[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

@Lord Windos

Heart did remember something he was about to ask Terra. "Thats remind me Terra: How things are going along with you, Riolu and Duskull? Riolu is pretty pride and difficult to raise, even more the hothead one you have. And Duskulls...well they pretty really difficult."

That will actually stack, so everyone gained 2.

Red Pokeballs are on sale this weekend (including today), 6 for the price of 5.

Wow, that's all really convenient!  Sweet!  Won't say no to free stuff, that's for sure!

@Lord Windos, @Spiritmon, @PhantomUnderYourDesk, I would like to know if you would prefer to use your own stock of pokeballs or Nathan's before we begin the Ancestor Cave encounters so I can estimate how many more pokeballs I might have to buy.

(Terra only has 4 Pokeballs and $500 Poke right now, and I'd like to build up that supply a bit more of both, so getting 1-2 Pokeballs from Nathan to catch the Unown would really help. Please?)

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@PhantomUnderDesk: When Terra raised his voice and expressed his sentiments, Shiva at first glanced over to him to give him an agreeing gesture on his own, before for some reason sudden sadness befell her. Raphael, having been out and accompanying Shiva since they got up, instantly felt this and responded with a worried coo towards her, trying to cheer her up as she was now mustering the table instead of the others.

"......No. Not okay....", she weakly mumbled before looking up to meet the monk's gaze, "If there's trouble, I.... I... would rather....come to you directy no matter what, if I'm able to. 'Your duty to protect us', as you said; 'your task to pay extraodinarily good care of me', these were your words. Ancestor Cave's...not per se dangerous, but I'm... feeling better to alert you in case something's amiss or an Umbre... wild Pokemon drags me away too far. I'm sorry.... I'm feeling more safe in your closure, so I'd like to...stick to your side if you a-... allow."

She averts her gaze again, strokes through Raphael's head feathers in an apologizing manner. Doesn't seem to have recoverd from being hurt by both Terra's and Heart's words yesterday.

For a moment after Shiva 'dressing him down', Terra looked chastised and uncomfortable, rubbing the back of his head and glancing off to the sides. Partly due to the fact that she was absolutely right - and was therefore made him feels chastised/ashamed - and partially because his seeming 'negligence' or otherwise caused her to fall into a depressive slump - which made him feel distinctly uncomfortable. The former he was perfectly cognizant of, but the later he was completely baffled/thrown off, as he had zero idea of what HE had done to distress her so, especially after she seemed so happy when he gave her the Sitrus Berry Tanukizoon found.

'Ugh.....Ven was right. Shiva's......mood is.....fickle, and her disappointment.....makes me feel bad. No wonder Nathan looked so.....nervous around her. Need to do something, to help her feel better...'

After pondering her words for a few more seconds, the rugged wanderer turned to face the fae lady, and slowly nodded his head.
"....You are right. Yes, you can be with me Shiva. ...Will still be with Nathan, though, so......are you fine with that?"
Please don't let his comments backfire on him.....

Once the group heads outside at some point, Terra (who is completely unbothered by the rain) promptly summoned Lapis Lazuli 'Lovely' , who's massive form quickly expanded and curled around the group as he fully materialized. He craned his head to smile beatifically and tenderly at him, to which Terra returned with his own smile and reaching forward to gently caress its head.

"Good morning, Lapis. *Points to the sky* Raining today, so we can spend more time together. Going to Ancestor Cave with friends, though, so you have to go back into ball when we get there. *Beat* Would you like to stay out and travel with us there?"

The aquatic serpentine fish doesn't hesitate to nod back in response, before leaning his snoot closer to nuzzle hug their trainer, to which they returned eagerly (in their own way). Ever since they and their master have arrived in Cheshire, they've hardly had a chance to spend time in each other's company due to this region distinct lacking the same copious amounts of water Hoen had (the Greenbrair River + Vapor Falls being a happy exception to this), so any chance to just be with them outside of battle was to be appreciated to its fullest. Its strange, how simply being with his master like this has turned into such a rare pleasure.....

"Thank you, Lapis Lazuli. *Turns and gestures to friend* These are my friends, Nathan, Shiva, and Heart. Meet them before in battle, but not....casually? Is that the right word? *Lapis nods his head, to which Terra smiles in response* Yes, casually. Would you like to....check them out now?"

Lovely had to pause for a moment to think that over, before nodding and, with ample grace and fluidity, craned his head up to regard the rest of the group to greet them with a closed eyed smile and gently humming to them. Hello.