[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Description of the shack

"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.

Shiva doesn't really react to Ventus prefering not have something speak to him in his mind, as she is very aware of his paranoia/dislike for anything arcane. If he doesn't want to, then they have to accept it - here they are having the very unique chance to become 'more than human', but as it's actually a gift that one does not have to take (simply do not touch the Gauntlet), it's free of choice to deny or accept. In fact, she isn't even sure whether he'd react favourable if she'd be to share towards Ven what has actually happened after placing a hand on the Gauntlet, neither of The Gift itself as soon as she is sure what it actually brings. Ohhh, she's looking forward to find out...

Huuuuhhh, it was very intriguing and to some degree even a little scary for her to move normally in real time while the shack itself was somehow under the effect of slowed time. Very carefully, she even touches a piece of wood/brick/whatever it is build off that seems to 'fall' but never manages to hit the ground.

What delights her even more however are of course the Apricorn Bushes! Must be a weird hybrid or the effects of Atheneum that cause several kinds/colors growing on one bush. She will stay outside the shack, right here with the lake, the bushes and Gothitelle+Cottonee after having taken a look inside the shack and at the statue of Uxie, but she herself is not too interested in approaching it. I'll assume that she is able to hear what Nathan discusses with it concerning a mysterious Red Chain from her place outside though unless GM says that she can't. Means, she gains the basic in-chara knowledge of this Red Chain, just in case.

Concerning him holding a more alive-looking Solosis, Shiva casts it a wondering look - huh, so Celebi was indeed able to bring it back to life. How delightful for the small creature! Please don't expect Shiva to start caring for it now, however.


Let's see... Nathan can have the Red Apricorns for sure, I don't want them. However, Shiva will be overly protective over the Green ones and wishes to keep them both to herself, hmmmpf! (They were on my wishlist also!) They're considered extinct in the wild and can be crafted into a Ball she definitely wishes to have for selected Pokemon of hers, solely for conversation efforts she will not hand one to Ventus. I'm sorry, dear! (Source)

I also am not quite sure how we shall share and split up the rest, if at all. First come first served, and practically only me an Nathan showed interest in the Apricorns in the current location. Therefor, I actually would like to claim 1 Pink one and 1 Yellow one for Shiva additionally to the 2 Green ones, and leave the remaining ones (2 Blue, 1 Pink, 2 White, 1 Yellow) to the others to pick if they like, I don't want to be greedy and pick them ALL with the intention to share only to discover none is interested in them. You should come to the shack and pick them by yourself if interested, alright @Lord Windos, @Nylon, @Spiritmon?

The Apricorns Shiva plucks from the bush are very carefully placed into the wooden crate where she already keeps Cottonee's fluff and some cut *Tall Grass from earlier, she also spends a little of time watering the bushes with Azumarill's Water Sport.