[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Now moving on to Day 19!

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Wait, this wasn't afterlife, neither a landscape of burnt cinders... It looked like the usual dorm in the Center she has occupied for a while now. There were the usual books on the table, with the usual orchid-appterned ceramic plate, and the burnt Dream Catcher...

No bad dreams. No nightmares. No suprise-lucid dream... Her rest has been alright too... In fact, Shiva couldn't remember anything weird or bad about the sleep she just woke up from. Things were...okay... But now she was rather sure that it had to do with the mysterious creature. What has happened that it immediately disappeared? Not that she was missing it, but why should it leave the city all of a sudden? Was there a good reason? Did it have to do with her new Espurr? Doubtful... Hmm, gotta ask the others about it soon enough. Maybe they know more, or have an ideas what could have caused that change in the city.

What time was it... 07:02am. Way too early to get out of bed yet. It felt nice to be here and not somewhere else... (What a reverent moment to level up in Survival.)

Unless... It's next morning, so Azu should be healed up all fine by now! Hooray!

Before anything could happen to kill off that thought, Shiva practically stormed downstairs to the Counter of the Center. Not caring that she did so still in nightdress and with hair even more messier than it usually was. Barely any soul was there except Nurse Joy anyway, who joyfully handed her the ball containing the blue mouse. Must ave known how Shiva awaited this moment...

Just as fast as before, Shiva was back upstairs in her dorm again, cuddled up in bed and immediately called out Azurill. Before anythingelse could happen, the blue mouse found herself all wrapped in a cozy embrace of her Master! Oh happy day... Shiva feared that Azu's growing self-confidence had suffered some damage by fainting adn wished to make up for that as soon and best as possible, before....

"Eh... Azu... You're okay? In fact, you don't seem sad at all over what has happened to you... You seem happier. Hehe, did all this encouraged you to work harder? How nice to see~ Oh my..." Embrace for the Azurill only increased. After a while... "You've grown that much... As I received you, you wwre hiding in your top hat all the time. Now, you expressed knowing magic tricks to me... Beautiful roses... You truely are an amazing exemplar. I wonder... what has happened to you previous Master. Why didn't you stay with this person? What happened that you got seperated? What kind of person was it that would reject such a magical mouse like you? I could stay here...cuddling you all day...Hmm..." (Iron, I wonder how Azurill reacts to cuddle session and mentioning of her former Master...)

Rather quickly, Shiva dozed off with Azurill still close and secure in her arms.

... As she woke up again, everthng was just the same. Clock on cell showed 10:32am by now... Ah, hours have passed. It was...so comfy here in bed though. None would care if she'd stay her longer. None would care if she'd stay the whole day here... Wait. This felt like a déjà-vu... She woke up here, all alone, expect with her Pokemon close. None cared for her. None would notice that she was still here in the dorm while the others likely left to go out and explore the 'new' Corsage... And challenge the Gym Leader... Yeah, they were too busy to even waste thought on what would be about her. Better stay here, instead of being a burden to anyone...