[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Lord Windos]

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What he tells then or who he introduces her to however... that's enough to shutter that a little and her to just stare at this 'Desert Princess'. Desert Princess........ Desert...... Fairy...... his hinted Fairy Princess?

Why the heck is it a dragon ? How...and why.... Confusion strikes the natural fae enthusiast without the tiniest of mercy!!!

If Shiva wouldn't own Chi as a Pokemon that officially has Dragon and Fairy as her Type she'd likely be knocked over now in cold blood, but when that Flygon displayed obvious mischief and playfulness by teasing her Azumarill - that was when Shiva believed she understood. 

At first, she regains that infamous sparkling in her eyes that always comes when spotting something that makes it to totally catch her interest,

before going 'Awww you're so cute!!'


and then eagerly waving to that Flygon to make her notice her as well! The former bitterness was blown away, weirdly enough. For now at last, as the picture and bad memory remain. "Genie!~~ Hello, you! Terra has told about you, glad to finally get to see you! Can we play later or at some point? Will you show me how you're able to 'sing' with your wings? Will you tell me why you're called a Fairy Princess? Would you want to meet all my own and beloved fairies so that we can do mischievous and sly and fun things together?"

"......Can we do all that when we're free, Terra?? PleasepleasePLEASE!"

*Flashback!*

The sudden turnabout in Shiva's mood from 'Frigid and Approachable as a Snorunt' to 'Energetic and Excitable as a Combustken' threw Terra for a loop, his eyebrows were raised to his hairline, he was leaning back a bit, and had a startled frown. The 'Fairy' Princesses wasn't even close to be taken off guard as her master by this, though, as she easily turned her attention away from teasing that magical wabbit to cheerfully waving at her. She (Genie) then put on an air of mock thoughtfulness, with one balled up claw resting under her chin as she loudly *Hmm* and *Drzzed* as she ponder the mystical lass' offer, before she burst into giggles as she couldn't keep up the charade any longer, and nodded her head at them with an playful smile. 

My my, that girl had already caught her interest with her delightful compliments and fae moodiness, but now its apparent that they seemed to possess a wild and mischeviousness streak a mile wide, and a love of Fairy types as well! Goody~! With all those fantastical traits, how could she resist the offer in getting to know them better?! Especially since they were offering all the right and wonderful things to do! Oh, the plotting she could do with her and all those Fairies, te he he~....

Eventually the herculean man was able to snap himself out of his daze (though not the mild look of surprise stuck with him...for now), and regarded both his giggling dragoness clearly thinking of all sorts of troublesome things and the suddenly girlish and beaming Shiva with a mixture of disbelief and dread ('What have I done, letting Genie meet them...?), until he at last he slowly started to smile at the scene.

"Hm.....yes, Shiva. That is fine with me and Genie. Said you two could be good friends, and I am happy that I was right. …Don't....encourage her to have too much.....fun, though. If she gets too tricky and wild....*Frowns* not good for anyone but her....maybe not for her too sometimes. Genie, be nice and careful with her too, okay?'

The Dragon Djinni of the Desert rolled their eyes at her master's (correctly) paranoid statement and cautioning, but she still nodded along with him. She's willing to limit her....fae attitude if it meant she could interact with this colorful new woman!

*Flashback End!*

[Iron]

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Riolu Round 1

Obedience: (6) vs (3)(4)

Horn Attack 1
(6)(6)(6)(4)(5)(1) critical hit!
(2)(1)(5)(6)(2) Riolu takes 2 dmg 3/5hp -1 pain

Riolu lowers his head to meet Caesar's attack!
Copycat 1
(6)(3)(6)
3 str + 2 power -4 vit = 1d6
(6) Caesar takes 1 dmg
Poison Point: (6)(3)(1) Riolu became poisoned! He blanches. He did not come off the victor in that headbutt.

Double Kick 2, held back
(6)(3)(3)(4)(2)
(6)(3)(3) Riolu takes 1 dmg 2/5hp -2 pain

Riolu leaps away before Nidorino can attack again. He hides behind the demolished tree trunk.

Heart aproach Nidorino and give the little poison bunny a little snuzle in his head. "Great job out there Caesar. You indeed have become very much strong." With that Heart aproachs the little Riolu. Still not very close since he dont want to receive another kick. "That move was very cool. Copycat its indeed a powerfull move. Depending in what kind of move your foe might use, it can change the battle. You have potential. There is a friend of mine who you might like. His name is Terra, a monk. Your race is capable in use the power of Aura, a energy who is presents in every living being. Yeah, I know that kind of thing a lot."

"With Terra, you might unlock your full potential. I will enter in contact with him okay? What come after that, it will up to you to decide. We gonna meet again Riolu." Then Heart look in the direction of Beldum. "I will also meet you again." With that Heart stand up. "We stop that battle now Director North. I think that was enough training for Riolu. And for Caesar too. I would like to take a look in that Alola Geodude if you dont mind. As a Pokemon Rare Collector, such rare specimen would be cool to adopt. But lets see him first."

Riolu gives you a thumbs up.

Alolan Geodude is entertaining some baby Pichu by letting them rearrange the iron filings on his face into beards and eyebrows and monocles. "Geodude gets along well with other Pokemon most of the time, but he tends to go a little wild during battle. It's hard to get him to use attacks nonlethally or to stop when an opponent goes down. It's...kind of scary actually."

Heart give the Director a thumbs up. "Dont worry. I have deal with worse pokemon." Heart then aproach close to Geodude and Pichu. "Nice trick. You indeed have some ability with eletricity huh? Cool. The names Heart. Nice to meet you Geodude and Pichu."

Geodude gives Heart a fist-bump, and moves his eyebrows up into an arrangement of surprise. All of Heart's metal is standing straight out, trying to get to Geodude.

[Spiritmon]

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Riolu Round 1

Obedience: (6) vs (3)(4)

Horn Attack 1
(6)(6)(6)(4)(5)(1) critical hit!
(2)(1)(5)(6)(2) Riolu takes 2 dmg 3/5hp -1 pain

Riolu lowers his head to meet Caesar's attack!
Copycat 1
(6)(3)(6)
3 str + 2 power -4 vit = 1d6
(6) Caesar takes 1 dmg
Poison Point: (6)(3)(1) Riolu became poisoned! He blanches. He did not come off the victor in that headbutt.

Double Kick 2, held back
(6)(3)(3)(4)(2)
(6)(3)(3) Riolu takes 1 dmg 2/5hp -2 pain

Riolu leaps away before Nidorino can attack again. He hides behind the demolished tree trunk.

Heart aproach Nidorino and give the little poison bunny a little snuzle in his head. "Great job out there Caesar. You indeed have become very much strong." With that Heart aproachs the little Riolu. Still not very close since he dont want to receive another kick. "That move was very cool. Copycat its indeed a powerfull move. Depending in what kind of move your foe might use, it can change the battle. You have potential. There is a friend of mine who you might like. His name is Terra, a monk. Your race is capable in use the power of Aura, a energy who is presents in every living being. Yeah, I know that kind of thing a lot."

"With Terra, you might unlock your full potential. I will enter in contact with him okay? What come after that, it will up to you to decide. We gonna meet again Riolu." Then Heart look in the direction of Beldum. "I will also meet you again." With that Heart stand up. "We stop that battle now Director North. I think that was enough training for Riolu. And for Caesar too. I would like to take a look in that Alola Geodude if you dont mind. As a Pokemon Rare Collector, such rare specimen would be cool to adopt. But lets see him first."

Riolu gives you a thumbs up.

Alolan Geodude is entertaining some baby Pichu by letting them rearrange the iron filings on his face into beards and eyebrows and monocles. "Geodude gets along well with other Pokemon most of the time, but he tends to go a little wild during battle. It's hard to get him to use attacks nonlethally or to stop when an opponent goes down. It's...kind of scary actually."

Heart give the Director a thumbs up. "Dont worry. I have deal with worse pokemon." Heart then aproach close to Geodude and Pichu. "Nice trick. You indeed have some ability with eletricity huh? Cool. The names Heart. Nice to meet you Geodude and Pichu."

Geodude gives Heart a fist-bump, and moves his eyebrows up into an arrangement of surprise. All of Heart's metal is standing straight out, trying to get to Geodude.

Heart quick take away the metal objects back to his hands. "Huh, very eager to manipulate metal heh? I believe you would have be cool with a Pokemon of mine, Typhon. He have magnetic powers too. Hmm. He is a eletric type too such as yourself. I come back soon." Then Heart aproach his PC and have bring his pokemon Typhon. Heart release too the Gargoyle Pokemon, Gargryph to meet the Alola Pokemon. "Geodude, meet Gargryph and Typhon."

[Iron]

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Heart aproach Nidorino and give the little poison bunny a little snuzle in his head. "Great job out there Caesar. You indeed have become very much strong." With that Heart aproachs the little Riolu. Still not very close since he dont want to receive another kick. "That move was very cool. Copycat its indeed a powerfull move. Depending in what kind of move your foe might use, it can change the battle. You have potential. There is a friend of mine who you might like. His name is Terra, a monk. Your race is capable in use the power of Aura, a energy who is presents in every living being. Yeah, I know that kind of thing a lot."

"With Terra, you might unlock your full potential. I will enter in contact with him okay? What come after that, it will up to you to decide. We gonna meet again Riolu." Then Heart look in the direction of Beldum. "I will also meet you again." With that Heart stand up. "We stop that battle now Director North. I think that was enough training for Riolu. And for Caesar too. I would like to take a look in that Alola Geodude if you dont mind. As a Pokemon Rare Collector, such rare specimen would be cool to adopt. But lets see him first."

Riolu gives you a thumbs up.

Alolan Geodude is entertaining some baby Pichu by letting them rearrange the iron filings on his face into beards and eyebrows and monocles. "Geodude gets along well with other Pokemon most of the time, but he tends to go a little wild during battle. It's hard to get him to use attacks nonlethally or to stop when an opponent goes down. It's...kind of scary actually."

Heart give the Director a thumbs up. "Dont worry. I have deal with worse pokemon." Heart then aproach close to Geodude and Pichu. "Nice trick. You indeed have some ability with eletricity huh? Cool. The names Heart. Nice to meet you Geodude and Pichu."

Geodude gives Heart a fist-bump, and moves his eyebrows up into an arrangement of surprise. All of Heart's metal is standing straight out, trying to get to Geodude.

Heart quick take away the metal objects back to his hands. "Huh, very eager to manipulate metal heh? I believe you would have be cool with a Pokemon of mine, Typhon. He have magnetic powers too. Hmm. He is a eletric type too such as yourself. I come back soon." Then Heart aproach his PC and have bring his pokemon Typhon. Heart release too the Gargoyle Pokemon, Gargryph to meet the Alola Pokemon. "Geodude, meet Gargryph and Typhon."

Gargryph gives Geodude the staredown, but Geodude is more interested in sparking back and forth with Typhon. They are enjoying sending currents between each other. Typhon now fully understands how magnetism and electricity are basically the same thing.

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

*Flashback!*

The sudden turnabout in Shiva's mood from 'Frigid and Approachable as a Snorunt' to 'Energetic and Excitable as a Combustken' threw Terra for a loop, his eyebrows were raised to his hairline, he was leaning back a bit, and had a startled frown. The 'Fairy' Princesses wasn't even close to be taken off guard as her master by this, though, as she easily turned her attention away from teasing that magical wabbit to cheerfully waving at her. She (Genie) then put on an air of mock thoughtfulness, with one balled up claw resting under her chin as she loudly *Hmm* and *Drzzed* as she ponder the mystical lass' offer, before she burst into giggles as she couldn't keep up the charade any longer, and nodded her head at them with an playful smile. 

My my, that girl had already caught her interest with her delightful compliments and fae moodiness, but now its apparent that they seemed to possess a wild and mischeviousness streak a mile wide, and a love of Fairy types as well! Goody~! With all those fantastical traits, how could she resist the offer in getting to know them better?! Especially since they were offering all the right and wonderful things to do! Oh, the plotting she could do with her and all those Fairies, te he he~....

Eventually the herculean man was able to snap himself out of his daze (though not the mild look of surprise stuck with him...for now), and regarded both his giggling dragoness clearly thinking of all sorts of troublesome things and the suddenly girlish and beaming Shiva with a mixture of disbelief and dread ('What have I done, letting Genie meet them...?), until he at last he slowly started to smile at the scene.

"Hm.....yes, Shiva. That is fine with me and Genie. Said you two could be good friends, and I am happy that I was right. …Don't....encourage her to have too much.....fun, though. If she gets too tricky and wild....*Frowns* not good for anyone but her....maybe not for her too sometimes. Genie, be nice and careful with her too, okay?'

The Dragon Djinni of the Desert rolled their eyes at her master's (correctly) paranoid statement and cautioning, but she still nodded along with him. She's willing to limit her....fae attitude if it meant she could interact with this colorful new woman!

*Flashback End!*

Remaining in a 'Pleasepleaseplease!!!' stance and giving that big green Flygon super-effective Baby-Doll Eyes as she displayed pondering about her offer to do ALL SORTS OF THINGS together, and eventually a big big BIG and cheerful smile formes on her expression as she jumped of joy over Flyg....Genie's agreement. If there wouldn't be a battle going on currently, she's probably leap over to their side even and start to plot things right away. C:

"Thank you, Genie!! Thank you too, Terra!! Aww, we'll have so much FUN together, doing this and doing that, and Cottonee will like you much when she finally evolves and.... Ah, and please don't be too worried, Terra.... She's your Pokemon, you know best, and you remaining nearby would be very appreciated and even asked. Don't overdo it though Genie, or else you might get more ICE BEAMS or ICE SHARDS or DRAINING KISSES slapped right into your precious green scales!" That's said in a playful and sarcastic tone and she punches the air everytime she names a move here, but Shiva does seem capable of make that real if the Desert Princess misbehaves or overdoes things. How she herself would be so eager to do things with a DRAGON Type aside from slaying it is a complete new feeling for the natural fae enthusiast, but this Flygon doesn't seem to be an ordinary Flygon at all.

How Terra is pretty much thrown for a loop she does notice, but she discretly doesn't comment. Maybe over time or when she opens up about it he'll get used to how her mood can swing drastically under the right/wrong circumstances.

Slowly calming and cooling down now though, she eventually trotts over to her butterwolfy herself to give him a dear hug around his neck for his performance, all with nuzzling his black neck fur, before he gets recalled into the safety of his Ball. With that done, she opts to give Terra a respectful bow for the match: "T...thank you for that battle... It, eh, maybe didn't went too well, but I'm feeling like I learned something and I hope you did too." *raising again and throwing her hair back* "Shall we... head to the Center then, together? My Pokemon... a-and yours especially... do need to be patched up."


++ Sometime along the way ++

Rather carefully and hesitant, Shiva does speak up to the wandering monk, she doesn't seem to be sure how to put in words what she wanted to say. "So, eh.... I like your Pokemon (aside from Basteele maybe, but it'd be rude to say that). So....strong and tough! I do have a loong way to go before being a match to you." Her expression saddens a little on that.

"But, ah... That's alright, I do enjoy just playing or caring for my Pokemon instead of directly training them to fight! I, well, also started to dabble in Move Tutoring due to that, it's not much more than advanced and refined 'spending Time with a Pokemon'... I did notice your Pokemon appear a little scarce in thei movepool, so, eh... if you'd like, think about it and let me know if you'd like to have a move tutored? It takes some days, but it's worth it."


At the Center, ALL of Shiva's Pokemon are handed to the current Nurse Joy in duty with the request to heal them up - overnight for the fainted ones, she'll ask for Mightyena to be healed primarly as she'd like to train with him later this day still. Once that's done she takes a complete new party of six to her person (will update sheet in a little), and thankfully follows Terra to the Tea Ceremony to drink tea, see what last Pokemon he owns and enjoy the performance of the Eeveelutions. Vaporeon is out to watch of course, and Raphael and Cottonee can too if there's room and desire.

[Spiritmon]

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Riolu gives you a thumbs up.

Alolan Geodude is entertaining some baby Pichu by letting them rearrange the iron filings on his face into beards and eyebrows and monocles. "Geodude gets along well with other Pokemon most of the time, but he tends to go a little wild during battle. It's hard to get him to use attacks nonlethally or to stop when an opponent goes down. It's...kind of scary actually."

Heart give the Director a thumbs up. "Dont worry. I have deal with worse pokemon." Heart then aproach close to Geodude and Pichu. "Nice trick. You indeed have some ability with eletricity huh? Cool. The names Heart. Nice to meet you Geodude and Pichu."

Geodude gives Heart a fist-bump, and moves his eyebrows up into an arrangement of surprise. All of Heart's metal is standing straight out, trying to get to Geodude.

Heart quick take away the metal objects back to his hands. "Huh, very eager to manipulate metal heh? I believe you would have be cool with a Pokemon of mine, Typhon. He have magnetic powers too. Hmm. He is a eletric type too such as yourself. I come back soon." Then Heart aproach his PC and have bring his pokemon Typhon. Heart release too the Gargoyle Pokemon, Gargryph to meet the Alola Pokemon. "Geodude, meet Gargryph and Typhon."

Gargryph gives Geodude the staredown, but Geodude is more interested in sparking back and forth with Typhon. They are enjoying sending currents between each other. Typhon now fully understands how magnetism and electricity are basically the same thing.

"Huh, Gargryph as always giving everyone the staredown. Dont worry about him Geodude. He give everyone that staredown. As I could see you and Typhon have get along very well. How about a little battle Geodude? I want to see what kind of moves you capable of. Lets do it. Since I heard you have tendences to...violent things, I think we should get a more careful aproach. Typhon will your opponent. Lets see what kind of material you are make Geodude."

[Iron]

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Heart give the Director a thumbs up. "Dont worry. I have deal with worse pokemon." Heart then aproach close to Geodude and Pichu. "Nice trick. You indeed have some ability with eletricity huh? Cool. The names Heart. Nice to meet you Geodude and Pichu."

Geodude gives Heart a fist-bump, and moves his eyebrows up into an arrangement of surprise. All of Heart's metal is standing straight out, trying to get to Geodude.

Heart quick take away the metal objects back to his hands. "Huh, very eager to manipulate metal heh? I believe you would have be cool with a Pokemon of mine, Typhon. He have magnetic powers too. Hmm. He is a eletric type too such as yourself. I come back soon." Then Heart aproach his PC and have bring his pokemon Typhon. Heart release too the Gargoyle Pokemon, Gargryph to meet the Alola Pokemon. "Geodude, meet Gargryph and Typhon."

Gargryph gives Geodude the staredown, but Geodude is more interested in sparking back and forth with Typhon. They are enjoying sending currents between each other. Typhon now fully understands how magnetism and electricity are basically the same thing.

"Huh, Gargryph as always giving everyone the staredown. Dont worry about him Geodude. He give everyone that staredown. As I could see you and Typhon have get along very well. How about a little battle Geodude? I want to see what kind of moves you capable of. Lets do it. Since I heard you have tendences to...violent things, I think we should get a more careful aproach. Typhon will your opponent. Lets see what kind of material you are make Geodude."

Geodude: (6) +2 Dex + 3 Survival = 11
Typhon: (3)

[Spiritmon]

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Geodude gives Heart a fist-bump, and moves his eyebrows up into an arrangement of surprise. All of Heart's metal is standing straight out, trying to get to Geodude.

Heart quick take away the metal objects back to his hands. "Huh, very eager to manipulate metal heh? I believe you would have be cool with a Pokemon of mine, Typhon. He have magnetic powers too. Hmm. He is a eletric type too such as yourself. I come back soon." Then Heart aproach his PC and have bring his pokemon Typhon. Heart release too the Gargoyle Pokemon, Gargryph to meet the Alola Pokemon. "Geodude, meet Gargryph and Typhon."

Gargryph gives Geodude the staredown, but Geodude is more interested in sparking back and forth with Typhon. They are enjoying sending currents between each other. Typhon now fully understands how magnetism and electricity are basically the same thing.

"Huh, Gargryph as always giving everyone the staredown. Dont worry about him Geodude. He give everyone that staredown. As I could see you and Typhon have get along very well. How about a little battle Geodude? I want to see what kind of moves you capable of. Lets do it. Since I heard you have tendences to...violent things, I think we should get a more careful aproach. Typhon will your opponent. Lets see what kind of material you are make Geodude."

Geodude: (6) +2 Dex + 3 Survival = 11
Typhon: (3)

"Well, lets begin then. Since eletric attacks will not work, lets see some physical strengh! Heabutt 3x Typhon! Hold your strengh if necessary buddy. Dont faint the Geodude!"

Heabutt Accuracy: Dex (4) + Fight (3) + Brawl (3) - Actions (3/4/5) = 7d6/6d6/5d6
Damage: Power (3) + STR (3) - NE (1) = 6d6-1
Effect: D3 to flinch.

[Lord Windos]

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Remaining in a 'Pleasepleaseplease!!!' stance and giving that big green Flygon super-effective Baby-Doll Eyes as she displayed pondering about her offer to do ALL SORTS OF THINGS together, and eventually a big big BIG and cheerful smile formes on her expression as she jumped of joy over Flyg....Genie's agreement. If there wouldn't be a battle going on currently, she's probably leap over to their side even and start to plot things right away. C:

"Thank you, Genie!! Thank you too, Terra!! Aww, we'll have so much FUN together, doing this and doing that, and Cottonee will like you much when she finally evolves and.... Ah, and please don't be too worried, Terra.... She's your Pokemon, you know best, and you remaining nearby would be very appreciated and even asked. Don't overdo it though Genie, or else you might get more ICE BEAMS or ICE SHARDS or DRAINING KISSES slapped right into your precious green scales!" That's said in a playful and sarcastic tone and she punches the air everytime she names a move here, but Shiva does seem capable of make that real if the Desert Princess misbehaves or overdoes things. How she herself would be so eager to do things with a DRAGON Type aside from slaying it is a complete new feeling for the natural fae enthusiast, but this Flygon doesn't seem to be an ordinary Flygon at all.

How Terra is pretty much thrown for a loop she does notice, but she discretly doesn't comment. Maybe over time or when she opens up about it he'll get used to how her mood can swing drastically under the right/wrong circumstances.

Slowly calming and cooling down now though, she eventually trotts over to her butterwolfy herself to give him a dear hug around his neck for his performance, all with nuzzling his black neck fur, before he gets recalled into the safety of his Ball. With that done, she opts to give Terra a respectful bow for the match: "T...thank you for that battle... It, eh, maybe didn't went too well, but I'm feeling like I learned something and I hope you did too." *raising again and throwing her hair back* "Shall we... head to the Center then, together? My Pokemon... a-and yours especially... do need to be patched up."


++ Sometime along the way ++

Rather carefully and hesitant, Shiva does speak up to the wandering monk, she doesn't seem to be sure how to put in words what she wanted to say. "So, eh.... I like your Pokemon (aside from Basteele maybe, but it'd be rude to say that). So....strong and tough! I do have a loong way to go before being a match to you." Her expression saddens a little on that.

"But, ah... That's alright, I do enjoy just playing or caring for my Pokemon instead of directly training them to fight! I, well, also started to dabble in Move Tutoring due to that, it's not much more than advanced and refined 'spending Time with a Pokemon'... I did notice your Pokemon appear a little scarce in thei movepool, so, eh... if you'd like, think about it and let me know if you'd like to have a move tutored? It takes some days, but it's worth it."


At the Center, ALL of Shiva's Pokemon are handed to the current Nurse Joy in duty with the request to heal them up - overnight for the fainted ones, she'll ask for Mightyena to be healed primarly as she'd like to train with him later this day still. Once that's done she takes a complete new party of six to her person (will update sheet in a little), and thankfully follows Terra to the Tea Ceremony to drink tea, see what last Pokemon he owns and enjoy the performance of the Eeveelutions. Vaporeon is out to watch of course, and Raphael and Cottonee can too if there's room and desire.

Genie didn't seem to be deterred or cowed at all by the heartfelt woman's threats- in fact, she appeared to be quite bemused! Oh, so this fae woman has some spunk to her, does she now? Te he he...that'll make 'playing' and plotting with her even more exciting and interesting, so she's all too approving of such bluster! Of course, if they end up making good on their threats for no particularly 'good' reason, she'll be all too eager to demonstrate the more wicked and diabolical side of her fae nature, te he he ha.....~

For his part, Terra agrees to be there while Shiva and co interact with his 'Fairy' Princess, shooting his dragoness a warning look when he saw them become amused. Another eye roll was her response, but he knew that she'd behave mostly well around them....so long as he keeps a close watch on her. If not....who knows WHAT trouble she'll get into.

(…)

The simple monk let out a *Sigh* of relief as Shiva agreed to end the match, as he didn't savor the though of either his mischievous dragoness nor the wing wolf enduring unnecessary hardship just for the shake of 'winning' a fight. Battles were often competition of Strength, Skill, and all sorts of other qualities that were often highly competitive and merciless (for a given value of the word), but that didn't mean they always had to be that way. This match was a test of the heartfelt's woman's metal, experience with Pokémon ,and to get a better understanding of her personality, not a beatdown, after all.

Soon after, Terra returned the lady's bow with a nod of his head and a friendly smile, and stuck his hand out for a handshake.

"You are welcome. You fought very well and with great.....cleverness, and took the Strength of my partners without giving up or becoming....too unhappy. Learned much about you, yes....and I liked it all. Thank you for the match, Shiva. Be proud.....of your efforts, and stand tall."

He then wordlessly nodded to her agreement to get to the Pokémon Center ASAP, and journied back their in peaceful silence. Though he may of not a made a friend of her today, and in fact probably did a lot of harm to their fledging bond by being so adamant about Basteele's right to use Explosion whenever, Terra though that things went well with Shiva overall. Only time would tell if such developments continues...

(…)

Along the journey, the rugged wanderer was surprised for the umpteth time by Shiva at her casual mention of being a Move Tutor. This woman was just full of unexpectected talents, wasn't she?

"You are a Move Tutor....? And you are....offering to teach my Pokémon your secrets, and give them such gifts? …This is almost too much of a honor for us all....but I accept. *Stops and bows to her steeply out of respect* Thank you for kindness and.....generosity, wise woman...."

Huh, well how about that for a reaction?

Orders: After arriving at the Pokémon Center, he hands over All his Pokémon but Lovely and Michael (Since he wasn't even scratched in that battle!) to the Nurse for treatment, and (If possible) adds Duskull and requests his Dunsparse Egg from Shiva to hold. Hey, if he has the party space, might as well use it! He then tells her about his plans to attend the Tea Ceremony, and maybe fight one of the Kimono Girls, and politely asks if she'd like to join him if she shows any interest. Then he goes over to the TC, and that's that! Lovely will be chosen for the fight, and he'll summon her in a fairly non-pluused manner to face whomever he ends up fighting.

[Dragonstrike]

She flies off the handle.
"That's a damn disgusting thing to do! Damn them! The League has secret files on these guys but hot damn I'm going to break down their door and tell them to get their asses in gear and take out these assholes! Can I call you to offer evidence if it comes down to that? They might want to subpoena Solosis."

Nathan nods.  Both because he agrees with Tanuki, and because he'd be more than willing to help out if needed.

"...though I should also mention that, uh...Solosis doesn't have her former trainer's OT any more.  She, uh...kinda has...mine...Celebi offered to free her from the pokeball that the Scimitars had captured her in...and the process involved some kind of weird machine they called a Time Capsule...and I think the end result was it altered time in some way and changed who her original trainer was...so the only evidence I could really offer is our word that what we're saying did indeed happen..."

"...on the plus side, though, I think the less baggage she has relating to those...events, the better, even if it might make things more...complicated.  And Shiva, Heart, Ventus, and Valder could all testify concerning what we saw too if needed.  Particularly Ventus."

"...and there is some other semi-good news concerning this...I know of some ways that might be able to restore the brainwashed pokemon to their original states.  This...isn't the first time a very technologically strong group has done this to pokemon to exploit them...which is probably another reason why Celebi was rather angry about this..."