[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Oh, that last comment of Heart got her at a sensitive spot. Watching Heart leave, Shiva could not be prevented from glaring at him slightly malicious he left. Cottonee was rather curious about this reaction and looked up to her Master while snuglling closer to her. Oh, and throwing a few words towards him for the way. "We don't do anything funny, be quiet!!!  Ven, we'll go." With that said, she carefully took Vens hand gently - she knew she doesn't have to take much effort to have Ven follow her - and led him a little aside of the Main Street, to the edge of a small well-trimmed meadow that was there, and half under a big healthy looking oak tree that rooted there. My, it felt like ages since they were casually walking by one another's hand like a Sylveon would do with its Trainer - in that case, ribbon to hand - was the last time indeed as they were visiting the Aquarium in Corsage?

Now that they were out of earshot, Shiva felt comfortable and secure enough to actually speak out her worries. Still no easy task to do for her... but the issue that might come along with Ven visiting the Daycare HAS to be adressed before actually going there. Way too much was at stake.  Turning around to directly face the oddball of researcher, she looked up to him in a...was this a slightly sad and resentful expression? "Ventus... Nope, Ven... Listen, I have nothing against you accompanying me to the Daycare. In fact, I feel the owners wouldn't mind if I'd bring a good friend of mine, especially if you have a purpose to come (leaving Ariel there[?])." A slight smile concealed the worries the worries that were about to come now, it was indeed resentfulness that she was feeling. Mixed up with a little self-loath if remembering what a chaos the whole mission was bringing - BUT, never would she back off. It's her part to play in bringing the Almanac down from the inside, as well as her call to show that a silent hero in the background does deserve to be called a true hero. Oh, the old spats...

Oh, and a little pain if remebering how Ven threathened to dig for answers on his own. "But... Listen, it's probably needless to say, but... no word about the mission while you or you and me are there, okay? NOT A SINGLE HINT. You surely know what this whole thing as well as the Daycare itself means to me, the one home near Nacrene City can't train me, Dad does hope for me to take over his business sometime and so far I'd have nothing against staying in Chreshire for a little longer after the journey to learn professionally how to do so. Not even speaking about what may happen if The Almanac would get a word of it, well, you can surely imagine the scenario and what impact this would have on their whole region. Just... restrain your words, you are a Master at keeping things hidden from other people and even managed to successfully submerge for a little."

"...I trust in you. And I hope you don't disappoint me, ever. Okay?" With that said, she finally fell into silence while patiently waiting for the sociologist's reply, facing him observantly from the rim of her glasses, Cottonee mirrored this a little. It were all words and things he pretty sure knew on his own, but it doesn't hurt to be a little extra-cautious. Or, as Ven might call it, paranoid.

(Leaving for the night now, 'til next time.)