[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Terra (and whoever else is there) hears the door to Nathan's room unlock after the sobbing stopped again for several minutes.

And then it slowly opens, and Gallade peeks out from behind it.  He nods to Terra and Raphael (if Raphael is indeed there after Shiva said he could go try and help) and whoever else, and lets them in.

Nathan's sitting on his bed, legs drawn in to his chest, his pokedex sitting next to him.  His face looks a little red, making it even more obvious that he was the source of the sobbing.  He's set his fedora off to the side, his hair looking a little messy.

He doesn't comment at first, but when Raphael flies over, he does give the angelic bird a hug.  A faint, "...thank you for coming..." can be heard.

When Gallade eventually unlocks the door, they would have found Terra leaned up against the wall outside of Nathan's room, arms crossed, head hung low, and still as a stone. Hearing Nathan crying himself raw over what his boss had said.....it hit him hard too, reminding him of the times he was most vulnerable and hurt before Shiranui came into his life and changed it for the better. Due to that and his other formative experiences in his early life, one of his most closely held beliefs was helping those that were truly in need, whether that be directly solving their problems or just being the catalyst or pillar that assisted them in doing the solving themselves. 

So be unable to do anything for the longest time for what was arguably his closest friend, who's woes he was partially to blame for in the first place by not vetting the message before he warned everyone about it and then showed it (He wasn't aware the message had deleted itself, as Nathan running off sorta distracted him from that detail....) , made him feel like a total useless heel. Oinari - who'd been quiet throughout this emotional crisis, still hanging on Terra's shoulder- was brooding along with her leader, as even an infant like her knew that something troubled the nice young man something fierce, and couldn't help but feel bad for both them and Terra. She didn't know what was wrong, per say, but she understood well enough that it and who/what caused it was not very good....

The sagely monk was quick to look over to the Psychic Knight, though, his gaze dour but calm, and when they got the okay to come in he did some promptly, nodding back to them before silently sliding his way into the room. It didn't take long for him to find his friend and discover thestate he was in, the sight of which craved a frown in his stony, solemn face. He paused as Raphael flew over to the boy, letting the archangel comfort them uninterrupted for a good minute or so, before he made his way over until he was standing right by them, and then gently seated himself to their side. 

Terra didn't say or do anything, at first, just looking at the so very smart and currently miserable boy....

...Until he stuck a hand in one of his pockets to pull out a small brush, and began to quietly combed Nathan's hair back into its usual style, doing so with remarkable deftness, given how clumsy handed he usually was. Perhaps such skill came from managing his own curly mane of hair? Regardless, he took his time doing so, being methodical in making sure his friend's hair was fully stylized and back in pristine condition.

Next, put away his brush, picked up their fedora, and carefully placed it on Nathan's head in such a way to best accentuate their looks and bring out their flair, looking over the results, and nodding in seeming satisfaction.

Then, and only then, does he reach over to their side and hug them too. Firmly, but not too tightly. 

"No need for thanks. We are here, for you."

Oinari decided to join in with Raphael's own efforts to assuage the young intellectual's feelings, at first hesitant, before she hopped down and over to one of his hands, wiggling her head until it was underneath it and started to rub against it it, softly making what she hoped was soothing growls.