[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

HAHA, 'suck him dry like a bottle of bird soda', best describtion.
Let me also change 'acidic crystals' to 'alkaloid crystals', good and appreciated input!~ Where Kee got them from to keep his smol vampire-catbat poison that potent I don't know, he just has then. Darknet

(...)He[Randolph] was then cut off by their Abomanite being reveal and lobbed straight at him, causing him to fumble to catch it and nearly tip over the side of his chair. It takes him a good minute to recover from that and staring at the Mega Stone (During which he missed Draven taunting him - it's for the best, really!), a look of confusion on his face that didn't disappear when he turned toward Kee.

"......I'm normally not one to look a gift Ponyta in the mouth, but.....why are ya just......handing the Abomanite over to me?  Treating it like it's nothing more than fancy trinket that can be handed out willy nilly, instead of the invaluable babble it is? Recall rather distinctly you weren't being sly with how much you enjoyed getting it in the first place, or Taunting me about it, what's with the Heart Swap all of the sudden."(...)

Hah, what a fun reaction, Kee took a full minute to enjoy the confusion and befuddlement of the blacksmith before he'd reply in a nonchalant manner, joyous voice and overall It's-Not-That-Much-Of-A-Deal -way, giving Draven some affectionate scratches behind the ears and cheeks: He appears to enjoy the gesture as he begins to faintly purr while continuing to enjoy his alkali and chocolatey drink with obvious glee. (I now want to draw that)

"You're asking why? Because!~~ C'mon Ran, show some delight over that gift. I COULD just as well go 'n sell or trade it for stuff, but I do know that these stones are freakishly sought-out by Trainers in most cases. Sure, that'd mean more profit for me.... But I'd surely feel horrible sooner or later if I'd go that way with the knowledge that you've got that Snover AND, as I said, give off an image to me like value your own Pokemon high, as in 'so much more than being able to fight for you and be useful to you'." He pauses for a little to let the words take in. "Stuff to sell and trade can be found almost everywhere if keeping one's eye open for 'em, so there's that. So put that stone into good use or I'll be very disappointed, OKAY?" He says that in a firm tone and his piercing stare at Ran suggest that he won't accept a 'No' as an answer, but that was just playing-around indicated by the laughter that came a few seconds later.

"And NO, Kogeki's words didn't really affect this decision. I enjoyed the gesture of being gifted the stone by him and the words that came with it more than the gift - this stone - itself, and my reaction after he took these words back was nothing but charade 'cuz I didn't want to show how.... how much it actually hurt me. You TOTALLY fell for it, Ran, hehe~"

(...)As for their none too charitable but admitably justified comments on the masked shinobi, Ran let out a low *Sigh....* and shook his head, before he made a modest attempt at defending what was likely his only true friend and partner he didn't have a problem with at the moment (Not counting Lucas, of course).

"That's just the way he is, Kee, from what I can tell. He makes his decision in a snap and on a dime, and doesn't seem to consider the consequences of his actions much, and wastes even less time executing them. He just does, far as I can tell. *Shrugs* Probably comes from his......ninja training and the culture's he's from so don't hold too much a Grudge against him. He really hasn't done anything to piss on your bran flakes in me that deserves you start fortifying his own breakfast cereal in my opinion, so don't make a mountain out of a Diglet hill. "(...)

Concerning that, Kee just all calmly takes a sip of the cup of blackest tea available that he got from somewhere, his second this morning. "I don't hold grudges. That'd be against my....let's call it 'code of honor' to keep good vibes up. If you piss me off, I'll me mad at your for some hours, may stab a knife into your back maybe - not literally, you see -, but I catch myself rather quickly. Then we're good again!~ Want some?" He began to nom a bag of skittles, because sugar for breakfast. And they're so nicely colorful.

(...)"And that hypothetical ya presented ain't making me sympathize with ya much over the girl in it, when it's likely the only reason she left you high and dry is because you did the same to her emotionally. *Shrugs* Could be her way of coping with learning she'd never be able to hook up with ya due to your orientation, or you just plain disinterest in having a relationship with her, so I can't say which side is the hurt party in that scenario. Or more hurt, as it were. Hypothetically speaking, of course."(...)

Oh fffffffuuuuu, now Kee's giving you an unimpressed gaze, then looks to the side to not face Ran as he brings up something that sounds like "Oh, you think so?~ You're rambling, and my orientation shouldn't have been - be - an obstacle, because queer relationships are a thing, but NOOOO, appearantly too complicated." He holds back a sigh, looks around, then drops something to Ran in a more quiet voice. "And I'm solely telling you now, Ran, I'm not against one. I'm not actively looking either though. It's just sooo complex,  the ladies can be sooo tricky and sly, so I rather don't dabble into that field too much and enjoy happy single-life. I've got my dear Pokemon, and you can't force chemistry, that's the way it is."

(...)His attention is diverted away from analyzing the story the sour dandy told he to the matter of their assistance  before he could dig further into it, giving them a quick nod to their first question and a.....curious frown to their second.

"Yes, I do. You're the only one I know that can do the job I'm asking, and while you're a pain in the arse to work with,(...)

"Oh, am I?~ Well, I'M SORREH, so VERY sorry that you have to deal with me then." *massive sarcasm* "You're a fun guy actually, we should enjoy some drinks at some point. Maybe not on...the job though."

(...)that won't top from working with ya to get the job or an important objective over and done with. Once I get the Arm built and set up, I'll get in touch with ya to finish up the rest of it. As for the Concert, don't ya remember me bringing it up to ya back in the Temple? Need for ya and Beethoven to play her some songs, as part of the reason and price for she coming aloig with me with me is cause I bargained I made to convince her otherwise. If I don't deliver on my promise, I'll be making a dishonest oathbreaker and pissing her off something fierce, so please help me with thist, Kee...."

(Honestly can't remember outta-chara that you asked for that towards Kee, maybe I overread it accidently? That means can't remember either, but that's not much of a problem actually.)

Towards both concerns, Kee just responds with a waving handgesture that can be easily interpreted as easygoing agreement. "Yeahyeah, that's both fine, will do, AS LONG as you please provice the fully built and set-up arm and quiet place for me to work on that, and the sheets of music ya want me to play as you can guess better what type of stuff she may enjoy. Or enjoy most. Suited for electric guitar at best, no lyrics and if ya want me to play any other instrument, you have to provide it. (Anything with strings is something Kee can play or will learn fastly.)"

"I usually don't hold free concernts, but I'll just will 'cuz I don't want to be the cause of a promise broken, least of all to a Pokemon." His concealed smug smile also indicates that he kinda likes that Ran soft-begs for his help.