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

[Lord Windos]

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Towards Ezmeralda and the Saphire/Eye Pendant:

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Ezmeralda look surprised at such a simple request being given to 'balane the books' , as well as the confusion about why, but she easily gave you a bow and a nod.

"Very well, though that is the least you deserve, Mark my words that you're be reward most richly for saving my Daughter - something my husband woud be much the same about.  *Frowns* I feel.... apprehensive about you getting close to it, now that I think about it, but perhaps merely 'nerves' talking. Come right here, dear."

You draw close to Inspect the Alter Pendant...

*Rolls*

...And you notice it blink and pull away from you at gripping it lightly - coincidentally, you hard a gasp from the spectral wife soon after touching the Pendant

"Oh! That...tickled? *Frowns* Odd...."

'Rewarded most richly'... Bernhard [and me, cue rubbing hands together in anticipation!] cannot help but to somewhat look forward to it, whatever the 'reward' shall be. Given the Gleams appear affluent and prosperous from what they could pick up, the silent eagerness to and anticipation of receiving is was quite real, enough for Bernhard to sport a mild and meek smile as he gives Ezmeralda a deep bow of respect. "I shall await and accept your reward most richly with glee, m'lady. It is a pleasure having been able to lend you my extraordinaire skills and a hand, for it is lovely to see your precious daughter being alright once again..."

That Pendant however... we'll let go of it quickly upon noticing it pulling away from being taken into the gauntet'ed hand, with a light gasp even, and give it a deeeep frown while gazing into that eye within the pendant. Bernhard remains silent for a while, pondering, trying to make sense of that reaction... There's some strange about it, no doubt. Something that spikes Bernhard's curiousity and interest, something that he cannot fathom...

*looking back at Ezmeralda, a worried look in their face now* "'Odd' it is without a doubt. Very so... Please, if you happen to notice anything further about this precious Pendant and you wearing it, do take note of it, for how it is different and altered now... I do wish to learn more about what occured, get to the root of it... If you permit, I shall and will visit you, your husband and daughter once again soon, least to check up on the latter." *throws a glance over to Saph, who is with Nirix or resting right now* "...The curse may be broken, but I cannot rule out that there may be lingering aftereffects of being infested by it for so long..."


Furthermore, Bernhard does desire to learn more about WHY and HOW dear Saph has been inflicted with such a vile curse in the first place. Since that is something he cannot make sense of, aside from someone having wanted to give the Gleams as much grief as possible (which again does spark the question of 'why'). Plus, if he happens to learn more or meet(!) whoever cast it, eventually learn to cast such a malevolent curse himself, Bernhard feels he'd have some grim glee on seeing those that dare to make enemies out of him suffer that much... Hehe, yeah THAT be something... [Potential new personal side quest unlocked?]

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Towards Zephy:

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Your Partner is panting lightly after...that, eyes wide open as she placed a paw to calm her own racing heart. Your request nearly causing her to bolt up headfirst into the ceiling, but you caught her in time to prevent giving her a literally headache.

"Oh! Geeze, give a lady a little warning first! Don't know how you can shake off that so quickly, but it's got my heart beating like a Primeape going RAGE on the drums! Seesh, it's been awhile since something got to me like that...."

Your request - once she calms down - is meet with an eager grin as she gives you the closest she can to a thumbs up!

"Already brainstorming how to capture that scene in fine eternity, 'Sammy' . Will need some alone time and the right material to do it any justice, but maybe the Gleams would be willing to pitch in to speed things up. Maybe even give me some good supplies or pointers to get it down fantastically !"

Bernhard pulls away from his mythic partner reacting so....strongly towards everything, and with a whole lot more cautious and slow gesture he gently strokes her cheek with the back of his (natural) hand. "Sincere apologies, Zephy." *frowns, but expression is soft* "Your singing... It has been something else, truly so, I wasn't aware you are capable of such fine arts... A little practice on it may be in the books, for as word- and spoundless is has been... I did happen to enjoy it nonetheless." *cue very light but appraising smile for her*

He gives Zephy a glance™ over she too adopting the new nickname, having somewhat adapting to and having been begrudingly getting used to the old one ("'Erni") - though he does not want to kill the mood, so he lets her get away with it. Plus Bernhard may not show or express it, but he DOES look forward to his artsy birdmouse creating some splendid art of the scene! Alone time and right material shall be given to her at a soon opportunity.

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Towards Saph:

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The precious lil' girl pouts at your light chiding, but an 'Ahem' from their mother gets them to reluctantly nod.

"Alright... I wanna play and run around so much, though. Feels good to move again, and don't want to rest too much now! But I'll wait if you say so, Magic Sammy."

Aside from her lacking stamina you could see she was doing excellently for being a Curse-riddled, borderline in a Coma girl; Medicine and the Healing Arts were not your Specialty, however, so you can't be sure if their are any lingering issues lying in hiding. The Panacea should've fixed them, but who knows if it could after dealing with the evil sickness?

Once again, how dear and lovely young Saph was in Bernhard's books! She receives her fine blue hair gently ruffled + a headpat once more, the 'grandfather and beloved granddaughter'-vibes intesify. "You're a good girl, truly... It is lovely seeing you up and about after you've been bedridden and comatose for so long." Bernhard prefers not to directly tell her about him being somewhat worried about potential lingering aftereffect of having been under the effect of the Curse for so long, least it'd diminish her joy and eagerness unnecessarily, Medicine and Healing Arts not being his speciality after all. Instead, he'll just word it differently, that will do!~

*leaning down to be on eye level with Saph* "Now then, dear Saph... I do apologize, though I have to and shall take my leave then, seeing that all is good for now. I am most busy and my pesence is required elsewhere... Please do not be sad however, I shall and would like to visit your and your parents soon once more. Least to see how...YOU are doing. Is that okay for you...? *awaits response* "Your father by the way, who has informed me about your grim state in the first place, is downstairs. He is in a Healing Slumber for now, having desperately needed being put in it after so much worry and anxiety for dear you... " *spoting a quite mild but gentle smile* ".....I am certain he will appreciate and REJOICE over it being YOU who will awake him from his rest. Once awake, please also be a good girl and hand him this, will you?"

'This' being a note that explains what has happened to himself [read: Mr. Gleam having fainted and been put under a Healing Slumber] and how Bernhard has proceeded to brew up a customized medicine for Saph in the kitchen, having made use of the Guest Room ["You hospitality towards me is and has been much appreciated"], ending with how he went over dosing Saph with the Panacea. It also includes a request to visit him soon once again, and ends with Bernhard's contact data.

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And so does concludes Bernhard's 2nd Encounter for the Day, an Encounter I personally have enjoyed greatly and that I am looking forward to continue at some point by revisiting the Gleams and learning more about the Curse and the Saphire-Eye-Pendant. I also take this counts as my Strange Encounter for the Day, potentially even as my Special Strange Enounter?

The first thing we'll do is visit a local Pokemon Center to unfaint Nirix. Not that this will do anything about his exhaustion however! Given how taxing it has been on him to learn and use Healing Wish however, Bernhard is more than fine to let his magical unicorn give any rest he needs for now.


Next: We'll make an immediate beeline over to the Kupo Koffee Kudos by making use of Zephy's Skill of Flight and an Agility cast over ourselves via Evocation! Because yes Benhard did receive Oz's message of what has happened to her, and he does not like it A SINGLE BIT. Not that he does express it however, and not that he responds to Oz's message. Nope, him and his Pokemon-partners directly and immediately rushing over to her side speaks for itself!

@Spiritmon, Bernhard will quite likely meet her in front of the Cafe, floating/coming down from above. He takes a moment to observe the surrounding before focusing on Oz herself.

"Greetings and good afternoon to you, Oz. Do aplogy if I let you wait, I have been... most busy, my life is, well....." *briefly looks away* "...taking a turn to an eventful phase once more." He'll gently pick up Oz's hand into his Gauntlet-hand and put it to his lips (he does NOT ACTUALLY kiss it though, he's 'just' being polite towards the young lady Oz is) Then, Bernhard sighs. "Tell me, how are you doing? Are you alright after a most hideous crime has occured onto a humble lady like you?" Subtly so Bernhard lets their gaze wander, scan and observe the close surrounding with high alertness. The vibes he is giving off is basically 'I am here, I protect you, no one and nothing shall befall you under my watch and as long as you stick to me'


At some point (it doesn't matter when exactly, any time while we're at the Cafe) we'll also approach @Mikaruge108 - Darren does receive a bow of respect and courtesy from the Scimitar. "Good afternoon to you... Darren was is, right? We've met before, haven't we, there in the park with the other chosen souls..."

If allowed, Bernhard will take a seat. *cough* "I've been most busy, so do apologize that I am running late on ersponding to your message. Either way, it...honoures me that I have crossed your mind, thank you. Consider me mildly interested in these Items you mentioned indeed, since whatever these may be, I shall always find a way to incorporate them into creations of mine. Your boon will be remembered, and I am certainly not above sharing the final result." *pauses, thinking over things* "...Do you have any suggestions or desires on what shall be made out of these rabid-Houndoom-parts? With the darkness and fire within them, I'm certain the result will be...vile and burning in nature..."



Course of Action:
Bonding time with other PCs, Oz (who resquested to meet Bern) and Darren (to carry out the deal of the rabid-Houndoom-parts) respectively. @Lord Windos, can Bernhard also flex the Scimitar's fantastic relations with the Settlers once again and potentially hash out a discount or similar for drinks at the Cafe, check out for a few books of the Fox Nook (will state what information he'll look for specifically after you confirmed), or the Fox Raffle? EDIT: Especially so if via Myra he brings his own fox into the Cafe and lets her interact/play with the other foxy 'Mons? ٩(◕‿◕｡)۶

I'm in a bit of a time crunch now, dear, so forgive me to skipping to the point with all this; I'll get back to expanding on certain scenes of this if time permits.

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With Ezmeralda!

INS + Survival + Alert - 2 = 6D6
(3)(2)(5)(3)(2)(4)

From the clues you've been given and the vague sense you're getting, you can tell that the Pendant is a part of Ezmeralda. HOW, and in what way elludes you still - more tests or expert opinions need be tooken, mayhaps!

Ez will consult with her husband later to see what a 'most fitting and deserving' reward you should get for going beyond their wildest expectations, and you have a Open Invitation to visit the Gleam Family Whenever and for Whatever reason! You literally saved the entire Family from their horrible Fates - such an Act deserves that level of trust and acceptance.

The only lead you have on the Curse's Origin is the fact that, as a prosecutor, Mr. Gleam could have made a lot of enemies doing his job. Magi and the Magic Community tend to police their own pretty well, though, so if Ruben did run afoul with one then looking through the records (his or the government's) should be a good place to start narrowing suspects down.
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With Zephy!

I'll get to Rolling for the Art - Miraculous Purity later, but you'll have to leave Zephy at the Gleams House to do their arty thing if you want the portraits done ASAP. Otherwise they'll have to delay until an Encounter is free for them to do so.

They also blush at your compliment before waving you off, trying to act aloof but none to subtle about how happy she is to hear that.
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With Saph!

She's more than okay with your request, though she's sad to see you leave so soon. If she was not just recovering from her Curse Induced Wasting Illness you'd probably would be more willing to take her to the Koffee Shop; perhaps another time?

The girl is also unsurprised and is rather accepting of Ruben's Enforced 'Get Well' Nap Time, and so too is Ezmeralda. Considering how in tune they've been, this should not come as too big of a surprise.

Note noted!
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At the Koffee Shop!

You don't get any Discounts on the Raffle or Adoption Options (They can't afford to infringe on their money makers, and it wouldn't be fair to other Customers), but between your Scimitar Status and the stunning Myra you get 1/2 Discount on everything else! Your fluffy fox is an insta-hit with the cafe crowd, all of them swarming around her, taking pictures and offering treats and pets (though being mindful NOT to touch her tail or anywhere she doesn't want to be touched without permission). She is positively radiant at all the positive attention and heartfelt praise, feeling especially proud of it and all the more grateful toward you for everything .