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

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

I'm about ready to crash for a bit, but in the interests of not leaving you hanging for any longer, have an abridged version of Events (that I will touch up on later, promise):

- Heartbeat XP is still a thing, and you are right about the Gauntlet.
- Your Magic is still on the mend/in Lockdown, but you do manage to get one of the lighter things to jiggle around a bit with your powers. Progress!
- Mr. Gleam is still his room, STILL Sleeping. Stress and poor health combined must have thrown him for a real loop if he's been snoozing for more than half a day at this point...
- Saph is still the same as ever, but you notice that her Pendant is back around her neck, the gem still faintly glowing. Touching it causes it to brighten and a 'reaching' feeling to...well, reach out to you. Myra is currently napping beside their bed, while Nirix stand watch, groggy but still Alert (and happy to see you're well enough now, if the nuzzle and boop from his snout is any indication). Nothing happened last night, so far as you can glean from your Bond with him.
- You hear a rather aggravated *Siiiiiigh* coming from the kitchen - you are not quite entering into it yet. "Yeah, yeah.... Wanted to make breakfast in bed for you, but.... *Siiiigh* just hurry up, Bernard 'fore everything gets too cold." Yikes....Zephy is rather grumpy this morning. Better get to the bottom of this fast!

(That's totally fine, please do rest up properly, my dear!)


Progress indeed on getting our beloved magic back! Not...much progress, and it's unpleasant as heck for Bernhard to not have full access to it, but he's certain he'll get to it eventually - hopefully so - as that's perhaps not the first time he has overdone it with using magic. Looking at you, freshman years as a Scimitar under Acrowl's training, and getting to unleash magic in its full potential for the first times.

We'll let Mr. Gleam continue to sleep and snooze for now - because Bernhard feels like he DESPERATELY NEEDS the rest, if him sleeping off more than half a day by now was any indication. If he doesn't wake up in time, we can still make him, he likely want to be present when we'll dose his daughter with our brewed up Panacea? And speaking of her, whyyy is that Saphire Pendant around her neck again, Bernhard was absolutely certain it isn't his doing, he'd definitely remember if he'd put it there. Or was he just imagining and halluzinating how it got dropped into the alchemistic creation yesterday night? ... (・_・; ) No no, Bernhard was absolutely sure that he did NOT, aka that is has been real. That faint glowing of it was proof enough. But... How and why... Eew, he's not in the mood to overthink this right now, least he'd risk more exhaustion and headache. 

However Bernhard involutarily flinches a tad bit from that 'reaching' feeling, as if to say 'not yet, the time is not right yet' - and directs his attention to his two Pokemon-partners; most importantly Nirix, whose morning-greeting is reciprocated with a few gentle pets of his neck. He's also asked whether he wants to retreat to his Luxury Ball for rest, or whether he wants to stay here to keep watch over Saph while Myra is napping. "No doubt has yesterday been...eventful for you, and I do not expect today to be any less so. You have done great and I am utterly proud of you, Nirix. The choice is yours... I'd prefer for you to continue keeping watch over dear Saph, but please do speak up if you need a break now, I will accomodate. ...For me, I have certainly needed the rest, I'll be good soon enough."

Onwards to Zephy!~ But oh boi, she doesn't sound very well, which causes Bern to be on very high guard immediately. His mythic artistic partner usually isn't in a foul mood without there being a reason for it, especially so since yesterday night has been all bonding and reconciling! Bernhard does NOT enter the kitchen just YET, but says outside of it. "How lovely of you, having wanted to make breakfast in bed for dear old me, Zephy. It's much appreciated indeed. Well... Don't mind if I do." NOW Bernhard slowly does enter - inside, can we pick up on any hints that have caused her grumpy mood? Not going to directly ask, nope - perhaps an Insight Check first, or do we could pick up anything via our bond to her?