[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Lord Windos]

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Pyra happily hands back the scarf to Kogeki.  "Yes yes, you may have it back!  I need it not, but thank you for the thought!"  She also examines the Poison Barb with a little bit of disgust for a moment after Poliwrath hands it to her, before dropping it in her bag.

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Klink and Lumia head back to their quarters in the guild, and the main members of Team Omega Seekers head to the dining hall to get some grub.

The dining hall is particularly busy tonight, filled with several members of the guild.  Most notably, Team OS can see these pokemon present at a glance:

- Chimical, Solosis, and Golett of Team Artificers

- Blitzle, Mudbray, and Ponyta of Team Gallop

- Kogeki recognizes Torracat, who's currently speaking with a Liepard over dinner.

- Jigglypuff is trying to console Whismur at another table.  A Selkid is also with them.

- A group of Drilbur are casually chatting amongst each other over their vittles as well

As usual, Coldwell is more than happy to attempt to fulfill any pokemon friendly orders everyone may have (preferably chilled).  If the group wishes to interact with these pokemon in any way before turning in for the day, feel free to do so!

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(Alright, I have time and energy to post, so let's do it while the iron is still smoldering hot!)

*Post Training Maze Scene*

Don't have much to add, save for Pyra hugging all her true friends and nattering excitedly to them in her typical manner. She'd also be rather surprised and annoyed at her reaction to the Poison Barb getting pulled, and be tempted to break the dang thing until she rationalizes that it can be used later somehow. Waste not, want not.

*Dining Room Scene*

Pyra blinks at seeing Team Artificers and Gallop, not expecting to see the former and feeling......mixed at the laters' presence. After the group's latest run in with Chimical and co, she had been worried yet curious about them, and Blitzle gave her a lot to consider and reconsider about their leader, so she had somewhat more interest and reason to care about in those groups than most other Pokemon (save her friends, obviously). Whether or not the group can pick that up, however, remains to be seen (Or in other words, do they have to roll to see, Dragonstrike?).

She'd actually would've gone over to Team Artificers herself to do some investigating, but Dax's decision for the group's seating arrangement cause her to hesitate before deciding to concede to his will and follow after him. She didn't want to stress him out by dragging the group over to with the belligerent group, nor give him anymore reason to distrust and/or be concern over herself. Their relationship was already tenuous at best and fraught with trepidation, unlike the hers with Kee, Kogeki, and Karen, and casually chatting up Chimical probably would do more harm than go to their friendship.

The brimstone imp's own order to the living ice cream cone would be simple. "Anything you wish and desire to bring to me would be swell, Cook Coldwell! I care not what I eat or dine upon, no, so long as it is edible or can be made undergone!" Non-existingly simple. At this point in time Pyra has yet to develop a true appreciation for eating beyond it fulfilling Hunger and other basic necessities, so it is yet another thing she ignorant and rather careless about.

Case in point, no matter what is served to her it would be utterly demolished in less than a minute, sucked up, cawed down, and simply eviscerated at breakneck speeds, leaving no time to appreciate or savor her meal. Probably making a huge mess as well, though Coldwell could be savvy enough to serve her something that won't prone to such, if he saw her last 'display' .

Dax's story would be listened to with rapt attention with an almost starry gaze, so clear and eager her interest and curiosity in him was. The part where he got ganged up on momentarily brought a still, cold look before it vanished, and she didn't say anything about it as she praised him after he finished. "Splendid and fantastic, Undine Dax! Glad to see-hear your journey was so great and eventful, yes! You be toughed and roughed, by its trails and troubles, but you did not, refused it to suffer you gruff and humbled! "

Kogeki's story gets much the same reaction at first, until they got to the part about scaring Bonsly. At that she actually beamed at him and started clapping, looking rather proud and satisfied with his feat. "Excellent, most wonderful to hear, ninja spirit Kogeki! Terrifying your foes, giving them great fright and woes, so much so that drives them away and sinks them so low, is a feat worth its value in Poke gold! Very well done, my friend, yes yes! Perhaps I could learn from you how to improve my own natural Intimidation, make it ever so much more fiercesome and quelling indeed, te he he~!"

Dax's counter response earns him a curious and thoughtful look from the she demon, before she simply shrugged and offered her own two cents on it. "Be that as it may, be that as it must, what happened has happened, so I think there is no reason to give our Kogeki such fuss. Believe he did right and good in his Intimidation, yes, and need not be obliged to treat the stony sapling with any favor or fortune beyond  being spared harm or more fright. They are a stranger, and random challenger to him thus, so I see zero reason to care much more about them than mere amusement and a lesson us, no. 

If that Bonsly is so affected by Kogeki's masterful reproach, to be indelibly cowed and dispirited to be unable to muster the will to go on, then that is a failing of their own, not his. At least, no more him....bringing out such failings in them."

The phantom braves own rebuttal earns him another round of applauses and several enthusiastic nods from Pyra, who's looking at him with more and more understanding joy. Yes, yes. YES, he is exactly, ENTIRELY right! Kogeki has always been the one she felt like she got the most, and hearing him speak just now only further solidified that feeling, filling her with sincere happiness and content relief at that revelation. So much so she was quick to try and reassure him when he started (to her) to backpaddle and doubt himself.

"No no, I think you were right in your treatment and handling of Cowardly Bonsly! Like I have just said, spoken thusly to Dax, you are not require by anyone or anything to give your foe more than what they were already due! Let them be scared, be for them without care, and focus only what truly matter to you, dear Kogeki. If you are to do anything, though, make any form of amends with Bonsly, then I say you be at least unrepentant about what happened. Be sorry if you have to, but be firm that what you did was right and why you were. That is what I think and believe, yes yes."

Hmm......Pyra being Pyra, as per usual. Hopefully not horribly so, but.....

Once Kogeki excuses himself from the table, the fiery demonesss would give him a thoughtful look as he left, tapping her chin a couple of times for added thinkyness, before abruptly getting up herself. "Excuse me, pardon my absence. I too have a task I wish and desire to do."

At that, she'd leave and make her way towards Team Artificer. If Kogeki was going to speak with another Team, a former enemy of his, and faces no compliant, then she could do the same, no? Unlike him she'd make not effort not to keep herself from eavesdropping , but she wouldn't be trying to do so either. If she catches T.A. saying something juicy, then she will. If not, so be it!