[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Shiva gets 6XP for achieving a character goal.

"We do create some Vitamins for our own soldiers and their Pokemon. We also sell more of it to the PokeMarts and scientists. This kelp has been growing here since Creshire was first settled, when Garlicburg first rose out of the sea from the lava of a volcano."

They can't give you a vitamin for free, as the process still takes a lot of money. I could give you a 25% discount.

Awwwwheee, thank ya for the XP!~ Have been added.

Towards Ed/Eduardo and Rita:

Shiva's excited to hear that the very kelp she's currently holding in her hands is THAT old, as she takes a quick glance at it she even finds it hard to fathom that. "Huh, that giant kelp's really something...! So, ehm, and how much would it cost for you to create one vitamin for me out of this kelp? And may I watch as you do so?" (Just out of curiosity, don't want Shiva to learn how to do that herself at all)

How much is 'a lot of money' then? I didn't find a specific number, the closest result that poppud up when searching the threads is

this

(...) Almanac is selling some Synthetic Herbs, which are like Vitamins, for $5000. They also have certain variants on Evolution Stones. (...)
Source

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Some stuff that happens within the submarine as Shiva waits for the others:

Upon being out of that diving suit and back in her usual clothes again, Shiva has only sat down for 2 seconds before Whimsicott's Pokeball wiggles~ and jiggles~ again, this time more intensively, and before she can react the fluffy mass of cotton has summoned herself: As Whismsi does so she sweeps over Shiva's bag while still being a beam of white light and data, and as she finally manifested as a real and vivid Whimsicott, she is giving her dear faelike master a WIDE and EXTRAORDINAIRE smile that's absolutely BRIMMING with joy, delight and feelings of 'can I go slay some dragonmon now pwease?~~'

In her hands she's holding her very own and freshly retrived Megastone, she's chuckling and snickering iin a very sly manner as she can barely await to try it out. In a swift movement she draws the Ethereal Ribbon from somewhere within her fluff, gently hands it to Shiva, and then quickly packs the stone away somewherelse within her fluff so that it's nowhere to be seen now (Now counts as Whimsi's Held Item). Then it's time for a fond, warm and utterly thankful cuddle session between Shiva and her dearest Starter!~ (◕‿◕)♡



A while later, with Whimsi's comfortably and lovingly resting atop of her head, Shiva's turning the pretty and unique Ethereal Ribbon a bit in her hands, wondering a bit about who to give it now...

...And eventually she lights up, that'd be it, yes it is!~ (⌒▽⌒)☆ She draws a particular Steel Ball from her pocket and is  quick to summon its inhabitant: Sparkles and shiny scales are scattered around as she does so until said inhabitant has fully manifested and is leviating a meter above the ground, jiggling with eager.

☆*:.｡..｡.:*☆

It's that special shiny Klefki she encountered and captured down by the end of the very Skull Ruins!~ (Source) Finally, while waiting for the others to return (hopefully too having found what they've been looking for) she's got a bit of time to interact with them.

At first, Shiva introduces herself as Klefki's new owner and caretaker, and so does Whimsicott towards the new fairy-companion. She doesn't seem to have much fear due to their partial Steel Type suprisingly, now that she's got tHa PoWEr oF mEgAevOlUTioN!!1! on her side!~

"How a smol gift as a welcome and to celebrate that we met? Aww I've been sosososooo hoping to come along an exemplar of those very unique fairies YOU are, dear Klefki, and you're even such a nice golden color as a Shinymon! <3 You deserve to hold a very unique Item likewise, have this precious ribbons!~" And so Shiva gently wraps the Ethereal Ribbon around her shiny Klefki's keyring-body. (Now too counts as Held Item)

"That's not all however, my dear, look!" And with a dramatically slowed movement she plucks that Golden Key from Cofragrigus's Fossil Garden, that one that was used to let loose that Genesect down there and offers it to her Klefki. "For you!~ I thought it'd suit you perfectly, it's just as golden as you are!~ It's also a very worthy key (10.000$ when sold), trusting that you'll take gooood care of it. (･ω<)☆"

That's STILL not all, Klefki is also given Shiva's housekey, a small silverly one holding a (fake) oval charm as a key pendant.


Now Klefki's no Klefki without keys anymore!~ How do they react about it, Iron, how do they generally behave around Shiva?

[Iron]

A Vitamin is $9800 normally.

Klefki having some special keys from the adventure is adorable. Shiva gets 2XP for that idea. This gift will also lessen its prankish nature a bit.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

25% of 9800 = 2450
9800 - 2450 = 7350

In that case, Shiva suffles her stuff a little and eventually draws 7350$ from her belongings to gently place it into the capable hands of Ed and Rita alongside the kelp she collected. She winks mischivously as she does so. (･ω<)☆

I found this stated in MetaThread about vitamins:
https://pokemonuranium.co/forum/showthre...n#pid20229
That either means I'll feed the created vitamin to the chosen 'Mon of mine and you, Iron, reveal the gotten suprise; or I'll roll myself to see which vitamin has been created, up to you. Both is fine to me~

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Awww seeing shiny Klefki so delighted over the gifted keys delights Shiva likewise <3 She lets prankish Klefki play around with prankish Whimsi for a little, though this doesn't mean that she gets to enjoy a break or breather: She has to follow them around and keep a constant eye on them to make sure that those two fairies of her don't wreak too much havoc down the submarine.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Maybe I should have mentioned which of Shiva's 'Mon the created vitamin is for in the first place. *facepalms over herself*

Either way, it is presented and fed to

Spoiler

Primal Espeon!~ "A special Pokemon deserves something special likewise, now does it?~" <3

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+++ The next actions/arc is time-jumped to - like, it occurs on the next in-game-Day or the Day after that. Technically and actually Shiva will go straight to the labs now that she's gotten her desired Megastone, but to let another chara join on that I postpone that now. Whether she has managed to save a Nucleon or not is completely in the air right now, but doesn't influence the following further Actions to a degree that it can't happen. I just wish to not be stuck and prevented from progressing with Shiva. (>_<; ) +++


When Shiva heard about one location at this island, she instantly became interested in it - this place is

Wargame Forest. A forest vast and quick-changing. Lots of caves and some old shellshocked ruins.

Forested areas are quite up her ally, she's curious to see what Pokemon live here, whether there are any unique plants, and what's different at Garlicburg's forest compared to the other forests in Chreshire; in general just explore a bit and see what happens. She doesn't just jump into it head-first, she has taken some precautions! Like letting the others know where she's going to and changing her party a bit to have a secure way to return where she came from, 'vast and quick-changing' sounds like it's an easy thing to get lost in this forest.

Is there a way to access one's PC Boxes at Garlicburg? I'm positive there is, as the soldiers and so on likely wish to do so as well....?

Changes in her party

- Klefki is swapped for Tropius to have access to FLY
- Lilith is swapped for Helios to have access to Teleport
- Raphael is swapped for Delphox to have his warmth and light with her

[Iron]

When you swap Pokemon at the PC, you have to let the guards search them. And they watch you at the PC.

You can pick the Surprise stat of the Vitamin, if you like. Or roll for it. There could be a little flavor text with it, but mostly the Vitamin Surprise is just a stat boost.

Wargame Forest contains a huge colony of Voltorb and Pineco. You need to be careful not to disturb them. There is also a large saltwater pool of Shrimputy and Octillery trained to fire "paintballs" of ink at passerby, in the center of the Wargame area. Delicate wild Pokemon like Pidgey and Caterpie and Aipom and Lilligant don't come here, but some wild Slowpoke and Oddish and other tough or dull Pokemon have found a way to survive. Including a family of the biggest Zigzagoon ever, their fur stained with ink in weird black patterns. The military sometimes lets loose fierce half-tamed Pokemon, often pseudolegends, as evidenced by the big footprints everywhere. There's also a stable where you can borrow mount Pokemon.

Most of the trees are palm trees. The disturbed soil has given rise to a lot of weedy plants, including a wild garlic that causes a strong, unique smell.

There are manmade caves on the edges, and two near the lake. You're noticing that a lot of the land features are symmetrical, so each side can get a fair battlefield in a wargame. However, there are also Patrat dens leading to deeper, natural caves caused by the frequent shifting of the island. Big cracks sometimes connect them. It is in one such cave that you spot a hint of blue and a flash of sparkling, multicolored light. But when you look more closely, it's just dark in there. Only a person of such high Insight would have noticed... or was it your imagination?

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Small Event Table for the effect of the vitamin

Will roll 1d4 via an online dice roller

- Rolled a (1) = More Strength
- Rolled a (2) = More Dexterity
- Rolled a (3) = More Vitality
- Rolled a (4) = More Insight

(2) As Shiva mixes the freshly-made Vitamin pills with some flakes of Gourmet Food and lets Primal Espeon eat it from her cupped hand, the wise old man of an Eeveelution eagerly enjoys the snack. And once he's done, he chirps at Shiva in thanks and then demonstrates how fired up he feels from this snack by running around in a circle around Shiva and Whimsi at such a speed that it threathes to make those two dizzy by watching!

Primal Espeon now has 5*Dext, since Shiva already has the Gym Badge pair that grants a bonus on this Stat, it can't increase further.

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Shiva doesn't seem to mind at all that guards will watch her as she swaps a few of her 'Mon on a PC, nor that she has to let said guards search them. She isn't really up to anything ill anyway, plus it's for safety reasons!


And so the natural fae-enthusiast and her dear Pokemon make their way into Wargame Forest, this forrested area of Garlicburg with the ominous name. She's constantly on-guard especially as she enters the forest, but soon calms down a bit as she realizes that nothing is about to jump at her. Still she keeps the Ancient Shield ready, just in case.... While being in this forest, Shiva takes photos of everything interesting.

Safely and warmly Whimsicott's resting on her dear Master's head as they explore and wander the area, Azu cheerfully walks beside her, and Primal Espeon is looking proud and content as he leads the way. He's also the one that notices that huge colony of Voltorb and Pineco thanks to his psychic powers before Shiva does and efficiently warns her, so together they safely avoid that obstacle.

Same with those biiiiig footprints of fierce and half-tamed pseudo-legends, but Shiva smiles very slyly and fae-like as she remembers that the biggest part of Pseudo-Legends are dragons or at least weak against a fairy's onslaught attack. One can her hear chuckling a bit in amusement.

This family of huge Zigzagoon with unique fur is super-cute, with lots of persuading and offered food Shiva makes it to lure them out of their hiding. Haha, she feels Tanuki would enjoy those!~


And finally Shiva comes to this area full of manmade tunnels, dens of Patrat and big cracks, she's careful to not accidently trip and fall around here. She immediately turns around as she spots this hint of blue and flash of multicoloured light, her curiosity effectually caught! She bows down to the particular cave she thinks this sensation came from and frowns as it's just dark in there.

She waits and watches this cave especially for a few minutes to see whether she notices this sensation once more. She also summons Delphox and asks her fierly fox of a mage to light the entrance of the cave a bit with his torch to have a better look. And eventually she turns to Whimsicott. "Dear one, do you think you could sneak down this cave with your ability to infiltrate (Whimsi has both Infiltrator and Prankster, a Suprise I once spent 50XP for) and see what may or may not lurk down there? Just LOOK, stay in my eyesight, don't attack anything, and please return to me immediately if there's danger of any kind, alright?"

[Iron]

Whimsicott is gone a long time, but returns to report there are Pokemon she's never seen down there, multiple of them, who somehow sensed her coming and hid. She has no other dangers to report.

[Dragonstrike]

Okay, I have an idea.  If it doesn't work and we end up in another fight, I also have another idea.

Idea #1: Nathan asks Heart to try smashing the rock with the spiral pattern.  "That seems to be related to why we're apparently stuck in some sort of time loop!"

[Spiritmon]

Heart look at the stone and then to Nathan. "Right away!" Heart quick approach the stone. He return Typhon, and summon Koa.

Netune approach and Heart said orders to both Netune and Koa while preparing his own punch with the helmet equipped. "Netune, Koa! Time to break that stone to pieces!"

Koa, Netune and Heart punchs begin to shine with energy. "NOW! Rock Smash!" 

Then they begin to deliver punch after punch against the stone, trying the best to destroy the stone. Koa was also doing his best. He not not going to fall! He still need to evolve for Arceus sake!

[Iron]

The stone breaks easily to Rock Smash! But it seems like the source of the time loop is the swirling Pokemon themselves.