Post by Shalin Nariya on Sept 6, 2024 15:16:41 GMT 9
Rumble gently poked Shalin with his tail, though it was not needed; she already was awake from the bright light of the glowing gate in front of her disappearing. "So that gate was wrong, too," she yawned, changing the size of her filter to cover that space as well. "Again, you said you were the key to solving this, right, Rumble?"
"For the third time, that's correct," the wise-sounding snake responded, a hint of agitation in his voice.
"Can you lay down and let me climb on your head again? There's something I want to check." The order of the shapes was listed on the Onix's head, and Rumble's five colors were on its body. "We established that my Pokémon's head color, midsection color, and body color each correspond to one trait of the correct gate, and that exactly one color was missing from each set of body parts among them all. Those three colors comprise the solution, and all of the incorrect gates we've seen disappear so far support that theory, including this most recent one. I think it's safe to assume we are on the right track, that it is between the five remaining gates that are exactly blue, red, and purple, with the shape that corresponds to those colors." Nothing she had deduced had come directly from the Onix, though; she found the color order and the shape order by other means. What about Rumble was the key?
As she gripped the rock-type's spike, an epiphany struck her like an avalanche.
"It's your body that's rainbow-colored like this, and the shapes were on the side of your spike... Okay, let's try something. Let's assume that the head corresponds to either the gate's shape or the color of the shape. This means it can't correspond to gate color. The missing color on the bodies of my Pokémon is blue." She scanned her grid one more time, a massive grin appearing on her face. "Rumble, we eliminated every other blue gate earlier. If I'm right, it's gotta be this one," she pointed to the icon with a blue background and a purple triangle, located kitty-corner from where Kiara's cage was at the zoo.
"Then let's head there," the giant snake bellowed, Shalin grabbing his head spike and riding toward the zoo's entrance. There were still plenty of other gates around the zoo, as well.
"We tested that when a gate disappears, it's the closest incorrect one to your position," Shalin reiterated. "If we stay in front of that gate and it doesn't disappear, then we know it's correct, and we can get you home. If not, we'll have to try another theory, and it should be much easier to deduce with only four possibilities and so many constraints."
It took everything Rumble had to not smile; the girl's reasoning was sound, and she looked excited to leave the Everworld. Running through the gate now would be reckless; if she did so and was wrong, she would have to find her Pokémon all over again. Sure, they would likely be in the same places, but even knowing where they were, it was hours of running around.
Just like with an airplane, sometimes the best strategy was to hurry up and wait.
To pass the time while she waited, Shalin went into the help menu and started reading through the Codex. There were a lot of pages for her to go through and a lot of lore for her to comprehend. At the very least, it would keep her occupied until the alarm bell that was the disappearing gate sounded...!
{Party}Saria the Ivysaur (Levels: 3/3/3) (Colors: blue bulb, green leaves, red body)
Flit the Yanma (Levels: 3/3/3) (Colors: Red head, purple wings, green body)
Sandy the Vibrava (Levels: 3/3/3) (Colors: Yellow head, purple wings, red body)
Olivia the Buzzwole (Levels: -/-/-) (Colors: Red head, yellow proboscis, yellow body)
Kiara the Litleo (Levels: -/-/-) (Colors: Green ears, yellow mane, purple body)
Starr the Espeon (Levels: -/-/-) (Colors: Blue gem, blue ears, green body)
Flit the Yanma (Levels: 3/3/3) (Colors: Red head, purple wings, green body)
Sandy the Vibrava (Levels: 3/3/3) (Colors: Yellow head, purple wings, red body)
Olivia the Buzzwole (Levels: -/-/-) (Colors: Red head, yellow proboscis, yellow body)
Kiara the Litleo (Levels: -/-/-) (Colors: Green ears, yellow mane, purple body)
Starr the Espeon (Levels: -/-/-) (Colors: Blue gem, blue ears, green body)
{Shalin's Notes}