[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Dragonstrike]

(No One told me he can't post soon, so it's time to auto Daxter!)

Daxter, Team OS, and Ampharos are swiftly greeted by Floette when they enter the lobby.  "Oh, there you are!  I was just about to send word to you that we're holding an urgent meeting!  Sorry about the delay, but it takes longer to deliver messages outside the guild, ya know?  Oh, and you brought Ampharos!  Wonderful!  Come on, quickly, quickly!  The Guildmaster isn't going to wait all day!"

Floette leads everyone to the Grand Hall, and it doesn't take long to notice it's completely packed when they enter.  All the Teams are chatting amongst each other, wondering why this meeting was called and why certain pokemon are present.  Floette begins showing everyone to their assigned seating, so everyone hears a bit of gossip on the way to their tables.

At one table, Liepard and Torracat of Team Slink are eying up a red eyed Absol and a Magneton sitting at a table in the corner.

"That's kind of a weird pair, don't you think?"

"Oh, you don't know?  Those are some of the most esteemed members of the Air Continent's Rescue Organization.  Word is that they helped stop a meteor from destroying the world.  Exciting, no?"

"A meteor?  Really?  Hah, as if..."

At the next one everyone passes, Team Stripes's Lurantis and Barbaracle are talking with a female Espeon and a male Umbreon.  Arcanine seems to be more interested in silently watching the party as they walk past with Floette and Ampharos.

"So you're telling us that you Teleported here from the Mist Continent on short notice?"

"Well, kind of.  We used a complex series of Entercard sequences, and that opened a Magnagate to a mystery dungeon that connects two distant points along a ley line that crosses both of our continents..."

"...ley lines?  Entercards?  Magnagates?  Mystery Dungeons, I understand, but those other fancy words?  A bit much.  Can you put that in laymon's terms for me?"

*rolls eyes*  "...suuuuuuuurrrrrre.  Basically, we stand where we know the entrance to a dungeon that connects to where we want to go is, we place our magic cards to unlock the entrance, and then we go through the dungeon to reach the other side, like going through a tunnel.  A very maze-like, dangerous tunnel."

"...I still don't really get it, but whatever you say I guess."

A little further into the room, some of the pokemon from Poliwrath Dojo seem to be excited about seeing a Wigglytuff and a Chatot!

"Oh wow!  Is that Wigglytuff and Chatot?!  I didn't know we had celebrities attending this meeting!"

"Isn't calling them celebrities a bit much?  They're just the leaders of another guild on the Grass Continent, after all."

"Haven't you heard?  Wigglytuff is supposed to be craaaazy powerful!  And Chatot's his right hand!  The two of them must have some crazy awesome stories to tell!  Isn't their guild, like, super duper secretive though?  There has to be a reason for that, right?"

"That big pink fluffball is crazy strong and secretive?  You sure about that?  He's going around and calling everyone here his friends even though he's never met any of us before!  How'd a guy like that get an invitation from the Guildmaster?"

Ampharos doesn't seem to bat an eye at any of the conversation, as he appears to be looking for someone...

"Ah, she must be here somewhere...where oh where..."

The group walks past the table where Team Artificers is sitting.  Chimical gives the party a sly grin, his snake tail hissing tauntingly, but he turns back to facing the table when Porygon-2 and Solosis address him directly, the Team discussing something in hushed tones that can't be heard over the din of all the other pokemon in the room.

Floette continues to usher everyone through the room, bringing them to the two tables closest to Delphox's chair.  "Your tables are right over here!  Everyone get comfy!  The Guildmaster should be starting the meeting shortly!"

The sound of a book slamming shut is heard, and a pokemon wearing the same kind of badge as the Electric pokemon walks over from one of the tables at a brisk pace.  It's hard to tell what's more striking about her: the intense look in her red eyes as she stares right at Ampharos, or the large jaws with huge metal teeth that seem to be sprouting from her head!



"There you are, Ampharos!  You're late!  Tsk, I shouldn't have left you at the Kecleon Shop to make sure we got a good seat...what took you so long?  You didn't spend all that time looking for a new Looplet, did you?"

"Ahahaha!  Sorry, sorry!  I really did think I knew where the guild was located, honest!  Though I suppose the facilities being based almost entirely underground did throw my sense of direction off a tad bit...and unfortunately, it appears the Kecleon on this continent didn't have any Looplets in stock today.  I suppose I'll have to make do without one for the time being."

"Well, whatever.  You're here now, and we can always look for Looplets another day.  Though you really shouldn't have lost it in the first place...that's impressive, even for you."

Mawile turns to face the rest of the group, a very curious look in her eyes instead now.

"And I suppose you all helped my friend here find his way?  I'm Mawile, chief archeologist of the Water Continent's Expedition Society.  And this here is..."

*poses*  "Ampharos, the Dashing Wanderer and our organization's fearless leader!"

"And may we ask what your names are?  It appears we'll be at neighboring tables, so this would be a good time for introductions."

"Ah, silly me!  I forgot to ask for your names earlier!  Yes, who do we have the pleasure of speaking to this morning?"

Daxter looks at the two pokemon carefully before responding.  "Daxter."

(Windos's character and Audino haven't arrived yet, btw. They'll be entering a little later.)