[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[Lord Windos]

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Mandibuzz Round 2

Scizor rolls his eyes.  He was gonna do that anyways!

Bullet Punch 1
(5)(3)(3)(3)(2)(6)(2)
(4)(3)(1) Mandibuzz takes 1 damage 2/8 HP -2 Pain

Mandibuzz doesn't hesitate to use that shadow move again, seeing how effective it was last time.


Shadow Rave 1
(6)(4)(4)(2)(5)(5)  Well, it would be a crit, but Lucky Chant protects the team!
(5)(5)(5), (1)
Paula takes 4 damage and faints!
Scizor takes 4 damage! 3/9 HP -2 Pain

Paula stumbles backwards and collapses into Randolph's arms before she has a chance to move.  Even with this minor setback, though, Ran's encouragment gives her at least a little courage to continue and try again.

Randolph uses a Revive on Paula!  3/6 HP -2 Pain

Scizor's doing the best that he can, helping to chip away at this enemy's health pool with rapid attacks.  Every little bit of damage helps.

Quick Attack 2
(6)(3)(6)(1)
(5)(2) Mandibuzz takes 1 damage 1/8 HP -3 Pain

Manduzz finds that bug annoying.  She aims a sharp blade of air at it to get it out of her sight.

Air Slash 2
11* - 3 - 4 = 4
(1)(1)(3)(1)

Scizor nimbly dodges to the side as the Air Slash flies past him and barely misses Rui and Randolph.  Rui leans tries to take what little cover she can behind Randolph as the rushing air ruffles clothes and hair.  Paula, meanwhile, has jumped back into the fray without Mandibuzz noticing.

Draining Kiss 2
(5)(3)(3)(1)
Mandibuzz takes at least 1 damage and faints!
Paula recovers 1 HP! 4/6 HP -1 Pain

The black aura flares into existence, rushing away from Mandibuzz and towards the sky above as the vulture finally succumbs to the assault.  Scizor wipes his brow, digs through his bag, and hands an Oran Berry to Paula.  Then he pulls a Sitrus Berry out of the bag for himself.

When Paula eats the Oran Berry, she heals more than 1 HP!  6/6 HP
The Sitrus Berry that Scizor eats also seems to be more effective than usual.  9/9 HP

Paula, Scizor, Randolph, and Rui all get 6 exp.

Rui timidly peeks out from behind Randolph to view the scene.  "...is it over?"

Bravery-eyed as Ran was, he was easily able to spot the ironclad insects dismissive gestures, but Paula Fainting from that wrong Shadow Move quite forcibly diverted his attention away from them, rushing to Revive and encourage his smol siren to continue the good fight.

"Don't give up, Paula! I got ya back, literally, and I won't see you fall prey to this fiend, I promise! Now go!"

He then looked up to glare at the bleak scavanger with a fury the spoke only the justice he'd soon extract from it feathery hind end. Oh, they were going to get it now.

And soon enough the Shadow Mandibuzz did, the bird bitch wings getting clipped by one final smooch from his aquatic fae, prompting him to heave a heavy *Sigh* of relief, apparently unphased by nearly getting Air Slashed. When he heard Rui's nervous inquiry, he turned his head back to her with a soft smile and gave firm nod and a pat on her knee.

"All's clear, lass. Mandibuzz is down, so ya don't have to worry about it lining its nest with your bones - or anyone else, for that matter."

He then cracked a grin and let out a chuckle, eyeing her with a moderate amount of amusement.

"Funny that you choose a runt like me as Cover, but I won't question it. I do have a larger than life presence, or so I've heard, Hah hah hah!"

Despite the peril of facing down a Shadow Pokemon, Ran seemed hale and hearty as ever, as if he were completely unaffected by it. Of course, that was not true in the slightest, but it didn't have to appear that way to Rui, now did it? Put on a smile and laugh it off, and hope those of weaker spirits will be bolstered by it. It was something he rarely practiced, but around women like her and Paula, the dwarven craftsman showed a more considerate side of himself.

Speaking of who, Ran wastes hardly anytime in marching over to check over his sea sprite's wounds after they've been treated, and seeing she's completely healthly smiles in relief and pats her on the head, petting down her head fin in what he hoped was a soothing manner.

"Good job, Paula. Or like I said earlier, a phenominal job. Damn fiend may have KOed ya once, but you were able to get right back in a take their breath away. That ain't no mean feat, so take this victory with pride, my girl. Now, I imagine ya want a little rest, after facing down two Shadow Pokemon, so I'll let ya get some. Unless you still want march around with me for awhile?"

*Reaches into his bag, and Pulls out Two Leppa Berries*

"Before I forget, here ya go. Two Leppa Berries for ya, just as I promise. I'm a man of my word, and I hope you enjoy the fruits of your victory."


After he's done giving pep talks and just be nice to his female fishy friend, he turned and walked over to Scizor, and gave them a grateful nod. 

"Thank ya for the help there, Scizor, during and after the battle. Never seen an Oran Berry patch up a Pokemon that good, so I guess they're a bit more potent where you come from, eh? Hmm....if it wouldn't bother you, can I have one? I have a Berry Pot on me - something that can grow Berries on the run - and I want to see if I can cultivate a crop of Orans just like the ones you've been munching on. I'll trade ya a Leppa Berry for it, just to be fair. Well?"

Once that's settle, Ran would them fix Scizors with a fairly deadpan look, now not looking to impressed with them.

"I've notice you struggled to deal any decent Damage to the critters 'round here, and I don't think it's just cause their tough sons of bitches. No, if I had to hazard a guess, its 'cause you've been focusing more on your agility and speed over raw muscle power, and shoring any deficiency up with ya Technician Ability and Items, right? *Sighs* Regardless, I think you should be focusing on increasing your Strength or bulk for now on. As ya know, a Scizors' traits lean towards Defense and sustain in battle than the pure ferocity display by their unaltered Scyther form, so you should be trying to play into your nature instead of going against it. Otherwise, you'll be doing a half-assed job toward your profession and yourself."

*Sighs*

"...That's just me opinion, though. You may have a style of fighting that suits your unorthodox focus on Dexterity, or fights over in your neck of the woods value speed over pure Strength. Just thought I'd offer my two Poke about this - and this."

With nary a second's pauses, Ran reaches into his Inventory, pulls out his Metal Coat, and presents it to Scizors.

"Since building natural Strength takes lots of time and effort, how about I loan ya a small shortcut for awhile? You have plenty of Steel type Moves on ya from what I've seen - more that my Scarmory that typically uses this - so I think it do you a load of good while your picking apart your foes. How about it, Scizors?"

As for the Mandibuzz....well, he'd ask (well, insist) Rui if she could make herself scarce for awhile, implying that he was going to take care of it and didn't want her to be bothered by what he may need to do. Then he'd switch Zorn into his party, release him, gesture at the fallen vulture to him, before give him a questioning frown.

"Is this the sorta prey you'd eat, Zorn? If not, I'll just leave it here for the other predators to snack on. Don't want her for myself and I want to save up my remaining Pokeballs for more Rare or Valuable critters, so I you don't want them I'll let nature dine out instead."

After that's settle, Ran would reunite with his mini-group to learn whatever Karen and Amethyst found out from their meeting with that Blue-Eyed Absol before planning their route through the Dungeon. Simple as that!