[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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"...honestly, I'm not sure if it'll do anything if anyone besides me puts it on, because...well..."

Nathan puts the gem down and backs away.  The gem's flashing slows down presumably.  Nathan inches closer towards it again, and the flashing picks up again.  Nathan picks it up, and it flashes even faster.

"...I...think its reacting to me specifically, just based on how it flashes more quickly whenever I get closer..."

...

"...is it because...?  Hmmm...maybe it is..."

Nathan sighs and puts it down and backs off again to sit next to Gallade.

"...my best guess is it's some kind of...enhancer of sorts.  Like a Mega Stone is for pokemon.  But this item is definitely for humans, whatever it does.  Probably worn by the more elite members of Sarimanok's army or something, and only usable by them.  True, it might have dangers and/or drawbacks...but unless it's worn by someone who can actually use it, I don't think it'll do anything.  Like how a Mega Stone only functions if a matching pokemon species holds it."

He doesn't raise any objections, but...he sooooo wants to figure out what that item does...

"...just don't break it, Terra...please...artifacts like that are incredibly rare and who knows how valuable."

The gem's sitting there on the ground now, slowly flashing since Nathan backed off...

...just waiting to be put on by someone who can use it.

Nathan's hypothesis of the Rainbow Relic being akin to a Mega Stone for humans manages to earn double raised eyebrows of fascination/curiosity from Terra, before he blinks , shakes his head to himself, and then nods back to them. 

"*Nods* Will be very careful with it, Nathan. If nothing bad happens, you can......test it next. *Beat, then shakes head* ....If Heart let you. This is his treasure to do with, not ours."

Based on what he's seen of it (RR) , the clever trainer was very likely onto something or perhaps entirely correct, but he still didn't want to risk them having first crack at testing the ancient contraption out. Better for him to test it out first and find out its safe/only works for Nathan, than to not and having the boy getting maimed or badly affected if it turned out to be dangerous or a nasty Monkey's Paw. With his now literally inhuman levels of Vitality and his years of roughing it in the wilds, if the R.R. ends up being harmful in some way, he could handle such things better than everyone else. 

Beyond that, it was his solemn duty to do all he could to protect and care for his friends, and he would do anything to uphold it. His own health and safety......they were worthy sacrifices for that cause.