[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

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*click*

Gastrodon returns and sets the box back on the table after unlocking it.  It's definitely intact, but there's a lot of goo around the keyhole now...

"All yours!  Go ahead and open it up!"

When Kogeki pops the lid open to check what's inside...

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He finds an orange disc that clearly looks like a TM!  The label on it reads Bulk Up.

Gastrodon whistles.  "Whoo, that's a lucky one.  A lot of those blue boxes tend to have some fairly mundane items.  It's a bit of a 50-50 if you're gonna get something good, and TMs like that are on the rarer side.  Now, if you ever find a red Treasure Box, that's a different story.  Those are almost guaranteed to have something rarer in them.  And I can't say I've ever seen one personally, but I've heard that there's black Treasure Boxes as well, and that those contain the rarest loot of all."

Before I get to addressing this post, a brief response to Blitzle's farewell: She doesn't visibly react or acknowledge it, and simply lets them go without further issue. As for her thoughts about his parting words......well, she frankly doesn't care about whatever reasons or justifications Ponyta had for their transgression, and even less about the fiery foal themselves. They selfishly and callously choose to leave Karen to the wolves (or Traprinches, rather) without any real consideration, and so in turn they recieve no sympathy, empathy, or forgiveness for that or their behavior in general until the right reparations were made.

*Now, onto the next Scene!*

By the time Kogeki coincidentally meet up with her at the Treasure Box 'Shop'  the lil' demoness was in a better mood than she was.....sorta. She was still quiet, unsmiling, and thoughtful (much more so the later after her chat with Blitzle), but the distraught and troubled air she previously carried was gone and she was no longer distracted by her own internal conflict. Seeing the phantom brave almost managed to restart that dismal state of hers, but she managed to muster the Will to resist that and instead gave him a light but warm smile and a wave as he joined her.

"Good mornings and greetings, my dear Kogeki. Was your slumber restful and good? Have details and information to share about the Jobs for today, yes, would you like to hear it if you do not know?"

The whole process of lockpicking of the Treasure Box greatly intrigued her, especially after seeing the slimy residue around keyhole, prompting her to looking at the boneless sea slug with a look of intense curiosity.

"Did you use your body to unlock and release the bindings of this once closed chest? Would it be possible for others to learn how to do the same-similar as you?"

Once TM: Bulk Up was revealed to her Pyra had a sudden flare of intense desire and anticipation, which threw her for a loop and caused her to blink a bit in mild shock, as she never felt that way about....well, anything but her friends (in a sense) before. It was an almost frightening feeling, really, but her Instincts and interest in said feeling and the Item that inspired it overuled any trepidation she might have had. She took a longer look at it, before she turned to Kogeki with a strange expression of yearning and with a hopeful tone.

"Noble Spirit Kogeki.......would you let me have this TM, claim it for my selfish desires? In exchange for it 1 Gold Bar I shall give. So, if you be willing to this trade......?"