[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Kee leads the group into the tunnel ahead, the passage lined with more of those wooden supports supporting the ceiling.  There doesn't appear to be much of note besides that, until they happen upon a pile of rock and dirt from a small cave in where one of the supports collapsed.  Sunlight is shining through the hole in the ceiling, brightening that section of the corridor.  Beyond the rubble, the passage continues into the dimly lit darkness of the mine.

   

Marcus looks around at the surroundings curiously.  

   

"Wooden supports?  I would have thought that a place that the Conkeldurr were maintaining would be using a lot more stone than wood."

"Do you think there's something strange about that, Marcus?"

   

"Maybe a little.  I don't think it's anything to worry about, but...I don't know.  It just seems...odd to me for some reason."

"Well, I don't really think it's anything to worry about either!  Trust me, with me here, everything is going to be fine no matter what's here.  You'll see!"

   

"That doesn't exactly reassure me much, Hoopa."

"Oh, it doesn't?  Well too bad!  You're stuck with me now!  Heeheehee!"

(Metawise, that's not the direction I wanted to go. Aimed for the tile directly left of the current one - or is that not possible? Or did I not make the arrow I added in the embedded image clear enough? It confuses me... BUT regardless of anything, the other way diagonally down is fine too, no need to recton anything or so. )


Ziggy Kee STAAAARES at these woooden supports upon Marcus pointing them out as odd, but his curiosity quickly shifts to that pile of rocks, rubble and dirt from that small cave in. He approaches it, sniffs at it, claws a bit at it, and then begins to dig in the pile to see if there's anything of interest hidden or buried within in.

He pauses fot short to throw a stern glance at Kogeki , snarling at him "Can ya please NAT speak 'bout killin' yar enemies? Machamp isn't... a monster. K? Good, thanks." He huffs a little, then focuses on the rubble again. "Help me searchin' this pile 'nstead, would ya?" (This goes for anyone, any help with digging in that pile is appreciated.)

The lil' demoness quietly followed after Kee's lead, continuing to keep to herself as she pondered how things have gotten so 'out of hand' with her group and how to fix it (or stem the damage/conflict, at the very least). Occasionally she'd shoot Marcus some pensive looks, often followed up with a small frown before she drifted back into self-reflection, while Hoopa's antics and devilish carefree charm did eek out a few smiles and giggles. but otherwise she kept well and truly to herself. Not a bad thing, per say, but it was a jarring contrast to her usual sunny and personable disposition.

Once they arrived at the Woodwork Intersection Pyra started to pay more active attention to the group and her surroundings, looking this way and that with a quiet air of curiosity. The patch of sunlight caused her to brighten up immediately, and she wasted no time scurrying over to bask in it as the group talk about this or that. The restrained djin's comment towards Marcus' skepticism caught her ear and earned him a smiling nod, as she was far more inclined to agree with them than the bones craftsmon.

Kogeki's insight and the black 'n white crittercoon's rather harsh rebuttal got her undivided attention in most unpleasant way, causing her to look over at the two with a blank look that quickly turned into one of disgruntled indignation. Her friends were starting to get into a spat over something that minor, of all things? After all the recent conflicts they've had with her over (what seem to her, judging by everyone vivid reactions) much worse topics/matters, and the poisonous lesson that Marcus (unwittingly or not) inflicted on everyone? She would not stand for it, oh no no no.

With bracing immediacy the brimstone imp stomp over and interposed herself between her two friends, giving them both a gimlet stare as she ground out her take on the matter.

"Enough."

Turning towards Kee, her stare turned unimpressed and displeased. "Much as you dislike it, disagree with what he has said, Kogeki brought up a good and wise point, yes. If Mightless Conkeldurr could make a Trap to waylay and harm to would be thieves of his plunder, why can't another Pokemon do the same or worse as him, especially one so wicked and dangerous as Machamp, if we choose to believe what they claim? As for the matter-idea of....dealing with our enemies and foes so permanent and in finality a way, you can find and voice other ways of disagreement, of dissent, that are not so rude, hostile, and unfriendly, I believe-think. Much less and far from picking a fight over it in such times and situations like now and make it more-all pointless for it, indeed. Finally, thusly for now, you're our Leader presently, Kee. Part of that trusted task, regiven responsibility, is to command-guide-discuss wisely and fairly. Do that, be that, not this."

She then directed her gaze at the phantom brave, now tinged with disappointment and chastisement. "Though what you have said and convey has some merit, worthy of value and due consideration, how you said, when you said it, is not, no. Find.....better ways, nicer moments to say-bring up such and similar ideas to us-others, or not speak so plainly and bluntly without qualifiers or asking for their patience and calmness first. Why? Because.....what you say, do, and say-to-do......it.....it Reflects on you...."

That remark of her brings her up short briefly, a look of revelation followed with saddened resentment and nearly bitter disappointment passed over her, making her look even more dour, before she frowned once more and continued to berate Kogeki.

"Yes....your given actions-thoughts Reflects on you, shows you in a certain way, whether that is your prime intent or a unfortunate outcome. Take more care and be careful with that and more, Kogeki. Least you make nasty messes, create dire situations, sow chaos and discord between you and us-others, out of Willful or know-not care-recklessness......like me."

Pyra looked at both her friends, an authoritative air now about her.

"Understand?"

Regardless of the outcome, the fiery demoness ultimately chooses not to help Kee or Kogeki out with anything presently and goes back to sunning herself, as she feels that is a fitting punishment for the two acting like nitwits. When it comes time to move on she'll follow the punk star's lead without complaint, however. He's still the Leader of the group, after all, even if he could do a better job at it.