[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Karen and Marcus both stand between Pyra and and the two wild pokemon now, though for differing reasons.  Pyra would have to go through both of them (and presumably Kee) to even have a chance of stopping the Forretress from consuming the Oran Berry.

Karen can't believe what she's hearing and feeling right now.

"...but...but Conkeldurr was just doing what he thought was right, Pyra!  We don't have to fight him any more!"

Marcus just looks...deeply serious after the recent revelations.

*This part doesn't need to be changed too much, so I think it's fine to reuse it*



"Pyra, I think we have bigger problems than Conkeldurr right now.  If Machamp is actually deceiving everyone, then everyone that's done business with him recently has probably been duped.  And what Conkeldurr said about his behavior...I'm worried that means something's happened to him.  I'll tell you more later, though.  Right now, please stand down.  If you attack him and his crew, I don't think it will end well for any of us."

Karen's silent for a long while as she nervously waits for Pyra's response...

Meanwhile, Conkeldurr is unimpressed by Kogeki's attempt to snap him out of...whatever Kogeki is trying to snap him out of, and he just glares back at the Riolu.  "...just because you...have beaten me, that...does not...mean you have earned...my respect, small arms.  Back.  Off."

Conkeldurr is much kinder with Kee and starts trying to ignore Kogeki.  Forretress begins trying to shoo Kogeki off and create a little space between him and Conkeldurr.  Forretress is not trying to attack Kogeki right now, however, just nudge him out of Conkeldurr's way (how gently/forcefully depends on how willing Kogeki is to comply with that command from Conk).

"...the Hidden Mine...is a little deeper in...there's a stairway up ahead...around the bend.  That will take you there...I do not wish to ask you to put yourselves in danger...but if you can save them...please..."



Marcus turns his attention back to Conkeldurr.  "And that's where Machamp is, right?"

"Yes.  Machamp and all the...goons he brought with him."

"Good.  This isn't how I imagined my little request would go, but meeting Machamp and figuring out what's going on was my main goal anyways.  Seems wise to prepare for a possible confrontation as well now, though."

(Alright, I finally got some sleeps in me and ready to write, so let's get this show on the road already!)

Then Pyra is even more unimpressed and displeased then about the Oran Berry 'fiasco' , actually throwing her both arms up in the air and shaking her head at them in pure exsaperation. "Why are you so persistent, so firmly set on healing Forresstress like so? Makes no sense, no, none at all! *Lowers one arm and Sighs* ....If that be thy will, that nothing can change your desires at all, you could instead use Life Dew on them Karen, yes, instead of wasting are precious Orans. Don't like healing Forrestress, vanishing the wounds it so rightly earned, but if it has to be then I rather have it be that way than this, ugh.....

More and more, she is growing discontent with how and why her friends + Marcus was treating their enemies, as she could hardly begin to understand their deeper reasonsings for such, and what she thought she did was not anything she could agree with...

The smol fae's distressed comeback was calmly - if a bit mullishly - rebutted. "True, if what you say is, then so are we too. So I am, so is everyone, yes, depending on time, circumstance, perspective.....many many many things. Why should Mightless Conkeldurr be given reprieve for being 'right' in his unprovoked assault on us thee, but not I for being within my own 'rightness' to treat him and his own as they most deservedly be? For mercy? He was not merciful to us, so why should we be in turn? Why should I not fulfill his foolish, deserved wish, to send him into the gloomy depths of unconsciousness, to Faint him so harshly, after he so wantingly tried to do to us the same? Why?" (And there is the clarification. Hopefully everyone understand what she was trying to do now IC!)

She had more to say about this, but Marcus' interjection put an end to that train of thought, causing her to swivel around to listen and look at him with unnerving intensity. The brimstone imp was silent for nearly half a minute afterwards, deep in thought yet still staring at the bonescraftsmon.....until she closed her eyes with a third frustrated, third discontent, and third understanding *huff* and lowers her arm poised to Strike Conkurlderr.

"Fine, very well Marcus. Let us deal with Machamp instead, then, if he is the source-answer to this fight and might have Dealt with us dishonestly. Do not know why you all are loathe to let me grant Mightless Conkurlderr's wish, no, but......

*Looks at everyone, especially Karen now*

"......I'll refrain and stop from doing so, if it please you all."

Pyra would then open her eyes and turn to share a pointed look with the burly builder, her expression holding just a ghost of a smile which only turned ugly as they rebuffed Kogeki.

"Most fortunate and blessed my beloved friends so earnest wish for your and your own unearned wellness, care about your own plight so greatly despite your unwarranted and unjustified aggressions, yes. Mayhaps you could be more grateful to them instead, now-then-when, treat them with deference and respect instead of with dismiss and contempt. *Her smile turns ghastly* Especially when you are so very much at our mercy. Lessons to be learnt, then, so dearly for you and your kin: Pride goeth before the fall, and deaf ears, closed hearts, lead to dead ends."

The she demon would then stalk away slowly from the Conk Squad, going to stand next to Kogeki and wait on everyone to get a Move On to this 'mine' Conk so pitifully blabbed about. If her friends were so insistent on solving this [i]outsider enemy's problem, get to the bottom of this complicated matter, or if Machamp had actually ripped her team off, then so be it, they would put an end to this frustrating mess....

(....And that should do it! Pyra's still very much miffed at being denied her 'wish granting' , but at least she's now calming down and only disgruntled [well, more so] about being thwarted instead! Let's take these small victories as they come, people, woot woot!)[/i]