[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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For a moment, Kirlia almost thinks Ventus screwed up...

...Raphael's presence and the...brutal honesty seem to work though.

(...)

...thanks to Raphael's soothing presence, the time spent simply thinking and trying to remain calm, and Nathan's ever strengthening bond with Kirlia, his memories don't return.  Which is a good thing.

"...ah.  That's..."

...

"...it's just...so...unnerving...to think about...maybe?  I can't recall...this happening before, though...aside from...that one time..."

If anything,  Nathan feels...at a loss.  He's unsure about what to say...

Kirlia, for his part, does a double take at Ventus's brief description of Shadow Pokemon.  Pokemon that don't care, have no emotion?  That kill without a second thought?!  He shudders.  The thought of a being incapable of feeling...it's terrifying for one so sensitive to emotions...

Without even thinking about it, Nathan and Kirlia end up hugging each other, the movements being perfectly synced once more.  Kirlia to assure Nathan that he's not alone in this and has a solid foundation to stand on, Nathan to try and ease some of Kirlia's worry and fear.

Ventus, in linue of  interrupting the touching/consoling moment between Nathan and Kirlia or interjecting a potentially mood ruinous comment about either Shadow Pokémon, elected instead to close his eyes and puff on his lavender incense in silence, almost abscent mindly stroking Raphael's feathers while doing so. This earned him a delighted co from the archangel, as they leaned into his touch and seemingly basked in the contentness and warmth their father's affections brought them. 'I'll let the boy dictate the pace of this conversation for the moment, so long as he tries not to over extend his boundries and starts prying for unsolicited information. Rushing things now will only lead to the teneous calm his experience to break in the nasty of ways, and giving him more control over the proceeding this time should give him a small measure of stability and confidence.....' he thought, letting things goes as they mean to for long as necessary. He was perhaps a bit disappointed in Kirlia lack of confidence in handling matters, but then again the reverse could be said for many other things as well, so he'll leave well alone.