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I can't remember a time in my life when there was peace before you. The trauma I endured daily, the dysfunction throughout my life, I thought it would never end. But just when I was on the edge of letting go of life, you arrived. Showing me hope, not shunning me for existing. You showed me a path to peace, and that's a gift I cherish above all.

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Poorly drawn Riolu line

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Yes, I am a good man, but I am not a safe man. A safe man has chosen a path of neutrality. Always on the line between both side and ultimately a selfish man. Bound by indifference. I have not chosen such path. Though at one point in my life, I was on the wrong side of history, i found my path to the right side because of my inquisitiveness. I desire to consume information. Learning and evolving my mind. Changing my stance on the world around me.

I stand before you

with testimonies in my scars on how the wrong side of history, can affect even the simplest of men. Only my partner knows the true extent of how far I was pushed.

So again, I am a good man, but I am not a safe man. I am not safe to those that harbor bigotry, prejudice, indifference, racism, fascism, homophobia, transphobia, or zealots of a religion that condones hatred. And if you cross my path and show me these inadequate features, I will match your energy and judge you with the same scales you judge others with.

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spell of the unown

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Here is your mission.

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Let's talk about the 2014 Twitch Plays Pokémon stream!

Generation One was the original run of Twitch Plays Pokemon. Started on February 12, 2014, by an anonymous Australian programmer, this was the first iteration of TPP, originally designed as a "social experiment." Initially, the streamer claimed the game being played was a hack of Pokémon Red, "Pokémon Red 151" by Suicune, which allows all 151 Pokémon to be captured with different methods, however, the streamer later contradicted this, saying that the patch was faulty and that a vanilla version of Pokemon Red was being played. Viewers control the protagonist by inputting commands into the chat. This run was beaten by the TPP community on March 1st, 2014, with the defeat of the Elite Four and rival Blue.  

At E3 2014, Twitch (accepting for the Players and Streamer) was awarded the World Record for "most participants on a Single Player online video game" for TwitchPlaysPokemon Red. Guinness says that 1,165,140 people played the game during its duration.

The Lore of TPP

The lore in Generation 1 revolved heavily around various religions spawned from the game play. 

Red appears to have been chosen by the Hivemind, voices from another world (community players) to embark on a quest to resurrect Lord Helix.  Along his journey, he gathered several 'Mon to join in on the quest, but an apparent (but still debated) betrayal by his Eevee who had recently evolved into a Flareon left his starter, Abby and fan-favorite Jay Leno dead, or released.  After consulting with the at-the-time dormant Helix Fossil, Red decided to release the Flareon and continued on the journey with another faithful 'Mon, Bird Jesus.

Questions still remain as to who the true enemy of Generation 1 was.  Many pointed to the Dome Fossil, due to it being the other fossil a player can choose at Mt. Moon.  Due to the prevalence of Bill lore surrounding his involvement in releases in subsequent generations, there has been some revisioning of generation 1 that centers around Bill being the main villain.  Regardless, soon a strong team was formed with Bird Jesus as its backbone and late-addition AA-j as its powerhouse, and the Helix Fossil was revived into the Omanyte, and later Omastar, Lord Helix. 

After all eight Kanto gyms were conquered and carrying the memories of those lost on the infamous Bloody Sunday, Red entered Victory Road and began the march to the Elite Four.  After conquering the road's boulder puzzles, Red challenged the Elite Four, eventually besting them and defeating Blue to become League Champion. This moment was seen as Lord Helix's victory, either besting the Dome, Bill, or both.  It is believed that after becoming champion, Red traveled to Mt. Silver at the behest of Lord Helix, where he and his 'Mon waited for the rise of a godslayer, to kill Lord Helix and restore balance to the world.

If you stayed this long to read, Thank you!

I just wanted to take a few moments relive this with all of you! 😊

Credit to u/purplemew from reddit for the image.

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Back when I was playing on No Man's Sky, I was this giant worm like creature. My NOPE factor kicked in, and I left the planet with great speed!

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Daily Nick Robles Appreciation Post (Nightwing Addition.)

THE GASP I GUSPED

Everyone say thank you Nick Robles 🫡

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req'd by @17ghostsinatrenchcoat

thanks grunkle stan

text: When there's no cops around, anything's legal

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ADHD moment, wanted to warm up before really leaning into a piece for a client and, uh, two days later I got this! I am a little less angry with myself than usual on account of REALLY liking how this one came out!