[CYOA] You Are a Rock

[Mirage]

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"Cobble," Millie says. "Do you think there's anything I can do? I just feel it. I know I'll be able to do something more useful if I come with you!"

She knows, huh?

I'm inclined to see if that's true or not - and especially to see if Lily's new shadow powers help out here. I'm curious how long they'll last, but I suppose we won't figure out until they actually disappear. As he made very clear, even Dark Matter has no idea

What about the Prism Knights? you wonder, but then feel from Weavile that they must still be back in the overtaken city, being watched over by the police or others. Even if they were with you... No. It would be too much of a risk, considering their emotionless fealty. It isn't like Weavile, who had been freed from that spell with his death and acquisition.

What about the Prism Knights? you wonder, but then feel from Weavile that they must still be back in the overtaken city, being watched over by the police or others. Even if they were with you... No. It would be too much of a risk, considering their emotionless fealty. It isn't like Weavile, who had been freed from that spell with his death and acquisition.

That makes sense - that's the left place we left them after all, and indeed, we haven't done anything special to free them of their curse. And even if we somehow managed that, especially considering we're approaching Xerneas directly, there's the chance they could relapse again, which could be extremely problematic.

You absently wonder if Kyurem would have been broken off, too... but something about Kyurem felt different. Perhaps not.

Yeah, I'm very curious what the alternate timeline would've looked like had we actually abandoned Weavile and possessed Kyurem! Something I'd love to hear about once the story concludes

In the meantime, I wonder if something like that might trigger for Dark Matter as well? Dark Matter's range of emotions are presumably a lot more limited than ours, so I could see where that wouldn't happen... and like, Dark Matter has zero interest in his host gaining any kind of sentience or affecting his own actions, he'd probably try to stamp that out quickly even if he did feel Kyurem's soul release from a curse like that.

On the other hand though, Kyurem is a legendary being, and I could see that while Kyurem might be easy to initially possess, as its spirit awakens, Dark Matter might find it less and less compliant... (if it actually has a suppressed soul and isn't just a blank copy of the real Kyurem)

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Okay, time for our decisions! These look to be pretty consequential for our final arc in the story...


N: Approve - Between his super useful illusion abilities, his proven quick thinking and perceptive problem solving skills, and that we owe him the chance to undo his father's actions, N is 100% coming with us.

Millie: Approve - It could definitely be dangerous for Millie, no denying that... she's not an elite battler or anything, but she might still be able to stand her own against the weaker enemies we might encounter, and she seems determined to come with us.

Shauntal: Approve - having a Ghost specialist could be handy considering that we'll likely be going up against many corrupted Pokemon.

Caitlin: Approve - we'll have to watch out for her narcolepsy, but she and Darach have excellent synergy together, and I get the feeling there's a lot of power she hasn't shown us yet.

Darach: Approve - I want Darach for many of the same reasons I want N. He's really good at quick thinking and doesn't lose his cool easily, which I think will be very helpful considering the insane shit we're probably about to run into. Plus, he synergizes especially well with Caitlin, and I think it makes sense to have both if we have one.