profchamomile

[profchamomile]

[Video ID - a plate of poffins that were set right outside the lighthouse. Each poffin looked to be encased in ice.

A hand reached out to pick one of them up, and quickly dropped it while Chamomile can be heard whispering "ow" from behind the camera. They picked it up again to turn it around, showing that the whole poffin was, indeed, covered in about an inch of ice.

"Amazing," said Chamomile. They tapped it against the plate a few times, creating a 'tink tink tink' noise. "Each of them have been individually frozen solid..."

They picked up the plate and slid off the poffins. "The plate's fine, though," they said, turning over the plate, "If not a little cold... So the prankster picked up each poffin and froze them individually."

"Now there are some ice types that will do this to preserve their food," said Chamomile as they picked up the poffins and set them back on the plate, "Usually either as a method of catching prey, or to preserve their food so it stays fresh longer. Some even do this to... Make their food a bit more easily digestible. Some don't even do this intentionally, they're just-... Naturally cold enough to freeze what they touch."

"But to do it so meticulously and consistently... And also to leave it out in the open... It's oddly specific."

The camera panned around to show the green, open scenery of Poco Path.

"No sign of ice types running loose... But I have noticed that the scatterbugs and tarountulas have been hanging around a little less these days..."

A bit of movement from the camera and a wince being heard from Chamomile indicated they were standing up. "So there might be something disturbing the-"

A white blur fell right in front of the camera and hit the ground with a 'splosh' sound. The camera panned down to see a bunch of snow splattered on the ground. "Wh-" The camera rushed forward and then panned up towards the top of the lighthouse to just barely catch the edge of something red and metallic move out of sight.

VIDEO END]

[profchamomile]

I spent the night in Porta Marinada, because I heard that there might be some exotic imported ingredients and wanted to make sure that I was first in line.

I just got back home, and...

[Photo ID - a PILE OF SNOW in front of the door of the Poco Path lighthouse. The rest of the surroundings are free of snow.]

[profchamomile]

It's not snowing in southern Paldea, where my residency is located. I... Don't know yet if it does.

But as soon as I set foot outside of the door, I just got... A BUNCH of snow dumped onto my head??

It's a good thing I always wear a hat... Still, I had to go back in to dry off and change because ow that's cold.

[profchamomile]

I've gotten all of my pokemon at completely different times and trained them all separately, so by the time I got another Pokemon, the last one was already well adjusted by then.

Also, one of my Pokemon, Queenie (my slowking), is smart enough to help me with certain things like feeding everyone else and keeping the younger ones out of trouble. She's a blessing; I don't know where I'd be without her, haha!

I have certain things I train all of my Pokemon as well, such as:

The concept of a designated "quiet space"; that way if one of the Pokemon are overwhelmed, they can go to a specific space and the rest are trained not to bother them.

Being able to entertain themselves with toys that they're allowed to play with so that they don't always demand my attention all the time and also don't destroy my house.

Going to designated spots for feeding and wait for their meals at those spots

A code word that lets them know I need a moment of peace.

Just to name a few things!

how the fuck do you guys take care of so many pokemon anyways?

[profchamomile]

The only way I can ever get Chai, the Fuecoco I've been raising, to truly hold still, is to put a rubber porygon on his nose.

[Photo ID - Chai the Fuecoco with a rubber porygon-ducky on the tip of his nose. Chai seems absolutely enamored by it]

He's not tense or anything; he's just fascinated by it!

GOOD MORNING ROTOMBLR! All of you must tell me a weird quirk one of your Pokémon has and why they do it, if you know. Thank youu!

[profchamomile]

That said, I've had a pretty eventful week!

I found out a little while ago that one of the teachers (the music/dance/theater teacher) at Naranja-Uva academy is apparently a chosen for Meloetta? Which, is amazing! I met Meloetta about a week ago; she's a delightful Pokemon!

Also, Indigo's friend from Unova has been here; he's a young man named Hugh. Indigo brought him over for a visit the other day, and he had Terakkion with him?? One of the Unovan Swords of Justice?? He's also a Chosen I guess??

This is the second and third Chosen in my dimension that I've met. It's honestly crazy how in less than a year of being here, I went from never meeting a legendary or mythical pokemon, to meeting at least two, in person.

Both with myths originating from Unova, interestingly enough.

[profchamomile]

I haven't been online lately because honestly, this time of year just... Isn't great for me. Brings back a lot of difficult memories. But I'm trying my best to not let that get to me.

Apparently I was caught up in that "mixup madness" phenomenon? I see a bunch of posts on my blog that... Aren't mine. I didn't even notice, honestly. Hope that didn't bother anybody... Also hope that person that was stuck using my blog is okay; they sounded a lot like I was before accepting my mobility issues.

[profchamomile]

Ok so I got one HELL of a writers block with like. Most of my blogs (aside from witheredcosmos).

I WANT to get into writing with them again; primarily the Glass Moon characters. So if yall can help get me thinking about them, feel free to ask me any questions about like. Their characterizations and whatnot. And also other characters you've seen mentioned or make cameos

The glass moon characters are:

@profchamomile (Chamomile)

@porygon-supremacy (Pori + her pokemon)

@kidresearcherindigo (Indigo)

@anomaly-sanctum (Tero, Zula and Head Coordinator)

@bright-sun-porygon (Torrent)

[profchamomile]

//PSA: I am NOT HJK

//Someone thought I was on my newest blog @witheredcosmos and like. Yall. Please. We may interact but our ideas have nothing to do with each other fjfhdhs

//I would HOPE that our writing styles are not THAT similar

[profchamomile]

How to Write Engaging Anons

I’ve spoken to a lot of people behind close doors and we have all come to a realization: PKMN IRL as a community isn’t the greatest at sending engaging anons,,,

A lot of anons tend to get off track from what the blog runner is trying to do or will send completely unrelated anons during a plot moment on someones blog which can be incredibly frustrating for the blog runner.

So, I’ve decided to compile a little “guide” to help.

Look over the recent posts of a blog to see if they’re doing anything that could be considered plot relevant before sending an anon. Are they vague posting about something? Did they cut off a tangent too short? Did they mention they have stories to share if anyone wants them? Did they say something off or slightly concerning? ASK ABOUT IT! Ask them to elaborate! Ask for more detail!

Try and keep asks on task if a plot hook/point is currently happening. It is incredibly discouraging for a blog runner to see the notif for an anon only to open it and it have nothing to do with what they are currently trying to reveal/be engaged with. Do not latch onto a bit like your life depends on it because you are most likely just tiring out the blog runner who just wants to share interesting character/story info. Bits have a time and a place.

Don’t have a character that would realistically send that anon? Then don’t send it as that character, send it as yourself. The blog runner and character will not know the difference. This also has an added benefit of baiting a character into talking about something you know your character can then interact with. Anons are great for interaction in more ways than just asks.

Worried someone already sent the ask you’re about to send? SEND IT ANYWAYS! A blog runner would much prefer two of asks of generally the same question than zero asks! And it shows that people care enough to ask that question twice! It gives the blog runner something to think about when writing!

Don’t have any idea of what anon to send without an ask game? SEND THE SUPER “BASIC” ONES! I promise you that very basic questions like “how do feel about this”, “why do you say that”, “you mentioned [this], can you elaborate more” ARE LOVED BY BLOG RUNNERS!!! So much can be understood about a character’s mental state or attitude depending on how they choose to answer these questions. They’re “basic” and “overused” because they are really good questions to ask!

Try and engage critically with a character! Remember! This is an RP community! We are playing these characters as if they are real so you need to treat them like people! For example: Telling a very clearly mentally ill character that their thought process isn’t healthy and that they should just go to therapy isn’t the most helpful anon and it especially isn’t when that seems to be all the blog runner gets when they’re character gets like that. A good way to try and engage critically is to ask similar questions as above such as “why do you think that” along with some others like “can you walk me through your thought process”, “do you know when you started acting/thinking like this”, etc.

IC Hate Anons. These anons are fun and good! They can be very useful for story telling and showing off certain aspects of a character! They can also be super draining especially when that seems to be all that a character gets when trying to do plot hooks/points. It can make a blog runner’s motivation wane and deplete when all it ever seems like is that anons want to use their character as a punching bag. A good way to negate this is if you send an IC hate anon is to quickly follow it up with an anon that’s trying to engage critically and is asking questions and treating the character as a person. This allows for a blog runner to have choices on whether they want their character to be a punching bag right now and get beat down or would rather follow the anons line of questioning.

Ask games. I know I’m beating a dead horse here but SEND AN ASK TO THE PERSON YOU ARE REBLOGGING FROM. The blog runner will see you reblogging it from them and be waiting for an ask to come in and then it never does. Send an ask. They are literally pre-written most of the time. Okay that’s all I have to say here. 👍

Make sure the anon has some sort of substance. Even when sending anons outside of plot periods make sure the anon has something the character and blog runner can actually feasibly answer. One word anons that are just “yeah” or “okay” are incredibly difficult to respond to. So is randomly being sent quotes or things that just generally have nothing to do with the blog or pokemon in general. People have an easier time when being sent asks about their character’s pokemon, family, friends, most recent stupid post, etc. I have about 40 anons rotting in my inbox for @/espers-n-espurrs because they have nothing to respond to. And this isn’t to say silly/dumb anons shouldn’t be a thing. They should be but they should also be something someone could reasonably reply with besides just replying with “why the fuck did you send me this”.

In all, remember you are not only engaging with a character and their story but you are also engaging with a blog runner. You may never know their name or have a one on one conversation with them but the asks you send their characters do have an effect on the blog runner.

Show that you are engaging with their character, show that you care about the story they are trying to tell.

Reblogs are important for interaction but in my mind asks are the backbone of this community. A good ask and a good response allows for a good chance for others to be able to interact with the response IC.

But yeah, remember, the blog runner is still there behind that screen, you are still interacting with them when you interact with their character. Give them something to work with when you send an ask.

[profchamomile]

Welcome.

Suppose I'm not anyone too important. At the time being, I am electing to keep my identity a secret, regardless.

I've set up this blog simply to see the goings on in the world. Nothing more, really. I have been rather out of the loop about what the rest of the world has been up to in the past couple of years.

What can I say about myself...

I live in Galar. And, I'm an adult. It is to my understanding that it's important to note that, so. Consider yourselves informed. My pronouns are he/him.

I don't have a pokemon team anymore, but I used to. My partner Pokémon was a Copperajah. Wonderful pokemon; I raised her from when she was a little cufant!

That's all, for now. Cheers!

//ooc under cut

// Yo what's up it's the guy behind @profchamomile and many other blogs (I'll get a RP Hub soon I prommyyyyy!)

//this is an au version of a canon character, and you can probably tell what character that might be already. But I'm not gonna tell you what his deal is, this time; that's up for you to get that out of him :)

//I will say that this IS after main game and post-game of sword/shield

//as of right now, the blog will mostly be low stakes but expect some depressive sounding talk. Might have some "heightened emotional state" moments. This character's kind of a mess.

//if lore gets dropped, expect some body horror. Either in discussion or described. I'll try my best to tag when it comes up and also update the possible trigger list as I go

//no NSFW.

//in-character hate is allowed, on or off anon

//pelipper mail, musharna mail, mystery gifts are all on, so are the respective unmails and malices

//union circle is also on

//magic anon is off

[profchamomile]

The normal amount of pain that comes with walking is supposed to be zero... Also your legs aren't supposed to give out on you like. At all.

... You're fucking with me, aren't you? Because that sounds fake!

[profchamomile]

What do you mean "the pain that comes with walking?"

I mean when your legs hurt after a while of walking. For me, that's like 15 minutes at most usually, but that could just be my low pain tolerance since all my coworkers can spend the whole day running without even having their legs give out on them

[profchamomile]

even if it is fine to go without them you could probably be better than fine if you looked into it more. Like you don’t have to commit but be open to the idea y’know

It's really not that big a deal, though; it only hurts the normal amount! I'm just being selfish for wanting these kinds of things

[profchamomile]

I see that "Chamomile" has a few posts on service 'mon, and mobility aids and stuff like that.

Which. Good for them, honestly.

... I'm probably gonna sound problematic with this, but I'm kinda jealous. Seems like it'd be kinda nice, the idea of having a means of getting around without dealing with the pain that comes with walking.

But exercise isn't supposed to feel good. It might hurt, but I still can walk.

My job typically requires a pretty intense workout session every morning. So much so I end up dislocating a knee two or three times every morning, but I've mastered the art of immediately popping them back in.

So, like... It's fine. I don't need mobility aids.

[profchamomile]

Do you think it would be possible to message Chamomile in some way? Like can you search up your own blog and see if they’re on that one instead of you

Wouldn’t it be cool to talk to an alternate version of yourself

I've tried; my URL doesn't come up in the search results

[profchamomile]

You should like, totally post pictures of sneasel

I'm literally leaving for my home region tomorrow; I'm not risk getting injured on Glaseado Mountain.

Ask Chamomile when they get their blog back since apparently they live in Paldea... Honestly I'm jealous, this region seems amazing!