[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

The cruise ship turns out to be the SS Mantine - a Mantine-shaped ship complete with Remoraid engines. The entire foredeck is enclosed in a big transparent bubble. Bellossom dance around the sides, circling and circling. They orbit themselves, they orbit each other, and they orbit the dome.

After asking around a little, Shiva ended up in front of the cruise ship titled “SS Mantine“. Haha, what a fitting name... But the atmosphere here was clearly different. No mist, no hints on gloom, no women waiting endlessly for their husbands and sons to return from open seas. Aww, the others can take their time on their Gym Battle in a creepy mansion while she would be here... What a contrast.

After paying 250$ as a fey spend some hours on deck without hestitation – she still had enough money for the Breeder's Lisence - she walked around on deck a little without a particular aim. She just enjoyed it here. Upper class and a sparing sprinkle of luxury, that hit her taste and lighted her heart from issues and problems a little... Back at home among her father, the raising of Pokemon seemed so easy. Now, she had her own Pokemon that relied on her for food and care and expected her to raise them properly. Now, she also learned the hard way that raising the properly took its time. Although she felt that she was giving the caring for her Pokemon more priority than training them for battle and more care on the emotional level than, say, Nathan and Ven – okay, maybe around the same amount of care Ven gives them, with the difference that Shiva does not refer to her Pokemon as her siblings – it took her longer. Practically speaking, that's just due to the species of Pokemon she owns, both Fennekin and Abra are known for needing special conditions and care to evolve and Azu was just about to develope some confidence, but still Shiva couldn't deny that in weak moments – that hopefully will become rarer with the new meds – she was wondering what it was that she was doing wrong...

She settled down at a rather quiet corner a little away from the pool and the people, but still the sounds coming from there were audible if one would pay close attention. Raphael might enjoy staying here as well, and was allowed to fly around a little on free will after handing the purchases he was carrying back.

The warm rays of the sun were enjoyable and just not too bright to be painful for the eyes. Shiva was enjoying them somewhat, and called out both Cottonee and Fennekin to do the same. "So... Cottonee, we'll be spending a while here. Feel free to enjoy the sun, it's been a while since you were able to do something similar the last time. I'll just say here. You also see those Bellosom? They evolve with a Sun Stone... Just like you..." ... "You, Fennekin, might realise that the sun here powers up your Ember. Pay close attention to the warm feelings the sun gives you, one day you yourself will be able to summon the sun shining for us with a move called 'Sunny Day'... " Yeah, one glory day he'll also be a mage.

Speaking of the sun... One pill a day, huh? Well, why not start medication today... It took a little overcoming and a check whether none's around looking before she threw in the from now on daily dose of Vitamin D. Wondering how long she'll use them...


Mechanics:
From my side, battle may start now, please! I'll use Plusle, Minun, Cottonee and Kyuu. Is a wager of 400$ enough to receive around the same difficulty as the Riff and Raff Battle?