troublemaker's gonna regret fucking about with the fabric of existence like they OWN it! Hah hah hah hah!"

Finished, and complete! Ready to progress to the next part, whenever!