[Game thread] Skull Ruins Pokerole

[Iron]

Heart wakes up just in time to go to bed!

The sound of heavy rain may wake you early in the night, but it has transitioned to a calming patter by early morning. It stays that way.

It is now Day 69.

A loud noise outside wakes you all up at approximately the same time - there are some daredevil acrobats loudly performing in the rain, not far outside this Pokemon Center.

As you all meet up for breakfast or whatever, you experience another lurch. As it happens, Heart is passing Terra some food right as it happens - and Terra experiences his first lurch!

During the lurch, you're all seeing the Pokemon Center - still with its Healing Machine and long underground hallways - but the Nurse is suddenly not pink-haired and is dressed in heavy, unfashionable canvas clothing. Then the lurch is over as suddenly as it began.

[Dragonstrike]

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It is now Day 69.

A loud noise outside wakes you all up at approximately the same time - there are some daredevil acrobats loudly performing in the rain, not far outside this Pokemon Center.

As you all meet up for breakfast or whatever, you experience another lurch. As it happens, Heart is passing Terra some food right as it happens - and Terra experiences his first lurch!

During the lurch, you're all seeing the Pokemon Center - still with its Healing Machine and long underground hallways - but the Nurse is suddenly not pink-haired and is dressed in heavy, unfashionable canvas clothing. Then the lurch is over as suddenly as it began.

Not really much to add for Nathan overnight/when he wakes up.  Packs up what stuff he has on him and in the room and gets ready to go!

Of course, that lurch does a great job of interrupting breakfast.  Nathan almost feels like he's going to hurl thanks to that spectacular timing. Just trying to enjoy his breakfast, and then this happens mid-meal. Lovely.

"...*blurgh*...okay...that was...unpleasant...did you guys all...*blurgh*...?"  He can't quite finish the question, but everyone should know what he wants to ask.

[Spiritmon]

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It is now Day 69.

A loud noise outside wakes you all up at approximately the same time - there are some daredevil acrobats loudly performing in the rain, not far outside this Pokemon Center.

As you all meet up for breakfast or whatever, you experience another lurch. As it happens, Heart is passing Terra some food right as it happens - and Terra experiences his first lurch!

During the lurch, you're all seeing the Pokemon Center - still with its Healing Machine and long underground hallways - but the Nurse is suddenly not pink-haired and is dressed in heavy, unfashionable canvas clothing. Then the lurch is over as suddenly as it began.

Not really much to add for Nathan overnight/when he wakes up.  Packs up what stuff he has on him and in the room and gets ready to go!

Of course, that lurch does a great job of interrupting breakfast.  Nathan almost feels like he's going to hurl thanks to that spectacular timing.  Just trying to enjoy his breakfast, and then this happens mid-meal.  Lovely.

"...*blurgh*...okay...that was...unpleasant...did you guys all...*blurgh*...?"  He can't quite finish the question, but everyone should know what he wants to ask.

Heart was clearly have a tired face stamp on his front. After the tired battle of yesterday, no wonder he is like that. When Heart was having the breakfast with Terra, Nathan show up. "I do. What the hell was that lurch?!"

[Lord Windos]

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I guess I don't have anything notably to add, Terra's reaction on seeing her mount on Genie is a priceless one for Shiva that doesn't fail to make her laugh joyfully and dare to lean a bit closer into Genie as a 'thank-you'. Successful prank, Aww! When he gave the duo the smile and nod, she was back on concentrating on the flight again and missed it.

I'd say Genie would trill out a 'Pleasure's all mine~!' in response to Shiva's thanks, and simply regally nod/pose to them once they suplicate themselves to her again later on. She love the attention she's getting, so don't stop giving it to her!

Eventually they all landed softly, and Shiva would bow to the dragoness once more in respect and to express that she greatly enjoyed it, soon followed by voicing how she looks forward to play more with her [Genie] at some other time. *holds back a knowing and telling smile*. If Terra's okay with it, she accompanies him back to the Center after all their Pokemon and belongings are gathered with Shiva keeping Raphael [allowed to enjoy some more flying]  and the Eevee Family out along the way. Umbreon probably enjoys the dusk and incoming darkness which Shiva enjoys how making sure that they keep close by her. As a goodnight and thanks for letting him get to know Genie tonight the mountain of a man receives a kind hug from the fae enthusiast. :>

(I'm pretty tired, might play a little less here today and/or turn in for the night earlier.)

Terra naturally doesn't mind having the Fairy Trainer's company back to civilization, as while their prank/antics with Genie were/could be considered somewhat hair-raising and anxiety/stress inducing, he's fairly chill and accepting of it once he comes to grips with the situation. As for the hug, he reacts with one part awkwardness, one part discomfort at it, as he's not too use to that form of affection from others, but he does hesitantly pat her on the back a couple of times to show its fine. That should be all for my chara this/that day!

Spoiler

Heart wakes up just in time to go to bed!

The sound of heavy rain may wake you early in the night, but it has transitioned to a calming patter by early morning. It stays that way.

It is now Day 69.

A loud noise outside wakes you all up at approximately the same time - there are some daredevil acrobats loudly performing in the rain, not far outside this Pokemon Center.

As you all meet up for breakfast or whatever, you experience another lurch. As it happens, Heart is passing Terra some food right as it happens - and Terra experiences his first lurch!

During the lurch, you're all seeing the Pokemon Center - still with its Healing Machine and long underground hallways - but the Nurse is suddenly not pink-haired and is dressed in heavy, unfashionable canvas clothing. Then the lurch is over as suddenly as it began.

The simple monk rest went undisturbed during the night, as his rough and aesthetic lifestyle in the wilds well inured him to the racket of torrential downpours,  but even he couldn't tune out the early wake up call from those performers, something which he was.....less than pleased about when he learned the source of it somehow. 

'Mrrrrrrn.....why are their performers making so much noise in the morning outside of Pokemon Center, and in such bad weather too? *Frowns* Not very polite for everyone sleeping here. Unsafe too, if they are not careful. Hrrrrn.....Will have to talk with them later about this....'

After making that grumpy resolution, Terra did his morning routine and got quickly prepared (Not much to pack with him!) to head out on the road/Route from Cress to Teazil Vally, part of which entailed an trip to the PC to arrange his party in the following line-up before breakfast: Shiranui, Anubi, Lapis Lazuli, Genie, Melly, and Tommy. The reason his blue bomber and tattered tomcat making the cut over Michael and Basteele simply because he wanted to spend more time bonding/training with them on the trip, and figured that the martial mush. and bold bombshell could be benched for a little while. Duskull nor his Egg were being brought along for obvious/practical reasons, as managing an unruly Ghost and/or having a vulnerable unborn infant in his party on the trail was just begging for trouble! 

(Unless the Egg is suppose to hatch on this day, in which case, that'll have to be dealt with accordingly)

Spoiler

Not really much to add for Nathan overnight/when he wakes up.  Packs up what stuff he has on him and in the room and gets ready to go!

Of course, that lurch does a great job of interrupting breakfast.  Nathan almost feels like he's going to hurl thanks to that spectacular timing.  Just trying to enjoy his breakfast, and then this happens mid-meal.  Lovely.

"...*blurgh*...okay...that was...unpleasant...did you guys all...*blurgh*...?"  He can't quite finish the question, but everyone should know what he wants to ask.

Compared to the boy and the collector's reaction to the Lurch, Terra's was much more subdued. When the rustic nurse suddenly materialized to him/the group and then promptly disappeared moments later, he paused in eating his bowl of oatmeal to blink Noctowlishly at it/her and then its/her passing.....before he ended up shrugging it off and continued his meal without qualm/an upset stomach (his constitution is much to high/fortified for that!). 

It was certainly an odd sight, but it was one that didn't phase the rugged wanderer all that much, given what he's learned second hand about the fantastical phenomena before hand. Plus, after learning all he has about the group's Encounters with the 'supernatural' /Legendary (personally and painfully so, in the later category!), he wasn't about to be bothered about in-explicit glimpses/contact through time and space if it wasn't a pressing, dangerous concern and/or if nothing could be done about it. Simple as that, really.

He probably wouldn't had said anything about it were it not for Nathan's own sickened inquiry, which caused him to sharply look over to them in worry, until he slowly nodded back. 

"If you are talking about that.....weird feeling and sight, then yes. If not, then no. *Tone becomes apprehensive* ....Are you okay, Nathan? Did....it make you ill or sick? Need something to make you feel better, or settle your stomach? Like water, or a soft fizzy drink?"

[Iron]

The Egg is supposed to hatch today. If you don't carry it around, it will just hatch on the day you do carry it around.

[Lord Windos]

(Then I'll just replace Gene in Terra's party with the Egg then, since I don't need to train/bond with them that much right now!)

[PhantomUnderYourDesk]

Terra naturally doesn't mind having the Fairy Trainer's company back to civilization, as while their prank/antics with Genie were/could be considered somewhat hair-raising and anxiety/stress inducing, he's fairly chill and accepting of it once he comes to grips with the situation. As for the hug, he reacts with one part awkwardness, one part discomfort at it, as he's not too use to that form of affection from others, but he does hesitantly pat her on the back a couple of times to show its fine.

If he continues being awkward and mildly uncomfortable towards and in hugs, Shiva will either just stop giving them to Terra OR give him way more to try getting him used to that - she's not too sure which path would be better, but she does start to ponder whether he's indeed just not liking being hugged from females. Huh... She doesn't end up doing much on this evening before turning in for the night, mostly just feeding and checking on her Pokemon, eating a small dinner herself, packing things together for tomorrow, and wondering what form of affection the mountain of a man would appreciate. She doesn't end up coming to a satisfying result.



++Onward to the next Day then++

Has Dizzy returned by now to Shiva, where is he? She'd make sure that he's present at latest when heading downstairs to for breakfast.

After all that excitement of the day, Shiva's found herself doozing off relatively quickly, the closure of Raphael, Cottonee and Vaporeon added positively to that. It felt to her like having done so only a few hours ago, the aquatic Eeveelution was the first one who noticed the heavy rainfall as it made her fickle and wanting to be entertained or at best left to go outside, which caused Shiva to awake rather fastly as well. Cuddling up deeper in the pillows was what she did though upon having checked the clock on her cell and having opened the door for Vaporeon (means, she can go and enjoy the rain again) - more rest was swiftly made impossible though due to the performances or whatever these daredevils are doing there, they can't see the icy-cold and sleepy GLARE the fae enthusiast throws at them. From living and growing up in Unova's metropolis she's used to noise 24/7 and barely even recognizes it anymore, but here in quiet and peaceful Cress City it's an experience she can very gladly miss out on.

Some shared affections and morning greetings with both her fluffball and the archangel as well as the sight of the Eevee Family in their bed on the floor quickly elaborate her mood though. Fine, now that she's awake anyway, she can also head down to the Lobby earlier, which will hopefully mean an earlier departure into direction savannah and Elanor!~



First thing she does upon having arrived in the lower floor of the Center was asking the current Nurse Joy in duty whether a parcel with her name from Sor's Nature Art has arrived. If it has, she'll thankfully accept it and check out the Incense, the dried Gracidea petals and the Shaymin doll right away at a table. ^^

She's all calmy enjoying the regular coffee and shared fruit with her faries in the morning among the others, as that... that LURCH happened again, causing her to heavily choke on the hot drink. Once she's okay again though , she feels FULLY awake and gives of an impression of being heavily worried, almost paranoid for another one of these weird phenomenas incoming every moment and generally urging to get going soon; all non-verbally. Cottonee attempts to cheer her up by placing on her head again.

Eventually, she takes another big sip of coffee before stating "E...Excuse me for a moment, I... need to make a call. Will wait for you at... Bill's PC...." and darting off to her dorm again, dialing the number of Ivy on the way already. Hopefully the clockmaker's up already! "H...hello?", she's greet him if he picks up, "Yes, it's me, Shiva. I.... uhm, can you remember how we've talked about some weird thing happening to your clocks a few days ago? The oscillator's been messed up weirdly by an invisible force. You wanted to bring some of the to Professor Lorellin, have you done so? A-any results or new from her already?"

[Iron]

++Onward to the next Day then++

Has Dizzy returned by now to Shiva, where is he? She'd make sure that he's present at latest when heading downstairs to for breakfast.

Good question. He was out late but came in early in the morning, so he follows Shiva down to breakfast - and he's present during the lurch. When you're back, he has an amusingly quizzical expression.


"Yes, I was just about to call you over, Shiva! Here you are!"

Everything is as expected, and undamaged in the shipping! The Shaymin doll, if anything, is cuter than expected! It's all in how the nose is crafted. You will probably be able to craft cuter animals in the future just for having seen this thing.

Clockmaker: "Oh hi Shiva. I called Laurelin, but she said she's busy with her research and helping Bill with something. She promised to get to me soon though. I'll give you a call when I find out, shall I?"

[Dragonstrike]

"...I guess that means she felt it too..."

Nathan coughs a little.

"...I'll be fine, Terra.  Just...need a second...well, there goes my main hypothesis on why this is happening..."

Nathan has a weird feeling that something is maybe distorting time...that nurse's outfit definitely didn't look like a modern day one...

After Nathan starts feeling a bit better, he doesn't have much to say on that topic.  He does look at Heart, though.  "Heart, can I speak with you for a moment, please?"

[Iron]

Addendum: The Nurse Joy Shiva talks to doesn't act like anything's wrong after you guys experience the lurch.