[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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" We've also got all of Juni's very unhappy pokemon captive and a currently intact gauntlet that we literally took off of her arm, but the thing's wired to self destruct just like the ones those Scimitars that tried to kidnap Shiva had.  I'm not sure if it will explode or not, but the explosive probably still needs to be disarmed sooner rather than later."

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Spira approaches Terra (@Lord Windos),  and asks the man he's barely spoken to if he'd be interested in raising this spare Pumpkaboo (if not, and if Nathan isn't interested, Spira will find a place to put the third egg up for adoption)
Spira then approaches Nathan (@Dragonstrike) and asks him a couple questions, one of which is about the Pumpkaboo (if Terra refuses, that is.) the other one is about the modern Pokeballs and their blinking.

*Brief Flashback!*

When Nathan brings up Juni's Magic Gauntlet , the steely brawler's face lights up in realization and remembrance, before he reaches down to hastily rummage through his Inventory and pull out one of the Leather Gauntlets the Grunt Scimitars wore.

"Uh......Also collected and kept all Gauntlet from Scimitars that attack us. Did not want them to disappear or police to take them and cause......problems, so took them all for......safe keeping. Would they help in bringing Juni to justice?"

*Flashback End, To the Next Scene!*

Again, Terra was more than a little taken aback by their offer of an Egg by Spira, not only because of its generousness but because he didn't really deserve such a present from the spiritualistic breeder. He's hardly interacted with the man save for saving meals with and protecting them out of reserved shyness and his own worries/anxiety, so suddenly being gifted anything from them, much less a unborn Pokemon, was surprising, to say that least.

Regardless of his shock, though, the sagely monk mulls things over, and with some hesitance he eventually accepts the Pumpkaboo from the archaic gentleman, giving them a slight bow and a nervous smile as he 'Captured it and sent it away to the PC.

"......Thank you for the gift, Spira. .....Sorry if I not say much to you, but......have a hard time speaking with others."

He goes quiet at this point, still appearing a mite bit uncomfortable and unapproachable. At they very least he's not avoiding them outright now, so progress in socialization between the two was being made!

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Eeeeeeekkkk!~ Shiva almost evades Terra's outstretched hand out of startle, but eventually calms down and allows him to pet her head and hair a bit. That's a privilege only her dad and Ventus enjoy for the most part - she lets Terra get away with it in this case though due to being aware how reluctant he usually is towards sharing physical contact, she appreciates that he's been bold here.

She also looks up towards the angelic dragon when the mountain of a man points to her, sharing a pleased and thankful gaze with her. Still though, she kindly and timidly has to decline: "That's sweet of you.... But, ah, the...camping site is practically along the road, it shouldn't take me too long either as I'll recognize the hiding spot for sure. No need to fly there, but thank you for the offer! Even if, I'd rather do so... Eh...." She pauses a bit. "...with Genie... I like her. She does too, I guess."

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Heart blush a bit and he scratched the back of his own head. "Heh, thank you Terra! It's gonna be a long job to do, since Arcanine alert me there gonna be dangers to face to those who become guardians of Moltres Egg. I also gonna find some sort of "sacred plants" to put in the nightly incubation pyre. Sandalwood. Cedar. Balsam. Spikenard. Olibanum. Resinwood. Gum. Incense. Or sassafras if none of those is available. Gonna need your help in search for any of those plants. And Shiva, since you have better craft skills, can you teach how to build a Pyre?"

Another semi-startled reaction from Shiva, now more out of suprise than actual startle though. She perks up ever so slightly upon the mentioning of 'sacred plants' naturally, and grows a bit meek upon being asked for help.

Her response is a bit different than Heart maybe would have guessed, as she begins to rummage in her bag and pulls something from it that she'll offer to PUNisher. "I-incense I usually have with me, both dried and as actual incense sticks. It's good to counter inflammations and pleasant to burn it. You can have these and come to me for more if you like.... Pyres are something...not very neat though as they burnt witches and innocent women on them. I can help you build a small one though and assist in it... A-and help with finding plants maybe." She'd prefer to do that if having a choice, she's just a bit shy to state that openly.

The main reason Terra decided to give her a head pat was because she looked so meek and nervous in that moment, and so decided to make her feel better and more comfortable . Part of his job was keeping Shiva healthy and happy, so making sure her mood was more or less positive was imperative to that end! Furthermore, he just didn't like seeing the mystical lass so rattled, so all the more reason to keep her chipper and upbeat!

He does tilt his head in slight confusion when she politely turned down his offer, but in the end he just shrugged it off and nodded back.

"Okay. If you......change your mind, let me know. Okay? *Beat, then slightly smiles* Yes, she does. Would not get along so well if she did not, or let you ride her if she did not respect you greatly. Strange and.......odd (AKA: unnerving and somewhat distressing!) you two became friend so quickly.......but you did. *Smiles a bit more* Hehe.....you are very special, like Ven said. Wise Woman, Breeder, and friend to all Pokemon. Especially.....magical and nature. And Genie. That is.......fairy good, I hope. Heh heh."

By jove, the rugged wanderer is joking around and teasing the Fairy Lady?! Stop the presses, quickly!

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Terra quite obviously wanted to help out with any and all the Eggs, and so naturally agreed to help both the collector and the mystical lass out with the sacred plant collection.

"Will help you find those plants to.....burn for the incubation pyre too. Know what all they look like, and Melly can track their scent, so finding them should not be hard. Can help you build pyre too, if you want. Not good at making a.......proper one, but do know how to make them."

He'd learned by researching different ways to make fires in an effort to find ways to increasingly ward off wild Pokemon from his campsites, to......varying degrees of success. The more you know!