[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

How weird it was to encounter rain within a room. Must be the magic of Pokemon and their moves. But this was exactly what she asked for when she kindly ordered a Rain Dance.

"Thanks a lot for your time, dear Vaporeon. You see, Azu?  One day, when you evolved and gained enough experience alongside me as your Master, you'll be able to perfom such a stunt as well and flood our opponents in battle. ... Sounds like a thing to look forward to, don't you say?" Appreciating strokes for both Vaporeon and Azu followed. Indeed, Shiva could feel that the blue mouse began to feel just a little better about herself. This feeling - it transfered from the blue mouse's to her caretaker. Their relationship began roughly and included the other party members bringing themselves in danger by rescuing Azu from the river, but now they were here united... Oh, if such experiences belonged to a Trainer's life, maybe it wasn't that bad at all in the end.

Once dealing with a adorable waterly Eevee has been wrapped up, she waved it goodbye and returned to Ventus side. However... Uh, where did Nathan went in the meantime? Oh hell... did she accidently drove him off? That's really not what she wanted! After the instant worry over his well-being and disappearance has been dwelled in, she took Ven's hand once again and made sure Cottonee was still by her side. The fluffball didn't enjoy the faint rain Vaporeon has inflicted, but she was smart enough to hide under a rock until Master called her out from there. "So... Eh, how about we move on? Like, the map of the Aquarium hanging here says there's a Gift Shop just a room away from here, so would you be down to visit it? ... I bet we'll find Nathan soon enough if we begin to worry over him or deicide to leave."



- Jumping forward to the Gift Shop then! -


The shop was just as expected from an attraction like an Aquarium - filled with stuff and souvenirs of all kinds, ranging from simple cards over to ceramic figuringes of the Vaporeon to Wailord plushies in the size of a grown man. Everything had its price as well.

It weren't the plushies though that caught Shiva's attention. It were those shards. Upon asking a cashier about those, she learned that these are called seashards and are rather similar like that duskshard she was wearing as a talisman. Price was 400$. That was not much, but given she planned to save up a moderate amount of money after 'loosing' 500$ to the fine to pay...

One shard caught her eye especially. It was in a deep marine blue and was, with a little imagination, shaped like a Luvdisk. How cute! Azu was eyeing those shards as well. Where those related to Water Types and moves? "What's wrong, Azu...? Ah, I see, you're interested in those shards as well, are you? ... Do you think wearing such an item would help you on your Water moves? You already have that Soothe Bell, but if you'd rather have such a shard, please tell or show me."


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Mechanics:
I really like the thought of a Luvdisk-shaped seashard, but there goes money I was saving for a Breeder's Lisence - But if such a shard would indeed benefit Azu, I'd like to purchase that particular one for the mouse to wear. I believe Azu cannot keep that shard while still holding the Soothe Bell, can she?