Pokemon Umbral Theatre 6: Player Conspiracies

[Dracorion]

No fuck you I'm not going to muddle through that clusterfuck again just to see if Impact does or doesn't get to lead in the final mission.

I WILL say that I don't remember anything even remotely like that ever coming up.

Originally Posted by Geminex

How did Renny provide this information, though? I mean, yeah. Mollesk belongs to him. He brought it in. But that's pretty much the extent of his contribution. He didn't really do any work.

Yep.

He could've chosen not to bring it in, though. It would provide a tactical advantage if his one-of-a-kind pokemon wasn't plastered all over the newspapers for all the enemies to see, after all.

Yeah, let him keep his hundred thousand dollars.

Originally Posted by Geminex

Huh. Really. "Tons of Data".
Yeah, gonna call bullshit on that one. Unless she dissected it, and analyzed the processes going on in its body, I don't think she could get anything useful from it.

Oh come on man, this is fantasy, and this is Ricewood.

You think she wouldn't have some fancy scanner thing that she'd just zap over Mollesk and BING! Everything you ever wanted to know?

Originally Posted by Geminex

And once again, I really don't think she can learn enough by studying it from the outside to gain much scientific knowlege. Certainly not make any new discoveries that could be integrated into Slayer weapons or accessories.

You wouldn't know!

For all we know Mollesk's wine could have some very special properties (okay, so it doesn't do anything harmful because we drank it, but maybe it has a lot of vitamins or whatever).

Also, they could gain some insight into tougher armor by looking at Mollesk's shell.

Originally Posted by Geminex

But see, I don't think it applies to pokemon. Because I'm pretty sure that whatever pokemon gain their power from, it ain't science. Mollesk's armor isn't as strong as it is because of its chemical makeup, and it isn't capable of exerting pretty huge physcial force because its tentacles are so well-muscled. I don't think any of the biological mechanisms Mollesk uses can be replicated by science, or would be of any help to engineers.

Well, I also don't know where pokemon get their powers from that lets them execute moves.

BUT! If I understand correctly, some of their more innate abilities really are just biological processes. Like, Pikachu isn't an annoying walking battery because OMGMAGIC or whatever, it's biology lets it absorb and generate large amounts of electricity.

Plus, you say those biological mechanisms can't be replicated by science, and yet look at Slayer weapons and armor.

Originally Posted by Geminex

I'm not even arguing about the money here, mind you. Let Renny have his 100 000, make if 500 000 if you want to! Just sayin' that pokemon research has absolutely no scientific value, outside from better understanding pokemon.

That's a problem?

Pokemon are a huge part of the world, you know (and that's an understatement). They have a whole branch of science dedicated to them, probably.

And perhaps the Umbral world does place a little too much importance on them, but the fact is any contribution like discovering a whole new pokemon is going to have a huge impact.

And it's not like other brances of science are getting shafted either. Look at Ricewood, for Chrissakes! And apparently the world has airships, too. And probably all kinds of cool shit we don't know.

That said, I call dibs on having Pierce be the one to encourage humanity to actually perfect space travel and colonize other planets. Because then, with the overpopulation issue solved, he can bring in a bunch of Magatama, breed 'em, feed 'em to everyone and effectively rid humanity of Death.

Originally Posted by Geminex

Also, I assumed the whole "Using Mio" thing is just another way of showing the fact that PATCA, and Hommnyran society in general will embrace incredibly immoral actions if they are necessary in times of crisis.

AB doesn't think that deep.