[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Original Post Iron

That's a great idea for one of those baskets. Purrloin gains 1 Happiness

(Happy Unovian cat of darkness is a good Unovian cat of darkness. It itches me so much to create a birch basket myself now, if I only could collect some bark directly from a tree instead of buying some online. :C )


It's incredibly adorable for the natural fae enthusiast to see Purrloin curling up in the freshly-crafted basket, as she gently strokes over the cat's purple fur and some calm purring comes as a response, Shiva knows that the cat appreciates the gift a lot. The two spend a few minutes just enjoyng one another's quiet company.

As the sun raises higher and higher and Shiva's and her Pokemon's shadows become longer and longer, Nightshade opens up her petals more and more as she gets more and more comfortable on her sweet Master's shoulder. She practically cuddles into her strands of hair and doesn't need a spoken order to empower the sunbeams with her sunniest move of all whenever she feels like doing so. 
Smol Spritzee soon comes flying over to her Master and mother as well, the pinkish bird gracefully lands on Shiva's finger and lets out a pleased chirp as Shiva gifts her a fond and playful smooch on the beak. In return for that Spritzee enwraps the near area in that sweet romantic scent she usually wafts, Shiva notices that it has become stronger by now. She likes that scent a lot not only because it reminds her on Ven - how dear it was as the pink Egg hatched right then when she and he were having breakfast in their shared room!~ - but she's also wondering, almost worrying, what will happen with that scent if Spritzee evolves into that Tandorian evolution of her faebird. That herb does emit quite a strong smell itself, she notices as she draws it from her stuff - what was the evolution called again however? Uh... It was starting with an M, enabling Shiva to find it relatively quickly in her Almanac. (What can the Almanac tell about Miasmedic, Iron?)

One way or the other, being surrounded with small and dear faries here in Mother Nature's figurative arms with a Spritzee acting as a vivid perfume bottle, Shiva gains +1 Allure for 12 XP. I guess if she reaches 5 in that Speciality she could attempt to charm male opponents to decrease their ability to battle or manipulate them into doing what she wants, similar like intimidating an opponent? It'd fit her personality. It has to be outplayed to call a roll and the target has to be somewhat susceptible for it.


Soon all of Shiva's current Pokemon on hand have come for a cuddle session, even Gloom - he's still a bit hesitant towards Shiva and the Fairy Types but some sort of ice has been broken between them all as being in the partial Poison Types' presence appears more natural in comparison to earlier. Shiva feels that something's still missing however, turning towards Cottonee and Gloom with an almost bold expression. "So, you two...", she softly adresses them, "Cottonee my dear fluffball, you belong to my most capable fairies - are you up to test your skills a bit towards Gloom here? No no, not in an actually fight, more like a friendly spar between siblings of the same litter. Means, I will not give you orders, neither to you, Gloom. Try to think for yourselves. For example, you can attempt to p... poison Cottonee with Poison Powder and the moment you figure out what Gloom's up to, Cottonee, you can blow that powder away from you with a well-place Fairy Wind. Or you, Gloom, can lure Cottonee into safety with a Petal Blizzard and then strike at the right moment. Everything's allowed, please try to use the surrounding for your advantage! It's not so important who wins, it is more important that you learn something. I'm keeping close to observe and intercept if needed."

With these words, Shiva retreats a bit to lean against a tree again. What Cottonee and Gloom will only realize once beginning: They're both powered up by Nighshade's unique Ability; Gloom's also much faster than the fluffball due to Chlorophyll. Cottonee however, is stronger and is under the effect of the Ethereal Ribbon as Spritzee's currently wearing it. Shiva will notice an effect of the ribbon I've thought up as the grassy fae and grassy toxin battle.


Mechanics:
Friendly spar between Cottonee and Gloom under Nightshade's powering-up, it's meant as a Training Session for the three that'll use up Shiva's 2nd Encounter Slot of the current in-game Day. Spirit, I'll get to your phone message in a small flashforward in a seperate post.