[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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(Oh, no, she isn't trying actively to be intimidating. I feel it's more the contrast between how calm she usually is and how is right now what may be 'intimidating'. ^^)


If the Psychic Dancer thought he could give her a taste of her own medicine by mirroring her, that fails as Shiva simply has enough by now. Unaware or not of why she's reacting the way she does, she won't just back up or say that she's sorry here. Nothing will change for her in the future is she'd do so. But, what may be the prize she has to pay for development into a positive direction?

Still, after the most urgent displeasure has been spoken out and her point made, her voice thawes just a bit. "I have my reasons, and you of all people should know that I'm prone to overreact when feeling  cornered. Maybe this a trait me and Gothitelle share, the trait that we have our strict boundaries? You've shown interest in that Gothitelle when I told you about it. Now, I wonder how you could have missed the line that she drew... Of course you cannot know that it was that particular Rotom that overstepped the line, but now you know and I simply warn you from such a thing happening again. Probably ever Pokemon that'd dare to corner the noble Psychic Type she is would get the same treatment, and I' will certainly NOT try to prevent her from defending her personal space. Even against me."

Kirlia thaws a little himself once Shiva does...then gives her a worried look similar to the one he's been giving Nathan.  He knows Nathan doesn't want to hurt her, and yet that's what he's picking up right now...

Nathan looks rather tired again and somewhat sad now.

"In my defense, Gothitelle was drawing in the dirt when I walked into the inmate room.  I thought that line was a part of whatever thing she was doing.  And the only interest I have is because you said that vision she showed you involved those damn vines.  Gothitelle didn't even look at Kirlia and me when we entered the room, and I'm not going to raise a pokemon that's completely unwilling to join my team.  Ever.

"Look...Shiva...I'm not trying to 'corner' you.  I'm not trying to overstep any bounds on purpose.  And while I agree that Gothitelle's wishes should be respected...you shouldn't be careless with regard to your own safety.  Magic Room is fairly harmless, but if a more damaging attack was used..."

There's a lot of care and concern in that second part, and a passionate anger for a brief moment when he mentions the vines.  Shiva was really putting Nathan through an emotional wringer right now...

What had he done to deserve this kind of backlash?  Whatever it was, he wasn't trying to purposely hurt her...