[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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They narrow their eyes at you when you ask about the Moon Stones, and one of the Clefable makes a shushing motion at the Clefairy.

This is a secret! The Moon Stones are hustled back underground, but even more fairies appear to replace them. One passes you a polished pebble of MSC and folds your hand around it.

They get a mischievous look in their eyes and attempt to communicate with you via a little shimmying dance. You know instantly what it means - they are inviting you to play?

......Oh. As the fae look at her so tellingly, Shiva intentionally places her hands onto her mouth as if she has just said something inacceptable. Now she was undenyably feeling bad for asking. "I'm sorry! Haha, but I understand... I won't ask again, and I won't tell anyone about you. Promise!" Then, she smiles a bit embarrassed and watches with interest how they pack the stones back underground.

She screeches weakly but no less excitingly as one of them touches her hand to pass something, with eyes full of these for her characteristic sparkles she dares to take a look what she's been gifted. "Is that, ehm, is that for me?! That's really kind of you... I'll take good care of this piece, thank you!!" She smiles dearly and closes her hand protectively over this polished MSC pebble. Hehe, she believes she gets it now.

Their invitation to play - that is met with very mixed feelings from the natural fae enthusiast, but she does well in not show that. Part of her is very enraptured and flattered, another part almost alarmed. Members of the Fairy Type can be so deceptively and it's uncommon for the Clefairy Line to behave like that...? But maybe they are acting like that because it's her... She's very unsure and quietly communicates to Cottonee to be on guard. "That was a wonderful dance. Eh, and... I guess there's nothing wrong with a bit of playing, so alright then. ^_^ What would you like to do...?"


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Mechanics:
That's a very interesting Encounter! Shiva will agree to play, but will keep herself attentive and careful the whole time. So will Cottonee. That whould prevent her from falling for them or being lured by them in a negative way.
Humm, my goal by now is to either have one of them join me or obtaining a Moonstone. And there's still shiny Pachirisu.

"Playing" isn't at all how you expect it to be. They begin with a quick circle, then they waggle their fingers in unison, and... what?!? You (and your Pokemon) feel almost weightless! A quick hop, and the Clef's launch themselves into the air! They're leaping 10 meters in a single bound, or 5 meters straight up!

They go moonwalking around, giggling in excitement and crashing into each other.

(Ohhhh! I know a theme for this: ^^
Wild Fairy Dance! Shiva and the fae from the moon - Peter Pan OST)


Shiva watches in curiosity and amazement as the Cleffs start their 'playing', and within a few moments her carefulness and subliminally alarmed state is blown away with the spring dust!~ At first she believed they were casting a sync Metronome Move, but as she suddenly felt so neatly weightless she couldn't help anymore but to smile very dearly as she thought she understood. "That's what you all meant with 'playing', aww! Let me join, let me join!", she squeals in excitement as she got ready to leeeeeaaaap into the air as well to follow.

If her guess and feeling are correct, she too should be able to leap around so effortlessly like them and with them, it's almost like gravity meant nothing. Shiva loves it, she soon has her arms outstretched like wings and giggles and plays with them! It feels rather different from being under Lilith's Telekinesis, but a sense of safety and trust they have in common.

All of her current Pokemon are welcome to join, and so is shiny Pachirisu. <3 Cottonee is in her element as she outplays her mischievous-playful nature, she floofs up to maximum size and in turns acts like a trampolin for Pachi or a Cleffa, occassionally even a Clefairy, lets them bounce into her, she's literally a fluffy cloud now. Nightshade envelopes the hilltop in a swirl of sparkling and magical leaves, Azu helps out the Clefable to make them leap even higher and further  - no problem with Huge Power, yay - , Vaporeon jumps around and performs somersaults mid-air while shrouding everything in a mysterious Haze, Primal Glaceon can't help but to be infected by the jolly scene and attempts a few careful leaps - they turn out to look incredibly graceful on him - and Lilith soon literally Plays Nice with all of the Clefs - doing so may not be what a noble Pokemon liker her usually does, but she just couldn't resist to try it as well, Shiva encourages her.


Now, how do the wild fairies enjoy that? Hopefully they do, as that can influence their reaction on Shiva breaking the ice further:

Shiva and all of her Pokemon will play and leap around until they're all tired or the Cleff's power runs out, depending what comes first. Now she's laying there on the hiltop near the straaange crevices, facing the sky, a tired yet delighted expression on her, sharing some cookies between her and the others. Cottonee is chasing few Cleffa for fun as they're playing tag all around. It's a great way for the natural fae enthusiast to forget about the comet, about the Ruins, about responsibility even for only a bit.

"That was lots of fun! I wish we could play like that evening, together... Like innocent ten year olds..." she sighs a bit nostalically, but eventually sits upright and lets her gaze wander across all the wild moon fairies. "Say, maybe one of you would like to, well... stay with me, perhaps? Anyone!~ Then we could have more fun together, I wanted to reside around here when I'm through with journeying, I'd be happy if I am welcome to show by at this hilltop once again sometime! I won't tell anyone about this place. (･ω<)☆" She places a finger on her lips in a sssshhh'ing motion.

"You would experience the effect of this precious and ethereal ribbon - " It is still tied around Shiva's wrist, she swirls it around now, "Oh, and I got something special..." Rummaging in her stuff, she over-dramatically presents a Yellow Apricorn to them:

"This is an Apricorn I've picked from a speeeecial place. I wanted to craft it into something speeecial, into a MOON BALL!  I've kept it in case I'd run across a Pokemon said to origin from this celestial body that I can offer it to as a way to travel with me..." Her smile becomes endearing and interrogative as she faces the group of Cleffa, Clefair and Clefable, "...How about it....?"