[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

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Daxter stares at the beaten and bruised Machamp in confusion. "So... You weren't the one we spoke to back in town, then? Bollocks. We gave all of our money to her. She's not usually like that, then? Maybe it's that Plate thing? The power might have been making her go a little... nuts. Or maybe it was that weird shadow stuff. Either way, we've gotta get her back to town. Maybe get her fixed up by that Audino fella and question her. I've got some things of my own to ask her, but I doubt Flygon would let her out of his custody. Hmmmm. Guess I'll just ask nicely then..."

Daxter looks over at Pyra and he tenses immediately as he sees her clutching the wriggling Zorua. Just as he's about to shout a warning at her, he takes notice of her uncharacteristically gentle demeanour and pauses. He keeps his eye on her, making sure that she doesn't do anything stupid but fails to notice Kogeki absorbing the Zoroark's aura. Marcus's shout of shock draws his attention away from Pyra, catching sight of Kogeki kneeling next to the Zoroark and joins Marcus's and Karen's shouts of dismay. He steps closer, concerned that Kogeki might have hurt Zoroark but upon seeing that she seems alright he turns around and stares at him with a look of mild disgust. This look very quickly changes to anger as Kogeki makes his absurd suggestions

"Chop your arm off? Kill you? What the fuck is the matter with you, mate? Are you really so dense that you think any of us would be willing to do something like that? You know what? I'm done. I'm fucking done. I'm out. I'm taking my share of that money and I'm leaving. Fuck this team. I don't need this shit any more. I'll go and start my own team or join one of the others. Kee, Karen, I've got nothing against you. You two aren't all that bad but I can't be in a team with either Pyra or Kogeki."

He clenches his fists as he glares at Kogeki in anger. "In your place, I would have stuck around and tried to help against Nohface. Even if I would have ended up getting knocked out. That's the kind of teammate you could have relied on me to be. If I can't rely on you to have my back when it really counts, then I don't want to be in a team with you. I'll see you around, mate. Maybe you'll have grown a spine by then. Don't hurt or kill anyone or I'm gonna come after you. I've beaten you once already, and you can bet your ass I'll do my very best to do it again. It's not something I want to do, but make no mistake. I won't hesitate. If you want to talk any further, you can find me at the guild."

As for Pyra, he appears to be gearing up for an emotionally charged rant but takes a deep breath and paces to calm down before walking back and speaking to her in a slightly defeated tone. "I've been trying to get you to see things my way ever since we got here and I've gotten jack shit in response. You've shown yourself to have a weird, warped and frankly fucked sense of morality and I don't want any of it. I'm sick of stopping you from taking things too far and I'm terrified that I'm eventually not gonna be able to stop you at some point. Something like that is way too much for my conscience."

His voice then softens slightly as he tiredly stares at her. "I told you that I've mostly given up on you, but that's not all true, love. I just know that there's nothing I can do. Anything further needs to come from you. Think about those things we talked about yesterday, and if you come to a conclusion that you think is worth talking to me about, come and find me. Until then, just give me some space. And try not to kill or eat anyone."

At that, Daxter will refuse to speak to the rest of the team about the matter. He will retrieve his share of the money that the team had given Zoroark and will also take his share of more money and supplies that Zoroark and her children may have stashed away. Instead of keeping those, however, he'll set them aside for her children as they might need them more than he does if she ends up getting locked away.