#'if blastoise was my dad' is a meme

[veryimportantsparkles]

Leaf Green part 2: The Forgotten Source Reborn

I frequently say I’m a Squirtle fan.  Squirtle is my starter of choice and in nearly every Pokemon game since, I have chosen a water starter.  The exception is in 4th gen, where I picked Turtwig, specifically because it is a turtle.  When Sword and Shield released and we found out that Squirtle was not in the game (although Charmander was) I was genuinely upset.  When Squirtle (and Bulbasaur) was added back in with the DLC I was relieved.

I have a very cringe personal mythos for my Blastoise.  He is strong and brave and loyal and absolutely the best.  If Blastoise was my dad, things would be different.  His name is Tortoise, because I was ten years old and uncreative, and he was the solo powerhouse of my Blue version.  I actually remember very few of the Pokemon in my original file, because I didn’t need them.  I just overleveled Tortoise and had him Mega Punch literally everything to death.

Tragically, my Blue must have had a faulty battery or something, because one day my file was gone.  I was still ten or maybe eleven, I don’t think Gold and Silver were even out yet, this was incredibly early in Pokemon’s history and I was already experiencing accidental file death.  I tried starting over, with Tortoise Two, but the cartridge simply wouldn’t hold a save anymore.  I wasn’t TOO distraught, but I was definitely a little buttmad.  I would come up with dramatic fanfiction where my beloved Blastoise was killed by Team Rocket, as a tragic backstory for my Mary Sue trainersona who was also Ash’s girlfriend and James’s cousin.

When Fire Red and Leaf Green were released, of course I started with Squirtle.  Tortoise was reborn, and in my personal headworld he’s literally the same one.  I revived him, summoned him from a banished reality, reconstructed him from memories and love and Game Boy Advance magic.  He has continued to live a long and happy life, still in Fire Red, but maybe he’ll get to migrate up soon.  He’ll finally get to meet my Torterra, Tortoise Jr, named so because turtle starters are the best.

Because I’ve been working on my 3rd and 4th gen Pokemon games so much lately (completing as much as possible before migrating up, possibly up to 6th gen) I’ve remembered a dark little point in my history.  If I can justify Tortoise through imaginary necromancy, there’s someone else I should bring back.  Her name was Eliza.

When my dad first came home with Pokemon Blue for me, I ran straight up to my room to start the game.  Mom said I was hyperventilating and should calm down.  I did not.  I started my file, and picked a starter based on the cuteness of the sprites.  I actually picked Charmander.  Her name was Eliza, because it has ‘liz’ in the middle and she’s e liz...ard.  I took her as far as Brock’s gym and lost hard.  I reset the game, chose Squirtle instead, and cruised through the early game on type advantage.

I didn’t speak about Eliza, but not because it was a forbidden secret about my past.  I hadn’t built a personal mythos around my video games yet.  I was much more pragmatic as a ten-year-old than I am now, as a sad 32-year-old who is writing long Tumblr posts about necromantic turtle dads.  I just didn’t want to let the other kids at school know I sucked at training a Charmander.  I had been reading up on Pokemon in Nintendo Power for most of the year before getting the game, and I should have known better.  I knew the type chart, I should have known to train a little more.  As an adult, I also now know about the other various Pokemon available at that point in the game that could’ve made the fight easier.  But as a ten-year-old I was dumb as hell and pushed that file reset to the back of my mind.  Squirtle is my starter.

As a side note, at some point I had a copy of Red as well, and did have a Charmander in that one.  I shared that cartridge with my siblings and straight up do not remember anything about that file.  I don’t think anything was nicknamed.  That whole experience is walled off in my brain as non-canon.

Now, in my new Fire Red I have reconstructed Eliza.  I did some resetting to get a female Charmander and she’s doing well.  I decided to make it a goal in this file to catch all female Pokemon whenever possible, with exceptions made for that sacrificial Machop and for any gift Pokemon with randomized genders.  They’re going to have normal-person names that tie into their species in some cutesy way whenever possible.  I named my character ‘Rose’ (my middle name) in this file to distinguish it from all the ‘Megan’ OTs on my other Pokemon, and that will be the surname for this group.  Eliza Rose and her sisters.  They’re coming home.

It was VERY WEIRD to do the first rival fight, by the way!  I never experience the Gary battle with the Squirtle on his side instead of mine.  I never see the front sprite for Squirtle because I have the Squirtle.  I named my rival ‘Josh’ as a joke, and I laid in bed with the real Josh while I played.

“This feels so weird,” I said, “He has my Squirtle.”

“It’s my Squirtle,” said Josh.

“No it’s my Squirtle.  I pick Squirtle, I always have Squirtle.”

“Nope, I have Squirtle.  My Squirtle.”

“My Squirtle!”

“Nah, my Squirtle.”

How dare he, he doesn’t appreciate Squirtle.  Josh is a Bulbasaur picker, he has no business taking my Squirtle.

[1863-project]

For the ask meme, Champion Leon annnnd... Iris?

[ask meme]

Two champions! Okay, I'll do my best!

With Leon - I have a younger brother I'm very proud of, too. I also definitely try to protect people as much as I can and see it as a duty of mine, and I'm known for one particular animal companion of mine - although mine is an abnormally large cat. But on the flip side, I have a pretty good sense of direction, don't wear a giant carpet with a bunch of corporate logos on it*, and...honestly, I find Charizard overdone. I've been here since Gen 1 (my first game was Blue; I was 10) and Charizard has always been here - and it does feel like it gets preferential treatment over Venusaur and Blastoise, let alone a lot of other starter evolutions. A lot of people like it for the nostalgia factor, but a lot of people want to see something new, too! Anyway, rant over.

Besides both being from Unova, Iris and I have both been dismissed because of our age. I still sometimes get it even though I'm in my early 30s because I look a lot younger than I am and I'm only 5'2". It's frustrating, and I understand Iris's frustration at being underestimated because she's so young. I also have an uncanny ability to get cats to like me - there are no dragons to know the hearts of in my world, but taming cats isn't so easy! And although he was my biological and not adoptive grandfather like Drayden, I did take after my dad's dad in one major way - I took up cartooning. But on the other hand...I'm very much an adult despite looking younger, I never really wear ornate dresses (not much for frills), and I don't commonly use Dragon-types at all, except when I'm working with Haxorus for my 6 IV Submas team.

*"A bunch of corporate logos" is an Arfenhouse reference, because I was there when the ancient texts were written

[arctimon]

Yes, I’m working on the next chapter of Continuity II.

I’m also aware that setting a fight scene between Dash, Big Hero 6, and H! Vltg3 to this song is counter productive to that. So what?

You’re not my dad. Blastoise is my dad. (...Is that how the meme goes?  I legitimately don’t know.)

[sockdilemma]

Tag meme: get to know me

I got tagged by @brettanomycroft, my florida waifu. Thanks cutie <3

rules: answer the questions and tag 10 blogs you’d like to know better

★  Sign: Gemini

★  Height: 5′1′’

★  Last thing googled: Last thing I looked up was the time that my bank opened. It opens at 9:30, in case you were wondering.

★  Favorite music artist: I go through phases, right now I’m listening to a lot of Madeon and Porter Robinson :> Digging them techno chill vibes.

★  Last tv show watched: Steven Universe!

★  When did I create my blog:  In 2013? Or 2014? It’s been a bit.

★ What kind of stuff do i post about: LOTS of fandom stuff, mostly Voltron and Yuri On Ice!!! right now, probably. Dabbled with Cardcaptor Sakura, cat videos, Pokemon, Sailor Moon, tattoos, and memes. Lots of memes.

★  Do I have any other blogs: I don’t currently, but I may make one.

★  Do i get asks regularly: Hahahahaha, NO.

★  Why did i choose my url: Socks are a struggle ok.

★  Gender: CIS Female

★  Pokémon team: Are we talking like in general, or like, per region/gen? Or maybe Pokemon Go? How about I just overshare and you get all.

Kanto/Gen 1: Blastoise, Clefable, Persian, Nidoqueen, Jolteon, Marowak Johto/Gen 2: Typhlosion, Bellossom, Mantine, Ampharos, Crobat, Miltank Hoenn/Gen 3: Swampert, Aggron, Manectric, Altaria, Flygon, Castform Sinnoh/Gen 4: Empoleon, Luxray, Skuntank, Togekiss, Garchomp, Rotom Unova/Gen 5: Serperior, Liepard, Zebstrika, Leavanny, Archeops, Volcarona Kalos/Gen 6: Delphox, Meowstic, Dedenne, Florges, Dragalge, Aurorus Alola/Gen 7: Primarina, Tsareena, Alola Ninetales, Alola Raichu, Lycanroc, Kommo-o  Legendary: Raikou and Giratina Pokemon Go: Instinct

★ Favorite colors: I like most muted shades of blue, from sky blue, to blue grey, to navy. I also really like seafoam, pastel pinks, and greys.

★  Average hours of sleep: 9-11.

★  Favorite characters: To name a few, I really love Lance, Shiro, and Hunk from Voltron (My annoying but self-conscious son, and Space Dad™ and Space Mum™), Steven, Sadie, and Smokey Quartz from Steven Universe (all super relatable), and Yuuri and Yurio from Yuri On Ice (#porkcutletboo and #Yurioisfurio)

★  Dream job: I would super love to own a flower shop or a tea shop. Or like, a mix of both. Something that could be more of a hobby place than a necessity to live, kinda deal. I am tagging my sweet peaches @outsidethecavern, @luullaby, @buttmites, @acetoxicity, @actualreallifebird, and anyone else who might find this fun~

[emeraldspiral]

Reminds me of the old “if Blastoise was my dad” meme.

The rest of the Monsterverse movies could just be Madison being raised by Momthra and Dadzilla as Princess of the Monsters and I'd 10000% go see every film.