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

[Lord Windos]

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Huhhh... This...hasn't happened before, and it's noted. Granted though, Bernhard hasn't tried giving that Astral Stone to any of his 'Mon before to hold... Except Zephy for just shortly, when they were up high on the roof of that skyscrapper the day before yesterday, if he recalls correctly. Does that potentially mean she is, just like him, Special and Strange 'enough'? That'd actually make a weird sort of sense now to think about it, and could lowkey explain what other things were felt in that Astral Plane. In one way or the other, this was odd, curious, and extraordinary; and gives a lot of food for thought that he GLALDY dwells on, it's a most-welcome distraction from the mess from earlier this morning.

Very Strange and meaningful indeed...

Means, for a bit of a while Bernhard just dwells there, resting their head on one arm while the other - matchingly the gauntlet'ed one - holds up the Astral Stone to simply observe how the light of the room is refracting on it and how smol Spritzee coos over it.

Soon enough it gets stored away where it's been drawn from again, and their focus is brought back to the present scene. Spritzee - he receives, as a sort of apology, a gentle touch with the back of Bern's hand. "I took as a 'no, do not give away this particular gemstone', quite literally. Apologies, my dear lil' one..." *musters the pink fae bird* "Though there is no need to fret or be sad or enraged, no. Our path is just unfolding, and the possibilities of finding treasure you too are able to admire and find joy in are endless, no doubt."

"For now though, it shall suffice. I do have to...indulge in business again and at last. You may get to you know your fellow partners at a diferent time, if you probably wish to do so." Aaand Spritzee gets recalled into his Friend Ball - what a fitting choice of Pokeball it was too, Bernhard has got to his his most dear fairy maiden ('Stop with the terms of endearment, you fool!', he mentally scolds himself) that much. And with that, our stern and kuudere-until-hitting-the-right-nerves Scimitar does get up and makes his way...

First stop, how's Mr. Gleam himself doing? Still sleeping and snoozing likely? (if he is, Bernhard mentally sighs, but accepts and lets hims catch up on rest.)



Next stop going upstairs. Where Myra, Nirix, Saph, that Saphire Pendant and - yes indeed - Zephy await. Bernhard will enter the room and greet both Myra and Nirix - who thankfully didn't catch anything of what occured downstairs, lucky! - and his artistic birdmouse all usually and like he normally does, quite literally like nothing has happened downstairs at all  and like a certain fairy lady didn't accompany their breakfast. If Zephy DARES to start about Morgana again, Bern would immediately halt her with - every emphasis possible, mind you! - by placing one or wo fingers onto her mouth, a manner of stopping her right here and right now. An unimpressed look accompanies this gesture, and stern words of "Hush. Enough of THAT. Not now please. Back to business and more...important matters. Our focus right now... *gestures owards Saph* ...it shall lay on her and the curse pestering her, as it should be now."
Speaking of her - how is she doing, and change to be noticable? How does the Saphire Pendant 'react' if we'll take it into the Gauntlet hand, in a manner of 'the time has come at last'?

Spirtzee quite obviously enjoyed all the pets and TLC, but eventually you do have to Return them, which causes them to pout. Your promise of future Stones and Gems to play with does wipe it away Lickytung spit, though, causing them to trill with delight before Happily returning to their Ball. Again, you have to admit - Morgana sure did know how to pick them! Not surprising considering she's all but one of the Rulers of a Region, but it was hard to remember that consider how seemingly focused on her own schemes and fun in the Mageocracy. Which may be part of the point - nobody underestimates her, but they can't even begin to fathom everything she's capable of.

Mr. Gleam is still Asleep, but this has an explanation - Morgana told you she specifically put him in a 'Healing Slumber, most needed dire' , since there turned out to be a LOT of compounding health issues that have been piling up and worsened by his tireless and extremely stress work and getting his daughter the help she desperately needed. She didn't really care about the fate of the man, but figured that since you went through all the effort to help his daughter you probably wouldn't want the guy having his own medical crisis either. Or worse, dying and becoming responsible for a child - though that tangent piqued the Fae Lady's fancies until you managed to distract her. NOPE, you are not ready for children yet, nuh uh! Taking care of your Mons and Morgana is hard enough as is, seesh!

Zephy, unsurprisingly, continue to ignore you, something you are frustrated by but grateful for in this instance. They still shoot you the stink eye every now and again, much to Nirix's worry. They'll settle down once treatment of Saph begins, however - they're not THAT petty to let wounded feelings jeopardize the health and recovery of someone like her!

Saph...her breathing has appeared to become ever so slightly more stable, and you could see the tell-tell signs she was getting close to Wakefulness. As it stand you could wait for her to Awaken, or simply pipe in the Pancea and do what little Curse Breaking you can with or without help.

The Pendant lit up like a flare, feelings of 'anticipation' , 'relief' , and 'urgency' welling up through your contact with it. You have a strong feeling this Pendant would prove to be useful yet again during this - hopefully - last check up and treatment of the lil' ill lass.

How are you going about Curing Saph from her Curse?