[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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Yena does smell Pokemon. Multiple corporeal Pokemon, and ghosts.

Shiva can only feel the oppressive corruption of the Barrow Downs. It's everywhere.

Do ghosts have a particular scent?? Or are these Ghost-Type'd Pokemon? ?????????

Shiva's pretty much disliking this oppressive feeling, this gloom and this creepy weariness dwelling everywhere. It surpresses her sixth sense and makes cold shivers run down her spine despite she isn't even cold. Here's a nicely paranormal theme to reflect that and for this Encounter.

Humm. She picks up a random rock from the ground, fixates her gaze at this darkness - and then turns her head to face and adress Arachnautilus. "How about it, bold enough to face some creepy Pokemon that made their home within these pillars alongside me? Come on, if you're really that competent, show me some of that strength of yours!~" She smirks to display that SHE is. No time for fear of weakness down this place!! >o<

If Arachna's answer is positive, Shiva will throw that rock into the darkness, believing that this will trigger a fight. STILL she keeps herself away from the heavy blackness - the simple fact that Pokemon lurk there doesn't explain this phenomena, but maybe as soon as it's revealed which Pokemon she has stumbled over she'll know more.

There is just a snarling noise. Nothing comes out. 

Seems you will have to brave the darkness.

It appears that whatever lurks there, either can't or doesn't want to leave this pitchblack darkness, but regardless how much Shiva STARES or GLARES into it, nothing happens. Ugh.

"Very well", she more sighs than says and rumages in her pocket until drawing another by now worn Pokeball, "We've already angered whatever lurks there, it already caught my attention, so... WE WILL GO IN." She takes a deep deeeeep breath to gather all her courage, then turns towards her Scim Partner. "Arachna, you're coming too? Come on, me, Whimsi and my winged wolf here are itching to find out why this darkness is as dark as the center of a black hole.
...Or are you afraid~~? (*> ω >)" 

Whimsicott lets herself down on Yena's fluffy back (in between the wings), Shiva lets the butterwolfly take the lead. "Alright.... Ready? I'll count down and then we'll dive in...! 1.....2......
..............3!!!"


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Mechanics:
I probably can't use Flash before the unknown darkness-dweller attack, can I? Fighting in pitchblack darkness doesn't sound very comfy or accurate, I'd like to try avoiding that.