[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Reading this whole thing was... at first nothing new at all to Shiva as she has followed the events surrounding Team Plasma and N with intent, interest and wonder until the latter's disappearance - this includes the betrayal and misuse of pure N from Ghetsis' side simply to have things his way and to rule over the region. Bad, troublesome times for the region and certainly something Shiva had to cope with at first before it developed into a hate for him as the years passed - he deserves the defeat and the loss of everything with ever fiber of damn body.

Second, it caused both a wishful sadness, a longing that felt very different than the romantic one she must subliminally be feeling for a particular dark/dear oddball of sociologist, as well as a fury withing her, both completely silent and weirdly mixing it up as they were concerned for a different person.

- the wishful thinking was comprehensible, she among some others within the region yearn for N's return to Unova (not Chreshire), or simply a definitive life sign... Even if Shiva herself nor anyone of her family was never a member of Team Plasma, they were supportive over their belief - sometimes, it's better for a Pokemon to remain free and have nothing to do with humans or being dragged into something humans made. For example, Shiva will likely never fully get why there are people who solve an argument between themselves via having their Pokemon battle.

- the fury.........that was towards Nathan right now. She simply wishes she wouldn't be dragged into this by Kirlia, not being reminded on it, not being reminded on the pure and innocent hero N was and within the hearts of those loyal to him still is. With force, she shut that blasted journal tightly and by keeping her hand on it she prevented Kirlia from daring opening it once again. Enough of that.
N can communicate with Pokemon to a degree none ever did, and nothing compares to this. He understands the hearts of Pokemon. He's on figurative eyelevel with them. And Nathan is a little 'envious' about that... Who cares? These sensing of a Pokemon's emotions similar to Ven's skill Shiva has developed is a gist of it, she kept this in awe and will develop and hone this further to see where it'll lead to.
Also, stay on the ground and please stop with pondering any similarities between pure N and you.

When Kirlia gave her an expectand look however, not much of that was apparent to the psychic dancer, if at all that is. She kept her emotions deliberately hidden away from him, and gave him a bitterweet smile in response. "Hehe... You'd like to know what's written in there that made your Master so worried, do you? Well, as long as this journal keeps shut for now, I'll summarize it for you. But we'll use MY resources as this person your Master has attempted to sketch there comes from the region I've spent all my lifetime."

Story Time!

She retrived a different  somewhat ooold-looking hardcover journal sporting a chessboard pattern after having searched for it within her stuff for a little longer than usual, then flips through the faintly yellowed pages until she found it - turing it around for Kirlia to see, she showed him a picture of N she must have cut out from somewhere. It too looks like its best years have passed (If I'd know how to do that on Photoshop, I'd make the picture look like it, but use imaginary this time...)

Image!

There are several, several pages filled with notes, doodles, thoughts and printed out articles from newspapers and webblogs concerning him and Team Plasma in a slightly different handwriting - if compared with Shiva's handwriting today, it has certainly further developed into a small and clear one.

"This, Kirlia, is N - his thought full name is not important right now. He's considered a real hero in Unova and is sometimes even adressed with 'Hero of Truth'. He's not a Trainer like maybe we are though - no, N is different and has a unique way to see and treat Pokemon... This is because he grew up among them. All was peaceful during his early years until someone came to claim being his father - whether he really is or not is a common topic of discussion, I'll save you my opinion on this. From then, N was raised within a castle, among the godess of love, Anthea, and the godess of peace, Concordia who's task was it to take good care of N. Only Pokemon that were hurt, mistreated and betrayaled by humans has been brought to N... Over the years, he has developed an attitude of truth... He wanted a world where Pokemon and people were seperated. He wanted for Pokemon to be free, to do their own thing seperate from humans, for either side to have anything to do with each other... He disliked battling. He disliked Pokeballs, Pokedexes and similar...He was an innocent, pure and heartfelt being that felt for Pokemon like none ever could and can, but there is nothing more scary than innocence as it'd eventually show....

"He traveled the region seeing for something called the Light Stone to ally himself with the Legendary Pokemon of truth, Reshiram... That's this one." Briefly, Shiva showed that plushie of Reshiram to Kirlia, but she doesn't let him touch it. "He found it, but due to some betrayal from the one who calimed being his father N disappeared alongside this Pokemon and hasn't been spotted for yeeeeaaars now... Ah, but do not worry. Unova has been relatively calm since everything has passed..."

Why Shiva continued here after hesitating and taking a look whether Nathan's still sleeping, she didn't really know. "You know, Kirlia... I could have allied myself with him as well. The organisation behind him, Team Plasma, was always looking for new members. They visit various places preachering about how Pokemon deserve freedom and are unhappy as long as they are with humans... Including the middle school I was attending at that point. Given how I never was really interested in being a Pokemon Trainer, I enjoyed a normal education ending with my highschool degree, I've never visited a 'real' Trainer's School. However, the realization that they might and likely will eventually seperate me from Spectral, my pet-Pokemon, made me not to and so I've drifted my further life following what the organisation does and what happens with N with interest from safety... Hehe, isn't it interesting to imagine what could have happened and how life would have developed IF I'd joined...?"

....Eh... In the end, this became uncomfortable for Shiva which was noteable in her emotional pool and body language, so she decided to rather change the topic... "So, ehm... *cough* You're concerned what may worry your Master so much about all this, don't you? Well well, I'm not too sure either, but if I had to guess......he may think that he needs to be like N. Like people expect him to be legendary hero, to understand your heart" *stroking over Kirlia's forehead* "and eventually open it towards others than himself, maybe even to save the region... He thinks there are 'some similarities' between the pure and innocent hero N is and him. That he... ugh, I have actually no idea what's going on within the head of your Master, whether all that history-research hasn't stealen away some of his rational thinking." That's where Shiva...rather disapproving shook her head. Similarities? What similarities? Why now of all costs this became a thing? She pulled Kirlia a little closer to herself, not hugging him though, but keeping her hand on his shoulder. Her expression was...sad, troubled, not-understanding and simply not too happy. "Kirlia... Please listen to me. I'm not understanding much of it, but seemingly you need to be more open-minded. Open your heart. Don't become blindly loyal to Nathan, you're very close to doing so and as sweet as it may be, it's not healthy between the lines. Do you remember being a Ralts? How you were not so overfocused on him? Why did you lost this over time and replaced it with an overfocus... A Pokemon, even your species, can be sympathic towards others without denying its true loyalty to a person. Take a look at me and my Cottonee and Marill... They're partly a Fairy Type, like you until you may evolve into a Gallade, and it's normal for them to form strong bonds with only selected people. But this does not mean they forget everything around, having only eyes for that person... That's not the purpose. Please, if Nathan awakes, let him know that he shall JUST drop this worry concerning N, overthinking this issue, I have the feeling it'll lead us astray from the desired path. Let him know I've adviced this to him, let him know you came to get me this morning... But please, trust me that Nathan's worry in this point is pointless, and he shall for once look at the future instead of the past. If he needs, he can come to me to speak up."


Phew... With that being said, Shiva retrived her arms from the shoulders of the psychic dancer, gave him a last now worried by herself glance..... Before she motioned an attempt to leave the room now. Enough, the Shelter's likely already waiting for her, and Shiva does not want to have her mood being somewhat being dragged down by this morning even more that it already has. Before she left though, she gave Kirlia another look, telling him ina  weak smile "Alright... I've said my part, depends on you now.... So if you're okay with it, I'll be leaving then, as I have business to attent. But I'll come back ina minute to bring a tea for your Master."

Indeed, whether Kirlia wants it or not Shiva is now leaving the room leaving him and everything alone for a few minutes, before she'd come back with a hot cup of Sitrus Berry Tea and a note that greeting Nathan a good morning, a 'Hoping you've slept well' and the opening that she'll challenge Dagny this evening and he can watch if he likes. There's also a doodled Ralts at the corner of the note. (That's the change for a reaction concerning everything, but Shiva likely won't stay in Nathan's room for much longer, so a response will be short in case.)