[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Due to Shiva leaving the tent sometime after Ven stormed out probably because his...poisonous snake being in trouble, having investigated the area with Tandal and having taken her time to cry her eyes out over her very own latest acts of bravery + recovering a bit from that by staying at the spot and talking with Tandal about Apricorns and stuff, she was arrived at the camp when everyone else has already returned and were packing up their stuff to leave and continue the path to the village. No real progress on her own neither Ven's Mystery Gift, and the Breeder in Shiva was KINDA irritated that Tandal didn't even carries the egg of his in an incubator! He received a subtle weird-curious-disapproving look from her without saying a word to him.

When she arrived at the camp, greeted the others a normal-sounding good-morning and began to pack up stuff as well, Shiva relatively soon cottoned on how the air was thickening again, which neither had anything to do with Cottonee resting on her shoulder and gifting occasional nuzzles to her Master neither with any mist or swamp gas in the air.

- Nathan was in a bad mood currently. That was easy to see for her, while he gave (for her) clear signs that he desires to be left alone now. Fine, this is nothing Shiva wouldn't understand or accept, plus it seemed like his newly evolve Rapidash has gotten herself into a fight meanwhile given how he carefully sprayed Potion after Potion in her.

- Ventus, however, seemed overly fine to her. He was more quiet that he normally was, but nothing hinted to him being angry, dsitressed, mad or anything. Huh... Well, this was certainly nice to see, but it was still clear to her that they must have gotten at each other for the n-th time now.


Mentally, this hit Shiva to some degree. It was nothing new about them being in a fight and, quite honestly, her being introduced to his abomination of a Houndour was still fresh in her mind, but this all was almost inevitably keep them busy. Of course none cared to ask Shiva where she has been meanwhile for example, and while she wasn't taking this personally, it was still...not very nice. Her mind was telling her to adapt and move on and not dwell in things for too long, but all of this and more kept that streak of unhappiness and depression super-glued to her. Vitamin D and St- John's Wort could only help to some degree. What's a bit of bravery if none cares to applaud her - or was she simply enjoying yesterday's praise too much? No, what was wrong about feeling happy over others being proud of her, while she herself is valuing her own acomplishes the most? Nothing, right? Doesn't matter... On she goes.

Also, another vision!~ Since run-in with Gothitelle, Shiva was kinda enjoying them. However, the content of the vision kinda strenghtened her in her aim to meet up some of the Mamo folk, reveal her knowing about their native music and with their help summon the Southern Wind Incarnate to see if 'she' was indeed the key of a journey to the ends of the earth. Might have to discuss this with the others later as with 'her', it's a journey without return.

Alongside the way (before Tandal shows the shortcut), Shiva is mostly keeping herself close to Ventus, simply because she enjoyed his presence. After all her actions yesterday and this morning, she was literally thirthing for a bit of his presence to calm herself. Despite everything, he was there... She didn't spoke much though, nothing actually, and was very fine to walk beside him in silence while paging through the Guidebook of hers, checking whether there was anything she might have missed out earlier. And... THERE INDEED WAS! This fishing hole rumored to be the best of Route 10 certainly sounded promising, especially after she only riled in Horsea at a place where potential Milotic dwelled. True, being a child of the city wasn't very helpful with fishing... But nevermind, fishing also meant peaceful and patient waiting while keeping silent. Certainly sounded like an option to reenergate a little.

Problem was that VENTUS had a fishing rod, she hadn't. Hmm... Closing the Guidebook and keeping it held close to her chest, she began to just look at this oddball of researcher from the side in a curious, pondering and almost longing manner. She'll continue with this until she has gotten his attention! It was still somewhat visible that not too long ago she cried horribly.