[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"The canvas is ready."

"Gallade and I have met a lot of special friends in and around Corsage Port, Mr. Morgusi.  Today, though, it's your turn to meet one of them.  Or rather, several of them.  Gallade, if you would please take your place."

Gallade walks over to the beach, and Nathan prepares to throw a pokeball.  "And a 1...2...3!"

The pokeball is thrown, and the dance begins.

The Art of Dance: Waltz - Final Fantasy II

Emerging from the pokeball in a flash of light is a pokemon that looks like Grid the Galvantula.  The spider pokemon circles around Gallade curiously, and the Blade pokemon bows.  The two of them continue to circle each other in a sort of strange dance, both stepping in time to each others' movements...

...and then a ton of feathers suddenly appear, hiding the two of them from sight momentarily.  The feathers flutter in the air momentarily, only to be burned away by spectral fire moments later, revealing Gallade now facing a Mega Delta Houndoom.  The two pokemon are now engaged in a mock battle, each swiping at the other and filling the air with psychic energy.  Neither are harmed, but the motions are practiced, and the attacks very much real.

More feathers, more fire burning them away, and Gallade is comforting a sad looking Delta Houndour next.  The two begin playing, and the dog pokemon looks very happy to have found a friend.

Another flurry of feathers obscures the two pokemon once more, and when they settle, what looks to be the Legendary Mesprit is flying in happy circles around Gallade.  Again, the Blade pokemon moves in time with his partner's motions, and the two of them dance as one.

New friends, old foes, and lasting bonds...Nathan and Gallade have seen them all in the general vicinity of Corsage Port.  One last flurry of feathers, and the scene changes one final time...

To reveal Gallade and a small, black and white pokemon that looks quite like a bird.  The knight bows to the artist, while his partner stretches out her wings in something close to a curtsy.

"Mr. Morgusi, may I introduce to you Juliet.  She is a Masking, a rare species with the same illusory capabilities as Zorua and Zoroark.  A lot has happened here in Corsage Port, and I'm not sure when or if I'll ever be able to tell the full extent of those stories, but Gallade and I wanted to show you at least a little of what we've experienced.  It's thanks to Juliet that we can tell the stories not with words, but with pictures and feeling.  Is that sufficient payment for the card?"