[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

"That sounds perfectly acceptable, dear, but if such a measure proves fruitless in the long run, please don't feel that your own efforts to get us to bond were in vain..."

"Oh, certainly not..." ALMOST she responded with 'dear' as well, eek! "If Kirlia doesn't want to care, we cannot and should not force him. Sorry on this, Nathan... But, as you said, it's worth the effort. At least I hope so..."

"I'm not going to force him to either, as that'd just be hollow and defeat the purpose of what needs to be accomplished.  That's something you and Kirlia will need to work out, Ventus."

'Or rather, something you'll have to work out yourself, probably...I've not given up on you yet, you know, so Kirlia might be more receptive than you might think...at least, I hope so...'

[Spiritmon]

"I vote us to wait for the Ponyta to come since we must prepare for whatever is coming for us. And a few would help us to help Kirlia grown a little. Nathan could you bring Kirlia here to at least we try to talk with her? And Shiva, it's true I have some issues with Nathan (who don't have?) I don't like the way you threat others like the way you do Nathan, but in this situation we must forget our differences and do what must do. We can deal with us later when we transform that vines in salad to eat in the morning."

[Dragonstrike]

"I vote us to wait for the Ponyta to come since we must prepare for whatever is coming for us. And a few would help us to help Kirlia grown a little. Nathan could you bring Kirlia here to at least we try to talk with her? And Shiva, it's true I have some issues with Nathan (who don't have?) I don't like the way you threat others like the way you do Nathan, but in this situation we must forget our differences and do what must do. We can deal with us later when we transform that vines in salad to eat in the morning."

(Kirlia is male, Spirit.)

"I can name a few people who don't, just so you know, Heart."

Nathan just drops the topic after saying that, though.

"Well, seems like I need to break the tie, then...my final vote is we wait for the Ponyta, then.  We probably all have some prep to do or some task that needs to be done before leaving for Arrowroot.  I, for one, want to try and get just a little more training in for Kirlia before leaving, and I should have some time to talk to him myself afterwards before...getting started.  The sooner I can talk to him, the better, and he's not going to want to sit on a metagross for even a second, I can tell you that much."

"Valder, you have some space in your party, right?  You can hold on to a couple of my mom's Ponyta, and I've got Swiftfire and Yule already, so that's...four non-metagross mounts if I'm counting correctly.  Anyone rather sit on a metagross the whole way?"

[Spiritmon]

Heart lift the hand.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Mentally, Shiva sighs HEAVILY. Yes, she was still down to wait for the Ponyta arriving at noon, but the more she mulled over it, the sooner she actually would like to depart. Probably because she'll only worry and overthink things until then. Heading back to sleep may alos be an option as it was still relatively early, but now, with her mind awake and alarmed, it was like madness to believe she would find some proper rest now. Nathan also did a fine job soft-bereaving her of her will to just GO AND SET THESE VINES ON FIRE WITH HER MAGICAL FOX, as they seemingly had enough firepower (still, it's not like every bit of help would be wasted) and it'd be a better call to save any energy for the journey.

She needed that deep breath just now, before giving Nathan an expression that displayed ... mild surrender, as she'll certainly not going to object in front of Dagny again. This all was tirering.

"Well then... If that's so, I'll head to the Center then meanwhile... Maybe along the way catching a glimpse on the situation... I'll make sure to come back here to the Gym in time. Nathan, you'll certainly getting along with Kirlia meanwhile alone. Good luck then... As well as many thanks for your support and hosting us so early in the morning, Dagny." Next, focusing her attention on a familiar sociologist. "Ven, can you...well, come with me please? You have the keys of our room I guess, there's still equipment from us in there." All that was said in a faintly weaker tone, all she hoped for was that he'll tag along, even just for short to pack up their stuff from the dorm.


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Mechanics:
If that's the call, my conditions for a 2vs2 Double Battle (see Mechanics of a previous post of mine) are still standing, @Iron. Dunno, maybe against a student of Telperion Extension who's on the way to class? Or someone who's training for Little Cup.

[Lord Windos]

(Kirlia is male, Spirit.)

"I can name a few people who don't, just so you know, Heart."

Nathan just drops the topic after saying that, though.

"Well, seems like I need to break the tie, then...my final vote is we wait for the Ponyta, then.  We probably all have some prep to do or some task that needs to be done before leaving for Arrowroot.  I, for one, want to try and get just a little more training in for Kirlia before leaving, and I should have some time to talk to him myself afterwards before...getting started.  The sooner I can talk to him, the better, and he's not going to want to sit on a metagross for even a second, I can tell you that much."

"Valder, you have some space in your party, right?  You can hold on to a couple of my mom's Ponyta, and I've got Swiftfire and Yule already, so that's...four non-metagross mounts if I'm counting correctly.  Anyone rather sit on a metagross the whole way?"

Shaking his head and letting out a grumble in disappointment that the group was (in his mind) needlessly delaying their departure, Ventus never the less did not make much more of a fuss than that. Truth be told, he didn't think waiting a few hours would be that detrimental to Stair City's current delimena involving those insidious Vines, and the time spent waiting for Stable Z could be afforded to more preparations for their hasty journey towards Arrowroot, so he was to readily accept this course of action.

"My own natural fortitude affords me much in the way of guarding against discomfort, and I've worked with Metagross before in the past, so I can easily endure solely riding one. Now, since you have decided to wait for the Ponyta, I will take my leave and see if I can't ferret out more resources for our journey ahead, and meet up with you all in front of the Gym, or whatever location you choose for the group to re-unite and ready for depature. Call me if any complication arise that need be handled discretely or promptly. *Turning towards Dagney and bowing to them again* I again thank you for your generousity and show of faith in us, and I pray that Reshirim watches over your offensive and defense efforts, and ensure that they do not falter. Until we meet again, my friend," the sociologist said, arms crossed and voice calm, before he made his way to exit the room and conduct any sort of last minute business he can think of that could help him and the group in the long run. Hopefully the extra time of preparation would outwieght the time lost in beginning their journey....

Order: Ventus is going to more or less ride Metagross non-stop no matter what, so he's perfectly fine in that area. As for this Encounter slot, he's going to meander over to the Library to find some form of work to get Poke/Supplies, before re-uniting with the group at wherever they will be at. Let make haste and get on with the plot, shall we?

[Lord Windos]

Next, focusing her attention on a familiar sociologist. "Ven, can you...well, come with me please? You have the keys of our room I guess, there's still equipment from us in there." All that was said in a faintly weaker tone, all she hoped for was that he'll tag along, even just for short to pack up their stuff from the dorm.

"I'll come along with you and help pack our stuff up for the trip to Arrowroot, but afterwards I'll be looking to gather Poke and/or Items for the journey ahead to give us as much of an safety net as we possibly can have," Ventus said, letting his dearest friend catch up with him as he paused at one of the PCs in the Gym and quickly returned his Egg back into his possession, before a though occurred to him that caused the researcher to make a request of her. "Shiva, would you mind looking after my Egg for a time? I would like to have the party space open, in the case its needed, and you have both a Breeder's License and Litwick to help care for it. I won't impose on you like always, and I'll still want to have it with me during lures in our journey to asses how its doing myself, but I would be most greatful for your support for the time being!"

Order: Retrieve Egg and foist it off at Shiva, should she accept, pack up for the journey, THEN look for work at Library. More and more stuff, more and more fuss!

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

"Oh... Well, sure, I'm delighted to look after your Mystery Egg for a while, Ven. Good call on you looking after the egg on your own during breaks and stuff... It's carrying your ID and OT, but it might confuse the Pokemon inside if it's swapped between people too often. But at an early stage of development, it shouldn't have much of any impact. Thanks for coming with me for short as well..."


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Mechanics:
Adding a third Mystery Egg to Shiva's party.

[Dragonstrike]

*sigh*

"Look, I think it's better for us all in the long run if I take the time to talk to Kirlia now and give him time to process while we're on the trip.  We have a little less than 5 hours to kill before Stable Z gets here.  Plenty of time to make any final preparations.  Valder can pick up two of the Ponyta, I'll introduce them, and then whoever wants to not ride on a metagross later will have the option to.  The horses will even have a proper saddle and everything since they're coming straight from the ranch."

Nathan gets ready to leave and conduct his final preparations.

"Thank you for your help, Dagny.  It's been invaluable.  I'll do my best to not let everyone down.  Shiva, Heart, Ventus, Valder, I'll meet you back here when Stable Z arrives."


And then he's off to find a battle after swapping Grid out for Yule at the gym's PC. (if nobody has anything else to say right now, that is)

Kirlia needs to keep honing his psychic powers to learn Hypnosis, Calam needs to see a little more action still, Nathan needs 1k for Rotom to get him out of the city if at all possible...a good battle seems like a decent solution right now.

Let's kick it up a notch and go find a $1000, no fainting 2v2 for Calam and Kirlia!

[Spiritmon]

Before Shiva and Ventus go Heart in the direction of they and apologize because of the delay about going now.

"Hey, I err, sorry if my decision doesn't help much our group, and delay everything... I just worrying about if we ready to face whatever is there... and sorry too make you too... annoyed... about everything..."

Heart was truly sorry about that, but he really care about everyone, and he is worry about his group: Ventus, Shiva, Valder...even Nathan.

"I already lost much in the past... I... I don't to repeat that again. When everything is over, I would like to talk with you two. There some truths you deserve to know."