[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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Nathan rather...abruptly and roughly opens his journal to the page with the shrine names.

"...next time you need me to look for something like this, tell me both exactly what you need AND why.  It's fortunate I was able to figure out what you were doing with these.  Cresselia's by itself wouldn't be enough for Cleanse Tags for the Ruins. They've tried that already.  Numerous times.  For decades.  So I took the liberty of finding 'a few more' since you never specified anything more.  Solomon recommends trying Giratina, Darkrai, and Protection, though he was also eying Landorus's, and I think we both know why.  Yes, there are shrines to concepts too, not just Legendaries and Mythicals.  Assuming you make one for me, I'd like Mesprit's shrine on there, as well as Protection if you can fit two on there (Nathan fiddles with that necklace again as he says this).  Don't give me one with Darkrai or Cresselias', please."

After Shiva photographs the shrine names (you have them all written down already, I assume?), Nathan closes the journal rather...loudly.

"...look to the future, but don't forget or ignore the past, lest you repeat the mistakes that have been made by those who came before you.  That's why I research all this, and they're words I hope to live by.  I don't spend ALL my time with my nose in a book and one foot firmly in the past, thank you very much."

Ouch.  Seems like Nathan took that somewhat personally due to the wording and tone.

He heads back to the rest of the group.  That's the end of that discussion, it seems...

Hmm. Shiva remained silent as she received the results of the shrine-search practically slapped into her face, as well as during her taking numerous photographs of it. True story, she was rather happy about the help and even slightly happier about the results, but given how she simply did not feel happy currently and Nathan was - unintentionally - forcing down his own beliefs into her, it was hard for her to express any honest happiness and thankfulness, so she decided to just let it be for now, to remain adamant about how she doesn't desire to discuss about this now of all costs, she's growing tired of all this.

It were moments like this when Shiva asked herself why she even remained loyal towards Nathan, when discussions with him had a tendency to give her a feeling that her very own beliefs, these that she has developed from that peaceful life in a metropolis, are plain wrong and worth nothing, and that his are the only correct ones. Why? Just why... Now she felt like she could understand to some degree why both Ventus and Heart had enough of that and decided to simply follow their own way regardless - such were also moments when she wished she'd be just as strong.

You've partly already followed your own way by getting that a Pokedex-ripoff from the Almanac regardless of what others may think, my dear, and there's still room for more Upgrades.
Oh... Right... All that lately earned money...


Despite how Shiva didn't enjoy it, she desired to not leave a different thing Nathan mentioned uncommented. There was no anger in her voice, not a bit, the softness has returned alongside a deep sadness between the lines. "T...Thanks for your help. I'll look into it in detail later, deciding for one... And I, ehm, actually...would prefer to...well...concentrate on creating a Cleanse Tag for myself first and foremost. It needs time and dedication, I've been working on it for a while already, and you have a strong Absol to defend yourself from Ghosts and Ghost Types shall we all be seperated... What do I have? Nothing, right, apart from a small biolumiscent Poochyena and psychics."