[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

Gallade's off to the side at first, arms crossed, but he comes closer when things start to get a little uncomfortable.  He can empathize with Shiva for wanting to do something that might make an impact.  He puts a reassuring hand on Shiva's shoulder.  She didn't do anything wrong in his or Nathans' opinions.  Nathan's just...uncertain how much of an impact it might have, and doesn't know if it was worth the risk.  He's scared because he doesn't know if his actions will do more harm than good in Sarimanok's time.  And he's having a hard time expressing that.  So Gallade tries to communicate that things are mostly okay and that Nathan's just...super concerned for everyone's safety.


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When Heart theorizes a little and tells his story, it should be noted that Nathan doesn't seem surprised or really react too much to the story.  He's heard it before, so he just quietly listens.

When Heart finishes, Nathan sighs.  "...I...think I know why we could see those threads.  I found a...rather valuable item while we were in Sarimanok's time.  It was a...sphere of pure Adamant.  It's one of the three Legendary Metals that only Sarimanok could craft because of a gift he received from Heatran.  Adamant is often associated with Dialga and its powers over time.  When I sent it to the future via my PTC..."

He holds up his wrist with the glowing PTC for emphasis.

"...well, this happened.  I don't really understand why...heck, I don't even entirely understand what exactly it did...but my PTC is glowing now.  The sphere transferred some of its power to my PTC or something.  And for some weird reason...it's given me a small amount of control over the lurches whenever they occur.  And...I think I understand what's going on a little better, if not why."

He puts his wrist down.

"The lurches seem to be dragging us three (Nathan points at himself, Shiva, and Heart) through time, and only us three.  Probably because we're the ones who touched the Relic Stone and received Celebi's Gift.  However...those 'threads' are connections between us and anyone we interact with.  If the connections are strong enough, it drags the people and pokemon they connect to along with us.  I...didn't see Ventus, Valder, Vincent, or Larry, though, so it seems to only be affecting those who are traveling with us currently...though I know for a fact that Ventus was still experiencing those lurches, so I guess they might not be totally unaffected if the connections are still just strong enough.  Weaker connections that aren't strong enough to drag the associated people and pokemon along snap when we're forcibly and suddenly lurched through time...unless I tug on them in such a way that they won't...which is what I just did with that Farfetch'd and Rapidash...*ahem*..."

There's a...slightly awkward silence as Nathan finished admitting that he's basically the entire reason that Rapidash and Farfetch'd are here in the first place.  Though he doesn't immediately explain why he brought 'em with the group in the first place.