[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

(That should wrap up the call, I think.  Not much else the group has to say to Mallorn, right?  I'm going to skip ahead just a little bit here, and we can flashback to the end of the call later if needed)

After Mallorn hangs up, Nathan sighs again and puts a hand on his forehead in thought.  He...still wasn't feeling very energized nor happy.  Kirlia was starting to mirror his mood, too...that might not have been too much of a problem for Ralts, but for Kirlia...he...needed to stay strong.  For both their sakes.  He'd lost Shiva's trust so easily, though...he wasn't sure he could trust himself, either...

Kirlia grabs Nathan's hand to show his support...




...and then drags him out of the chair and onto the floor?!

"OW!  What was that for?"

Kirlia just gives him a look that says 'you know exactly what that was for' and then points at Shiva.  He was pretty tired of Nathan being sad and depressed.  The faster they cleared this up, the better off they'd be.

Nathan shakes his head.  "No, not now, Ki..."

Not a wise thing for him to say, as Kirlia starts giving him a small headache with psychic power again.  Nathan winces in pain, grits his teeth, and tries to power through it...

And then Kirlia makes it just a little more painful...just enough for Nathan to understand that Kirlia's not going to let him leave this conflict hanging...

"...urgh...fine...I surrender...ow..."

That was going to sting for a little while...Kirlia helps Nathan get up, giving him a look that almost says 'you can do this' as he does so.

The two of them make their way over to the table.  Nathan's got quite the headache now, though...