[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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Lunapup, too, is Eye-patterned. That is, it's got just a small patch of fur on its forehead shaped like the Eye. However, the edges of all its hairs tingle with a corona, as if the moon lives between them. When it perks up its head upon smelling you, the shifting light forms a secondary afterimage of a mane, with a touch of sunset coloration. It whines and retreats back into its doorway a bit, shuffling on its tummy.

Awww! (≧ε≦)♡ Having gotten a closer look at that doggo now, Shiva not only finds them SUPER-cute but also SUPER-pretty with that special fur!! It reminds her strongly on the moon, and she's loving it. What a curious creature, especially since the moon doesn't shine down here! It must have developed such a pattern in another way. Not so that Eye on their forehead, Shiva believes that this hints that she has a Pokemon that belonged to King Sarimanok in front of her, since Cosh mentioned some could still be around. This would make this pup quite an old fella!

Seeing how they whined however, Shiva keeps some distance and makes sure to not make prolonged eye contact in order to not startle them further. She's just sitting there without any Pokemon out, head tilted and featuring a faint smile, looking like the most innocent human ever. For now, before she'd say a word, she tries to find out as much as she can from this dog solely by reading their feelings - are they scared of her in particular, are they fearful that she'll steal whatever they are guarding, are they emotionally uprised in a way that she could soothe (sadness, anger or such), what does it mean especially if a dog 'shuffles on their tummy'? I don't know, but Shiva would or could find out by observing.

When a dog keeps parts of itself tucked away, that's a sign of fear. They're hiding their scent from other dogs or other foes.

Lunapup would have been scared of any human who came up to its tower in this way. It's definitely treating the minaret as its den, and has amassed a small treasure hoard in there like a dog would bury bones. It does seem lonely, and maybe less of a fighter than most Pokemon down here. Your Almanac alerts you that Lunapup will only fight to defend itself or others, whereas its evolution Herolune enjoys fighting. Herolune can be obtained with a Moon Stone or an Almanac synthetic alternative.

That creature called 'Herolune' sounds and looks familiar, Shiva remembers that she has seen Nathan's Ditto having transformed into such a dog-superhero-cross once. Must have been around the time they were down Mount Sentry if she's not completely wrong.

Huh. Seeing how smol and ...harmless? that puppy is compared to all these hugs and strong Pokemon around, it's not much of a suprise for Shiva that they're fearful. She strongly feels for them, especially for that concealed loneliness. A big BIIIG part of her just wishes to pick that dog up and stroke and pet all their negative feelings away as best as she can, but she solely extending her hand to get a hold of that Lunadoggo would probably give them the startle of the year.

So for now she's just keeping her distance, avoiding any fast or erratic movements while trying to appear calmto that dog, assuring that she's not planing to go offensive. She speaks quietly and softly to them after a little while. "You see, if I'd want to attack or steal your treasures, I would have done so by now. That's not what I want to, though... Say, smol dog of the moon, have you met many humans that had such ill intentions when coming close to you and your den? Have you possibly...seen the King himself??"


Mechanics:
For now Shiva wishes to give that doggo some assurance that she's not here to fight or hug them, slowly breaking the ice. A goal of this Encounter is to trade/obtain some of these treasures, getting this Lunapup to join her comes secondarily. Doesn't mean that I won't try!