[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Spoiler

"The Gauntlet will give him the same gifts you were given. I'm afraid I cannot stay manifest for much longer, though. Even Ventus can receive the gift of becoming more than human, if he wishes, though he has forbidden us from speaking in his mind. And thus, we cannot reach him in good conscience."


You wander over to the shack on the lake. You find that time moves normally for you as you approach, though the shack's pieces never manage to fall.
The two bushes screening the shack on the lake are strange. Though they each have a single stem, many colors of Apricorn grow on each bush! Little unripe ones are struggling to bud out, while others are ripe and hard.

There are two of each of the following Apricorn fruits (in total):
-Blue
-Pink
-Red
-White
-Yellow
-Green

Ducking under the planks barricading the sagging doorframe, you see the shack is just one room, with a sooty stone fireplace and little else. The only real feature is a statue of Uxie! It's beautifully made, full colored, and a purple aura flows around the marble Uxie's head.

Solomon is eyeing it in his scholarly way. Kirlia is interested, but he can tell there is no actual life here.

Nathan frowns at Celebi's comment concerning Ventus.  "...well, I'll make sure to let Valder know.  I wish you well, Celebi.  If we happen to meet again in the future, I'd happily welcome that."

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Cool!  Apricorns!  Definitely want to gather those Red ones!  Shiva can have the Green ones.  Split the rest and share them with everyone else, maybe?  @PhantomUnderYourDesk

Should also note that Nathan is gently holding (the now happy looking yet still unconscious) Solosis.  And Nathan is still rather nervous about being around Shiva.

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...the shack is kinda what Nathan was expecting, kinda not.

"...well, I suppose that's not surprising at the end of the day.  This is a place of knowledge, after all..."

Nathan looks around the room.

"...it's falling apart at the seams...I wonder if that has something to do with Uxie leaving the region? It's probably been centuries since Uxie has visited this location, based on the state of disrepair..."

Nathan looks at Kirlia and Solomon.  And pulls out the Tail Gemstone Replica.  He's interested in comparing how the power in that gemstone compares to the power here, and seeing if having it out here causes a reaction of some kind.

"Well, shall we check out the statue?"