[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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Any thoughts in that direction were quickly swept away when he got slightly embarassed? and confused for some reason again, causing Shiva to give him a curious look from the side as soon as he thanked her for her allowance to be called a wise woman. "*hand gesture of 'It's no big deal'* It's fine, really!"


Mental Note: Maybe try to not use too many foreign words when speaking with Terra.
Noted.

She let him finish speaking before raising her own voice, let him accidently dwell in that confusion for a little as she thought about what he shared in peaceful silence, now mustering the surroundings again instead of facing Terra. Cottonee chirping and playfully messing up a few strands of her Master's hair brought her eventually back to the current planet when the silence grew too awkward, emphasizing her antics with a satisfied expression of 'Sucessfully prevented Master from drifting away in her thoughts!' "Oh... Eh, that Ven would call me 'special' is no wonder I guess, don't think about it too much! ^^; But I, well... I guess it's not too false to say that I tend to get along well with the things he fears, hold some mentionable interest in these....things." *mildly shrugs* "We still grew pretty close with time." That's all she says concerning that topic. Enough said!

"Ah... An archetype is nothing more than some sort of 'role model', a 'pattern' that tends to be reused to arise certain feelings and exceptations towards something."

When Terra was very graphically mulling over the counter-arguments/offers she brought up for the tiny blue gemstones from his Milotic, Shiva did a fine job to keep that mercantile posture and no-nonsense expression up, beginning to enjoy this playing along with him. Due to that, she ALMOST ended up flinching when he suddenly nodded and offered his huge hand to shake for the deal! That was the moment she couldn't prevent herself from breaking the facade she held up, with a shared handshake the deal was made! "M-my pleasure to do business with ya!" Chuckles emphasized these words. :>

Now that this has been literally and figuratively dealt with, Shiva does feel fine to relax a little, eventually to follow up with what she wanted to say before he stopped mid-way to display his skill in commerce, refering to the following:

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She mostly listened only, naturally understood why he prefers to get his Pokemon Partners the way he does. Selling and trading caught ones is nothing wrong at all either, she has done a few times as well, so no hard feelings in that direction! His obvious determination on earning the trust and loyalty of the aura dog and that... Huh, what? She had no idea that he owned a Duskull, must be newly caught somewhere. Cool, but at the same time it brought her a bit of a cold shiver due to reminding on the ominous chill in Chuckle's Gym. Ugh... Now though, the displayed eager to make them proper friends and partners earned him a praising smile from the fae enthusiast alongside a playful punch in the side. "No doubt in you making it eventually, even with Ghost Types being naturally a bit harder to train if one believes what people tell. Speaking about that... You actually having a favorite or prefered Pokemon Type? ...Fighting, maybe?"

He couldn't help but look a tiny bit relieved when she waved off any lingering issues between them, smiling slightly before they both moved on to the next topic of discussion. All was now well for the two....for now!

Later on, Shiva affirming both his own and her boyfriend's opinion on her 'uniqueness' did much to clear away his uncertainly, causing him to cross his arms and nod along after she finished.

"Hm....okay. Weird that Ven and you....love each other.....*Smiles* but not a bad thing. At all. Think you....complete each other. He gives you Strength and......confidence, and you give him care and.....understanding. *Nods* Both of you support each other, and become better people together than alone. *Beat, then Shrugs* That is what I believe. May be wrong.....but I do not think so."

Yeap, Terra ships Shiva and his boss, and fairly hard at that! Who'd have think that..... 

The fae woman's subsequent explanation on archetypes didn't seem to help much in the simple monk's understanding of the term; in fact, he'd seemed more uncertain about it than before!

"....Okay? *Shakes head* Still....not sure about it, though. How can something be a role model, and a pattern, at same time? How and why do they.....change way people think and feel about things? *Shakes head again* Very confusing.... Sorry for not....understanding, Shiva...."

Fortunately, the sealing of their trade agreement managed to dispel any negative feelings within the rugged wanderer as he lightly smile and took his mystical charge's hand gently into his, and gave her a firm (but not crushing) handshake.

"You, too. Thank you, my friend."

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Terra was briefly confused as to what the fae lady was referring to initially, but in rare form he quickly caught and firmly nodded his head, his expression turning resolute once more.

"Yes. Will not give up on my partners, and will work hard so we can be true partners together someday...."

Her question about his favorite type earned her a curious tilt of his head.....before shrugging it off almost indifferently.

"Don't know. Never thought about it, really. Hm.....I like Pokémon that are strong, tough, or smart, though. Also like if they have a.....strong personality, and own......motivations too. Is that the right word (Motivations)? "

Oh... Shiva would have not expected that all their enjoyable talking on the way to the field with Berry Bushes Terra has pointed out would go into THAT direction, with 'that' being the romantic relationship between her and his boss. E-especially not after she tried to express that this was sensitive terrain to enter by giving off and impression of 'enough said', but mentally Shiva facepalmed heavily, soft-scolding herself for her own dumbness to miss out what she should have known: That mountainous man would almost certainly not pick up that subtle hint, eeeekkk! Indeed, she has get used and adapt to that trait of the newest party member at first. First step's done already though, things are going well!

She...hadn't really anything to add or even say when he opened up about his thoughts, spoke so easily about how he feels that the moody fae enthusiast currently accompanying him and the erratic Pokemon Sociologist aka his boss make a match made in heaven and hell - even being so blatantly certain about this! All it caused within Shiva was a massive wave of embarassement mixed up with very warm feelings towards that particular empathic oddball, which manifested itself into a rather bright blush that she tried hardest to hide from Terra as she mustered the path or the surroundings on her side instead of him as he talked. Cottonee however, was all too amused by seeing her Master like that and chuckled to herself almost constantly.

WHEN he finished speaking, Shiva eventually did face him, but one moment later she (playfully) ended up punching his arm in the means of 'What are you talkin' about?!' "That's... rather cute that you think that way, thank you...for the words~", that was meant honestly and emphasized with a dear smile, "But...please keep it for yourself, alright? It was and still is Ven's sentiment to not reveal our bond towards the others of the group, and I'd wish to...keep it secret actually as well... Like, there's no good reason to share, and it's not THAT uncommon for young people finding each other during longer journeys. So.... Okay?" *mildly worried stare at him while the blush is still rather present, things will probably calm as soon as being reassured on the secrecy*


Phew, after that's been dealt with silence reigns for a little that Shiva uses to cool down a bit, all while Cottonee STILL kept up a happy expression over her Master being flustered. Always worth experiencing for the prankful fluffball! At his further confusion over Shiva's explanation of an archetype, she ended up rubbing the back of her head in lack of more and proper words of explanation. Eventually, "Ah... Don't feels sorry for not getting, try think about it too much maybe, it's more like a philosophical thing! I don't really know how to explain it further either, I'm sorry for that... Maybe encountering one in books or along the way by chance would help...? I'll let you know when I stumble over an example."


Terra's confession that he actually didn't know which Pokemon Type was his fave or prefered one was met with a curious look from the side by Shiva, before she almost got lost in thought again over his words. She also gave an encouraging nod when being asked whether 'motivations' was the right word. "That's quite a thing as well, tough Pokemon.... Something in the direction of Herdier or Rufflet?" If asked what kind of Pokemon these are, Shiva ends up showing him some pictures of each kind in a thick book she'll draw from her belongings. "They're both known for their strong will, though this will shows in a different way for these two: In case of Herdier, more in an eager to loyally help a Master it respects in anything possible - Rufflet is much more agressive and keen to pick up fights with anything due to its eager to become stronger. They can be troublesome to handle from my experience - but it's definitely what I'd call tough." She smiles mildly to herself. Oh yes, from what she believes Pokemon of such a caliber do fit well to him!


(I don't have anything more to add concerning Terra Time, so I'd be fine to conclude this part then unless he asks something detailed or such. I'll reply to the Genie Part tomorrow then!~)