[Game Thread] Lord Windos’ PokeRole Adventure 2: The Wild Lands

[Pokekitty2]

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You (Seddi) are hardly held up as you approach the Center, as between you arriving with Dodger and your most fiercesome looking Ceruledge most of the force considers you additional help he brought in. One lowly officer does stop you - more out of following procedure than actually wanting to, from what your gut tells you - and after one doubletake as your considerable Identification and a awed/Intimidated look they let you go on your way and try to make themselves scarce and useful.

You know, now that you think about it, considering all the Status and Authority you were given you most likely outrank every officer here, including the chiefs. Only Dodger could really countermand you, and that's only in terms of the pure clout and POWER he has as one of Sutalor's top and more elite Independent Bounty Hunters. It was almost as if you were back to doing your job as a Ace Trainer of your League, only more so ...


For Randy and Sylvia, they don't find much on their own while they were sniffing out the scene, but then again they hadn't had much time to do so either or pull out some Psychic Tricks to enhace their search. 

With everyone in agreement about a Synchronized Psychic Search - Rabsca indeed looks quite excited to do such work, in their own kinda Zen way - the two of the telekinetic mons begin... Meanwhile, Ceruledge stands guard, sweeping their gaze around the area, ready to intervene if any foul forces would dare cause further Misfortune and ruin NOW of all times...


Synchronized Psychic Search!
Slyvia will gives a + 3 Bonus to the Final Roll, and due to both Pokemon having Synchronized the Roll Results shall be Doubled!
INS (4) + Survival (3) + Alert (3) - Difficulty (5) = 5D6 Dice
(6)(3)(1)(2)(1) + 3. X 2 Blegh.

Well, thank goodness for Sylvia's help, for that Roll becomes 6 Success in total! 

Initially, the coordinated sleuthing goes rather poorly, both because the two Pokemon's inexperience with using this method and the thoroughly confounding nature of the grim mystery. Just as the search was about to be called off the purple feline's gem lights up as they cross over a specific patch of ground. With a pulse of Psychic power from them it is revealed: a trail of foot prints, all of them glowing White in the Psychic Pokemon's vision as well as yours and Ceruledge's. The trail seemingly appeared right at that spot, as if out of thin air, before they lead all the way into the Pokemon Center. A shudder runs through both Mons as they become attuned with the etheral signiture of this Strange trail, and you can't help but feel a tremor of apprehension too - just what and who could create such an impression?

Ceruledge's Ghostly Vigilance 
INS (4) + Fight (4) +Alert (3) + *2 (On Guard) - 5 (Big Commotion) = 8D6 Dice
(2)(2)(4)(6) (3)(6)(1)(2) 3 Successes

Your Sword of Malice doesn't Detect any nerdowells or similar, but does spot what appears to be a Murkrow perched in a tree nearby, adorned in all kind of shiny things and dodads, as per the usual habit and fashion of city fairing crows. From what your partner was able to tell they didn't seem hostile or suspicions, but was oddly still and....disquieted? Hmm...

Footprints appearing out of thin air, and they lead into the Center and don't come back out?  Either the varmints used a different exit, or they Teleported out in some fashion.  They'll need to look inside to figure that out.

Ceruledge pointing out the Murkrow gets Seddi's attention.  Not suspicious or hostile...in that case, it might be a witness.

Unfortunately, most individuals can't talk to Pokemon, so that normally wouldn't be particularly helpful.

Fortunately, Seddi isn't exactly like 'most individuals'.  He has an idea already.

So he doesn't scare off the bird, Seddi will telepathically communicate with the Espeon this time. (@Pokekitty2)

[Sylvia, that Murkrow over there might have seen something.  Are you capable of communicating with it?  I could get Rabsca to Synchronize with it, but it's not telepathy, so the information I would be able to get indirectly would be limited.]

The Sync causes Sylvia to shudder when it snaps into place. She shakes herself a bit before turning her attention to her surroundings, pulling power from Rabsca to enhance her search. However, at least at first, she loses herself in her thoughts...
>? Guh. That was weird.
>? Interesting to know what Synch feels like, though... and I can only imagine if it carried a Burn or Poison with it.
>? No wonder 'mons make that weird face when I do it.
>? Did I make that face? I might've made that face. That's embarrassing.
>? Dad must have been very careful to keep his Sync away from us... I remember using it accidentally, way back when...
Then, she snaps herself out of it.
>? Focus, Sylv.
Not too long later, she finds the footprints. Odd, to be sure - perhaps a use of Teleport, or Fly? If it's teleport, Sylvia might be able to sense it - unless, of course, whomever did it took (really any amount of) care to hide their methods. Even with the Sync, Sylvia isn't *that* powerful.
>? Maybe there's something inside...
[Sylvia, that Murkrow over there might have seen something.  Are you capable of communicating with it?  I could get Rabsca to Synchronize with it, but it's not telepathy, so the information I would be able to get indirectly would be limited.]
Syvlia really couldn't help it - she jumped, and shut down. [Sync with Rabsca ended!]
Sylvia has a small moment of the frightened-cat pose before she collects herself, shaking her paws one at a time (like a cat that's just walked through a puddle).
>>Sorry about that. Still not used to people speaking to me that way.
Sylvia looks forlornly at where the footprints were, obviously preferring to investigate that, but huffs and turns her gaze towards the Murkrow.
>>Alright. I'll see what I can do.
Sylvia, who has some practice speaking to wild 'mons (and city ones in particular), needs no extra preparation before waltzing up to the base of the tree (if anyone tries to stop her, a good 'ole "rub their leg, purr, and then keep walking because you don't care" should do the trick) and peering up at the Murkrow.
“Esp! Esp~eon?”
(Hey there! I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions?)
Sylvia will also try to get a discrete look at what the Murkrow has as it’s adornments, trying to judge its tastes in case a gift/bribe is necessary.