[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Shiva feels uplifted. She smells freshly broken earth, and pine needles, and decomposing leaves. She hears birdsong. Her mind instantly travels back in time to the huge cottonwood tree in the swamp where she once napped - she can picture every second of that day, as if she were there. She finds she can even pan the scene around in her mind, exploring hollow stumps and discovering hidden animals she never got to see on that actual day.

This all takes place over a mere moment. You find yourself able to manipulate your visions, exploring whatever is nearby, and you feel it is real knowledge you gain. But the knowledge, it is of the past, not the present. For Shiva, only a month ago. For Nathan, a short lifetime ago. For Heart, many years at once, the strongest memories he's collected as he traveled the world collecting Pokemon.

Wait a moment... This scene feels so real, everything that her senses can pick up seems to be just THERE... SHE seems to be just there. So real, and so peaceful... Was this an astral travel? And out-of-body-experience? Shiva knew of these, but she has never actually done one successfully. She has tried once or twice, but never managed to gain an experience like the current one from these attempts.

She wanted to explore. See more of the scene. Yes, she already knew that Cottonwood Tree itself - but back then when she was training her Pokemon and her performance of the Ritual beneath its guarding branches and leaned against its thick plates of bark, she had no idea that there were hollow stumps and and hidden animals... Now, with the knowledge that there too were more than the physical eye could she, her curiosity awoke and she rather boldly stared up to the might Cottonwood Tree.

She'll be safe, she intuitively trusted in the Gauntlet that it indeed was. Picking up her Pokemon that were with her on that day - Kyuu, Chicorita and Nightshade (if they are present as well, that is) - she stepped closer. Then a little more close. Will the Cottonwood Tree protest if Shiva attempts to climb it up a little? Not much, maybe just a few meters... Maybe up there, aside from the view, she could find hollow trunks and rare Pokemon she hadn't recognized formerly - she'd be stunned massively if a Cottonwood Tree is no good home for some selected Pokemon. (No catching or battling of course, just exploring!)

"Yes! That's me!" And, after a sudden shimmering, a little green Pokemon is sitting on the uppermost clenched finger of the Gauntlet. Power emanates from it, dwarfing the power of the Gauntlet.

"Maybe that answers your question about the distorted time field. I am Celebi, the Pokemon of Forests and of Time. Welcome to my Relic Plaza. Welcome to the Secret Library!"

"Be welcome here, but if you bring harm to my domain, beware!"

Because out of convenience, I'll just leave all direct interactions with celebi to the others. But know that Shiva adores and admires Celebi for her skills and cuteness, but not as much as she likes Shaymin! 

She'll simply gasp heavily and almost stumble a step back upon the sight of the faelike Grass Type manifesting herself/itself/whatever right before them, and is unable to take her eyes from it. At the same time however, she's amazed and hit with wonder and thankfulness - a real mythical Pokemon! Or...*cough* a real legendary Pokemon, as one would say in Chreshire!

She's also having a question for the precious Pokemon of Forests and Time, and is partly shy to speak up to her and partly feels like meeting a familiar and close person/Pokemon."Precious and noble Celebi, it's....a blessing to meet you. Never really would I have believed to meet you down here in the courtyard of Atheneum, but now that I know that it's all you behind the curtain it all makes so much sense to me... Once I've been in Illex Forest and was just hopeful to see you even briefly, and never this sentiment came true to me. Now, I am even able to speak to you, see you right in front of me..... Allow me to thank you personally again for the Gift you've granted me." She bows deeply. "Please also allow me to ask you two questions, as you may know humans are a curious race... I make no exception, may my sources of interest lay elsewhere than the rest of the group.
Please, if you've watched and observed, you may know that I origin from a family of Pokemon Breeders and strive to be a professional one day, and the lore of you leaving an egg behind that you've brought with you from the future whenever you vanish... What is correct about this tale? Never an egg has been found and I will not search for one either, but excuse me for desirering to know whether this is more than just a tale or not...
Second, the ancient grove of trees within Cress City, neatly called Celebi Park - I've been there. Actually I've spend a cozy and pleasant night full of comforting rest on a bed of pine needles there, and I would do so again. But...what makes me wonder, why have you never visited this place yourself when there's a shrine for you among the trees? Or...have you, and we people have simply not noticed?"


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Mechanics:
I'm fine with rp'ing the out-of-body-experience of Shiva a little more while smiltaneously wrapping up things with Celebi (just want to ask her these two things above, nothing more) before finally making a beeline to the described shack with Lilith and Cottonee!~ Where's actually Dizzy in the current scenario, if I may ask? Given there's no threat, I think Shiva would let him do what he likes.