[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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And what he said, hit her just as raw and recklessly as the URGE just before, just like.....the....s-siren's song? Wait, there was something about that.... Her expression changed - at first it just twitched and frowned barely noticably, but then AGONY AND FEAR returned on her features, and she gasps once more. This time however, not due to the urge, but due to Ven's words that IT, whatever it was, could steal her will away, make her just an empty and useless husk like these Solosis. Or in short, kill her inner and mind.

She quickly closing her eyes and swiftly hugging Ven even closer herself showed that she was 1. back on the current scene again, 2. obeying his advice and closing her mind from that nasty nasty 'force' and 3. not incredibly mad and disappointed by him anymore for what he did.

In this hug, she even whispered a low "Thank you..." to him that only he'd hear, followed by heartfelt sob and deep breath.
Deep breaths, my dear...
You stay inside the castle. Please.
I will. We will.
Great! N-No way the fiend will make it over these stone walls!
If he does, we'll show him that he's an univited guest. Hmpf!!!
Then, and only then, Shiva would slowly loosen her own grasp on Ventus, but she doesn't 'let go of him' as she will at least keep one of her arms enwrapped around one of his own. She even makes it to smile mildly at him, though it's quickly overshadowed by seriousness, a no-nonsense-expression and a gleam in her eyes behind the glasses to GET STUFF DONE. "N-Now then... Let us make haste and find our bewitched Pokemon, and steal them back from that force, Ven... There's enough room on my Tropius' back for two!"

In a quick movement, mentioned grassy sauropode is summoned, and finally Shiva feels prepared to start on the pusuit of them, her mind is now closed off from that bad influental something, and the instant panic she felt over her Mightyena and especially Mr. Finder's Pokemon (without them, they're all lost down here!) having gone amiss decreased to the degree that she can keep a relatively cool head until something triggers her.


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Mechanics:
Done, from my side we can go onward and actually track our lost Pokemon down~ Dizzy's the only Pokemon Shiva keeps outside aside from Tropius that she and Ven mounted.

When he felt the naked sense of terror and vulnerability within his most blessed girlfriend before his empathetic reading was neatly cut off by her sealing her mind tighter than two sheets of Steel wielded together, Ventus let out a long *Sigh.....* of reliefs as he makes the motions of letting her go......only for her to offer her thanks before lightly grapple onto him and all but pull him onto Tropius as she summoned them. Her sudden serious and ever so slightly feverous declaration also surprised the researcher for its stark contrast to what he felt just moments prior, but soon he returned her smile with a sharp, thinned lipped one of his own and his eyes twinkled with nothing good for whoever took away their Pokémon. "Indeed, let's go forth, and teach IT the consequences of its pure folly."

Aspis (who we should remember he summoned recently in response to Lucifer going off after Heart) wasn't too pleased with her master being manhandled by them so, but since it the end result would get them all their faster and keep him out of danger, she could begrudgingly accept this ploy of that fae woman's. Doesn't mean she has to like it or respect her at all for it, though, *Hiiiiisss!*