[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

"You're right on this, the Alola Forms are no 'Deltas'... They indeed have a different gene pool and will always hatch more Alola Forms unless holding an Everstone that somehow restrains these genes from being passed to the offspring... But it's no 'mutation' in the narrow sense. Guess I found another reason to pay the Gym a visit, armed with Fire Types and Pancham...Eh, anyway, thank you for sharing this with us."

"You said you also got a dessert and a suprise?" ^-^

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

At Shiva mentioning Delta Pokemon can't breed without a special ditto: "I highly doubt they're completely incapable of breeding without Ditto, Shiva.  Well, maybe the artificial ones created by Holon's electromagnetic tower can't, but there's naturally occurring ones too from what I know.  And how would they be naturally found in the wild if they needed a very particular ditto to breed?"

"They aren't naturally found in the wild. I enjoy the myth of Deltaspecies outside of Holon, but I don't feel like they belong elsewhere..." Mutations and abominations breeding freely in the wild was a scary thought for her.

[Dragonstrike]

"They aren't naturally found in the wild. I enjoy the myth of Deltaspecies outside of Holon, but I don't feel like they belong elsewhere..."

"Holon would disagree.  The artificial ones over there are all part Steel type.  Couple years later, they found non-steel Deltas living in areas out of the range or just barely in range of the electromagnetic waves of Holon Tower.  Maybe not natural at first, but they became natural given enough time.  A bit rapid, maybe, but their origins were too.  I'd say Alola's regional variants are Deltas too.  Not mutations in the usual sense, but there's common traits regardless."

"Heart, you said you've seen some Deltas in the past?  Where did you see them, if I may ask?"

[Spiritmon]

"Well, its a bit strange a Porygon be that way. If I recall he is Eletric-type, but perhaps it was just my imagination I think. If you have any questions about Delta Pokemon Nathan, you ask me later. I not a specialist in that topic since there is not much information about it, but I would be very gladly in help in something."

Then Heart heard about Shiva desired to know the surprise. "Not problem Shiva. We are a group, so it would be rude to have secrets between us. Anyway, I have a surprised desserts. Wait here a second. Excuse me." Then Heart get up and first he brings a Magikarp tayaki with tea and plate with a cloth hiding. "Some Tayaki of Magikarps to help digest after that dinner with some tea to help everyone and of course something I made. It was supose to be a Flareon 3D Kit but I got myself inspired and add some updates. Hope you like." Then Heart show the Eeveelution 3D Kit/Cake he make:

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(I couldnt find a 3D Flareon Kit, so it was the mostly thing close I could find Iroh ^^")

[Spiritmon]

"Well Nathan, some Deltas I meet during my travels between regions, but there is one region I heard you can find a little more easily some delta pokemons, but I cant remember in the moment. I can help you with that later."

(I not sure if we add the Torren region in the storyline so I leave that to Iroh decision)

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

"...As long as they stay in Holon, it's fine to me... Ugh." It was INDEED a scary thought. To her, Deltas should rather stay where they originate from or at least in Holon, same with Alola Forms are better to be kept in Alola. Expect in very very special cases, when they're in the hand of a scientist for research reasons and are absolutely kept isolated from the natural ecosystem. Invasive species have barely ever did anything good to nature.

[Dragonstrike]

"Well, its a bit strange a Porygon be that way. If I recall he is Eletric-type, but perhaps it was just my imagination I think. If you have any questions about Delta Pokemon Nathan, you ask me later. I not a specialist in that topic since there is not much information about it, but I would be very gladly in help in something."

Then Heart heard about Shiva desired to know the surprise. "Not problem Shiva. We are a group, so it would be rude to have secrets between us. Anyway, I have a surprised desserts. Wait here a second. Excuse me." Then Heart get up and first he brings a Magikarp tayaki with tea and plate with a cloth hiding. "Some Tayaki of Magikarps to help digest after that dinner with some tea to help everyone and of course something I made. It was supose to be a Flareon 3D Kit but I got myself inspired and add some updates. Hope you like." 

"Well Nathan, some Deltas I meet during my travels between regions, but there is one region I heard you can find a little more easily some delta pokemons, but I cant remember in the moment. I can help you with that later."

(I not sure if we add the Torren region in the storyline so I leave that to Iroh decision)

(Insurgence's story hasn't happened yet, but Torren exists in this campaign's universe, which is why Heart can mention its Deltas. I asked Iron about that recently, so it's all squared away.)

"Porygon are typically Normal type, Heart.  I happen to have a Porygon-Z myself, so I'm rather familiar with what the evolution line can do.  I'll take you up on that offer to look into Deltas a bit more later, though."  No clarification on why is given, of course.

Nathan goes quiet and melancholy again when the topic of Delta pokemon is concluded and at the mention of 'secrets.'  Back to pushing and nibbling his food he goes...he hasn't even finished the lasagna yet...

Kirlia looks kinda sad too, now.  And is casting subtle glances at Shiva every so often. Well...now there's another thing wrong on top of whatever the first thing is, and this time, Kirlia knows what this one is...particularly after Shiva offered her opinion on Delta Pokemon...that certainly didn't help matters any...

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Tea is always good. Same with tayaki - especially since she missed the chance to try those that were, according to the menu, served coincidently on that day the group infiltrated the Water-Scimitar Base in Wineberry...

Anyway, at the sight of that cake anything that even had a faint touch of negativity was sweeped away into the abyss, making room for a feeling of nostalgia and delight that lasted for mere moments. Doesn't matter whether he made weird insinuations about her and Ven, doesn't matter that something was wrong with Nathan... Shiva doesn't feel close enough to Heart just yet to hug him (least of all in front of his roommate!!!), but she's giving him a very appreciating pat on the shoulder. "You did such a fine job on these four... I can't even look this Eevee in the eye, so cuuute... You just have to give me the recipe or tell me where you bought that, please."

[Spiritmon]

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Tea is always good. Same with tayaki - especially since she missed the chance to try those that were, according to the menu, served coincidently on that day the group infiltrated the Water-Scimitar Base in Wineberry...

Anyway, at the sight of that cake anything that even had a faint touch of negativity was sweeped away into the abyss, making room for a feeling of nostalgia and delight that lasted for mere moments. Doesn't matter whether he made weird insinuations about her and Ven, doesn't matter that something was wrong with Nathan... Shiva doesn't feel close enough to Heart just yet to hug him (least of all in front of his roommate!!!), but she's giving him a very appreciating pat on the shoulder. "You did such a fine job on these four... I can't even look this Eevee in the eye, so cuuute... You just have to give me the recipe or tell me where you bought that, please."

Heart feel happy to know that dinner was helping a little everyone. Heart its the type of person who is happy in just help other people. To him, the happiness of people its someway his own happiness. "Thank you Shiva. I will give you the adress I buy, do not worry. A promise its a debit!"

Heart then decided to say some words. "Its me who must thanks everyone for came here. I was....a bit uncertain if really should make this dinner because of the...current time with that vines and everything. But there is one thing I learn in my travels: Even if your are in dired situations, even if you dont have food to yourself, even if you are freezing in some night in a desert. Even if you dont believe in yourself, there still hope. Hope is the first thing to born, and the last to fade away. When is life, is there hope. When we still live, there always a tomorrow better then today!" Heart then feel a bit embaressed a bit in the last part and apologize. "S-sorry. I got a little carried away by the moment. I made a big monologue, sorry."

[Lord Windos]

The mention of the term 'Delta Pokemon' initially caused Ventus to become deathly serious for a split second, neatly mirroring Nathan's own intial reaction to the news as the only the he new that remotely fit that criteria were those blast, blighted demon dogs. That mood was quickly dispelled, however, as Heart continued to describe the odd beast he'd sighted as something distinctly different, replacing it with a curious excitement similar to when Shiva first informed him of her Comite.

"By Reshirim, the more we traverse the region, the more strange and abnormal Pokémon we seem to gaze upon or stumble over, despite the astronomically low odds of such an a series of encounters! My original purpose in coming to Cheshire was to document the interactions and behaviors between the Pokémon of this region with themselves and humans, as well as examine their culture, but if our group continues to spot and interact with such anomalous creatures, I might have to expand my research studies more than I imagined. Please, continue with your account, for you most certainly peaked my interests!"

As the collector did just that, he soon noticed the young trainer's melancholic temperament, but that was soon replaced by their own burning curiosity and desire to learn more about Delta species, so Ven didn't concern himself any further with that gleam of Insight. The fact that Heart also tried and failed to coax an answer out of them more or less cemented his position of letting Nathan deal with his own problems at their own pace; the empath had been lashed out at one too many times for trying to help the boy open up about their inner conflicts. That, and since he resolved not to overly care about Nathan unless they gave him a good reason too, he didn't have that much of a desire to aid him to begin with. Things may be on the mend between the contrary pair, but that didn't entail automatic forgiveness/helpfulness on either party's part for each transgression for each other....

What quickly followed Heart's recounting of his sightings was an open ended discussion on Delta Pokémon that had almost EVERYONE at the dinner table pitch in their own thoughts or experiences on the topic at hand, which went by at such a blistering speed that the poor researcher couldn't hardly keep up as is, let alone speak up and add his own two cents/opinion. So instead he opted to silently listen to everyone while finishing off his second helping of lasagna, mentally filing away all the information being offered for future analysis, review, and pondering. Oh, and snatch himself a few Magikarp Tayaki and a glass of tea for his own leasurely consumption, of course! Like Nathan, he hadn't had a proper meal since breakfast, so he was going to dine on much fine food the curiosity finder (Heart) prepared until his appetite was fully sated!

By the time the conversation came to an end, though, two things were quite clear to Ventus: (1. Shiva was not apparently all that fond of Delta species despite her own interest in the arcane and magical, and desired nothing more for them and similar ilk to stay were they belonged and far away from her, and (2. Nathan had once again returned to his silent brooding, now even MORE dispirited after everyone had offered their own opinions on Deltas, though this time the sociologist had a pretty reasonable assumption as what caused this sudden spike in negativity....though that didn't necessary mean he sympathized with them. Quite the opposite, as a matter of fact!

'Your plans of presenting Orthros and endearing them towards her and myself seem ever more distant and improbable, don't they? Perhaps, with this revelation from Shiva and our recent conflict still heavy in your mind, you should strongly reconsider the idea to introduce the abominable beast to the group, no matter how well trained or under control you may have gotten it by this point, and simply get rid of it. Its not worth the drama and trauma it will inevitably cause with its reveal, and quite frankly the Houndour is not worth the effort you put in it to begin with,' Ventus coldly thought, again not too sympathetic with the young trainer's plight, though this time it could be argued that he had more justifiable reasons for his anti Delta Houndour stance, given his and his dear's friend encounters with the craven beasts. Call him callous and intolerant, but would you want to be forced to interact with a species that tried to hunt your for either sport, substenance, or both?

Once he had finally polished off the last of Heart's simply divine cooking ('Someone is going to be cooking for the group on a regular basis for now on, if I have any influence to exert on this...'), Shiva had finished hers, and the collector gave one last rousing speech to cap off the entire dinner party with all of them, Ventus slowly rose from his seat at the table and gave them a grateful smile and a bow. "Heart, I thank you for making the best dinner I've had since Corsage, and I and my stomach heartidly appreciate the expense and labor you undertook to craft such a fine courses. If anything, with the strife caused by the unexpected and most definitely unappreciated growth of those vile Vines, a good meal and some interesting conversation is just what is needed. Hope for a better tomorrow, and work towards making it comes true....now that is goal I can stand behind. Thank you, my friend," he said, before turning towards his blessed friend and offered them their hand with a expectant smile on his face.

"With dinner now concluded, shall we now call your parents in Castelia, or do you wish to turn in for the night and sleep off Heart's scrumptious cooking. I'm amenable to either plan, honestly."