[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Aha! Raphael's attitude changes instantly. He starts glowing as he follows Shiva and Genie through the air. When you get close, he impatiently pulls ahead. Right over Terra's head, he releases his pent up energy in a burst that causes a tiny thunderclap of inrushing air. Terra looks up and sees Shiva on Genie, quite close but high enough to emphasize that she's FLYING.

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She savoured every moment, promised herself to remember this indescribably feeling of darting through the dusk on the back of Genie. Often her gaze met Raphael, Cottonee and even Genie herself (though she may not see unless looking back) as she subconsciously wanted to share this sensation with them.

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When they all flew over Terra's head, Shiva simply and blatantly waves to him from Genie's back.
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(I'll leave reactions of Terra and Genie to @Lord Windos. Curious how he'll 'like' it!~ )

In the air, Genie was completely focused on safely sheparding Shiva and giving her a thoroughly pleasant time, as the very LAST thing she wanted happening was them getting injured because of her! She'll never be able to live it down, nor would her master let her regardless! Because of that, her eyes were firmly staring forward, and therefore excluding her from sharing meaningful gazes with her fellow fae enthusiast, sadly. Oh well, they were both enjoying themselves anyway, and were about to do so immensely more so in just a few more seconds. Her partner won't know what hit them, te he he he he!

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Between the moment he, Genie, and Shiva arrived in the Berry Fields and now, Terra had mainly focused his energies combing the area for the valuable medicinal fruit, only periodically checking in on fae duo to make sure they weren't getting up to too much scheming. At that point, he had managed the herculean task to overcome the existential dread of his foolish decision to bring the two women together -He had not stopped kicking himself for it, though (not by a long shot) - and was starting to enjoy whiling away the hours foraging with his friends/partners, so the whole Encounter wasn't a miserable experience for the monk. 

It was just one that had a heaping helping of caution and reflection mixed in with the usual peace and serenity. 

Once they started their game of Hide n' Seek, however, and the mountain of the man had silently deemed it to be good/not overtly going to cause any havoc/trouble, he decided to leave them to their own devices and commit himself fully to finding berries. With them busy playing and competing to see who uncovers who the fastest, they wouldn't have time to get into/scheme any trouble, and ultimately figured he could lax his guard/vigilance.

'They are playing a game of Hide and Seek? Hm.....guess I don't have to watch them until they are done, then. Can't cause bad.....mischief and trouble if they having fun.'

Oh, the poor, naive fool....

That was why when Raphael rocked the air directly above him with their Sky Attack, he very nearly jumped out of his skin in surprise, snapping both his head up to the source of the disturbance and a hand to Melly's Quick Ball, his face set into stony seriousness as he prepared himself to fight an aggressive Flying type.....

....and had to do a double take when he saw Shiva riding Genie. 

Smiling and waving at him without a care in the world. 

Oh, and also the archangel, gliding alongside them, looking particularly and unusually aggressive. Can't forget about them!

".....*Blink-Blink* What."

So caught off was he by the sight before him, he only had that to say in response. 

The reason he was so shocked was simple: his mischievous dragoness that the Fairy Trainer was merrily hitching on wholly loathed and abhorred the mere idea of anyone but her master and children using them for flight. She considered it both beneath her AND an affront to be mounted and ridden around like a Ponyta (No offense meant to the Warren Family!) to her free, whimsical, and Draconic spirit, and dislike being touched outside of battle to begin with. So anyone that suggested to Fly her was meet with rebuke - and particularly elaborate ones for the ones that kept insisting, or dared to try (the fools). 

Only those she had deemed worthy and/or exceptional were given the privilege, and given how prideful and.....uniquely standard Genie was, it was rare honor indeed.

So seeing Shiva riding on top of his desert dragonfly without problem or worry was quite shocking, as it was both completely unexpected and meant that they (Genie) REALLY liked them. He knew they had house on fire levels of chemistry between them, but this.....

Entire minutes passed as he gormlessly stared up at the fae duo flying around.....before he let out a half exasperated, half fond *Sigh....* and offered them a nod along with a rare wide, toothless smile, before he quietly returned to searching for Berries. 

Without a shadow of a doubt he knew letting the two of them stay together was going to be a right pain to manage....but it would also an joy unlike any other....

'Might be hard to deal with.....*Smiles*....but good things never come easy....'

(.....aaaaand that should do it for my part of this LONG MOMENT between Terra, Shiva, Raphael, Cottenee, and [last but not least] Genie! I'll let you wrap up things on your end dear, as after this scene I'm not going to post anymore about this. Terra's heading straight to Cress and in bed once he's done, since its been a loooong day for him too!)