[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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Concerning Dratini hatching:

Nathan can't help but chuckle at how eager the little one is to find a home. "Well now, I suppose this would be a good spot to grow quickly, wouldn't it? Don't think this would be very good in the long term, though, particularly for one so young. Come along, little one. We'll find a good home for you, together, and we'll make sure you grow big and strong enough to take care of yourself along the way."




For the time being, Nathan does not register the newly hatched (male) Dratini to a pokeball, instead opting to let the serpentine dragon curl around his arm for transport purposes. Even though the young dragon has only just hatched, it's quite clear that Nathan has a rock solid bond with and command of this pokemon (4 Loyalty after that ancestry bonus, yo). Nathan will think of a nickname for them later.

(...)

Terra's idea to explore around and request then derails that train of thought. Nathan is at least quick to respond, though. "...after what you pulled earlier, Terra, there is no way Gallade and I want you walking around unattended down here. Never know when trouble is gonna strike. So yeah, we're coming with you, no question."

Terra would be startled by Nathan's Dratini Egg from hatching - he'd honestly forgotten about it, after all the drama and excitement he and the group had been through, but it would quickly dispel and be replaced with a becalmed happiness as he smiles and silently watches his friend bond with his newly hatched Dragon. Such a scene reminded him of his own 'little' girl's hatching and how 'big' she was back, something that happened/was relatively recently but seemed like eons ago, and it filled him with a warm sense of nostalgia and pride for them.

Speaking of her, Angie's reaction to Dratini was much more vivid and animated than her papa's, jolting back + upwards and letting out the most astonished *SZ!* the moment their Egg started cracking wide open, and for a moment after that was over she couldn't help but stare at it in childlike and befuddled awe. It didn't last long, however, for not a couple seconds later the angelic dragon was right back and up in Nathan's personal space, this time winding as much of her colossal form as she could manage around them and the young drake and looking at both of them in sequence (Dratini first, then Nathan) with naked and intense curiosity, tilting her head this way and that. Right now, she couldn't exactly determine how she felt about this and the aquatic wyrm, but it was abundently clear she was very interested at the very least.

Sari (if she's out) probably doesn't care too much about Dratini, save for possibly viewing it as another potential meal like the Huntail she ate earlier. So long as it didn't bother her, though, she'd leave it well enough alone.....probably.

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The Lore Master's admonishing comment earns them a light frown from the sagely monk - He could very well tend to himself/his chosen tasks after he's rested up and recovered - but didn't say anything as he nodded back to them. Concerning Shiva's request to join them, Terra doesn't mind one bit - in fact, he's glad she's coming with him, as he could keep better watch over her this way and act as a anchor of comfort to alievate herself of the dread/fear she felt for the Nidoran (Which he's been aware of by Ven, or as much of it as they knew/figured out). Plus, more people meant better searching and greater safety (they increase with number, after all), something he could get behind 100% !