[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

The sight of Nathan cradling a chuck of ice with a mixed look of distaste, wonder, and perplextion naturally arose the curiosity of Ventus, who paced over to peer at it and then the boy Noctowlishly. Raphael and Lucifer were already there near their side, practically nuzzling the blazing horse as they hover by her in order to warm themselves up from the gelid temperatures!

"Nathan, why are you holding that piece of ice, and looking confounded at what to do with it? If its fresh water your looking for, or something to cool a drink, I don't suggesting using it, as all the water and ice here is saltwater."

Nathan's shivering just a little too much to actually form a response with words right now.

...so he does something that Ventus probably isn't expecting.

He sticks the ice in Swiftfire's open flames for a few seconds, then pulls it back out.  There's not even a hint of it melting.

Then he just starts quietly chuckling...with a few coughs mixed in all the while.  Swiftfire draws a little closer to him, and he gives her an appreciative pat on the back of her neck.

[Lord Windos]

Heart finally rejoice with everyone. "Heya Ventus. Heya Nathan. I got some problems against a Cryogonal, but I already take care of him. And got the chance to use Rock Smash in a rock wall. Anyway, is everyone okay?"

"Excellent news, Heart, though I'm curious to here what sort of 'problems' you endured while facing off against that Cryogonal. As for my status, I'm cold, tired, and stressed from a long, eventful day, but otherwise I'm in perfect health and order. Hopefully we can all move on to warmer climes and find somewhere comfortable to camp soon...."

Spoiler

Nathan's shivering just a little too much to actually form a response with words right now.

...so he does something that Ventus probably isn't expecting.

He sticks the ice in Swiftfire's open flames for a few seconds, then pulls it back out.  There's not even a hint of it melting.

Then he just starts quietly chuckling...with a few coughs mixed in all the while.  Swiftfire draws a little closer to him, and he gives her an appreciative pat on the back of her neck.

That action caused them to freeze in shock for moment, before it became apparent what the boy was trying to demonstrate with that particular chunk of ice. Or rather......: "A Nevermelt Ice! Kyurem has seen fit to grant you a fraction of its power as you explore this ice caked lake, or so it seems! Though if I recall correctly, you don't have any Pokémon that knows Ice type moves on your person, so what are you.....ah, I see your problem now."

Ventus then bowed their head fell into thoughtful silence for a brief moment, before they perked up and gave the boy a enlightened smile!

"I know how to best handle that chuck of Nevermelt Ice: you could either lend it to Azumarill or Malphena! I'm perfectly willing to make a temporary trade for it with Malphena's Evolite, as that last battle with those.....Sableyes showed that she needs as much offense as she currently has invested in defense. Of course if you prefer to keep it to yourself, I understand and won't raise this topic up again."

[Dragonstrike]

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That action caused them to freeze in shock for moment, before it became apparent what the boy was trying to demonstrate with that particular chunk of ice. Or rather......: "A Nevermelt Ice! Kyurem has seen fit to grant you a fraction of its power as you explore this ice caked lake, or so it seems! Though if I recall correctly, you don't have any Pokémon that knows Ice type moves on your person, so what are you.....ah, I see your problem now."

Ventus then bowed their head fell into thoughtful silence for a brief moment, before they perked up and gave the boy a enlightened smile!

"I know how to best handle that chuck of Nevermelt Ice: you could either lend it to Azumarill or Malphena! I'm perfectly willing to make a temporary trade for it with Malphena's Evolite, as that last battle with those.....Sableyes showed that she needs as much offense as she currently has invested in defense. Of course if you prefer to keep it to yourself, I understand and won't raise this topic up again."

More shivering from Nathan as he mulls that idea over...man, it's COLD down here...

...well, better that someone gets some use out of it while they're down here, right?  Won't do them any good otherwise...and an Eviolite does sound rather helpful for some of his own pokemon...like Yule, for instance.  He might have to talk with Valder in the future about obtaining that other one he has if the mercenary is willing to part with it...

Nathan nods a few times, teeth chattering and coughing a few times all the while, then holds the Never-Melt Ice out to Ventus.

Brrrrrr....he's SO glad he's wearing warm gloves right now...he can practically feel how cold the ice is even with them on...he's shivering even just looking at it and thinking about it...

(Not quite the idea I had, but hey, this works too)

[Lord Windos]

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More shivering from Nathan as he mulls that idea over...man, it's COLD down here...

...well, better that someone gets some use out of it while they're down here, right?  Won't do them any good otherwise...and an Eviolite does sound rather helpful for some of his own pokemon...like Yule, for instance.  He might have to talk with Valder in the future about obtaining that other one he has if the mercenary is willing to part with it...

Nathan nods a few times, teeth chattering and coughing a few times all the while, then holds the Never-Melt Ice out to Ventus.

Brrrrrr....he's SO glad he's wearing warm gloves right now...he can practically feel how cold the ice is even with them on...he's shivering even just looking at it and thinking about it...

(Not quite the idea I had, but hey, this works too)

The researcher smile further brightens as Nathan accepted his humble offer, and with a flick of his wrist out popped Malphena's Pokeball from his sleeve (that came from....somewhere), taking the Never-Melt Ice from Nathan (and wincing as the Item's cold lanced right into him! Brr...!), and after a few seconds of fiddling around, handed over the Evolite to them, with his sister holding the NMI in its place!

"H-Here you go, Nathan. B-By Kyurem's frosty domain, that I-Item was a-absolutely and intolerably frigid to hold, even I-if only f-for a f-few seconds..... (...) Do you mind if I hundle in close for Swiftfire to warm myself? Begrudged as I am to admit it, the gelid temperatures are beginning to wear thin on me, especially with how exhausted I am right now....."

[Spiritmon]

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Heart finally rejoice with everyone. "Heya Ventus. Heya Nathan. I got some problems against a Cryogonal, but I already take care of him. And got the chance to use Rock Smash in a rock wall. Anyway, is everyone okay?"

"Excellent news, Heart, though I'm curious to here what sort of 'problems' you endured while facing off against that Cryogonal. As for my status, I'm cold, tired, and stressed from a long, eventful day, but otherwise I'm in perfect health and order. Hopefully we can all move on to warmer climes and find somewhere comfortable to camp soon...."

Spoiler

Nathan's shivering just a little too much to actually form a response with words right now.

...so he does something that Ventus probably isn't expecting.

He sticks the ice in Swiftfire's open flames for a few seconds, then pulls it back out.  There's not even a hint of it melting.

Then he just starts quietly chuckling...with a few coughs mixed in all the while.  Swiftfire draws a little closer to him, and he gives her an appreciative pat on the back of her neck.

That action caused them to freeze in shock for moment, before it became apparent what the boy was trying to demonstrate with that particular chunk of ice. Or rather......: "A Nevermelt Ice! Kyurem has seen fit to grant you a fraction of its power as you explore this ice caked lake, or so it seems! Though if I recall correctly, you don't have any Pokémon that knows Ice type moves on your person, so what are you.....ah, I see your problem now."

Ventus then bowed their head fell into thoughtful silence for a brief moment, before they perked up and gave the boy a enlightened smile!

"I know how to best handle that chuck of Nevermelt Ice: you could either lend it to Azumarill or Malphena! I'm perfectly willing to make a temporary trade for it with Malphena's Evolite, as that last battle with those.....Sableyes showed that she needs as much offense as she currently has invested in defense. Of course if you prefer to keep it to yourself, I understand and won't raise this topic up again."

Spoiler

That action caused them to freeze in shock for moment, before it became apparent what the boy was trying to demonstrate with that particular chunk of ice. Or rather......: "A Nevermelt Ice! Kyurem has seen fit to grant you a fraction of its power as you explore this ice caked lake, or so it seems! Though if I recall correctly, you don't have any Pokémon that knows Ice type moves on your person, so what are you.....ah, I see your problem now."

Ventus then bowed their head fell into thoughtful silence for a brief moment, before they perked up and gave the boy a enlightened smile!

"I know how to best handle that chuck of Nevermelt Ice: you could either lend it to Azumarill or Malphena! I'm perfectly willing to make a temporary trade for it with Malphena's Evolite, as that last battle with those.....Sableyes showed that she needs as much offense as she currently has invested in defense. Of course if you prefer to keep it to yourself, I understand and won't raise this topic up again."

More shivering from Nathan as he mulls that idea over...man, it's COLD down here...

...well, better that someone gets some use out of it while they're down here, right?  Won't do them any good otherwise...and an Eviolite does sound rather helpful for some of his own pokemon...like Yule, for instance.  He might have to talk with Valder in the future about obtaining that other one he has if the mercenary is willing to part with it...

Nathan nods a few times, teeth chattering and coughing a few times all the while, then holds the Never-Melt Ice out to Ventus.

Brrrrrr....he's SO glad he's wearing warm gloves right now...he can practically feel how cold the ice is even with them on...he's shivering even just looking at it and thinking about it...

(Not quite the idea I had, but hey, this works too)

Spoiler

More shivering from Nathan as he mulls that idea over...man, it's COLD down here...

...well, better that someone gets some use out of it while they're down here, right?  Won't do them any good otherwise...and an Eviolite does sound rather helpful for some of his own pokemon...like Yule, for instance.  He might have to talk with Valder in the future about obtaining that other one he has if the mercenary is willing to part with it...

Nathan nods a few times, teeth chattering and coughing a few times all the while, then holds the Never-Melt Ice out to Ventus.

Brrrrrr....he's SO glad he's wearing warm gloves right now...he can practically feel how cold the ice is even with them on...he's shivering even just looking at it and thinking about it...

(Not quite the idea I had, but hey, this works too)

The researcher smile further brightens as Nathan accepted his humble offer, and with a flick of his wrist out popped Malphena's Pokeball from his sleeve (that came from....somewhere), taking the Never-Melt Ice from Nathan (and wincing as the Item's cold lanced right into him! Brr...!), and after a few seconds of fiddling around, handed over the Evolite to them, with his sister holding the NMI in its place!

"H-Here you go, Nathan. B-By Kyurem's frosty domain, that I-Item was a-absolutely and intolerably frigid to hold, even I-if only f-for a f-few seconds..... (...) Do you mind if I hundle in close for Swiftfire to warm myself? Begrudged as I am to admit it, the gelid temperatures are beginning to wear thin on me, especially with how exhausted I am right now....."

Heart did not even flinch with cold. "Thanks the Creation Trio I born in Sinnoh and have natural resistance against ice. I think I the only here who is...chill around here. And the most...Cooler around here. Anyway, aswering your question Ventus, Abbandon was freeze because of one Ice Beam from that Cryogonal, but do not worry, I already free him and he is okay." Heart them let Abbandon enjoy the company of Ventus. "You two do not enjoy much because of the ambush we receive and now. Now you can enjoy the company with no problem."

[Lord Windos]

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Heart did not even flinch with cold. "Thanks the Creation Trio I born in Sinnoh and have natural resistance against ice. I think I the only here who is...chill around here. And the most...Cooler around here. Anyway, aswering your question Ventus, Abbandon was freeze because of one Ice Beam from that Cryogonal, but do not worry, I already free him and he is okay." Heart them let Abbandon enjoy the company of Ventus. "You two do not enjoy much because of the ambush we receive and now. Now you can enjoy the company with no problem."

"*Chuckles* You better watch it with the puns, Heart, or soon you'll be on thin Ice, or, heavens forbid, catch Hail for it too! (...) Oh dear......well, I'm glad you were able to free them poste haste before they contracted frostbite! *Motions Abaddon over to them* My child, are you alright? Yes? Well, go warm up with Swiftfire or Rose anyway, because the very last thing I want is for you to catch a cold due to being forcibly made cold!"

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

The researcher smile further brightens as Nathan accepted his humble offer, and with a flick of his wrist out popped Malphena's Pokeball from his sleeve (that came from....somewhere), taking the Never-Melt Ice from Nathan (and wincing as the Item's cold lanced right into him! Brr...!), and after a few seconds of fiddling around, handed over the Evolite to them, with his sister holding the NMI in its place!

"H-Here you go, Nathan. B-By Kyurem's frosty domain, that I-Item was a-absolutely and intolerably frigid to hold, even I-if only f-for a f-few seconds..... (...) Do you mind if I hundle in close for Swiftfire to warm myself? Begrudged as I am to admit it, the gelid temperatures are beginning to wear thin on me, especially with how exhausted I am right now....."

Nathan chuckles again (and coughs some more).  Yup, now Ventus knows how he was feeling earlier in the adventure...

He'll hand that Eviolite to Yule when he wakes up later.  The goat is sure to appreciate both the increased defenses and his upcoming access to Rock Smash, that's for sure.

Nathan and Swiftfire edge closer to Ventus.  Btw, Ralts is sitting on Swiftfire.  He looks fine for the most part, though he is shivering a little too.  Partially because Nathan is, but he's not nearly as affected by the chill temperatures.

Calam's nearby too, as usual.  He's just standing there, keeping an eye out.  Doesn't look like he's bothered about the temperatures at all, either.

[Spiritmon]

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Heart did not even flinch with cold. "Thanks the Creation Trio I born in Sinnoh and have natural resistance against ice. I think I the only here who is...chill around here. And the most...Cooler around here. Anyway, aswering your question Ventus, Abbandon was freeze because of one Ice Beam from that Cryogonal, but do not worry, I already free him and he is okay." Heart them let Abbandon enjoy the company of Ventus. "You two do not enjoy much because of the ambush we receive and now. Now you can enjoy the company with no problem."

"*Chuckles* You better watch it with the puns, Heart, or soon you'll be on thin Ice, or, heavens forbid, catch Hail for it too! (...) Oh dear......well, I'm glad you were able to free them poste haste before they contracted frostbite! *Motions Abaddon over to them* My child, are you alright? Yes? Well, go warm up with Swiftfire or Rose anyway, because the very last thing I want is for you to catch a cold due to being forcibly made cold!"

Spoiler

The researcher smile further brightens as Nathan accepted his humble offer, and with a flick of his wrist out popped Malphena's Pokeball from his sleeve (that came from....somewhere), taking the Never-Melt Ice from Nathan (and wincing as the Item's cold lanced right into him! Brr...!), and after a few seconds of fiddling around, handed over the Evolite to them, with his sister holding the NMI in its place!

"H-Here you go, Nathan. B-By Kyurem's frosty domain, that I-Item was a-absolutely and intolerably frigid to hold, even I-if only f-for a f-few seconds..... (...) Do you mind if I hundle in close for Swiftfire to warm myself? Begrudged as I am to admit it, the gelid temperatures are beginning to wear thin on me, especially with how exhausted I am right now....."

Nathan chuckles again (and coughs some more).  Yup, now Ventus knows how he was feeling earlier in the adventure...

He'll hand that Eviolite to Yule when he wakes up later.  The goat is sure to appreciate both the increased defenses and his upcoming access to Rock Smash, that's for sure.

Nathan and Swiftfire edge closer to Ventus.  Btw, Ralts is sitting on Swiftfire.  He looks fine for the most part, though he is shivering a little too.  Partially because Nathan is, but he's not nearly as affected by the chill temperatures.

Calam's nearby too, as usual.  He's just standing there, keeping an eye out.  Doesn't look like he's bothered about the temperatures at all, either.

Heart release Rose to help warm everyone. "Dont blame me Ventus. My mood today is like a Sunny Day." Heart raise a eyebrown when he see Nathan chuckle. "Heh, I guess this is the first time I see you chuckle after hear a pun of us. Guess I won the day today." Heart chuckle and give Nathan a weak punch in his shoulder. "And Ralts, how are you hagging there little buddy? Also, do you guys mind if we wait Shiva finish, whatever bussiness she is doing?"

Heart then search his bag and find  that Half Red Gem. The one he find when they are in the pokemon center, back in Star City. That looks like ages ago. "I still keep that thing. Do you guys think we may find aswears in Aetherium? About why the Scimitars is searching that place? And why we receive that Half Gems?"

[Dragonstrike]

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Heart release Rose to help warm everyone. "Dont blame me Ventus. My mood today is like a Sunny Day." Heart raise a eyebrown when he see Nathan chuckle. "Heh, I guess this is the first time I see you chuckle after hear a pun of us. Guess I won the day today." Heart chuckle and give Nathan a weak punch in his shoulder. "And Ralts, how are you hagging there little buddy? Also, do you guys mind if we wait Shiva finish, whatever bussiness she is doing?"

Heart then search his bag and find  that Half Red Gem. The one he find when they are in the pokemon center, back in Star City. That looks like ages ago. "I still keep that thing. Do you guys think we may find aswears in Aetherium? About why the Scimitars is searching that place? And why we receive that Half Gems?"

Ralts gives Heart a happy little punch on the shoulder in return (it hurts more than Heart was probably expecting a hit from a Ralts would be, though.  It's half playful, half 'he was laughing at Ventus holding the ice, ya dummy!'  No offense intended, though. Plus, Ralts is just a little bit stronger than most of his species. Not by much, but enough to be noticeable.)

Nathan manages to stammer a few words between teeth chatters and coughs.

"...h-have...idea...n-needs...*cough*...m-more...*cough*...
r-research...f-first...*cough*...d-don't...l-lose it..."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

It indeed worked to perfection, without it having been Shiva's main aim or desire, the Great Ball has been nudged by the overly-curious Bergmite, it even REMAINED in there. Hah! Clapping her hands together, she smiled down rather play- and prankfully at the blue and red Ball, yet a slightly worried expression washed over her features a few moments later. She couldn't tell nor even feel with her sixth sense how the Bergmite will react to her once it's summoned from the Ball, it could be anything from 'You tricked me, shan't!!!' over 'Meh, I don't care' to 'Hooray, please show me more curious things, you not-Jynx!' Eh.... Well, Shiva hoped and trusted the scientific reports in that it was comfortable inside a Ball from a Pokemon's view. The environment it'd find there probably doesn't look different from the frozen lake spread in front of her, so that's at least something familiar for the vivid chunck of a glacier!~

The Great Ball blinked as expected, signaling that a 7th Pokemon has been caught here. Shiva found herself comepletely on the fence over this sight, she'd really enjoy to have this Pokemon with her further down the mountain, but... Eeeeeek, decisions! Think fast, my dear! Ice or Normal Type?

10 seconds of pondering and overthinking later, Shiva took a deep breath of frigid air, then summoned Furret to her side. The Longbody-Pokemon wasn't too used to such coldness, and instantly began to shiver a little, looking up to his Master in wonder and questioning. Instantly, she enveloped Furret into a close and warming hug, sharing some of her body wamth with him, Furret thankfully returned this by wrapping around her. "There, dear one, once you got used to the temperatures it'll be fine. Please listen... It probably only gets darker and more unpleasant from here, and me and the group have to keep going. Such an environment... I don't enjoy it much either, but forcing you through it feels not optimal for me. I've just caught an Ice Type that'll have way less problems... Say, I'd rather wish for you to enjoy some quality time on Bill's PC for now, recover a little from the previous excitement. You've done a great job in helping me, and I hope that I can repay you for obtaining me a part of the misty shadows there from the Sentry Fern. Do you agree?"

Furret took a long look at his Master and friend, many unspoken words were exchanged between him and the fae-enthusiast. Eventually, he nodded and smiled a little. Shiva returned it, and petted his cheek and forehead before the hug intensified for one temporarly last squeeze. "So be it then. We'll see again, take care and greet the others in the Box from me."

In short, Furret got sent to Bill's PC, male and freshly-obtained Bergmite takes the now free party slot. He'll probably be summoned for the first time when the group sets up camp, in order to see how he's doing.

No battling-XP, but 1 acquirering-character-XP + 50$ from Professor Mallorn, correct?




Nice job, with that dealt with Shiva now lets her gaze wander over the frozen lake once more, then turns around to make her way back to the others. She found them all close to Rose and Swiftfire, and from the look of it nothing has gone amiss in the meanwhile - how pleasantly to realize!~ She speeds up her pace a little now that she doesn't have fear slipping on the ice anymore, and waves to them all in shy eager as soon as she was within their range.

However, she stops a step before the others and tilts her head in wonder to accompany her crossed arms. "Well... Hi again! Good to see that you're all doing relatively fine, thanks for waiting on me... Now though, it's not THAT cold once you gotten used to it!~ I've added warm-enough clothes to the list of things we should bring along down Mount Sentry, but it seems only me put this thought into action?" She avertes her gaze a little to stare at something undefinied further down the path, and absent-mindedly dusts off her black-outside and darkgreen-inside cloak with one hand protected by darkbrown half-gloves to free it from some snowflakes the Bergmite headbutted down from a wall, the Ninetales-scarf is closely wrapped around her neck. The weaved-in Furret-hair in the cloak nicely blocks off any outer coldness. If she'd be to carry a quiver + a longbow styilized after a Virizion and know how to use it, the image of a female half-elf-ranger with a close touch to nature would be even better.

"None was probably up to get close to the frozen lake? I've taken a careful walk on it, it didn't break under my feet. A Bergmite I met there - or rather, it met me, it didn't behave wary or shy at all." With a slight and sly smile, Shiva pats a sidepocket of her cloak, to show that she caught it and it's even with her now. She missed the exchange/loan of the Never-Melt-Ice.

Still, Shiva is not untouchable, and she'd do a lot to sleep over in a comfy and warm bed standing in a Pokemon Center's dorm again, where she can cuddle up to the pillows and to Ventus to all of her heart's content... Awww, Good and warm thoughts.

I'm not sure if Ven would recognize this or not, given his distrust of Earthpower...but Shiva would definitely notice it if you show her later.
This Hurtloam is dormant, chilled by ice, but still full of Earthpower. It needs to be coddled and exposed to other forms of life before it will spring into power again. Kind of like a Pokemon Egg! Three days of attention should do it.

(Then let's just say he automatically shares his findings of the Frozen Hurtloam with the rest of the group as he rejoins them, and have Shiva/Phantom react/inform them of what needs to be done to make it usable at their own pace. He'll probably give it to her if she asks, now that I think about it, but if not and he's given the knowledge, he'll give it to Raphael to hold, as between their liveliness and Morning Suns the mud should be revitalized in no time!)

When Ven offered her the black mud covered in ice crystals, she stared at it in amazement for a moment before she carefully takes it into her hands. She turns it a few times in her hands to examinate it from all sides, and rather quickly she was sure what she was currently holding in her hands: Precious HURTLOAM, despite the tangible coldness was chilling her half-gloved hands she could definitely feel the roaming Earthpower inside of it. It felt...'passive' however, yes, as if it was dormant.

Shiva looks back at Ventus, faces him in a mixed and unreadable expression. A lot of different thoughts ran through her mind, one swiftly chased the other, and she was rather undisclosed what to even say: She knows of the healing capabilities of Hurtloam, but she just as knows that her beloved wasn't fond of Earthpower and the associated eremit.

Eventually, she decided to just her cards on the table and be blunt and honest with him: "Dear, what you found here is a special kind of black mud. Can you see these golden flecks in it, feel some dormant power in it when holding it? ...I-I can. Do you...remember that eremit at the Tusk's tip? He introduced us to this the first time. This one here seems dormant however. Carrying it around and exposing it to warmth and life, or in short, handling it quite like a Pokemon Egg for some days should do the job of awakin' it."

Mentally, she already prepared for a blow after this opening, so was rather quick to continue. "Ven, shall I...place it into a pocket of my cloak so that it'll be subconsciously and permanently warmed by my body warmth, or maybe place it into the Fast Incubator to accompany the Delibird-Egg you gave me to carry?" She offers the Hurtloam back to him nevertheless in her cupped hands, even out of simply politeness. "Ah! One...more thing... If that Bergmite of me turns out to be...well, disobediant, will you help on handling it properly with me, please? It's with me currently, replaying Furret, and it's a useful and rare Pokemon for me. I'll release it when we've set up camp, maybe we can share the first nightwatch? M-maybe? I'd like to...ask you something then, if there's time and opportunity, preferably undisturbed." She seems sad, empty, when she speaks that out.