[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Delphox lights the wall with his wand.

With Terra's high survival, he determines the best plan - use the little rock hammer/hook pike in the Climber's Kit to scratch a deep line on the wall, then use Rock Smash. This tool is slow but precise. That should safely destroy just that one portion of the wall. And it works! Azumarill frees the TM in a single Smash.

Oh yeah. It's THAT TM. When scanned through the Almanac, it comes up "Dazzling Gleam!"

Since this TM is rarely learned by Level Up, it can be learned by TM by any FAIRY-TYPE Pokemon who can learn it by TM in the games.
https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/...ove)#By_TM

Shiva obtains a tiny scoop of Stardust, enough to fill a vial and look interesting, but not enough to sell.



As Nathan is working on scooping up a sellable quantity of Stardust, Gallade warns that Pokemon inside the cave have detected the party. He also seems concerned that there are things obscuring his psychic senses (this requires Shiva's help to interpret.)

Terra lets out a satisfied grunt and nodded as the TM was successfully freed from the wall undamaged, happy that his simple plan went off without a hitch. Though he's doest often mine/extract stuff from the earth, nor is he really a plan maker, he is able to intuithow to put his Strengths and excellent Skill to good use in order to accomplish a given task optimally. He's book dumb in most thing, but he's wise and experienced in the few fields/talents he's specialized in !

The rugged wanderer didn't quite understand the empathetic paladin's warning (though he was sure to pay attention) at first, until both Shiva and Nathan started to elaborate on it, at which point he understood all too well, his expression hardeing as quietly listened to the entire exchange(s). Once it was clear that the Pokémon in Ambush weren't going to budge until the group started to properly spelunk instead of loitering at the cave entrance, he turned toward Melly (who's been standing Alert by his side soon after noticing his change in mood) and crouched down, whispering commands into her.

"Melly, go on ahead, and....lure Pokémon out with Howl. Then, use Discharge to Faint or chase them off. Take care of Ambush, or scare it off. Understand?"

(If she goes on ahead, I'd request the group hangs back while she pulls off the gambit, as Discharge is an AoE move, and the more Distance between the group and her, the better for their HP)

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Accepting the fred TM from Azu and praising her for a job well done via fond pets and strokes, Shiva's rather pleased that the pinkish disk is indeed coding what she expected (hoped?) it to code, it's securely packed way into her belongings. <3 Her fairies will rejoice! Terra, in the heat of the moment, earns a kind hug for the help on freeing the disk from the wall. "Good observation you did there... Thank you! From the look of it, only Fairy Types can learn the move though. So, ehm, I..... Is it okay if I'm keeping the TM then to teach it for any of my elusive and faelike companions?"

(…)

At the fae lady's request to keep the freed TM she had already rather hastily/some might say rudely rushed to pack away,(I assume only she knows its Dazzling Gleam, since if she pulled out the Alma. openingly, Nathan would have seen it and started asking questions...) , the mountain of the man mulled it over while she was still hugging him - which he jumped a bit when that happened, before awkwardly returning it, like he didn't have much experience doing it - , before nodding.

"Okay. Don't have use for it, if its a Fairy TM. Keep it. *Beat* …You are welcome too, my friend. ...Thank you for the hug."

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Loosing a bit of her tense but staying close to Delphox and Raphael (and naturally Terra, throwing a worried glance of 'You'll protect us as promised, w-will you?' up to him), Shiva gave the psychic knight an appreciating nod for the help and warnings. "Thank you then. Huh, these wild Pokemon being r-ready to attack is...not suprising at the.....second thought, it's...their territory after ......all."

(…)

"At least it's no..... one big and mighty source of that psychic energy that we might be unlucky to run into.....", she says more to herself, warming herself on her magical fox's inner fire.

Waving to the others, she speaks up once more, trying to sound confident and secure. It only half succeeded. :C "People, shall we...move on then? We HAVE to eventually, that's why we're here."

Terra returned her anxious stare with a calm, comforting eyes as he nodded, clasping her shoulder as he did so. So long as they stick together, nothing bad would be happening to Shiva without having to go through/around him first.

He's also quick to voice his agreement with her words, as he and his Pokémon are ready to get started hunting for Unown.

"Yes. Let us do so, when we are ready. *Beat, then addresses everyone* Could you let Melly…...go forward and look for danger first, though? She is good at finding trouble Pokémon, and chasing them away. *Shrugs* Or Fainting them. They are not problems, after she is done."

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(…)

Then, suprise and wonder strike upon another flash of white light, marking a Pokemon being summoned from its Ball. It startled her a little, and she desperately looked around to find the source - which turned out to be Nathan and a new weird version of a Bulbasaur. She only stared at it for a little, showing no reaction and giving no hint emotionalwise that may show how she's feeling towards this.....rocky version of one of Kanto's Startermon.

(…)

Not letting go of Delphox's arm, Shiva knees down to gain a better and closer look at that rocky Bulbasaur, keeping her respectful distance but eyeing it with... 'interest' is the wrong word, 'acceptance and very shy curiosity' were better ways to describe her here. "Nathan....", she then raised her voice, "...if I may ask, that's no Delta Pokemon, is it? It looks more like... maybe one of these Primal Pokemon? It looks... strange. But actually quite beautiful..." *very very coy smile into Bulba's direction* "Rock Type, maybe? Is it obediant? Does it have a nickname? Oh, and....why have you released it, how can it help us right now?"

When P.Bubla is released and Shiva reacted.....interestingly towards it, Terra tensed up for a bit as he eyed it and then Nathan concernidly for a moment, before letting out a quiet breath of relief as she took a liking to him instead of....not. After their conversation on Deltas during there battle, and his chat with Nathan night(s) prior), it was abundantly clear to him that the Fairy woman had no lost long at all for Delta and/or anomalous Pokémon unless otherwise specified by her. He was worried they'd end up.....disliking them to, like a certain doggie, but was immensely relieved (though he didn't show it easily) that wouldn't be the case here. Good, very good indeed!