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

[Lord Windos]

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DAY 7: THE DAY OF THE FESTIVAL!!!

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I've been SOOO looking forward to that day and festival WOOOOOHHHHHOOOOOOOO~~*sound of utter excitement* ☆*:.｡.o(≧▽≦)o.｡.:*☆ I shall and will THE MOST of this day and enjoy it at max capacity, thank you for the serotonin, Windos! <3


Gauntlet Stress has been reduced to 6 due to nighttime rest - or is it 12? I'm not too sure anymore, I should really keep better track of this - still not optimal, but good enough to cast a few spells if needed. And if it makes Bernhard's life easier. The joy of being a Scimitar!

What about Myra, Nirix and Spritzee being at 0/5 Will from the events of the previous day? Do they remain like this on the current day or are they feeling better in these terms too? (Asking to know how much I can do with them)





For the oh-so-calm and kuudere Magus, the day of the festival day starts... awkwardly and with max embarassment plus a mild surge of panic, given the situation/position he found himself in. (///_///; ) He would much rather be cuddling and spooning with Morgana now, wouldn't you know!!!!!
Zephy being cuddly is fine, Bernhard's used to that (and if being completely honest to himself, he enjoys it too) - but it's an entirerly different can of worms if it's a big chimera of a Pokemon that may or maybe not should exist in the first place. We're giving Umbrelong - 'Nox' - a look of disapproval that quite literaly conveys 'What the heck are you doing in my bed, huh?? (≖､≖╬) ', before... Uhm... Well, at second glance...? "Weeeellll.... I gueeessssss a tiny little bit of cuddling in the morning is fine after all~~" Bernhard does enjoy the touch of these furry scales, how warm she/they are, and what sort of vibe she's giving off. Special emphasis on 'tiny little bit' and 'only cuddles' - the very moment Umbrelong tries to go for more, Bernhard will cast a Protect via Evocation over himself and flee into the bathroom.


Onwards to the current day!~ After how vexxing the past few days were, we're set on enjoying ourselves today. Or TRY to do so, at least, may heaven have mercy with Bernhard if Miss Fortune and Lady Luck throw more 'suprises' at him.


Morgana's message - it does wonders to his mood. He's meekly smiling to himself, feeling like a jolly teenager once more, hehe~~ She receives a simple '♡⌒ヽ(*'､^*)' as a response, while the invitation to come to the City Hall to kick the festival off - Bernhard couldn't help but to chuckle about that. "Clever move there indeed, very clever~" He's feeling utterly honoured about the invitation actually, his 'you flatter me so~'- senses are going off, why humour them for latching onto this opportunity!~ The Bayhama government receives a simple 'With great pleasure I shall come to the City Hall indeed, give me a bit of time to properly get ready please~' as a response. Double so if they reward him for granting them some of his time, but Bernhard's way to humble to ask for that directly. (Out of curiosity - will any of the party members actually come to see that speech? No hard feelings if not - just curious!~)


Now, Bonus Slot time for the current day!~

Making sure our Pokemon partners are in good condition, making sure they're fine and everything. WITHOUT the love and care that a Trainer would provide and display, because that is not what Bernhard is.

Time to gather magical crafting materials for alchemistic shenanigans from them too - 3 units of Toxic (Kitsune-)Sludge, and 3d6 of Veil Color from Nirix. Benhard's quite curious about Equinox too... Her/their saliva appears to be quite potent, would she/they let him collect some of it?

During collecting, now at least Nirix shall learn Sketch for 50XP - and promptly sketch Zephy's Blizzard. More icy powers, yes please.



USUALLY I would prefer to do something related to magic for this second Bonus Slot, like training some spells or tinker with my Gauntlet - but not so today. Nope, Bernhard needs and wants to do somethingelse - utterly and completely spruce himself up for giving a small speech at the City Hall and meeting with Morgana later!~ Like, the entire programme please: Shower, shave, perfume oneself, practice his speech and manners, pick his best Scimitar robe, et cetera.

Dear Zephy receives a small request too: She is asked to let her artistic skills shine and draft up a small speech for Bernhard to recite (just a few bullet points, he will fill the blanks). She shall spend a Willpoint on this, which will trigger her NoticeMe!-plotdevice and automatically grant 2 Successes if the drafting up of a speech will be rolled. We're all alone with our 'Mons, so no need to worry about drawing in all sort of attention now.


EDIT: After that, he will make his way to the City Hall! I'll let you intoduce the scene first, @Lord Windos

(You're quite welcome dear~!)

If it was at 25 by the end of yesterday, then it's halved again for 12. Try to keep track of it, or otherwise Fights might get a bit more dicey than we traditionally like!

Your Mons will be at 2/5 - both due to Day Start Will Gain AND the excitement of the Festival revitalizing even Bern's stoic and serious Mons! Myra in particularly seems especially antsy - yesterday got to her, and she simply wants a day to spend WITH YOU that doesn't go horribly awry!

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(And now everyone Meta Knows this as well, he he he!)

Smart move - intial attempts to pry the beast off only got you treated like stuffed Teddiursa. You ARE eventually able to get free with your Patented Magic Pillow Swap Trick, though - if it worked on the Fairy Queen it'd work on your new Partner for sure!

*Rolls* ...You have not managed to Tempt the Fates. Perhaps they're giving you a break after yesterday's show and dance.

You get an enthused message from the local gov that can be summarized as 'GREAT! Come as soon as you can, Master Bernard!' Blatent ego stroking, but if you don't want to complain why not enjoy it~ ?

Now to the BSs...

#1: You get your Partners in good order and condition, though Myra proves a bit harder to wrangle than usual to do the aforementioned STRESS she's been under. *Rolls* You get 7 Units of Veil Color and 3 Units of Toxic K-Sludge! You also get 1 Unit of Cyan Saliva....after having to magically reinforce a container after the last one melted trying to contain the fluorescent spit. REAL potent and caustic stuff - even unprocessed it likely could do some serious damage to most things, and give anything living the same Paralytic treatment YOU 'suffered' . Who KNOWs what it'd do once you put it through the alchemic ringer...hopefully nothing too explosive or messy! Equi accepts your ministrations with surprising nonchalance - maybe they're used to be treated like this?

NOW Nirix Learns Zephy's Blizzard. Zephy expresses some amount of shock about THAT result, giving you and the unicorn a Look before rolling her eyes and mock huffing with crossed arms.

"Oh fine, steal some of my signature work why don't ya? Be careful though - any frost storms I can conjure by regular Mons are going to have a bit more kick too them."

#2: This is streeeetching what a Bonus Slot allows, but I suppose Bern would be practiced enough looking good and READY for his beau , and Zephy can rather easily create a VERY Well Made (It sparkles with QUALITY) Opening Speech for you to use or modify with or without her PDs (though with it you get THAT). She prefers more physical expression of the Arts, but she indeed is still quite Skilled with the Art of the Written Word too! Doesn't hurt she has a thoroughly satisfied and kinda dopy expression still from last night's escapades - WOO boy, she REALLY like and NEEDED that after such a long dry spell, eh he he!


Onto the City Hall Scene !

To put it bluntly, the area outside the central nerve center of Bayhama was swamped with a crowd numbering well into the THOUSANDS, all of them shifting and swaying as they eagerly awaited the Grand Opening of the Festival to truly begin the fun! Fortunately for you, though, getting to the Stage was easy as glide - you literally could Fly up and over everyone to land right on it in a stunning display that gets a BIG cheer of surprise and excitement from EVERYONE!

A stuffy looking official bustles up to you and offers to shake your hand - being aware that physical contact was not always preferred among Scimitars - before motioning to the podium overlooking EVERYONE, complete with a few cameras and a set of microphones. 

Speaking of which - their was a BIG Blimp that was hovering over City Hall, broadcasting the Grand Opening to everyone in Bayhama so they don't miss out on it if they couldn't make it in person! Doesn't beat the experience of being their LIVE (and the goodies thereof), but this way everyone could be included in the spectacle!

"Master Bernhard, we are so very glad you could make it! We promise you'll be well honored and approprietely compensate for this - we understand you might be quite busy with your own matters, and are grateful you made time for us anyway. Now please, help us Begin the Festival!"

Right now the beating heart of the City was right in your hands, thrum and beating with Anticipation at what YOU had to say....!

Ball's in your Court - how do you want to go about it? I could literally give you a Speech made by Zephy, Bullet Points like you asked, or you can come up with something whole cloth and I'll apply a bunch of Bonuses too it due to the Speech!