Pokemon Umbral Discussion 16: Should We Throw a Sweet Sixteen Party?

[DanteFalcon]

You don't want Charlotte and Matthias in the same team. It wouldn't end well. Matthias maybe decent when he's in charge but I doubt he's brutal enough for Charlotte's taste. And Charlotte is the only person he's even hinted his disdain for. Which means it runs deep if he can't hide it easily.

Correction: As the only two in a team. So long as someone else is around to mediate if things go south it should be alright.

[Menarker]

Sounds a bit like Renny/Impact - Pierce/Charlotte/Matthias grouping if the mission layout is a standard 2 team setup. I could be wrong of course, and we end up with 3 teams or something. Hell, it could be something like...

Rayleen: "Alright, there is a massive situation going on and we lack manpower. We need to split up everyone's knowledge and experience. That means that you five are all leaders of your own team. You'll select two of us to go with you as you all deem fit."

It'll be fast in its own way since we, the players, won't have to wait up for posts from anyone else in the same group. :3 But yeah, just saying.

If something like that happens, I call dibs on Lola, naturally. :3

EDIT: I imagine Charlotte would select Dormond. :3

[Dracorion]

Yeah, we can't leave Charlotte and Matthias alone in a team.

If you wanna do Renny/Impact, then Pierce is going to have to go with Chartthias.

[Geminex]

If Drac's ok with it (we have a contract, of sorts) he could lead Charlotte+Matt during mission 3, while Impact and Renny go with the other group.

[Dracorion]

Well of course I wanna lead Charlotte and Matthias.

Although we do have a contract. Pierce's eternal support in exchange for Renny's death.

[Menarker]

Oh geez, not this tired assassination attempt again.

I'm tempted to ask Ricewood to make my pokeballs customized so my pokemon can see and hear out of them and pop out if they feel the need to.

Well, this is Impact's chance to see first hand why Rayleen values Renny as a potential leader of the entire Watchmen group, if the chance arises.

[Dracorion]

Originally Posted by Menarker

Well, this is Impact's chance to see first hand why Rayleen values Renny as a potential leader of the entire Watchmen group, if the chance arises.

Or, y'know, for Impact to prove her wrong.

In preparation for the undoubtedly gigantic arguments you to would have, I have to ask that when you're paired together you take them to PMs until you reach an agreement, to spare AB's sanity as well as the rest of us.

That's one possibility, anyway.

The other is that your plans will actually be very much alike and it'll end up a race to see who can post first and take the credit.

[Geminex]

Originally Posted by Menarker

Oh geez, not this tired assassination attempt again.

I'm tempted to ask Ricewood to make my pokeballs customized so my pokemon can see and hear out of them and pop out if they feel the need to.

Well, this is Impact's chance to see first hand why Rayleen values Renny as a potential leader of the entire Watchmen group, if the chance arises.

Pretty much what Drac said. If I were being very agressive I would ask what there is to "see first hand", but I'm not like that. I will say that I am looking forward to competition. ^^

[Menarker]

I meant less on the competition side and more on the co-operation side.

Impact doesn't seem to view Renny as an equal in any regards. Mainly as a marketable mascot character who isn't actually useless like some RPG games. (My Elan to your Roy if we use Order of the Stick as a guideline. Roy really doesn't want to listen to Elan's ideas even if that moment happens to be the time when a stopped clock strikes the right time). Renny will be hard pressed to suggest any ideas which may conflict with Impact's ideas or military training, due to whatever prejudice such as age or lack of formalized tactical training that Impact and Pierce got from wherever.

Rayleen seem to think that Renny got the stuff to lead a platoon, and Impact's first reaction is Hell No! Political ambition aside, Impact doesn't quite seem to trust Renny to really do a proper job. Now that the two of them will seemingly be put together for first time, Impact will get the chance to actually see if his reaction was completely justified or if he did overact... even if just a little. Naturally, he might still hold some reservations, but... well, I think you know where I'm going with this.

But yeah, out of character, it would be interesting to see how we'll butt heads and interact.

[Geminex]

I meant less on the competition side and more on the co-operation side.

Oh, right. Yeah, I guess that could work. Impact certainly warmed up to Pierce, a bit. (Though, the in-game explanation is that he's a bit more willing to trust Pierce's competence, and thus more willing to relinquish control more often, for the sole purpose of getting Pierce on his side. He doesn't actually like him.)

As for the rest...
Well in his big speech he never actually claimed that Renny lacked too much competence. He does aknowlege Renny's ability to think tactically, he just thinks he's better at it. That, and he really doesn't want to let himself get ordered around by a trainer-child. The entire "age" thing really was just for argument's sake.

But yeah, out of character, it would be interesting to see how we'll butt heads and interact.

Yes. Yes it will.