[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

"The Time Capsule started more as a proof of concept. Remember, you aren't just sending information across time, you're trading it using the same principle as a Trading Machine. Old as the hills, the Trading Machine technology. Perhaps that concept is built into the fabric of Creshire. Trading across time gave us access to Pokemon to research from first three years ago, then ten, and soon a hundred! And don't forget, the time loops that turn out to be stable can enable new technology."

"I don't know what is causing these lurch glitches. No clue! Never seen them before. BUT I have a way to study it, and to help you out of a jam if you get into one."

Phew, all was well concerning Shiva's subtle fear that she'd offend Bill or similar by asking for more insight concerning the practical aspect of this curious Time Capsule. So it's not 'sending things across time', it's 'trading time'... Her response to this was a rather quizzical expression as she struggles to imagine this graphically in her mind, but she now feels like understanding things a little better. "Thank you for explaining, Bill. Yes, now that you're saying it, it does sound like a useful thing... New technology is barely ever a bad thing."

Though when he open up that he's having no idea what may be causing these lurch glitches, Shiva suddenly grows incredibly meek, shrinks a little into her seat and lowers her head to stare into the surface of the soda which's glass she's now holding with mildly trembling hands. Something concerning this must be ailing her, biting her, she's asking herself whether it'd be okay to share this one thing towards the famous Pokemaniac - Listening to her inner voice, all quietly a low 'Yes.' echoes back to her after moment of tense and meaningful silence.

You sure? I mean-
My dear, if you cannot trust THE Bill with that, you can't trust anyone.
You're right on that, but...
What are you afraid of? Now, he is even offering his help. If you're keeping this secret, you might hinder getting behind this weird phenomena.
...Alright.
You're a good girl.

Taking a deep breath and pulling Cottonee closer to herself, she eventually faces Bill directly and speaks with a serious yet lower tone. "Well, I don't know either. But... There's one thing concerning the 'why' that could matter, so if it's alright..." She beckons Bill closer to her in order to whisper it to him to make sure that ONLY HE hears what she's telling. "You see, have you ever heard about the lore of Celebi leaving an Egg behind it brought from the future when appearing? I found such an Egg... When I was turning it around, the first lurch appeared and one of your Time Capsules suffered a malfunction. It's so weird... But it's true, and... Do you think that this..." She sighs heavily, looks away as she blames herself being part of the cause of this lurch glitch.

He taps a big-faced wristwatch on his warm. It opens up like a Pokedex, displaying some coiled wires and boxy devices next to a small computer screen.

"This device is a very experimental portable Time Capsule. It's forward-compatible up to the day it's installed. If you are caught up in another lurch, you can send me a message and I will manually go into the PC system and make a trade with you. Take these too - it's a stack of Pokemon Mail designed to play nice with the PC. Remember, I can only trade things that were known in the past, but still I could send you a Pokemon holding a map that people back then would already have access to, or I could send you a more powerful Pokemon from your collection if it had already been discovered in Creshire at that time. I can't send you any new Delta species or mutants, for example. Oh, and I could send medical supplies if you get in trouble. Also, sending information forward in time is always safe. The worst that can happen is a self-pruning time loop, which would be as if it'd never happened."

"Now, these portable Time Capsules are very experimental, like I said. I want you to think carefully before agreeing to wear one. We should discuss everything we can before making a decision. But I do have enough for each of you."

'What cool and curious little device.'

That was Shiva's initiate thougth as Bill shows them his experimental portable Time Capsule. She watches and listens with great fascination what he's telling about it, once he is done she asks whether she can have it for a moment to investigate it a little closer by herself. Before definitely agreeing, she'd like to have a decent impression of this device!

"So that means..." she speaks up after having given the 'wristwatch' back to him, "...it would serve the purpose of an emergency alarm in case we get stuck in one of these lurch glitches, as well as a method to stay in contact with you where- and whenever we end up, am I getting this right? That'd be most fortune... Also to send you as much information as possible in case we experience another of these lurch glitches? If, ehm, they only last for a few seconds though, it'd be very hard to safely determine what time we're seeing images of."

"Ah, some more things... Do you think it'd be safe to openly wear this device as what it's supposed to be concealed as - a wristwatch? I, ehm, wouldn't want people getting suspicious or start asking questions. Does it need any energy in the means of batteries, electricity or similar, how safe would you say is it from loosing the contact to you?"