[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Yes, speaking the password "Mystic Water" will unlock the chains locking the book to the shelf. But the book is also padlocked closed with a lock that needs a key.

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

The Location of the Dive Hidden Machine

Cocancer's Island - 2012 - Gym Leader Cali
"Imagine my surprise to find so many Tandor Pokemon in Creshire, if one knew where to look! Even Pokemon thought to be mythical. And nowhere had more Tandor Pokemon than the coasts, to my delight as a beach bum. On the forbidden isle of Garlicburg, I met some Glavinug and tried to teach them my Dive HM (it's not supposed to cross international borders - oops!). It didn't work. I asked Glavinug why, and it showed me something amazing - it already knew Dive! And what a powerful move, far more powerful than my little Tandor HM. These Glavinug could bring enough air to last for a day, and dive as deep as a submarine, all while resisting immense pressure. When this air bubble was released, a powerful force struck upward. Useful in battle!"

"...Garlicburg, an island prone to occasional earthquakes or even migration. It was worth dodging the military and sneaking in. The sand, the coconuts, the surf!"

Heart takes notes in his notebook to show to the party later. "Thank you Slowking. Also, I take that Delta Pokemon book please to read okay? When I finish read do I need to give it back?"

[Nylon]

Valder will kinda look around the library with Theo some more. I'm getting tired, but I believe I haven't directly asked the Slaking for help, so I'll do it now for finding the key.
 Valder doesn't know what to tell Theo, he's thankful for the care.

(I'm performing in a circus/theatre tomorrow and I should go to bed a bit earlier. Good night)

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Original Post here: https://pokemonuranium.co/forum/showthre...6#pid47356
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With eager open arms, Shiva accepts any resources Slaking brought to the table she has made herself a home at. Because she can suspect that Elanor will be involved into this research somehow, Cottonee is of course out of her Ball to join or at least accompany her, and so do the five of six Gracidea petals Shiva has collected so far. Only one....petal's missing... "Thanks for you aid, Slaking! I... I'll check it out...."

.......Humm, to say that how polluted Chreshire seemingly was and how it struggles with smog - but, taking a look at a copy of the map of Chreshire pictured in her Guidebook she has made, it actually shouldn't suprise her, given the bigger towns (Stair City and Botanville, namely) at the center. She hasn't realized any drawbacks of polluted air within Stair when she and the group was there (which she was sure she would!), but now she may see the city in a slightly different light... Her hometown had less issues with polluted air, if any noteable, as the breeze of both the sea/haven in the south and the desert in the north is always washing over the place. She marks all the mentioned locations and sources of pollution on that self-copied map in her own journal. If the Sunstone mine itself is a source of pollution - even if only particulate - she'll probably need some protective gear if she does desire to descend deep into it with her own Pokemon.

Pollution... Shiva does know that Shaymin is able to clean the area of toxins and pollutions, but absorbing too much 'pollutes' the hedge itself, leading it to migrate. Wetlands... Gracidea flowers at Lake Chicory according to Annie Wike... Shiva ends up circling Lake Chicory, drawing a stylized Shaymin with a question mark next to it. A heartfelt act of Gratitude - Shiva's mind springs to all the things the group has done to the region so far and will probably continue to do, but would that count? She wasn't sure... Maybe. She WAS sure however that she'd like to - NEED TO - visit that sacred grove Annie mentioned there when the group does reside in Elanor. Now, she looks even more forward to visting that town... She also can't help but to chuckle over Annie mentioned a secret crush of the name of Jace. Aww, young love!~

Everything Shiva has learned here is copied, paraphrased and decorated with some notes on the fine paper of the binding machine here in Atheneum, and together with the copied map and a drawing of Shaymin in Land and Sky Form bound to a small journal. From now on, it'll be titled:
'Operation Grassy Hedgehog - A journey to find gratitude and learn how to fly'.

Next thing to find directly afterward before Shiva will probably get some rest: The Spring Festival In Chreshire. What can Atheneum tell her additionally about it that might or not be relevant to know or may be connected to Shaymin?

[Dragonstrike]

Day 63 now, huh?  Alright then...today, Ditto's randomly turned into a Zangoose!

Maybe there are records in the Library of Ditto undergoing seemingly random Transformations like this?  No better place to try and look for some than here, right?

Also, now that Nathan has an Eviolite of his own thanks to Valder, he makes sure to also hand Ventus's back to him and get back the Never-Melt Ice. (@Lord Windos)

[Spiritmon]

Heart didnt sleep very much. He was in deep study around the Delta Book, in total absortion. He also ask Slowking for a map of Mt. Sentry. What better place if not the Aetheum huh? What is inside the Book of Delta Pokemon @Iron? And is Slowking have give Heart some sort of map book of Mt. Sentry?

[Dragonstrike]

And is Slowking have give Heart some sort of map book of Mt. Sentry?

(It's basically impossible to ever map Mt. Sentry's tunnels because they're changing all the time. You'd need some kind of serious voodoo map that constantly changes for a map of Mt. Sentry's tunnels to be 100% accurate at all times)

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

And is Slowking have give Heart some sort of map book of Mt. Sentry?

(It's basically impossible to ever map Mt. Sentry's tunnels because they're changing all the time.  You'd need some kind of serious voodoo map that constantly changes for a map of Mt. Sentry's tunnels to be 100% accurate at all times)

(Even a old map can be used as a point of reference. At least enough to have a idea about the paths. Even if is only 70% or 60% Accurate, its already help quite a lot)

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

When the riddle-guardians are reset, Dizzy goes over to the Time Capsule and has a wordless exchange with the Slowking there. Slowking seems frustrated he cannot penetrate the depths of the Dark-type's mind. Eventually, though, the communication goes through, and Dizzy drops the Reuniclus communicator into the Time Capsule, where it disappears. Dizzy seems satisfied for now.

Something else happens too: Delibird hatches from the Egg! The little chick goes waddling all around the Library. If you assign it to a Pokeball, it doesn't blink or go to Bill's PC. You've finally found a place Bill's PC system cannot reach so easily!

You realize your little naps and rests in the comfy chairs have revitalized you as much as a full night's sleep. You also realize with the Time Capsule that It is now Day 63 where time functions as intended.

Time sure moves strangely in this realm!

(One XP more to Shiva's massive Insight, yay.)


From the corner of her eyes, Shiva does pick up what Dizzy is doing, but completely trusts that he knows what he's doing and why. She feels like she can be 100% sure WHO he contacted there - 'mission complete' for now? One way or the other, he can continue roaming free within Atheneum, when Shiva does feed her own Pokemon, she makes sure that Dizzy eats something as well. By the way, she also looks around to see where Mr. Finder actually is - not that Shiva needs or wants anything from him now, but she was just wondering as everyone ran to do their thing once they've reached the destination.

Weird, Shiva hassn't even noticed how the hours FLEW away on a Zubat's wing sped up by a Tailwind, but she was just as suprised to notice that she was doing fine despite not getting a classical night of sleep. On...One way or the other, once she has checked the date with the Time Capsule, she makes sure to take her dose of natural meds. Just when she packed the package away, a very familiar sound caught her off-guard and caused her her head to dart into the source of it - in the blink of any eye, a small red and white bird leaped into the air! Shiva does welcome it by dragging it into a dear and warm hug - she has carried the Egg around practically all the time, so the young will probably recognize her as the parent instead of Ventus, and he said that she can keep the Delibird - but she does look around and somewhat searches Ven's sight in a thankful manner. (If you want to react to the hatching in some way @Lord Windos, you can of course do)

Shiva does also greatly enjoy the fact that she is able to carry eight Pokemon at once now after having registered Delibird to a Ball of hers, slightly amused that her suspicion of Bill's PC not being able to reach Atheneum like nothing/as easily as the tunnels of Mount Senty turned out to be true. Young Delibird can stay out a little and accompany her, or get to know her other Pokemon. ^^


(So, eh, what are its Stats, Iron? And, can it pull off gifts at random with present?)

[Lord Windos]

Also, now that Nathan has an Eviolite of his own thanks to Valder, he makes sure to also hand Ventus's back to him and get back the Never-Melt Ice. (@Lord Windos)

Ventus, while still highly reserved and aloof, was in better spirits (if still feeling vastly drained from his trail the day prior) after his various nap in his hammock and time spent 'leisurely reading' , so when Nathan came and requested his NMI back, he easily complied, exchanging it back for his own Evolite and handing it to Malphena after a quick trip to the Time Capscle to switch her in his party and putting Sulphlatus back into his PC. During this whole transaction, the researcher spoke not a word to the boy or his Pokémon- though his manner was polite and not cold despite that - and took immediate leave of their presence once finished. Partially revitalized from his grueling ordel the day prior or not, he wasn't in the mood to be sociable or interact with them or anyone else in the group (save Valder, whom he's keeping close eye on/helping out) , so he avoided the others and tended to his own matters while waiting for either the group to depart from Antheneum or call another group meeting to share information/hold further discussion on how to stop the Scimitars.

If he was presents to see Theo's evolution 'yesterday'/today, he'd be greatly surprised by the event and INTENSELY fascinated as well, before shaking that off to warmly congratulate Valder with a radiate smile on his face, simply saying to them: "You've done well in elevating Theo to this stunning, noble and valiant Evolution, and helping the achieve this grand power of their final evolution, Valder. Be proud of what you both accomplished together, and look forward to doing even greater things in the future, my friends....."

As for his reaction to the intel about the possible location/features of the Arbokite 'yesterday', he was in silent awe of such a things ACTUALLY EXISTING, before shaking it off and commenting those entire passages to memory easily, to be paraphrased into his notes at a later date. The Book of Reshirim…...Ven's face goes blank with shock at the full rammifications and revelations the text provided him (among the fact that it also apparently a holy text of his patron diety), until he slowly closed the book and asked Slaking if he could check it out. If not (and regardless), he simply returns it to where he found it and goes to his hammock to brood/ponder over the holy text, trying to decipher the meaning behind it and how he could possible unlock this 'Truth' that the luxuriously fluffly white dragon god has seen fit to seal away from mankind and Pokémon alike...….and if he should in the first place. After all, Reshirim must have had a good reason to do as they did...….hmm.