[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

"Wow! That is a much better telling of the story than I anticipated. (+1 XP) It only makes me want to train this Beartic more. Tell me, who is the one who instructed you to spread the word of Earthpower? For I have been to the Tusk, though it is an exceptionally long journey for me now, and it was long ago that I visited."

That caused the smile Shiva kept hidden inwards so far to carefully emerge to the surface. Aww, flattery!~ It's almost always super effective on her, in the positive way.

A part of his words made her half-freeze in any movement, though. She...did not expected that Sid had already been at the Tusk once... Long ago, but HE WAS, whoahw. The first skepticism Shiva held was breaking down more and more, but only the upcoming battle to see how he handles his own Pokemon will make her agree to the trade.

"Eh... Well, as who is at the Tusk now and who is the source of this whol thing, that is a person living there. In a cave of clay with many interesting shapes worked into it. Even his skin reminded on clay, having an od dark orage-red tone alongside deeply white hair and mustache. I name that person an eremit, but I'm actually not 100% sure whether he's human at all... Doesn't matter though. Different issue! He was friendly to u- the group of travelers. Answered all their questions they had, showing us his crafts of forming the earth out of clay. The interesting this was that he doesn't do that via hand like we would. It's all...audible, via commands. He seems - no, he does - deeply care about the soil, more than he cares about himself, I guess."

"Oh, definitely not human. Humans can't wield that kind of power. Not even with the assistance of a Pokemon. Humans are doomed to always just be humans. Luckily, in our mortality, we have a lot of freedom of choice. I'm not sure which option I prefer."

"Anyway, this Beartic!" He moves on in a rush. "I love it. It sounds really cool, and if the inhabitant of the Tusk gifted it with a touch of Earthpower, so much the better. I can DEFINITELY handle it. Few mortals are faster than me."

"I have two options for trade, and two options for a bonus. First, the bonus: Your Beartic is worth a little more than what I have to trade, so I could either wait a few hours to round up some cash, or I could give you some excellent advice."

"The main thing I'm trading can be either Pokemon or an item. I have a vulture Pokemon and a moose Pokemon, both very well trained. You could have either one. If that doesn't tempt you, I have a rare TM! It's not an HM, like the South Wind and West Wind can utilize, but it's pretty special because it can be learned (once) by any Grass, Fairy, or Bug Pokemon! Certain Fighting Types can learn it too. It's Infestation, the vengeful Plague move! It prevents a Pokemon from fleeing and deals damage over time. What do you think?"