[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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Ventus already said enough and gave enough praise for Nathan deciding correctly, so Shiva keeps quiet for now while keeping her arms crossed and her deadpan expression fades into a satisfied one. This one time, her words reached through, they made it to bypass his trademark stubborness that was helpful in some situations and plain conflic-alluring in other situations... True, it couldn't be ruled out that she too, if being very very honest, would prioritize the wellbeing of a dear Pokemon having her OT+ID over her own, but contrary to Nathan (?) she carried rainy-weather-gear with her.

"Good decision, Nathan. Get well soon, and have a fruitful rest for today... We'll make sure your Pokemon are well, too." Once having said that, she gently nudges Ventus to catch his attention. "I, ehm, wanted to make a quick trip to the Department Store during lunch break anyway, Ven, so I can easily take Starmie and...what was her name again...Forthright with me, outside of their Pokeball. Alongside Marill and Vaporeon." (Is that Castform still outside of Pokeball? If so...) Now she opened her arms again and carefully extended one of her hands to that young Weather-Pokemon, allowing it to sniff on the back of her hand if it likes, all while giving it a reserved smile. True, that Castform already saw her and knows her, but direct contact to a still young Pokemon was a different matter, it's one level higher - mess up here, and you'll at worst never make it to earn a young one's trust! "There, young one. I won't do anything to you. Listen, your Master's not able to take you out into the rain today, but I could fulfill that for him if you'd like and let me. If you'd prefer to not be carried by me, stick to Starmie instead as he suggested, or one of my Water Types. Now... uhm..." *withdrawing her arm, either after having given Forthright a careful pet shall she agree or not depending on how she'd react* "Let us get...going then, shall we, Ven?"

(Well, Nathan had his jacket, as always.  His main mistake yesterday was spending aaaallll day outside.  Even with a decent jacket, that's probably not going to end well.  Particularly if you aren't used to being in that kind of weather often.)

Nathan just quietly looks at the floor...sneezes again...quietly waits for Shiva and Ventus to leave with Forthright and Starmie...

...he can't really look straight at Shiva right now, for varying reasons.

(Gonna leave Forthright's reaction to @Iron)