[Game] Lord Windos' PokeRole Adventure: Celadon City Vandel

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Well, that old lady was...definitely gruff.  She'd probably been stocking up quite a collection of coupons...

This next guy though...he was just...strange wasn't a strong enough word for it...frankly, he wouldn't be surprised if he knows Mew personally...

Might be willing to spend or barter.  Whatcha have in mind, and what else ya got?

[Welp, I'm definitely not surprised he showed up.  Name kinda says it all.]

(By the way...is Arbok naturally shedding his skin today or tomorrow?  And Yang is tomorrow, yes?)

(You are the one supposed to keep track of that, mate, but let's just say yes to both, shall we?)

The Mask Salesmans clapped both hands together several times, smiling in delight at your inquisitiveness, before launching into a long winded speel you had a strong inkling was rehershed just for you.

"Yes Yes, I knew you would be interested! Before I move to the main pieces of my collection I personally picked out for you - ones most befitting of a man of your persuasion I might add! - you wish to know what else I sell? Well, I collect and craft all the finest mask and facial head wear one can possibly imagine, my Good Sir! I travel the worlds over looking for unique, colorful, or just lovely masks or similar to acquire for my own collection, or I take insipiration from what I have seen to fabricate new and exciting things! Every so often, though, I feel the need or desire, doesn't really matter which, to share my bounty with others - especially with such distinguished people such as yourself! "

"Ah, but you wish to know the services I provide also, yes? Hmm....well, any plain or 'oridinary' mask you think of, I should have or be able to acquire for you shortly enough if you are patient, but I imagine you are not too interested in that aspect of my repitore no no. My other service includes latex skin masks, customized and perfectly made to look however you want it....even if that happens to be someone else you know! I also have face mask that can deflect attacks and bullets, with different grades of strength available for you pleasure, and masks that block or cause cameras and electronic systems to feel a bit under the weather, if you understand what I'm implying. I also have mask with movable and removable parts if you have need for such things, or ones with hidden compartments ! I have some than can even act as self defensive weapons, don't you know!"

"Finally.....well, their are the Masks from my Personal Collection, good sir! Quite useful and monumotous they are, but such qualities make them treasured possession of mine....and risky for those unaware of the consequences of power. Most are unavailable for sale here for a variety of reasons, but I do have one that is entirely harmless, if a bit.....advanced compared to what conventionally exists on the market, and that is what I'm offering for Poke, Barter, Whatever you wish to trade away, really! Now, let me retrivie it for your viewing....."

He places his hug pack on the ground and lets go of his staff to open it up and rummage through it - oh, the staff is still standing upright and ramrod straight, btw - until he goes "Aha, here it is!" , and turns around to show it to you:



"This is mask is called 'Face Camo' , if my memory serves me correctly, and it has several uses most dubious and devious, which is just perfect for you, yes? As the name suggests, you can use it to make you head perfectly camouflage itself to the environment, which by itself is not too useful by itself, but for in tandum with full body camouflage that is quite useful indeed! It also has the uncanny ability to allow you to assume the appearance of anybody you wish once its scanned, or you can randomly make one yourself with the built in interface! The disguises also perfectly replicate the voices of the target if not a randomized disguise and the facial/retinal patterns, and can be aged or de-aged at will if you want to get even more creative! It also fools every know sensor - including Psychic and Empathetic Pokémon up to the more....dignified ones, perfectly, unless you happen to intentionally or unintentionally give yourself away, that is! Oh, and it has also has some slight built in Damage reduction , and full Thermal and Nuclear Radiation protections! Finally, it has you choice of either Thermal or Night Vision to use, whenever the situation calls for it."

"Overall, an extremely useful mask for any enterprising theft or stealth operative , don't you agree? As for the price.....hmm, why don't you give me what you think is a fair one first, and then I'll think it over and decide whether or not its acceptable, or propose a counter offer. What do you say?"

[Spiritmon]

(Oh, that could be useful in the Nuclear Factory and any stealth mission.)

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

(You are the one supposed to keep track of that, mate, but let's just say yes to both, shall we?)

The Mask Salesmans clapped both hands together several times, smiling in delight at your inquisitiveness, before launching into a long winded speel you had a strong inkling was rehershed just for you.

"Yes Yes, I knew you would be interested! Before I move to the main pieces of my collection I personally picked out for you - ones most befitting of a man of your persuasion I might add! - you wish to know what else I sell? Well, I collect and craft all the finest mask and facial head wear one can possibly imagine, my Good Sir! I travel the worlds over looking for unique, colorful, or just lovely masks or similar to acquire for my own collection, or I take insipiration from what I have seen to fabricate new and exciting things! Every so often, though, I feel the need or desire, doesn't really matter which, to share my bounty with others - especially with such distinguished people such as yourself! "

"Ah, but you wish to know the services I provide also, yes? Hmm....well, any plain or 'oridinary' mask you think of, I should have or be able to acquire for you shortly enough if you are patient, but I imagine you are not too interested in that aspect of my repitore no no. My other service includes latex skin masks, customized and perfectly made to look however you want it....even if that happens to be someone else you know! I also have face mask that can deflect attacks and bullets, with different grades of strength available for you pleasure, and masks that block or cause cameras and electronic systems to feel a bit under the weather, if you understand what I'm implying. I also have mask with movable and removable parts if you have need for such things, or ones with hidden compartments ! I have some than can even act as self defensive weapons, don't you know!"

"Finally.....well, their are the Masks from my Personal Collection, good sir! Quite useful and monumotous they are, but such qualities make them treasured possession of mine....and risky for those unaware of the consequences of power. Most are unavailable for sale here for a variety of reasons, but I do have one that is entirely harmless, if a bit.....advanced compared to what conventionally exists on the market, and that is what I'm offering for Poke, Barter, Whatever you wish to trade away, really! Now, let me retrivie it for your viewing....."

He places his hug pack on the ground and lets go of his staff to open it up and rummage through it - oh, the staff is still standing upright and ramrod straight, btw - until he goes "Aha, here it is!" , and turns around to show it to you:



"This is mask is called 'Face Camo' , if my memory serves me correctly, and it has several uses most dubious and devious, which is just perfect for you, yes? As the name suggests, you can use it to make you head perfectly camouflage itself to the environment, which by itself is not too useful by itself, but for in tandum with full body camouflage that is quite useful indeed! It also has the uncanny ability to allow you to assume the appearance of anybody you wish once its scanned, or you can randomly make one yourself with the built in interface! The disguises also perfectly replicate the voices of the target if not a randomized disguise and the facial/retinal patterns, and can be aged or de-aged at will if you want to get even more creative! It also fools every know sensor - including Psychic and Empathetic Pokémon up to the more....dignified ones, perfectly, unless you happen to intentionally or unintentionally give yourself away, that is! Oh, and it has also has some slight built in Damage reduction , and full Thermal and Nuclear Radiation protections! Finally, it has you choice of either Thermal or Night Vision to use, whenever the situation calls for it."

"Overall, an extremely useful mask for any enterprising theft or stealth operative , don't you agree? As for the price.....hmm, why don't you give me what you think is a fair one first, and then I'll think it over and decide whether or not its acceptable, or propose a counter offer. What do you say?"

(Arbok last shed his skin on Tuesday.  For Yang, the exact text used was: Shed its Skin by Saturday.  Post proof for Arbok is here, and for Yang is here.  Arbok definitely sheds/has shed his today.  Yang's, I found a little vague, but I assume ya meant on Saturday)

Quite frankly, the salesman had Reiner at 'radiation protections.'

"Alright, you've piqued my interest.  You seem like a guy who's not picky about the exact payment methods, either.  So, I guess the starting point is going to be...$5000, a freshly shed snake skin worth around $2500 typically that I'm sure you can think of all kinds of uses for, and that coupon."

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Fast Forwarding to Eevee again...

Reiner doesn't ambush the little guy or anything.  Nah, that'd be silly.  He knows what digging through this stuff is like.

...so he does what any sensible person who wants to get a scavenger's attention would do: catch their attention with food.

Just flipping open his pack, he's still got that gourmet sitrus berry in there.  Even he can smell it without pulling it out of the bag.  The Amber Honey and Ranc Berry in there probably just add to the scrumptious aroma.  There's also the smell of the various rations and meat too, of course.

[Lord Windos]

(Yeap, that's right! Yang sends his skin in game tomorrow, so their is some more Poke in the bank!)

"Terrific Good Sir, just as I expected! No I am not, as my travels have taught me that  currency isn't the only thing that holds value in transaction with people, and I believe you've learned this lesson well yourself too! Hmm.....that would cover a little under half the costs altogether, but it is by no means a modest proposal. Because of such sincere effort to meet me half wayI have two counter offers for you: The afformentioned Items , that lovely TM for Power Trick you have furreted away in your supplies, along with that somewhat gaudy but still golden bauble equally concealed! "

"The other will cost you no Poke or Items, but I require a....certain Pokémon from you in exchange. One big, red, and well endowed in muscular, yes? Do not worry about me using it to wreck havoc on Celadon City, oh by the Triforce no! I wish to make a bargin with our....friend myself once they recover to send them back home, but I can't exactly do that if I am unable to meet them in the first place, now can I? Either way, they'll be off your hands, and out of everyone's and this world's hair, so its a win win scenario for the both of us if my opinion matter to you. If not, your Empathy will see that I'm being completely truthful and honest, if only vague with the details!"

Well?

With the Feral Eevee!

The smell of those scrumptious berries and Amber Honey cause said Eevee to perk its head up from the refuse it had it buried in, sniffing the air and letting out a frankly adorable "Eevee!" , before they swivel around in place to find said delicious food stuffs.....and spotting you lurking behind it. That causes the brown fox to let out a startled yip and back peddle away from you a little to maintain distance, but it doesn't bolt away entirely, as both its newly awakened hunger and your docile approach/not Ambushing the heck out of it keep it around.....for now. It watches you warily, eyes unusually sharp looking for such a normally docile species....

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

(Yeap, that's right! Yang sends his skin in game tomorrow, so their is some more Poke in the bank!)

"Terrific Good Sir, just as I expected! No I am not, as my travels have taught me that  currency isn't the only thing that holds value in transaction with people, and I believe you've learned this lesson well yourself too! Hmm.....that would cover a little under half the costs altogether, but it is by no means a modest proposal. Because of such sincere effort to meet me half wayI have two counter offers for you: The afformentioned Items , that lovely TM for Power Trick you have furreted away in your supplies, along with that somewhat gaudy but still golden bauble equally concealed! "

"The other will cost you no Poke or Items, but I require a....certain Pokémon from you in exchange. One big, red, and well endowed in muscular, yes? Do not worry about me using it to wreck havoc on Celadon City, oh by the Triforce no! I wish to make a bargin with our....friend myself once they recover to send them back home, but I can't exactly do that if I am unable to meet them in the first place, now can I? Either way, they'll be off your hands, and out of everyone's and this world's hair, so its a win win scenario for the both of us if my opinion matter to you. If not, your Empathy will see that I'm being completely truthful and honest, if only vague with the details!"

Well?

With the Feral Eevee!

The smell of those scrumptious berries and Amber Honey cause said Eevee to perk its head up from the refuse it had it buried in, sniffing the air and letting out a frankly adorable "Eevee!" , before they swivel around in place to find said delicious food stuffs.....and spotting you lurking behind it. That causes the brown fox to let out a startled yip and back peddle away from you a little to maintain distance, but it doesn't bolt away entirely, as both its newly awakened hunger and your docile approach/not Ambushing the heck out of it keep it around.....for now. It watches you warily, eyes unusually sharp looking for such a normally docile species....

Reiner raises an eyebrow.  Yep, Mew probably knows this guy.  Or of him.  Or something.  He's not sure what this 'Triforce' thing is, though...

"Well, you're certainly spectacularly well informed.  Not that that's surprising, I suppose."

Hmmm...

"...alright, I'll take your first offer."

One coupon, one snake skin, $5000, the Gold Plated Desert Eagle, and one Power Trick TM for the Face Camo.  A lot of money and stuff Reiner probably wasn't going to use anyways, so hey, this is a good deal!  Particularly since this mask was going to be very helpful in the near future...

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Back to Eevee...

"...heh...quite the fierce little guy, aren't ya?  Tired of scraps too, right?  I've been there too, so I can empathize.  Here, I've got something for ya to start out with, whet your appetite a little before we get to dessert.  It's not quite as...sweet as the other stuff, but it's better than dry food and garbage."

Interesting...Reiner's laying out some of those High Quality Dragon Rations...then he backs off a little bit...

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Reiner raises an eyebrow.  Yep, Mew probably knows this guy.  Or of him.  Or something.  He's not sure what this 'Triforce' thing is, though...

"Well, you're certainly spectacularly well informed.  Not that that's surprising, I suppose."

Hmmm...

"...alright, I'll take your first offer."

One coupon, one snake skin, $5000, the Gold Plated Desert Eagle, and one Power Trick TM for the Face Camo.  A lot of money and stuff Reiner probably wasn't going to use anyways, so hey, this is a good deal!  Particularly since this mask was going to be very helpful in the near future...

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Back to Eevee...

"...heh...quite the fierce little guy, aren't ya?  Tired of scraps too, right?  I've been there too, so I can empathize.  Here, I've got something for ya to start out with, whet your appetite a little before we get to dessert.  It's not quite as...sweet as the other stuff, but it's better than dry food and garbage."

Interesting...Reiner's laying out some of those High Quality Dragon Rations...then he backs off a little bit...

The Mask Salesmans just chuckles your initial response, and charming yet enigmatic gleam lurking in his eyes.....

"Very well then, Good Sir! Now let's exchange Items, and go about our respective business, shall we? I do wish you luck in your upcoming trails, and try not suffer under them overly! That wouldn't be too good for you or anyone else, oh no!"

The afformentioned Items are exchanged, and you obtain The Face Camo! What a terrific Item for a crook such as you!

"Now, you need to put on the mask so that it sync with your biometric signals and can be configured to only work for you, unless you choose to reset it and give it to someone else, but I doubt you'll ever do that. At least, not in the immediate future!"

Well, since he said so and you could detect he wasn't lying, you went ahead and put on the mask to get this over with.....and you felt it briefly twitch and swift and pulse and vibrate against your face......until all to suddenly it stopped. The mysterious person was now holding up a mirror, and you could see......yourself, plan and simple. You automatically started touching your face in disbelief, and felt the warm pulse of skin on skin contact. It was like you were even wearing it at ALL!

"My, that Face Camo look wonderful on you, doesn't it? I do hope you enjoy it, Good Sir......"

With Feral Eevee!

The Eevee's eyes lit up as you laid out some High Quality Dragon Rations, the smell of them even more enticing to the half starved mammal than the sweets. It listen to your words and offer, and after giving you another squity eyed speculative/wary look to see if you if your intentions were true, pounced on the Pokefood and began to ravenously devouring it! WOW, this was GOOD food! It could eat this all day, and never get tired! Yum Yum!

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

The Mask Salesmans just chuckles your initial response, and charming yet enigmatic gleam lurking in his eyes.....

"Very well then, Good Sir! Now let's exchange Items, and go about our respective business, shall we? I do wish you luck in your upcoming trails, and try not suffer under them overly! That wouldn't be too good for you or anyone else, oh no!"

The afformentioned Items are exchanged, and you obtain The Face Camo! What a terrific Item for a crook such as you!

"Now, you need to put on the mask so that it sync with your biometric signals and can be configured to only work for you, unless you choose to reset it and give it to someone else, but I doubt you'll ever do that. At least, not in the immediate future!"

Well, since he said so and you could detect he wasn't lying, you went ahead and put on the mask to get this over with.....and you felt it briefly twitch and swift and pulse and vibrate against your face......until all to suddenly it stopped. The mysterious person was now holding up a mirror, and you could see......yourself, plan and simple. You automatically started touching your face in disbelief, and felt the warm pulse of skin on skin contact. It was like you were even wearing it at ALL!

"My, that Face Camo look wonderful on you, doesn't it? I do hope you enjoy it, Good Sir......"

With Feral Eevee!

The Eevee's eyes lit up as you laid out some High Quality Dragon Rations, the smell of them even more enticing to the half starved mammal than the sweets. It listen to your words and offer, and after giving you another squity eyed speculative/wary look to see if you if your intentions were true, pounced on the Pokefood and began to ravenously devouring it! WOW, this was GOOD food! It could eat this all day, and never get tired! Yum Yum!

Well...yup, this mask definitely doesn't seem to be anything from this world...dang.  He might have to test this thing out properly later...assuming he doesn't forget he has it on, that is... [Don't worry, I've got ya covered there, Reiner.  Probably.]

...and he would probably have to ask Mew about this guy later, too...

And flash forward to the Eevee for the last time...

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Reiner raises an eyebrow.

'Wow, this guy is hungry.  He's eating with almost as much gusto as a...dragon...wait a second...'

...

...was Dragonstrike hinting at...?

...

...only one way to find out, isn't there?

"Well, didn't think you'd like dragon food THAT much, but I'm glad to see you're enjoying it.  Let me ask ya, little Eevee.  You've wanted to get away from this kind of life, right?  Do something big?  I think I can help ya with that if so.  Must also be pretty lonely out here.  I know I was when I lived on the streets.  Would ya like a friend, one who can help ya grow big and strong?  I promise you that where your next meal is coming from would definitely be the last thing on your mind."

[Lord Windos]

Your recruitment offer causes the especially fierce Eevee to pause in its feasting, and look straight at your with those piercing, calculative eyes as he thought over your offer and what it entailed. They could go with him, and never have to worrying about fending for themselves out in the rough city street, barely squeezing by on whatever food, water or Shelter it could find, or remain free and answer to no master but themselves , and prove themselves to be a true survivor out here in the streets! Then their was.....hmm.

The feral fox sat their for awhile, contemplating the best course of action, before it turned around and paced away.....but crane it neck back to glance at you, its tails beconning you to follow it. Interesting....do you?

[Dragonstrike]

Your recruitment offer causes the especially fierce Eevee to pause in its feasting, and look straight at your with those piercing, calculative eyes as he thought over your offer and what it entailed. They could go with him, and never have to worrying about fending for themselves out in the rough city street, barely squeezing by on whatever food, water or Shelter it could find, or remain free and answer to no master but himself, and prove himself to be a true survivor out here in the streets! Then their was.....hmm.

The feral fox sat their for awhile, contemplating the best course of action, before it turned around and paced away.....but crane it neck back to glance at you, its tails beconning you to follow it. Interesting....do you?

Oh yes.  This Eevee...it...interests Reiner.  This isn't quite a normal Eevee...at least, it's not like any Eevee his mother has told him about...

"Alright then, I'll follow ya."

[Lord Windos]

Oh yes.  This Eevee...it...interests Reiner.  This isn't quite a normal Eevee...at least, it's not like any Eevee his mother has told him about...

"Alright then, I'll follow ya."

The Eevee gives you a sharp nod of their , before they turn back around and begins making its way into an nearby ally, no longer watching whether or not you were trailing after it or not. It knows you'll either keep up, or be left behind altogether. They lead you on a long, meandering path through various dark, dank, and smelly alleys, and several times you were forced to simmer through small gaps between structures/building or parkour over obsticales, but eventually it lead you its final destination: a artificially made den much like the one you found Felicia at the beginning of the week, only this was built live an mini cave made out o debree and loose bricks.

Halting in its tracks, it swivels around and pines you in place with a serious stare that plainly tells you to wait, and once it was sastified you wouldn't run off or come any closer, it hops over and into the dwelling. Several minutes pass before anything happens, and when you think the fierce feral fox disappeared on you, out it came from the den with head held high.....before it look back the way it came and let out a soft, comforting cry: "Eevee....." .

Not a moment later, another Eevee came out, this one looking smaller and more......wane and far more timid and shy than its big sister (Sister? Yes...you can feel kinship between them....) , and he almost fainted in fright when he saw you standing like the intimidating thug you kinda are. Their sister was almost immediately by its side, pressing her body close against his and bumping their head at them while gently *Rumbling* to him, which had the intended effect of calming them down and looking back at you with still nervous but much less fearful eyes.

The fiercer sister gave them a kind smile, before looking back up you with resolute, determination, and grave seriousness. If they wanted to capture her, they would have to take care of their sickly, runt of a brother. It put a LOT of trust in leading you here, but something about you....something told her that you were Significant. Powerful. Respectable.

.....