[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Dragonstrike]

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Shiva seems very happy to see Professor Mallorn again - in real, not by the screen when calling him - and waves and runs and smiles towards him as he rises from his crate. "Professooooor!~ Ah, it's so nice to see you after so long!" She eagerly shakes his hand. "Haha, ahrdly anything about you has changed, but that's good! Yes, we're... We're finally in ELANOR, we've finally arrived!!" Suddenly though her expression becomes somewhat gloomy and she looks down to the super-interesting ground. "But, ehm, we'll have to leave tomorrow morning to head down the Ruins, I guess. Busy!! But... There's so much I'd like to do in this town of lil' yellow flowers!~" ... "Including... a meeting with Howl, yes", she timidly and quietly adds. It flatters her how the good professor soft-encourages her though, aww.

On the question how Cottonee's doing, she instantly summons herself before Shiva could do anything, floats over to Professor Mallorn and gives him a very faint peck on the right cheek, then turns around to take a comfy seat on her Master's head again. Shiva immediately understands what this mischievous gesture meant. "She's very thankful that you've given her to me, professor, as nowhere else she'd rather be. ^_^"


Eh... Now to the more serious part. Shiva too is aware what a weight HM have in this region, but still eagerly listens to the professor's lecture. When he even opens that he'll LOAN ONE to them, Shiva becomes thrilled to bits! She intuitively outstretches her hands to take this HM from the prof. "For reeeal? That's very kind and benelovent, professor, thank you!!" She turns it a bit in her hands to get a close look at this special machine. She doesn't say it openly, but from her interest in this HM and how she holds it close to her it's not hard to guess that she likes to hold onto this HM for the time being. She even throws a somewhat questioning gaze over to Nathan and Gallade: 'You've got Rock Smash already, so please let me carry this! Pleaseplease!' "We'll take good care of it and return it on time, promise! May I... May I ask where you've got it from, professor? I heard that Telperion Uni's got a copy of Flash...?"

Shiva can't help but to feel a bit left behind as both Nathan and Prof.Mallorn go somewhereelse to talk privately, she lets out an impercible sigh and gazes over to Rapidash. But, ah well... At least she's got something interesting to pass the time, yay!~
The first thing she does is whisper something to Ophelia through the Pokeball, then summoning the gentle unicorn. She all gracefully trots over to the fierly horse to show her in a playful manner that she too, despite she's so smol and delicate, is able to spit flames like a boss too! (Read: Minicorn and Rapidash get to interact or even play a bit, with Flamethrower breaking the ice. Shiva will pay attention how the first impression between 'em is, as she remembers Ponyta and Minicorn can breed with each other!)
The next thing she does is showing this HM of Flash to her most dear fluffball, she has already expressed curiosity about this 'device' by nudging it with her leaves and giving a wondering look to Shiva. "This is a very special kind of a TM, my dear, you know, those disks that let your learn a move if compatible! This one decodes a move called 'Flash' that lets you, well... illuminate the nearby area. Very helpful." ......"Say, would you like to learn it and try it out right away, display it to Professor Mallorn even when they're back? Of course we'll explore the Ruins with one another, and you already know how to glow pleasantly pink (Dazzling Gleam) and crimson red (Night Daze)!"


Shiva too is curious about her Starter learning Flash. As soon as Nathan and the good professor are back, she's got one thing to ask about before he leaves again.

Nathan sighs when Shiva effectively gives him and Gallade the puppy dog eyes.  There's no need to beg.  "...yes, you can hold onto it, Shiva."  It does mean that Shiva will have the bulk of the responsibility as well, though.

I'm done asking Mallorn questions in private now, so you can go ahead and ask him what you need to.

Plenty of the group's pokemon will want to learn this new move, of course, so I think a group meeting at the end of the day to do that is probably in order.