I watched last night as they went back to the PC just to retrieve the Helix Fossil. That was madness.
And then the process of smashing random buttons at the PC restored the precious helix fossil.
And the players decided to accept this wonderful result and not tempt fate, and left to continue on their journey.
Still with the rattata.
This one I just love reading about. I think it's because of the way people write about it. It almost sounds like Hitchhiker's Guide or something the way it's so random but accurate.
Trying to explain this to people in person has resulted in some odd looks but I still try...
^1 Which we actually do constantly, i.e. athletes being mostly weighted random number generators, but at least then there is a thin veneer of motivations at play.
But going to the PC vs. staying away from the PC is very much a goal-based decision. A fight between people that want to change the pokemon/items being carried and the people that are unwilling to take that risk, with majority rule.