[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Litwick is affected even more than Malphena - in fact, Litwick hides behind Malphena!

(...) It seems you've done a fine job constructing that charm, my love. Pray tell, do you have plans to make more for the rest of the group? I myself desire to have one in the future, but I have no pressing need for one now at the moment. Hopefully that won't change as we journey through Mt. Sentry or the Graveyard and leave me suddenly wanting for one, though....." (...)

Oh. Maybe only a second after Shiva has summoned her candlestick spirit onto her hand, he - not too suprisingly on the second thought, as she will realize - gave her a startled look that silently screamed something like 'Bad vibes. I sense BAAAAAAD VIBES. NOT GOOD! Screw you, I'm outta here! ', before he leaped off from her Master's presence to rather stay with the other Ghost nearby that was luckily just there. 'Nope, not comin' out! ' What has Master done that has caused him to back off, what was overwriting the delicious nature of his Master's very own life force?!!??

Said Master could only chuckle over this. Awww... Away was the disappointment over the Cleanse Tag not working. To think about how she worried, mulled over it, and eventually had to distract herself there at the Celebi Park the whole time to not become dishearted despite knowing she has done anything wrong - it seemed so long ago although it was only a few hours ago.

She'll let her Litwick stay out and with Malphena if she herself and Ventus allow for the whole trip, as Shiva would appreciate to have her Litwick out during the trip to the graveyard, both for him enlighting things with his flame and scenical reasons. "Worry not, dear Litwick - that was a subtle test. You passed. I needed to test an object I created that'd allow me ward off way more malicious and dangerous Ghost Types than you, dear one, you'll notice that I'm only that 'scary'in combination with somethingelse on me. Now come, we'll head to the graveyard... Yes, you can certainly absorb the life force of anything we may run into there, Litwick."

"Huh? Oh, eh.... th-thanks, dear! It seems that the Cleanse Tag needed to be 'activated' at first. I, well, forgive me being so directly, but I have no plans to make more for now. I CAN do, I guess... But only creating one was already tirering and time consuming, you see? I lack more materials serving as the base for the crafting process also. But I do remember Heart had one or two of these." Shiva would not pay the Medium or spend some of her own money to make Cleanse Tags for the others though. Give her the needed cash, and things look different.

With that said, Shiva gave at first Yena, then Furret, then Ventus a meaninful look as if to show that she's ready to go, but probably only Ventus sharp empathy would notice that deep inside, Shiva was scared. Not of the graveyard itself, these are spiritual places where calmness, eternal peace and a felt connection to the afterlife linger for her, but more of what they'll find there and how things go. Therefor she...held eye contact with her dear oddball of sociologist a little longer than she did with her two Pokemon, and silently took his hand into hers to walk to their destination together. Time has come for some Graveyard Investigations. Do they have to pass through the Violet Tent necessarily, or can they avoid that for Ven's sake?

What Shiva actually wants at the graveyard and why

For the most part, simply seeing a graveyard in Chreshire. As all the other places are into crematories, she's carefully curious to see a traditional cementary here in this region, maybe they have other rituals, tradition and art on gravestones in contrary to Unova. Shiva is not afraid of the place itself, but she's very respectful towards a visit of it. So far, she has never lost a dear Pokemon herself.

I'd also like to battle something here for my last Encounter, please - preferably something that Shiva's Cleanse Tag does not ward off, doesn't have to be a Ghost Type in the first place. Nothing super-weak either, around medium difficulty sounds decent.