[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Phew. What a dire situation, but things have been cleared... Or, to say it differently, Shiva herself managed to clear the situation. That mob of Spinda was defeated, seeing how those that were still standing against her grassy sauropod and gothloli Psychic Type decided correctly by fleeing - she didn't want to defeat them by all means when it could be prevented - caused her to visibly relax for the first time in this encountering of a horde of spot pandas, she hasn't even realized fully that she was holding her breath when that last mighty Psyshock rushed over the battlefield.

Adjusting her glasses with one hand and running it through her hair to throw it back then to release some anxiety, she threw an appreciating and thankful glance over to Lilith, and just when she averted it Shiva had to take another look. Lilith was looking back at her, still bearing no wounds and no other visible pain at all, IF she was exhausted from this battle, she hid it VERY well. ...Truth to be told, the more seconds she kept her gaze fixated on that particular Gothitelle feat. a tinfoil hat, the more Shiva got the feeling that it returned some of the appreciation she held for the Unovian stargazer.... Was it enough that she'll lay her faith in battle into the hands of this young Unovian female? Likely, very likely. Will she listen to what Shiva will order her in battle? Her senses told her that this Pokemon will indeed do. How lovely.

Lovely..... Ah! Now, Shiva also managed to find and pick up the Steel Ball containing her LOVELY own Spinda!~ It's not quite one she'd associate with the lore of the one with the heartshaped spot, but it's neither one she'd not associate with it, awww! <3 Warm feelings increased within her, and she gifted that Spinda in its Steel Ball a kind and just as warm smile, enjoying how calm it now looked as it was away from any chaos. Honestly, Shiva would enjoy to keep this Spinda with her now, but before venturing down to Mount Sentry she has decided on a Team of Six on her hand, following her heart's desire to replace one of her current team members with this Spinda would be...maybe not THAT much of a smart call... Sighing impercibly while her smile grew a little sad, she sent this (for her) semi-legendary Spinda to Bill's PC - how this worked without limitations even within a mountain was fascinating.

Now that Shiva had a moment to rethink things also, she couldn't deny that this dealing with the horde of Spinda was tirering, exciting, timidly awesome, and it took alot of her wits to stay alerted, keep watch over where exactly the Spinda she wanted to catch was within the mob, and overall keep her cool to prevent herself from making any decisions that may backfire or, worse, end up being confused herself with barely a chance to give reasonable orders and requests to her Pokemon. This, and all that was related to it, caused a rare moment of being proud of her own success without feeling as if she wouldn't deserve it. Finally, Shiva gains her 5th point in Insight Attribute, 40xp are spent. She already has a mature mind, but she feels that traveling through Mount Sentry's tunnels, where there is no day and night nor weather and you only can rely on your Pokemon and familiar people, has honed her senses. What this means for her empathic senses, will show one day or the other.

Now that the air feels free from tension again and the Spinda have left, Shiva managed to approach Tropius without having to fear that the pandas will run up to her. A sad expression flashed over her upon seeing how wounded the grassy sauropod was, how he lowered his head as if it was too heavy to hold and how he struggled to keep his leaf wings up in the air. Though with a just as sad but hopeful smile, she stroke over her Tropius' forehead like she always did, not speaking a work for a while and simply enjyoing him shyly leaning into her hand until Shiva has drawn him closer in silent support, sadness over his pain, but also in honest thankfulness that he managed to pull himself through.

"Return to you Pokeball, dear one... You deserve rest. We'll camp soon, where you can enjoy HOURS of rest. Let me just...collect your fruit, as always..." That was all Shiva calmly told her Tropius, his Pokeball already in one hand and shortly after a Nanab Berry and a batch of fruit, freshly picked from his neck, in the other. Tropius let her pick these fruit... But before he returned to his Pokeball, she perked up and took a bite of the Nanab Berry in Shiva's hand, then another! At first, she was startled over the suddeness of this, then she smiled and eventually...chuckled to herself in delight. "Oh you... Not having lost your heart, it seems... Fine, keep a hold of this half-eaten Nanab Berry for a while. Now though, back with you!~" Tropius gets withdrawn. Am I right in the assumption that he'll still grow more Nanab Berries, or can't I pick more until he used the half eaten one, Iron?

With a waving handgesture and a tired yet delighted smile, she asked Gothitelle to return with her to the others, collecting Dizzy along the way, stroking through his white headfur as a welcome. Oh, of course she'll keep an eye open for more precious Power Herb!~

She's so calm and content at the moment that she's not horribly startled by that massive Durant following her beloved oddball of researcher, though that does not mean that she's trusting it or wants to be near it. If it leaves her alone, she'll do so as well, but she has a loooot of food the steely bug will probably like when it's still following the group by the time they'll set up camp for rest.