[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Lol, since only the suites have room service, it'll likely fall back on Shiva to clean up every little eggshell.

...However, that can wait for a while, because right now, Shiva was probably the most happiest person in the GPC. She simply couldn't held back a smile that could easily compete with one of Ven's brightest winning smile and upon realizing that this particular exemplar was fierly right from the start given his (yeah, I'll take him as male) playful headbut, even more than every young Fight Type she got in contact so far, something must have fell into place deep inside her... Because pride and instant affection towards her new panda neatly mixed itself with that warming happiness, causing Shiva to embrace her young hatchling so tightly that it was almost hurtful for both.

This exemplar seemingly wouldn't need to fight for being taken seriously (unlike his Shiva herself...), but likely already knew about his capacities and strenght. Golda mentioned the hatchling was likely bred for a specific trait, was this the mentioned trait? Pedigree was also excellent, is she remembers correctly... In any matter, this Pokemon was surely something special! <3

That didn't quite explain why the egg had black spots, though. What a pleasant coindicence it was that Shiva found out that Stair had an Extention of Telperion University from an advertisement yesterday in the subway!

She just stayed like in this fragility for a while, enjoying these positivity, delight and hope to raise this exemplar properly, before - somewhat relucantly - distangeled herself from her new young companion. "Be welcome, dear one... I already see that you're eager and accepting towards me. People call me Shiva (still not adressing any second name), and I'll be your...mother from now on as well your Master." At that point she received a delighted and eager chirp from Pancham. Does 'Master' mean that she'll get him many exciting battles? "I'll make sure that you'll grow up healthy, well-mannered and in an athmoshere that matches your taste. Now, how about you strengthen yourself a little first?" *pointing to the fruit originating from Tropius and the chunk of water from the tarn in a glass* "We'll get into the city today, and YOU will come with me!~"

Whoops, Ventus was present as well. "Eh... Now, what do you say to this, Ven? Coincidence that you were there when it hatched, so congrats for witnessing the hatching of a new healthy Pokemon. Can you, please, take care of him for short? Just a few minutes that I can get dressed properly (in bathroom) and prepared for us heading down the Lobby for breakfast..."

[Dragonstrike]

While waiting for Shiva, Heart shows up in the lobby...Nathan gives Heart a polite nod, but doesn't say anything and goes back to looking for Shiva. Kirlia doesn't really react to him being there, either.

Nathan's got a bowl of oatmeal in front of him along with some orange juice. He was going to need the good breakfast today. He looks a little tired though...if one looked more closely, they might even notice some dark rings starting to appear underneath his eyes...last night had been stressful for many, many, many reasons...and the sounds of the city outside weren't helping. Kirlia gives Nathan a little nudge whenever he's about to doze off.

[Lord Windos]

Whoops, Ventus was present as well. "Eh... Now, what do you say to this, Ven? Coincidence that you were there when it hatched, so congrats for witnessing the hatching of a new healthy Pokemon. Can you, please, take care of him for short? Just a few minutes that I can get dressed properly (in bathroom) and prepared for us heading down the Lobby for breakfast..."

Seeing such a tender and heartwarming moment shared between Shiva and her newly hatched Pancham caused a warm smile to crest Ventus' face, the sight and loving affections between the cub and the young lass doing wonders erasing an leftover negative sentiment from his 'conversation' with Nathan last night. At her first question posed towards him, he simply said: "Congradulation, Shiva. All the care and attention in raising this egg has paided off splendidly, and I know you'll raise him to become a fierce, mighty Pangoro with a heart of gold! You'll need the assistance of a Dark type to facilitate that evolution, though, requiring you to either obtain one yourself, or work closely with Nathan and Callam. Either way, it will take time for them to reach their full potential, like my own child Raphael did, but I know you are more than capable of bring out this cub's inner strength for all the world to see!"

The empath hardly reacted when he brought up that boy in the conversation, but its still left a hint of distaste at bringing up this fact. Fortunately it was not nearly enough to ruin this joyous occasion for him and Shiva, so he just let it go and continued to speak with the mystical lass as if nary a thing was wrong with them. When she brought up getting dressed for the day, the researcher face suddenly went blank, slowly releasing his own state of undress, and it took quite the effort to surpress the blush and horrified embarrassment. 'Oh dear.... I don't recall excising my tweed sweater from my body, but here I stand, half naked to my blessed friend in the initimacy of our own room. Thank Reshirim she's nonplussed about this, but still, I should had possessed more decorum/sense of mind to prevent this from happening!' Ven thought to himself, bemoaning his laspes of attention in this matter. Sure, he was exhausted from both his hike through the mountain and dealing with Nathan, but that didn't excuse this (at least, not to him)!

After that short period of (to Shiva) thoughtful silence, he slowly nodded his head, and extended his arms to receive Pancham. "I'll get washed up and dressed after you, and in the meantime I'll introduce myself to this cute little child," he said, taking the panda off her hands and politely shoeing her off to the bathroom for her appointed task.

During the time she was in there, he did as described earlier, saying to the little one: "Hello there, Pancham! My name's Ventus Zackarieh, and I'm a good friend of your mother! Hopefully we can get along just as well as we journey together through this region! Would you like an Apple while we wait for her?"

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Aww, so much praise in the mornings surely flattered Shiva. But it was true that she looked forward to the egg hatching greatly and now it all paid off... When Ven mentioned raising her new hatchling to a mighty Pangoro, her smile only grew wider. Or rather, more mischievous. "Haha, it just hatched and you already think of the evolution? How cute... Eh, I'll look into being a decent caretaker for him. First up bring him to the University as supposed, then we'll make sure to get you a few battles soon to prove your strenght!" ... "You're forgetting that with Spectral I already somewhat own a good Dark Type (no mentioning of Poochyena just now), but she stayed at home in Castelia..." For just a few moments, Shiva dwelled in the pleasant memories forged with that Pokemon, her black fur so soft to stroke through it'd hurt while calmly purring under the care... Before rather brushing it off before it'd make her homesick.  Need to call Dad at some point during the stay in Stair City anyway not only to introduce Ventus to him, so no need to be sad over the distance between her and home! "Thanks, though! I'll get going then." No reaction on Ven not wearing his green sweater or rather no sweater at all, given that she wasn't wearing much more than that long nightdress... If that happens more often, she might begin to wonder whether this had any aim or intention. o.o



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When Shiva finally returned from bathroom some minutes later, one could carefully wonder whether she was able to use Dazzling Gleam because she seemed to invisibly shine or sparkle. Must be the remaining happy feelings from having cared for and hatched a Pokemon egg on her own for the first time, but wearing a complete fresh set of clothing (nothing particularly special or different from what she usually wore though) surely helped. If discretly looked closer, one would also realize that she took the effort to apply a bit of white eyeliner to inner lid in the means to open her gaze aesthetically and a decent scent of patchouli on her.

Definitely ready to explore the city with Ven. No vines and no Tangrowth shall overshadow today! Researching in the library doesn't run away, and why sitting in there when Shiva wants to see so much of Stair?

"Do forgive that it may have took longer, Ven... So, you're ready to head down the Lobby and see what the city beholds once you finished morning rituals?"


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Mechanics:
I'll let you reply to this first before actually heading to the Lobby, as I certainly know that Shiva will run into Nathan there - I dunno whether Ven wants to be in his surrounding or rather discretly slip away, or express the desire towards Shiva to train his Pokemon meanwhile or talk with Heart instead or such.

As for Pancham...

Shiva carefully took him off Ven's care and gave the young yet eager panda a last soft hug enjoying the closure and his blackwhite fur before drawing the Pokeball coded to the egg and showing it to Pancham. "So, we'll head out to the city then. However, for now I desire you to rest and maybe take a nap in the security of your Pokeball. Okay?"

[Iron]

Pancham is happy to go in the Pokeball, where he can take a nice nap. He brings the Cottonee fluff for a pillow, and keeps his eggshell shard too.

[Lord Windos]

Definitely ready to explore the city with Ven. No vines and no Tangrowth shall overshadow today! Researching in the library doesn't run away, and why sitting in there when Shiva wants to see so much of Stair?

"Do forgive that it may have took longer, Ven... So, you're ready to head down the Lobby and see what the city beholds once you finished morning rituals?"


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Mechanics:
I'll let you reply to this first before actually heading to the Lobby, as I certainly know that Shiva will run into Nathan there - I dunno whether Ven wants to be in his surrounding or rather discretly slip away, train his Pokemon instead, talk with Heart or such.

*After talking with Pancham!*

"Oh, it was no bother at all, as it gave me plenty of time properly aquant myself with little Pancham here," Ventus said, give the adorable little panda a head pat as they handed them back to his mother and their dear friend. Shiva's use of makeup did not go unnoticed by the keen eyed empath, elicting an appraising look as he nodded his head. "Lovely use of cosmetics and fragrance, my friend. Minimal, but true beauty needs not excessive makeup, but only how to use it to its best effect."

He had taken the time to stretch before hand and get dressed into yet another green tweed sweater, as per his want, so he was fully prepared for his day with his most blessed and beloved cherished friend! If Nathan was down their skulking around like his Houndour, then he would be unflitchingly kind and polite to them, but nothing more. He was not in the mood to deal with the boy anymore than he already has recently, but he would not inflict the drama of their ongoing conflict on Shiva if he could help it!

"I'm finished with my rituals, so I am at your disposal. May we have a wonderful, magnifcant day together, my friend!"

Order: Back from class, with this post as well! Ready to head to the lobby and get the day started off for everyone now! Also, its safe to assume that wherever Shiva goes, Ventus follows after her, so If I'm not online and they have finished their business in an area, just have him follow after her instead of stalling until I get back!

[Dragonstrike]

(When the two of them head to the lobby)

Nathan gives Shiva a tired looking wave to catch her attention.  Whether Ventus comes over with her doesn't matter, as Nathan just doesn't react to him being there at all.  There's not even any emotion there that might hint at what's going on between them currently.  (This isn't complete apathy, though)

Kirlia gives him another nudge as his eyes start to droop a little again.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

No spoken words on Ven's open compliment, but it's very safe to assume that it reached her and got appreciated according to that shy smile that broke through.

The first thing to do for Shiva was to thankfully receive back all Pokemon from one of he many Nurse Joy here she gave into their care and arranging her party a little at the nearby PC. My, from looking at it, she surely has collected a neat amount of Pokemon meanwhile. Guess it belongs to a Trainer's life as well to be somewhat undisclosed who to take into the party and who to save for matching opportunities/battles? Hmm... Anyway, next up was getting ordinary coffee for her and a plate of sliced fruit and berries for her Pokemon bar Tropius for obvious reasons and Pancham because he is supposed to nap for now from the restaurant of the GPC.

Along the way to the Lobby...

Nathan gives Shiva a tired looking wave to catch her attention. Whether Ventus comes over with her doesn't matter, as Nathan just doesn't react to him being there at all. There's not even any emotion there that might hint at what's going on between them currently. (This isn't complete apathy, though)

Kirlia gives him another nudge as his eyes start to droop a little again.

Of course Shiva notices, and waved back in a non-tired way, same to Heart and Valder if they're nearby. It was rather the opposite, she was doing fine, looked forward to the stroll to the outsides and has slept well and peacefully until the egg hatched. What she ALSO notices is that Nathan doesn't even greet Ventus for some reason, and the delight immediately received a small crack... So small though that it doesn't diminish her mood too much. There is plently of time to deal with this sort of things/issues later.

*taking a seat at his table, not before asking whether she is allowed to do so* "Greetings, Nathan." That were all words she gave him for now in a soft tone of voice, before she fell into non-threathening silence and simply watched him while looking for proper words to adress what she picked up while doing so. Hesitantly, the words came in the end. "...Let me guess, you haven't slept very well, have you?"

[Dragonstrike]

Of course Shiva notices, and waved back in a non-tired way, same to Heart and Valder if they're nearby. It was rather the opposite, she was doing fine, looked forward to the stroll to the outsides and has slept well and peacefully until the egg hatched. What she ALSO notices is that Nathan doesn't even greet Ventus for some reason, and the delight immediately received a small crack... So small though that it doesn't diminish her mood too much. There is plently of time to deal with this sort of things/issues later.

*taking a seat at his table, not before asking whether she is allowed to do so* "Greetings, Nathan." That were all words she gave him for now in a soft tone of voice, before she fell into non-threathening silence and simply watched him while looking for proper words to adress what she picked up while doing so. Hesitantly, the words came in the end. "...Let me guess, you haven't slept very well, have you?"

"...ugh...is it really that easy to tell...?  *sigh*...I'll be fine...just gotta walk it off a little...not the first time I've wished I could sleep in...look, can we talk, please?  In private."

[Spiritmon]

"Heya Nathan. Heya Shiva. Welcome." Say Heart with his bandages in his nose and finger. "Gladly you sleep well. I sleep more or less but my wake....well lets just say I got a Biting awake thanks to one little green thing." Heart look angry to Koa. "Anyway, Ventus is with you? I must share some information with you and him about somethings I find."