[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Goth Round 7

Iron Head 1
(2)(2)(4)(6)
(6)(5)(3) Gargryph takes 3 dmg!
Since it is flinched, it's easier to locate, and Perceval dives right in! The Pokemon descends into rubble. (faints).

"Oh...you were my favorite kind of architecture..."

"Well, here's some money. I hope you had fun... You said this Pokemon was called Gargryph?"

Heart gets 11XP to divide among his Pokemon, and gains 5 himself.
Aron gains 1 Happiness and 1 Loyalty!
Rose gains 1 Loyalty.

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

Goth Round 7

Iron Head 1
(2)(2)(4)(6)
(6)(5)(3) Gargryph takes 3 dmg!
Since it is flinched, it's easier to locate, and Perceval dives right in! The Pokemon descends into rubble. (faints).

"Oh...you were my favorite kind of architecture..."

"Well, here's some money. I hope you had fun... You said this Pokemon was called Gargryph?"

Heart gets 11XP to divide among his Pokemon, and gains 5 himself.
Aron gains 1 Happiness and 1 Loyalty!
Rose gains 1 Loyalty.

(Neat! Now I have enough XP to teach Phantump the move Phantom Force! Awesome! And have XP to teach Rose or Percival other moves...I think that later)

"You did wonderfull Percival. That last hit made greatfull proud of you my friend." Then Heart gaze in the direction of the guy. "Thanks. I had to much fun in this battle! And yeah, his name is Gargryph, a native pokemon from the Region of Tandor. They are quite rare, even in Tandor. I a Pokemon Rare Collector, and I travel the world finding rare species of Pokemon and taking care of them. Taking notes, photos or even capture wild rare pokemon. Names Heart by the way. ArcHeart. I dont like to sound like to much proud, but I know a lot of pokemons species. Almost like a living Pokedex! Or Rotomdex. Or perhaps a Heartdex in this case, haha." Heart chuckle a little. "I also a master Punkemon. Or comedian of pokemon jokes. I a Pun Lover. A PUNisher if you know what I mean, and along of collecting Pokemon, I collect pokemon jokes." 

Them Heart show some of his jokes in his journal of puns. "Anyway, back to the main topic: You say before you have capture that Gargryph in Cress City in some sort of Cathedral? Do you remember the name of that Cathedral? And you know by chance if you know in there have other Gargryphs like yours?"

[Iron]

"I think it was called the Secular Cathedral, or something. I didn't see any other Gargryph. There are other grotesques on it, but none of them move. It was mostly Pidove, crapping everywhere."

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Spoiler

(...)
Her next timid response, though, caused Ven to freeze. His eyes were widened, his eyebrows were raised in shock, and an unreadable yet still....worried frown appeared on his face soon after. Silence stretched on between him and her for a few minutes, before he finally dean to respond in an calm....hesitate tone of voice.

"........It is. Perhaps its not a concern for you, but.......I am worried about this, among other things. I'm older than you, and with that age gap comes expectations that could lead to.......unfortunate consequences, with the public and your family's reactions being my chief concerns. To my knowledge, you also haven't been engaged in other romantic relationships, while I am......knowledgable in that field, to be succient. That adds more wrinkles into this, as combined with my....life experiences it stand to reason that I have a greater chance of hurting you with any advances, or that I could invariably take advantage of you even on complete accident. Such things have happened before, to my deep sorrow.... I also do not wish to burden you with the ornerous task of being my......partner, as I am a very flawed man despite my usual demeanor. You already are aware of some of what I'm alluding to, but their are......other parts of my life.......that are unsavory too, and I don't want you to suffer those moments too......or think less of me. "

A heavy sigh escaped the empath as he said this, chock full of bitterness and a bone aching weariness that was distinctly uncharacteristic of the normally kind hearted and generals man.

"......I do not think now is an ideal time for us to start a relationship as well. You are still recovering from the Scimitar attacks, and our enemies could possibly use such bonds against us, and I the very last thing I want is for you to get hurt because of me.... If such an occurence came to pass.....I honestly can't imagine the full ramifications....though I don't long for the answer to that quandary regardless."

More Silence as he stops talking, letting his most blessed friend react to what basically amounted to gently refusing her advances with 'Its not you, its me' argument. Wonder how that will go down with her.....

(Remember, Ven's deeply insecure about himself as a romantic partner for Shiva, due to how fucked up he and his entire life is, so him turning her down right now is not outside the realms of reasoning....)

......Oh. Shiva has expected various reactions from his side, but not...shock. Definitely not. Immediately, she wished she would have NOT followed what her mind was telling her to do. But, now it was already to late, there's no turning back anymore, nothing could take the words said away and undo everthing.

Well done, my dear. This one time, you were brave.
Thanks, I guess, but...



That silence that dwelled within the room was a weird one. Meaningful, curious, not knowing what may break it apart from the faint sound of raindrops colliding with the window glass and the constant calming rings of the Soothe Bell Marill was casting while she silently yet thankfully took care of the remains of sliced fruit, even if she wondered a little why it was not served on the usual orchid-patterned plate Master usually served food. Nevermind though, as the taste was nevertheless superb. Once she has alleyed her hunger to a sufficient degree, the blue fae mouse would, maybe in an unexpected boldness, hop onto her Master's lap to give her another hug, averting Shiva's attention from the oddball of researcher to her Marill for a few moments. Seeing her so...sweet and attached to her caused Shiva to smile to herself and petting the forehead of her fae mouse for a bit - for these few moments, any sadness seemed to be only secondary. It seemed like whenever Shiva was down or struggling with hard times, Marill was there to remind her on happiness - like a natural antidepressant. Like a figurative rainbow that appeared among all the self-summoned rain. Having own Pokemon to care for...was definitely amazing. Little did Marill know yet that she does all but deserve to learn that Ice Beam from TM.

Back to Ventus though... Shiva did nothing than listen to what he had to say. She did show barely any reaction on the outside the whole time, she just desired to hear what he had to say.... Though what he said, was not unreasonable, to some degree at last. Of course she was disappointed by him gently refusing however, and that was audible in her voice when she has found the courage to respond, but it wasn't the end of the world.
"But... Ven, last time you said you wouldn't mind... D-Doesn't matter. I have reasons to believe my family would be fine with it... You remember how I introduced you to my father? Via screen, anyway, but I feel he liked you. He - or, both my parents - would probably speak with you before fully accepting you, that's not my worry. They're protective over me as their only child, putting hope in me that one day I'll be abe to inherit and lead Dad's business, preparing myself for that is part of why I was asked to journey through Chresire at all...." She pauses here, thinks back to how she had to get used to the thought of journeying at first before preparing herself for it. "Ven, you...know what I realized yesterday? ...My whole life has been peaceful so far. Quiet, and I've grown up in safety... Though, this safety received a HEAVY crack yesterday. That whole peaceful life, it has made me a mature and intelligent person... But it has not prepared me at all for cruelty that the world holds. You can sing a song about how cruel the world can be, right? Maybe...no, probably this is what attracts me about you - despite that experienced cruelty, you are kind at heart and dear towards those you are close to. I don't think you would...burden me, nor would I think less of you... I'd be at best sorry for you, shed tears for you, but it'd strenghten my desire to see you happy again, to cast more of these winning smiles, you understand...? Weird, isn't it..."

Another period of a few minutes of silence, while Shiva let those words sink in, both for him and for herself. "...You see? It's not bad that you are experienced and knowledgeable in love and life, I feel that's exactly what I'd need in a... .... ...partner."

Now Shiva actually faced him again, very coyly yet in a sweet manner that was oh so typical for her, and again she touched his hand with hers. She also moved a little closer. "If...not now is an ideal time, maybe...sometime later it is...? I'll wait for you, alright? Just...don't go away, stay by my side please."

However, Shiva has taken the initiative twice already (alright, once because he asked for a demonstration), so now she actually subtly hoped that he would take the initiative for one time. He said that they wouldn't impact their friendship(?) in a deleterous way, and here in the safety and calmness of their shared dorm none would now...


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(Alright, Windos, once this has been resolved to some degree, do bring up that mentioned proposal if you like, before we can eventually move on to Shelterwork for that day. ^^ Phew... Your last post took me a while to respond to in a way I'm happy with.)

[Spiritmon]

Spoiler

"I think it was called the Secular Cathedral, or something. I didn't see any other Gargryph. There are other grotesques on it, but none of them move. It was mostly Pidove, crapping everywhere."

"Hmm...." Heart take a few notes in his journal about Secular Cathedral (Real notes in the Character Sheet make to not forget!) and finally speak with the guy. "Thank you for the help. I will make sure to take a look in the Cathedral Secular anyway. Perhaps I will not find any Gargryph there, but it didnt cost to take a look. Thank you again for the awesome pokemon battle."

Some time later....

Heart was walking in the path to the pokemon Center. Phantump was beside him making some test with his new move, Phantom Force and appearing from the shadows in somewere. Rose was out too, a lot proud for be easily subdue a ghost-type pokemon and Percival walking like a boss for defeat a Tandorian Pokemon! "Whoosh what a day. I dont know about you guys, but after all of this, I will take a break in these pokemon battles. We heading to the Pokemon Center."

Them after getting there Heart give Viktor and Percival to heal a bit with Nurse Joy. In that moment he decided to make some food. He prepare some food for his pokemons after the long day. Them he free all of pokemons and give them the food. He still have the Scyther Pokeball he have capture since the beggining of his journey in Cheshire. "How much time I have him? Hmm, perhaps I should take Scyther and Nidorino to the Shellter tomorrow and see if I can handle their disobedience a little. I dont know how much pokemon I can put there to deal with the disobedience, but I think there is not problem I guess. Perhaps even work there for a while since I stop battling. Time will tell." Them he finish the dinner of pokemons and take the rest of the day to see his emails and read!

Action: See if he have any email and take the rest of the day to relax!

[Lord Windos]

Ventus , who looked a bit ashamed and apprehensive before Shiva's rejoinder, now looked even more shocked that despite his warnings, his allusions and outright statements that perhaps he was not the best target of her...her love, she STILL persisted with the notion. What's worse? was that she was mostly correct with her counter argument, as he believe that by the impression he's gotten from both her and their father that they would accept him warts and all, regardless of his deranged quirks, his phobia and zealous hatred of the arcane and supernatural, his......torrid, shameful history. Even his age wasn't an obsticale for her! The fact that his dearest friend thought so highly of him, cared so deeply for him that she was willing to fully embrace him as a....as a.....as a.....

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With a deliberate slowness to his action, the empath gently grapsed his crush's hand and gave it a light squeeze. "Not now....but yes. I'm not.....ready yet.....I don't think I'll ever quite be for you. You mean so much to me, Shiva, that I don't want you to dash yourself upon me, or find me wanting for all that I've done, and for the sins that I hide. But if you truly desire me, then I can accept your affections. But not now. I won't leave you, my dearest, but please.......don't leave me alone too....."

He then withdrew his hand and gave her a wane yet stilling charming smile as he motioned to the door. "Well....how about we head to the Shelter, and get started on our day's labor?"

(Well, this is a good stopping point, and it allows Shiva and Ventus to encounter Nathan in the lobby, since he's waiting there for all of us the last time I checked. No need to leave him hanging now!)

[Dragonstrike]

*achoo*

Nathan's VERY focused on his journal (and he's still sitting at that table closest to the corner that few ever seem to sit at).  And Kirlia's too distracted with Nathan to notice Ventus and Shiva entering the lobby right away.

*achoo*

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

He then withdrew his hand and gave her a wane yet stilling charming smile as he motioned to the door. "Well....how about we head to the Shelter, and get started on our day's labor?"

Now Shiva was actually close to tears, she prevented any of them from falling by wipping her eyes with the back of her hand. Her wounds remain, but they'll heal over time...hopefully.

"I won't leave either... How could I, if you're catching me with those smiles? However...hehe, alright... Let me just get dressed properly for the day, then we can...head out...ugh... Hey, Vaporeon, it's about time to get up." Marill was casting an OVERJOYED expression at hearing that they'll finally get outside!!! Wheeeeeeee!

[Lord Windos]

*achoo*

Nathan's VERY focused on his journal (and he's still sitting at that table closest to the corner that few ever seem to sit at).  And Kirlia's too distracted with Nathan to notice Ventus and Shiva entering the lobby right away.

*achoo*

Seeing Nathan sniffling and sneezing while reading his journel and Kirlia worriedly hover by him stirred up several emotions in the empath as he and Shiva had finished their morning rituals and headed to the lobby. Sympathy and worry for the boy falling prey to some form of illness, a sense of curiosity and suspicion for the.....in depth knowledge he seemed to possess of Orre's Relic Stone, The Secret Library, and perhaps even the dreaded Shadow Pokémon , and a certain measure of indifference to their plight due to Ventus deliberating keeping himself from caring overly about him. Finally, the researcher just quietly shook his to clear his mind of such things -'I'll interrogate them later and ascertain to what degree he's knowledgeable of these topics, but Shiva and my own business takes priority for the moment' -, and with equals amounts of silence crept up and behind/to his side to try and get a good look at what he's reading.

"Good morning, Nathan, though it seems that is not the case with you. Have you caught a cold from yesterday's exposure to the rain?"

[Dragonstrike]

Nathan quickly and quietly shuts his journal as soon as Ventus gets close.  Nope, no peeking!  For someone paying no attention to anyone else, Nathan's surprisingly alert if it concerns his journal.

*achoo*

"...*sniff*...guess so...still gotta get things done, though...and Forthright seems to be enjoying the rain, so...Starmie will probably enjoy it too..."

*achoo*

Kirlia hands Nathan another tissue.  Shakes his head in a rather worried fashion.  He can't seem to persuade Nathan to take it easy today...this cold is worse than he's letting on.  

Kirlia looks at Ventus and Shiva, silently asking for their help.