#Food Battler

[vilevampire]

Hitting you with an idea beam that just struck me while I was trying to sleep. So, Kalrobi. But what if Kalego actually wants it to happen, but the reason he refuses is more linked to his dedication to his duty (because a relationship would be a distraction), so he just keeps. Pushing Robin away. Or maybe a combination of both hmmmmmm... Thinking

[cherryelectricboogaloo]

Sometimes fandoms just intersect in such a way that I can do this and no one besides a very few people would get it

[cafemasterhugo]

i think i'll start sharing some strange customer experiences.

not long after i'd started working at the battle cafe, a customer asked for a battle and a half-and-half pasty. one half steak, one half vegan cheese and onion. they'd already battled my boss that day. i tried to charge them for two separate pasties since it'd be a lot of effort to make from scratch, and they complained loudly.

i tried selling the pasties separately, but they wouldn't have it. i just cut one of each in half and melted some extra cheese onto them to seal them together. abraxas had the leftover halves.

[the-fluffiest-trainer]

Oh, it wasn't almost, I very much did get pokeballed. These two guys thought I was a weird regional form of ponyta or something and didn't seem to notice or care that I have nothing to do with fire and also I could talk to him. Major thanks to Arden, my delphox friend (or braixen, at the time) for making sure they couldn't get away with me.

As for the Champion battle... that's the goal, if you're really serious about it, but my understanding is that plenty of people just travel around and get a few badges and then call it good enough. Personally, I want to see how well I can do (and I have some very enthusiastic pokemon here), and if that means I make it to my region's Champion, then great! It's up to you, really. I don't know much about Galar except that one of my friends fell there in the universe we're in – probably not the same one as yours, but you never know.

Congrats on getting a starter! I haven't seen a pokemon like that here in Kalos so far, but you've got a cute one! Plus if what my dex shows is accurate, they'll have humanlike hands once they evolve, and let me tell you, that is a lifesaver when you're trying to get around with hooves or paws.

Also I saw you met the Champion already? That's great! Having someone like that know you're a Faller is important, because they can get the word out that people shouldn't try to catch you like a pokemon. (Happened to me once, thankfully my own starter stole the ball and got me out again.) Anyway I just wanted to say congrats and wish you luck on the start of your journey!

-- Fluttershy (@the-fluffiest-trainer)

Aah, thanks! I’m trying to forward your compliments to Twigpaw, and I think they understand! I hope they do, at least, if that big smile is anything to go by. And concerning the hands, I guess I picked right! Though they’re already experimenting with holding objects, especially this stick they seem to like.

And yeah, I guess I did meet the Champion! He’s pretty cool, super confident and knows how to play a crowd—I’m meant to have a battle with him at the end of the journey?!?! Apparently?!? Somehow?!,?

I’m sorry you almost got caught. That sounds terrifying, and I’ll try to avoid any stray Pokéballs myself. Thanks for the warning!

Thank you also obviously for the luck and such!! I’m sure me and Twigpaw will have a good time :3

[puzzlefaggot]

Weeeeeell, Battleeeerrr, Will you make the one block jump for the chicken, or the one block vertical jump for the beef...?

H-huh...? But that's... Going for the beef is too risky, but if I take the chicken I won't gain enough hunger to ever be able to rank up past a parkour noob....! Aaaah, It's useless, it's all useless...! Why does she even want to see me parkour anyway? Think, spin the chessboard around! This must be the key to this whole game, somehow...!

Hoh..! Battler, you still haven't figured it out? The "single element"...?

Eh? "Single element"...?

Yes, the single element that makes up the entirety of our world. It is said that in ancient times, the Greeks tried explaining the world with the four elements of wind, fire, water, and earth. But they were never able to describe the one sole truth that exists, the "single element"... However, a single man appeared by guidance of a star, and explained the single element to the world... Know what it iiiiis?

It's "Parkour"!!

*cackle* *cackle* *cackle* Aaaahaahahahahaa, Kiyahahahahahaaa!!

Wh- what are you talking about? How can "parkour" be the single element? Aah, I don't understand, I don't understand at all!

*cackle* EVERYTHING is made of parkour, Battler! We jump for food, we jump for housing, we jump for knowledge! without parkour, the "truth" cannot be seen!

[realpokemon]

just a genera psa because people seem to forget it alot: please don't get baby pokemon if you can't support they're evolved forms!

yes volpix is small and cute, but ninetails is much larger, and will need more space and more food and different needs

actually cold take. there's a reason everstones are used. if it's secured properly AND you're not a battler, you shouldn't be focused on the care of a "potential" future pokémon. like, sure there's a chance? you should have a "worst case scenario" plan? but that shouldn't be the foundation for how you choose a pokémon

[fletchingbrilliant]

Good evening, my sinful skanks. Katie Killjoy is back with an update on Princess Morningstar's ill-advised attempt at love and togetherness through horrible bloodshed, the Helluva Hungry Games!

The opening of the games has kicked off, and blood has already been shed. Do you think the dopey princess is rethinking her brilliant scheme already? Probably not, but that means more bloody entertainment for us!

All twenty-four contestants were circled up on motion sensative plates, rigged to explode should anyone step off before the bloodshed was set to begin. One of our intrepid battlers didn't take too kindly to the request to be patient:

The cameras trained on Team Nine are temporarily down after the explosion, so we do not yet know what fate Cherri Bomb suffered due to her impatience.

As for the rest, as soon as the horn sounded, they were off. Some made strategic (read: COWARDLY) retreats into the surrounding forest. But others were more bold, and headed for the massive cornucopia in the center of the arena. It was filled to the brim with supplies; weapons, food, fresh water, all things these idiots are gonna need if they want to survive.

I found it especially hilarious when, in the first few moments after the horn sounded, the King's imp showed an impressive level of grace and dexterity:

One of our angellic guests snatched up a spear, and was intent on making her presence known:

Looks like her attack met its mark. But I'm with the mutt, what's up with the gold blood, Vaggie? Katie's got the scoop of a lifetime here, motherfuckers!

We also managed to snag a shot from inside the Cornucopia itself, and it seems that Team Three isn't going to get very far, seeing as one member is still deathly afraid of the other. Especially now that she's found a very shiny, very sharp sickle:

We didn't think it worthwhile to catalogue the other events, so here's a quick summary of the rest of the teams activity thus far:

Team 2: Angel Dust and Adam kept surprisingly even pace with each other in a hasty retreat to avoid early carnage

Team 5: Sir Pentious acquired a pack of fishing gear, while Emily unearthed a trident before the pair vanished into the woods

Team 6: Neither Husk nor Stolas had to say much to agree that retreat was the best choice

Team 8: Asmodeus carried the princess with him into the woods, apparently concerned that none of this was a great idea

Team 11: Vox and Moxxie went in separate directions, Moxxie snatching up a backpack filled with unknown supplies, and Vox went off to set up camp fairly close to the Cornucopia. No word on whether they've regrouped

Team 12: After Fizzarolli ran screaming from his partner, we lost track of both him and the Radio Demon

That wraps up our reporting on the initial Bloodbath! Stay tuned to see how they handle the rest of the day! This is Katie Killjoy signing off!

[shiny-kaibernyte]

begging for more drayton romance hcs pls! 💜

Ask and you shall receive💜

Pokémon Headcanons | Drayton (Romance) Part 2

Pokémon Scarlett and Violet Indigo Disk DLC Spoilers ahead!

Been storing up more romance headcanons for our toothpaste man since the first one of these I wrote. hope I have met your expectations 💜💜

SPOILER WARNING AHEAD (Indigo Disk Main Story)

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He loves to hold your hand when walking around the school together. He has no shame in showing everyone you are the one he loves and the one who has a lock on his heart. If you are more shy, he will only do what is comfortable for you, so if that's no hand holding, he will simply give you a special smile only you get to see.

If you’re a Pokémon battler, expect to battle him on the regular. Not just double battles either, every kind of battle.

Forehead kisses. Drayton loves giving them to you, just holding your face in his hands whilst he kisses your forehead. It's very comforting to him. As an added bonus, whenever you two are walking together, if you feel nervous he will kiss your hand and squeeze it lightly, in a hope to comfort you even the slightest.

Sleeps like a log. He can be quite laid back by nature and can fall asleep on a dime. But once he is asleep, good luck getting him back up again! Throw water on him, asleep. Shake him, asleep. Scream in his ear, asleep. But if your poor soul is stuck under him when asleep, get comfy because you are not moving for a while. Try and roll him, and you will fail; he’s got you trapped in a cuddle lock.

Drayton can be quite lazy, he doesn’t like going on long trips. But with the right motivation, he would go anywhere and everywhere with you, so long as there is a bedroll and cover from the rain. Oh, and food! 

He once tried to cook dinner for you as a surprise, he may or may not have started a fire… Crispin was his favourite person that day

Rarely ever calls you by name. Drayton’s favourite names for you are: love, sweetheart, treasure, starlight, songbird and darling. Though, he can get creative and surprise you with others on the rare occasion, just to fluster you.

If you are sick, he will react in one of two ways, depending on how sick. If it’s something small, like a minor cold, he will just make sure you get plenty of rest and stay hydrated; he knows it will pass and that if you are walking around just fine, he won’t fuss. OOOOO but if you are really sick, to the point all you want to do is lay in bed and need a bin by your side, the world better step aside because he is coming through and is bringing every possible thing you could need and more.

His love language is physical touch, he loves to just hold you close and show you that you are safe with him. 

Your Agias and him have a rivalry with one another. Food is their best friend, so any time you make a sandwich, expect them to fight over them. Even if you make enough for everyone - they will try to steal the sandwich from the other. Agias has been known to just yoink it right out of his hands, whilst Drayton will throw a ball to distract Agias then chomp it like a Greedant.

If you are a gamer, he is your new player 2. If he has no idea what he is doing, expect to have the time of your life and no lung capacity. Because the things he will do will be way too funny.

Has zero sense of direction, he just wanders around and hopes for the best. And somehow, unlike Leon, actually ends up where he's supposed to be 9/10 times on time! Granted, he will not go the way he’s meant to, but will get there! You may have to go retrieve him from a cliffside at some point, though.

[gothamcityneedsme]

People You'd Like to Get to Know Better

Tagged by @abysskeeper yayyyyyyyyy

⟡ FAVE SHIPS ⟡

Also Trick x Tavon

Beatrice x Battler

Flynn x Nanashi

Satoko x Rika

Bruce Wayne x Weiss Schnee (yes i am serious)

Myn Donas x Kirney Slane

many others...impossible to list my fav ships

⟡ LAST SONG ⟡

Anyone's Ghost - The National

⟡ LAST FILM ⟡

Aquaman 2! I haven't seen the first one but I thought it was really fun. It felt like. It was made for women? Which is a weird thought to have during a film but I noticed the lack of male gaze and was sort of transfixed by that lack. The themes of the movie were fun and it was very eventful with tons of shit happening, which was a blast.

⟡ CURRENTLY READING ⟡

'The Adventures of Superman' the 1942 novel (1995 reprint version). I'm still just in the beginning parts but I really enjoyed its depiction of Krypton. It's wild to be reading the first superhero novel.

I also pulled out the FE Chess zine i have, but I haven't actually cracked it open yet. Both are in my 'active reading pile' on my nightstand :)

⟡ CURRENTLY CRAVING ⟡

a couch for my room so i can watch tv again

the ability to finish the third chapter of the dc fic i really want to post

the energy to fix the damage in the wall of my room and my bathroom (not major i just. dont. feel like it)

a nightwing poster.

more ops catalysts in swtor...

i would put a food here but i am just not a food motivated person so thats hard for me.

OK. Tagging just for funsies (do this if u want to): @roseofcards90 @shadeslayer @enterlameprofilename @yoursupremeruler @yarrayora @salamancialilypad @halsaph, and anyone else that wants to do this!

[xxtc-96xx]

Wait...if Scarfy's known for eating Tamato berries, and Tamato berries reduce speed, is that why Huey could outspeed him? was that intentional? If not, that's a hilarious coincidence.

now I'm just imagining Huey giving Scarfy a full competitive-battler-style breakdown of how his favorite food makes him weaker, like "you fool! your foveate berry lowers your speed, meanwhile my favorite berry increases speed, and I take special care to eat an additional mix of Liechi, Ganlon, Peteya, and Apicot berries to increase ALL my stats!" and so on, all while Scarfy's just got the biggest "are you done" face as he's barely paying attention.

its true, Huey and Newt are both faster than Scarfy XD I wonder if Tamato berries contributed

[pokemonshelterstories]

Dear Charlie,

Recently my vet brought up a specialized PokéChow for my Clodsire Stump, that apparently uses reverse-chirality precursors for the molecules Clodsire uses to manufacture it's venom and the poison in the mucus, that recently passed FDA approval (I'm Unovan).

Stump is very physically affectionate, and isn't a battler, so I wanted to ask a professional in Pokémon care if this seems like a reasonable or sane thing to even consider doing. I love my big girl, and obviously I don't want to do anything to hurt her, so I figured I'd ask my favorite Rotomblr microcelebrity how they felt on it.

well, from a medical and a nutritional perspective, i'd definitely trust your vet's recommendation over a random blog's. however, i can help explain a little bit about how it works.

chirality, or "handedness," just means that a molecule can't be superimposed over its mirror image. it's a sort of asymmetry that a lot of biological compounds have. by inverting a part of one of these compounds, you can adjust its effect on the body. in effect, over a period of time this food reacts with the toxins produced by clodsire to make them less dangerous.

while this is a great concept, i do have a couple sticking points to point out. the first is that FDA approval doesnt necessarily mean that a food meets your pokemon's complete nutritional needs, so you should always consult with your vet to make sure a food is suitable for your pokemon. the second is that, while it may dampen the effect of a clodsire's toxins, it may not completely eliminate them. you still need to be careful about too much cuddling for this reason (and also because clodsire need their mucous to keep them moist and help them breathe, and touching them wipes that mucous off).

these specialty foods also tend to be really, really expensive. you'll have to decide for yourself whether it's worth the cost.

[nell0-0]

I know we discussed Adaman being just some random fast food chain worker, but the idea of him working at SUBWAY specifically is killing me. We have Subway Boss Iridia, battler extraordinaire, and Subway boss Adaman, who can make a mean sandwich.

Subway Boss Iridia AU lives in my head rent free. It’s one of my favorite concepts 

I love this AU so much, it's very dear to me

[runawaycarouselhorse]

Our pure-hearted, all-loving hero... he can be a little brat (especially back in OS/early in his journey, when he was much more of a hot-blooded boy hero), but his heart's worth its weight in solid gold and he grows into such a kind, patient character with strong ideals, which is why Hero of Ideals suits him best (even the movie manga opted to adapt that version of the movie, rather than the one where Ash is Hero of Truth, and expanded on it!)

[I hope you have "long post" and "image heavy" muted if you need to, because this post's a doozy and given tumblr, if my blog's ever deleted, posts with read mores will be rendered inaccessible forever, so I don't like to make them!]

A lot of people complained about how young Ash looked in BW! (and complained even more about Sun & Moon's very divisive art style... and we wound up seeing great growth for his love of a whole region, and achieved a goal integral to achieving his dreams), but from the first episode of BW!, my first impression was of how mature and calm Ash is with Iris and Trip in regards to their initially abrasive and varingly aloof personalities.

Iris was friendlier and more excitable, more childlike, but Ash took her barbs in stride and patiently waited for her to open up about her dreams (she keeps it secret in the first episode, using that cute, childish word "naisho" instead of saying it's a secret "himitsu"--the same childish word she uses when asked about what Kairyuu/Dragonite told her in their reunion episode) and background (we don't know she ran away from the academy or what her hometown was like until season 2!)

The way Ash handled Tory (who was a traumatized, younger child--and Ash wanted to fight him at first, before understanding him!), Lucario (also traumatized, insulted Ash and Pikachu's bond--Ash fought him and fell off a hill, wrestling with him, before he saw Lucario's memory of being "abandoned" and broke down in tears, apologizing for what he said when he didn't know anything...), Chimchar (a traumatized Pokemon, Ash was patient, kind, and loving to him, even when he lashed out while out of control due to Blaze, which he previously could only use to save his life...), etc., is very different from how he handled Iris (who was bullied subtly by being completely ostracized, no one would sit or eat or play with her at the academy, she was so depressed, she stopped eating--this is canon and not lingered on, but she plainly says it and that her dorm mother making her food that would remind her of home, just berries skewered on a stick, "saved her") and even Trip.

(By the way, Ash apologizing to Lucario, in tears of regret over what he said to Lucario when he didn't understand him is when I first started to truly love and respect Ash's character and growth! Before that, I really was only a big fan of the TRio.)

By contrast to those rockier beginnings with other kids, Ash was patient and encouraging with Trip, even while Trip purposefully kept him and everyone else (even his Pokemon who loved him, as Alder said...) at bay and rejected all his attempts at friendship, before he got the answers he needed from Alder and slowly stopped shutting others out. He had every right to lash out at Trip for making fun of him, but kept trying to befriend him and showed interest in his journey and growth.

(Trip was also his youngest main rival at that point, even if he is a very book-smart child prodigy type who was an excellent battler from the start, he still fell apart in front of unexpected, unorthodox techniques like Bell/Bianca and Satoshi/Ash's out-of-the-box strategies.)

Naturally, there's also his very patient and encouraging bond with Lillie, who also had her trauma-induced fear of Pokemon (much like Tory!) and dissociative amnesia, the early loss of her father in infancy, and the distance between her and her mother (too wrapped-up in work and her obsession with Ultra Beasts to notice her own child's trauma and falling behind her peers...) to overcome, but the focus of this post is BW! I already write a lot about Lillie, she's another favourite of mine. <3

It's worth noting, too, that Pikachu was Ash's first "problem Pokemon"... even if it's usually the Fire types who are traumatized, Pikachu has abandonment issues like Chimchar and Tepig did. Pikachu famously hates being inside a pokeball and Ash always repesects this boundary and becomes very, very upset in XY when he believed Pikachu was forced into a pokeball... the pokeball factory episode was, otherwise, a very light-hearted episode, but Pikachu's boundaries and possible trauma is taken seriously.

This scene mirrors a similar breakdown Alain has when he finds out all he's done, under the impression he was protecting his loved ones, was aiding Lysandre's genocidal plans... both smash their fists into hard surfaces, blaming themselves for failing to protect loved ones.

In a very early Kanto episode, Sparks Fly for Magnemite, we learn Pikachu has abandonment issues so bad, he doesn't want to be separated from Ash for even an overnight stay in the Pokemon Center. It seems Pikachu (fortunately) quickly become much more secure in his bond with Ash and no longer fears being separated for medical treatment, but this is very, very sad and telling!

Although we never delve very deeply into that for most of the series... (an early magazine scan has Ookido-hakase/Professor Oak theorize Pikachu's previous trainer abandoned it), we were finally given some answers late in series!

In the AU movie, Pikachu says* his reason for not going into the pokeball: "It's because I always want to be with you." ;O;

... unless this is a dream or hallucination, given Ash is on the verge of unconsciousness when it happens--but if we really want to believe it happened, maybe his latent Aura post-cognition abailities kicked in and he understood Pikachu's feelings, like when Victini slept in his lap, crying, and Ash saw Victini's dream of his past.

As for the main series canon, in the first episode of Pocket Monsters 2019 (Pokemon Journeys), we learn Ash's Pikachu was a lone, possibly orphaned, Pichu, who was briefly raised by a Kangaskhan, carried in her pouch with her child, until he grew too heavy and quietly left at night (without saying goodbye) to live by his own strength, evolving into Pikachu as he did so.

If Lusamine not taking Lillie's (because they're irrational or not logical) feelings seriously gave her a complex where she always needed to claim her stances are "logical" even when they're based in emotion... I wonder what it tells us that "child prodigy" Trip defaulting to blaming his loss to Alder on him doing something wrong or being inherently lacking ("What did I do wrong? What do I lack?"), because he doesn't ever consider a simple difference in experience is all it is... that Alder's many years of wisdom and Pokemon training give him an advantage over rookie trainer Trip, who's shown to be averse to being called a "child" (Iris ropes him into battling Ash twice by calling him a kid), because he always has to prove he's an adult. He thinks there's something inherently "lacking" in him or "wrong" about his method if he doesn't achieve.

All of that is canon, but if you further analyze his character, Trip has a superiority complex, which is very often a defense mechanism to mask feelings of inferiority. He canonically places a lot of worth in the image he projects and constantly puts down others. Add that to being a child prodigy and his preoccupation with proving he's an adult (but doesn't bat an eyelid at someone calling him "unjust" for his violent methods in the Venipede episode, like he's already accepted being a terrible person, because he thinks striving for peace like idealistic Ash is "naive"--Trip has a very cynical view of adults, yet thinks of himself as such...)

Trip only cares to be seen as strong and mature, not good (he's not even surprised to be called bad, he's already accepted it, he doesn't care), and if he fails, he blames his lack of knowledge or his inherent nature as lacking.

Because his self-worth is in being a genius and being better than the rest, so he seeks outside validation, namely Alder's, who Trip behaves so jealously about, Alder canonically compares him to a fickle-hearted woman (well, he messes up the phrase 'Onna-gokoro to haru no sora.' "A woman's heart is as fickle as the sky of spring" because he was hitting on Junsa-san/Officer Jenny earlier, so he says "fickle as Junsa-san"... Freudian slip. ^^;;;;)

Trip, when asked what he was battling for, what he wanted to prove... he said it was to prove his strength to Alder.

That's all he wanted! To prove his strength and be acknowledged by his hero. Alder even asks him if he likes him. Adeku frankly asks it in the Japanese version, but the dub dances around with "do you have any admiration for a man such as myself"--which Trip doesn't answer verbally, although he really doesn't have to, because the scene makes it clear and is a lens that clarifies all his past behaviour.

That's all Trip wants: love and acknowledgement. Which he believed he could only get by becoming stronger, smarter, and more mature as fast as possible, likely taking Alder's to be some stronger and grow up quickly too literally, as head animator Iwane said, Shootie was just "a little too grown-up."

It takes a long, long time for Trip to unlearn prioritizing battles over anything else and to embrace childhood (which hey, is one of the main themes of BW!), because it's a precious time which we can never return to... so, Alder's current idealogy is to enjoy life, make friends, love Pokemon, and not dwell on the past. Ash's approach to being a Pokemon Champion and Master is the same.

Alder's introductory episode made it very clear he and Ash are very, very similar characters... and we see this again in Journeys, in the kind of advice Champion Ash gives younger kids. Ash and Alder have a similar wisdom they'd like to impart, I know, it's funny calling Ash wise, but he has high emotional intelligence and is incredibly wise in that respect for his age... it took Alder many, many long years to arrive at the same conclusion Ash reached.

Ash's Japanese name, Satoshi, means "Wisdom." (Another cute detail: Ash's little brother, Lei, whose Hawaiian name means a "Garland of Flowers-- in Japanese, would be pronounced as Rei, which also means "Wisdom." Lei likely has a name chosen to have meaning in both Hawaiian and Japanese. ^^)

Bonus shout-out to Ash, Iris, and Cilan all protecting Keldeo until he finds the courage to face his fears, correct his mistakes, and save his friends...

Ash is a very good friend, AG, DP, and BW! are all part of his development into the kinder character he became today. Some people might miss how rude he was to his friends in OS, but he can still playfully dish it out, he's just calmer and more sure of himself, so less likely to sweat the small stuff and recognizes when someone, whether Pokemon or trainer, just needs time and patience.

[authoratmidnight]

So, one thing I like about having an official english release is that it translates things that were previously left untranslated, usually due to being too small or hard to read (which, fair enough).

In this case, in vol 8(chapter 68), we get to see some of Kalego's personal notes about Iruma!

I have done my best to transcribe them so you don't have to squint to read. Throwing them under a cut b/c long.

Page 1 (the bottom most page on the right hand side)

[First part is illegible, I see the word 'her' and what might be 'Clara' so it may be talking about Iruma's relationship/interactions with Clara]

...c Asmodeus...

Eligos Schnell...

...school activities...

...mostly [unintelligible] his...

...(t?)here they design(?)...

...more than [unintelligible] hers...

...most likely...

[Note: This is the most illegible of the pages. if I had to guess it's discussing Iruma and the Batra/it's members? It's really hard to tell]

Page 2 (the one Iruma's hand is on)

Valac Clara

Interactions with Classmates

-Spends most of his time with other boys in class

-As for girls, he has been seen interacting with Keroli Crocell and following her lead

Battler Magic Apparatus Research

-Activities temporarily suspended

-> see Kirio Amy pg (it looks like a number is written here but can't tell, possible 4? or 14?)

-Iruma may very well...magical power

Eligos (Schnell)....Student Cap...

.....(inc)ident

Temp(orary/orarily? not sure which one)...while...activities

[Note: I really wanna know what notes he has about Kirio and Iruma's relationship. Since the notes aren't gonna be about Kirio since Kirio wasn't his student, they would be about him in relation to Iruma]

Page 3 (the one of the far left, which we can see the most of)

↑ Related to a childhood trauma?

....not be a specific kind of magic

....to monitor the amount of food he eats

.... and looks up to, but soundly dismisses

...with students in other classes

.... n: leading a healthy school life

....re concerns at this time

...e walks to school remains unclear

...every moment during the flying

...improving physical prowess

...(contin)ue to monitor collaboration with

...action with Sabro Sabnok

...ffect during his evil cycle

...Clara Valac's mystifying games

...-physical health

[Note: So Kalego has for sure noticed that Iruma eats and snacks an ungodly amount. I'm not sure if the 'childhood trauma' comment is in relation to that, but given the first three lines are lumped together I would say yes. It's Kalego speculating why he eats so much and presumably ruling out it being for magical reasons.

Second paragraph, uh, Iruma needs to make more friends in other classes? lol That said, Kalego does not appear to have any actual pressing concerns and Iruma is doing fine at school on a social level despite that.

Kalego has also noticed that Iruma walks to school and very noticeably did not fly in the flying race. Doesn't know why, but he is noticing. It's a good thing Kalego is aware that Iruma is human now and never tried to put him in flight classes b/c oh no. That would have been bad.

Also Kalego noticing Iruma interacting with classmates like Sabro and Clara, and his willingness to, indulge them ig.]

[nyaagolor]

Paldean Elite Four (+ Geeta) Headcanons

They've been on my mind recently bc of all the asks I got

Rika:

Rika is the office gossip QUEEN. She knows everything about everyone, so if you need or want to know something you ask her. She knows a guy. She also desperately wants to figure out what Larry and Geeta's Deal (tm) is. They bicker constantly, are insanely passive aggressive, but despite their opposing attitudes agree on most fundamental issues. They look like they hate each other, but Larry constantly takes on new responsibilities for the League and Geeta constantly showers him with raises and promotions. Rika has taken to snooping thru their emails and prodding Hassel for info, but he doesn't know anything either. It’s driving her nuts

Paldea had a Region’s Sexiest Man contest. Rika won. Women Want her. Despite this however she can only pick up women accidentally. If she actively tries to flirt she will fuck it up spectacularly. Just the in-universe version of this

Rika is actually on the payroll as the league receptionist and does that Elite Four thing as a side hustle for extra cash. She gets kind of embarrassed when you call her a receptionist during her Elite Four duties though because other regions often use her as an example of why the Paldean league is garbage (i.e. they're so understaffed even a receptionist can be on the E4. They must have grabbed the nearest person, etc etc). She puts on the vibe of someone chill but this in particular is a bit of a sore point for her

She hates dresses / skirts with a burning passion and refuses to wear them. If you give her a REALLY good reason it's a solid maybe, but good luck with that. She needs to stretch

Her Clodsire's name is Pancake :) I like to think all her pokemon are named after breakfast foods (which, btw, is her favorite meal of the day. She is easily bribed with good waffles)

She and Larry are drinking buddies. She does most of the drinking

Poppy:

Everyone in the league is very careful to alter their habits around Poppy. She’s small and cute and sweet and a little baby so the usual informal cursing (like Rika shouting that HR needs to “cut the bullshit”) or the smoke breaks on the roof (yes I think they all smoke) can’t happen when Poppy is around

The league spoils her rotten. Candy? Toys? Help with her kindergarten homework?? Anything for Poppy. Even Larry, who seems too strict or apathetic to care, has her drawings in his desk drawer and lets her decorate his ties. The toys in the lobby are also hers

Her parents are accountants who brought her to take your kid to work day and let her play with their Pokémon outside. Rika challenged her to a match as a joke because they had a cancellation and Geeta watched— but both were shocked that Poppy’s skill with her parents’ steel types and her own Tinkaton were unparalleled by anyone in the building. When another E4 member retired, the league decided to let Poppy battle under her parents’ names just to blow off some steam. Poppy gets to let out energy, her parents make extra money, and the elite 4 has a strong battler. Win win!

Poppy loves to braid and play with hair, so the other elite four members will often let her play with their hair and add clips while they work. Larry is Poppy’s favorite because he sits Very Very Still

If Poppy really likes the battle she had with you, she’ll give you a sticker. Geeta once walked into a meeting with a gold star directly on her forehead because Poppy stuck it there and she didn’t want to take it off where Poppy could see it, forgetting about it by the time she walked in. She later moved it to her jacket

She has nicknames for everyone except Rika, which drives Rika insane. Grandpa Hassel, Mister Larry, Miss Geeta (or Auntie sometimes) but Rika? It’s just Rika. It’s always Rika. When Hassel was babysitting her at his and Brassius’ home in Artazón, Poppy’s eyes went really wide and she asked if she had two grandpas now or if Brassius was just SUPER old. He found that insanely funny

Larry:

I saw a fic that had Larry naming his pokemon after Excel commands and I cannot stop thinking about it. It's canon in my heart. Btw if anyone knows this fic / the name pls lmk I can’t find it again but I remember his Flamigo was named COUNTIF

Larry is actually pretty wealthy, partially because he's raking in cash from his three jobs and partially because he doesn't spend money on anything but food and pokemon products. Considering that the Treasure Eatery feeds him for free and the pokemon products are provided or subsidized by the League, that leaves him with a LOT of extra income, which he uses to help out his friends or gym challengers with financial issues or simply buying them dinner

Someone added this on another post of mine but every single one of Larry’s passwords is some variation on “password”. He’s many things but creative is none of them. Also these tags are canon to me

In contrast to his outward grumpiness and seeming apathy, Larry is incredibly gentle with and good with kids. He is confident the future will be better because of them, and does what he can to encourage them. It's a big part of the reason Geeta picked him for the positions-- they have a pretty similar philosophy regarding children and the future

Geeta has been doing everything in her power to get him to quit his third job (which is not League-affiliated) because he does the best work of anyone around and his other boss is a complete and utter asshole. She's tried promoting him, telling him how valuable he is to the team, using raises, praise, and passive aggression, but nothing is working. At one point she even tried overloading him with hours so he'd be forced to quit something but that didn't work either. She's stumped. The man won't quit

That third job? I'm not actually sure what it is but I do have an AU where he's a hitman. Call that a business casuality ;)

Hassel:

He always keeps candy in his desk (and his coat pockets) because he's a teacher and wants to be prepared. It's the strawberry kind, yall know the ones. This came in handy when Poppy joined the league, so all the other members started doing it too

His family gets traditional tattoos all over, which Hassel likewise has. He'd never remove them, but still keeps them covered most of the time for modesty reasons. Brassius has filled in the gaps in the traditional dragon shapes with various flowers to show how Hassel has grown from but not forgotten his past. They look very cool and Rika is insanely jealous of that

This old man is way more fit than he appears. He's a sensitive sweetheart and prefers the arts to sports or battling, but he's still a dragon tamer and keeps up his workout regime quite meticulously. Peepaw’s fucking shredded

His favorite art medium is paint, and he loves it when the little kids have class so he can finger paint alongside them. His office in the League building is covered in art. Geeta thinks it's sweet how he remembers every piece and how emotional he gets talking about it

Hassel has a hard time turning off teacher mode, which makes his training sessions at the league insanely funny to watch. “Haxorus, we do not Guillotine our friends!”

He can, and frequently does, play classical Paldea guitar. Once his rock career fell flat, he started experimenting with the style of his new home region and fell in love. You can often find him giving impromptu concerts from his balcony in Artazon

Geeta:

As much as she micromanages others, she's more than willing to take any responsibilities herself if she can't find someone else to do them. Plumber cancelled and they need the sink fixed asap? Get her a hammer. Rika is out sick? She'll cover those emails. Part of the reason the league struggles to complain about her is that they know for all the work they're doing, she's doing double. This doesn’t necessarily mean she’s GOOD at it but she’s doing it

I’m not sure how I want to explain it backstory wise but a lot of her skin is crystalline just like the AI professors. She’s got a LOT of connections to Area Zero and her top priority is making sure nothing goes in and nothing gets out. The professor hates her. The feeling is mutual

No one has ever seen her blink

She’s incredible at traditional Paldean dances. When Hassel plays classical guitar, she’ll dance along, and it’s magical to watch

That whole thing about not being able to hold back during battles? It’s a PR thing to make kids feel better. She’s not very good at battling. Geeta is just like (gestures at her Avalugg) I just think they're neat

A huge point of contention between her and her employees is that she takes everything literally and is terrible at reading tone. Her gym leaders are scared of her and try to drop hints about things because they think they’ll be punished if they’re too forward, but all those hints go right over Geeta’s head. The gym leaders then think Geeta is ignoring them on purpose but she’s none the wiser. Everyone is losing.

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Feel free to choose! Thank you so much! :)

This was an ask that I needed clarification for. They asked for F!Kylar x F!Reader with pet play & cage.

You look beautiful

F!Kylar x F!Reader

Prompt Event: Pet play, Cage

I have since removed pet play bc my brain goes blank when I try to write it

Words: 406

Tw: yandere, petplay

Note: I had such a hard time with this one, I'm sorry if it's not good :(

“You look so beautiful…” Kylar mumbled, staring intensely at my body in the cracked and dirty mirror. I was in another outfit of her choosing. Well, not an outfit, more like a lingerie set. She got a lot so I could show them all off for her, kinda like a fashion show.

I did a small twirl for her, doing my best to make her happy. “Really?” 

Kylar nodded repeatedly, praising me. “Yes, kitten.” She ran her small hands over my body, groping wherever she could. “You’re perfect in every way.” I blushed and played with the hem of my outfit, “Now this one.” She grabbed another outfit from the pile and handed it to me.

This went on for what felt like ages, outfit after outfit. Seeing what she liked her pet best in, which was everything. Sets, slips, chemise, babydolls, teddies, bodysuits, you name it and she loved it on me.

I was running on very little food and sleep at this point, so I was starting to feel increasingly irritated with each outfit. “No more, I’m done.” I huffed and tossed the outfit onto the bed, “I need a break.” I started to remove the overly complicated outfit I was currently in, desperately wanting to lay down and rest.

Her smile dropped, “What did you say, kitten?” There was an edge to her voice as she closed the distance, tightly gripping my waist and keeping me from removing my outfit.

I tried to shove her small frame off of me but failed, “Damnit, let go of me!” Her grip only got tighter, surely leaving bruises. She’s small, but she could be strong when she wanted to.

“You’re being a bad pet.” She grumbled and shoved me to the ground, hovering over me. “Bad pets get punished.” She grabbed my collar and shoved me into my cage, locking it once it was closed.

She only ever puts me in here for punishment, so it’s not comfortable. It’s small and the bottom is hard. “Kylar, let me out!” I begged, trying to force my way out of the cage.

She shook her head, black hair flowing. “N-no, you have to learn.” She was starting to sound like her normal unsteady self again, but her eyes were still dark. “Once you’ve learned your lesson we can play.” She was fighting an internal battler as she covered my cage with a blanket, “I’ll be back soon, kitten…”

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