[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Shiva opts to remain completely neutral about her love being stopped and prevented from his intentions by Nathan's psychic dancer, keeping her arms crossed, leaning into Delphox and having an expression of very mixed feelings on herself. Well, at least this does save her from approaching Ventus herself later and filling him in with the details of this quick-meeting.

As said, her mood is slightly elevated due to she having a weakness for good and fantastic children's stories, and somehow both that Nathan has read from that book matched her taste. It gave her a feeling of peacefulness to simply listen to fantastic stories and reminded her a tad bit of home even - oh the innocence of hours spent reading nothing but fairy tales and admirering the artworks that were depicted every now and then to accompany the stories, all while sharing cookies with Spectral until it became time to head to bed and dream of herself being a heroine in these tales.

That seriousness that Nathan read these stories to them all didn't really allow her dreaming away though, maybe - probably - it was intended though. Well, always forward and no time to dwell on such things, that's one of the downsides of being adult. The upside of the same issue was that one can now take a deeper look between the lines of such stories. She especially seems interested in that woman who did nothing but keep the Trio's gemstones because they're pretty.

She unwillingly perked up upon the mentioning of that Red Chain, even dares to air her thoughts. "I've heard you talking about such a Chain with that projection of Uxie inside while I was picking and watering the Apricorn bushes on the outside. Humm... Been somehow sure there was more about these Gemstones than thought at first, guess we know now what to a degree. Means we only have ONE favour we can bring to one of the trio... well, that's certainly good to know that we have such a possibility now, but it also means that we have to ponder very well what we shall ask which of the trio before we even think of making such a chain ourselves with our gemstones." Nope, Shiva is not afraid at all of the responsibility that keeping an item that might call a Legend by herself. In fact, now she's even MORE protective over her pretty small hexagonal half stone.

Concerning the second story, Shiva frowns and is spooked. The simply THOUGHT of a cute and sweet Clefaiy turning into a Gengar was enough to give her shivers, as it goes so well with the creepy idea of a Gengar being a Clefairy's/Clefable's shadow!!! She leans a bit closer into Delphox for comfort. " ......From what it sounds and looks, that sword you've been told about, Heart, and that sword in the story seem DEFINITELY related, if it's not that they are describing the very same thing. And yes, it does just as certainly relate to these four items hinted to in the vision of Lilith and Kirlia here. Gaaaahhhh....." Suddenly wincing a little in discomfort, Shiva ends up wrapping her arms around herself, looking afraid and displeased. "I....I KNEW we would have to descend down these.....these Ruins sooner or later, but now it seems that we inevitably have to do so at some point if we....we.... want to bring peace to this region and to ourselves.... Nyyyergh."

'Rest calm, my dear. You've trained a Mightyena to tear ghosts to pieces, and by now it's not like you are unable to defend yourself anymore. Think of this as an act of courage... And an adventurous search for loot together with that Luxi of yours.'
[Shiva doesn't reply, but winces once more]
'....Well?'
You...... you are probably right.... Can't sit around and watch how the region I grew so fond of ends when there's way to prevent it....Maybe....?
'That's a start for sure. Do not worry to much... All will be well in the end.'
Hopefully it will.



....Hopefully it will, yes. Shiva would ask how Nathan would think that these two stories are related to one another - but that can actually saved for another day. 'Or not', she thinks to herself, before she quick-asks Nathan for his opinion on that before he walks off to that Slowking and she'll get to follow her own things again as well.