[Game Thread] Pokerole Mystery Dungeon: Primal Shadows

[Spiritmon]

Kogeki was most silent for the time. He hear the voice of Hoopa and then he see at Kee kinda saying him he also hear the call of Hoopa.

He did also make his welcome way toward Emolga. "Welcome aboard Emolga. I hope you are ready for a possible dangerous adventure. You might broken a bone or two, but hey, we have healing items for this kinda of situation so you are safe...I think." 

Kogeki did approach Platina and said to her while she was...fleching with the situation of Kee kissing her. "You did show you have some guts Feathers. I have no problem in you take the lead. I like to act more in the support and sometimes be in the front to scout the area ahead. I good in stealth, so if you need someone to go ahead and check the area for danger, just send me away in the front. Its less dangerous if you send just one member ahead."

"Also, yes, I call you Feathers. I usually like to give some people I meet "nicknames". If you dont like I will stop right away.''

[Lord Windos]

(...)

Kogeki did approach Platina and said to her while she was...fleching with the situation of Kee kissing her. "You did show you have some guts Feathers. I have no problem in you take the lead. I like to act more in the support and sometimes be in the front to scout the area ahead. I good in stealth, so if you need someone to go ahead and check the area for danger, just send me away in the front. Its less dangerous if you send just one member ahead."

"Also, yes, I call you Feathers. I usually like to give some people I meet "nicknames". If you dont like I will stop right away.''

The reserved shinobi's soft praise and advise does manage to cause the shiny bird to perk up slight.....before she caught onto the nickname he just gave her.

"Feathers?"

Her face scrunched up at the mere utterance, like she had bitten into a particularly sour Apple or Berry, before she shook her head slightly.

"Much as I appreciate your council and companionship, Sir Kogeki, I would ask you not call me...that. Platina is the name I gave you, and I would prefer to be addressed as such. Though if you must have an alternative I suppose shortening it to 'Plat' would also be acceptable, or a more befitting moniker like.....Luster, for example."

She huffs out a sigh as she finishes, before motioning him towards the markets with a air of casual command.

"If you have any last minute preparations, conduct them now. Otherwise, let us go on our first true adventure together poste haste once everyone else is done, shall we?"

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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Nothing about Platina's confused frown and tilt of her head is noticed by the monochromic crittercoon, too distracted he is by picking up and storing away (and talking with, that too) the the Djinn's bottle. Returning back to the others with a smile of 'I have done good', he looks around and DOES notice the shiny avian still giving him a confused expression, which Kee clears up with a light snicker and waving paw of 'it is no big deal, dont think about it too much!'. Though in his mind he cannot help but to wonder whether SHE TOO had that...voice speaking to her via telepathy...? Has Kogeki as well? ...Most likely the anubis of a ninja has, right? It's not like he himself is slowly starting to hear things, now isn't he? ...Nope, it was Hoopa all along, so there's that and all's fine, Kee guesses!~

Emolga joining Team OS on their adventure through the Great Glacier is supported and backed by Kee, and to display that he gives the electric squirrel a good pat onto their shoulder coming a wide yet tooth smile. "Welcome in our ranks, 'Molga! You and ar electric p'tential shall come in very handy on the journey through that icy wasteland, now shouldn't it?~ Of course 't will! (･ω<)☆ Consider yarself in good company, as even if everyone an' everythin' is turning their back on you, I will still be there standin' by yar side makin' sure that we'll be returning all fine to Paradise." A confident smile from Kee underlines these words of his, telling that does mean it.
Ohhh now Platina out of all things asking to lead the way this time comes as a pleasant suprise for Kee, and immediately he bristles and fluffs up his fur as he gives the ironclad lady and encouraging nod of agreement! "Permission granted, mah dear lady, me is havin' NO DOUBT in ya havin' tha capabilities in leadin' us all safely through the glacier!! And do mark mah words, shall we happen t'find ourselves in a dire situation ya can have tha guaranteed certainty that I will be there by yar side, ready to fight with an' protect ya no matter what may come! ( ÒωÓ)و☆" As his words are lingering there in the air, Kee slowly moves closer and closer to Platina, continuing to show an encouraging smile, until he's right in front of the shiny avian... ...Only to give her a gentle lick over the tip of her beak while also silently handing her something. Seems to be some kind of glasses.

"Ya may need an' want these as ya navigate", he tells her in a soft voice. "Ye I know they may look funny, but these glasses are b'sically granting ya x-ray vision and lettin' ya see where nearby items and enemies lurk. Up to ya whether or nat ya want to put 'em into use, but tha least I can do is handing 'em to dear you. Take good care of 'em, as these X-Ray Glasses have cost Team OS not too little, k?~" *cue him giving Platina a sly wink* (･ω<)☆

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Her frown only deepened at the black 'n white crittercoon coyness, but still she held back on interrogating him about that bottle. Again, not the time, though he is sorely tempting her sense of curiosity.  

Platina can't stay grumpy after his impassioned welcome Emolga, however, getting a nod and a "Well put" from her. Though a bit....much at times, she could confidently say that Kee was a good-hearted individual. Perhaps a fine friend too, once they've bonded a bit more.

Maybe sooner than she expected with the rather nice amount of solidarity and buttering up with his full confidence in her decisions, which caused her to puff up even more and start to preen in obvious delight. Yes, now there was the respect and deference she was -

The ironclad adventurer own self-aggrandizing thoughts was interrupted when he, bold as a Dragon, strode up and....and......and licked her. On....on her beak....her mouth. Did Kee.....did he....did he just.....? 

She went stiff as a sheet of metal in shock at his....his brazen display of affection, looking at him wide-eyed dropping the Glasses he handed to her right between her feet, almost missing what he had to say about them. It was not until he winked that she had something to say.

"Kee....you....you....you utter rascal!"

Immediately she chopped him on the head with one of her wings - not hard enough to actually hurt him, but with enough force behind it to sting - and glared at him, red-cheeked in embarrassment and awkwardness!

"Do you not have any sense of manners or propriety?! Have you no shame?! You don't just....kiss a lady like that! Not out of the blue, not in public or without her permission, and especially not without proper courting her and - gah!!"

Platina huffed and puffed in flustered indignation, clawing the ground beneath her feet and ruffled her feathers in agitation, showering the rascally coon and her surrounding with a fine layer of Shiny sparkles.

"Look, don't do that again, Kee! If you want to show....show me affection, find ways that are more proper, or not at all! Hmpt!"

With that said, the metallic avian scooped up the X-Eye Glasses and put them in her Bag, before turning away from Kee in a huff, intent on ignoring him until they teleport into the Mystery Dungeon. On business she'll work with him just fine, but now? She believes she's entitled to be a bit miffed at him.....even if...no, especially the intent behind the gesture was sweet on him...

...Now that didn't go very well, did it?~ Kee cups and holds his furry head where the metallic avian's wing hit him, but continues to look at Platina with a gentle (almost playful) smile as she glares and proceeds to scold him. Yes it stiiiiiiiiiiings, but Kee just cannot be mad and cannot stop to give her that smile, too....indeed, too adorable was her reaction about what the crittercoon considered a gentle way to flatter and sweet-talk her, as well as to display his unquestioning support.

He shakes himself a bit to free his fur from the shiny sparkles Platina has showered his face with, and simply has to let out an amused chuckle as she turns away, miffed and agitated but perhaps still red-cheeked. How cute she was behaving!~ "Oh well...", he carefully speaks to her in a soft tone, "My sincere 'pologies if that wasn't to yar liking. It's fine, 't is fine though, I'll find other an' more proper ways then t'show my s'pport and...if ya will affection~☆ towards a classy lady like you are. Alright?~ I hope ya won't resent me for too long, an' that I didn't lead ya too offtracks for ya t'lead us all fine through tha Great Glacier!~" Kee shows her a supportive and friendly smile that Platina doesn't see given she has turned away, but from the tone of his voice it's clear that he means his apology.

Letting out another low and bemused chuckle, Kee then declares that he'll be on his way to the shops and gardens of Paradise for some preparation before it gets to duNgENcRawLIng!!1 once again! How exciting, how magnificent, how eager he is to dive into another adventure! ( ÒωÓ)و☆

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

The sparkly avian has to resist the urge to tilt her head at that small reaction from Keldeo. Do they have some sort of personal history with Virizion that made them so apprehensive and seemingly trouble adverse? Hmm....something to keep in mind for later, she supposes.

The gathering's excitement manages to bring a chipper smile to Platina's face, causing her to visibly brighten up and look emboldened and ready for adventure. She still had her own reservations and questions about.....well, every revelation she's received recently, but she can't let them keep her down, doing her part as a member of Team OS, and following her (non-Prophetic) dreams! Later she'll allow herself to decompress about it all and properly question her companions about....being human, but for now it was all business and focus on the immediate future of their missions!

Haxorus's interjection about this 'HAPPI's'  guidelines and manage their own organization's business doesn't fail to bring down her mood - regulations and standards exists for very good reasons, and shouldn't be ignored without equally good or just cause! Whatever inconvenience it causes is regrettable, but that is the way things have to be for everything to work smoothly and as intended. She's also happy the bladed warrior was also being considerate towards Team OS' primary objective, earning him and smile and nod. If only all Pokemon were so thoughtful and well-acting, then the world would be a better place.....though it would also be one were she has even less reason to be an Adventurer, so perhaps she should be more mindful herself of her own wishes.

Their propose solution earns another nod from the ironclad journeyer, prompting her to hop forward and puff up her chest, trying to become the new center of attention and strike a commanding figure.

"I, for one, am in complete agreement with Lord Haxorus. His compromise is sound, and it ensures nothing is left wanting and deficient in the process. As for whom else we should include in our own group, if I may be the one to make the selection..... *Looks to Kogeki and Kee* ?"

Presumably they agree or say nothing against her taking charge here (For convenience's sake and because we all agreed OOC in the Meta Thread, if nothing else), Platina's smile grows before turns to point at Emolga, taking an ever so slightly imperious tone as she did so.

"You, Sir Emolga. Our team would amply benefit from an talented Electric and Flying Pokemon's addition to it, and it would be nice to have another team member that can fly around like myself. Please, come join us for our mission, and tell us more about yourself and your own prowess (AKA: Tell me about your Moves, Strats, and Ability, if you would!). If you have any questions of your own about us, do feel free to share them. We need to know enough about each other to work together truly and well, or at least so I believe."

Keldeo's enthusiastic talk about Entracards gets the shiny bird's attention again, making her look at him again with renewed interest. "My, you're certainly passionate about the craft, are you not Sir Keldeo? Mind sharing some details about it, if it wouldn't be a bother? Entracards and what they can do are fascinating, and I'd like to know more about them, if for no other reason than to appease my curiosity."

Kee darting off to find and get....a strange bottle of sorts earns him a confused frown and tilt of her head, but for the moment she doesn't ask about it. Again, there will be time later to figure out what is going on with her human teammates, when everything is not so busy.

In regards to who is going to Lead the Team through the MD, Platina boldly declares she wants to be the one to do so. Her reasons? "Well, I simply want to prove that I am capable of the role. I do have a...talent for it, as you two *Points to Kee and Kogeki* already have seen. Beyond that....*Frowns* well, this mission holds some importance for me, for obvious reasons, so is it not proper I should shoulder the responsibility for it?"

Platina isn't going to be getting anything from the Markets nor change anything about her Inventory, so she's ready to begin the expedition into the Mystery Dungeon at anytime!

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Kogeki was most silent for the time. He hear the voice of Hoopa and then he see at Kee kinda saying him he also hear the call of Hoopa.

He did also make his welcome way toward Emolga. "Welcome aboard Emolga. I hope you are ready for a possible dangerous adventure. You might broken a bone or two, but hey, we have healing items for this kinda of situation so you are safe...I think." 

"Aw yeah!  You won't regret that decision, promise!  Oh, but you okay with this, Dunsparce?  It'd mean we wouldn't be going to the Great Glacier together again."

"It's okay, Emolga.  I'm fine with minding the base."

"Alright, if you say so."

Platina's question catches Emolga off guard a bit, but it only takes him a moment to respond.  "Well, I'm able to use Spark, Acrobatics, and Quick Attack.  I like to fight fast and aggressively, so I never leave leave home without those moves, and my Static Ability often Paralyzes anything foolish enough to hit me directly if Spark hasn't done so already.  I usually leave most of the support to Espeon and Dunsparce, but I do have some free space for one move between Nuzzle, Light Screen, and Encore.  Any preferences for which of the three moves I should bring?  I can make a quick stop at Scraggy's Savvy Moves to swap my moves around if needed."

Keldeo's seems more than happy to talk about Entercards, but he hesitates before responding.  "I mean, yeah, sure, I could teach ya a bit about how they work and stuff, but maybe we should save that for later.  The sequences and concepts can be pretty complex and hard to explain, and we should probably focus on getting ready for our expedition to the Great Glacier for now.  Maybe I can show you a little if we get some downtime while we're exploring?"

As for Kogeki's comments to Emolga, the flying squirell crosses his arms and gives the riolu a cocky smile.  "Oh, don't worry.  This isn't my first time visting the Great Glacier.  You can trust me to be prepared."

Spoiler

~*Small flashforward to after our NPC companion and leader through the Great Glacier has been decided (neither of it will affect the following)*~


With things handled and decided, Ziggy Kee heads out on swift paws to prepare himself for another ADVENTURE!! in a Mystery Dungeon - seeing the significance behind visiting an icy place like that glacier ahead, he'll make sure to come in with enough resources and remedies to cover as many unpleasant situations as possible, heck yesss! ( ÒωÓ)و☆

Having arrived at the main plaza of Paradise, the crittercoon takes a moment to looks around and gather his thoughts - ah, Quagsire mentioned something about 'many shops and gardens down the east where the river runs', hasn't he...? Especially the wording of gardens spikes Kee's interest, so onwards to follow the river he goes to check these out! Hopefully there'll be some decent Berries and Seeds that he just cannot miss out on gathering or buying!!

Team OS heads to the riverside section of Paradise, where several pokemon seem to have set up stalls of various kinds.  There's quite a few different kinds of shops, some of which seem to be completely unique to Paradise!

- A Woobat seem to be selling keys of some kind (Detour Guide)
- A Pansage and a Foongus appear to be doing some gardening, tending to various plants as well as buying and selling berries and seeds (Berries and Seeds + Fields)
- A Pansear seems to be running a lottery service (Prize Palace)
- A Panpour is exchanging items for other items with visitors (Swap Shop)
- A Mienfoo is sparring with visitors, helping them train (Dojo) 
- A Pawniard appears to be peddling Orbs (Oodles of Orbs)
- Next to the river, a Starmie is advertising something about sunken treasure (Sunken Treasure)
- A Drilbur is advertising something about buried treasure (Diggers' Den)
- A Beartic has a completely frozen over stall and is advertising a game of skill (Beartic Slide)
- There's also an empty, fancy looking stall with a large sign that says 'CLOSED INDEFINITELY'

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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(...) Team OS heads to the riverside section of Paradise, where several pokemon seem to have set up stalls of various kinds.  There's quite a few different kinds of shops, some of which seem to be completely unique to Paradise!

- A Woobat seem to be selling keys of some kind (Detour Guide)
- A Pansage and a Foongus appear to be doing some gardening, tending to various plants as well as buying and selling berries and seeds (Berries and Seeds + Fields)
- A Pansear seems to be running a lottery service (Prize Palace)
- A Panpour is exchanging items for other items with visitors (Swap Shop)
- A Mienfoo is sparring with visitors, helping them train (Dojo) 
- A Pawniard appears to be peddling Orbs (Oodles of Orbs)
- Next to the river, a Starmie is advertising something about sunken treasure (Sunken Treasure)
- A Drilbur is advertising something about buried treasure (Diggers' Den)
- A Beartic has a completely frozen over stall and is advertising a game of skill (Beartic Slide)
- There's also an empty, fancy looking stall with a large sign that says 'CLOSED INDEFINITELY'

...So many nice shops and stalls, these are even MORE than at home by Delphox's Guild! *:･✧(°〇° ) How Ziggy Kee would enjoy to check out each one of them and inquire about that 'indefinitely closed stall?', indeed... But now is not the proper time for some leisure shopping, he's got to do preparation to head out into that glacier on an important mission ! And so he takes a quick look around and opts to only visit the shops/stalls that are of significance for what's laying ahead (Outta-chara note; I'll post all shops Kee's going to visit in one go for simplicity, no particular order)

- Pansage's and Foongus's Berries and Seeds + Fields:
That's by far the shop that's of the most interest for Kee. "Hey there, ya two!", he says with an unnessarily-exaggerated wave of a paw, "Dear-me wishes to stock up on nice Berries and Seeds before it's off into a Mystery Dungeon, so may I ask what ya've for sale or growin' on tha fields t'day? Got one or two Aspear Berries by chance...? ...! Oh right, one moar thing..." Kee rummages in his bag, then presents one entirerly black seed to the two. "Managed to snatch this from a Monferno Outlaw after mah Team d'feated 'em - yan ya tell me what sort of seed that is, please?"

- Panpour's Swap Shop:
The waterly monkey too gets an energetic hello from the crittercoon. "Hey there!~ Seein' that ya're tradin' an' exchangin' items..." He shows Panpour two Geo Peddles and two of the black rocks he picked up from the Hidden Mine (it's coal [which Kee does not know in-chara] and can be used as Gravelerrock with a -2d6 accuracy when throwing as I've got noted in the Inventory tab of my charasheet). "What d'ya have that I could exchange for these nice rocks?~"

- Pawniard's Oodles of Orbs:
*cue third energetic greeting!* "Just wishin' t'check what ya're selling today, chances are there's anythin' useful for my travelings an' 'dventures ahead!~ These orbs are quite pricey an' valuable me feels, but their usefulness an' power speaks for 'tself, hehe."

[Dragonstrike]

Daxter shakes his head in annoyance. "This place is a sodding maze. Let's go back and try and climb that wall to the west. I'm fine with slowly getting our bearings. Some random items here and there wouldn't hurt either. Whatever that yellow Pokemon is, it's putting me on edge. Stay alert, you lot."

"Alright.  Let's not dawdle too long though.  There's somethin' ominous in the air..."

*rolls*

Backtracking to the start to climb that wall of vines goes uninterrupted.  Snom doesn't look particularly able to climb a surface like this, but Rowlet's easily able to carry her and fly them both to the top.

   

What they find at the top is they're standing on a thick, long tree branch that attaches to a tree to the north.

It also doesn't take them long to notice that they're not alone up here, as crawling along the tree branch are wild pokemon: two Joltik and two Grubbin.  The bugs appear to be startled by Team Night Wardens's appearance, as they begin backing up along the tree branch, warily watching the intruders.  They occasionally glance at where they're going with an almost equal amount of wariness, but their attention is mostly focused on Daxter and his group.  The rain continues to fall, making the tree branch slick with water, though the wild bugs seem to be clinging firmly onto the surface regardless.

"Yup, those wild pokemon are definitely on edge.  There's definitely something going on here..."

"Best be careful.  If we get in a fight up here, there's a chance we might slip and fall."

[Dragonstrike]

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...So many nice shops and stalls, these are even MORE than at home by Delphox's Guild! *:･✧(°〇° ) How Ziggy Kee would enjoy to check out each one of them and inquire about that 'indefinitely closed stall?', indeed... But now is not the proper time for some leisure shopping, he's got to do preparation to head out into that glacier on an important mission ! And so he takes a quick look around and opts to only visit the shops/stalls that are of significance for what's laying ahead (Outta-chara note; I'll post all shops Kee's going to visit in one go for simplicity, no particular order)

- Pansage's and Foongus's Berries and Seeds + Fields:
That's by far the shop that's of the most interest for Kee. "Hey there, ya two!", he says with an unnessarily-exaggerated wave of a paw, "Dear-me wishes to stock up on nice Berries and Seeds before it's off into a Mystery Dungeon, so may I ask what ya've for sale or growin' on tha fields t'day? Got one or two Aspear Berries by chance...? ...! Oh right, one moar thing..." Kee rummages in his bag, then presents one entirerly black seed to the two. "Managed to snatch this from a Monferno Outlaw after mah Team d'feated 'em - yan ya tell me what sort of seed that is, please?"

- Panpour's Swap Shop:
The waterly monkey too gets an energetic hello from the crittercoon. "Hey there!~ Seein' that ya're tradin' an' exchangin' items..." He shows Panpour two Geo Peddles and two of the black rocks he picked up from the Hidden Mine (it's coal [which Kee does not know in-chara] and can be used as Gravelerrock with a -2d6 accuracy when throwing as I've got noted in the Inventory tab of my charasheet). "What d'ya have that I could exchange for these nice rocks?~"

- Pawniard's Oodles of Orbs:
*cue third energetic greeting!* "Just wishin' t'check what ya're selling today, chances are there's anythin' useful for my travelings an' 'dventures ahead!~ These orbs are quite pricey an' valuable me feels, but their usefulness an' power speaks for 'tself, hehe."

Berries and Seeds

Pansage seems to handle the business side while Foongus does the gardening, and it doesn't take them long to identify the strange seed.  "Ah, what you have there is a Blinker Seed!  If you throw that at an enemy pokemon and they eat it, they'll be temporarily blinded!  The pitch black color is representative of all they'll be able to see after consumption.  It's quite the devious little trick, since there's a chance the consumer might miss their attacks and will generally have trouble hitting specific targets.  If you wanted, I could buy that seed from you, or Foongus could grow more in a day or two.  Oh, and as for my regular stock, I definitely have some Aspear Berries available, and more besides!  Orans, Cheris, Pechas, Tiny Reviver Seeds, all the essentials.  Don't have nearly enough stock of rarer berries like Lums and Sitrus to sell those here regularly, I'm afraid. And I just sold my last regular Reviver Seed for the day too."

(In short, you can purchase Orans, Tiny Revivers, and the regular status curing berries at this stall.  Rarer berries and all seeds can be grown for free, but require at least 1 day of game time to grow.  All berries and seeds can also be sold to this stall for more than usual)

Swap Shop

Panpour looks over Kee's items with interest.  "Well, that's an interesting assortment of rocks you've got there.  Is that coal?  Where'd you happen to find that?  I could take all four of those rocks off your hands and give you a Silver Prize Ticket in exchange.  You can exchange it with Pansear to get something nice.~  I also have a list of items that I can exchange for specific other items.  If you have an excess of anything, I'm more than willing to do some trading!"

They pull out a list, and they're not lying: with the exception of the Prize Ticket exchange, it's specific.

- Oran Berry: 2 Plain Seeds
- Max Elixir: 3 Oran Berries
- Heal Seed: 2 Rawst, 2 Pecha, 2 Cheri, and 2 Chesto Berries
- Rawst Berry: 2 Chesto Berries
- Pecha Berry: 2 Rawst Berries
- Cheri Berry: 2 Pecha Berries
- Chesto Berry: 2 Cheri Berries
- Evasion Orb: 2 Slow Orbs
- Quick Orb: 2 Evasion Orbs
- Slow Orb: 2 Quick Orbs
- All Power-Up Orb: 2 Evasion, 2 Quick, and 2 Slow Orbs
- Prize Ticket: Any four items (quality of the prize ticket may vary depending on the items exchanged)

Oodles of Orbs

Pawniard doesn't say much.  They just stand behind the counter with their arms crossed, briefly gesturing to the signs in front of the orbs on display with the names of the orbs and their prices. 

(Similarly to Berries and Seeds, they'll also buy Orbs for a higher than normal price.  All Orbs are 300 Poké unless otherwise stated)

- Revive All Orb (600 Poké, Revives all fainted team members when used)
- Drought Orb (Makes the weather Sunny)
- All-Protect Orb (600 Poké, Protects every team member from the next 3 attacks they would have taken)
- Escape Orb (150 Poké)
- Trapbust Orb (disarms all traps on the current floor tile)

[no one]

Daxter grunts, annoyed yet again before he peers at the Bug Pokemon. They didn't seem to be hostile, but he didn't want to get into an unnecessary fight so he decided to play it carefully. Staying well away from the Bug pokemon so as to not spook them, he says, "Ah, hey, there. I promise you, we're not trying to attack you, we're just looking for someone. Maybe you've seen her? A Braixen hanging around with a bunch of other Pokemon. If you don't know, do you think it'd be alright if we go past you? We're just trying to get our bearings, this place is a real maze. Just to solidify the fact, we've got no intention of just outright attacking you. In fact, if any of you wouldn't mind a life of adventure, we'd be happy to take you on as a part of Team Night Wardens."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

- Pansage's and Foongus's Berries and Seeds + Fields:

Ooooohhh, Kee's expression turns into an almost devious one as he listens to what Pansage tells him about that strange seed he brought along. What this Blinker Seed does sounds like exactly the type of mischievous trick the Dark Type within him enjoys!~ "Hehe... Now that's quite the nice effect, for the enemy 'Mon that is." Kee thinks about it for a few moments, then hands it to the grassy monkey. "Say, can ya an' Foongus grow some more of these for dear-me then, please? I've also got...*rummages in his guitar bag*...this Custap Berry an' Petaya Berry, of which I'd like ya to grow more of too if ya may. I don't mind that it may take a day or two, as I'll definitely be 'round here t'morrow! Gonna stop by and check on tha progress then, k? K, thanks!" Kee looks pleased, eager and anticipitated over the potential harvest.

(Given that Mystery-Dungeon exploring takes one in-game day of time, that should work. Cannot know yet what comes after/how things continue after we return from the Great Glacier, but for now I'll be guessing that we won't leave the current continent THAT soon aka we'll still be around another in-game day. If that won't be the case, I'll arrange things.)

"Ah, an' I gladly buy two Aspear Berries from ya, just in case any of mah friends turns into an icy sculpture." (-24$P, and +2 Aspear Berries in the Inventory)
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- Panpour's Swap Shop:

Hmmm... Kee studies the list the waterly monkey pulls out, then quickly agrees to the deal of trading his four items for a Silver Prize Ticket. "...That's coal? Huh, that'd explain a lot. I just liked that jet black color!~ Found it deep down tha Hidden Mine. But I've got 'nough rocks to throw at enemies for now, let's see what dear-me's gonna get via that ticket!~" (-2 Coal and -2 Geo Pebbles in Inventory)

That Silver Ticket is instantly brought over to Pansear's Prize Palace, where Kee hands it with a wagging tail.
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- Pawniard's Oodles of Orbs:

All of these nice Orbs get an interested *staaaaaaare* from the crittercoon; but it's that one specific kind that get a sparkly-eyed look from him: Heck, Kee has enough funds at Duskull and there's barely anything he cares more about in terms of his people and friends, so he swiftly hands Pawniard 600$P and in exhange for these takes along the All-Protect-Orb. Sounds like a great ace-up-his-imaginary-sleeve during a particularly hard battle!~
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(These are all of preparations from my side then! I've updated the Inventory Tab with the Items Kee will take along to the Great Glacier just now, so once these shoppings are adressed, I'm ready to meet up with the others and start the venture into the Great Glacier! Since the X-Ray Specs are handed to Plantina, Kee's Held Item will be the Tight Belt, Accessory 1 the Guitar Bag to pick up more items, and Accessory 2 the Solar Batterly.)

[Dragonstrike]

Daxter grunts, annoyed yet again before he peers at the Bug Pokemon. They didn't seem to be hostile, but he didn't want to get into an unnecessary fight so he decided to play it carefully. Staying well away from the Bug pokemon so as to not spook them, he says, "Ah, hey, there. I promise you, we're not trying to attack you, we're just looking for someone. Maybe you've seen her? A Braixen hanging around with a bunch of other Pokemon. If you don't know, do you think it'd be alright if we go past you? We're just trying to get our bearings, this place is a real maze. Just to solidify the fact, we've got no intention of just outright attacking you. In fact, if any of you wouldn't mind a life of adventure, we'd be happy to take you on as a part of Team Night Wardens."

Daxter's Persuasion:
2 Clever + 1 Contest + 0 Etiquette + 3 Logic = 6
(6)(3)(2)(5)(1)(2)
2 successes

Bugs' Will:
6 base | +3 Terrified = 6 to resist negotiation, 9 to resist recruitment
(3)(3)(1)(5)(3)(3) | (5)(3)(3)
1 success against negotiation
2 successes against recruitment

The bugs all nervously look behind them in the direction that Daxter indicated.  One of the Joltik nods and points in that same direction.

*K A B O O M*

The forest is lit by the flash of lightning and the crashing sound of thunder reverberates through the trees.  The bugs are startled greatly by this and all scurry off.

All except for one trembling Grubbin.  However, they still seem to be hesitant despite sticking around to hear Daxter's offer out.  "...scary pokemon around tree.  Go kaboom when mad.  Keep friends away from tree sap.  They need my help."