PMA - Mighty Magic

[hustlertwo]

Ha, anytime you want to fight, I'm game. But I'm not sure how much we can learn from each other, having already watched the other fight several times.

Ultimately, this is your town, so I'd say it's your call. Should we look for some traniers among your friends and family to hone our skills, or go out into the wild to search for more creatures to tame?

Either way, however, I would like to try out the merchant quarter you have here before we depart. There's a move I think might serve my newly restored Eclipse well, and I'd like to see if the ritual to teach it can be found here.

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Hmmm...not much there I'd want, although an Eevee would be sweet. Guess we should go out and see what is to be seen.

[Menarker]

"Certainly, I'll come along with you too. We can decide what to do after."

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Once the healer has finished with working on their pokemon, Davis led Edon over across the road from the inn to a mini-bazaar of sort. Some were those who lived in the city selling a few of the wares they could manage to make with their trade, but still a few others were travellers, resting from the trip and trying to make a few coins in the process.


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OOC: My main focus would be the Cut TM and possibly Waterfall, if the price is decent.

[hustlertwo]

Edon wished to try out this learning ritual he had heard of before, but never seen. He looks for anyone at the market who might sell such arcane devices.

Hello, I am seeking a way to teach my dark fox to hack through the thicker undergrowth on some of the more forgotten paths...as well as those who would oppose him. Can anyone show me a product to do this?

He also keeps his wand and crystals prominently displayed, hoping to catch the eye of any other beginning trainers in the crowded square.

[planswalker]

One swarthy fellow selling things gives you a blank look and says, "You mean a Cut training ritual? Ten gold."

[hustlertwo]

I'm afraid my need is not that dire, sir. I cannot pay more than a single gold piece for this ritual.

[planswalker]

"That doesn't even pay for the ink. Nine gold."

[hustlertwo]

I'm not negotiating, friend. Just stating a fact. Good day to you.

Edon walks off, browsing the rest of the market for any deals.

[planswalker]

You hear him mutter "Damn kid doesn't know how to negotiate."

If 1 gold for an item normally priced at 7.5 is the most you'll do, then there's nothing in the market you'll find tempting.

[hustlertwo]

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Uh...Cut is 75 bucks normally, isn't it? Meaning .75 gold. You're talking about charging 10x the face value. I was willing to go a little over, hence the 1 gold ($100). But neither Edon or his controller are willing to be fleeced. Besides, it's just a bump in damage die size. Even if I'm wrong and it's supposed to be $750/7.5 gold, it sure as heck isn't worth it.

[planswalker]

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excuse me, I had misremembered the price to be 750

[hustlertwo]

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No problem. What's the actual price this guy will charge then?

[hustlertwo]

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Bump bump bump

[planswalker]

He starts his negotiations at 1 gold.

[hustlertwo]

I will give you a gold piece, provided I can have three silver in return.

[planswalker]

"Eighteen silver"

[hustlertwo]

Very well.

The youth hands over a gold piece and collects his change.

How long will the ritual's effect take to occur?

[planswalker]

He gives you 2 silver in exchange and says, "This ritual takes about an hour to cast."

He goes in the back and fetches a folded piece of parchment.

[hustlertwo]

Edon selects the crystal where his Zorua is stored.

Eclipse, come on out! Let's see about giving you some sharper claws.

[hustlertwo]

Edon selects the crystal where his Zorua is stored.

Eclipse, come on out! Let's see about giving you some sharper claws.

[planswalker]

Eclipse looks at you expectantly.

The merchant says, "Mind moving back behind the shop so you aren't interfering with the traffic? I promise no one will disturb you back there."

[hustlertwo]

Edon leads the Zorua to their somewhat more private area. He strokes the fox-being's fur.

I hope this won't hurt, Eclipse. But if it does, know that it is to help keep you from further pain. seems like in this world the only way to keep from getting hurt is to do it to someone else first, and harder. A little depressing, that...

He begins the incantations to teach the move to Eclipse.

[planswalker]

An hour of incanting, gesturing, and dancing, your zorua's claws seem a little sharper. The parchment disintegrates in your hands.

[hustlertwo]

Now, to try out your newfound skills.

Edon exits the building and heads back into the bazaar. He scans the crowd for any other trainers to challenge, especially if like himself they appear to be beginners (to the extent that such a thing can be noticed, of course).

[hustlertwo]

Now, to try out your newfound skills.

Edon exits the building and heads back into the bazaar. He scans the crowd for any other trainers to challenge, especially if like himself they appear to be beginners (to the extent that such a thing can be noticed, of course).

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Not showing up.

[planswalker]

He finds a young girl in the crowd who is engaging in a shouting match with a merchant over the price of his quartz. She has a small blue-green skinned humanoid pokemon with thick muscles and a ridge on its head that was contributing to the arm waving and noise coming from the stall.

[planswalker]

He finds a young girl in the crowd who is engaging in a shouting match with a merchant over the price of his quartz. She has a small blue-green skinned humanoid pokemon with thick muscles and a ridge on its head that was contributing to the arm waving and noise coming from the stall.

[Menarker]

*Just before Edon went into spell-casting mode for an hour*

Davis watched Edon and the merchant haggle for a tiny bit, waiting patiently until the transaction was made before he went to the same merchant too. He then approached him calmly and in a leisurely fashion after a little browsing.

"Good afternoon sir. How has business been for you today?

I would also like to have one of those scrolls you sold to my friend if you have more left. Also, I was wondering if you would happen to have something that would be suitable for a water type. One that likes fighting up close and personal."

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*After the hour of Edon's casting...*

Davis approached a little closer to view the strong humanoid looking pokemon, casually listening in on the girl's conversation, only slightly intimidated by the high pressure argument. The youth endeavored to ask her permission to use his wand on her pokemon, and maybe find out where she caught it.

[planswalker]

"Sure do. One gold"

"As for something for water types, I've got a ritual for dive, only eighty gold. In the city, this thing goes for easily over a hundred."

[Menarker]

Davis pondered for a moment, before he shook his head and calmly laid out the details.

"Let me think about the Cut one for a bit. But that Dive ritual doesn't do me any favors. I don't exactly live near any deep body of water that I know of. It's also more than I can possibly afford. I'm only asking for one of those one-time rituals, not a reusable one. Do you have something like Waterfall?"

"KIP KIP!"

"Haha, yes it would be for this adorable little fellow." Davis smirked as he picked up the mudkip with both hands around its waist and tilted it back and forth in the air, showing off his cuteness.

"Any chance I could get the Cut ritual for the 18 silver you charged for my friend?"

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OOC: Charisma check! Also, adorable mudkip!

[planswalker]

"I could knock ten gold off the price of the dive TM. And I do have -one- ritual for waterfall. That one is one hundred gold, which is still cheaper than city prices. Rituals are expensive things. That IS the price for a single-use ritual. If you want to buy it as a a ritual stone you can reuse, you'll have to go to a large city, and expect them to want 200 gold at least."