[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

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His fairy tale dream come true girlfriend's alarm jars him out of his 'calm' state, earning her a somewhat bewildered and concerned look at her sudden protectiveness of the Giga Kingler. From those signs and what little she could make out of the mire that was his mind, it's clear that he didn't quite understand why she was acting like that. Never the less, he let out a bubbly (literally) *Si-blub* and quickly patted Ao Guang's barrel, shaking his head at them when they turned to give him their undivided attention. That prompted a aggreved *snort* out of him, but he obeyed, winding down from him near explosive rage and settling down after giving a dissmissive jerk of his head at the mudcastle. It and its denizen were not worthy of his or his vassel's rage, so it would get to live - for now.

As for the offered Ultra Ball, he gave it and then Shiva a long stare, before he took it quietly and proceed to go capture the large and so not in charge crab. If his love preferred he not dispose of them in her presences, he'd honor her request for her shake if nothing else. He could always sell it away later for more funding for his private research project and other plans, or just have himself a nice crab boil with his more carnivorous family members later if he still felt like it deserved such a fate. For now, though, it lives by the mercy of his girlfriend. Lucky lucky.

(And so Giga Kingler's life is saved, at least in the short term! Congrats, Phantom!)

The relief within the young and fae-like woman that Ventus finds the most adorable descriptions for is very real when the empathic likewise dream-come-true understood and successfully dissuaded his noble Kingdra from making surimi sticks out of Giga Kingler; it's not visible right now but she's smiling as widely and joyously as a Chesire Cat right now, she's plain GLAD to have potentially saved a Pokemon's life here. Yes this very 'Mon acted mean and stuff, but Shiva herself provoked it by aiming to obtain something that was theirs. If she could do so comfortably and would be 100%ly certain about Ven not flinching away, she's totally hug and cuddle his heart out outta sheer joy, love and thankfulness. (ﾉ´ з `)ノ♡ Azu blows some bubbles and swims in a circle as the fae-rabbit joins in that rejoice, her smile towards Ven is a bright one brimming with joy. <3

What happens with this huuuuge crab now is completely within Ventus' hands. Shall he still wish to make a hearty meal outta it for himself and his carnivorous family members, he surely can, Shiva just doesn't wish to find out about it (better not to prevent unnecessary drama).

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The identity of the glittering stone should be fairly obvious too! As you retrieve it, you hear a chittering from the kelp chimney above. A troop of Panpour led by a Simipour have descended the waving strands of kelp to watch you curiously. You have to snatch the stone up very quickly to avoid it falling into their curious hands. With Kingler caught, the monkey mons raid the mud castle for all its shinies and ascend back into the safety of the kelp.

While Ventus accepted and used the offered Ultra Ball to capture that defeated and mauled Kingler, Shiva and her dear loyal fae-rabbit make their way up to the top of the mud castle where that glittery Item rests. Since having learnt thanks to Heart that there's a unique Megastone for her dearest of all fluffballs, Shiva's heart was set on doing her best to obtain one for both Whimsi's and her own sake; and now that she's as close to that as EVER her heartbeat accelerates, it's beating to her neck, her smile is one that is just dripping with anticipitation, her mind can barely believe that what's happening is true.

Yet, as Shiva closes a hand around the smol round object in a dramatic slow-motion-motif, she is very aware that this is real and truely happening. Yes, this glittery round thing... It's definitely one of those sought-out stones that trigger a Mega Evolution, and that shade of green this particular stone has along with this pink swirl...?! 

What makes Shiva the most certain however aren't the the colors nor the fact that she learnt its location from that Syrentide down the Ruin, but the raw and pure feeling of accomplishment that floods her veins as well as Whimsicott's Pokeball jiggling and wiggling as she plucks the stone from the castle. It's hers now!~ (SFX-cue 'Success!' from Pokemon Duel)

That moment doesn't last for too long though as Shiva's very adamant on NOT letting her new treasure fall into the monkey mon's hands, she immediately pockets it and waits until them to be done with their looting.

And then, taking the opportunity of those monkeys being gone and busy with examinating their totally not stolen goods, Shiva plucks and cuts as much of that thick and huge kelp as she can safely carry and bring back to the submarine. If she can't do that alone, she'll do so with her Pokemon's help, especially with the power of CUT it shouldn't be much of an issue. She gently presents that gathered kelp towards Ed and Rita: "I've gathered this at that very sandy cave you mentioned! ^0^ You said it's full of nutrients, isn't it, and that it contains the very same base material for vitamins, doesn't it? Do you create those yourselves?"

The gaze and smile Shiva gives them both conveys that if they do so on the island of Garlicburg, she wishes for them to create exactly 1 vitamin outta that kelp she gathered. I don't care which one (can roll that myself) Is that possible and doable, @Iron? Furthermore, obtaining that Megastone was/is an important chara goal for Shiva, is having achieved it worth any XP?