[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

Upon entering the room and seeing the waylaid woman, Ran's first instinct is to immediately rush over to see what in Heatran name happened to her and if they're okay, not paying the Stair any mind at the moment. He's halted in his tracks, however, once he sees the Espeon guarding her, letting out an audible "Grk!" and taking a few steps back, while Diam quickly peddles in front of him, looking unusually serious as she stared at the telepathic fox.  Given his less than favorable experiences and Knowledge with/or their species, including the time one tried to give him a terminal headache for trashing their Trainer, he has good reason for his sudden hesitation.

With that being said, the dwarven craftsman turns to Lucas/Sally and Scizors, a uneasy grimace plastered across his normally neutral/grumpy face.

"Err....would you two mind dealing with that Espeon first before we check out that ginger woman? I'm not too keen with messing with the purple kitty cat over there for....reasons, but we can't just ignore them and the woman. So....?"

Sally hasn't been saying much while she's been out, unless she needs to translate for Scizor.  "...well, they do obviously look a little on edge...Sally, Scizor, you stay here.  Let me go talk to them first."

Both bipedal pokemon nod, and Lucas slowly and carefully approaches Espeon.  He purposefully scrapes one of his shoes across the ground to make a loud noise.  Espeon's ears perk up at the sound, and it slowly and quietly turns to look at Lucas.  The 18 year old raises his hands to show he's not holding any weapons or pokeballs, and carefully asks, "Is it fine if I come closer?  I'd like to help."

Espeon nudges the woman, who stirs and tries to move, but is finding it difficult to do so.  The eeveelution then looks back at Lucas, a pleading look in its eyes, then turns back to watch the water.

Lucas quickly and quietly walks over, and starts taking stock of the situation.  Soon after, he waves to everyone else to indicate they can come closer.  (which I assume Randolph does when prompted by Lucas)

From the shoreline, the lake looks even bigger.  It looks like getting across it is going to take some time.  The water is perfectly still and undisturbed, but Espeon is watching the lake as if waiting for something to happen.  It seems really tense.

As for the orange haired woman, there's a few more significant details that can be pointed out now.  She's wearing a light blue, long sleeved jacket over a purple top, a necklace with a yellow moon pendant, a white skirt, long black socks, and pink boots.  She looks like she's in a lot of pain, too, and can barely move.  "...ooooowwww...the...water...it's...in the water...black..."  She winces, unable to complete her sentence.

Lucas immediately turns his attention to the water as well once he hears that.  "...that doesn't sound good...it'd certainly explain why Espeon seems so on edge.  Randolph, Scizor, you help Espeon keep an eye on her.  I'm going to see if I can spot whatever it is that's hiding in this lake.  Let's go, Sally."

Lucas and Sally start patrolling the shoreline, leaving Randolph and Scizor with the woman and Espeon.