[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Dragonstrike]

As Team OS leaves the Guild and heads to Café Connection, it's quite obvious that the crowd that was at the front door has dispersed.  Sheriff Flygon is patrolling the paths in front of the guild for safety reasons, but other than that, everyone seems to have gone about their normal business for the day.

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That settles things then, Kee makes a happy sound and gives Kogeki and Platina joyous smile. "Onwards we go, straight to the Cafe thennnn!~" ☆(^0^ )

At Cafe Connection, Kee will order the most filling dish with Berries that he can have for 200$P (I've distracted that amount from his money). "Big plans t'day, so please dontcha be spare with the protion!" If possible, he'll pack in a small amount of it to eat at a laster time today. After ordering and while waiting for the food being made and served, Kee will scroll and read through his diary - or rather, pretend to do so, as he's actually listening in on what the Pokemon at the other tables are talking about, chances are he'll pick up anything of interest. Or not, but it's somewhat hard to ignore them with the in-species curiosity of his!

At some point (can be any time, before eating or after eating, doesn't matter to me) he'll also approach Kangaskan with a gentle smile and his stance STILL giving off an easily-noticable proud vibe. "Good mornin' there, Kanga!~", he greets her, "Can I please entrust ya with some more pr'cious items of mine?~ I'll also need some things from mah storage, can't come in unprepared on an important mission!!"

Items Kee will store

- 1 Sitrus Berry
- 2 units of Coal
- 1 pink glowing crystal

Items Kee will retrive

- 1 Pecha Berry, leaving 2 stored
- 1 Quick Orb

That leaves Kee taking the following items along with him

- 2 Oran Berries
- 1 Pecha Berry
- 2 Tiny Reviver Seeds
- 1 Quick Orb
- 1 Apple
- 1 large branch of a tree

As Kee hands over that pink glowing crystal to Kanga, he takes a moment to admire it. "Have ya ever seen somethin' like that, Kanga? Look how it glows in an odd pink light...! Got it deep down a mine. Wonder what...it's made of or for what it can be used!"

The fruit based foodstuffs are quite filling, but they don't keep very well on long journeys after being prepared for use as ingredients.  If Kee can come up with a way to store the food for a longer period of time without it spoiling, it'd be possible to bring the leftovers along for later.

There's a lot of gossip going around the café this morning.  Much of it seems to be focused on the strange new pokemon that was found on the beach, but Kee also overhears a conversation between a Bronzor and Gothorita.

"Hey, did you see any of those strange gadgets the guild's members were holding in the plaza?"

"No, I haven't.  Why is this important?"

"I mean, they're the exact same shape as me!  Isn't that strange?"

"I'm sure it's just a coincidence.  Now, are you going to order something or not?"

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The proprietor seems to be in a rather chatty mood this morning herself, so she responds with a question.  "Of course I'll store and retrieve your stuff, dearie.  That's an awful lot of supplies, though.  I don't mean to pry, but you wouldn't happen to be planning a longer trip than usual would you?"

Kangaskhan seems to be rather amazed by the crystal when Kee pulls that out!  "Oh my goodness, isn't that a pretty thing!  That's not something you see every day!  You better take good care of that, dearie.  Wouldn't want that to get lost or broken.  Maybe Marcus might be able to do something with it, though?  It looks like the kind of thing that'd be right up his alley."

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If you're waiting on what Platina wants to do in the Cafe, I suppose she'd order some food for $200 Poke too, as I don't recall the menu and IC she'd be too proud to ask for it and just follow Kee's lead to appear like she knows it all. Furthermore, she'd give the place a quick look around to see if she spots any interesting Pokemon to focus on while she eats, particularly any Steel types like herself. If any locals appear to be interested in her unique appearance, she'd puff up in pleasure and try her best to amplify her nature Beauty to dazzle them, as she is likes that sort of attention and doesn't mind putting on a show if the mood strikes her!

Wait, now that I think about it, could she find a Male Pokemon (A Bird one, preferably) in the Cafe and attempt to use her Beauty and Allure to tell her about the Cafe, Town, and buy her a meal before she dips into her own funds? She's not above such tactics if it suits her needs, though she doesn't necessarily want to make a bad habit out of it - her parents taught her better, but at the same time she hardly has a lot of Poke to her name right now, so if she can scrimp and save with a little charm on her part....

The Shiny Bird would also be interested in the pink crystal Kee pulled out, cocking her at it with naked curiosity as she studied it herself. Strange.....almost reminds her of some of the lights her people had back at home....

The food in Café Connection is primarily based around using fruits and vegetables as ingredients, served at room temperature and excellently seasoned when applicable.  There's no specific menu, but there's a range of prices, and spending more usually means you get a more filling meal.  Most of the meals are fairly affordable at 50-100 Poké, so a 200 Poké purchase would normally be enough food to fill 2-4 pokemon for the duration of at least 1 mystery dungeon.

There doesn't seem to be very many bird pokemon around, but Platina does see a female Sandslash and a female Hippowdon sitting at one of the nearby tables.

"I'm so proud of our kids, going right to the sheriff like that!"

"Me too, Sandslash.  Hey, do you think the pokemon they found is going to be okay?"

"Oh, I sure hope so.  I'm sure they're in good hands with the guild, though.  Audino is such a wonderful doctor.  I do wonder what kind of pokemon our kids found, however.  Hopefully they don't turn out to be some kind of ruffian."

The Maractus serving as a waiter at the establishment wobbles over, two plates of food precariously balanced on its arms right up until they seem to slide off of his arms and onto the table.  "Heeeeeere you go, madams!  One Rindo Berry mix for Sandslash, and two Passho Berry tosses for Hippowdon!  Enjoy!"

"Thank you Maractus!  You have a lovely day now!"

"Just doing my job!"

Maractus makes his way to the back rooms, and Sandslash and Hippowdon continue chatting with each other as per usual.

The locals don't seem to have taken much notice of Platina yet, but that could change very quickly.