Nothing excitingly happened on the nightshift, not even some of the bugs that pursuited them formerly she saw. It was pleasant for Shiva to know that... But being alone out there, only with herself, the darkness, the cavern walls and Azumarill beside her were was still not too good for her, but she managed to take it relatively fine now after the sucessful escape from Seikamater's wrath.
Ah, she still needed to ask Nathan about these bugs she encountered earlier, at least their names, Heart also expressed some knowledge about them.
The fern-in-a-jar has been misted with Azu's help again, before she spent the rest of the shift adding and crossing out notes in her own journal, it mostly concerned this legendary Seikamater and the icy tablets the Delibird gifted them all. She somehow felt that these were connected... Now she knows that it wouldn't have hurt to
voice her thoughts. A mild and a tad bit downcasted sigh escaped her, which caused Azu to cuddle up closer to her.
Per usual, Shiva remained for a while at her place after having awoken and gotten up, she didn't felt like being a hurry now that it was certain that neither the rage of the queen nor her sentries would be after them anymore. It was...fine. Things were okay... Now they could continue following their main goal. Haaah, how far may it be by now until they're reach this Secret Library and how deep below the surface may they be by now?
Just as she was checking date, current moon phase, the Frozen Hurtloam ('Ah! Some of the ice has thawed. Tomorrow this dormant state will likely end...!') and Ventus' Delibird Egg, Cottonee uncurled from the cozy green blanket she hid herself in and eagerly darted into her much beloved Master's lap, almost causing her to hit the glass of the Fast Incubator with her face. Almost.
One moment later she shoved another batch of shed fluff from her into Shiva's arms, before giving her a look that clearly spoke 'That's for you! Take it, make something out of it!~' Oh, OF COURSE she'll eventually turn this fluff alongside the previous one into plushies to sell or gift - when there's actual time to do so.
Next, she took the dose of natural meds that helped her keeping herself ging on this quest; and last, the stored away Nanab Berries were to check on... Ugh, the two whithered ones from earlier are now almost black, very dry and tough from the look of it, and barely even had a scent anymore. Definitely nothing one could still eat, but at the same time Shiva could almost feel a weird POWER radiating from these ones as she help them in her cupped hand. She got an unmistakable feeling... A feeling like these Berries bear the might of her mortal enemies, the
DRAGON POKEMON. How interesting...
Before departing, she gave Tropius one of these now uneatable Nanab Berries to hold. He didn't object, not much at last.
Quote:1. Name: Liepard*
Challenge: Easy
Cap: 1 (2)
Bid start: 1
This cavern they eventually came to... Shiva halted mid-way the moment she felt that HEAVY AIR and TRANQUIL CALMNESS lingering in the whole atmosphere of this place. She took a deep breath, then another... The 'aura' remained. Now it even filled her body, it ran through her veins, it somehow overwhelmed her - but in a drastically different way than Seika's aura did. No, Shiva felt like...she could stay here, roam in this place to take a deperately-needed breather, soaking up this meteoric sheem. This place was peaceful. Weird and intriguing, but not threathening or dangerous in any means, and she automatically felt well.
Yena was by her side, same Dizzy, and with them she stepped closer to that LONG GRASS growing DOWN HERE. Lilith suddenly released herself, as if desirering to experience this place as well - well, Shiva will let her to heart's content. "Just don't walk too far from me, alright? It's dark and who knows what lurkes around here", she told Gothy with a soft smile, before she gave her hand a brief stroke.
Ste steps closer to the Long Grass, even takes a few bold step INTO it. If Yena and Dizzy aren't opposed to it ('Dark Types feel a little weird here', so how do they react?)
, she asks them to follow. This grass... It was different from any Long Grass she knows (Unova hosts two types of it, light and dark one where Pokemon often appear as a pair for some yet unknown reason [scientist are examinating this curiosity].)
, may it be worth to cut something of it to take along, maybe crafting something useful out of it?
A rustling not too far from her caused the bewitched fae entusisast to dart her head into the direction of the sound. It was only a few steps from her - something's indeed ROAMING in this special Long Grass! For a very brief moment, she thought that she saw the pointed tip of a purple tail.