[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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(I'm fine and no harm meant, I just don't wish that things get lost in the dust as I know you can be forgetful from time to time! >//< EDIT: Thank you!!)


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As much as Shiva may have wished to ran over, pluck Cottonee from the table, apologize herself and then make a U-Turn to her dorm again, now she seemed REALLY interested. This guy was totally friendly to her most dear Pokemon as it seemed and even pampered her with treats. Even if not roasted over a campfire marshmallows belonged to the tastiest things ever and being a partial fairy Cottonee happily dug in after giving him a thankful chirp and a ^_^-face.

Then she turned around and waved to her beloved Master, seemingly saying something like 'Look! This guy gives out sugary treats! Looooove!~'

This caused Shiva to perk up and flinch a little on the spot, but eventually she gathered her courage and CAREFULLY approached that unknown guy bearing the name of the earth if she heard it correctly.

Having arrived at the table, she gave this 'new guy' a cautious yet friendly look before she slowly looked away again. "That's..... that's my Cottonee, I'm sorry if she may have...interrupted you' she told him in a soft voice. "Eh... Good morning. A-and you are....?"

She also wondered whether she could pick up any feelings from him, did her empathic senses tell her someting worth knowing?

Terra seemed content and happy that the living ball of cotton was enjoying his marshmellows, but when they turned to wave at Shiva he naturally looked over in that direction and locked gazes with her.

In his eyes, Shiva would see....calmness, simple kindness and respect, and a certain.....wistful wanderlust faintly hidden behind the other feelings.

He was silent as she approached him and chattered about her....Cottonee and their intrution. So that was what this mysterious Pokémon was....and they didn't bother him at all. In fact, they were a welcome surprise, as they reminded him of his fae princess and gave him an opportunity to take a break from reading that portfolio. Ven's detailed and elaborate writing style was.....hard for him to understand, so taking a unexpected break was for the best, really.

After a moment of staring at them, they looked down and reached into the folder and pulled out a picture of Shiva and offer it to her, which depicted her and Cottonee resting on their hand; yet another secret snapshot taken by the eccentric researcher. Quite the sneaky bugger when he put his mind to it, eh?

"Shiva? My name is Terra. Terra Sanaa Ismat. Nice to meet you and the fluffy one."

He then looked at the Cottenee at her arms and back at them, and said "Can you tell me about her? Never seen a Cottenee before, so I am curious."

It was as he said: he was utterly clueless about her fae cottenball, and you didn't need to be an empath to see as such and the curiosity written across his face.

Naturally Shiva flinched a bit upon being stared at from such closure, but much to her own suprise she didn't seem to be...scared. She didn't felt like there was any reason to be from the warm feelings and especially that calmness that she noticed. Wistful wanderlust, huh.... She already found something that distinguishes him from Ven as it seems.

It gave her a comfortable feeling, and given how Cottonee developed a liking for this man, it probably was... alright, was it? She hesitated a little, but eventually she gave a mental nod to herself: She'll stay true in her promise to give the successor of her oddball of researcher a chance. So fast she won't make it to stop mourning for Ventus, but she can DO HER BEST that he stops being omnipresent in her mind.

The offered photo she simply accepts, take a look at it and then...began to chuckle in an amused and adorable tone. That was just cute from Ventus.... She handed it back with a MILD smile on her face.

The request to find out more about her most dear Pokemon caught her off-guard and she blinked in suprise, the fluffball mirroring that. Her plans to make a small stop-by here at the Lobby and then head off to her dorm seemed to bite the dust right in front of her, but...it'd be all but kind to deny.

So eventually, she let out an impercible sigh and nodded before another mild smile formed on her face. "If...you like, sure.... I guess." She took this as a permission to take a seat at his table. And that despite she was partly still in the same clothes that she slept in and hadn't cared to brush her hair yet. "Coffee?" She shoved her cup to him. "What a...BEAUTIFUL name. I'll just call you.....'Terra', I guess, alright? And, well, you're right, I am indeed the one on the picture. Shiva, yes... Shiva Amaranthine, but the first name is enough. (Congrats, you're the first one apart from GM who gets to know her last name.) But before, has...Ventus made this folder for you? When did you arrive here, it's still early in the morning? And...has he....told you that I've been...eh, AM his girlfriend...?"

"*cough* Well, Cottonee." Mentioned fluffball perked up in delight and expressed that she wasn't just SOME Cottonee, but THIS SWEET PERSON'S Cottonee by dearly cuddling up to her. "That's... in short, a Pokemon from distant Unova. Have your heard of this region? It's where I come from, I grew up in the biggest city there. These fluffballs usually can be encountered in the forests of this region, but also in some selected places in other regions. This one here has been given to me by Professor Mallorn when I came here to Chreshire as my first Pokemon, and we became a heart and a soul rather soon. They channel Grass and Fairy energy. Usually Cotonee are, ehm... shy creatures and prefer to flee by shedding their cotton as a distraction, but they can also be incredibly curious and playful, as you've...seen yourself. Or...playfully mischievous, hehe."

Shiva felt like that was enough information as she didn't want to overwhelm him right away. She seemed a little hesitant towards Terra, but the ice seemed broken thanks to a particular grassy fae. How lucky! Outright stroking her mights still be a bad idea, but if things continue in the looong run...