[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

Spoiler

Terra brings out the Dunsparce Egg, and he and Anubi bend down to look at it. It has already developed its first crack, radiating outward from a single point! At the touch of his warm hand, the Egg starts cracking, and the little baby newborn Dunsparce comes tunneling out backward!!

Gotcha! Dunsparce was caught!
2/3/0
Ability: Serene Grace
Moves: Defense Curl, Rage, Dig, Magic Coat, Agility, Bite
It can learn Sky Fall for 42 XP.

Baby Dunsparce burrows halfway down into the earth and looks up at Terra and Anubi with adoring (but strange) eyes.

*Flashback!*

(Does my Chara have to provide one of his own Pokeballs for his Dunsparse, or does he automatically get one to catch them like in the games?)

Terra nearly dropped his Egg in surprise as it suddenly started hatching on, though fortunately Anubi was able to stabilize his grip by giving him a wallop on the shoulder to tense him up. They're most likely less surprised about this event than their partner, as his time at the Shelter no doubt had witnessed one or a few Egg hatchings happen while skulking around the place, and so was able to timely intervene to save the nearly born baby!

Of course, given the way the smol chubby snake easily burrowed her way into the world (I want them to be a she!) and innocently greeted them, they needn't had worried so much, but hey, the thought counts!

He (Terra) couldn't help but return their loving stare with with his a awe inspired and captivated one of his own. From what little he knew and learn about Breeding, Dunspare's hatching shouldn't have been all that momentous for the mountain of a man, but it somehow managed. Here was a fresh faced Pokemon, brought forth into the world in part thanks to his own  ponderous care, looking upon him with such open, unabashed, and frank adoration. Already he could feel a strong, impassioned, and loving bond form between him and the smol chubby snake, and it was quite unlike any other he'd experienced, save with his blood brother Shiranui......

.....and with his own mother and father.

That errant thought churned up his thunderstruck emotions, a half increadulous, half awed musing coming to the forefront of his mind.

'.....Am I......does she see me her dad?'

Anubi's reaction was likely one of both discomfort and incessant curiosity, as he wasn't used to receiving the level of affection the serephem to be was giving him, but at the same time his natural exuberance, childish nature, and instincts insisted, nay, demaned he go eagerly greet the little one before welcoming them into the pack! Its not everyday one gets to socialize with a newborn Pokemon (save for perhaps Breeders), so he wanted to fully avail himself of their company lickity split! At this point the aural jackal noticed his master was still dumbly staring at his kit, so with characteristic recklessness he smacked them upside the head to snap them out of it, before leaping from their shoulder to her a good sniffing. Beyond that, I leave the rest to you, Iron!

Meanwhile, the simple monk had to blink a few times and shake his head to clear away the daze his own thought's/his own doggie's pounding gave him, giving them a third irritated, third thankful, and third bemused once over for their brusqueness, until at last he finally introduced himself to his......little one, couching down to better meet them face to face.

"....Hello there. My name is Terra. I am your......papa. Its.....nice to meet you at last, little one. I promise that I will take care of you. Now.....and forever. Understand?"

He offered them a small, nervous, yet tender smile and his hand after he finished speaking to her, and awaited their response with baited breath. It was highly unlikely he'd be able to screw up his first impression to the child, but.....well, can you blame the big lug for being so uncertain about this? Hopefully all turns out well, like it is expected to be.....