[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Oh! Right, THAT did he meant by 'oddly convenient'... In fact, it was. She didn't even expected to see HIM bringing it up at all, but somehow, she felt like this was quite a big step for Nathan - a careful step into the right direction? That'll show itself... For now, the Meowth was out of the bag. The wounds inflicted were barely concealed, and a weird mixture of feelings emerged that none except Shiva will never know about. Maybe Cottonee would pick parts of it up with her F.A.E.S.-related power and strong bond to Shiva, but nothing of that will be visible on the outside.

Didn't you silently wait for such an opportunity, my dear?
No, I didn't... Not in that way.
Okay.



...It certainly took a while for Shiva to actually reply, she didn't do so before she silently and unthreathening motioned him to take a seat at a small and simple wooden bench that was coincidently nearby. When she did though, she took efforts to face Nathan and NOT look away, her voice was audibly lower and a hidden unhappiness could be picked up if listened closely. The actions on Route 4 were a neat distraction, but now she couldn't run away anymore even if she wanted. "...No, Nathan. Nate. Whatever you prefer. Why should I...scold you? Actually, do forgive me the words I threw at you while you were still in infirmary - I shouldn't have, seeing how you just recently woke up. That was wrong by me, and didn't rebuild things." ... "You seemingly don't remember a thing of what you did during that battle, do you? Well, ehm, Ven already told ya, and it'd be lying to say that it was enjoyable for me. It's just not what I expected, and a hard part for me accept is that... well... my intention that the battle you asked for would be helpful for us a group was completely wrong..." Accepting this was a hard thing for her, and Nathan can value that she openly admitted this to him. "In the end, it seemingly did more harm to us then before. It's probably better that your subconscious mind decided to delete the memory."

"Though, you have to understand that I cannot just forgive in this case. It's true that I can comprehense a lot and not holding grudges seems to be valuable trait if getting along with you people during this journey is the aim. I don't want to argue, with none of you. You may not know about this, but I already had a run-in with Ven for disappearing for his preparations for the Running and leaving me all alone with not knowing what has happened to him or how he's doing...The thing is, he admitted that what he did was wrong, showed remorse and expressed desire to not do a similar stunt again. THIS is what I value. Sometimes, it's better to give in and apologize to lead things into a better direction. (subliminal hint to Nathan to clear things with Heart? Probably not, but doesn't hurt to mention)."

"You see? I simply desire to forget all that happened concerning this battle, but I seemingly... " *toneless sniffle* "...cannot."