[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

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(Sorry for not getting back sooner to post but....well, I feel asleep at my keyboard while watching some youtube videos. Let me try to make up for lost time....)

Before we get into the current stuff....

*Minor Flashback!*

- "Ha! You say that's ambitious, but I say its just accepting nothing less but the best for myself! Otherwise, what's the point of being a Trainer , if you're not going to try your damndest to achieve whatever you set out to do? Getting a Heatran to partner up with me may turn out to be an impossible goal, but I'm not going to give up on that just yet! Not when I haven't even BEGUN it! *Coughs* ....Anyway, if I do track down a Heatran, I'll be sure to let you know about it, and get your help with persuading it to join me if its amenable to such a proposition."

- Ran would give Johnathan firm grip on his right shoulder after passing off the notes to him, giving him a very grateful nod. "Thank ya, Johnathan. Hopefully you won't have to do what I've asked ya, but...if worst comes to worse, Sinnoh's now prepared to deal with it."

That's it, and perfect timing, for as Scizor's Explorer badge starts to shine, signaling a Teleport to the Stairs of this Floor....

*Minor Flashback End!*

....Ran suddenly find himself in a smallish room with what looked to be a Kanguskhan Statue, wobbling on his feet a bit from the unusual feeling of that transportation before resting a hand against his head and shaking it to clear it away. He gives Rui a half-shrug at her question, and simply answer back with "Not sure. Scizors 'said' we'd be Teleported to the next Floor once somebody found the Stairs and progressed up them, but this is different then what he described...."

Once everyone else is Teleported in and the ironclad insect 'explains' (Via Sally) what the heck is up with this room/Statue , the bristly blacksmith closes his eyes and lets out a gruff *Sigh*

"....So we're half way through this Mystery Dungeon and to Spear Pillar, and it's only going to get tougher and meaner going forward? Mit Feuerstein und Stahl, fick mein Leben mit einem glühenden Hammer....."
Translation: By flint and steel, fuck up my life with a red-hot hammer....

When asked by Lucas if anyone wanted to quit, Ran's eyes immediately snapped open and focused on them, and he let loose a *growl*  and snapped his arm out in a very definitive 'NO' gesture.

"After all I've suffered through for this fucking absurd and dangerous job, with the stakes surrounding it higher than this mountain we're on and the promises I made to the Pixies and the duty I have towards my people? Fuck no am I giving up now. No matter how much I hate this blasted mission of ours, it isn't just about me or getting paid for it in the end. If this Tauros shit supernatural mystery force ain''t addressed and fixed by us ASAP, then Sinnoh and who know how many other places are screwed, and if I can do anything to prevent that, I MUST. Even if mean having to stand against Time Lord Dialga themselves and subduing them, so be it. I'm in it until the end, whatever it may be!!"

A rather impressive and impassioned response from the wee little man, eh? Hopefully his words galvanized the other more uncertain and timid members of the coalition!

Ran would also be there for Rui after she expresses her doubtful affirmation to continue on, going over behind her to lay a hand on her shoulder. 

"Have faith, lass. If not in Lucas or anyone else, then in yourself and Espeon. You'll get your memories back after all this is done and sent on ya way home, and if not I'll find a way to restore both to ya, I promise. Alright, Rui?"

Kogeki's own speech and resolve to continue has the scruffy smith frowning, as having revenge against the gods being your primary motivation for a quest not a great thing, but he doesn't say anything against it. If that's what it takes to get him on-board with the rest of this godawful mission, then let his embittered hatred flow. Besides, he's the last one to criticize someone about seeking to correct an injustice........

Their news of capturing a Ditto and offering to trade it to him got two eyebrows raised from the dwarven craftsman, followed by an appreciative whistle.

"Well, pluck the feathers off a Fearow if that isn't a fine catch you got! Hmm....not sure if I have enough to adequately Trade for it to your liking, but we don't know that until we haggle it out, eh? Right, I was thinking of Trading you a Sword Dance TM and Big Nugget I found, and....what about a couple Great Balls and Potions, a Revive and Super Potion, and a Gyarados too? Dittos are a real versatile treasure, so the Big Nugget and Gyarados should be worth plenty to ya in exchange, and the TM and supplies should be useful to ya while we're stuck up here. How's that sound to ya?"

(I'll say the rest of what I want Ran to do after this Trade is finished!)