[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

'Who ever was cooking teacher, I personally want to thanks them.'

(Thank her mother. Just a clerk from Castelia's Medal Office, but relatively good at making Pokemon food. She also gave Shiva that orchid-patterned plate to serve food to her own Pokemon.)


Shiva did notice that he was watching her cutting berries... Oh Arceus, this only made her nervous. A little. Not enough to loose focus though - this would only result in injuries.

It was just adorable how joyful Ventus was the whole time! It surely raised Shiva'a own spirits. Who knew that baking with a friend could be so much fun?

Though, she was a little sorry for him for having no actual berries to add... however... "Oh, sure we'll share them once they're done! We'll just use all berries of mine then. Good thing I did save the Ranc berries especially for this purpose. Thought that my companions might enjoy them even more in the shape of poffins than as a whole. But, I hope Raphael did enjoy the enjoy the berries as much as even possible!"

"So... eh, you have the dough ready?"

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 (Can I assume we're in a backroom of the Pokemon Center for the sake of speaking? It's too early yet to shift it to a private room, since it's around afternoon.)


Ah, he did came. Splendid. Well, why should he not? It was good to see that she suceeded on making it clear how important this meeting-up was...for more than one reason.

Cottonee, as usual, was outside her Pokeball and just rested on the table close to her caretaker. Fom time to time, the fluffball was getting gentle strokes through her cotton. Helios the Abra was there as well, he was mostly dozing off, though. Not blaming. He shall get as much rest as he currently can get. Most important now was that the Psychic Pokemon was getting used to his owners presence.

Jumping right in. She could sense that Ventus was literally starring at her, wondering what was wrong, what is the matter of asking him to come, and what may be with Vincent. One concern after another.

She kept her voice neutral. For now. But it was clearly visible in her emotions that the chance to bring up the concerns towards him was important for her, and that she was very thankful that he could make it. " So... glad that you came."

Hesitantly, she continued. "Eh... First up, I... caught up that something was wrong with you yesterday. You literally stormed into the Pokemon Center, coming from the direction of the Festival. From Nathan, who I met inside then, I caught up that something 'has spooked you, and that you went to bed earlier'. ... I... hope you are not angry with me to ask you what has happened."

"Another thing. I...picked up that I cannot hide any emotions from you. Even if I might unconsciously try, or do not know how to express them in words. You already somehow had quite an impact on cheering me up when I was sorta gloomy and worried upon Plusle's bad state... It is like you read in me like in an open book. That kept me wondering... What is this?"

She already had an assumption what it was, and why he was able to do that... but asking straightly 'Are you one of those empaths?' sounded way too rude to her to ask him.