[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Quite a long flashback, no? Back in Shiva's room on the evening of Day 5.

Nathan hadn't expected that kind of an answer from Shiva. And the last thing he wanted to do was provoke her...he'd already had spats with Ventus, and he didn't want to anger Shiva too. "Ahem...well...if you change your mind about that, let me know. I want to see what hatches from that egg almost as much as you do, I'm sure. Well, maybe not almost..." He's clearly off kilter. This has thrown him off his groove, and his nervousness from earlier wasn't helping. "If that's everything, I'll, uh...just be going now." Nathan rather hastily leaves the room, but not before picking up a cookie. He'd seen them in his peripheral vision, and Ralts had seemed to be enjoying them...and it would be rude if he didn't try one since Shiva had gone to all that trouble to set this up...but he was way to nervous right now to stay in the room for much longer, and thus didn't have time to comment on what he thought of it.

After his hasty exit, he goes back to his room. Quickly and quietly. He does his best to put the end result of that last question out of his mind, but his sleep, while full length, is restless. Shiva's very angry response at his suggestion was disturbing for him. It was almost like she felt like Vincent had sent the egg to her specifically or something...Nathan wakes a few times in the middle of the night, sighing. He didn't see what was wrong with his suggestion, but he couldn't think of any other good reasons for him to hold the egg until it at least hatched. If she'd turned him down more...politely, he might have elaborated on what he intended to do, but that response...Nathan didn't want to risk it. At all. One potentially volatile relationship in the group was more than enough for him as it was. He'd just have to...do what? Avoid talking to Shiva at length for awhile? Try again later? He didn't know what he should be doing...he'd never been particularly good at this stuff when it came to other humans...that cookie was still sitting on the nightstand though...

Nathan gives it a taste. It's actually pretty good. Shame he'd run out before he had a chance to thank Shiva for providing them. He goes back to sleep, his mind a little more at ease with the distraction. He'd relax a bit tomorrow, relieve some stress. Maybe the next day would hold better fortune for him in person to person interactions...he'd see what everyone was doing tomorrow...morning...zzzz....