[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

(...)"Don't you know it's impolite leave your old friend without giving some notice to him, hmm?"

Spoiler

Shiva's all-loyal and beloved fluffball was out and rested on top of her head, so she has taken notice of this suprise-attack before Shiva could - though due to her mischievous and prankful fairy-nature, Whimsicott didn't say a thing and convincingly played 'I do not know a thing, I did not see you there!~'

The initial reaction of SHIVA however was to screech sharply upon being suddenly pulled back from something or someone, but it made a just as sudden u-turn when that chuckle followed. Instantly she stopped squirming and fighting to get away in growing panic and instead turned around to fling her arms around the neck to the assailant and snuggle and nuzzle into what she believed to be a comfortable green tweed-sweater, pulling the wearer closer to herself as she did so; all without looking into their face. That's the highest she's going to do for now, not solely because Nathan's around AND they're in the middle of a busy city.


If the suprise-visitor's empathy is still as active and susceptible as the natural fae-enthusiast has gotten to know it, said visitor will pick up a sudden strike of sadness over being remided on their (the 'assailant's') leaving, a deep wishfulness and a hopefulness to stay this time for a little, a growing fear over having accidently overrun them with affection and anxiety over how their feelings towards her own more-than-human-status has changed or has not changed; but the prominent feeling that's stronger that the other mentioned is happiness and love. Romantic love to be specific. In return, what feelings could Shiva with her own empathy pick up, I wonder?

Still holding onto them, Shiva carefully utters a few words. "How are you, fine? You're safe, are you, Deoxys Prime has not done anything to you? How... How did you find us? And, uhm, how long are you going to stay...?"

"Oh! ....Ah ha ha ha, well, that's certainly the right way to mend amends with me, my dear."

Indeed, they could pick up the feelings and emotions of the fairy lass holding them in her snuggly clutches, perhaps more so than ever before. Such was the heights her own Insightful has risen, her mood, Empathy and understanding of others having become all too potent, supernatural, and highly notable to their senses. Though she could not see it, a small frown briefly played across this not-so unknown assailant's face as he peered down upon his mi amore and parsed her feelings and uniqueness, before with a small sigh they gave the woman holding him a wistful but loving smile as they let her go to reach over and fondly muss up her hair.

"I'm here, my dearest. For how long I am uncertain, as my research and workload now is a very demanding and tempting demon indeed, but for the time being......I'm here to bide with everyone and you. Especially you, Shiva...."

Again, they chuckled, and gave the mystical lass a couple pats on the head.

"So don't fret much more than you already have, dear. You can express yourself to me how you like and desire, and I won't fold over or collapse like a soggy cardboard box. Unless you're still coy as a Bashful Skitty about affection, both the giving and receiving of it, hmm? Ah ha ha ha!"

Regarding the increasingly obvious mystery man's feelings.....they were a complete and utter mess. Nervousness bordering on a panic attack, HIGH Anxiety, immense relief, bone ACHING exhaustion on a physical AND emotional level, passion both smoldering and blazing for friends and lover alike, regret so heavy it felt like a Wailord had come to sit on your chest, tenderhearted compassion and caring, smatterings of FEAR and revulsion that stubbornly clung to his psyche and contributed to his regret and overall mental anguish, and much much more emotional dysfunction. It was as if a Hurricane had come crashing through their mind and persisted in tearing up the place, creating such a maelstrom of conflicting emotions/feelings that it was almost or very well could be quite nausiating and disorienting for any Psychic or Empathetically inclined Pokemon/individual trying to get a read on him.

Beneath all that, though, was love. Pure, unadulterated love for the wonderful and angelic woman in their arms.

Despite how.....mixed up this all-to-apparent unrevealed individual was, they showed none of it. While their emotional/mental control was shot straight to hell, their composure and ability to socialize was remarkably ironclad and stable. Looks like what they lack in one department has been more than made up in another.

Shiva's question about his well-being was almost uncannily relevant and caused him to frown a bit again, before giving her a somewhat self-depreciating smile as he decided to be frank.

"In all honesty.....no. As you can no doubt tell, I'm in a.....right state of mental health now. That alien Legendary has done nothing to me most fortunately, but I've hardly slept ever since you and our friends delved into the Skull Ruins, and the situation up until now has been rather.....trying on me, for myriad reasons. Still, I'm fine enough to work and meet with you everyone as I promised, and now everything's is done regarding Deoxys and the crisis it shouldered onto Cheshire and you, I should find myself recovering to some degree, so worry not too much, my dear. As for how I found you two.....ah ha ha ha, well, I did say I was keeping a close eye on you, and I have my ways of keeping a figure on the pulse of things, as it were. That, and I work closely with Dagney, so your visit with her was hardly unnoticeable to me. The rest of the details are unimportant. You have to let a research have some secrets, hmm? Ah ha ha ha!"

The eccentric research - Ventus - then turned his head towards Nathan, and smiled more cheerfully down upon him.

"And how are you doing, Nate? Hopefully well, I take it?"