#riven rambles

Idk how it happens but I really love the idea of Grace and Rocky finding Simon somehow, after the events of Iron Lung. Grace having to go out and grab him, spacesuit quickly coated in the red ocean liquid that couldn't possibly be blood. Looking at him and wondering if this was worth it; he's coated in whatever that ocean is made of that he almost doesn't look human. The most obvious injury is the missing arm. Having to carry/drag him to the medical bed, leaving a trail of red that Rocky rolls over and tracks around the rest of the ship, asking if Grace was sure this is a human, how badly is it hurt, is it alive at all. Now Grace can smell it, and he feels it seep into his clothes and drip down his hands; it is indeed blood. How much of it is the stranger's and how much is just from the moon, he can't tell. Cleaning him up the best he can but there's just so much blood. Being as gentle as possible because his skin is loose and peeling, bits of flesh tearing off whenever he applies too much force. Thinking that there's some kind of creature on his face but no, that's just extra mouth that stretches across his cheek, with sharp, exposed teeth. When Grace pushes his hair back to get a better look, he feels air. Somehow, the stranger is alive. He leaves the rest of the care to Armando, but in true Eridian fashion, he spends all the time he can watching over him to see if when he'll wake. It takes forever to clean up the blood from around the ship, the space suit and his clothing is a lost cause, and he washes his hands raw trying to get them clean. The smell lingers though.

Last minute Hoenn redraw for @poketcg-art ! Turned out a lot better than I thought it would, lol!

@poketcg-art is hosting a card redraw and I decided to try it out :) Picked the Zapdos out of my collection, in case it's blurry, the illustrator is Ken Sugimori! Turned out better than I thought it would tbh.