Log 079

[ruin_mania]

[Over on Route 4, the discerning adventurer can follow a path to the west, if they decide to brave the sandstorm. Be sure to bring healing items if you do; there is a helpful doctor who will heal your Pokemon, but one never knows when one will be ambushed by a Sigilyph or a Maractus out here. And why would anyone want to go out into this desert area?

Well, for starters, there's a vast, buried ruin out here just begging to be explored. Who knows what you could find? Fossils? Rare Ghost-Type Pokemon? Or maybe a vaguely familiar-looking half-elf who's ordering around a Delcatty, Quagsire, and Ampharos.]

Yes, I can see that they're obviously not statues. Just look, there's no scoring from the sand, and rocks of the towers show more wear than this. There's simply no way this kind of detail would have remained if it were only stone.

Naturally, if they are Pokemon, how should we go about waking them up?

Quagsire!

Would you stop that, Quagsire? I don't think it will work.

[Yes, someone's investigating the Zen-Mode Darmantian outside Relic Castle. Because where else would a wild Raine appear? Naturally, she doesn't seem to notice that her journal is open - why should she? It's only a normal book, after all. Speaking through it will probably only make her think the Sigilyph are playing with her, though, so perhaps an in-person encounter would be best....]

Comments

[payback]

What are the reliefs about? What do the quicksand traps do? What kinds of Pokémon are here?

[ruin_mania]

From what we can tell, they're pictures of the everyday life and ceremonies of the ancient civilization that built the Relic Castle. The quicksand traps seem to have formed around what were originally stairwells, though some are just holes in the floors or ceilings - you can use them to travel down to lower levels, though the deeper you go, the more dangerous it is.

As for Pokemon, the most common you'll see are Yamask and Sandile, though their evolutions also dwell a little further down.

[payback]

How does it get dangerous? Are Sandiles the stripey lizard guys? I think I saw some of them on the way here too.

[ruin_mania]

They are, yes. Ground and Dark type, I believe.

Well, they simply become a bit more determined the deeper in you go.

[payback]

Oh. [A head tilt :>] Are you going to go in deeper?

[ruin_mania]

Well, my plan for today is to strictly keep at surface level, but it is an intention of mine for some time, yes.

[payback]

Oh... [Well...] I don't think I'll be around here that long! [The desert isn't quite Rin's style.] But good luck with your research, and everything! I hope you find a lot of stuff!

[ruin_mania]

Thank you, of course, and I'll be more than happy to try. Good luck to yourself as well.

[payback]

[Welp. Rin gets on her feet again, then, on impulse, approaches Raine a little closer. Hug?]

[ruin_mania]

[She looks a little absent-minded for a moment, but then decides why not. She gives Rin a quick hug.]

[payback]

[Mmm, she relaxes into that. Even the brief touch is enjoyable. But she knows it would be awkward if she clung too long, so after a moment she steps back.]

Raine... thanks. And good luck, with your research.

[ruin_mania]

Thank you. And good luck to you on your Pokemon journey as well!

[payback]

Thanks, Raine. [Rin lingers a moment or two, backing away towards the exit... but there's nothing to worry about, is there? She'll see Raine soon. Rin grins, ducking her head, and runs up the stairs and away.]