[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

After the errands on the market and before calling Professor Mallorn:

(I assume me and Ventus at least got a a few hours of sleep after mask-buying.)

... ... ... The new day was dawning... It felt like they just arrived in the Center, just got comfy in one of the dorms and decided to forfeit informing Professor Mallorn about the happenings to the next morning. At least...a little rest...

Ven also did no object to have Shiva sleep over with him in the same dorm as she expressed that plea to him. Only now, as they were outside and insafety, she realized how much energy it needed to stay alerted the whole time and survive on the foe's territory. Luckily, the mission was a success - well, apart from her unexpected shinyhunt - and while they didn't encountered Silverfish itself or anything concerning Genesect at all apart from two Drives that according to Nathan weren't even actual ones, they i.a. retrieved the stolen Neverstone - that alone was way more worthy.

Once again she woke up earlier than Ven did, and again semi-cuddled up to him. She...could get used to this... He emitted peacefulness and security, alongside fragility.... Carefully and quietly to not disturb anything about that, she got up from the bed and stepped to the window to take a look at the view Wineberry gave her in the morning. They made it out of the Scimitar's Base... None of them were harmed, and...wait, what was that new feeling? Pride? Not really... Peacefullness? Indeed. Satisfaction? Maybe. ...Complacence? That...must be the right word to describe it... They got through, even if there were spats and problems. Did such feelings belonged to a Trainer's life? (That's the ideal situation for the level-up in Vitality I was after!~ Next up: Specialities.)

She got herself comfy at the table in the dorm before patiently waited for the researcher to wake up on himself to head down the Lobby for the sake of meeting up with the others and make the call to the lab. Now to think about it, Shiva was highly curious to what Porfessor Mallorn would say about that weird jar-network-thingie she looted from the Scimitar's lab...

"I don't recognize that weird jar thing. If I had it in my lab, I could probably analyze it. It looks like the wires are there to give it a variety of different energy types. Imbuing that putty, as it were. Was there any indication of what it might be?"

"No...? Oh... Well, eh, nevermind, thank you for taking a look at it now. I found that on the same workbank as the safe that contained the Neverstone, and if the wires are indeed supposed to give this anorganic putty in the unhealthy colour energy of different energy types... Then I guess it was the right decision to take the apparature with me. Robbing them to tool to recreate more of the stone and prevent them from stealing the concept.That's good to hear!"

"I gladly hand that apparature to you for further examination and analayzing. However, it's probably too complex and delicate to register it to a free Pokeball and send it to you right away, is it...? I'll keep the apparature with me the for the time being, and hand it over to you personaly in the lab as soon as we make a stop-by in Trillium. Does that sound agreeabale to you? ...That would also give me the cahnce to thank you first-handed for Hitmonchan's Guide once again, doesn't matter whether it's a little battered, that book proved very useful and enjoyable to me! I'll give you Nathan then; wait a moment on-screen, I'll go get him. See you soon, in case we won't speak with one another again!~"

Once that has been wrapped up, she joined the others on the table, feeling rather relieved that things wrapped up in favor to the group...despite the argument with Nathan at the entrance of the Base and her run-in with the Guards. She gave him a calm look, and there was no 'bad' (there is actually no bad emotion in her view, emotions are emotions, there are none that are better than the other). "Nathan, I assume you wish to speak with Professor Mallorn as well? I kept him on the line and screen for you, so you can go over and talk to him."