[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

"No, everything went rather swimmingly in my search, surprisingly. Between me and Ralts empathetic abilities and the trail she left, we were able to quickly track Shiva down and bring her back with minimal fuss. Though, there was this strange symbol etched into the ground where should stood. She was just staring at it, until I came and shook her out of that stupor," Ventus replied, looking a bit dinged from his hike through the bushes. He appeared healthly, and Ralts seemed perfectly alright from his time with Ventus. 'The little guy should be; I took pains to make sure he wouldn't be molested by anything, least of all myself,' the researcher though.

Apsis, meanwhile, quietly slithered up to her master's side, and decided to curl up at his feet, looking a bit famished. Her last meal was about to run its course, and she wished that it had better luck hunting out their with their master. They were also a bit sad that they wouldn't let them eat that juicy Fairy by their side, but what he says goes, in the end. Noticing that his Ekans was a bit sluggish, he smiled at her and patted her head. "Don't worry, I promise I'll get you something to eat soon, my snake. Now, why don't you get some rest? You certainly deserve it, after all you have been through today." Flicking his wrist, he retrieved his Pokeball and recalled Apsis, before stowing the ball away once more.

When Nathan began to ask Shiva directions towards Ginger Town, Ventus scratched his head a bit in confusion. "Nathan, don't you have a Pokedex? If I remember correctly, they have a built in map and GPS, so charting a path through the swamp shouldn't be too difficult. The hard part is getting this vehicle through all the muck without it becoming completely stuck in," Ventus commented, before noticing Nathan's discontent. Something was bothering him, he could tell that much,but what could it be? He seemed alright, and everyone looked to be in relatively good spirits. "Hmmm? If you don't mind me asking, what is the matter? Has something caused you distress since I've been gone?" he said, looking a bit worried and confused at the same time. Has yet ANOTHER thing gone wrong that he doesn't know about. Sheesh....