[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Shiva gets Lilith with a map. "Trading an Alakazam across time got me thinking about ways to expose Pokemon to the Trading Machine energy without changing trainers! Might help those with self-confidence issues. Time is still going faster for you - I'm starting to think it has to do with whenever you access your future. More on this later."

With her gothloli fortune teller out of her Ball and by her side Shiva feels significantly better mentally. With interest she takes the map from her and throughoutly studies it while the others are resting a little, compares it with the map depicted in Hitmonlee's Guidebook. If there are any differences in nature, environment or Routes in the southwest region between 1925-Chreshire and 2017-Chreshire, she'll spot them.

Ah, she also got the rather weird feeling that she may be dressed a tad bit too 'flashy' or 'modern' to pass as someone who is NO accidental timetraveler from the future because of Celebi's will, so she swiftly throws the old Ranger's cloak over herself. The long and wide sleeves also neatly conceal the PTC from prying eyes and uncomfortable questions.


She's mostly watching the surroundings as they all move along now with Spira having joined them on the way, appreciating Terra sticking close by her to keep his word of keeping her safe. Worry and fear still whirl around within her, but not to the point where it threathens to boil over. She still doesn't care about history, but watching a carriage - even such a stately one - all calmly following the road was quite the culture shock for her as she's used to the skyscrappers of Castelia City. Though what caught her attention much MUCH more, was something different:

This wagon coming the other way is much less stately. It's moving at a speed a little too fast for this lumpy road, pulled by Rapidash. The wagon is tall and boxy and made mostly of plywood, and it says "Dr. M's Traveling Medicine Show" in lurid letters. It looks like it can open up, but it's all fastened with precarious straps. Four very small, crouched Croagunk are riding on the roof, stuck to it with sticky hands. They hold themselves like Froakie rather than normal bipedal Croagunk.

The driver of the wagon, a man in a purple cape, large tophat, and monocle, waves to the carriage and goes a bit to his right as well. It looks like they will pass in peace.

She gasps imperciby and seems to have only eyes for that carriage now - or to be more specific, for its driver. She has seen such a purple coat in combination with a large top hat already, in fact she is always carrying a tophat in her belongings: The one Azumarill has tossed away after she evolved, the one she has always hid in when she was a tiny and sad Azurill. Now, Shiva makes sure that Spira isn't particularly paying attention to her in order to draw her cell and check the picture-of-a-picture she has made at the Fountain of Brotherhood in Stair City: This guy with the purple coat, gloves and an Azumarill providing water via a Hail, does he indeed look familiar to her in appearance with the driver? She thinks so.

Given the years in between this driver must be either the father or the grandfather of the ....former owner(?) of her much beloved fae mouse/now rabbit. However... Something does not feel right to Shiva, this does not make sense to her. WHY has she never heard of this Travling Medicine Show in Chreshire so far, is this show abandoned in 2017? Where does Azurill come from then, where did she get that tophat from?! Insightful and smart as she is, she doesn't get this at all. The simple THOUGHT that her dear Azu could come from the past originally has the potential to cause a bluescreen in her mind. She feels an immense urge within her to get to know this 'Dr. M' and his show a little more.


Not much time to think about that right now though, as trouble has found them all for the n-th time, this time in the form of a huge Ryhorn. Lovely. Looks to be grumpy and let out a bit of its displeasure to the Gogoat, from the corner of her eyes she also spotted Dizzy running to the carriage in competition with a Stoutland, quickly followed by at first Heart then Nathan, followed by Terra voicing his concerns to them all as she made attempts to tail after these two. Over her shoulders she gave him an appreciating gaze along the words "I will take care, yes! It's just...these two just had a battle against all these Electabuzz, I wish to make sure they don't overstress themselves there by playing the heros... And, there are people in the carriages in POTENTIAL DANGER."

To Heart and Nathan: "W-wait for me, please! Don't just run off into the danger zone like that, give me...a chance to aid you two this time..."

To Dizzy: "Dizzy my confident one, if I may ask you that please make sure that the Stoutland does NOT do any harm to the people and Pokemon of both carriages, defeat it or scare it off in whatever way you feel works best. Trusting in you to be capable to fight it on your own if needed, you're trained well by the right people."

Right now she has more important things on her mind than spotting that summoning Pokemon from normal redwhite Balls may be a curiosity, but only Kyuu makes an apperance from one as Lilith is already out any by her side. A little out of breath from this whole mess having happened, she points out the big Ryhorn to them both. "Alright, we... all need to make sure it does NOT reach those it is charging for - Lilith, you please restrain its movements with your psychic power, I'm conficent that they're strong enough to-" The rest of it goes down in a sharp hissing sound of Kyuu, the psychic cat is reminded on the Miltank and attempts the same approach here as he was already leaping to slap it before it even knows he's there. Regardless whether the target is much bigger and a Rock Type, if he bristles his tails and fur he can be quite intimidating as well!


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No multiple actions from me as we concentrate on what's important now. Dizzy gets no specific orders about moves.

Accuracy Roll Lilith's Telekinesis on *Ryhorn: 4 Dext + 2 Fight + 4 Channel = 10d6
Effect: The intention is to restrain the foe's movements and slow it down. Though is it enough to lift that huge Ryhorn to give it the immunity to Ground Type Moves?
Secondary Effect: For 2 Rounds no moves targeted on the foe fail.

Accuracy Roll Kyuu's Fake Out on *Ryhorn: 4 Dext + 2 Fight + 2 Brawl = 8d6
Damage Roll: 3 Strength + 2 power of the move, no STAB = 5d6 though -1 autodamage due to NE
Additional notes: Has +1 Priority and autoflinches.