[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Stunky's lack of reaction to Shiva's cookie offer (Other than just cowering, but its been doing that ever since it was let out of its ball) caused Ventus' to relax significantly, more or less certain now that the skunk will not try anything rash. 'Good thing for both of us, as it would cost me a valuable Pokémon to trade if it tried to maul Shiva. At the very least, this vile varmint is intelligent enough not to provoke either my or Apsis ire, so I can 'trust' it remain obedient to me...or else,' Ventus though, before turning around and shrugging at the creature's fearful reaction towards her cookie offer.

"I'm terribly sorry, but its apparent that as long as its in my company, that Stunky won't be doing much of anything but trembling in fear of my wrath. Given that it tried to kill my Ariel the night before, its lucky that I didn't feed it to Apsis, despite its shiny coloration. Now that you've had a chance to examine it, its time for it to return to its Pokeball, and await the day both I and it are free of each other," the researcher said. Before he recalled it, Shiva interjected and asked him to have Apsis back up a bit, so he complied and wave his snake off. The Arbok let out a hiss at the critter, plainly telling it not to try anything while its gone, before slithering behind the tent, ready to jump out at a moment's notice! (Ok, now you can have your picture, Phantom!) After the brief photo op was done, Ventus quickly tabbed Stunkey's Pokeball button, un-summoned it, and stowed the ball away right beside the covered Omanyte fossil. That strange being hadn't transformed since he covered it up and crammed them in the bottom of his satchel, so that is one more good thing indeed!

Standing up, Ventus dusted off his pants, before offering a hand for Shiva, giving her a simple smile as he helped her up. "As lovely as it would be to lounge around with you ('Wait, why did I say this? Noooo!'), I have a request to make. I wish to have a battle against you, both to train my own Pokémon and to judge how strong you have become yourself. If you agree, I plan on using Apsis and Michael, as the latter needs more experience to continue his growth, while the former hasn't had a decent battle in awhile. This is but an offer, and I would not be unhappy if you declined. The choice is yours, in the end.

Order: Throwing down the offer to battle with Shiva! If she agree, I'll send a PM detailing my battle Plan to you Iron! Let hope everything goes swell for either one of us!