[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Ventus, Valder, and Nathan get +1 Will point for participating in the Running.

Shiva gets +1 Will point for relaxing all day in the Pokemon Daycare.

[Iron]

Nathan looks back at Kirlia...and then nearly has a panic attack when he sees him by the barrier.  He's quick to run over to his best friend...

"Kirlia, please tell me you didn't touch that barrier..."

When Kirlia nods, though, Nathan starts worrying a little...

"Oh no...Mesprit, is he going to...?"  He can't complete the question.  He doesn't even want to think about it...he knows it's not likely to be the same as touching the legendary itself, but discretion is the better part of valor when it comes to dealing with powerful pokemon that might not be entirely pleased with you...

Kirlia smiles, showing he kept his emotions. But he also looks a little worried - evidence that Kirlia is not 100% sure what's going on here either. He'll be more careful in the future!

Not everything you read in the Pokedex is entirely accurate, but the entries on the legendaries are usually NOT exaggerated! 

Kirlia thinks for a bit, and taps the purple orb again. The Unown shift, swapping back to runic form, then into Roman letters once again. This time, the message is different.

"The Pokemon of Sentiments have paths to follow
The spirit cannot free itself to flee, to breach the wall of its power
Unless it be convinced by unselfish love."

"Two paths appear before the child
Future or present, thither or now
Earth or sky."

"The choice belongs to one
Neither boy nor man
Who will never again be alone."

[Iron]

I forgot to use Monferno's Blaze, too.

The Mystic sends out Breloom!

"Peace, Breloom. This fight is not as foregone as you may believe."

[Spiritmon]

(And the expert belt too man.)

Heart know the last fight would tough so he decide to not risk too much. "Alright Rose lets fight with everything we have! Fist use Flame Wheel! Then use Close Combat to cause any more damage!" Heart was prepare to use full heal in case Breloom cause Rose to sleep with Stun Spore (include Full Heal if Rose suffer Stun Spore or put in status condition)

(Just a quick question: SInce Breelom is a grass-type, the Fire damage will count?)

[Iron]

Doduo Round 1

Valder: (1)
Doduo: (1)

Thanks to your high Survival, you'll go first.

Night Slash
(3)(4)(2)(6)(5) Theo slices the feathers from one side of one of the bird's heads.
(4)(1)(5)(5)(6) Doduo takes 4 dmg 2/6hp -2 pain

Doduo pounds down the pavement, staggering about drunkenly. Half the time, it's not even hitting Theo, but fighting random bystanders.

Thrash
Target chance dice: (1)(1)(4) On a six, Doduo's Thrash will hit a random bystander.
3 Dex + 3 Fight + 2 Brawl -3 actions -2 pain = 3 dice
(6)(5)(2)
2 Str + 5 power +1 STAB - 2 vitality = 6d6-1 resistance
(6)(2)(4)(5)(1)(3) Theo takes 2 dmg 3/5 hp

Night Slash
(3)(3)(1) Theo misses his next move, wincing at unaccustomed pain.

Thrash
Chance: (2)(6)(2)
Doduo strikes out at a nearby trainer who is TRYING to catch an Aron!
(2)(4)
(4)(4)(4)(3)(4)(6) Ouch! The trainer is nearly knocked out! He turns to glare not at Doduo, not at Theo, but at Valder. "Keep your fight to yourself!!"

Thrash
Chance: (3)(2)(2)
(1) Miss

Doduo Round 2

Night Slash
(2)(1)(3)(5)
(6)(5)(1)(3)(6) Doduo faints!

Theo gains 3Xp. Valder gains 1Xp.



If you drink that Lemonade, I'll give you one more chance at Piloswine. Otherwise, you are out of Vitality!

[Iron]

(And the expert belt too man.)

Heart know the last fight would tough so he decide to not risk too much. "Alright Rose lets fight with everything we have! Fist use Flame Wheel! Then use Close Combat to cause any more damage!"

(Just a quick question: SInce Breelom is a grass-type, the Fire damage will count?)

Fire is supereffective against Breloom.

[Lord Windos]

He almost flitched when Shiva hand raised up to re-arrange his hair back into place, but he manage not to as he focused on how she was currently feeling. Tired, exhausted, a little resentful, curious and mystified (about what, he could not tell) , slight attraction (...) , and many more in the tangled snarl he cruelly transformed her emotional state into now. However, to his surprise, there was not a trace of anger or resentment held for him right now. Instead, in its place was....compassion and forgiveness? Then, only a moment after he processes this reversal of emotions in his dear friends, she gave her answer to his plea. Ventus carefully listened to her soft-spoken words, and was a ever so minutely disheartened that hear that the slate had not be cleaned between them, but he grateful that she was willing to accept his olive branch. Things may not be entirely fixed between him and her, but the process of mending had begun; he could take heart with that, at least.

Ven didn't trust himself to speak right now, in fear of shattering the fragile state of forgiveness between them, so he just nodded his head in response, his eyes firmly staring at her with all the sincerity and thankfulness he could bring to them. When she lightly pecked him on the check, though, he was very startled by the move, and almost let go of her entirely in shock, but he managed to tighten his hug on her to prevent such an abrupt departure. The empath stared at her for short while, and moved his other hand to touch the spot she kissed him, before he gave her a weak, timid, but sincere smile for the sign of affect. Removing his own hand from his check, the eccentric researcher brushed the hair around her forehead out of the way, before he leaned down and place a gentle kiss upon their brow, and whisper softly to them: "Bless it be Reshirim, I don't deserve a kind soul like you being my friend, but you are, and I must treat you like the precious treasure that you are. Thank you, Shiva..."

To the next part of her response (he felt that she had more to say to him, and waited patiently for her to speak), he felt slightly encroached upon by THAT stipulation being added to his eventual forgiveness, but he had to concede that she had made a rather salient point in regards to his actions. 'For every moment I've caused a spat to occur in the group, it was because of either my thoughtless actions or impulsive desire to help my friends. As much as I am loathed to have my actions moderated or restrained in such a manner, perhaps it is for the best in this case. If something isn't done to stop the perpetual cycle of hot and cold anger between Nathan and myself, then all will be lost between the three of us I imagine,' the researcher though, and was about to vocally assent to the mystical woman's actions when she unexpected Segway and brought Rachael into the conversations.

Dead Silence. Ventus expression went tense as one of his greatest failings was used as an example for his atrocious behavior as of late, and his head was titled downwards once more. He knew that she didn't mean ill by her words, and that she was only trying to make him fully understand and prevent him from repeating his mistakes (as he is quite keenly aware of), but that still didn't stop the pain he felt. Just as it seems like he might react in an overtly more negative way, the weary researcher let out a long suffering sigh, before slowly nodding his head and looking her in the eyes again. "......Alright. I promise to come to you before I make any sweeping decision or attempt drastic actions, unless its not possible at the given time. I can't promise that I won't make any more mistakes on this journey of ours, but I will try my best not to fail either you or Nathan like I have done recently ever again. As for dealing with him....I have my own plans in place. *Sigh* I'm sorry that to say this, but  I need to head out by myself now and finish up the business I have regarding the Running. I'll pick up a couple of Full Heals and a Potion for your battle against Zamboni, and we will discuss what Pokémon I own you want to utilize in the battle against him, if any. I'll be back in about an half an hour, and I'll message you if anything comes up that would delay me, so fret not, my sweet, blessed friend..."

Order: If Shiva allows Ventus to leave, have him conduct all the trade we have already completed in those Flashforwards, and then buy 2 Full Heals, a Potion, 2 Pokeballs and a Great Ball for $2400 Poke total. If its possible, can Ventus use his latest fame in town to get a 'Hero's Discount', or something similar?. He'll even dress himself up that way again to get it, if possible! After that, he'll head back to the Pokémon Center and teach Michael Façade, and continue taking with Shiva when Nathan gets back. Hopefully Ventus didn't cause any problems between him and Shiva by leaving her alone again once more...

[Dragonstrike]

Kirlia smiles, showing he kept his emotions. But he also looks a little worried - evidence that Kirlia is not 100% sure what's going on here either. He'll be more careful in the future!

Not everything you read in the Pokedex is entirely accurate, but the entries on the legendaries are usually NOT exaggerated! 

Kirlia thinks for a bit, and taps the purple orb again. The Unown shift, swapping back to runic form, then into Roman letters once again. This time, the message is different.

"The Pokemon of Sentiments have paths to follow
The spirit cannot free itself to flee, to breach the wall of its power
Unless it be convinced by unselfish love."

"Two paths appear before the child
Future or present, thither or now
Earth or sky."

"The choice belongs to one
Neither boy nor man
Who will never again be alone."

No response from Mesprit...there probably isn't any reason to be worried, then...Nathan hugs Kirlia and lets out a sigh of relief...it'd be okay...he...had to keep believing that...he smiles back at Kirlia, though he's still slightly worried for his friend...three days...hopefully there weren't any signs of emotion draining in that time...

When Kirlia taps the gem again after that's done, Nathan is rather glad he wrote the prior set of messages down.  And then he quickly writes down the next set in his journal as well before analyzing it...

"The pokemon of sentiments have paths to follow...that sounds like the plural usage of pokemon...Mesprit is the being of emotion, so the other pokemon it's talking about is probably..."

He turns to look at Kirlia.  "...the only pokemon that embodies the same thing as Mesprit, right?  So that means...you're the key to freeing Mesprit, Kirlia...what's it mean by 'unselfish love,' though...?  This text seems to suggest it could occur either now or later...but what does it want me to do?  What choice is it suggesting I have...?"

Unfortunately, Nathan still isn't entirely sure what this all means...the meaning of 'unselfish love' is a little lost on him (not me, though) at this point...maybe he'll figure it out later, given enough time...

After one last look around the room (any strange designs or dry patches in the floor that might be notable?), Nathan turns to Kirlia.  "Well, unless you can think of anything else to try, I think we'll just have to come back later, when we're ready for Mesprit's help...are you ready to go, Kirlia?"

If Kirlia's ready to leave for now, it's probably time to rejoin Absol and have a little chat with him...

[Iron]

Ventus doesn't get a hero's discount at that booth, but the Lucky Charm booth offers him one for free!

[Lord Windos]

Ventus doesn't get a hero's discount at that booth, but the Lucky Charm booth offers him one for free!

*To this scene!*

Ventus thought about it for a moment, before deciding to take the free charm offer to him. If anything, it would make for a good gift for either Shiva or Raphael, and he was not one to turn down free items. That, and he feels that he needs every ounce of luck he can get in the near future, all things considered...