[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Nathan takes the shiny object very gently.  "Thanks.  You'll get it back lickety split, and in one piece.  Promise."  Nathan holds it up to the light, turns it around a few times, makes a few 'hmmmm' noises...

"...wow.  This is an intact Dwebble Shell.  And not just any Dwebble Shell.  This one belonged to a Shiny one...wow...that's a lucky, valuable find...finding an intact Dwebble Shell that wasn't from a Shiny one is difficult enough as it is from what I know..."

Nathan carefully hands it back to Angie.  And if she allows, he'll give her a scratch/rub underneath her chin, too.  "You take good care of that, alright?  Don't need your treasure getting broken, right?"  The fact that he calls it a 'treasure' definitely oughta stand out to Angie.

Angie hums happily as the curious boy studied and then gave his critique on the S.D.S. , quite pleased with the second opinion that it was valuable as her papa declared it was. Today, she learned how wonderful validation was, and its all thanks to Nathan!

She took back her/their babble with calmness and graciousness, droning out an appreciative *Zzzsss* for how tenderly they handled the sparkiling hermit crab shell. When he subsequently declared it her treasure, however, she perked up greatly, 'blinking' and then actually leaning up in her papa's arms to fix him with an especially speculative and attentive stare.

Prior to that comment, she could quietly accept that he and her had some sort of odd, inexplicable connection between them, like a child is want to do with the unknown. With its utterance, though, she could feel a form of resonance coming from him, and knew that their was an tangible force at play, an arcane element of some sort that conducted, fostered, and galvanized a great understanding and admiration between them. 

It was, in all honestly, rather baffling to her, and ever so slightly intimidating too....but along the with those feelings was a greater sense of fascination too, coupled with a keen curiosity and slight eagerness to aquaint herself with him. 

Curious and more curious it gets with this boy......but not unpleasantly so. Hmm......

The smol chubby snake eye Nathan for some time, before she smiled at them, and leaned her head up a little more to be rubbed at that spot. Ah......how wonderful. She'll get her papa to do this for her, now that she knows how good it feels.

By this point, Terra grew more certain that something going on between his daughter and the clever trainer, until he finally 'realized' it, and remembered: Nathan was a rancher, a person experienced in handling in all sorts of Pokemon, in his case the Ponyta line.  The boy's Skill and/or the innate nurturing/caring quality in him could have been recognized by her, so maybe that's why they were getting along so well together. Hm....

In any case, he put that eureka moment to the side for a moment, and instead addressed the boy's comments about the S.D.S., bring out another one and motioning to/with it.

"That is not the only one. Found it and many others in box, in a ditch. Ten in all, including one held by Angie. *...I think. *Looks thoughtful, then nods* Yes, ten. Did not know what these where, other than sparkling pretty shells of crabs. Thought they were valuable too, but was not sure until now. *Smiles* Thank you for.....telling me more about them, my friend."

He paused at this point to collect his thoughts, then continued speaking in a more ponderous and tentative tone.

"...Nathan, you know a lot about Pokemon, yes? How to take care of them, and raise them right? *Beat*.....Can you teach me.....some of what you know? I....want to know because of Angie. *Shakes head* ....Never took care of a baby Pokemon before, so I...do not know what to do. So I want to learn much as possible. First from Shiva, and now, you. *Frowns, then looks down*....Since I am dumb, and bad with people and Pokemon. Afraid that I will.....mess up with her. I....do not to do that to her. Ever."

The rugged wanders trails off, and a disquiet falls between the two mean. Anubi sharply glances at his partner, a worried frown tugging at his lips, while Angie looks up at him, cooing out in confusion and concern, as if to say 'what's the matter?'

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