[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Ancient Artifact Stuff

Cosh: "We're on it. Shouldn't take long, even without Arachnautilus."

A bit later, he gets Arachnautilus to head up and lend her strength anyway. Soon the Scimitars have hauled up a mass of coral encrusted around a chain shirt made from hundreds of Keenglaive spikes, alternating fiery white and impenetrable blackness. Cosh Smashes away a chunk of coral and worms his normal hand and shoulder inside the armor. Immediately, the coral is blasted off in all directions, and Cosh can easily shrug into the Artifact. It flashes to acknowledge him.

"Finally! My status as someone more than human is acknowledged at last. Let us experiment! Gently, mind you!"

After some experimentation, it becomes clear that the Hauberk works best when bombarded with a variety of attacks. For example, when Cosh (in Steelix mode) is attacked by a Water attack, the attack is drawn to Arachnautilus instead. The Hauberk redirects buffs and attacks where they are most needed. It doesn't seem to acknowledge the Shield as an immunity, though, and may or may not redirect an attack to the wielder of the Shield.

"I see. This central piece of armor must help to coordinate the others. There is no doubt our forefathers were foresighted when they created this great work of art!"

Shiva has waved the others of the group a goodnight and see-you-soon as soon as they have made it outta that sunken ship and back to the surface, her exhaustion and desire to recover a bit from the happenings deep down in complete darkness barely leave room for any further activities; all she gently wishes for now is some rest and alone time. If Terra's worried about these happenings having created a lasting and negative impression on her, she'll explain to him that this is not the case and she's simply extremely tired pyhically and emotionally; nothing more and nothing less. She'll even skip proper dinner, only snatch a handful of Gourmet Food when she feed and cares for her Pokemon.

Means, she's not there when THE SECOND ARTIFACT!!!! is successfully retrieved and tried out by Cosh, nor during experimentation to find out what it does. However, she'll do so at the soonest opportunity (sometime after rest probably) and that is when she semi-bombards Cosh with questions that he can't evade because Shiva's very persistant and just as curious. They're Artifact-Pals after all now!~ But Shiva's asking in a non-annoying way and one that honestly tells that she's interested. "So that's the second exemplar of these ancient artifacts, is it? Looks good on you, and we're making progress, yess!! ( ÒωÓ)و☆ It's very pretty... Did it too, how do I say it... 'touch your soul' as it acknowledged you as a worthy wielder like the Shield did to me? You know, like this Shield and the Hauberk are living things and have a mindset on their own. Will you wear and make us of it all the time now? Is it comfortable to wear? Do you think you're having any influence on where the attacks and buffs are redirected too or does the Hauberk decide on that all alone and on it's own...?"

And so on and so on. Especially that last point fascinates the natural fae enthusiast a lot as it hints to the Hauberk being able to, well, 'thinks and acts on its own' unlike the Shield which only provides the protection when the wielder = she calls for it?

Ratsy is fine, since there weren't any battlefield moves used. He's trembling, though.

That will be adressed within the tent when Shiva's turning in for the night: Having taken off and nicely folded her old but treasured Ranger's Cloak, she carefully picks the black rat out of the pocket and sets herself down on the sleeping place with him in her hand. For a while she'll do nothing different than holding this still-trembling Ratsy in her open hands close to her and providing soothing words and calming strokes through his velvet black fur; she doesn't care at all that this causes stains of pain on her hands from the ever-dripping tail of this smol Pokemon.

"It's all over and dealt with now, Ratsy", she repeats over and over until the words have properly sank in, "You're safe, I said I'll keep you safe as long as you don't get yourself into trouble willingly. And even IF you'd do, me and my Pokemon will defend you and patch up any wounds. You're a way too adorable and special Pokemon to feature wounds!~ And you're dear to me, that too, even if you hissed at me at first. Hehe..." *alluring and fond smile* "Try to sleep a bit for now and once we're up and about again, we'll continue our way. You can stay in my pocket so that we move on together!" More gentle strokes, once Shiva even gently ruffles the purple hair of this rat. "But say, would you want that I put that card -" She draws the card feat. shiny Sylveon, "- into the pocket as well so that if there's danger and threat for you, you can escape into it? There you should be safe from all harm. Registering you to a Pokeball would work too, but that means that you'll have to be sent to the PC, which I actually don't want to just now..." She let's Ratsy himself decide what he prefers. Shiva herself would choose the option with the card so that she and Ratsy stay together.

What Shiva also does despite her exhaustion is taking a few minutes felting a small pillow for him out of some Cottonee-cotton, she skillfully weaves in one or two petals of a Potion and a Full heal orchid (only one petal, not in a way that it uses the orchids up) and adds some final touch with some shed shield dust from Yena before handing it to Ratsy and before she gets her 5th point in Crafting Speciality for 24XP. "If you're scared or feeling unease or simply can't sleep now, nuzzle up to this for comfort. ^_^ " Shiva will also keep the Shield close - she CAN put it away for the few hours, can she? - and the moment anything calls for protection or dares to get too close to Ratsy, she's all-action and won't hesitate a moment to defend those she cares for. Sleep is much more restful if knowing that she can do so with the help of this precisous Artifact indeed!~