[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa.  Whoa.  Hold on for a moment there, Terra.  Let me finish collecting this Stardust first.  And...I have an idea to keep those wild pokemon from getting the drop on us, so maybe wait for a moment before trying that."

(I'd like an Alert Roll for them to hear what Terra was saying, since her was WHISPERING those commands so that the wild Pokémon wouldn't hear them. That, and I thought it be a good way to save time OOC, and thought it would be something Terra would just do in order to proactively defend his friends..)

[Spiritmon]

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Waving to the others, she speaks up once more, trying to sound confident and secure. It only half succeeded. :C "People, shall we...move on then? We HAVE to eventually, that's why we're here."

"...gathering this Stardust first.  Shouldn't take too long."

And when it's finally time to move on, that's when Nathan will finally release Ray and reveal him to Heart and Shiva.  Given he's rather rocky for a Bulbasaur (and not the prettiest flower in the field), that oughta certainly be a surprise...(and I'm definitely interested in seeing how Shiva and Heart initially react to him without any further information from Nathan). (@Spiritmon)

(Heart still waiting the reaction of the two Meowth. @Iron what is the reaction of the two Meowth, along with theyre data?)

They'll follow you and Terra around for the rest of the adventure, and then they'll allow themselves to be registered accordingly. They don't mind who they're partnered up with. 

(Adventure) Gotcha! Meowth was caught!
2/2/0
Pickup
Fake Out, Feint Attack, Taunt, Pay Day, Screech, Charm

(Scrappy) Gotcha! Meowth was caught!
2/2/1
Technician
Fake Out, Bite, Fury Swipes, Nasty Plot, Pay Day, Taunt, Slash, Sing

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Delphox lights the wall with his wand.

With Terra's high survival, he determines the best plan - use the little rock hammer/hook pike in the Climber's Kit to scratch a deep line on the wall, then use Rock Smash. This tool is slow but precise. That should safely destroy just that one portion of the wall. And it works! Azumarill frees the TM in a single Smash.

Oh yeah. It's THAT TM. When scanned through the Almanac, it comes up "Dazzling Gleam!"

Since this TM is rarely learned by Level Up, it can be learned by TM by any FAIRY-TYPE Pokemon who can learn it by TM in the games.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/...ove)#By_TM

Shiva obtains a tiny scoop of Stardust, enough to fill a vial and look interesting, but not enough to sell.



As Nathan is working on scooping up a sellable quantity of Stardust, Gallade warns that Pokemon inside the cave have detected the party. He also seems concerned that there are things obscuring his psychic senses (this requires Shiva's help to interpret.)

Terra lets out a satisfied grunt and nodded as the TM was successfully freed from the wall undamaged, happy that his simple plan went off without a hitch. Though he's doest often mine/extract stuff from the earth, nor is he really a plan maker, he is able to intuithow to put his Strengths and excellent Skill to good use in order to accomplish a given task optimally. He's book dumb in most thing, but he's wise and experienced in the few fields/talents he's specialized in !

The rugged wanderer didn't quite understand the empathetic paladin's warning (though he was sure to pay attention) at first, until both Shiva and Nathan started to elaborate on it, at which point he understood all too well, his expression hardeing as quietly listened to the entire exchange(s). Once it was clear that the Pokémon in Ambush weren't going to budge until the group started to properly spelunk instead of loitering at the cave entrance, he turned toward Melly (who's been standing Alert by his side soon after noticing his change in mood) and crouched down, whispering commands into her.

"Melly, go on ahead, and....lure Pokémon out with Howl. Then, use Discharge to Faint or chase them off. Take care of Ambush, or scare it off. Understand?"

(If she goes on ahead, I'd request the group hangs back while she pulls off the gambit, as Discharge is an AoE move, and the more Distance between the group and her, the better for their HP)

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Accepting the fred TM from Azu and praising her for a job well done via fond pets and strokes, Shiva's rather pleased that the pinkish disk is indeed coding what she expected (hoped?) it to code, it's securely packed way into her belongings. <3 Her fairies will rejoice! Terra, in the heat of the moment, earns a kind hug for the help on freeing the disk from the wall. "Good observation you did there... Thank you! From the look of it, only Fairy Types can learn the move though. So, ehm, I..... Is it okay if I'm keeping the TM then to teach it for any of my elusive and faelike companions?"

(…)

At the fae lady's request to keep the freed TM she had already rather hastily/some might say rudely rushed to pack away,(I assume only she knows its Dazzling Gleam, since if she pulled out the Alma. openingly, Nathan would have seen it and started asking questions...) , the mountain of the man mulled it over while she was still hugging him - which he jumped a bit when that happened, before awkwardly returning it, like he didn't have much experience doing it - , before nodding.

"Okay. Don't have use for it, if its a Fairy TM. Keep it. *Beat* …You are welcome too, my friend. ...Thank you for the hug."

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Loosing a bit of her tense but staying close to Delphox and Raphael (and naturally Terra, throwing a worried glance of 'You'll protect us as promised, w-will you?' up to him), Shiva gave the psychic knight an appreciating nod for the help and warnings. "Thank you then. Huh, these wild Pokemon being r-ready to attack is...not suprising at the.....second thought, it's...their territory after ......all."

(…)

"At least it's no..... one big and mighty source of that psychic energy that we might be unlucky to run into.....", she says more to herself, warming herself on her magical fox's inner fire.

Waving to the others, she speaks up once more, trying to sound confident and secure. It only half succeeded. :C "People, shall we...move on then? We HAVE to eventually, that's why we're here."

Terra returned her anxious stare with a calm, comforting eyes as he nodded, clasping her shoulder as he did so. So long as they stick together, nothing bad would be happening to Shiva without having to go through/around him first.

He's also quick to voice his agreement with her words, as he and his Pokémon are ready to get started hunting for Unown.

"Yes. Let us do so, when we are ready. *Beat, then addresses everyone* Could you let Melly…...go forward and look for danger first, though? She is good at finding trouble Pokémon, and chasing them away. *Shrugs* Or Fainting them. They are not problems, after she is done."

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(…)

Then, suprise and wonder strike upon another flash of white light, marking a Pokemon being summoned from its Ball. It startled her a little, and she desperately looked around to find the source - which turned out to be Nathan and a new weird version of a Bulbasaur. She only stared at it for a little, showing no reaction and giving no hint emotionalwise that may show how she's feeling towards this.....rocky version of one of Kanto's Startermon.

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Not letting go of Delphox's arm, Shiva knees down to gain a better and closer look at that rocky Bulbasaur, keeping her respectful distance but eyeing it with... 'interest' is the wrong word, 'acceptance and very shy curiosity' were better ways to describe her here. "Nathan....", she then raised her voice, "...if I may ask, that's no Delta Pokemon, is it? It looks more like... maybe one of these Primal Pokemon? It looks... strange. But actually quite beautiful..." *very very coy smile into Bulba's direction* "Rock Type, maybe? Is it obediant? Does it have a nickname? Oh, and....why have you released it, how can it help us right now?"

When P.Bubla is released and Shiva reacted.....interestingly towards it, Terra tensed up for a bit as he eyed it and then Nathan concernidly for a moment, before letting out a quiet breath of relief as she took a liking to him instead of....not. After their conversation on Deltas during there battle, and his chat with Nathan night(s) prior), it was abundantly clear to him that the Fairy woman had no lost long at all for Delta and/or anomalous Pokémon unless otherwise specified by her. He was worried they'd end up.....disliking them to, like a certain doggie, but was immensely relieved (though he didn't show it easily) that wouldn't be the case here. Good, very good indeed!

Heart happily take the two Meowth who follow him. Heart catch along with the others. Heart then was amazed by the liberation of the rock bulba. "WOWZER! NOW THATS SOMETHING ITS NOT SEE EVERYDAY!" Heart pratically yell close to Nathan, Shiva and Gallade (better have a ear protection my friends). "Where you find that odd Bulbasaur Nathan? Also Terra...I have a surprise for you. You can come here you two!" Then the two Meowth came. "Terra. Meet Meowth. I befriend them and both want to get out of here to have some adventure with us. Problem is I cant keep two Meowth with me, and since you say you wanted have one...well one of that Meowth was interest to see you." Then Adventure Meowth jump in Heart shoulder, and the Scrappy Meowth aproach Terra. "That one looks like a true fighter. I believe he wants to go with you."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Terra returned her anxious stare with a calm, comforting eyes as he nodded, clasping her shoulder as he did so. So long as they stick together, nothing bad would be happening to Shiva without having to go through/around him first.

He's also quick to voice his agreement with her words, as he and his Pokémon are ready to get started hunting for Unown.

"Yes. Let us do so, when we are ready. *Beat, then addresses everyone* Could you let Melly…...go forward and look for danger first, though? She is good at finding trouble Pokémon, and chasing them away. *Shrugs* Or Fainting them. They are not problems, after she is done."

Shiva is getting the feeling Terra does not LIKE hugs, or contact in general. Which saddens her a tiny little bit as she enjoys to break the touch barrier if she feels fine around that person. Or he's wary of the opposite sex doing so???


Though upon him revealing that Melly could go forward and practically plow through things, Shiva tenses up once more, throws a look of sheer suprise (the negative type) up to the mountain of a man, places a hand of hers onto his that's currently clasping a shoulder as if silently trying to stop him from doing that. "Terra, there is... Uhm, I guess there's no need to be so radical! Please don't do that with Melly, okay? You might chase away Pokemon I.... or we... would like to catch... We're only guests in this cave, you understand? Causing an electrifying scene wouldn't be what a guest would do. Having her search for danger is a fine idea though."

Additionally to that, if 'he' - King Sarimanok - always knows, he probably wouldn't be pleased.

[Iron]

Nathan gathers the stardust while Gallade gets gradually more tense. But he does obtain all the dust there is to obtain.

[Iron]

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa.  Whoa.  Hold on for a moment there, Terra.  Let me finish collecting this Stardust first.  And...I have an idea to keep those wild pokemon from getting the drop on us, so maybe wait for a moment before trying that."

(I'd like an Alert Roll for them to hear what Terra was saying, since her was WHISPERING those commands so that the wild Pokémon wouldn't hear them. That, and I thought it be a good way to save time OOC, and thought it would be something Terra would just do in order to proactively defend his friends..)

I assume Terra would wait until the Stardust was gathered, though. And Nathan might bring up his plan as soon as he's finished doing that.

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan gathers the stardust while Gallade gets gradually more tense. But he does obtain all the dust there is to obtain.

Okay, good  (and how much is it all worth in total?).  Now then, time to address the elephant in the room...or rather, the 'saur just outside the cave.

[Lord Windos]

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(…)

 "Where you find that odd Bulbasaur Nathan? Also Terra...I have a surprise for you. You can come here you two!" Then the two Meowth came. "Terra. Meet Meowth. I befriend them and both want to get out of here to have some adventure with us. Problem is I cant keep two Meowth with me, and since you say you wanted have one...well one of that Meowth was interest to see you." Then Adventure Meowth jump in Heart shoulder, and the Scrappy Meowth aproach Terra. "That one looks like a true fighter. I believe he wants to go with you."

*Flashback?*
The rare collecter's outburst barely phased the simple monk, as he's long grown used to loud/grating noises from when his Genie was an irritable/hormonal Vibrana. Only loud noises that bothers him at this point are if he doesn't recognize where its coming from, as that's usually an indicator something......threatening was on the prowl....

Terra is caught off guard by them presenting a rather seasoned looking Meowth and announcing what he did, though, blinking at them and the cat Noctowlishly for a few seconds as processed this all, before he smiled warmly and widely at Heart.

"Thank you, Heart You are a good friend. Will have to do more things for you in future. ...And with you, if you want."

He then crouched down to address the fieresome feline, and held out a hand for it to shake. 

"Hello, Meowth. My name is Terra. Terra Sanaa Ismat. I will be your master now. You will be my friend....and partner. Together, we will grow stronger *Beat*....and richer too. Okay?"

*Flashback End?*

[Lord Windos]

"Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa.  Whoa.  Hold on for a moment there, Terra.  Let me finish collecting this Stardust first.  And...I have an idea to keep those wild pokemon from getting the drop on us, so maybe wait for a moment before trying that."

(I'd like an Alert Roll for them to hear what Terra was saying, since her was WHISPERING those commands so that the wild Pokémon wouldn't hear them. That, and I thought it be a good way to save time OOC, and thought it would be something Terra would just do in order to proactively defend his friends..)

I assume Terra would wait until the Stardust was gathered, though. And Nathan might bring up his plan as soon as he's finished doing that.

(I'm okay with that assumption!)

[Dragonstrike]

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Then, suprise and wonder strike upon another flash of white light, marking a Pokemon being summoned from its Ball. It startled her a little, and she desperately looked around to find the source - which turned out to be Nathan and a new weird version of a Bulbasaur. She only stared at it for a little, showing no reaction and giving no hint emotionalwise that may show how she's feeling towards this.....rocky version of one of Kanto's Startermon.

Delta Bulbasaur she knows, but only the version from distant DISTANT Torren, where it channels psychic power and fae magic. Cute on it's own - but still a Deltamon, sadly, which kinda deplets her enjoyment for it. This Bulba here though looked more like either a unique Delta or... right, one of these Primal Pokemon like the Southern Wind Incarnate or Primal Eevee that Professor Mallorn once told her about? While she doesn't know much to almost nothing about these, these seem to...have changed naturally, without humans and science having their hands involved or having caused it, which directly causes Shiva, known for a dislike and huge skepticism for these Delta Pokemon, to be actually alright towards Primal Pokemon. Warry, careful, but probably not denying unless there is reason to meet it with distrust.

Not letting go of Delphox's arm, Shiva knees down to gain a better and closer look at that rocky Bulbasaur, keeping her respectful distance but eyeing it with... 'interest' is the wrong word, 'acceptance and very shy curiosity' were better ways to describe her here. "Nathan....", she then raised her voice, "...if I may ask, that's no Delta Pokemon, is it? It looks more like... maybe one of these Primal Pokemon? It looks... strange. But actually quite beautiful..." *very very coy smile into Bulba's direction* "Rock Type, maybe? Is it obediant? Does it have a nickname? Oh, and....why have you released it, how can it help us right now?"

Heart happily take the two Meowth who follow him. Heart catch along with the others. Heart then was amazed by the liberation of the rock bulba. "WOWZER! NOW THATS SOMETHING ITS NOT SEE EVERYDAY!" Heart pratically yell close to Nathan, Shiva and Gallade (better have a ear protection my friends). "Where you find that odd Bulbasaur Nathan?"

Now, first of all...Nathan was completely expecting Shiva to assume that Ray was a Delta.  After all, Deltas don't necessarily all have to be the same type despite technically being the same species.  The only reason Nathan really knows Torren's Delta Bulbasaur is even a thing is because Heart had drawn a picture of one and shown it to him. 

Nathan's cringing a little because Heart yelled.  "...Heart, we're about to enter a cave...yelling isn't exactly a good idea...particularly when the wild pokemon are already on edge...I found him...nearby...not really much special about where I found him, to be honest..."

Ray looks really, really puzzled when Shiva calls him beautiful.  He's not even displaying the inside of his geode yet...he's not exactly a pretty face, that's for sure...far, far from it...(he's basically the Quasimodo of Bulbasaurs, as Iron called him)

"Ray here can help by removing the wild pokemon's advantage of the darkness entirely.  Would make it way, way harder for whatever's in there to hide from us."

He sighs.

"...yes, Shiva, he's a Primal Bulbasaur.  I don't know how the heck you managed to figure that out, but this is what the species was like a long, long time ago from what I can tell.  Less poisonous, and more...able to take advantage of light, shall we say.  Don't let the appearance fool you, he's a bright little bugger.  And the only reason I know that he's Primal is because of one itty bitty little detail: he knows FLASH.  As in, the Legendary variant that can normally only be taught by a Hidden Machine. And he claims to have known it his whole life, however long that has been.  It would be a lot easier to find our way around in there with Ray lighting the way, and we'd be much less likely to be ambushed successfully.  And yes, he's obedient.  Much more than the average Fossil or Primal Pokemon.  Doesn't seem to mind that I captured him at all."

Ray shrugs.  Eh, stuff happens.  And it's not like this is really that bad of a situation for him anyways.

[Lord Windos]

Since Terra already knows this all from listening to Nathan earlier talk about this topic/reading the bio on the Grassy, Glimmering Gemstone itself, he gives Shiva a firm nod, both to back up/confirm their words, but also showing he's in total support of this idea to her/him. It sounded like a smart course of action to him to FLASH the cave, and unlike his own plan it was far less likely to galvanize the locals into retaliatory action/extremes by having Melly cut loose on them and 'lighting up' the place herway. In sum, his opinion: Let their be light!