[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Spiritmon]

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Typhon flexes his tail to show he has potential too! Great name.

"Awesome! Okay Typhon, how about we find some neat trainer to battle? Its been a while we fight someone and I want to try some new tricks I have in hand."

Action: A Pokemon Battle. Heart and his pokemons still need to sharp his skills, so a good battle would be good. 600 Pokedollars, 3x3. Something neat to Tynamo flex a bit his muscles since its been a while he have a real battle.

[Lord Windos]

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"...yeah, Dagny roughhoused him awhile back, before he'd evolved, from what Director North said.  Figured he needed the help more than Pyroar, who seems to be doing just fine for the most part."

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"...his previous trainer abandoned him after determining he was too weak to be worth raising...never mind the fact that half of Dagny's team is able to heavily damage most fire pokemon."

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"...I was kinda worried he might overreact if Excadrill came out.  I'm glad he didn't...means I made the right choice, asking if he wanted to watch...though I can't help but wonder if that would have gone as well if Shiva had lost..."

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"...I suppose it's not too big of a worry, though.  He'll have plenty of chances to prove himself soon enough."

Nathan's clearly trying VERY hard to stay calm (there's no single, clear cause that explains why, either).  As is Kirlia.  Talking about something like this definitely seems to be helping.  The upcoming talk is definitely still hanging around in the back of Nathan's mind, he's just addressing some other stuff first.

"Yes, I've heard much the about him, and the circumstances around how he came into the Shelter's care would certainly contribute to the foul and surely grudge he holds against Dagney. Hopefully after seeing her laid low by Shiva will help alieviate such animosity, as well as gradual and attentive care to both his moods and needs. Draconic and fiercely tempered his species may be, he's still capable of becoming a more noble, beneficent member of his species so long as one invests all the necessary and more time + effort into shaping into such a being. With you as their master, I'm entirely certain you'll see him towards becoming such a ideal individual; you have a way with Pokémon that few others can claim to share, after all....."

Ventus amiably responds to the boy's statement, still smiling while doing his best to slowly ease their chaotic/rampant emotional distress he was already enduring, and let them choose the time they wish to begin their pre-ordained conversation. Last time he dictated the Encounter and tightly controlled things, and that ended up still causing things to go to pot. Time for at reversal of sorts.....

[Iron]

Awww. How could Shiva have ever imagined that she's that welcome at Ginger Town's Daycare? It all started with that one job Professor Mallorn mentioned to her so long ago. How lucky she felt.

Still somewhat coy she returned that smile, her expression seemed to say 'It's me again here, hi!' before giving a thankful nod, eventually accepting her second cup of coffee of this morning.

As soon as she has placed herself at the table (or anywhere where's room) and finished pouring sugar into coffee, she'd break the ice lightly. "Hehe... It's sweet to see how you two welcome me, thank you... So, ehm, did anything significant happen here in the meantime? I saw that Eevee is still an Eevee, but it seems to do his task of protecting the pasture pretty well."

"Yes, it's been wonderful. Apparently Growlithe has been happier at work now, too. So what brings you here, Shiva, dear?"

[Iron]

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Typhon flexes his tail to show he has potential too! Great name.

"Awesome! Okay Typhon, how about we find some neat trainer to battle? Its been a while we fight someone and I want to try some new tricks I have in hand."

Action: A Pokemon Battle. Heart and his pokemons still need to sharp his skills, so a good battle would be good. 600 Pokedollars, 3x3. Something neat to Tynamo flex a bit his muscles since its been a while he have a real battle.

This'll have to happen back at camp, since you're supposed to be spending the day there. You ask Counseler Core for a battle, and he accepts!

[Spiritmon]

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Typhon flexes his tail to show he has potential too! Great name.

"Awesome! Okay Typhon, how about we find some neat trainer to battle? Its been a while we fight someone and I want to try some new tricks I have in hand."

Action: A Pokemon Battle. Heart and his pokemons still need to sharp his skills, so a good battle would be good. 600 Pokedollars, 3x3. Something neat to Tynamo flex a bit his muscles since its been a while he have a real battle.

This'll have to happen back at camp, since you're supposed to be spending the day there. You ask Counseler Core for a battle, and he accepts!

(Yes please. I spending okay the time in the camp.)

Heart decides to bring Tynamo to the pokemon battle. It is time to put the training in test.

[Dragonstrike]

"Yes, I've heard much the about him, and the circumstances around how he came into the Shelter's care would certainly contribute to the foul and surely grudge he holds against Dagney. Hopefully after seeing her laid low by Shiva will help alieviate such animosity, as well as gradual and attentive care to both his moods and needs. Draconic and fiercely tempered his species may be, he's still capable of becoming a more noble, beneficent member of his species so long as one invests all the necessary and more time + effort into shaping into such a being. With you as their master, I'm entirely certain you'll see him towards becoming such a ideal individual; you have a way with Pokémon that few others can claim to share, after all....."

Ventus amiably responds to the boy's statement, still smiling while doing his best to slowly ease their chaotic/rampant emotional distress he was already enduring, and let them choose the time they wish to begin their pre-ordained conversation. Last time he dictated the Encounter and tightly controlled things, and that ended up still causing things to go to pot. Time for at reversal of sorts.....

Nathan shrugs.

"Maybe he will.  Maybe not.  We'll see.  Not all Charizard are noble by nature, even among Creshire's distant nobility."

That comment on 'Nathan's way with pokemon'...it kinda rings a bell for Nathan...like that comparison had been made already...Kirlia looks a little worried for a moment...

...he shrugs it off, though, looking kinda sheepish at the compliment.  Kirlia lets out a quiet sigh of relief.

"...I don't know about that...I mean, I'm just doing what I think makes the most sense to do, really...we share the world with them, they assist us with what we need to do...it makes me wonder what it was like when Pokemon Trainers didn't exist...back when the Swords of Justice closed themselves off from humanity...and I also wonder what it'd be like to truly be one with pokemon, to achieve a deeper understanding of them..."

...that last statement has a couple veiled implications, actually.  Nathan is actually in the process of finding out himself right now, though it is through special circumstances and is a bit...wildly uncontrollable potentially.  And there is one person that Nathan knows has truly achieved that deeper understanding...and he shouldn't really have to say who.

"...well, I don't know why you wanted to talk in...my room, but...I guess that...works...so, I guess let's...head there now..."

Music: Sadness - Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (Alright, let's try this again...I really do like the atmosphere this song has. Fits well with what I'm envisioning currently...)

There's a slight nervousness that's definitely a bit more apparent now, but nothing unmanageable since he's spent some time dedicated to calming down.  Nathan isn't sure if he really is ready for this...but he needs to know a few things...this gap in his memories is bothering him more than his reluctance to hear what happened...

Since I didn't describe it when Shiva entered it earlier, the room is tidy. Neat. No personal belongings sitting around. Nathan sets his bag in a corner, and that's about all the temporary decoration the room gets from him. Everything he carries around is in that bag (which is actually surprisingly heavy thanks to his super duper thick journal). No window in this room. Helps block out some of the city noise. Some of the writing utensils on the desk are not in the pencil holder, but they're lined up neatly, ready to be used.

Kirlia and Nathan sit on one of the beds in the room, perfectly in sync when they do so. Kirlia makes absolutely sure that Nathan is at least somewhat between him and Ventus though, just in case...

"...well, find a seat, I guess..."

There's the desk's chair, the other bed, the floor...

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

*thankful coffee-sipping noise* It had a great aroma.

"Well, ehm, this Eevee that came running to me does add to the reason why I've decided to pay a visit to this Daycare, aside from how I'm feeling well here of course. So, during traveling through Hog Potato Swamp, I've met the following Pokemon" Shiva draws and shows the Pokeball in her hand, " - or rather, she has met and suprised me and my Marill, haha - and eventually she agreed to come with me." Then, she pressed the button on the Pokeball and in a familiar flash of white light, Vaporeon is summoned onto the floor! She blinks, looks around curiously where she currently was and sniffs in the air (smells like coffee and pie even if unknown room and furniture, yum!), before casting a expectant glance up to Shiva with a twitching mermaid tail. She gave a greeting smile to the waterly Eeveelution, then picked her up to have her take a seat in her lap while adjusting the flowercrown of artificial wildflowers she ever wore. To Shiva's delight and positive suprise, Vaporeon utterly allowed her to do so and got comfortable in her Master's lap - since yesterday's by-a-hair-defeat of the Steel Wonder thanks to her last Water Pulse, Vaporeon must have started to actually care a little for Shiva and not just stress her to teach her mischievous tricks as she promised to eventually do.

"That's my Vaporeon. It's a rare female exemplar to my great luck - and, well, for a little now I've been pondering about the thought of breeding with her. I enjoy Eevee and how it can evolve in whatever matches it's environment best, and would be happy to actually raise one from the start instead of simply growing up alongside one my father once bred that we eventually kept as a pet and evolved into an Umbreon thanks to me. Many Professional Breeders offer Eevees of various nature and predisposition, I don't want to be an exception of this.  I remembered how I've adviced an Espeon as the protector of the backyard pasture, and from my battle with it I got the image of him being a calm and content exemplar, contrary to the mischievous and curious nature of my Vaporeon -" Mentioned Pokemon gave a wink at that
(･ω<)☆ - ", it's perfect. I also have this Destiny Knot -" Stabilizing Vaporeon in her lap with one arm, Shiva reached down to bagback to draw mentioned ball of yarn and place it on the table in front of her, "that I wanted to leave to one of these two." Staring at the ball for a little, Shiva eventually moved her gaze from Golda to Wir, then back to Golda, a questioning expression on her face. "So, ehm, would that be okay for you two to take care of my Vaporeon for little until finding an Egg, is it possible for you two to place it and Vaporeon on my PC when doing so? How long do you think it'll take for my Vaporeon and your Eevee to warm up to one another enough, and how much will it cost? I can pay in advance if desired."

[Lord Windos]

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Nathan shrugs.

"Maybe he will.  Maybe not.  We'll see.  Not all Charizard are noble by nature, even among Creshire's distant nobility."

That comment on 'Nathan's way with pokemon'...it kinda rings a bell for Nathan...like that comparison had been made already...Kirlia looks a little worried for a moment...

...he shrugs it off, though, looking kinda sheepish at the compliment.  Kirlia lets out a quiet sigh of relief.

"...I don't know about that...I mean, I'm just doing what I think makes the most sense to do, really...we share the world with them, they assist us with what we need to do...it makes me wonder what it was like when Pokemon Trainers didn't exist...back when the Swords of Justice closed themselves off from humanity...and I also wonder what it'd be like to truly be one with pokemon, to achieve a deeper understanding of them..."

...that last statement has a couple veiled implications, actually.  Nathan is actually in the process of finding out himself right now, though it is through special circumstances and is a bit...wildly uncontrollable potentially.  And there is one person that Nathan knows has truly achieved that deeper understanding...and he shouldn't really have to say who.

"...well, I don't know why you wanted to talk in...my room, but...I guess that...works...so, I guess let's...head there now..."

Music: Sadness - Pokemon XD: Gale of Darkness (Alright, let's try this again...I really do like the atmosphere this song has.  Fits well with what I'm envisioning currently...)

There's a slight nervousness that's definitely a bit more apparent now, but nothing unmanageable since he's spent some time dedicated to calming down.  Nathan isn't sure if he really is ready for this...but he needs to know a few things...this gap in his memories is bothering him more than his reluctance to hear what happened...

Since I didn't describe it when Shiva entered it earlier, the room is tidy.  Neat.  No personal belongings sitting around.  Nathan sets his bag in a corner, and that's about all the temporary decoration the room gets from him.  Everything he carries around is in that bag (which is actually surprisingly heavy thanks to his super duper thick journal).  No window in this room.  Helps block out some of the city noise.  Some of the writing utensils on the desk are not in the pencil holder, but they're lined up neatly, ready to be used.

Kirlia and Nathan sit on one of the beds in the room, perfectly in sync when they do so.  Kirlia makes absolutely sure that Nathan is at least somewhat between him and Ventus though, just in case...

"...well, find a seat, I guess..."

There's the desk's chair, the other bed, the floor...

Ventus just gives a *Hmmmmm* in response to their non-commitle stance on his Charmeleon's future, and leaves it at that. 'The boy should really give and take more credit to himself than he does, at least in the fields he excels in. It would do his self confidence issues a world of good, but that's not the matter I'm focusing on tonight.....'

His offhand comment about the Unovian SwordPokemon's and the topic of the bond between Pokémon and man did catch the researcher's attention, especially that tail end of the comment reminded him of someone he utterly loathed with all his being: 'N Harmonica.............that lucky, foolish bastard.'

They didn't let his sudden irritation over the allusion spill over into his openly broadcastable emotions or intrude to deeply in his thoughts, though, nor did he let it color his physical expression or his response, though; he had better control over that grudge of his.

"You are still doing better than most other Trainers by simply following you intuition and emotional core in my experience, Nathan, so I wouldn't doubt your own talents. .....Human and Pokémon have always been together in some form or another throughout the ages, so I imagine that both interacted similarly to how it is in the present, albeit with distinct difference imposed by the era they live in. I would not assume exactly why the Swords distanced themselves from my people, but I would think both them and humanity had ample reason for acting the way they did. At least, so I hope. "

"......To be one with a Pokémon is to simply understand them as they do you, and vice versa. No unique traits like my empathy is necessary to achieve this; one only need to strive toward that simple yet challenging goal. My brother achieved it with years of tireless work and bonding with his Alakazam and encourage the same from them, and I seek to obtain it not only for my own Pokémon, but for the rest of the world as well. Its one of the reasons why I became a Pokémon Researcher and Sociologist, and I do hope one day that my own Insights and research can help everyone become that much closer to them......."

(...)

".......I suppose now is the time for that, hmm? You'll find out why in short time, Nathan, so be patient with my requests for now."

*In Nathan's Room!*

The researcher took note about how Spartan and orderly hthe boy keep the state of his room, which was in stark contrast to the way Shiva's predilection towards festooning her room with her wiccan and homely comforts (Which he just learned to accept as another aspect of her fae like nature), but choose not to comment on it. How one kept their inner sanctum spoke loudly as to who they were, but it was not his place to offer judgement on such things. If it were not for his blessed friend, his room would look much the same as this in fact.

When Nathan and Kirlia did their synchronized sitting ('Or should a say Traced , rather?') , he did raise an eyebrow at that, though it was mostly directed towards the psychic dancer, as its attempt to act as a sort of interference was blatently apparent to the empath. 'I'm not going to hurt your life partner, Kirlia, nor would I like to give him anymore reason to dread this upcoming conversation, so please......' he thought, both to himself and at them, before he walked forward and elected to take a seat on the other side of the boy that Kirlia was not occupying on the bed. He wanted to keep this personable and non-intimidating, nor give them any reminders of the way their last 'discussion' was conducted, so right beside him he goes!

Ventus then flicked his wrist, and out came an stick of his lavender incense, which he then offered to the boy to their probably surprise.

"Care for one, Nate? Smoking usually isn't something I endorse, but just this once make the offer, as these do help greatly in calming the nerves. I could also release Raphael if you wish for addition comfort, or Apsis if you want another friendly face instead."

Peaceful Silence......for now.

[Iron]

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Typhon flexes his tail to show he has potential too! Great name.

"Awesome! Okay Typhon, how about we find some neat trainer to battle? Its been a while we fight someone and I want to try some new tricks I have in hand."

Action: A Pokemon Battle. Heart and his pokemons still need to sharp his skills, so a good battle would be good. 600 Pokedollars, 3x3. Something neat to Tynamo flex a bit his muscles since its been a while he have a real battle.

This'll have to happen back at camp, since you're supposed to be spending the day there. You ask Counseler Core for a battle, and he accepts!

(Yes please. I spending okay the time in the camp.)

Heart decides to bring Tynamo to the pokemon battle. It is time to put the training in test.

Core sends out a newly evolved Poliwrath! It's a little smaller than usual, but very fierce looking.
Poliwrath: (5) + 3 Dex + 2 Survival = 10
Tynamo: (3) + 6 = 9

[Iron]

"We'd be glad to breed your Vaporeon! And yes, we can easily put it in the PC. It's not a problem! Ventus' Corsola will enjoy playing with her. If Vaporeon doesn't have any obedience issues, the cost will be $400 per week. Since your Vaporeon is female, any Eggs will automatically fall under your ownership."

http://pokemonuranium.co/forum/showthrea...0#pid26200 - reference

"For two Pokemon of the same evolutionary line, I wouldn't be surprised to see an Egg in a week or two. Normal types often breed a little faster as well. Especially with a Destiny Knot. Nothing is guaranteed, though, since it all depends on the chemistry of the two Pokemon. Call our landline whenever you'd like an update; perhaps once a week? You can also withdraw Vaporeon that way if you ever need to."