>>2516480
Get out of the rain Keira!

Also, I want to visit the Bug temple on Opala.

Keira is for HUGS but also good for FUGS.

I'm only going to be homeless for about a day, managed to sign a lease on an apartment. Tomorrow is going to suck though.

>>2516499
But she’d have to change her whole life around and become like a fertility priestess.

>>2516514
Oooh nooo~ Herb and Kiera use fertility rituals to make Hana viable how could we ever adapt?

Alternatively Laki becomes fertility +++ and has enough kids for everyone.

You hesitate for a moment. You have faith that Keira knows what she’s doing, but your understanding is that the mountain is very holy and gets more so the higher you climb. Besides that, climbing mountains is supposed to be dangerous.

But you can hear the desperation and yearing in her voice and see it in her eyes. She’s searching so hard for answers. “If you think you need to do it, then you should. Listen to your heart.”

Keira takes in your words and closes her eyes for a second. The way the wind is picking up, you worry a little that she might not hear you.

“But you don’t have to go alone.”

She look up at the peak. You can see some storm clouds slowly forming. “I’ve been depending on my pokemon to take me this far. I don’t want to impose on them for the last bit of the trip.”

“I meant, we could go with you. After some good warm meals, together.”

She looks back at the pokedex screen. It feels like she’s staring right into your eyes. “Herb, this is really risky.”

“All the more reason to have good friends helping each other out.”

She thinks again. The wind picks up and she has to hold onto her mask. “No.”

“Are you sure?”

“I meant no to the climb.” She says. “At least, for now. I have other places I can search for answers. I shouldn’t go to the top unless it’s the last place I know to look.” She says, nodding her head to her own reasoning as it comes out. “Umm, I can still get that meal though, right?”

“Of course.” You smile warmly.

“I’ll see you soon, then.”

That makes your heart leap with joy, but you still blurt something dumb out. “Wait! What about your journey for answers? Shouldn’t you do that first?”

She smiles. “Yup. See you soon! Let me know if you go to another island. Okay?” She starts packing up cheerfully. The wind almost takes away a tarp she had before she catches it.

Yup? What is she....oh! “All I can promise is good food.” You say.

“But you just invited me to your harem!” She pouts.

Your eyes go wide and your face goes red. You thought she understood you were just joking around! Oh boy, oh jeez. “I, uh-” calm down, Hana will probably be happy but-

“Herb! I’m joking back!” She giggles hard. “But I do miss you. And everyone else.”

The call is just about to end, and you were planning call Valerie right after.


>See you soon!
>Are you sure you aren’t just missing us enough to cloud your judgement?
>Make another joke back about accepting her into the harem. Double down
>Wait, can you do something for me before you come? (specify)
>Something else
[having issues uploading pics]

>>2516505
My best friend lived out of his truck for 2 months when he moved to a new state. It's shitty, but doable.

>>2516514
There's other fugs besides vaginal, you know.

>>2516519
>Make another joke back about accepting her into the harem. Double down
"Hana's saved a spot for you if you change your mind."

>>2516519
>>Make another joke back about accepting her into the harem. Double down

Well I'm sure Hana would love to have you and I don't think Laki could say no.

>>2516519
>>See you soon!

>>2516505
[I hope you're staying safe. My dad spent time living in his car and taught me a bit about it in case it ever happened to me.]

>>2516528
It shouldn't be too bad, it should only be for a day

>>2516519
>See you soon!

“Well, Hana’s saved you a spot.” You wink. “And I don’t think Laki would say no. But are you ready to be a fertility priestess?” You lay it on a little thick, but Keira is one of those people you trust enough to be goofier than usual in front of.

“Herb! Stop!” She playfully pushes at the screen. “You’re worse than my bunkmate before I left.” She giggles, but it slowly dies down. “Although, she was pretty serious towards the end.”

“Heh, well, see you soon.” You jump the conversation before that break becomes too long.

“See you soon.” She smiles again.

You call up Valerie.

“Herb!” She answers after a bunch of rings. Her long luxurious hair is in mid-combing. “How’s it going?”

You see that she’s just about to go to bed for the night.


>Catch up casually. You just wanted to say hi
>Ask her to check on Polu. He was supposed to be in her area
>You’re having fun flirting. Invite Valerie to the harem as a joke too!
>Ask if she wants to adopt a Cubone possibly
>Ask her how much Hana tells her about your, uh, intimate activities
>Something else

>>2516578
>Ask her to check on Polu. He was supposed to be in her area
>Catch up casually. You just wanted to say hi

>>2516578
>>Catch up casually. You just wanted to say hi

>>2516578
>Catch up casually. You just wanted to say hi
>Talk about Laki’s family, Cubone, Keira coming back.
>ask about her competition

>>2516578
>>Catch up casually. You just wanted to say hi

>>2516578
>Catch up casually. You just wanted to say hi
>Ask if she wants to adopt a Cubone possibly

>>2516578
>>Catch up casually. You just wanted to say hi
>>Ask her to check on Polu. He was supposed to be in her area

>>2516480
Hope you're having a good night so far Gobble!

>>2516578
>>2516592
Supporting.

Valerie fills you in on the latest. There isn’t that much new since the last time you talked, but she says she’s had a long day and it’s nice just to vent a little about it.

“And then, she had the poor Squirtle wear it!”

“That monster!” You blurt out. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t talk bad. I don’t know her. That story just really soured my diary!”

Valerie laughs. “Herb, if I told any of the girls here about you I don’t think they’d believe me. And don’t worry about badmouthing her. Trust me, she deserves it. It’s actually nice to hear you as upset as I was.”

You chat a bit more. She’s really proud of her Pikipek’s quick thinking when there was an accidental screw up in her routine. She tripped over her dress, and the little pokemon flew up and tried to save her from falling. It wasn’t strong enough, of course, but it slowed her down long enough for her to pose and look casual as she slowly lowered to the ground. It looked intentional.

“It’s moments like that that make it all worthwhile.” She says. “Oh yeah! There was a scout for talent to bring for the festival on Eelilee coming up. Apparently the dancing girls had to cancel. Something about the grass temple disciplining a bunch of their female apprentices for trying to lure in boys and dress them up. I don’t know what that was about but I guess it’s a Mewori thing, but it sounded like they were competing like it was a status symbol.”

You fill her in on what you’ve been up to, and she returns the favor of being sympathetic to just listening. You tell her about Cubone, which she says sounds adorable and she mentions she's always liked them. You tell her about Laki's family, to which she asks a lot of follow ups about how the whole thing works with Hana there and how it sounds like things are really getting serious. You tell her about Keira coming back and she's very relieved you were 'able to talk some sense' into her.

"I had half a mind of sending Mr. Schwibbles to go kidnap her." She jokes. You don't laugh.

You look up as the call is winding down, and Cubone has gone missing.

“Sorbet, what happened? Where did Cutebone go?” Cubone! It’s pronounced Cubone. That’s going to be hard to fix that habit.

Sorbet points towards the push and you look just in time to see it’s foot vanish.

“Did something scare it?” You ask.

Sorbet doesn’t look sure, but she does look up at the sky. A bird pokemon?


>She’ll be back. Keep chatting with Valerie
>Chase after Cubone
>Hold on, watch the sky for a moment
>Stay where you are and try to call Cubone back
>Something else

Oi, don't you jerks pawn off Cubone while I'm not here to vote.

That's not cool

>>2516679
>>Chase after Cubone

>>2516679
>>Stay where you are and try to call Cubone back

>>2516679
>>Chase after Cubone

>>2516679
>Stay where you are and try to call Cubone back

>>2516679
>>Chase after Cubone

[Roll me some dice!]

Rolled 39 (1d100)

>>2516721
boop the Fug

Test

Rolled 29 (1d100)

>>2516721

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>2516721

Rolled 100 (1d100)

[Ignore me]

>>2516757
Oh.

>Watching intensifies

>>2516757
[worry intensifies]

>>2516757
I am having some difficulty ignoring you.

>>2516679
>Chase after Cubone

“Cubone!” You call out to it as you approach to try not to spook it too much. “Cubone, come back. Are you hungry? Is-”

That’s when you feel a massive gust of wind hit you. For a second you think you’re going to be attacked, but it shoots right by you. Under any other circumstances, you think you’d be in a position to act even with it going by you so quickly. But by a stroke of terrible luck, you find yourself stumbling over an exposed tree root and hitting the dirt.

The Flying pokemon that went by dives right into the bush Cubone hid in, and you hear a terrible sound. Leaves and shrieks explode outward.

Sorbet runs to your side, looking incredibly puffy and giving off an icy mist just from freight. She motions back, encouraging you to run so that she can run with you.

You’re still feeling a bit disoriented from the fall and have no idea what things look like in the bush, but the sounds give you some ideas you don’t want to even think about. Every millisecond counts.

You don’t know if you can convince Sorbet to go into the bush, but you believe she’d follow attack orders without a problem.

You really wish you had your pan right about now.

>Order Sorbet to use Confuse Ray at the bushes. It won’t hurt Cubone if it misses
>Order Sorbet to use Blizzard. Try to end that fight instantly and sort it out after
>Ice Shard and aim as best you can!
>Dive into the bush. You can save Cubone yourself
>Ask Sorbet to go into the bush to help
>Something else

>>2516863
>Dive into the bush. You can save Cubone yourself

Reckless endangerment of own life and limb, ho!

>>2516863
>Dive into the bush. You can save Cubone yourself
>Order Sorbet to use Confuse Ray at the bushes. It won’t hurt Cubone if it misses
Can we do both as a dual action?

>>2516877
[Yes!]

>>2516863
>Order Sorbet to use Confuse Ray at the bushes. It won’t hurt Cubone if it misses
followed by
>Dive into the bush. You can save Cubone yourself

would have preferred the ice shard option but Sorbet doesn't yet have that level of trust with us.

>>2516877
this

>>2516863
>>2516877
Supporting

Rolled 95 (1d100)

[Give me rolls for Sorbet and Herb!]

Rolled 73 (1d100)

>>2516900

>>2516900
oh come ON now this is ridiculous

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>2516900
Please

Rolled 50 (1d100)

>>2516900

Rolled 98 (1d100)

>>2516900

>>2516900
Do we need six for both of them?

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>2516900

Rolled 42 (1d100)

>>2516900

Rolled 10 (1d100)

>>2516900
>>2516911
probably need 3 for each. I'll roll again if we need to.

>>2516911
Well if they're separate Sorbet has an 80 and Herb just crit so long as the last roll aint a 1.

>>2516911
[Yes please!]

>>2516917
So five more?

You rush forward. “Sorbet! Use Confuse Ray on the bush!” You hope she’s fast. You’re diving in. The heavy winds pick up and seem to push you on, giving you a little extra confidence you sorely lack without your pan.

The second you see Cubone in the bush, a branch you move to balance yourself cracks and gives way without warning. You barely touched it!

But the cause becomes clear after. You narrowly avoided getting a beak in the face from that surprisingly large pokemon. It brings the beak back, angry.

Cubone’s helmet is shattered. She’s holding it together over her face with both hands, but bits are falling off despite it’s effort. It looks like it tried to hold it together even at the expense of taking some harsh attacks.

“Can’t we talk about this? Aren’t you hungry?” You quickly try to offer. But that seems to set it off and advance onto Cubone. It is hungry, but hungry for Cubone!

Just then, Confusion hits it on the side! Even through the bush, Sorbet managed to land it just barely.

Now’s your chance. You got lucky not getting a faceful of beak or talons, and the way you’re positioned you really can’t move well in the bushes, but that giant Mandibuzz is momentarily distracted and confused. You might have a chance to get out of this without you or Cubone or Sorbet getting hurt, as long as you’re lucky and smart.

Cubone looks like it’d be difficult to move without tearing it’s arms from it’s face and causing it to drop most of that shattered skull helmet.


>Kick Mandibuzz out towards Sorbet. Time to fight!
>Pick up Cubone and keep moving, call Sorbet to come with you
>Shield Cubone and it’s helmet pieces. Maybe they can be put back together if they don’t take any more damage
>Try to use aura to calm it down (really, really difficult)
>Something else

>>2516911
>>2516991
[Oh sorry. I thought you meant 6 total.]

>>2516993
>>Try to use aura to calm it down (really, really difficult)
If that fails
>Kick Mandibuzz out towards Sorbet. Time to fight!

>>2516993
>>Shield Cubone and it’s helmet pieces. Maybe they can be put back together if they don’t take any more damage
I want to see what cubone looks like so bad tho

>>2516993
>>Shield Cubone and it’s helmet pieces. Maybe they can be put back together if they don’t take any more damage

>>2516993
>Kick Mandibuzz out towards Sorbet. Time to fight!

>>2516993
>>Shield Cubone and it’s helmet pieces. Maybe they can be put back together if they don’t take any more damage

>>2516993
>>Shield Cubone and it’s helmet pieces. Maybe they can be put back together if they don’t take any more damage

>>2516993
>Kick Mandibuzz out towards Sorbet. Time to fight!

>Blizzard!

Test

[We seem torn!

As a head's up, if that Mandibuzz landed that crit, Herb would have got cracked in the head pretty hard and stunned. I was intending that to be a warning that this bird isn't messing around and may attempt to do permanent damage if given the opportunity.

Let's do a revote. 5 minutes, not quote only, and in the event of a draw, the first post voting for one of those tied options breaks the tie even if it's a repeat voter.

Will Herb hoof the Mandibuzz out of the bush, or concentrate on protecting Cubone. Protecting is a lot easier but comes with the downside of risking getting hurt.
]

>Hoof it
>Protect Cubone

>>2517054
>>Protect Cubone

>>2517054
>Protect Cubone

>>2517054
>Hoof it

>>2517054
>Hoof it

Gotta value your own safety too Herb.

Also:

>Shout “Blizzard!”

We don’t have to win, just Mae this a fight not worth fighting.

>>2517054
>Protect Cubone

[Roll it!]

Rolled 79 (1d100)

>>2517086

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>2517086

Rolled 40 (1d100)

>>2517086
Welp, hope Herb doesn’t get Robin’d.

Rolled 99 (1d100)

>>2517105
I... don’t suppose Sorbet gets rolls?

>>2517105
>Worry continues

>>2517105
[Okay what the shit.]

>>2517105
oh come on gobble that is three crits in a row including a natural 100, you're being ridiculous now.

>>2517105
sigh

>>2517113
N E V E R L U C K Y

>>2517112
Looks like herb is getting a cool scar tonight.

>>2517123
I like the idea of herb gaining a scar protecting pokemons and peoples

>>2517123
Some All-Might style stomach removal.

(Seriously though, hopefully Herb is about to learn how to self-heal by taking aura. Maybe from a tree or something?)

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>2517105
Well, one point more and the quest might have ended tonight.

>>2517137
We’re getting that “Herb died suddenly” epilogue AU after all.

>>2517109
>>2517110
>>2517113
>>2517118
[Since Sorbet did get some leadership and guidance on helping the team rather than running away, Please roll some dice for her. But as a warning, don't expect it to be preventative unless it's a better roll.]

Rolled 31 (1d100)

>>2517142
Here goes nothing.
/shrug

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>2517142

Rolled 55 (1d100)

>>2517142
here's hoping

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>2517142
To see what could've been

>>2517147
>>2517148
What kind of twilight zone...

>55
WELP

RNJESUS HAS ABANDONED US

>>2517156
Won’t Fug be disappointed.

>>2517128
>Older Herb
>Surprising some newbie trainer who thinks all the stories are bullshit.
>Herb rolls up sleeves to cook for the kids mons
>Scars all over them
>Hydreigon drops by for food
>Is still nervous around THE PAN

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uMyCa35_mOg

Mandibuzz shakes off it’s confusion and pushes through the brush to get at Cubone.

“Cubone!” You jump out and cover it.

And that’s when the pain starts.

For half a split second, you’re proud that you recognized it as Fury Attack. But the horrible stabbing pains and sharpness of it kill all thoughts in your head. You aren’t sure what you’re doing, if you’re balling up or struggling. All you can remember is the hurt. A cold feeling rushes over you and you still don’t know what’s happening; if it’s because of something to do with your body reacting to pain and bleeding or the if Sorbet is attacking.

The attacks keep landing on you, over and over and over again. You can’t take it anymore. Regret fills you each time. Why did you come here? Why did you put yourself in a position to feel all this pain? Why won’t you do something to make it stop.

It hurts!

But the huddling warm spirit you’re wrapping yourself around makes you push on. All you know right now is that you can’t let it be harmed. You can't give up only to have this thing take your place.

[Alright! Let’s have some fun. Herb’s going to have some sort of injury here. What would you like to see?

Get it, See?

Since it’s a big decision, I’ll leave off voting for a few minutes on it so you guys can discuss. Will Herb have a series of small scars on his back? A cool scar on his face? Lose an eye and need a replacement? A scar on his head that prevents hair from growing in a line and forcing him to style it in a combover? Somehow lose his little toe?

Since I feel like I dropped this fight on you without warning I wanted to lay off a bit on punishments for poor dice, but I feel at this point, something had to happen. So I’ll let players discuss and then we’ll vote in a few.]

>>2517257
Considering he was huddled over Cubone in a ball shape, I would put the injuries on either his back, arms, or legs.

I would make it noticeable, but not disfiguring, since Sorbet was (hopefully) able to work up the courage to attack the Mandibuzz.

>>2517257
Small scars all along his left back side, shows where the Mandibuzz was trying to get to the Cubone.

>>2517257
Punctured Lung.

It’s not a permanent thing, and can even be a small, minor hole (down to like a pin hole like my dad had). It’s something scary enough to be taken seriously by others but can be fixed with bed rest (and accelerated by aura techniques).

With pain meds we can have Herb thrown off his aura for a while, forcing him to not be able to rely on his healing for some time. Maybe a small addiction arc.

Personally though, scars seem cheap and boring. Whatever we go with though, I’d like a chance to try and heal it by taking aura. Maybe steal it from the Mandibuzz?

scars on the back and sides make the most sense, though a scar on the face would be cooler; sadly doesn't make much sense.

by the way Gobble that eye joke was still too soon; still a little salty about that shit.

>>2517270
I'd back something like this. Laki is never letting Herb out of her sight again.

>>2517281
Or Mace. Or Hana.

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>>2517257
Puncture wounds on the back, maybe a few scratches

>>2517257
>>2517270
To build up on it a little I guess, lots of shallow to deep punctures along his arms and side. Deeper ones kinda look like bullet wounds. Dangerously close to the lungs, stopped by his ribs etc etc.

it's a shame this was feeling like a good thread at first with the chatting with Keira and Val then it went to shit out of nowhere. Didn't enjoy the "fight" at all, wouldn't even call it a fight.

But really, I’d like something with more short-term impact but not permanent damage. Cosmetic scars where they won’t be seen much seem like cheating. Let’s actually hinder Herb for a while.

Put Herb on pain killers or a crutch for a while, but no permanent damage, which seems extreme.

>>2517293
Yeah, oh well. Does seem a little strange that Sorbet hasn't tried to help yet, of all our pokemon she seems the most likely to try and take control of a wild encounter fight.

>>2517257
Blood loss nasty scars the punctured lung. Likely alot of torn flesh.

>>2517301
She may have and she's also young and probably terrified

>>2517295
Scars may seem superficial but that's only thinking about it physically. Herb won't be trusted on his own for quite some time. It's a reminder whenever the girls and mons see them. Shits going to be fucked for awhile even if the actual wounds are superficial.

>>2517307
But also scars are icky...
And, again, permanent damage seems extreme.

>>2517293
Yea definitely got heavy out of nowhere and then the dice fucked us worse.

>>2517307
The gashes to get those scars may not be lethal but they'll hurt. Infection could kill, blood loss could kill. He may have serious back problems lack of mobility. If the bird gets really deep we could see punctured intestine s or a damaged liver.

>>2517310
I don't necessarily want permanent damage but a wild animal is mauling him. It can't just be a few scapes those pecks shattered bone

>>2517310
There's no way he's walking out of this with no scars. If he has a punctured lung there's going to be scarring from where it hit. Herb just ate a fury attack. He's lucky he ain't dead.

It's almost like crit rules are stupid.

Fractured ribs might be good. Painful, non-scarring, it’ll take some time to either heal or for Herb to figure out how to heal them. It’s something you can get from blunt force that wouldn’t scar.

>>2517324
Eye don't see a problem. It's Pokemon quest tradition. The drama is fun it's neat character development and no one is going to die

>>2517327
Horribly painful but an appropriate injury

>>2517327
It'd be nice to get a chance at learning how to self heal, yeah.

Plain ol’ bloodloss and getting discovered bleeding out by Laki could be good.

>>2517334
Like in a thousand papercuts kind of way.

>>2517331
I don't care if it's tradition, I've hated it in every quest. The benefits never, ever outweigh the fucking detriment.

>>2517331
Cheeky

>>2517341
I've enjoyed it I'm sorry if you don't. The drama is fun and it breaks up some of the slice of life

>>2517341
same it's dumb, at least the first time we were doing something dangerous to "have it coming" in a sense. This time it literally drops out of the sky and fucks our good time.

>>2517347
>the drama is fun

God piss off

The attacks just don’t relent. You feel sharp pains all over your body and don’t know which are superficial and which are serious. Maybe they’re all serious. Maybe none of them are and you’re just being a wuss. You don’t know right now. All you know is that you can’t stand this pain!

Cold crawls up your back again, then the sound of fierce, sharp growling and hissing. You turn your head and yours eyes slowly risk a peek and you see icy blue tails surrounded by an increasingly heavy mist. Sorbet! She finally came to help!

That horrible angry noise she makes causes the Mandibuzz to hesitate. But as it discovers that the mist she’s giving off doesn’t seem to bother it, it pecks at her. She flinches back, scarred.

She’s an Ice type, but you guess she’s shaken. Coming into the bushes was probably something she had to work up towards.

Now that you’re getting your senses back, besides pain that is, you might be able to figure a way out of this mess.


>Command her to use Blizzard! Don’t hold back!
>Ice Shard! Act quick and drive it off
>Sorbet knows what to do. Encourage Cubone to fight if it can.
>Grab that vulture and try to drain its energy to help heal yourself
>Grab a rock, help Sorbet fight it off
>Something else

>>2517354
No. It's not like we're racing off cliffs every thread. Lighten up.

>>2517348
Yeah but that's life sometimes. Bad shit happens.

>>2517356
>Grab a rock, help Sorbet fight it off

>Command her to use Blizzard! Don’t hold back!

>>2517356
>>Grab that vulture and try to drain its energy to help heal yourself

>>2517356
>>Command her to use Blizzard! Don’t hold back!

Overcoat eh

>>2517356
>>Command her to use Blizzard! Don’t hold back!

>>2517356
>Grab that vulture and try to drain its energy to help heal yourself

Does Herb have stats we don't see? I mean he's fought enough Pokemon on his own at this point you'd think he'd have some bonuses or something. Not that it would have been enough to turn this around but he's been through some shit.

>>2517356
>>Command her to use Blizzard! Don’t hold back!
so sick of this fight
>>2517347
the slice of life is best broken up by pokemon battling drama not "real" drama is my personal objection to it. Or relationship drama that is always fun, having a main character maimed wasn't fun this first time and it still isn't, "character development" be damned.

>>2517356
>>2517377

may as well add
>>Grab that vulture and try to drain its energy to help heal yourself

could at least be interesting

>>2517375
He's suffering from a huge debuff as he's lost his pan and goggles

>>2517377
I disagree. We could have acted differently to have avoided this as well so your salt is unwarranted.

>>2517356
>Ice Shard! Act quick and drive it off

>>2517389
God quit being such a wrong think fuckwad. Bad things happen, people don't like it, quit being such an apologetic twat.

>>2517377
You voted to protect cubone with Herb.

>>2517389
we could have allowed cubone to be murdered, yes that is a totally valid and in character decision for us to have made. Whatever I'm done being salty, just meant to give constructive criticism that some people were not a fan of this shit.

>>2517395
Bad things happen at least it can be interesting. iStop crying and enjoy the quest.

>>2517402
Just because I'm complaining doesn't mean I'm not enjoying the quest over all. I just don't like your attitude.

[Roll it! Hopefully the dice are kinder.]

>>2517396
That was the most Herb thing to do. Sucks that the dice were against it this time. Personally I'm bummed out that this dropped on us in the middle of a phone call.
>>2517389
He's batted away a fury attack before bare handed, though your are right he did have the pan and goggles on him

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>2517399
You're shitting all over the thread. No we could have grabbed cubone and ran or after more aggressive ly or more in tandem with sorbet.

>>2517410

>>2517257
So many people trying to talk their way out of a scar that shows, fuck that.

I want a badass scar. Not on the face (For the sole reason that we wouldn't be able to go undercover as a girl anymore and that's my boner jam.), but other than that, bring it in.

Rolled 45 (1d100)

>>2517410

Rolled 95 (1d100)

>>2517410

>>2517356
>Command her to use Blizzard! Don’t hold back!

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>2517410
Go!

>>2517417
yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssssssssssssssssssssss

>>2517413
Or acted more aggressively*
>>2517414
Scars are cool and manly and if you have to get one protecting someone else addicted the best way.


>>2517417
Nice

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>>2517417

Rolled 84 (1d100)

>>2517410

>>2517421
Indeed they are. Herb better be resolute as shit that he did the right thing. If there's self doubt about this Ima be pissed.

>>2517257
I just got here, but I personally like scars on Herbs back and arms.

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>>2517424
[Are images back?]

>>2517414
>>2517421
If you’re getting a scar with the attitude that it’s cool and tells a story, it’s more of a reward than an injury, isn’t it? It’s like saying:

“Okay, vote on what the damage is guy.”

>”Herb becomes more handsome and cooler!”

Instead, Herb should have to be on a crutch or bedrest for a while.

(And in the mean time we can play as someone else for a bit!)

>>2517430
I'm against playing somebody other then Herb unless absolutely necessary.

>>2517430
Who? Who could we play as that wouldn't be doting on Herb the whole time?

>>2517430
Sure recovery time is a thing. Not sure about playing as someone else though we might not get their personality right.

Seeing things from laki or hannas pov would be super interesting though

>>2517430
I like that while scars might be considered cool after the fact they are not in anyway fun to acquire. Especially on the scale he just did, it'll take a while to heal lacerations like he endured. He'll be in pain for plenty of time, he'll reopen his wounds by moving in certain ways. It'll won't be fun to heal in the meantime for Herb, and the real cost will be what he does to his love ones when they see him torn and bloody.

>>2517434
>>2517436
>>2517437
We could play as Hana or Laki or Keira going to the big city to pick up some bone medicine.

>>2517429
I can't see it, you might need to post some more images.

>>2517447
That's super exciting and in no way fucking tedious.

>>2517447
Maybe I still worry anons may play the girls as characatures of themselves

>>2517429
I can see it

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>>2517449

>>2517450
Before, people seemed pretty jazzed for alternative POVs. Maybe it would be better to play as Gobbo for bit?

>>2517442
This

>>2517460
I love alternate POVs. In pastebins. Where it's a fun side thing not a consequence.

>>2517453
Post more fertility priestess

>>2517460
It sounded okay to me. I'm not sure who will take it worse though. Laki or Hannah?

>>2517460
I have never been interested in different POV's I read this quest to play as Herb not anybody else. Now if we're talking about pastebins of any form then that is another matter entirely.

>>2517467
Yeah, pastebin alternate views is quite nice, especially for recent scenes like the latest lewd bins.

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Rolled 76 (1d100)

[A butt for the suffering and patience.]

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>>2517473

>>2517473
Good lord i know she's evil but she's incredibly lovely

>>2517481
She’s not evil it’s just the neurotoxin talking.

>>2517460
This is kinda tough cause I sorta feel like we should play through the consequences of our actions.

>>2517487
I’d be down for playing through bed rest.

>>2517487
Point.
>>2517486
Mind funked then it amounts to the same thing. Don't put your thing in crazy

>>2517487
The consequence of rolling poorly? Mate....

>>2517495
No, we chose to run in after a pokemon, we chose to protect that pokemon with our body, you can't be upset about the dice because this outcome was always a possibility. Something like this happens when someone is self-sacrificing like Herb. We can't expect for lucky to always be in our favor. I hope we take this as a opportunity to grow. Cause Herb always believes bad luck is around the corner. That's why he has the Bad Luck trait. So, he knew that something like this could happen and he still helped anyway. It's a good quality in a person, but also dangerous.

“Sorbet! Blizzard!” You yell out.

Sorbet burrows her feet in and summons a storm of elemental fury. Harsh, freezing winds whip at the arrogant Mandibizz. It first assumes it won’t be hurt by that weather since it’s able to ignore the harsh cold from around Sorbet’s body, but it’s proven wrong quickly.

The Mandibuzz is about to peck out when the winds force it to guard with it’s wings, and still freeze over despite that. It gets covered in ice. No last ditch efforts are able to save it here.

When it’s over, the huge, scary pokemon that caused you so much pain and suffering looks helpless, scared, and hurt. It’s frozen solid and out of the fight. Slowly, it loses consciousness.

“Thanks, Sorbet.” Your voice doesn’t quite sound right. You glance at Cubone. She’s huddled close against you, holding tight. The skull helmet pieces are all lying about it’s feet, and both hands grasp at your shirt and pull it’s face against you. It looks so helpless and scared. It slowly looks up.

“Are you okay?” You wheeze.

It nods, causing the built up tear in it’s eye to run down it’s face. You can only really see the top half of it’s face, but it’s beginning to back up.

“Cute.” You mutter. Or maybe you just think it to yourself. Either way, you're glad you got to see it's face.

“Soft Hands!” Laki’s voice calls out. Sorbet scatters through the brush towards it as fast as you can. You assume she’s going to get help. You blink, but apparently a lot of time passes because when you open your eyes, you’re being pulled out of the bush.

“Soft Hands! Oh...Oh no. What happened?” Her voice is oozing with worry and concern. That puts a small bit of panic, if you’re being honest. You worry about losing consciousness or just being to distracted from pain to do much else right now, so you try to think of something to say quickly just in case.


>Tell her not to hurt Mandibuzz
>Praise Sorbet for coming to save you, even if it took her a bit
>Assure Cubone that everything will be fine
>Try to heal yourself as best you can
>Assure Laki it looks worse than it is
>Something else

>>2517453
I want to make a fertility priestess out of Keira

>>2517510
>>Tell her not to hurt Mandibuzz
>>Praise Sorbet for coming to save you, even if it took her a bit
>>Assure Cubone that everything will be fine
>>Try to heal yourself as best you can
Then if the healing works
>Assure Laki it looks worse than it is

>>2517510
>>Tell her not to hurt Mandibuzz
>Praise Sorbet for coming to save you, even if it took her a bit
>Assure Cubone that everything will be fine

>>2517510
>Tell her not to hurt Mandibuzz
>Try to heal yourself as best you can
>Assure Laki it looks worse than it is

>>2517510

>Tell her not to hurt Mandibuzz
>Praise Sorbet for coming to save you, even if it took he
>Assure Laki it looks worse than it is

>>2517510
>>Try to heal yourself as best you can
whole reason this had any point

>Assure Laki it looks worse than it is
may as well do this too

>>2517511
Same, no spoilers, I wanna make so many babies with Hana, Laki, and Kiera. Then have Val come home to a full, busy, and loving house.

>>2517510
>Tell her not to hurt Mandibuzz
>Praise Sorbet for coming to save you, even if it took her a bit
In the form of a headpat something quick and then
>Assure Cubone that everything will be fine
We are probably gonna lose consciousness soon.
I think trying to heal our self could be really dangerous too, since it uses our energy to heal and we are weak right now.

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>>2517510
>Tell her not to hurt Mandibuzz
>Praise Sorbet for coming to save you, even if it took her a bit
>Assure Cubone that everything will be fine
Ok I have to sleep. Make sure Herb doesn't back down or second guess if he did the right thing. Be Bill.

>>2517527
That was my reasoning for not voting heal as well

>>2517510
>Try to heal yourself as best you can

>You got Wailord on you? I’d like to try to take some of his aura. He’s got enough to share.

>>2517511
Yes

>>2517510>Praise Sorbet for coming to save you, even if it took her a bit

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“Don’t hurt Mandibuzz.” You tell Laki before you cough.

Oh wow. Coughing hurts!

Her eyes narrow towards the frozen pokemon. You just confirmed to her that it was responsible. But all of that hostility melts when she looks back into your eyes. She morphs back into a kindly, maternal angel holding you in her lap and bosem. “I called help. You’ll be okay.” She holds you rightly. Her voice and body is soft and soothing. "I'm here now. You're safe." She assures you and herself again. You believe it, though.

“Thanks. And you too, Sorbet. I think I’d be really in trouble if it weren’t for you.”

Sorbet wags some tails for a second, then she looks down, ashamed. She was too scared to come into the bush until after you got hurt. You displayed selflessness to save that strange pokemon, and she let you and it be in danger. Still, you pet her head. You couldn’t blame her for that, could you?

“You’re not in trouble now?” Laki asks as if she didn’t want to know the answer.

“It looks worse than it is.” You tell her, feeling the adrenaline slowly fade.

“You better be telling the truth, Soft Hands. I won’t forgive you if you go to the next world without even giving me and Hana children.” Her threat has no force in her voice. “Can you heal it?” Her hands cautiously try to pull up your shirt, but she gives up after realizing how much she’d have to move you around.

“I’ll try.” You say, trying to concentrate.

“Hold on.” She grabs your crystal and hands it to you. “What else can I do?”


>Don’t try to heal. Save your energy. You’re safe now
>Ask for Wailord to help give you energy for healing
>Ask her to try to keep things quiet while you try to heal yourself with your own energy.
>Ask her to help put the helmet back together again if you’re not able to do so in a timely manner
>Something else

>>2517607
>Ask her to try to keep things quiet while you try to heal yourself with your own energy.

>>2517607
>Ask for Wailord to help give you energy for healing
>Ask her to try to keep things quiet while you try to heal yourself with your own energy.

>>2517607
>>Ask her to try to keep things quiet while you try to heal yourself with your own energy.

>>2517607
>>Ask for Wailord to help give you energy for healing
>Ask her to try to keep things quiet while you try to heal yourself with your own energy.

>>2517607
Ask her to try to keep things quiet while you try to heal yourself with your own energ

>>2517607>Don’t try to heal. Save your energy. You’re safe now

>>2517607
>Ask for Wailord to help give you energy for healing

>Gather the helmet pieces

>>2517607
>Ask her to try to keep things quiet while you try to heal yourself with your own energy.
wonder if we can "heal" cubone's helmet

>>2517607
>>Don’t try to heal. Save your energy. You’re safe now
>Ask her to help put the helmet back together again if you’re not able to do so in a timely manner

Poor cubone

>>2517619
Herb has healed broken bones.

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[Roll! Redeem the dice!

At the very least, Herb will be able to learn a lot from this experience.]

Rolled 19 (1d100)

>>2517626

Rolled 91 (1d100)

>>2517626
Come on Fug, Herb’s earned this!

Rolled 18 (1d100)

>>2517626
now for the nat 1

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>>2517607

>>2517629
Time for a nice nonlethal nap

>>2517629
that's such a relief.

>>2517638
Assuming it’s even possible to heal ourself with our own energy, which is what I think won. Maybe we’ll be able to use all the floaties.

...
I hope our good rod is okay.

Something to tell Mandibuzz:

Groudon and Kyogre didn’t fill the world with berries and fish for you to eat people’s babies.

Also, I hope this drives Herb to follow his aura development with focus.

Maybe we can eventually learn to do stuff like use Dragon Dance on ourself since that seemed to be hinted at when we were training it with Dice.

Bodyswaps could be fun too. Even if we don’t bang using someone else’s body, just letting Hana try our on would be amazing for her.

>>2517646
I hope cutebone is okay.

Least its not as bad as the injury shitshow we had with robin.

>>2517670
Just you wait till something bad happens to a waifu, the salt will flow. The salt must flow.

>>2517674
which was the entire reason a lot of us voted for healing in the first place, no more maimed waifus!

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“Help make sure it’s quiet, and I’ll try my best.” You wince.

“You telling me to shut up?” Laki tries to offer a joke. “I’ll keep everything quiet. Just be okay, okay? I don’t think it’s serious but it’s hard to tell. And I can see what you were doing, putting yourself in danger. You always do that! Can’t you be a little more selfish? And-” Laki has a moment of self-awareness.herself. “Sorry.“ She holds your head against her chest. “Whatever you need, I’m here.”

You can hear her heartbeat. But that’s nice. It’s soothing.

You’re hurt, tired, and not exactly in a good emotional state, but you can fix it. You can always fix it, right? You’ve managed okay so far.

You close your eyes and look deep within yourself. This is strange territory for you. It’s hard to do any aura activity in a stressful situation, and you’re used to examining and messing with others auras. With your own, it’s hard to get an overall view.

But you let yourself ride the rivers of your aura and energies, finding your way through them and understanding yourself better.

At the end of it, you find your pain has eased quiet a lot, and that you’ve come to now yourself better.

But you just can’t stay awake any longer.

At least, you now have a decent idea of your injuries. You don’t need a mirror. You can feel the disturbance in your aura well enough to tell the parts of your body that aren’t quite right.

You’d best describe it as....

>Lots of superficial wounds along your left arm and side, where Mandibuzz tried to get at Cubone
>A tiny lung puncture that will need lots of gentle care
>Somehow, a minor leg injury that will require a crutch for awhile
>What feels like a long facial wound that will scar
>Broken ribs
>Nothing that will really show, given enough time and healing sessions
>Something else

>>2517691
>>Broken ribs
>Lots of superficial wounds along your left arm and side, where Mandibuzz tried to get at Cubone

>Lots of superficial wounds along your left arm and side, where Mandibuzz tried to get at Cubone

>>2517691
>>Lots of superficial wounds along your left arm and side, where Mandibuzz tried to get at Cubone

>>2517691
>>Lots of superficial wounds along your left arm and side, where Mandibuzz tried to get at Cubone


facescar would be cool but it doesn't make sense

>>2517691
>Lots of superficial wounds along your left arm and side, where Mandibuzz tried to get at Cubone

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[Last vote for the night, by the way. We'll play tomorrow though.]

>>2517704
I could see one along the left side of the face with the other minor ones

>>2517706
Thanks for running, Gobble. Tonight has been an a roller-coaster of emotions for me.

>>2517691
>A tiny lung puncture that will need lots of gentle care

But

>Nothing that will really show, given enough time and healing sessions

>>2517691
>Lots of superficial wounds along your left arm and side, where Mandibuzz tried to get at Cubone
hopefully that scar over just a bit to give us a good reminder of what it costs to be a good person, and also gives us a nice story to tell people when they ask about it

>>2517691
>>Lots of superficial wounds along your left arm and side, where Mandibuzz tried to get at Cubone

>>2517706
So Gobble, what is it that Herb learned about himself? Like, does he know what types his aura is?

And what would have happened if we had gotten a mediocre roll or had to go with the 19? I know we chose failure mitigation blue but that was a tough spot.

Did we actually manage to heal ourself at all?

>>2517706
Is becoming a fertility priestess like getting a notary license where you can do it on top of whatever else you’re doing or is it like playing for a football team where you can’t be part of the ghost team and the fertility team and have to sign with one of them exclusively?

Because it’s an important difference and I don’t feel it’s made clear.

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>>2517709
[Thanks! That really means a lot!]

>>2517720
>So Gobble, what is it that Herb learned about himself?
I wanted to leave that for a vote in the next session.
Like, does he know what types his aura is?
That'd be a fun thing to explore. I know how a lot of anons probably see it, but I'd love to see in detail justifications and any dissenting arguments.

>And what would have happened if we had gotten a mediocre roll or had to go with the 19?
Then I'd start considering a mini arc where it turns out Herb has an actual for realsies curse put upon him somehow. But yeah probably draining him down in his maximum aura reserves a tiny amount if you didn't have the failure mitigation, and now more just making him tired to the point where he misses a lot of time to recovery or is weak for a good while longer than normal. Maybe that might shake his confidence a little if it results in problems, but I doubt it unless that button gets pushed intentionally by someone.

>Did we actually manage to heal ourself at all?
Not in the usual sense so much as he's more efficiently directing his energies towards the healing process of his body. So basically speeding it up.

>or is it like playing for a football team where you can’t be part of the ghost team and the fertility team and have to sign with one of them exclusively?
It's that one. You don't want them doing deathly spirit stuff because it's like being a super midwife/priestess combo. And that's how the workaround works, because someone specializing in that, for the sake of the health of a mother and child, should have the most experience for their medical duties as possible. So banging is not only justified but really expected of you. They have a sort of reputation, even.

>>2517816
Not sure what you mean by workaround but thanks for answering!

Ha, maybe Herb’s luck is him being both cursed and blessed at the same time, and they vie for dominance.

As for Herb’s aura, I feel normal is the best base. He’s got that adaptability to him. Add in some grass and you’ve covered most of the healing. You could argue that since his aura abilities are most similar to heal pulse, healing wish, and aura pulse, fighting and psychic should be in there some too, and I feel like that balance defines Herb pretty well.

So, right now we have normal, followed by grass, followed by fighting and psychic (the types of the meditation Pokémon even).

It’s hard to say much else since we haven’t been to many temples and learned what those types mean. But if there’s a couple details to add, I’d say that Herb seemed to have some sort of insight towards using dragon dance, and I think anyone would be hard pressed to find dark in his aura. Even the non-evil, sneaky kind of dark.

If Herb were represented by Pokémon, they’d be Sawsbuck and Medicham.

As for fairy type, I don’t see it as much as others seem to. He hasn’t really got the whole tricky thing they do.

>>2517691
Late vote woo.
>a peck on the dick. No fun for a couple weeks.

>>2517990
Ouch.

>>2517691
>Lots of superficial wounds along your left arm and side, where Mandibuzz tried to get at Cubone

Hey are we using “superficial" as in “skin” or as in “not damaging”?

I’m having a hard time picturing what the damage is here.

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>>2517847
>Not sure what you mean by workaround but thanks for answering!
[I just meant that it's the reason why she'd be allowed to break her old vows of celibacy.]

>>2518167
[Nothing too crazy or needing any particular medical care other than rest and keeping it clean. I was picturing it as lots of skin gashes that will show scarring. Like when they're fully healed, they don't look bad individually, but with all of them together on one side it sort of tells the story and can be seen easily enough under good lighting. And while Herb won't have any major lasting injuries, he might have a sore spot he forgets about 98% of the time until he feels it poked or agitated. If anons were voting with a different picture in their head, please let me know.]

>>2518185
Well, I voted for the lung puncture since I don’t think looking cooler makes sense as a consequence. Herb’s already chosen to keep a scar before, (which I don’t really get) which contextualizes scars as more of a prize than a failure state.

I do hope Herb gets another shot at healing it before it sets in. Even if it doesn’t work, or works less than completely, (though I do hope it works) it’d be good healing experience.

>>2517816
>Like, does he know what types his aura is?
Straight up Fairy with maybe a dash of normal or grass, there isn't even really a question about it.

Fairy is the type for non-threatening kindness, and Herb absolutely OOZES good will from every pore of his body. We can and will hit something with a frying pan, but only in defense. As for the normal typing, my perspective on that is Herb is just a really, really fucking domestic guy. Cooking and fashion both seem normal-type to me with a leaning towards fairy.

Grass, I'm not so sure about. I'm only including that as a possibility because of how connected with life we are, but I don't really see it on that kind of level. Grass seems like a more concrete connection to health and wildlife, while we're more esoteric in that regard.

As far as Herb being dominantly normal type? I don't see that at all, in any way. The only reason I can really see for pushing that one is wanting to be involved with the normal temple in the story, but when I think about whether or not Herb necessarily jives with the ideals the old guy laid out, the answer is an pretty straightforward "Not really". Normal to me, for a Human, seems like the typing that is based on being hyper-aware of Human concerns and the Human condition. This could range from a guy who is just really generic (And therefore in touch with society.) or a guy who is really in-touch with his own individuality (In touch with himself.). Herb doesn't fit the bill on either count, so if we have normal typing, as I said, it should mostly just be out leaning towards human domestic concerns like fashion and cooking that no other typing could possibly care about.

>>2518232
Nah, the normal thing for me isn’t about the temple, it’s about adaptability, and healing. Whatever situation Herb gets thrown into, he does pretty alright in. And he fosters that sort of adaptability and growth in the people close to him.

Also: Rest, Milk Drink, Softboiled, and Chansey are all normal-type. Herb is a healer who provides food and rest.

If you look at fairy type moves and Pokémon, you get a lot of stuff that is about seeming cute but actually being dangerous. Like baby-doll eyes, disarming voice, Mawile’s hidden mouth, or how jigglypuff will sing you to sleep. Or Sylveon’s life draining ribbons.

>>2518244
I just have a different conception of what normal is. Normal seems to me less about any particular niche, and more about the concept of finding a niche and fulfilling it and of itself. Why is a Miltank normal? Not because it's based on the real world, but because it is focussed on being what it is regardless of other categories. Being normal is being a singular existence and a generic existence wrapped into one. Actually, this is sort of difficult to describe.

Normal typing insofar as it's related to the human soul for me seems like it should be related to being the pinnacle archetype of humanity, whether you adapt a purely humanocentric viewpoint or don't have a viewpoint at all in favor of cruising on your regular ol' human instincts.

I'm not super concerned about the theming of the types that the Pokemon show, because we're not a Pokemon. The issue up for debate is how a human interacts with and incorporates those types, and a human would by default have to do so in a different way than a Pokemon.

I think that if there were a Pikachu who was very concerned with what it is to be a Pikachu, that would be a normal leaning Pikachu. That's what being normal is.

>>2517691
>A tiny lung puncture that will need lots of gentle care

>>2518232
To counter your point, Herb is super in touch with society. He has been collecting shards like crazy. The islander improvement gang gave him kudos for assimilating to island culture so well. Herb goes out of his way to make up for any transgression he might not know about and have done. For example stepping on the snow to catch his mon, and then being tested and having to go on a spirit journey. If being Normal is being in tune to the Society around you then Herb is Normal.

Let it be said, I don't have an preference for which type his aura ends up being I think Fairy makes sense and I could see an argument for Normal and Grass. I just wanted to bring up points to support the definition you outlined.

>>2518244
That kind of fits Herb perfect, Normal Fairy. Hes the nurturer care giver from normal and he "Soft Hands" totally not a threat but then he takes on dragons head on and doesn't afraid of anything.

Isn't Aura a psychic thing and hes a natural at it.

So Normal Psychic in the fairy egg group.

Problem Im having is that his aura has been mentioned in reference to types before but im blanking on when and what.

>>2518351
His aura has been, clean, bright, and something like full of life, but not necessarily tied to any particular type. They just got the sense of how purehearted Herb is as a person.

>>2518351
Aura stuff and meditation is tied to both psychic and fighting. Lucario is fighting, Heal Pulse and Healing wish are Psychic (Though I can’t emphasize enough that soft boiled and milk drink, which are used to feed and heal Pokémon outside of battle, are normal type), and meditite/medicham are psychic/fighting.

Considering how Herb keeps fighting wild Pokémon and his ability to understand a Pokémon’s thoughts by touching it, I’d say his aura is like 5% psychic and 5% fighting.

So,
60% normal
15% grass
15% fairy
5% fighting
5% psychic.

That’s what I’d give him.

Keira did say there was maybe fairy and grass in there.

>>2518366
Maybe move 5% from normal to fairy, I dunno.

Frankly I’m surprised Gobble isn’t assigning the values.

>>2518357
>>2518366
That's right, the fairy and grass stuff from Keira. There was also some sort of hidden fire beneath it. I had thought it was maybe dragon back then but that doesn't feel like it fits that well.

This is pretty close to where I would place it, only difference I would make is that Herb doesn't train to fight and his sense of discipline isn't martial and all pokemon fight.

50% Normal
16% Grass
16% Fairy
16% Psychic
~% Missing no.

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>>2518396
I figured the hidden fire was fighting type.

It’d be a neat parrellel to Gobbo’s Focus Punch. And Herb has been working out and stepping up to confrontation and challenges.

I wonder if Herb could learn Drain Punch.

Herb is very strong, both mentally, emotionally and to an extent, physically. I'm not saying he'll win any strong man competitions or any street fights, but he takes a beating and doesn't back down. Maybe strong isn't the right word, I should say solid. Solid like cold hard steel, nothing much gets to him.

I'd say at the start of this journey Herb might have been more normal/fairy but he's got convictions now, he has people worth fighting and taking hits for, so he's changed. the Fairy type is still there because he is compassionate and empathetic, and he also cares deeply about his friends and Pokemon, but the things that define him as a normal type seem to have vanished, or maybe just diminished. He isn't a pushover anymore, he isn't just going along with what everyone else wants, and he's making active strides to become stronger in every sense.

Herb is a steel/fairy type

>>2518516
If you think of his solidness as rock instead of Steel, he hits Normal,Fairy, and Rock, all the missing temples.

Though I still think fighting works better than rock or steel.

All this aura stuff is cool and all but I WANNA COOK AND EAT BUGS AT THE BUG TEMPLE.

Trying to play this quest in the UK is pain

>>2518539
No joke? Deep fried grasshoppers pretty good with some light spicing

>>2518587
I’ve always wanted to try honeypot ants, and grilled termite Queen looks good too.

And you know the bug temple is keeping bees. Maybe Ribombee, but you get the idea. They’re gathering honey.

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>just got caught up
>expanding haremshit
fucking why

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>>2518637
Thirsty nerds.

>>2518637
Cuz the girl's are obviously interested in each other and so is Herb?

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>>2518516
>Steel/Fairy
>Beat a Hydreigon as his first major feat
pottery

>>2518797
No... No no no... Anything but that one... ANYTHING

I don't really care what his aura is. I hope it's more a character defining moment for him. This is what Herb DOES. He helps people and Pokemon. It didn't go his way this time. Most times it won't. But he'll be damned if he lets pain stop him. He'll keep looking out for them, even if it's not the smartest move. Because it's what's RIGHT.