[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Grinding up the Apricorn isn't too hard, but it is time consuming. Eventually, Ventus is satisfied that it has been ground fine enough. Time to release Lucifer!

As the tiny drake was released into the room, his attention immediately gravitated towards his master as they immediately took flight and swooped over to perch on their shoulder, giving them a happy *Screech!* smile as they twisted their body to meet them as they bobbed his head in greeting! "Good morning, my brother! I see you are chipper as ever, despite the fact that we haven't spent much time together lately," Ventus said, reaching into their bag to grab an apple and hand it to them, which they proceed to munch on with a gusto! Mmmm, delicious Apples, yum yum! Its been so long since he's had the mouth watering red fruit that he almost forgotten how much he adored them!

The researcher couldn't help the fond chuckles as he covered his mouth at his devil bat's ethusiatic appetite, and reached over to scratch them behind the ears to gain their focus again and to hear that delighted croon they always let out when he does it. "Well, today I'm going to rectify that grevious error of mine by spending my entire day with you Lucifer, as you and I deserve some quality time together reaffirming our bond! Speaking of which......"

Lucifer's perked up as his master's declaration, letting out another happy screech at the great great news indeed!......when they noticed thier tone of voice change at the end into something more......reflective, and his curiosity was arosed as they slowly walked over to the table and picked up something covered in a towel.  What's this? Something all covered up, his master's mood just changed all of the sudden! Hmm.....could it be a nice thing, or another present for his horde? Oooo, now that he's thought of that, he's itching to know what it is exactly now!

Ventus, astute and in tune with his family as he was even without his empathy, picked up on his brother's eager curiosity , gave them a fond smile as they continued. "Remember when I said I would make it up to you for briefly liberating your Wides Lens? Well, I've been planning to do something that will do just that, and serve to bring us closer than ever before!" With that said, the empath uncovered the bowl carefully, revealing the finely ground Yellow Apricorn powder!  "Now, this may look just like flour or light colored soil, but it is in fact ground Apricorn dust, which is commonly used in something called a Bonding Ritual. Its a fairly simple, but the ritual is said to have profound effects for both the Pokémon and their trainer, forging a strong bond between them or strengthening one that is already present. It entails me sprinkling this powder on you, and recounting all the shared moments we have together in the form of a poem. Afterward, the ritual will be complete, and hopefully we'll become even closer than before!"

He then held out the bowl to them, and gave them a inviting and loving smile. "So, do you wish to preform the Bonding Ritual with me, my brother? I understand if you don't want to, but I thought it be something special for us to do, and to celebrate how close we've grown thus far...."

Order: See if Lucifer actually wants to do the ritual first. If not, oh well, the powder can be saved for Raphael instead!