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

[Redstone]

Spoiler

Straightforward approach, eh? Let's see how it goes:

The tour guide - Jessica, as she properly introduces yourself over a dinner at a local seafood restaurant - would be unsurprised by you inclination to brave the frontier (given you earlier questions), but you mentioning you planning on returning to Alola gives her some pause for a moment....

Smooth Talk: Base 5 + 2 (Honesty and Charming) 
(5)(2)(3)(4)(6)(5)(4) 5 Successes!

Jessica's Reaction: Will *5 + 2 (Initial Shock)
(5)(6)(4)(4)(6)(2)(6) 6 Successes...

Fortune Roll Engaged: *Rolls* Hmm...good enough!

....Before she lets out a sigh and lightly shakes her head. The woman isn't happy about that, but is not terribly upset either by the looks of it; seems like she also expected that sort of answer on some level. Or you're that good at smoothing bad news over (a valuable skill to have for a man in your position and with lofty aspirations). 

You're spared further awkward of a potentially negative response when Lani pops out and jumps up to wack you in the head, giving you a stern and disapproving look for screwing up your potential mating ritual with the decent enough woman. She then proceeds to show you how to properly share bad news with an elaborate but gorgeous dance....

5 + 2 + *4 = 11D6 Dice
(5)(2)(6)(3)(2) (2)(3)(4)(5)(6) (5) 

...Which has the whole restaurant looking in awe and excitement, earning you two several laughs and cheers and a couple of photos. Jessica was initially stunned....before she started laughing at your wounded expression and the little spectacle, holding one hand over her mouth the entire time. 

From there, the dinner date went well: you were able to get into a little about why you must return and sharing some stories from your homelands, which went over well by the smiles and interested look. In turn, she let you know all about her job and some wild stories of her own times out in the field, including a treck through the Picaross Mangroves to rescue some group that got lost and ended up staying with a band of Dire Dartz for a time. She's not too eager to get into details about a Malefic Species (due to obvious security and safety concerns)....

Secret Roll: *Rolls* ....
*Rolls*....

...But with a little charm and reminding her you plan to go there regardless of what she said gets her to open up a bit about them: they're frog-like Pokemon with a rather distinct appearance, HIGHLY POISONOUS, very tribal and communal, wary of outsiders and quick to provoke, and very intelligent, to the point of being on par with the average Human. If you are ever approached by one, it means you've entered their territory and they are confronting you over it, or you've caught their attention somehow; at that point it's best to state your intentions clearly and leave if requested. And were you see one, many more are waiting in the shadows and undergrowth, watching and waiting to see what they should do...

All things told the Dinner Date went well - and Lani's Performance earned you two a free dinner due to how well she did! - the two of you in high spirits and a good mood as you left the restaurant. So good, in fact, that she does indeed give you an invitation to accompany her home, giving it with a sweet yet sly smile and a seductive hint to her tone.

"Might not be spending too much time together, but we can at least make some memories that'll last a lifetime...."

I'll leave it to you if anything more happens with her this night; regardless, you're welcomed to stay with her at her place.

You'll also be the first to awaken in the morning, with Jess sleeping in and completely dead to the world (Heavy Sleeper!). Her kitchen is fully stocked, including an deluxe coffee machine that can make a mean expresso, so you can treat yourself as you get the news and prepare for the day. 

...Though you have a mild headache in spite of everything, and rubbing your head and feeling a big goose-egg you know why. Looks like your body has had a delayed reaction to Lani's authoratative demonstration.... 1 Pain for the next Encounter for you and your Pokemon!

Rolling d20 for more: 16, highly likely.

He sighs at the sight of the news and after looking out of the window, there go most activities for the day. Maybe it wasn't all bad though, more of a reason to stay here for a while.

''Thanks for the help Lani, just what would I do without ya girl.'' He grins while giving her some pets. ''I should have ya use dragon dance more often, that was really good. You could maybe be a bit more gentle with the hit next time though...''

''Oh well, time to get started.''

He pours himself a strong coffee and gets started on making breakfast for himself, his crew and Jess when she wakes up. With that stuff going on outside he was happy to take it slow for the day, deciding on a little training session for his team in the mornin. A mental one that was, the grand meelee situation hasn't left his mind and he was determined to prevent a situation like that from happening again. It was time to discuss battle tactics about working well in a team situation, especially since commands aren't as clear cut as usual. The focus lies on spread moves, choosing targets and protecting each other from deadly attacks.