[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Dragonstrike]

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(Hey guys, I'm FINALLY free from Exams, and I think I passed all of them well enough to get into the next semester! Fucking EXCELLENT, ahaha! Got a few weeks of free time to burn now, so I can finally rest and relax for a bit!)

So....I don't actually have much to say or add about the Cafe scene IC, since Dragonstrike either glossed over Platina meeting with her rescuers parents or hasn't done it yet for reasons, and didn't let her Beauty Check for a free meal happen due to their not being a viable enough target for it. That, and Platina isn't one to but into a conversation unless what she has to say is important or involves serious business, so she has nothing to add there either. With all this in mind, I'm just going to make some bullet points I want to see addressed in game, and hopefully we can just speed past them and onto the real meat and potatoes of Chapter 2:

* Once more: Try a Beauty + Allure Check to see if ANYONE would be willing to pay for a $100 Poke for her (Which, based on the descriptions you provided, should keep herself full for 1 Mystery Dungeon length trip, if I am not mistaken?). If that fails, she'll Bite the Bullet Punch and pay for it herself, as she doesn't want to starve herself in the first adventure she has with her new group.
* She'll tag along with Kee to the Keck's Shops, and avail herself of one Apple for $20 Poke, no attempt to bargain or use her looks to get a cheaper price since Apples are perfectly affordable without resorting to such tricks. That should leave her Inventory of 5 Full, not counting the Scarf she's wearing.
* Correct me if I am wrong, but the Keckleon Brothers are based off the first two MD games ones, yes (One Green, the other Purple) ? If so, she'll make a comment about that, expressing a bit of interest at that and asking if one of them may perhaps be Shiny or atypical like her. I don't think she knows too much about a lot of Pokemon species due to her background, so this is more of a learning experience for her than anything else.
* Ask if they (The Kecks) know anyone that can possibly expand a Bag to carry more, since she would like to have the space to pick up stuff during the adventure and not leave her supplies behind. 
* More as a question to the DM, but do Normal Bottles exist in this world? Because Bottles can have a wide variety of uses, and possibly even help manage inventory space if you can cram stuff in them. On that note, somebody should probably try to find Hoopa's bottle in town before the group embarks on their journey, so that he can help out for at least one MD before getting ported back to Sahra.

(My apologies to not getting to your prior post.  I was going to address it if things moved smoothly enough that we would be moving on to the Lapras Travel Liner, but alas, life got in the way and posts have slowed down again.  Regardless, on with the show!)

Platina's Allure:
(5)(4)(6)(3)(5)(1)(2)(5) 5 successes!

- So, when Platina tries to attract someone's attention with a little more desperation, funnily enough, she actually catches the eyes of Sandslash and Hippowdon, who seem very interested in meeting the pokemon that their kids found on the beach.  After explaining her situation, the two mother pokemon are more than happy to purchase Platina a meal that'll fill the shiny birdie up for the duration of a single Mystery Dungeon for 100 Poké.  If asked where their kids are, Sandslash and Hippowdon also say that they've been playing on the beach, near the Lapras Travel Liner.

- The Kecleon brothers are indeed based off of the iconic shopkeepers from the games, and the Purple Kecleon just chuckles whimsically when asked about why he's pruple.

"Ah, I suppose you could say I'm atypical compared to most Kecleon.  It just so happens that those of us who really, really like Wonder Orbs and TMs like them so much, that we turn Purple in excitement!  It's a bit of a family trait, you see."

- The Kecleon merchants mention that the Guild sometimes gives higher Ranked Teams access to larger bags.  It might also be possible to craft a larger bag, but the merchants don't sell any materials that'd be useful for such a task.

- As seen in the Explorers games, standard Bottles do exist in the PMD world!  The real trick would be finding or crafting such a thing...

Kogeki:

4 - Ask a spice berry shake and maybe information about any Skarmory rumors.

Nobody's seen any Skarmory around Sahra Town recently, and they seem to be far more inclined to talk about the sparkling, metallic bird that Sandshrew and Hippopotas found this morning.  Gothorita drearily reminds Kogeki that they tend to mind their own business in the mountains.  He could try looking there for a feather.  "Or maybe see if you're new friend's feathers might be a suitable substitute?  I dunno, I have work to do.  Look, just stop bothering me with these questions and let me go get your breakfeast, okay?"