[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Terra let out his own much less subtle *Sigh* of relief at being able to appease the Fairy woman's desire for company, missing the more subtle undertones of mulish resignation in her gestures and reply.

"*Smiles at her* Your are welcome, my friend. *Nods* We can. You and Genie have a.....playdate planned? Right? *Presumably he gets agreement, and nods* Okay. Maybe we can do it later today? Have no other plans, so I am.....not busy. All of us can spend time together, and she (Genie) would be glad to see you again."

Oh. OH.... Uh.... Well... Okay. Being called a friend by the wandering monk already caught Shiva's attention and she stopped mid-way in petting Raphael to give him (Terra) a flattered look, but when he offered (to her) out of the blue to at least try making friends with his desert princess today instead of sometime in the future, she had to avert her gaze to prevent Terra from seeing that embarrassed but delighted smile from her side.

"That.... That can be done, I'm not busy either, I'd look forward to it, yes..... Hehe.... T-thank you?"

Frankly, she's been feeling a bit lonely and even homesick if being honest in the past few days, as she can't just call home due to the instable connection from Chreshire and forbid herself contacting Ven for a while to not disturb him in his work. She just...glossed over these feelings, appearantly?


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Lapis Lazuli couldn't help but preen a bit at the awe inspired and near rapturous expression Shiva was giving him, before they graciously accepted the rose by delicately pluck it out of the blue bunny's paw and placing behind one of his feelers, and craning his head down to allow them to pet them. He always enjoyed the attention he receives for simply being a Milotic, and the fae lady's ministrations were no exception.

As for her question about evolving L.L.L, Terra looked contemplative for several seconds.....before he shrugged.

"Not sure. All I did was train him. Take best of him I could as a Feebas. Grooming, feeding them Pokeblocks, and other stuff. Did this for years, until one day, he just.....evolved. We were VERY surprised.....but very happy."

...By the sound of it, the simple monk more or less evolved Lapis Lazuli into a Milotic through sheer accident and dedication to them. Wow.

Her inquiry about him participating in contests were meet with a smile and nod, however.

"Yes. Me, Lovely, Shiranui, Basteele, and Genie....participated in many contests. They were good practice, and fun to do. *Looks thoughtful* Hm....got Master Rank in Toughness with Shiranui and Basteele, and Hyper Rank in Beauty and Cleverness with Lovely and Genie (respectively). *Shrugs* Never could get to Master Rank with them. Not smart enough to help Genie win Master, and Lisia always beat me with their Alteria in Beauty. *Smiles* Never lost in Toughness contests, though. *Chuckles* Shiranui, Basteele, and me had lots of fans there. Made good living doing Contests sometimes, until I came here. *Shrugs* That is all."

Shiva felt a bit blessed and couldn't take her eyes of him as Lapis accepted the red rose from Azu, it was a bit as if a jolly Togetic would appeare randomly before her during taking a casual stroll through a healthy forest. Though when the graceful serpent openly allowed her to pet his head she was almost trembling with excitement, it seemed to take minutes instead of seconds until her outstreched hand made contact with Lapis' skin.

It felt naturally moist to the touch.
Slippery, but not in a gross way.
Incredibly soft as if every scale of him was perfectly in place.
Shiva could almost feel some grace being transfered over to her, despite knowing that a Milotic can't do that.
Though simply from interacting with a friendly Milotic, she's feeling more confident in graceful movements herself, so she's getting a 3rd point in Perform Speciality here! (-12xp) She'd do so anyway at some point, felt like a matching moment.

"Hehe... The people, the books and the media are right on you deserving the title of the most beautiful Pokemon known to mankind. You're a good gi... guy, Lapis." She withdraws her hand.

Shiva can definitely comprehend the suprise of that (as bad tongues call it) 'mockery of a Fish-Pokemon' glowing and elongating to become a precious Milotic, some chuckles escape her at imagining such a thing randomly happen. "That's....very noble of you, Terra.... Uh... N-not many people are patient enough to grant a Feebas love and proper care for so long." That's indeed a concealed compliment, don't know whether he catches it or not.

Though what really was a suprise for her was his participitation in POKEMON CONTESTS ! That was a topic of her interest, that was something she's always eager to hear more about, to learn more about or simply chat about. It displays by her attention being brought to Terra a little more while for a short moment sparks washed over her eyes behind glasses, even Azu has perked up.

*Once he has finished talking* "W....whoahw... Thank you for sharing.... *coyly returning a smile* That's so cool! ( >o<)☆ Even Master Rank...! I.... I... always wanted to take part in a Cute or Cool Contest with my...Umbreon, but there are none where I come from... D-didn't feel bold enough to travel for one. But.... One day?" A girl can dream, can she...? "Why did you, uhm, stopp if you had many fans and enjoyed it, if I may...ask?" *mildly confused glance*