[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

By the end of the in-game Week, Nucleon would be entirely used to your presence - Loyalty +1. But it's still not a good idea to use her in battle yet.

However, she is ready for a surprise.

Shiva/Source: https://pokemonuranium.co/forum/showthre...0#pid74490

Entirerly used to my presence is great, very great indeed, that counts as an important step in my book! <3 Shiva likewise can barely be happier about this success, it's incredibly sweet❤ for her to see smol Curie chewing on the offered All-Natural food with her around. That, and of course her having ceased skittering away from Shiva! Yet the natural fae-enthusiast is careful and cautious around her smol and unique Eeveelution to not accidently scare her with hasty movements and noises... And despite it itches Shiva to pet and stroke though the Nucleon's soft greyish blue fur, she holds back.

Something Shiva noticed quickly is that it's kinda interesting to just watch her smol Nucleon, she soon finds herself noting down these observations in some diary-form. Actually, the young Nucleon doesn't behave that differently than a young Eevee she feels, how cute...! (Or does it in some way, Iron?)


Onwards to the promised suprise!! Shiva carefully catches Curie's attention someday after breakfast. "Hehehe, you've been such an adooorable and good lil' one, of course you deserve the suprise I have promised you earlier, haven't you?~ *sweet smile and cue Shiva's heart almost melting as Curie expectantly waggs her green detached tail* "I need to withdraw you into you Pokeball for it and attach you to my account on Bill's PC Network... *places  said Pokeball in front of Curie* "It will not hurt a single bit, and I'm, uhm, hoping that you'll like it, yes? I'm certain you will, yes! ☆(^v^ ) "

With Curie in her Pokeball and Shiva having logged in to view her PC Boxes, she draws a whitish grey disk from her stuff  and inserts it into the CD-ROM drive.

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Back in her dorm, she quickly summons Curie again and semi-nervously smiles at her. "Oh you, don't give me such a questioning look!~❤ Let me explain, will you...?~ *coughs* What I've put you through is a special procedure that not every Pokemon can be put through - you could say that not every Pokemon is compatible, haha! So, you're something special now in another aspect..." Curie listens attentively, but looks like she isn't able to understand fully - she staaaares at Shiva with all her three eyes.

"Listen, and please focus on yourself and ypur small body - don't you feel a tiny little bit more capable now? Don't you notice that there's something different about you and your Moves, something that's feeling GOOD and NICE? ...Yes? That's because this procedure I've put you through - that you likely haven't even noticed fully, haven't you?~ - has let you learn a new move! You see, it's been coded on this disk before-" Shiva lets Curie sniff on the whitish grey disk from earlier, "-and now it's within YOU! Sounds odd, doesn't it? But it's very helpful and positive. The move you now know is called 'Safeguard' - it summons and encloaks you in a very pleasant and protective veil. Come one, please try to use this move now!~"

Headcanon Time

Safeguard is said to summon a protective and mystical veil to prevent Status Ailments. I kinda think/feel that it's not just any random veil, but in fact it 'summons' the protective presence of someone the Pokemon holds a special connection and/or affection to. It's definitely noticable and very calming and reassuring for the Pokemon that used the move, though only noticeable for a sensitve human (which Shiva is)

In this smol Nucleon's case, this summoned presence would obviously be the Trainer/Caretaker who protected Nucleon from the nuclear explosion down the lab, and whose blue knitted scarf she's wearing! Now Curie can be a little bit closer to this deceased caretaker, in addition to having them 'locked in her heart'.

How does Curie feel towards this? <3 A pleasant enough suprise?