[Game Thread] Pokerole: Mount Coronet Mystery

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Sally then uses 1 Heal Pulse on Orpheus.
*rolls*
Sally spends 1 Will Point.
Orpheus recovers 2 HP, which I believe still fully heals him.

Yes it does, yay! Samuel, Sally and Lucas all receive genuine thanks from Kee, which comes in form of snacks for everyone.


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As for ideas concerning what you could do, I leave it up to you for the most part.  Feel free to train or bond with your pokemon, attempt crafting rolls, psyche everyone up for the battle ahead...the cave itself doesn't really offer much at first glance, though maybe you could try mining to see what you could find.

(Hummm... I think I want to do something with Astoria, in particular something in the hopes of building up her confidence a little and maybe even increase her Loyalty to Kee. If both Ran and Kogeki managed to increase the bond to Pokemon of theirs significantly here, I want to try too!~)


While the others are opting to follow their own business, Kee thinks for a moment - then chooses to seclude himself a bit by taking a place somewhere in a corner of the cave they're in, or basically a place where he will have a bit of precious alone time. No, wait - alone time with his Pokemon, to be specific. He just needs that for preparing himself as well as them properly for what may be ahead at Spear Pillar - He's certain that there will be ANSWERS, but whether he'll LIKE those answers... That's an entirerly different matter.

He doesn't seem to have fully digested the fact(???) that he seems to be born into the wrong dimension and having lived there for a quarter of a century without ANY hint of a thought that it's not right. Anything he had to go through in this dimension - is anything different about it in THIS dimension = the one he's dwelling now, with Ran, Karen and all the others...? He doesn't know he JUST DOES NOT KNOW, and this only adds to his torn state that he has managed to hide quite well. As he sighs, runs a hand through his long hair and gently pets Octavia's sparkling fur, he comes to a realization that in THIS dimension now - that he's not alone. That Ran and Co. seem to...care about him? Thinking about this - he can't help but to smile timidly.


But... Enough of worries and overthinking, Kee's always been that person that wants to keep himself busy to prevent thinking about such things too much. And so he summons Astoria and pets and gently speaks to the graceful Ex-Shadowmon of his. "Weeeeell, here we go 'gain... I - WE - can't be c'ertain what may be greet us if we take that one step outta this cave 'n on Spear Pillar - BUT, I am expectin' ANSWERS. Answers that may not be just handed to us on a silver platter, but that we 'ave to fight for..." He sighs again, but the smile he's giving his Absol is an encouraging one. "How 'bout we try to hone yar skills a bit then? Ah dontcha give me such a worried look, all under SAFE CONDITIONS 'n MY OBSERVANCE 'f course! And WITHOUT any pain nor pressure."

This 'honing of Astoria's skill' turns out to be some sort mock battle/training between her and Kee's dear old and spectral bird Yurei. He deliberately keeps particular orders for action scarce and leaves them do as they please, but takes care that none's hurt and throws in advice and praise every now and then. It also shall help Astoria getting used to the Wide Lens-monocle she's wearing, Kee realizes quickly that she ENJOYS how she can take better aim thanks to this lens!~ She also seems to carefully and shyly yet honestly enjoy how she can catch that bird off-guard by summoning a bit of a hailstorm within this cave and run around in this storm without any care in the world.

Rather quickly this mock-battle-thingy becomes a playful hunting session for Astoria in the hail, with Yurei being the prey. Latter seems to like this as much as Astoria, weirdly - she can likewise hone and enhance her already brilliant and masterly dancing moves via escpaing and evading this Absol's claws and swipes. At one point she even learns how to transfer some of her vigor into a fine purple feather of hers, as Astoria snatches this feather it faintly lights up and Astoria blinks as she suddenly feels...powered up? Yurei bows to her as as the dark prophet gives her an appreciating look. Yurei has just learnt how to use Baton Pass for 16XP.



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Soon, after both Yurei and Astoria have properly powered themselves out, they find themselves gathered and sitting close to Kee again, an exhausted yet happy look on their faces. Yurei has taken a rest on one of Kee's shoulder and mindfully cleans and sorts her fine plummage, while Astoria has - after some persuading and reassuring that it's fine - paced her head into Kee's lap; he now has Astoria close to him on one side and Octavia on the other side. Carefully among them is also Stella, curled up in her nice blanket and providing some warmth towards them all. It's nicely pleasant after the chill of the summoned hailstorm!~

As Kee and his Pokemon are gathered like this, he begins to play a song on his treasured electric guitar and quietly sings along in his melodious voice. It's a song that may not....match him quite well given usual taste of music, but it doesn't matter now. It's a song about them just enjoying their moment of peace in the world suffering from all that supernatural mess. (There's no good video of a guitar cover of it, I'm sorry... That leaves it to imagination.)


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Oh yes, and he DOES notice that Stella has gotten even more tails! He can't help but to sweep~ her into his arms and give her a cuddle-hug that's overflowing with tenderness. "Six tails now, SIX, that makes ya a fully grown 'n mature Vulpix now, my dear!~ Ohhhh tha joy, it's so wonderful, so neat, so..... AAAHHHH ya're makin' me so proooud!~ (´ ω `♡)

However, there's one thing about it that bothers him. He has...put her into the virtual reality of a PC Box on his account, and when he did so he was CERTAIN that she had FOUR tails. How could she has grown more without gathering any experience...???? 'Betcha this too has t'do with all that weird stuff happenin', that mysterious force messin' with things', he thinks to himself.