[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

"Probably thinking of Merle, member of the Elite 4 and crusher of so many trainers aspiring to reach the Hall of Fame, right?  Yeah, he's usually pretty busy, unfortunately.  The E4 don't usually have a lot of free time to chat with people.  So, yeah...wait, what?  Tanuki and Angela both have Dunseraph?  Where'd you hear that?"  Nathan's genuinely surprised by that tidbit of info concerning the Normal and Fairy type Gym Leaders both having a pokemon that almost completely mismatches their usual types.  That's information that he definitely has not heard before.

Naturally, Nathan isn't phased by Terra's Intimidation, partially because a) he's kind of stubborn and b) the Sword protects him from those kinds of effects.  He uncrosses his arms when Terra agrees to not bug Marco right away.  "Be mindful of what you say to him and why when you do talk to him, in that case.  He made his decisions, and he clearly doesn't regret them.  He's had a long time to determine who he is and what he fights for, after all."  And Nathan leaves it at that.  Nothing else needs to be said on that matter.

(Uh...if I recall correctly, Nathan should know Tanuki has a Dunseraph, as he meet them when he decided to share ROCK SMASH with her. Or at least, that's what I recall. Don't think he knows about Angela's Dunseraph, though! Also, I know Terra's Intimidation wouldn't work on Nathan, but I pointed it out to highlight how seriously he was taking the whole thing about their talk with his dad, FYI)

"Hm.....*Shakes head* no, not him. Trainer I talk about.....is one that used a Dratini in Stair's Little Cup. Silver haired, wore bunch of jewlery. *Scratches head* I think. Heard about them little after that, but not much after I Ven gave me duty to guard and protect everyone."

Terra blinks at their friend's surprise at his (to him) casual comment, looking a bit caught off guard himself at their reaction.

"Uh....Tanuki told me she had one herself after my Gym Battle with her, and saw Angela ride one to meet up with me outside of Almanac Base by Cress's Cliff when you.....infiltrated them to rescue your Uncle and Kogeki. Didn't see Tanuki's , but Angela's looked well trained and care for."

The rugged wanderer is decidedly less taken aback at the brilliant historian's final words about their father, and doesn't react in any way to them. He just silently lets the conversation die, his frown lingering on his face for a few moments before its gone and his stoically expressionless as he ever was. Indeed, nothing else was said.
Wow, what a mouthful from the stoic block of a man!