[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Shiva is still carrying a bouquet of wildflowers, one of them in her hair. For now though, she packs the bouquet away into the wooden crate she found way earlier, before turning back to Ven. It probably doesn't need words to say that she hopes that he'll take good care of it and displays thankfulness for her bringing a new appreciated Pokemon to him, so for now she only takes his hand and motions that from her side, they can go find the others then. Wherever they may be... There was still plently of journey left, and Shiva will be able to restore any still missing energy along the way.

[Iron]

You journey onward through the flowers and plains. You don't see any other humans, since you're not on a road and there's not really anything out here worth traveling to!

Ventus is out of encounter slots, feeling very tired after all the training he did while on the Metagross. Most of the Pokemon around here are just small common ones, but if the rest of you'd like to spend one more encounter on one of the common Pokemon or on training or on this encounter table, you may.

If not, then it's time to make camp after a day's riding. At the end of the day, you'll be just a couple miles from the edges of the Swamp.

Encounter list southern Creshirean Plains

1. Name: Lillipup
Cap: 1 (2)
Bid start: 1
Challenge: Very easy

2. Name: Igglybuff
Cap: 1 (2)
Bid start: 1
Challenge: Very easy


Far away in the swamp, you know there will be much more challenging and diverse Pokemon!

[Lord Windos]

If not, then it's time to make camp after a day's riding. At the end of the day, you'll be just a couple miles from the edges of the Swamp.

Far away in the swamp, you know there will be much more challenging and diverse Pokemon!

After a long day filled with stressful situation and realizations, maintaining a high degree of tolerance towards Nathan, and hours of traveling/ training/exploration, Ventus was more than ready + happy to began setting up camp when the sun began to set below the horizon. Lucifer, who he had elected to not to return to his Pokemon for now out of a desire to simply spend more quality time with him, was currently snuggling in the fabulously comfortable interior of his tweed sweater as the durable researcher went about constructing the tent, gathering firewood and stones for the firepit, and doing one last sweep of the area to make sure it was clear of threats. It never hurts to be certain of that, after all!

Upon finishing all this work, he was even more exhausted from the expended effort, but his huge Vitality and hearty constituation meant that he wasn't too bothered by such strain, so he sat down by the fire he/somelse made and basked in its warmth for awhile. The empath also reached down into his satchel and brought out an apple for Lucifer to snack on, earning him an estatic croon from the little devil as it went to town nibbling on it. Ventus tenderly smile with unrestrained love at him, patting them on the head a few time in fondness before he focused his attention of the flickering flames in front of him . Soon, he would have rest for the night, and ready himself once more for trecking through the unkempt wilderness in between them and Arrowroot, but for now he would enjoy what little time he had left in the day with his drake, and tuck into some wonderful meal that Heart cooked up. Not a bad way to end the day, in his opinion!

Order: Right now Ven's hanging out with Lucifer by the fire, and will head to bed relatively soon after he feasts on Heart's cooking. If anyone wants to talk with him for any reason, now is the time!

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Thankfully, it didn't take that long for her and Ven to find the others back.

Shiva was still fine to travel via Metagross, still appreciating the pace and security this Steel Type provided. Nothing really caught her attention along the way though, except for the sensation that they probably where away from anything - people, towns, cities, healing machines; instead plains, wild flowers and the open view to the mountains and the sky. The sky... 'Away from cities'... Whenever Shiva was out watching the Unovian stars via Telescope, she did so after having walked a little less then one hour from their house in Castelia, accompanied an Ampharos (for safety) and occasionally Spectral. It was nothing new that the stars were easier to spot and constellations were easier to find when being away from the urban area and its lights. If it wasn't cloudy, that is. Chresire's stars were something unique according to Torch's writing.

It wasn't dark yet though, and just have a little more company and distraction - she'll let Ven beside her rest for now unless he speaks up first - she called out Yena, Cottonee and Kyuu! The latter two looked a little better than when Shiva was soft-forced to recall them, but they still were away from 'being fine' or 'battleready'. Those two were encouraged to simply rest close to to their Master.
Yena was all fine though, and...actually VERY curious about this steely thing they where traveling on. It looked so shiny and stable... before Shiva could say anything, he was already testing this material with his teeth. This was when Shiva felt like having to intercept. "Please stop that, Yena. You'll only leave scratches and biting remarks in this surface, and this surface is actually a Pokemon. It doesn't belong to us, it's just on loan." On the other hand, she wasn't even sure whether Metagross would mind? Eh, better not try it out and see that it DOES mind being pestered by the trademark-teeth of yet small Pokemon... It wasn't hard to tell for Yena that Yena was nevertheless curious and demanded attention from her Master. Well, this attention comes in the form of the Kong she bought at the Dept.Store (the one for 0$ for now), filled with a package of Gourmet Food. "Here, enjoy this instead." Shiva kept one handful of the flakes of the food - Kirlia wasn't nearby though, so she ended up sharing it with Espurr.
Wait a moment... Metagross are actually party Psychic Type, are they? Not weak ones, on top of that. "Kyuu... Do listen, once we finished eating, could you try to concentrate on the Pokemon we're actually traveling on? It's cold and steely, yes... But it has psychic powers below that metallic surface. Try to sense them - I feel they're different from your own, but around just as strong as yours."
"Same goes for you, Cottonee - however, you concentrate more on the 'Steel' part of it. Compare what you sense and learn about it with my highly emotional movepool and your own nature."


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Mechanics:
This does count as a Training Session for Yena, Kyuu and Cottonee.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

After a long day filled with stressful situation and realizations, maintaining a high degree of tolerance towards Nathan, and hours of traveling/ training/exploration, Ventus was more than ready + happy to began setting up camp when the sun began to set below the horizon. Lucifer, who he had elected to not to return to his Pokemon for now out of a desire to simply spend more quality time with him, was currently snuggling in the fabulously comfortable interior of his tweed sweater as the durable researcher went about constructing the tent, gathering firewood and stones for the firepit, and doing one last sweep of the area to make sure it was clear of threats. It never hurts to be certain of that, after all!

Upon finishing all this work, he was even more exhausted from the expended effort, but his huge Vitality and hearty constituation meant that he wasn't too bothered by such strain, so he sat down by the fire he/somelse made and basked in its warmth for awhile. The empath also reached down into his satchel and brought out an apple for Lucifer to snack on, earning him an estatic croon from the little devil as it went to town nibbling on it. Ventus tenderly smile with unrestrained love at him, patting them on the head a few time in fondness before he focused his attention of the flickering flames in front of him. Soon, he would have rest for the night, and ready himself once more for trecking through the unkempt wilderness in between them and Arrowroot, but for now he would enjoy what little time he had left in the day with his drake, and tuck into some wonderful meal that Heart cooked up. Not a bad way to end the day, in his opinion!

Shiva still mostly kept silent and following her own thoughts, but just as the campfire was warming herself, it warmed her to see how tenderly Ven cared for his draconic bat. 'Draconic', despite everything it's still a Dragon... Eventually, it may become a Noivern even. The dragons she knew where different from what she observed here, on top of that she already been labled a Dragon Slayer by Heart... Despite everything, she still managed to forge a bond to this oddball of researcher and his dragons. How miraculous it still felt, the more she thought about that - not that she said a word about that though, she just kept stroking through Yena grey fur as he dared to curl himself up in Master's lap after some hesitation, occassionally interrupted by a gaze to the sky.

There is nothing she feels to discuss with the party/tell about.

[Iron]

Lucifer croons at all this attention, and rattles his new rattle! By morning, he seems to be the happiest Ven has ever seen him. +1 Happiness to Lucifer.

+1 Xp to Shiva's training Pokemon. Kyuu is definitely interested in the vast psychic reserves of Metagross, hidden beneath placid steel. The expression on his face is like one staring into an endless, echoing subterranean cavern.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

(Such an expression on an Espurr looks incredibly neat in my imagination. <3
Oh wait, there is one thing to say! Sorry fir having to bother you again, @Lord Windos...)


She was rather hesitant to catch Ven's attention. "Eh... Ven, do you actually want to carry your Mystery Egg on your own while we're resting? It's not that I mind carrying it for you, but, you know, the Pokemon inside will be yours, so..."

[Lord Windos]

(Such an expression on an Espurr looks incredibly neat in my imagination. <3
Oh wait, there is one thing to say! Sorry fir having to bother you again, @Lord Windos...)


She was rather hesitant to catch Ven's attention. "Eh... Ven, do you actually want to carry your Mystery Egg on your own while we're resting? It's not that I mind carrying it for you, but, you know, the Pokemon inside will be yours, so..."

The researcher picked up on the slight nervousness that pervaded Shiva's tone of voice/mind, and with a small, reassuring smile he reached over to grab one of their hands, as if to dispel those negative emotions. "Yes, I would like that very much. I have fond memories of sleeping with Raphael's carefully bundled up in my arms each night until they hatched, so why not make more of them by doing the same with this Egg? For the time being, I would prefer having my Egg with me during the Nights while you carrying it for the day, as that arrangement allows me to spend time with my newest child to be without sacrificing a party slot or depriving it of precious speed up gestation time thanks to your Litwick? Does that sound agreeable to you, dear?"

[Dragonstrike]

Flashback! (cuz it seems I have to drag things out a little more to do what I want to...*sigh*...)

Kirlia's rather alone when Ventus follows Yena off to wherever Shiva went...man, this was boring, waiting around for everyone...and he still hurt all over too...stupid Muk...

2 hours later, and Ventus is back with Shiva, and they go off to look for Heart.  Kirlia is still rather sore, though the pain is starting to fade a little (still at 3/7 HP since only 6-7 hours have passed.)  He's still holding the potion that Viktor gave him.  The intent was good, but man, he wished he knew how to use these things right about now...having the means to heal himself in hand and not being able to use it...it was frustrating.

And Nathan still hasn't come back from scouting...though he still seemed to be enjoying it immensely from what Kirlia could tell...what on earth made him so happy all of a sudden?  He wished that he could be there and figure out what it was, but he knew Nathan wanted him back here...

*sigh*

This day hadn't at all gone how he'd have liked it to...
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Nathan's flower gathering, meanwhile, has turned into a game of sorts.  Swiffire wanted to get on the move again, so Nathan mounts up and continues the scouting to clear the path (gonna take a little longer to catch up to him now, but he's moving more slowly so everyone else can catch up).

Masq and the Combee keep an eye out for obstacles that might need clearing.  Whenever they spot a patch of flowers, Masq bolts right for them and hides, and then the Combee try to find him.  Masq is, fortunately, rather timid for the most part, so the bees don't really have many problems with getting along with him once it's well established that he's not going to blow them away or eat them.

It's some interesting practice, that's for sure.  Masq isn't found more often than not, but sometimes the bees find him.  Or Nathan and Swiftfire do.  And all along the way, Nathan keeps adding magenta flowers to that small basket he has.  It's rather full by the time everyone catches up...

And Masq is, of course, still going to be hiding in a patch of those magenta flowers when everyone catches up.  As for the main purpose of this little scenario...one training session worth of hide-and-seek for both Combee and Masq!

[Spiritmon]

"Good to know was okay with the last encounters." Heart was quite a little tired too with all the action this morning with the vines and the Scyther. "Damn, that Scyther give some troubles, but I could capture. But It will be dificult to raise him." Heart could see Shiva holding the winged pochyena. "I never met such Pochyena before, not even in my travels. Its beautiful the little one." Heart give a little smiled. Heart give Shiva a soup to her eat. "You should eat something. We all tired and hungry after everything. We couldnt even have a decent breakfast."