06-20-2017, 09:25 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-21-2017, 01:07 AM by Dragonstrike.)
Nathan didn't stop her when she went inside the tent. Just sat there for awhile.
She wasn't going to tell him a damn thing.
And she had given almost the exact same response as before.
One Nathan KNEW was wrong, and had even told her was wrong the first time she said it.
Ralts don't evolve randomly.
They don't evolve by emulating another's happiness.
Only when they are really, truly, genuinely happy for their own reasons do they evolve into Kirlia.
He'd read everything he could on the evolution line when he'd found Ralts one year ago. Everything. He knew their capabilities almost as well as the Ponyta line's. That explanation might fly with anyone unfamiliar with the evolution line, but not with Nathan. Not a chance.
And it certainly wasn't just because Ralts had been happy Shiva was around. Kirlia had made it VERY clear that he was still Nathan's pokemon the day he had evolved. And he hadn't been that happy around her before her last day at the Daycare...
Whatever she knew, it was related to Ralts's evolution and the Daycare on Route 02 (based on Ralts having the same smug attitude when they visited the Daycare to pick up the egg), and she wasn't willing to trust him with that info. She'd even confirmed just now that it had something to do with the Daycare, whether she intended to or not.
What could have possibly made Ralts happy enough to evolve? What did it have to do with the Daycare of all places?
And while he appreciated her understanding of how difficult a topic the past was, she'd left while he was still trying to decide if he should tell her now or not.
Kirlia wasn't telling Nathan anything else right now, other than confirming that he didn't evolve just because Shiva was around, and that it DEFINITELY has something to do with the Daycare.
"I don't get it, Kirlia. What's so important to keep secret about the Daycare? Why is she outright lying to me? I'm almost certain she knows the answer she's giving is wrong, particularly since I pointed it out last time she tried to give me that excuse...I'm not mad at you, by the way. I can tell you know exactly what's going on, and I trust you aren't telling me for a good reason...but she won't even give me an inch of progress on this...I just...I don't know...I feel like I've failed, somehow..."
Kirlia attempts to comfort him, but it doesn't help that much this time. Whatever Shiva knows, she's not willing to trust the information with Nathan, and it hurts him emotionally.
She trusted Ventus with it though.
"Maybe...Ven knows more..." Kirlia is quick to shake his head. Ventus knows only as much as Nathan does right now. Kirlia might have been busy dancing with the pearl at the time, but that same pearl had helped him glean that much while Nathan had been discussing the topic with Ventus. "Arceus damn it. Why'd she trust him with even that much information? I just...feel so shunned..."
He hangs his head, and faint sobs can be heard.
It continues for awhile. And with Ventus and Shiva fast asleep, there's nobody to hear it except his own pokemon.
Eventually, it stops, and he gets up and goes inside the tent after recalling his pokemon. He has to get some amount of sleep still, after all.
In the morning, it's business as usual. He doesn't say a word to anyone other than 'Good morning.' He helps put away the tent, feeds his pokemon, double checks that he has all his gear still...everything except holding a conversation. It doesn't take long for the group to continue towards Corsage. Him, Valder, Ventus, and Shiva. (I assume Nathan still hasn't met Sage at this point because there's been no official 'meet up' with him so far. He might be travelling with the group, but I'm assuming it's at some sort of distance currently. If Kirlia has noticed his presence, Nathan's probably having Kirlia keep an eye on the mysterious newcomer's intentions and only plans to react if he has good reason to)
Flash Forward!
Nathan starts inspecting the area for any hint of a meteor impact, while also keeping an eye out for any rare pokemon or hints of one being there.
When Shiva comes over to pick some flowers and Ventus stops her from putting them in a crate, Nathan doesn't say a thing. What he does say something about though, in a slightly passive aggressive tone, is Lucifer. "Ventus if you could please keep your bat from destroying these flowers, that'd be fantastic. It's not helping him with getting on Kirlia's good side. And Kirlia, I know you don't like Lucifer much, but do NOT act aggressively toward him, understand? We're still talking about that at a later point, just so you know."
Kirlia just narrows his eyes at both Nathan and Lucifer. The stare is as piercing as daggers. He doesn't make any moves towards Lucifer though.
Shiva had picked two of the flowers. Lucifer had shredded one, making it practically worthless. That left one still in the ground. Kirlia was standing protectively over that one.
(Okay, NOW you can progress the encounter, @Iron)
She wasn't going to tell him a damn thing.
And she had given almost the exact same response as before.
One Nathan KNEW was wrong, and had even told her was wrong the first time she said it.
Ralts don't evolve randomly.
They don't evolve by emulating another's happiness.
Only when they are really, truly, genuinely happy for their own reasons do they evolve into Kirlia.
He'd read everything he could on the evolution line when he'd found Ralts one year ago. Everything. He knew their capabilities almost as well as the Ponyta line's. That explanation might fly with anyone unfamiliar with the evolution line, but not with Nathan. Not a chance.
And it certainly wasn't just because Ralts had been happy Shiva was around. Kirlia had made it VERY clear that he was still Nathan's pokemon the day he had evolved. And he hadn't been that happy around her before her last day at the Daycare...
Whatever she knew, it was related to Ralts's evolution and the Daycare on Route 02 (based on Ralts having the same smug attitude when they visited the Daycare to pick up the egg), and she wasn't willing to trust him with that info. She'd even confirmed just now that it had something to do with the Daycare, whether she intended to or not.
What could have possibly made Ralts happy enough to evolve? What did it have to do with the Daycare of all places?
And while he appreciated her understanding of how difficult a topic the past was, she'd left while he was still trying to decide if he should tell her now or not.
Kirlia wasn't telling Nathan anything else right now, other than confirming that he didn't evolve just because Shiva was around, and that it DEFINITELY has something to do with the Daycare.
"I don't get it, Kirlia. What's so important to keep secret about the Daycare? Why is she outright lying to me? I'm almost certain she knows the answer she's giving is wrong, particularly since I pointed it out last time she tried to give me that excuse...I'm not mad at you, by the way. I can tell you know exactly what's going on, and I trust you aren't telling me for a good reason...but she won't even give me an inch of progress on this...I just...I don't know...I feel like I've failed, somehow..."
Kirlia attempts to comfort him, but it doesn't help that much this time. Whatever Shiva knows, she's not willing to trust the information with Nathan, and it hurts him emotionally.
She trusted Ventus with it though.
"Maybe...Ven knows more..." Kirlia is quick to shake his head. Ventus knows only as much as Nathan does right now. Kirlia might have been busy dancing with the pearl at the time, but that same pearl had helped him glean that much while Nathan had been discussing the topic with Ventus. "Arceus damn it. Why'd she trust him with even that much information? I just...feel so shunned..."
He hangs his head, and faint sobs can be heard.
It continues for awhile. And with Ventus and Shiva fast asleep, there's nobody to hear it except his own pokemon.
Eventually, it stops, and he gets up and goes inside the tent after recalling his pokemon. He has to get some amount of sleep still, after all.
In the morning, it's business as usual. He doesn't say a word to anyone other than 'Good morning.' He helps put away the tent, feeds his pokemon, double checks that he has all his gear still...everything except holding a conversation. It doesn't take long for the group to continue towards Corsage. Him, Valder, Ventus, and Shiva. (I assume Nathan still hasn't met Sage at this point because there's been no official 'meet up' with him so far. He might be travelling with the group, but I'm assuming it's at some sort of distance currently. If Kirlia has noticed his presence, Nathan's probably having Kirlia keep an eye on the mysterious newcomer's intentions and only plans to react if he has good reason to)
Flash Forward!
Nathan starts inspecting the area for any hint of a meteor impact, while also keeping an eye out for any rare pokemon or hints of one being there.
When Shiva comes over to pick some flowers and Ventus stops her from putting them in a crate, Nathan doesn't say a thing. What he does say something about though, in a slightly passive aggressive tone, is Lucifer. "Ventus if you could please keep your bat from destroying these flowers, that'd be fantastic. It's not helping him with getting on Kirlia's good side. And Kirlia, I know you don't like Lucifer much, but do NOT act aggressively toward him, understand? We're still talking about that at a later point, just so you know."
Kirlia just narrows his eyes at both Nathan and Lucifer. The stare is as piercing as daggers. He doesn't make any moves towards Lucifer though.
Shiva had picked two of the flowers. Lucifer had shredded one, making it practically worthless. That left one still in the ground. Kirlia was standing protectively over that one.
(Okay, NOW you can progress the encounter, @Iron)
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