[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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Any attempts to reason or talk her out of things were the practically LAST things Shiva wanted to hear in this case, she tried hard to block these out and concentrate only on Raphael and the smol Baby Form of the archangel. That blatant unhappiness she managed to pick up from the latter through the sphere was enough to insta-melt her soft heart like a Castliacone under the summer sun. When Shiva felt a hand gently placed onto her shoulder though and met Terra's gaze as she turned around in startle, she couldn't ignore things anymore.

She listened what he told her, but she failed to look at him while doing so. She so wanted to disagree, to fire counter-arguments at his words and state that she just doesn't trust the League in handling smol Togepi well, all they'll do is 'treat them as an evidence for Juni's crime, and the be done with it'. This thought made her rather uncomfortable.

Eventually, she just gave up. But before that, she shakes her head vehemently. "Fine. Lil' Togepi is nothing but evidence to the League, that's not what I'd call 'taken good care', but alright. If that's the choice, I shouldn't...object..." In her voice, immense sadness was audible. "I'm sorry. Detective, take them if you want and need... However, please only under the compromise that you'll keep me updated on these Pokemon of Juni. Let me know when I can...come and see them, alright? Please."

Raphael, probably just as downcasted like Shiva now, gets enveloped into a soft and heartmelting hug by Shiva, she nuzzles his fine feathercoat for comfort. "I'm so sorry, Raphael... It looks like it's just not meant to be now. Not 'now', that is... We'll come back and we WILL bring smol Togepi into our both's care once everything's set and done. Have patience and faith in me, please, despite our hearts may be crying..."

The serene archangel reciprocates the affection, glows a bit in a comforting Morning Sun as well. He does something he has never done before as well, not even while he was still with Ventus: He sings, or to be more specific hums a pleasant and (to Shiva familiar) melody: It's that Fireflies Song Ven has once sang to make her feel better. It's working, and as she can feel her and Raphael's energies/Earthpower aligning, she knows that Raphael will be ready to use a Fairy Type Move in his next battle. (25 of his XP are spent)

So basically, what I just heard is that Shiva entirely ignored Nathan's own objections/reasoning.

Again.

Even though Terra's was almost exactly the same.

As regretful as it is to say, now we have the IC explanation for why Nathan was so...hesitant to ask Shiva about borrowing Pancham for the Drain Punch tutoring.  And I'm honestly not surprised OOC, either...I don't know if this changes how Shiva reacted to Nathan's request at all, though.  However, even if Nathan can't get Pancham's help, he'd probably get either Viktor or Toya to help out again, so Gallade should definitely still have learned Drain Punch.

Oh, and Nathan does have one thing to say in response to Shiva here:  "...the League might have to be rather impartial in this case, but they won't be indifferent, I can guarantee that much.  And if we can't trust the League, Shiva, then who can we trust?"  It's quiet, barely more than a whisper.  A response isn't expected, as it's (mostly) Nathan commenting to himself.

Nathan and Gallade have essentially walked away from this Juni situation with a lot of questions concerning Shiva, to be perfectly honest...(mostly Gallade, though)