[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

...That is, until he saw Shiva in the lobby, peering inquisitively about the place as if she was looking for someone. Judging by the worried and slightly dismal feelings he was detecting from her, he had a more than a reasonable guess as to who that person of interest was... With a small sigh and not a small amount of hesitation, Ventus slowly walked over to the witchy woman, and began what he thought would be a unhappy conversation between the two. "Greetings, Shiva. I'm....sorry that I've been abscent for a few days, but preparations and training for the Running was keeping me busy, and I didn't want to bump into Nathan and run afoul with him once more. ...How have you been, my friend?"

At that familiar voice somewhere behind her... Oh Reshiram above, how long did she waited to hear that voice in person close to her! How long has it been since she was able to wrap her arms around him and pull that oddball of Sociologist into a close hug that barely ever failed to fluster him and cause one of these sweet reactions the mischievous parts in her grew so fond of...


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...Nope. But not now.

She just stared at him with a lowered head over the rim of her glasses, facing him directly though after he has finished his words, looking extremely drained, exhausted, worried and gloomy over everything, but at the same time there were emotions of happiness, bliss and delight in her. A weird combination, it was like it was cold and warm at the same point, yet still empty. Or, to say it in simple words, a total mess.

It took a little until her mind comprehensed the words he spoke to her. He...apologized? And gave reasons why...? Fine. Fiiiiine. When she spoke, her tone in voice displayed her downcasted mood to perfection without having to exxagerate it. "Ven... No. You come here, all casually and ask me how I've been doing? How about...I rather ask you? Like...you see... HAVE YOU THOUGHT WHAT YOU ARE PUTTING ME , THAT PERSON YOU SO ENDEARINGLY CALLED 'YOUR DARLING WITCH', THROUGH? NOT A SINGLE BIT, HAVE YOU?! You see, you leave and care most or rather only for your goal to protect Nathan WHEN HE ACTUALLY DOES NOT NEED NOR WANT YOUR HELP AND PROTECTION, you put us both through grief and not knowing what to do, have you thought about HOW SCARED I've been for where you are and whether you're alive at all? Not once, have you? Why not??? Nathan clearly made his points, I've talked to him and was there as the strong shoulder and listener he needed, I even agreed to search for you and guess what, I didn't found you at all. Ohhh, busy with practicing, for the Running, huh? Fine. Nathan was too, a dozen of people were, but they did so openly."

For the next words, she came even more closer to him, still facing him directly. Not angry though, rather depressed. "...Why? You know, I didn't just searched for you because Nathan wished me to. I also searched for you because I MISSED YOU. First, we two forge a bond of what I gladly call a platonic friendship, screw the age gap and opposite view on Fairies of us, and THEN YOU GO AND LEAVE ME STANDING THERE, not caring a single bit about what I do meanwhile, no messages, I can be thankfull that I had Cottonee to stand by me and listened to my worries, possilble preventing me to suffer another depressive ep-, eh, you know, WHEN I CAN ABSOLUTELY NOT EFFORT TO SUFFER ONE. You see, I need my energy for Gym Battle, but now... I wont be able to fight today as I actually wished for."

She came even MORE close to him, and...just placed her head onto his shoulder, tired of everything. Oh, but she did a fine job on not crying on him, unless something he says or does would make her. "However, you too must be exhausted like hell... Where you that Ninjalike person in disguise.... Why a disguise... I saw you on screen... Just... don't ever do something like this again... I wouldn't take it."


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Mechanics:
Reminds me on scenes where lovers reunite after a horrible argument. Dunno whether anyone is the Center saw or heard this scene, Shiva actually does not care about this. Choose wisely how to handle her now, Ven, because this has impacts on the futher development. Like, after all, she still cares for you quite a lot.