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pixiegrl · 4 years ago

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no rush or anything but you said i could send mashton prompts so, “This movie is really scary, but you’re into it so I’m trying not to cover my face the whole time, but- WHAT IS THAT?” would be a lovely mashton prompt i think! love you love all the writing you do

Omg this is like an early Halloween gift. Tbh I almost had them watch an actual scary movie but it’s funnier if like...Michael is just a baby (aka me). Please enjoy the Masthon for Maggie!

On ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/26688082

Michael has a secret. Despite the fact that he is very solidly a self-proclaimed “emo kid,” Michael has never seen Nightmare Before Christmas. He is 25 years old and Michael has not seen what is the probably the most classic emo kid movie. There’s a reason for it though. Michael’s other secret. Michael hates scary movies. Halloweentown made him cry as a kid. The skeletons, the goblins, the ghost in the screen? Michael had screamed and hid in the bathroom, crying until Calum promised that he would turn off and they could watch something else. Michael still hasn’t finished it, paralyzed with fear just thinking about it still. He’s an adult, with a job and a boyfriend and he still shakes a little thinking about that movie. So Nightmare Before Christmas? Out of the question, he doesn’t care if Fall Out Boy or Panic At The Disco covered songs from it. Michael doesn’t care if it’s fun or if Luke and Calum dress up as Sally and Jack for Halloween and everyone says how cute it is. Michael will not watch it.

Michael’s boyfriend, Ashton, however loves horror movies. Loves anything scary or spooky. Ashton owns every copy of Halloween and the old Universal Monster Movies. Michael would rather watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s with Luke again and have Luke sob on his shoulder before he touches any of Ashton’s movie collection. He’s planned their couples costume since January 1st, despite Michael’s protests. He’s been decorating for Halloween since August 1st, covering the apartment in cobwebs and spiders. Michael had come home one day and almost walked into the cobweb, barely holding back a scream of terror. Michael doesn’t have the heart to tell him that he doesn’t really like all of this, wants to eat candy and hide and watch literally anything else.

Ashton’s favorite holiday movie though? Nightmare Before Christmas. Ashton adores it, has so much merch for it, between cups and plates and some plushies. Can’t stop talking about how it’s his favorite and he’s sad that Calum and Luke got to do the couple costume first because now they can’t. Michael’s relieved about it. There’s no way he’s dressing up as some kind of doll with stitches on his body. He doesn’t care if it makes him a bad emo, they can take his fucking card, as he doesn’t have to be Sally.

They’re making dinner when it happens. Michael’s been busy, focusing on the mac and cheese he’s stirring on the stove while Ashton cuts up some chicken. Ashton’s talking about the movie for the 20th time this week, mentioning that the local theater is doing a shadow play for it and how they should go and get all dressed up and have a good time for date night when Michael finally blurts it out.

“I’ve never seen it before!”

There’s a long pause. Michael knows Ashton is staring at him, the sound of the knife hitting the cutting board no longer there. Michael can feel the hole Ashton is burning into the side of his head as he stares.

“What do you mean you haven’t seen Nightmare Before Christmas?”

“That! I mean that! I never saw it as a kid because I don’t like scary movies!”

“It’s not a scary movie though? It’s claymation, it’s meant for kids. Disney made it. And you’re the emo kid!” Ashton says, tone raising in confusion and indignation.

Michael turns to his boyfriend, flustered and red faced, “Well I was a kid and it scared me! That stupid sack creature with the bugs? I hated it!”

“That’s the main villain, how can you hate the villain!” Ashton cries, visibly upset about this.

“I don’t like horror movies. We’ve been over this.”

“Nightmare Before Christmas isn’t a horror movie, it’s art.”

“Shit and you called me the emo kid, Ash,” Michael rolls his eyes, turning back to the macaroni. He will not be shamed for this. It’s stupid and trivial for Ashton to be so worked up about this. Ashton thinks Michael’s video games are dumb how is this any different.

Ashton’s frowning. He’s cutting the chicken up into small pieces and frowning, eyebrows furrowed. Michael sighs.

“What? What could possibly be wrong now?”

“We’re going to watch it.”

“Ashton, no. We are not.”

“Yes we are. You’re my boyfriend and I love you but I love this movie and I want you to watch it with me.”

“Ashton, I love you, but I don’t like scary movies. I don’t want to watch it.”

“Please. I played FIFA for you. I hate FIFA.”

Michael sighs, put out. He’s right of course. Fuck Michael’s going to have to do this isn’t he.

“Fine. I’ll watch the stupid movie.”

Ashton grins, wide and bright, beaming as he planted a kiss on Michael’s cheek. Michael refuses to give in. He’s already dreading this movie.

***

Ashton’s turned the movie into a production. He’s gotten popcorn and candy (M&Ms and Reese’s) and begged Michael to bake the pumpkin cupcakes he likes so much. Michael had grumbled about it because he doesn’t even want to watch the stupid movie, but he’s weak in the face of his boyfriend asking nicely with kisses. All in all, they’ve created the perfect mood for a Halloween movie and Michael wishes they were watching anything besides Nightmare Before Christmas. Michael is still planning how he can get Ashton to watch The Lost Boys instead, the only vampire movie Michael’s ever watched or enjoyed when Saturday night rolls around and Ashton insists it’s time to start the movie.

Ashton’s practically vibrating with excitement as he hits play on the movie, snuggling down into the couch next to Michael. He throws one arm around Michael’s shoulders, looking expectantly at him as the opening song starts. Michael can admit, visually the movie is interesting. The claymation of it is amazing, considering the movie’s from 1993.

They’re not even two minutes in and Michael’s already ansty. There’s a character singing about having snakes for fingers, with the creepiest looking, long fish like face. Michael feels like it’s staring directly at him through the TV screen. He’s relieved when some vampires show up and then immediately unsettled when the Mayor turns his body around. Michael keeps shooting looks at Ashton, who’s so focused on the screen he’s not looking at Michael. Logically Michael knows the movie isn’t scary, but it’s just unsettling enough for Michael to feel a little freaked out.

By the end of the first song, Michael’s decided that he does not like the movie. The creatures are unsettling. The rag doll’s arm has ripped off and stuffing pops out. Michael flinches, glancing over that Ashton. Ashton’s still watching the movie in awe, face lit up. He will say the little ghost dog is cute though. He’s trying to focus on that at least.

“I like the dog,” Michael comments when Ashton looks at him, expectantly. Ashton grins widely, grabbing Michael’s hand.

“I knew you’d say that, Zero’s so cute and you love dogs.”

The skeleton is singing on screen now, the rag doll back with her creepy eyelashes and stitches and Michael remembers Luke’s costume now. Although he doesn’t remember it looking so strange on Luke. The skeleton pops his head off, referencing Shakespeare, popping his head back and smiling too widely for Michael’s low fear tolerance. He squeaks, hand making an aborted move to cover his face. Ashton barely notices, too wrapped up in the movie to pay attention. Michael would pout about it, but he’s just hoping this movie will be over soon.

“He’s going to Christmastown now,” Ashton whispers. Michael snaps his attention back to the screen, seeing the snow on the movie. He relaxes slightly. Christmas seems safe. No monsters or ghouls or creepy things to scare him. Although, maybe it’s the art style but the elves are still creepy. God, Michael regrets finding a boyfriend who likes scary things. He’d be having less heartaches now. He’s barely controlling having to cover his eyes when they go back to Halloweentown. The vampire is pulling his eye out and Michael gags a little. He really doesn’t like the little creepy doctor either, he looks like a fish gone wrong.

“Do you like it?” Ashton asks. Michael hums, trying not to make eye contact with Ashton. God this movie isn��t even that good, nevermind the scary bits. The only thing good about this is the cute dog.

“It’s fine,” Michael says, drifting his attention back to the movie, hoping he doesn’t have to tell Ashton he doesn’t like the movie. Do they all stop singing soon?

The kids are unsettling. The kids are really unsettling. Michael is really trying to not cover his eyes now. They’re too green and blue, with creepy little eyes and the girl has stringy hair. Michael’s starting to wonder if he takes out his phone and starts messing around will Ashton get mad at him. He thinks there’s still like an hour left of this movie. He wants it to be over already.

Michael’s not fully paying attention when the sack monster shows up. He’s only half looking at the screen, hoping if he doesn’t look he’ll stop being so scared. He glances up and all he sees is spiders coming out of the sack creatures eyes.

Michael screams. He screams loudly, too startled and creeped out to care. There’s insects coming out of the sack creature and he can’t take this anymore.

“What the FUCK is that?” Michael screams, pointing at the sack that now has a snake tongue.

Ashton jumps, turning to Michael wide eyed, “That’s the main villain Michael.”

“I can’t do this anymore. I can’t watch this I’m sorry and I love you, but I can’t do this,” Michael stands up, covering his eyes a little. He hates agreeing to this; he doesn’t want to watch this anymore.

“But it’s not even-”

“I don’t care if it’s not over I don’t want to finish it Ashton it’s freaking me out,” Michael mumbles, face still covered. Ashton makes a little sound, but there’s shuffling and the movie clicks off. Ashton rugs gently on Michael, forcing him to sit down. He wraps Michael up in a hug, resting his chin on his head.

“Sweetheart I’m sorry. I really like this movie and I didn’t think it would scare you so bad.”

“I’m not scared, just freaked out a little,” Michael protests even though he’s still hiding a little. Ashton snorts like he doesn’t believe him.

“We can watch something else instead. What about Scooby Doo?”

“Not the zombie one. Too scary.”

“That’s a children’s movie Michael.”

“And I don’t like the zombies in it.”

“Aw, I can leave the light on for you tonight to help you sleep.”

“Shut up or I’m making you sleep on the couch.”

“Probably for the best. Gotta protect you from the zombies.”

“I hate you.”

Ashton laughs, kissing Michael gently, “No you don’t.”

“Fine I don’t.”

“Besides if you kicked me out of bed, who would help battle the claymation monsters trying to break in.”

Michael rolls his eyes, but let’s Ashton tease him anyway. He snuggles into Ashton, as he clicks out of the movie, trying to hunt for something better for them to watch. Michael may hate Halloween, but at least he loves Ashton. Even if he’ll have nightmares now.

#my writing #mashton #michael clifford #ashton irwin #it's a little mashton for maggie #as a treat #calumsclifford #god this was fun to write #michael and i are one

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sumeshi-t · 4 years ago

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the idea of making hc’s of children is sosososo cute. i’ll follow ur steps chloe @akaashit-baeji lolol this is gonna be really self-indulgent buuut my excuse is that it’s my birthday so here it goes... i'm writing the last half of this with a hangover and a bad case of dysmenorrhea... sucks 2 be me

Oikawa Teru (及川輝)

his name “輝“ means “bright”, and this boi lives up to it because, let’s face it, he’s gonna be like his dad. he embodies this “brightness”, in a way that he’s smart, and he makes sure he and his team’s (or whichever team he’s going to be in) will shine on the court

wavy/curly hair and a victim of my and his dad’s astigmatism. always has this cheeky smile, and he gets my brimming energy so he’s really approachable and charming

very good with words; it’s like he always knows what to say

when he plays he also wears contact lenses

but don’t be fooled. in their generation, it’s him who has to put iwaizumi’s son in check. he knows everything about his teammates too, he knows more than what he lets on (which sometimes, they find creepy, but they all know he means well)

anyway, unlike his dad, he doesn’t really mind having geniuses around. instead, he watches them very closely; something like “mutualism”. he knows what he lacks and he knows he can learn from them too, vice versa.

is into horror games. in his free time, he and his sister take turns playing. and they decide it by seeing who can last the longest without flinching/screaming. he’s annoyed because his sister’s better at it

has fans, ngl. i mean look at him. however, the female fans especially, are pretty on guard. he’s approachable, but anytime they see him with his sister... they back out. he doesn’t mind, he loves his sister and it actually amuses him. he’s the same when it comes to the boys who hang around her too!

basically protective siblings who are always there for eo

is very neat. can’t concentrate when something is out of place. he keeps his nails short, has a somewhat flowery scent. yes, he uses female perfumes because he despises strong smells.

bug-catching was his childhood hobby just like mine’s was. used to sneak beetles in iwaizumi’s son’s backpack back then

he will never admit it but he actually asks his sister for fashion tips because his taste sucks ass so bad

basically his major problem or issue in life is getting compared to his father (he’s also a setter). he hates that so much, being hidden in the shadow of his dad, and when people just recognize him for being oikawa tooru’s son.

something he and ushijima’s child relate to so strongly. they’re friendly rivals; might end up being teammates in their career hmm

so when he’s the one stressed, he skips practice for a day just so he could recollect his thoughts. usually stays in the library to read books he picked up based on the titles; might either open up to iwa or his sister later on, it depends. then when he’s okay, he doubles the amount of training

Oikawa Rie (及川麗恵) it’s /ri-ye/ oki

so the kanjis are: "麗" meaning, beautiful and "恵" is blessed. tooru thought of this name obviously

also has curly hair like mine. has that tiny mole below her eye just like i do. actually has lots of moles over her body; one time she fell asleep on the couch her brother drew connecting lines between the moles on her arm and called them constellations. it was nice she thought but still, the next day, teru had to wear a band-aid over his nose bridge.

she’s just a year younger. is less “vibrant” than her brother, a bit more serious. has a resting bitch face and she’s not even sorry about it and i love her for that

she’s actually relieved she looks like that, or else she knows the girls in her class would flock to her just to get in her brother’s pants. usually brushes them off with “ask him, not me” or “do you think that’s any of my concern?”

her tongue her words damn never get to this baby girl’s bad side she’s gonna burn you alive. like fr when she’s angry, oh she’s gonna show you that she’s angry. but tbh she's very sweet, leaves little notes or little gifts to her friends every now and then

she just doesn’t want her brother’s heart to be broken (she’s heard stories from her mom about her dad’s many hs exes), and she knows teru’s struggles

therefore

doesn’t really like volleyball that much. it’s because she didn’t get to grow up with her dad around, she felt like it separated her from him. she’s not mad at him though. she’s very supportive of him and her brother.

used to play vb though when they were kids. but that’s all it was for her

she’s the team’s honorary manager lol the occasional “i brought you guys sumn” or “something-kun, a girl from my class says she likes you so do your best” etc

the team’s lil sister how bout that

despite being tolerant of horror games, this girl is vvvv squeamish. she cries at the sight of internal organs or blood. biology lab was the worst time of her life

when she dug up my hs videos she was shook to discover i once did theater. and thus begins her interest in theater too

and??? baby girl is actually???? really really good????

the girls she used to shut down nicknamed her “prima”, short for “prima donna” she hates it. hates it more when her closest theater buddy was the one who spread that around

immediately went to the gym to spike some balls from her brother. baby girl was crying because she was just so pissed.

she was given ice cream and sweets afterwards. ugh it’s so cute idk she’s baby to the team skksksk they protecc

in that upcoming play, her first ever performance, the whole team got front row seats and howled when she came on during curtain call; it was vvv sweet and memorable even if the guys were kinda reprimanded afterwards lmao

which is why, in return, boiis also have a hard time approaching her because damn??? the vb team as your knights???? excuse me???

oh have i mentioned she has a sweet tooth? mygod. she has a stash of sweets in her room. teru has had to sneak some away because she might get tooth aches or diabetes

her pastel nail polish is arranged by shade, her body clock is fucked up lmao she hates the mornings; has succulents by her window which she names after various characters from books/plays etc she’s for sure gonna be a theater actress tho

asks help from iwa’s son for math. even her brother’s 0% help. teru is smart but a terrible teacher. she’s an above-average student and that’s all that matters for her. she can leave the spotlight to her brother because she only craves one type of spotlight

Miya Seiichi (宮聖一) and Miya Seiji (宮聖二)

their names literally mean “聖” sacred then “一” is one, and “二” is two

atsumu thought it was funny. when they were kids, seiichi’s nickname was “juan” and seiji’s was “tutu” (i gave them the nicknames)

when the twins discovered the meaning behind the nicknames, they hated it. especially seiji, he despises it vvv much

so when they were hs, seiichi = chi, seiji = ji for the people they're close with

as we can see here, the twins unfortunately got my curls. seiichi likes his hair as is. he doesn’t like the thought of dyeing his hair just to be differentiated from his twin. in fact he enjoys twin jokes, enjoys tripping people up about it. seiji on the other hand, grew tired of his brother’s jokes and by the time hs started, he sacrifices his soft hair.

between the two, seiji is the one who has my ugly eyesight. add to the fact that he reads a lot (once he starts he can’t put it down. so he reads in the dark, in a moving car etc)

the piercings was a thing that happened between them, and their cousins (which were also twins wtf)–it was a 2v2 vb thing and they lost

surprisingly, the cousins weren't pleased bc atsumu didn't scold them for getting piercings (but for playing half-heartedly). seiichi wanted the piercings tho tbh it was the perfect excuse. ngl, seiji also wanted them.

first let's talk abt seiichi, aside from the fact he also got my mole (he feels it makes him look cuter tho)

seiichi's into vb, but not a setter. he's the ace. may or may not push through with it as a career. he hasn't decided yet. is actually a bit sad that seiji didn't join the vb club in hs, he wanted them to be like his dad and uncle.

seiichi doesn't have any uh, quirks like shutting the whole cheer squad up like his dad does. but he usually dribbles the ball five times before any serve (this is something i did before) and he likes the 'ooooh hey' thing the crowd does when he goes for a serve

his side of the room doesn't have much stuff going on except workout equipment. he follows what exercise plan i give him as da PT mom that i am, and he is very strict with his diet and with what he eats–he's close to not needing a calorie counter anymore; but not a picky eater. he loves his uncle's cooking very much and he is jealous he can't cook even if he tries

he can do beatboxing, he learned it through youtube lmao his spotify playlists are da bombest; he learns a lot in youtube tho in his free time. his current interest is magic tricks and french (he thinks he can use it to woo that girl from class 4)

he hates insects, and hates mess. he has had to scold his twin about it that it escalated to them having this imaginary line in the middle of the room

anyway, he's straightforward. but not rude. he just doesn't like any pretenses so he says what he thinks or feels is right. may or may not have led to some misunderstandings, but he owns up to his mistakes if he crossed a line

next, seiji

even if he looks like a nerd with his glasses tbh he is not he actually hates studying. you can love reading without having to love studying right? he's that dude

the only time that he regrets dyeing his hair was when he realizes couldn't change identities so his brother could take his exam for him

his side of the room is littered with his sketches, notes from books, pencils everywhere – he drew a bunch of ants one time on a paper and made it look like they're real ass ants and placed it on seiichi's pillow

to solve this problem, atsumu has planned to give him a tablet for his next birthday

quits vb in hs because he kinda lost interest? he still finds it fun but he doesn't wanna be put under the pressure that his dad and uncle left for them lmao

he's in art clubs tho

he designs banners/posters for the team anyway. they use his strategic mind from the shit he's read for any plays and stuff so when he's not drawing, he's thinking

he might look like he has no emotions, but tbh he is more emotional and empathetic than his brother. he cries easily over the simplest things, like those grandparents vids, or rescuing animals and stuff

and thats why he doesn't let people in too much bc he knows he'll be hurt (dw seiichi knows this vvv well, and even if they do have arguments, he loves his lil bro and helps him about this)

has once begged to have a cat at home–seiichi didn't want bc he knows his twin is gonna leave him for clean up lmao

he can cook period.

he's gonna either be an architect or an animator, still hasn't decided.

his music taste sucks lmao. his youtube recents are filled with cooking stuff; in constant conversation with his uncle abt cooking lol it be cute sometimes atsumu is jealous bc he feels his son is closer to his brother than with him

he is forgetful that's why his stuff is messy lol he keeps misplacing stuff, sometimes it's literally in front of him and he's just 'where????'

but remembers dates well, remembers plays well. he's good at nitpicking tiny nearly insignificant details. just anything outside studying? he's good. dw he passes his classes but he hates giving effort for that shit lololol

#haikyuu #haikyuu headcanons #saleeta

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xaz-fr · 5 years ago

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A Manor in ATLAS

@deadpool-scar-bro @hikayelastoria @cornsnoot-fr @redlion-fr @mushroomdraggo @murdoch-fr @tales-around-sornieth @frxemriss @rainhearts-hatchery @rexcaliburr-fr @starry-ampelope @plainstriderbard @reanimatedfr @ally-fr @golden-lionsnake @rookfern @khadjin-fr (let me know if you’d like to be added to the lore pinglist) Dragons are anthro. This is exactly how the Master found half of his concubines. Just wandering around and then ‘oh, you seem nice. How’d you like to live with me? Usually with Neph giving in A LOOK to not be fucking weird. And more Neph trying his best wit Sammy,

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Despite the lightning flickering overhead there was no rain predicted for the day. A group of them were going out to a street market. Partially to help with Tanduay’s anxious nerves about being somewhere new and partially because everyone was quite ready to get out of the Manor.

Nephilim had opted not to leave Samael with Zurina to babysit like he usually did and instead was taking him with him while hanging off the Master’s arm. Which, of course, meant Reivyn hadn't come. He couldn't stand to see Nephilim hanging off the Master. Nephilim had Samael on his hip and Fayne was carrying the umbrella if it was needed later.

They weren't nearly the most colorful dragons in ATLAS but even in this area they were the most well dressed. Nephilim smiled as Samael squirmed around in his arm, not trying to get out, just wanting to see everything. This was the first time he'd brought Samael out into the city.

The street market was a few blocks away from the Chattering Heart, the theater district neighborhood in which they lived in, and took up nearly the entire length of Vesknor Street in one of the poorer neighborhoods. Not the poorest as it bordered one of the tech neighborhoods and the theater district. It mostly served those on lunch breaks with food stands and supplied the many theaters and restaurants with ingredients. Tanduay had been wanting to come for a while but she was far too nervous to come by herself, thus the group of them.

Nephilim let go of the Master when they entered the street market to keep a better grip on his son who was amazed by all the street vendors and the noise, his myriad of eyes straining open to see all the colors and shapes and all the different dragons and Beastclans selling things. Anael was with Tanduay and her daughter Vernay at the front looking for ingrediants. Innya and Candlestone had been drafted into carrying the groceries so Nephilim was in the back of the group with the Master and trying to keep his son secure.

After about a block he decided to just put Samael down but wrapped his long tail around the child's and kept an eye on him. He perked up when the Master put an arm around his waist. “Its nice out, hmm?” he asked Nephilim.

“For ATLAS, I suppose yes,” Nephilim shrugged, making sure his tail stayed coiled around his son’s. Samael was standing on his tip toes to see over a counter at some cactus fruit grown in a greenhouse in the outer reaches of the city.

“Come now, surely you can appreciate the lightning?”

“Not… very well,” Nephilim admitted, hardly paying attention to the Master but to Samael. His eyes had never been great at seeing things far away because of what they were. Everyone thought his faceted eyes were amazing, and they were, but damn they really screwed with his ability to see things at a distance. To him lightning was just flashes in the sky.

“Hmmm. I will have to convince Leon to look into using a camera. I'm sure he will be able to capture some images so you can see them properly. Lightning storms here are quite remarkable.”

“That would be nice,” Nephilim said, still distracted making sure he didn't lose grip on his son’s tail.

“Are you feeling alright, Nephilim? You don’t seem as excited as usual.”

Nephilim didn't give him an annoyed look despite wanting to. He was busy making sure his son didn’t get lost! He didn't really have the ability to do two things at once like that. He’d always been awful at doing two things at once and he knew if he was distracted for a moment his tail would loosen it’s grip on Samael’s. But he couldn’t say that to the Master. The Master… well to say he hadn’t been thrilled about him and Rei somehow making an egg out of energy would be an understatement. His many eyes weren't even worth the novelty to him as Azrael also had many eyes. It was super annoying when his Daddy and boyfriend pretty much hated each other.

He just lied instead. “Sorry, I’m feeling a bit peckish. It's hard to focus when on an empty stomach.”

“This is why you shouldn’t skip breakfast, Nephilim,” the Master tutted. “But there are food stalls. Let’s go find something, hmm?”

“Yes, sounds great,” and Nephilim tugged Samael back closer to him and grabbed his hand instead. That was easier to keep ahold of. He did also keep his tail coiled around his son’s body too.

“Fayne, go ahead and make sure the girls are fine. Then come back and find us,” the Master said.

“Of course, Master,” Fayne bobbed his head and walked around them, carrying the umbrella under his arm.

“This way, Nephilim,” the Master pulled him along and Nephilim went right along. Samael tried to stop and look at things but between his hand and Nephilim’s tail there was no stopping. They came to a tent stall under a rain covering with four stools at a bar on one side. They were serving some Expanse delicacy.

“Daddy, daddy,” Samael pulled his hand, “See see,” he pointed at the food stall.

“You want to see?” and he leaned down to pick Samael up so he could see what they could see. “Smells good, doesn’t it?” he cooed as he showed his son the food stall. The Master was ordering them food while they looked.

“Yummy yummy!” Samael squeaked.

“Yes. Very yummy,” Nephilim said. “That’s a grill. Can you say grill?”

“Krill.”

Nephilim giggled. “No, baby, grill.”

“Griiiiill,” he said.

“That’s right. A grill.” The grill had some thickly marinated food on it for all diets from giant slices of mushroom and citrus to bugs nearly as big as Nephilim’s hand to perfect cubes of meat and seafood. “Look at how yummy,” he pointed at the cooking chunks of fish.

“Yummy yummy,” and then some gibberish of Samael trying to talk. He could say some words but actual sentences was hard for him.

Nephilim looked over and saw the Master was finishing the purchase. He went and sat at the bar, sitting Samael down next to him. The master came with paper plates with several delicacies on it, mostly for Nephilim as the Master had a stricter diet than Nephilim did. “For you,” he said and set the plate on the bar.

“I’ve had Tanduay’s cooking for so long I fear I won’t enjoy anything else,” Nephilim said even as he picked up a tortilla filled with a mixture of jewel toned beetles and tiny, perfectly white, fish, with some sort of vegetable on top. He took a bite, realized it was way too spicy for Samael, and ate the rest.

“Well it seems not,” the Master chuckled, picking up a kebob that was all slices of seasoned fruits.

“You’re right, I don’t know what I even thinking,” Nephilim grinned. He tasted something else. Really he was just trying to find something that wouldn't make Samael complain. Zurina warned him that babies were picky eaters and fuck Nephilim hated that bit. Finding things his son ate outside of the Manor was going to be harder than he thought. Especially because everything was so good but had a lot of spices and flavors he knew Samael would hate. Samael’s favorite food was literally the wheat grass Tanduay grew in the kitchen for decoration. If Nephilim didn't love Samael so much he’d think his son was an idiot. But he realized nothing here would suit him and he probably wasn't even hungry. Nephilim would find something bland for him later.

While they ate the Master mostly talked at him and Nephilim was a good listener. He'd nod now and then, listening, while also making sure Samael was still on his stool with a tail tip. The Master was talking about a meeting he'd had with Setekh. Just a weekly report about what ATLAS was doing with Pera he could report back to the Alliance to assure them he was still in good health.

“Wait wait, go back, what was that?” Nephilim asked when the Master was telling him about some of the security footage he'd been shown of Pera just on fire.

“Which part, darling?” the Master asked, leaning on the bar, propping up his head with a palm.

“With Jericho.”

The Master chuckled. “Ah, yes. I will show it to you later instead hmm? It was the greatest display of ‘I can’t deal with this’ I’ve seen from that young drake.” Nephilim laughed.

“Ah, found you,” Fayne walked out from the crowd to appear next to them.

“Fayne. I take it the girls are well?” the Master asked.

“Tanduay is partially smoke but I assume it was from excitement. Innya and Candlestone were well laden with bags when I last saw them,” Fayne said. “I told them at the end of the market to wait for us and we’d be there in short order as we wouldn’t be as distracted by needing to try everything,” something like a smile crossed his lips.

“Very good,” the Master nodded.

“They were quite far ahead of us. I suggest we don’t dawdle much longer.”

“Oh course, of course. Come, Nephilim, lets keep going,” and the Master slid off the stool. Nephilim nodded and turned to get Samael but… the stool was empty. “Nephilim?” the Master asked as the area around them dropped no less than ten degrees from Nephilim’s sudden dread.

“Samael?” Nephilim ignored the Master. He got off the stool and started looking around the stall. “Samael?” He looked over the stall and under the bar to make sure he wasn’t hiding and moved away from the stall to the next one. “Samael, where’d you go?” the Master and Fayne were completely forgotten as Nephilim felt panic rising up in his throat.

He’d been keeping a close eye on his son. Then as soon as he engaged in the conversation about Jericho been distracted enough to miss Samael just… JUST WANDER OFF!

He quickly started moving through the crowd, keeping his eyes down, looking for his shimmering black wings and myriad of curious green eyes. Rei had suggested a bright ribbon on one antler before they’d left to stand out against his midnight coloring. Nephilim was looking for that as much as anything else.

He started when someone grabbed his arm. “Nephilim,” it was the Master. Nephilim looked at the Master with wide eyes.

“I-I-I— Samael,” was all he said.

“Yes. I see that. Just calm down,” he said soothingly. “He’s very small, he couldn’t have gone far,” he rubbed Nephilim’s arm comfortingly. He didn't want comfort damnit! He wanted to find his son!! He pulled out of the Master’s grasp. “Now just take a breath, let’s go about this intelligently,” he said, not unkindly. “And draconically, no need to run around like a foolish Longneck,” and in a spark of pure light a spell shot up into Nephilim’s chest and a golden ray popped out and pointed in a direction. “He’s this way,” and the Master grabbed his hand, leading him in the direction of the brief ray of light.

They walked through the market and then out and Nephilim was beside himself the entire time. The Master cast the spell again, whatever it was, and led them along the sidewalk to the corner of an alley where Nephilim saw Samael standing in front of a pile of trash. Nephilim ran up and scooped his son up. “Samael! Don’t do that!” he yelled and scolded his son harshly. “Do not go wandering around on your own like that. Understand? You scared me so badly.”

“Daddy,” Samael sniffed and Nephilim realized he was tearing up on all his eyes and his two main eyes were leaking tears. “Scary,” and he hugged Nephilim when Nephilim hugged him tightly.

The Master and Fayne approached more slowly. “See. Nothing to worry about, he’s fine,” the Master said.

“For now, yes,” Nephilim said, holding Samael to him. He was not putting Samael down again. No way. He was holding his baby the entire rest of the time they were out here.

“Oh? You’re the ones looking for him? I’m glad,” came a strange voice from the pile of garbage Samael had been standing at. Nephilim looked down and realized it wasn’t a pile of garbage, but a dragon covered in rags, living inside a cardboard box.

Nephilim leaned down a bit. “Who are you?”

“Ah- uh- no one,” they said. He was actually a rather pretty skydancer with lionfish markings and brilliantly blue tapir wings, ringlets curling at the edges of his face and down one side of his beak. He tried to hide in his box away from Nephilim’s sight.

“Did you help my son?” Nephilim asked.

“He was crying and I thought someone would be looking for him. They say you get found if you just stay in one place so.. yeah I just held him here,” they said.

“Thank you,” Nephilim said earnestly. He looked up at the Master and gave him a hard look. He didn't give a shit if the Master didn't really like Samael. He was doing something nice for this dragon who had found his son and kept him safe.

“Do you live here, friend?” the Master asked, eyeing the cardboard box.

“Yes? Is that… okay? You aren’t going to call the cops are you?”

“Why would I do that? You helped us find my Nephilim’s son,” the Master said.

“Oh good,” he breathed in relief.

Nephilim rubbed a still sniffling Samael’s back as the Master continued, “What’s your name?”

“Why?”

“Well I am trying to be generous to you but you’re making it very difficult to reward you for your help,” the Master was starting to get annoyed, how wings were half cocked open in annoyance.

“O-oh. I— I am called Zero,” he said and poked his head out of the box. He had the loveliest light blue eyes, almost the same color as the blue markings along his throat. He didn’t… have a forehead jewel.

“Zero? Well I am the Master, this is my consort, Nephilim,” he motioned to Nephilim. “You have done me a great service today.”

“Oh. You’re welcome. I uh- I don’t want any trouble.”

“Of course not. We are not here for trouble. But you seem to be in quite a predicament. Would you like help?”

“Help?”

“Yes. Help.”

“What do you want me to do?”

The Master chuckled, “Nothing, Zero. You have already done something.”

“Oh, yes. I guess so,” he swallowed. “I— I would like some help. I didn't… always live in this box.”

“I’m sure you didn’t. Now why don't you come out of there and we can find you some measure of compensation for helping us. Some food perhaps? Or maybe you'd like some new clothes?”

There was a stretch of silence and then; “You’re just nice dragons, huh?” Zero said.

“We try our best.”

“It helps we aren’t from ATLAS,” Nephilim put in helpfully.

“You aren’t?” Zero’s cerulean eyes got huge.

“No. We’re originally from a clan out on the Plateau, you wouldn’t even know who they were,” Nephilim said.

Zero sagged in relief. “Yes,” he said quietly. “Some food would be appreciated, greatly. Thank you,” and he pressed his hands together humbly, bowing his head over his fingers.

“And perhaps somewhere that isn’t a box on the sidewalk?” Nephilim gave the Master a look. The Master didn't react other than for his antenna to twitch. “Come on, Zero,” and he offered Zero his hand. Zero stared at his hand before taking it tentatively. Nephilim pulled him out of the box and to his feet. “His name is Samael, by the way,” he said, meaning his sweet boy who'd stopped crying and was just clinging to to Nephilim, his tail wound around Nephilim’s arm several times.

“I’m glad he’s safe. This part of ATLAS isn’t the safest for cute hatchlings,” he grimaced.

“Let’s go find you something to eat, hmm?” Nephilim asked nicely. He kept hold of Zero’s hand as he led him back into the market, he cast a glance back at the Master and saw him talking quietly to Fayne who was nodding now and then. He looked away from them. “What’s your favorite food?”

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The last time I visited the Metropolitan Theater was more than a decade ago. Vangie Tan and I joined a tour of the Manila Central Post Office, the Metropolitan Theater and the Arroceros Forest Park. The Met then was closed to the public. Inside, it was dark and dank. The orchestra pit was filled with water. In spite of its dilapidated state, here and there were glimpses of its former glory - the twisting iron rails that formed words, colorful geometric designs on lamps, bas relief of what seemed to be the Muses on panels, and, of course, those golden mangoes and bananas that lined the ceiling. A theater bug, I immediately fell in love with the place. But that tour didn't end well for me. The moment I stepped out of the Met, my head started to ache. All of a sudden, I felt feverish, and I started shivering. Vangie immediately hailed a taxi for me so that I could immediately go home. As I was boarding the taxi, someone from the group remarked, "Nagustuhan siya ng nasa loob!" Maybe it was a desire to come to terms with that frightening incident, or maybe I simply wanted to see the Met in its new glory, I immediately accepted Ian Alfonso's invitation to attend a staging of Fr. Eduardo Hontiveros, SJ's "Panuluyan: Dasal Pamasko." My friend and fellow heritage conservation advocate, Jaztyn Sichon, joined me. The newly-restored Met was a pleasant surprise. It's as if the theater never went through its dark and dank past. Cleaned and installed with lights, it seemed to have exorcised its ghosts. The restoration is not perfect, but it has certainly brought the Met back to life. Thankfully, no untoward incident happened to me that night. Instead, I enjoyed meeting for the first time in person the people I met online during the pandemic - Bryan Ferrer, Odie de la Cruz and Eufy Agbayani. Jaztyn and I even got to have a photo opportunity with our idol, Xiao Chua. Hopefully, there will be more events at the Met where we will see each other again. #manilamania (at The Metropolitan Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXqNY0BPyxq/?utm_medium=tumblr

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You load a wrong way to get here?

…come again?

Ahh, you rode a long way to get here. Gotcha.

Having a hard time understanding your students?

If you, the teacher, can’t understand their ESL pronunciation, you can assume that many others won’t be able to, either.

Try using a tongue twister in a game of Telephone, where each student whispers the phrase to the next. It will become delightfully tangled and you may end up with a whole new twister to use in class. Create your own worksheets so students can dissect the phrases and figure out what they mean. This is great practice for learning that sometimes. Mar 5, 2020 - If you are doing the whisper challenge and you want to make it hard for the other person to guess correctly, try these fun whisper challenge phrases. The facilitator then whispers a message to one neighboring person. The message will now be passed round the circle by whispering to the next person and the next, until it reaches the last person at the other end of the circle (just before the facilitator). Ask the last person to say the sentence aloud.

How do you remedy this problem? With tongue twisters!

These fun phrases can trip up even the most fluent speakers with alliteration and confusing combinations of words. Students of all ages love learning with these phrases, and they can add a whole new level of learning to your class.

The first step to pronunciation mastery? Identify the issues!

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Common Troubles with ESL Pronunciation

The first language a student speaks is the one that will set the tone for their English pronunciation. So you’ll want to watch for languages that don’t have all the same sounds as in English. For example, in Spanish, “b” and “v” sound the same, though both letters technically exist. Likewise, Koreans and Chinese tend to have difficulty with “l” and “r.” Understanding your students’ native language will help you select the areas they need to work on. The trick is to identify the problems caused by the first language, and then you can choose the best tongue twisters to work with.

Some of the more common issues for English students include:

Aspiration: In English, we use a small expulsion of air to enunciate some letters. Try saying “P” or “Ch” or “K” to test this. You’ll notice a puff of air leaves your lips.

Mouth Shape and Tongue Position: Many foreign languages require very different mouth shapes for words. This results in difficulties for those learning English. Make sure your students know where their tongue needs to be and how to shape their mouth.

Throat Vibrations: In English, certain sounds make the throat vibrate. Try saying “g” to feel this for yourself. Now try saying “k.” While your mouth is exactly the same for each of these, they sound different. This can be difficult for students to differentiate.

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Introducing Tongue Twisters to Your Class

Are you ready for the good fun of everyone tangling their tongues up in knots? These activities can result in rambunctious laughter, so be prepared! They’ll have a blast and so will you. But first…how are you going to set them up?

Listening or Reading?

Whether you’re working on listening skills or reading ability, you can always find tongue twisters to match the weaknesses of your students. However, keep in mind that a combination of both listening and reading practice is necessary for beginners to keep their level balanced. Their understanding of pronunciation will benefit greatly from being able to read the words as they hear them, particularly when there are words that they may not recognize. You might try this by writing a phrase on the board and then asking your students to let you know what they think it says.

While there’s no real reason not to work on the meaning of each word, keep in mind that a lot of these twisters are just for fun and most don’t make a lot of sense. They’re just good practice!

Tip: It’s good idea to practice any tongue twisters yourself before presenting them to the class so you won’t stumble over them. Embarrassing!

Implementing Your Tongue Twisters

Whether you decide to simply say the tongue twister or write it out, there are a ton of great methods for making use of all the the fun.

Try using a tongue twister in a game of Telephone, where each student whispers the phrase to the next. It will become delightfully tangled and you may end up with a whole new twister to use in class.

Create your own worksheets so students can dissect the phrases and figure out what they mean. This is great practice for learning that sometimes, words are just for fun.

Another good idea is to take some time to examine the letter sounds in the twists you use. Have students repeat the difficult sounds (v or b, l or r, etc.) a few times before attempting the whole thing.

Why not hold competitions to see who can fire off a twisted sentence without tripping up? The student with the fewest mistakes wins!

Tips for Pronunciation Success

The majority of the twists shown here are for specific sound types. You’ll want to make sure your students understand how to pronounce each sound, so take a minute before you start to go over the letter sounds you think they’ll find difficult.

For letters that require aspiration, try having students hold something light like a tissue or streamer in front of their face. When they say the letter properly, the item should move as they let out the burst of air.

A mirror can also be very helpful in allowing students to shape their mouths correctly and to see that their tongue is in the correct position. You may also want to draw the correct positions on the board and make sure you form your letter sounds very precisely so students can copy you effectively.

If a twister is less than five words, it’s usually a good idea to have students repeat it three times. This will tend to trip your students up. Start slowly, by pronouncing each word carefully and having them say it after you, then speed things up as they get the hang of it.

While tongue twisters in general are excellent for pronunciation, you can use specific ones to work on specific weaknesses. If your students tend to have problems with consonant blends, for example, you’ll want to use twists that encourage the correct pronunciation of those.

Get your quiet students talking with a few of these beauties!

Consonant Blends

Two consonants that form a blended sound can be hard for new English speakers. Build up their confidence with these:

She sells seashells by the seashore

I saw a kitten eating chicken in the kitchen

I thought I thought of thinking of thanking you

Slim slam slap

A big black bug snoozed on a big black rug

He threw three free throws

Thin sticks, thick bricks

Fred fed Ted bread and Ted fed Fred bread

L vs. R

Some of your students may have difficulty saying L and R. Asian language speakers often confuse the two letter sounds, so these tongue twisters are perfect practice.

Red lorry, yellow lorry

Truly rural

I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream

Rolling red wagons

Red blood, bad blood

B vs. V

Spanish speakers frequently pronounce these two letters the same way, making it very hard to hear the difference. These rhymes will get your students speaking clearer.

Blue blurry vines blind

Betty loves the velvet vest best

Barber baby bubbles and a bumblebee

Burnt base, vicious vase

Vivacious Val vacuumed Violet’s very vivid vehicle

Vowels

The correct pronunciation of vowels is essential if your students are going to be fluent in their new language. These tongue twisters will give them plenty of practice with enunciating their vowels. Ilightshow.

Eddie edited Earl’s easy music

Gooey gopher guts

Excited executioner exercising his excising powers excessively

Annie ate eight Arctic apples

An orange oval spooks the odd operative

An awful aardvark and an aching ape ate an antelope

Bonus Twists

These ones can be a good way to fill a little extra time between classes or simply to break the tension in a classroom. Better yet, ask your students to share tongue twisters in their native language, too. Nothing is more entertaining than seeing the teacher attempt a funny twist in another language!

Printed papers under pressure make pens prickle

The poor boar pours batter over his putter

Six sticky skeletons

Thunder sunders thick sticks

If you find success with this pronunciation practice, make sure you always keep an eye out for more twisters to help your class speak as accurately and accessibly as possible.

Everyone loves a good jumble…you can even make your own!

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It's that time of year again – time to enjoy a few Christmas party games, buy presents, and of course get together with cherished friends and beloved family.

Christmas games may play an important role in your Christmas party, so you want to make sure you have some crowd favorites as well as some unique games that people may not have played before. The types of games you choose also depend on your guests – if you're throwing a family Christmas party, you want games people of all ages can enjoy, or you may want to arrange some separate Christmas party activities for the kids to keep them occupied while the adults eat and talk. But of course, there are also plenty of Christmas games for adults.

With the right choice of games you can make your Christmas party one your guests will never forget.

The Gift Wrapping Race

Although there are many classic Christmas party games that have been played around the world for decades, we don't all want to follow the crowd. If you have a fairly off-beat group of friends or family together for Christmas, you might want to try unveiling a unique game they haven't heard of before. Here's a good one, courtesy of the Moms Who Think website: turn wrapping gifts into a Christmas party game. You don't need to use actual gifts for this – empty boxes will do the trick. You need the box, wrapping paper, scissors and tape. Put each of these items at a different place around the room (you need one of each per team – in other words, for two teams you need two rolls of wrapping paper, two pairs of scissors, and two rolls of tape). The game works as a relay race. There should be one box for everyone competing, as well as one person to referee and judge the competition. The judge says, 'Start,' and then the first person from each team must race to wrap their box. Once the first person finishes wrapping their 'gift,' the next person in the team can begin – until everyone on each team has wrapped a box. Obviously, the main aim is to wrap all the boxes faster than the other team – but the fastest team doesn't necessarily win. That's what the referee is for. Points can be won not just for speed, but also for how good each gift looks and any other criteria the judge wants to use, like points for wrapping style, straightness of taping, or how good each team looks with their boxes at the end of the game. This is a game better played with older guests – rushing around with scissors doesn't work so well for young kids :-)

Christmas Games for Kids - Hilarious Scavenger Hunts

Many of the other Christmas games here can be played with kids, but you just have to simplify them a little bit.

Charades is a good idea – it can work with kids, but if it's too hard they'll get bored straight away. The problem is, if you make it too easy any adults playing will get bored. That's why it can be good to have separate games for adults and kids to play, so everyone is entertained. When it comes to kids' games, the sillier the better! Scavenger hunts are always a big hit with younger kids, and they're perfect when you have a big group of kids that needs to be kept entertained. Before anyone arrives, hide a whole lot of candy all over your property – not just in the house, but in random places in the back yard and garage as well. When all the kids have arrived, tell them there's candy hidden all over the place.. they'll keep themselves occupied for quite a while (depending how much candy you put out, of course!).

What's In the Stocking? Christmas Bingo and Christmas Charades

You don't have to buy a bunch of props and extras for great Christmas party games – we all know our finances tend to get stretched to the limit around Christmas time, so here are some suggestions for good free party games to play during Christmas.

One good free game is called What's In The Stocking?

It's very simple – find some random objects from around the house, and get a stocking ready for the game. One person plays at a time. Blindfold the person who is playing and put an object in the stocking – make sure they don't see!

They then have to feel the object through the stocking and try to guess what it is. This is a great one because it can work with people of all ages. Obviously the downside is that you have to take turns, so let's look at a free group game.

A popular choice is Christmas Bingo.

It can work with big groups and can be played with guests of any age. Most people know how to play Bingo – the twist with Christmas Bingo is that instead of numbers, everyone has Christmas words on their card. One person can be the game leader, pulling words at random out of a hat. As each word is called out, the guests note it on their score card (this can be done by placing a button on each word, rather than marking the card, so you can use the cards over and over again). When someone crosses off every word along a column or row on their card they yell out, “Bingo!” and the game is over (until the next round). Of course, one easy way to find free Christmas party game ideas is to simply take non-Christmas games and give them a Christmas theme.

Christmas Charades

– why not play charades where everything relates to Christmas?

You can watch your friends, coworkers or family members trying to imitate Rudolph the Red-nose Reindeer or try to mime what 'snow' looks like – should be a funny experience! The same can be done with Pictionary, although you'll have to choose some topics that won't be easily guessed from a simple picture.

Trivial Pursuit with a Christmas Twist and Christmas Whispers

It can be tough to choose the right party games when you have the whole family gathered together, young and old. Games like charades often don't work very well when you have a group that spans three generations, so it's a good idea to keep a few whole-family games in your back pocket.

If you don't have any very young kids in your group, a good family game is trivial pursuit – with a Christmas twist, of course.

You'll need to do some planning for this, coming up with plenty of questions and answers and writing them on cards. For question ideas, think about common Christmas songs, the story of Santa and Rudolph, and the story of the birth of Jesus. A good example question could be: 'Who helps Santa make his toys?' (Answer: the elves.) Obviously, you'll want to tweak the difficulty of the questions depending on your group of guests. If you have very young and very old together, throw in a few questions only they will know the answer to – for instance, a reference to a 1950s Christmas song for the older people, and a reference to a Disney movie for the kids. Look up some Christmas facts and trivia online to get ideas for tricky questions. A tougher question could be something like: 'The Three Wise Men brought the baby Jesus frankincense, myrrh, and what?'

Christmas Whispers is another good Christmas party game for the whole family

You probably have some idea of how it works: you all sit in a circle, close enough to whisper to each other. The first person makes up a phrase that has something to do with Christmas – it should be fairly long and complicated. They tell it to the person on their left, in a quiet whisper, and then person number two tells the next person in the circle, and so on, until the phrase goes all the way around the circle. The last person in line then says the phrase out loud. The whole idea is that usually the original phrase gets lost in the whispers, and the final phrase is completely different – and often hilarious. The bigger the group, the better.

Games for Adult Christmas Parties - Silly Christmas Boat Race and The Dress Up Game

Work parties or gatherings with close friends give you a chance to kick back and relax, and not worry about doing anything 'inappropriate' in front of the kids or grandparents.

So there are quite a few games for adult Christmas parties which are a little more 'risque' than the ones we've talked about so far.

One idea is a bit like the 'boat race' drinking game

There are two props each team is given to play the game: balloons, and a pair of pantyhose. Divide your group into two teams – it can be played with large groups but it's better for smaller parties of eight to ten people. The aim of the game is to blow up your balloons and stuff them inside the pantyhose until no more can fit. When the pantyhose are full of balloons, one of the team members puts them on their head like a pair of reindeer antlers and yells out, “Rudolph!” You can add some extra fun by having red noses for the two team leader to wear. Be warned – this game can get very competitive! :-)

Another game we like is known by many names, but let's call it the Dress Up Game

Here's how you prepare for the game: you choose a prize, and put it inside a small box and wrap it up. You then put that wrapped box inside a bigger box, and wrap that. Keep doing this – try to get six or seven layers of boxes. Now, to play the game itself, you need some props. You can choose and Christmas-related clothes – Santa hats, a coat, even some silly glasses if you like. The most important thing, though, is oven gloves. There needs to be something for people to put on their hands that makes unwrapping the boxes tricky. You all sit in a circle, with the wrapped up prize in the middle. You roll a dice, and whoever rolls a 6 has to put on every item of clothing and all the props, including the gloves, and start trying to unwrap the prize. As this is happening, everyone else keeps rolling the dice – until the next person rolls a 6. When that happens, the new 6-roller has to take all the props off the other person, put them on, and start unwrapping the boxes. Whoever unwraps the prize wins. This Christmas party game works best when no one knows what the prize is. If you choose the prize, it can be funny to choose something silly and worthless, but talk it up as if it's something really valuable. Then watch your friends go crazy trying to unwrap it.. only to discover it's actually something lame.

Ideas for Christmas Decorations and Arrangements

Let's look at a few more general Christmas party ideas. After all, games are important but they don't make a party on their own – good parties need things like food and drinks, comfortable seating arrangements, gifts and so on. Decorations are one aspect of a good Christmas party that allow you to let your creativity run wild. Your choice of decorations can also link in with the games you choose to play – if you really plan it well, you can create a 'theme within a theme' for your party where the whole party becomes one big game. It's your Christmas party, you make the rules – literally, you can make up all kinds of crazy rules to do with food, Christmas crackers, giving presents, wearing Santa hats – whatever you can think of. Obviously, you need to be careful with your arrangements for seating and tables – make sure you have enough room for any food you'll be eating as well as areas cleared for playing games before guests arrive.

Arrange a 'kid's table' if the children will be eating separately from the adults. This can make the whole affair a lot easier. For decorations themselves, colored lights are always a hit if you have the time and money to put into them. If you're not willing to spend a bunch on ornaments and lighting, you can always make your own simple decorations – some colored paper and creative cutting are often enough to bring the Christmas feel to a dining room or living room. Plastic reindeer or a little Santa Claus make for great front yard ornaments. Beyond that you'll also want to be selective with food and drinks. If you're planning to put on a whole meal, you might want to enlist a few helpers – arrange Christmas dinner is rarely a one-person job. If it's just a casual party for adults, you can stick with light finger food – but you may want to make sure there's plenty of champagne on hand :-)

Other Christmas Party Activities - Christmas Tree Decoration and The Secret Santa

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But activities don't have to be limited to games – there are plenty of other ways to have fun together around Christmas time. Christmas carol singing is one example, where a group of you knock on random doors in your neighborhood and sing Christmas songs. Many people appreciate this show of goodwill at Christmas time. Tree decorating is another great one for the family to participate in. If you have young kids, let them play a part in decorating the tree, and give the littlest one a boost to put the star or angel on top – this is a little thing to grown-ups but it can be a big deal to a kid. As we get older we often forget it's the little things that make Christmas special for children. The Secret Santa is another fun activity, which is perfect for work places. Everyone gets designated a 'secret Santa' who has to buy them a gift – but no one is allowed to know who is buying for them, even after they receive the gift. This gives you a chance to play an anonymous joke on a work friend, and no one will ever know it was you! (Unless you tell them, of course.)

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gh0st-in-green-c0nverse · 2 years ago

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Idk what to write here lol

🎄started writing fanfiction in summer of 2020 and it was atrocious

🎄a good majority of my clothes are hoodies, zip up jackets, or flannels

🎄Christmas (shocker, I know) or Halloween are my favorite holidays

🎄I play the cello, but I grew up playing the violin

🎄my favorite color is green

🎄winter or autumn are my favorite seasons

🎄I dyed my hair green last year and now it’s faded to blond

🎄I write poetry, and it kind of sucks but its fun

🎄I collect rocks and sticks

🎄I started theater this year but im already a huge theater kid, (I am in the middle of a heathers phase, just got out of a newsies phase)

🎄my vision goes black every time I stand up but I’ve only passed out once after standing

🎄I love art and I’ve gotten decent at it, I do painting and digital art the most

🎄my room always has to be cold when I sleep or else I’ll go insane

🎄I’m in ED recovery, so please keep that in mind when you bring up/mention exercise, eating, or just food in general on my blog

🎄I have a fear of most dogs, windows (at night), clowns, the ocean, needles, heights, the dark, bugs, spiders, and dolls. Weirdly enough, I love snakes.

🎄I cannot touch receipts without my spine hurting. There’s not really another way to describe it, it just gives my brain an ick. In general, I just have really bad sensory issues

🎄I suck at math so much. I fr cannot solve 6x13 without a calculator. I do not know. I have the math brain capacity of a four year old.

🎄I am weirdly good at hide and seek. One time when I was, like, 8, I was at a sleepover, and me and my friends were playing hide and seek. I hid so well they couldn’t find me for 2 hours and everyone was crying and the police were almost called. I was a really small kid, so had hidden inside an old dollhouse (it was a really big one though.) I wasn’t trying to be a jerk and scare them, I had just fallen asleep.

🎄I think at the current moment the character I relate to the most is Robin Buckley.

🎄I can pick locks. I got a lock picking set for Christmas two years ago and I’ve been practicing with it ever since.

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(some of y’all I’m haven’t interacted with you much, ur just cool so… yeah. Also no pressure)

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I decided to introduce myself a little more by telling you some fun facts about myself:

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🌻My family is mostly german and of german descent

🌻My ancestors were mostly fishermen and teachers

🌻I had french and russian in school for years, but failed miserably at them

🌻I've been in a folk dance and swimming club as a child for a few years

🌻I get migraines quite often

🌻I love eating pizza, chicken nuggets and pasta and I have a big sweet tooth

🌻I love collecting stickers and as a kid I had this big sticker folder and in elementary school we all used to trade them with eachother

🌻I've liked Pokémon since I was in kindergarten. I collected the cards, watched some episodes, had plushies, but it wasn't until about 2013 when I was finally allowed to play my first Pokémon game.

🌻When I was younger I had an imaginary friend who looked like an imp. Everytime we went outside and I would find something nice like a pretty feather, I imagined he left it for me there.

🌻I've always loved being around animals, especially cats and birds

🌻I always bite my tongue when I'm angry which looks a little funny

🌻I really enjoy watching fantasy cartoons and paranormal horror movies with ghosts and such

🌻I think I've always been a little interested in the supernatural and horror stuff

🌻I enjoy wearing colorful lipstick like purple, blue or pink

🌻I lowkey really like cursed memes

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You're all very welcome to reblog and give a few fun facts about yourself as well so we can all get know eachother a little better 💜

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mrauthor3ds · 5 years ago

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Likely concepts of the Gen-8 Pokémon

-= Gigantamax Butterfree =- - Some believe that it’s inspired by the kaiju Mothra, but this may be a stretch.

-= Gigantamax Pikachu =- - Many will say that this is a callback to Pikachu’s old chubby design. Well...Pikachu’s modern design hasn’t really made it slimmer, so much as its neck is defined (in the front, at least). But this Pikachu is definitely a chubby boy/gal.

-= Gigantamax Meowth =- - This goes to town with the old “Longcat“ meme. That’s obvious enough. - Its head charm, though, changes from a general Koban into an Ōban, which in Tokugawa currency is worth ten Koban. It even bears a kanji "大", which can mean “large“.

-= Gigantamax Gengar =- - The main feature is that it’s rising out of the shadows, its mouth VERY wide open with rings lining the inside. This may likely be a reference to a Hellmouth, an entrance to Hell usually depicted as a giant monster’s gaping mouth. Hellmouths were often featured in art done as early as the Anglo-Saxon era.

-= Gigantamax Kingler =- - Its limbs' new appearance make it look even more like a red king crab. The “beard“ of mouth foam gives it an even “kinglier“ look.

-= Gigantamax Lapras =- - Its shell is bigger and lined with grooves. This could be inspired by a phonograph cylinder, the earliest commercially-available sound recording medium. Sounds were recorded into these cylinders in similar grooves.

-= Gigantamax Snorlax =- - It looks almost exactly like a simple hill. The parts on its belly not covered in grass could be mistaken for a plain dirt path.

-= Gigantamax Garbodor =- - Toxin formations resembling old toys appear in its body. This gives it quite a genuine garbage dump look.

-= Galarian Meowth & Perrserker =- - (purr + berserker) - Short-tailed cats - possibly the Manx cat, which was first found in the Isle of Man. - The cartoonish stereotype of Viking warriors, with horned helmets. - Norse berserkers were claimed to be impervious to swords, which may be why these are Steel-type.

-= Galarian Ponyta & Galarian Rapidash =- - Unicorns. Closer to modern interpretations of unicorns, especially from franchises like My Little Pony.

-= Galarian Farfetch’d & Sirfetch’d =- - (sir + Farfetch’d) - Mainly the Lancelot leek, which is generally bigger and thicker than the usual leek. This may also take the “Lancelot“ part a bit further by making this into a knight of sorts.

-= Galarian Weezing =- - Mainly inspired by the Industrial Revolution, which was also prevalent in the United Kingdom. This is prominently featured in the tall smokestacks (though these spew purified air instead of smoke). - The appearance also takes after a classic image of British gentlemen - top hats, bushy eyebrows, trim goatees, and handlebar mustaches.

-= Galarian Mr. Mime & Mr. Rime =- - (Mr. Mime + rime (a type of frost)) - Tap dancing - possibly Broadway tap, which has roots in English theater. It could be Ice-type simply to make its feet hard enough to produce the tapping sounds, or it could be a reference to its ability to form invisible solid barriers. - Mr. Rime is associated with comedians - most closely Charlie Chaplin, who was considered one of the greatest icons of the history of film. It bears the classic Chaplin image with a bowler hat, mustache, and cane.

-= Galarian Corsola & Cursola =- - (curse + Corsola) - Bleached coral - essentially what remains of coral that is rendered dead. One of the usual causes is pollution from factories.

-= Galarian Zigzagoon, Galarian Linoone, & Obstagoon =- - (obstacle + goon/Zigzagoon) - Glam rock or punk rock styles, which have been popular in the UK. Their white/black appearance with waggling tongues may be a nod to KISS, but that is an American band with some UK rock inspirations. - Also inspired by the coloration of European badgers, which is easiest to see on Linoone and Obstagoon.

-= Galarian Darumaka & Galarian Darmanitan =- - Possibly abominable snowmen, AKA yetis, which are actually associated with Himalayan countries like India. Then again, there was a time when Britain owned Asian countries like India. - Actually, Galarian Darmanitan’s head-snowball and snow-beard give it the appearance of a turban-wearing Indian sage. - Galarian Darmanitan’s Zen Mode ironically reshapes it into an angry beast, with its head-snowball resembling the head of a snowman (with a flare in place of the carrot nose).

-= Galarian Yamask & Runerigus =- - (rune + Cofagrigus) - Inspired by Nordic runestones, which have also been found across the United Kingdom and other western European countries. - Quite a lot of these runestones were bordered by some sort of serpent, which serves as the design for Runerigus.

-= Galarian Stunfisk =- - Based on a mantrap, a spring-locked device that clamps one with jagged metal teeth. In England, ever since 1827, these are only legal inside houses at nighttime. - Most interestingly, this Stunfisk’s mouth is red and white - much like a Poké Ball. I haven’t run into one yet myself, but this could make it an “item mimic“ Pokémon, much like Voltorb and Foongus.

-= Grookey, Thwackey, & Rillaboom =- - (groove + monkey) - (thwack + monkey) - (gorilla + boom) - All three stages are associated with drumming. Grookey has a single stick, Thwackey wields two sticks, and Rillaboom adds a stump drum. This may be related to how primates often use things like sticks as tools. - Grookey is much like small monkeys, like squirrel monkeys and marmosets. - Thwackey’s body shape takes more after chimpanzees or short-tailed primates. - Rillaboom is clearly a gorilla, with a bush and vines acting as a wild hairstyle often associated with rock band drummers.

-= Scorbunny, Raboot, & Cinderace =- - (scorch/score + bunny) - (rabbit + boot) - (cinder + ace) - These are all rabbits, of course. - Scorbunny’s facial mark is akin to the nose bandage associated with the rambunctious child archetype. - Raboot’s body is covered in a fur much like a tracksuit, and its head mark resembles a headband. It even uses the fluff on its belly like jacket pockets for its hands. Its habit of juggling things on its feet is similar to playing with a foot bag (AKA a hacky-sack). - Cinderace is a straight-up association football player (AKA football or soccer to everybody). It even has a unique Hidden Ability (Libero) and two signature moves (Pyro Ball and Court Change) related to football/soccer.

-= Sobble, Drizzile, & Inteleon =- - (sob + dribble) - (drizzle + reptile) - (intelligence + chameleon) - Chameleons. Ones associated with water, using the power of water to appear invisible. - While Sobble is a crybaby, Drizzile is comparatively cold-mooded. Drizzile’s habit of fending off others (by laying traps) and the way its fin hangs over its face may be based on the emo archetype, or even of a troublemaking delinquent. - Inteleon is inspired by spies - namely ones depicted in action movies. This could be based on how a “chameleon“ person is adaptable to many guises. Its slender build is also similar to a basilisk, a lizard that can run on water. The membrane on its back, used for gliding, it similar to the flying lizard. - Inteleon is said to have a nictitating membrane - common among reptiles - to discern enemies’ weak points. It also fires water shots from its fingertips at Mach 3 - a typical speed for bullets fired by rifles. So it could possibly take inspiration from snipers as well.

-= Skwovet & Greedent =- - (squirrel + covet) - (greed + rodent) - They are based on squirrels - most likely the eastern grey squirrel and the red squirrel. They’re also based on the hoarding instinct of squirrels, though to a gluttonous degree.

-= Rookidee, Corvisquire, & Corviknight =- - (rookie + chickadee) - (corvid + squire) - (corvid + knight) - Rookidee is based on a Eurasian blue tit. Tits like this are known as chickadees in North America. - Corvisquire and Corviknight are based on ravens and eastern jackdaws, as well as squires and knights.

-= Blipbug, Dottler, & Orbeetle =- - (blip (radar) + bug) - (dot + Doppler radar) - (orb + beetle + orbital) - The line is mainly based on ladybugs, or lady beetles. They all also have themes of radar or related sensory mechanisms, which is connected to their psychic powers. - Dottler is called the Radome Pokémon. A radome is a shell used to cover and protect a radar device, much like how Dottler is protected by its dome-like shell. - Orbeetle may be associated with sensory devices in space, like satellites. It could also be related to flying saucers - this is especially prominent in its Gigantamax form, which even has a tractor beam shining down from its back.

-= Nickit & Thievul =- - (knick + kit) - (thief/thieving + vulpine) - Based on red foxes, but also on thieves. - Nickit’s face is covered in black and white markings, almost resembling an ornate Japanese fox mask. Its tail is brush-like, specifically to sweep away its own footprints. - Thievul’s eyes are lined with black fur flaring out to the sides like a domino mask, its leg fur resembles boots, and its whiskers look like a small fancy mustache. This could give it an appearance akin to Zorro, a famous vigilante and phantom thief in Spanish California (created by American pulp fiction writer Johnston McCulley). As a bonus, “zorro“ is Spanish for “fox“. - ...Of course, Nickit and Thievul could also have roots in Reynard the Fox, a popular trickster figure in medieval European folktales.

-= Gossifleur & Eldegoss =- - (Gossypium + fleur (FR: flower)) - (elder + Gossypium) - Both are based on the Gossypium flower of cotton plants. Eldegoss in particular looks much like a little old lady in a flower “shawl“. - Their presence in Galar may be for the industrial aspect - as the cotton industry was quite big in Britain around the era of World War I. However, this industry did decline hard, starting when Japan introduced its 24-hour cotton production method.

-= Wooloo & Dubwool =- - (wool) - (double + wool) - Wooloo is...simply a white-fleeced sheep. - Dubwool, however, seems to take after the Jacob sheep, which tends to have patchy white and black wool, and sometimes four horns.

-= Chewtle & Drednaw =- - (chew + turtle) - (dreadnought + gnaw) - Based on alligator snapping turtles. Their craggy appearance may be the reason that Drednaw was made Rock-type. - Drednaw becomes bipedal in its Gigantamax form. Many believe that it’s a nod to the kaiju Gamera.

-= Yamper & Boltund =- - (yapper + amp) - (bolt + hund/hound) - Yamper is based on the Welsh corgi, a breed popular for its cute-looking build. - Boltund may be based on a greyhound - possibly the stockier Italian greyhound. Whatever the case, it’s most certainly some kind of hound, AKA hunting dog - its Dex entries back this up by identifying it as the enemy of Thievul. Hounds have often been used in the UK region to hunt foxes.

-= Rolycoly, Carkol, & Coalossal =- - (roly-poly + coal) - (car + coal/charcoal) - (coal + colossal) - All three of these are based on coal, a high-carbon mineral that can be used as fuel for heat. - Rolycoly’s build has a single wheel and a lit-up red eye, resembling a small moped. - Carkol’s build is much like a mine cart, with a pile of generated coal heating up in its back. - Coalossal is more like a golem (an automaton made of clay or stone) with a giant pile of coal in its back. Gigantamax Coalossal reshapes its body with a constant glow within, more resembling a coal furnace.

-= Applin, Flapple, & Appletun =- - (apple + in) - (flap + apple) - (apple + turnover/ton) - Applin is essentially a worm in an apple - though in this case, it means “worm“ as “wyrm“, a draconic serpent. - Flapple is very visibly a worm, but with apple pieces serving as wings, it’s more closely a wyvern (a draconic creature with two wings and no forelegs). - Appletun is more of a drake (a wingless dragon), with a back resembling an apple pie. - Interestingly, the Gigantamax forms of Flapple and Appletun both look like a giant Applin coming out of a nectar-spewing apple. The apple itself could also be interpreted as a caramel or candied apple.

-= Silicobra & Sandaconda =- - (silicon + cobra) - (sand + anaconda) - They are based on snakes - desert-dwelling snakes, most likely. - Silicobra is, of course, a small cobra, and Sandaconda is clearly an anaconda, the largest python in the world. - Sandaconda’s prominent nostrils, however, may bear some closeness to the Eastern hog-nosed snake, which also puffs itself up to “hiss“. This could relate to Sandaconda’s ability to fill its body with sand. - The diamond-like markings on Sandaconda’s body may be akin to snakes like the Eastern diamondback rattlesnake. - In Gigantamax form, Sandaconda stands on its tail. Its coiled body and swirling sand sac give it the appearance of a dust devil (a tornado that picks up a lot of dust and sand).

-= Cramorant =- - (cram + cormorant) - A cormorant, duh. It’s likely based on the great cormorant, which is common among the British Isles. - Its Gulp Missile Ability tends to get Pokémon like Arrokuda or Pikachu stuck in its mouth. This could be based on the practice of cormorant fishing - a special snare is tied around the base of the cormorant’s throat, so fairly big fish will instead get caught in its throat.

-= Arrokuda & Barraskewda =- - (arrow + barracuda) - (barracuda + skew) - These are...of course, barracudas - a slender fish that aggressively charges at anything that could be perceived as either prey or a threat. Their jaws are extremely strong, though Arrokuda and Barraskewda are more into ramming and spearing into their foes. - Arrokuda’s body looks a lot like a throwing dart - the kind used on dartboards. - Barraskewda more resembles a torpedo, especially with its spinning propeller-like tail fins.

-= Toxel & Toxtricity =- - (toxic + electric) - (toxic + electricity) - Possibly based on salamanders - maybe the Italian crested newt, which has adapted to live in polluted ponds. - Toxtricity’s spiky electric mane and pickup-like bumps on its underbelly are likely based on electric guitars, which are commonly used in rock music. - Actually, the Amped-Up form and Low-Key forms have different formations with their horns and pickups. Amped-Up has six pickups, making it more like the bolder electric guitar. Low-Key, meanwhile, has four, like the fittingly subdued bass guitar. - In Gigantamax, its tail spikes out into an antenna-like shape. It can also generate a guitar-like weapon out of pure electricity.

-= Sizzlipede & Centiskorch =- - (sizzling + millipede/centipede) - (centipede + scorch) - Based on centipedes. Of course. - Interestingly, Centiskorch’s tail has fire telsons similar to the “eyebrows“ and “whiskers“ on its face. It’s quite common for centipedes to have a tail end that looks similar to its head. - For most attacks in its Gigantamax form, Centiskorch repositions its body into a vertical squiggle, much like the fluorescent tubes in many heaters.

-= Clobbopus & Grapploct =- - (clobber + octopus) - (grapple + octopus + locked) - These are octopi, with themes of clubbing and jiujitsu. - Clobbopus is difficult to find a matching specific octopus, but it does sort of resemble the short-tentacled dumbo octopus. - No specific octopus has been nailed down for Grapploct, either. However, it seems to wrap one tentacle around its “waist“ like a champion’s belt. - The jiujitsu concept is actually apt for Grapploct, as its signature move Octolock not only keeps the target in the field, but it constantly reduces its defenses. Brazilian jiujitsu in particular focuses greatly on forcing even tougher opponents into submission.

-= Sinistea & Polteageist =- - (sinister + tea) - (poltergeist + tea) - Based on the concept of ghosts like poltergeists possessing objects in households, like tableware - teacups and teapots in this case. - Their true bodies are made of black tea, a kind of tea that keeps for years and years. Black tea is also particularly strong in flavor. - Interestingly, most Sinistea and Polteageist inhabit forgeries of antique teacups/teapots (ones in the genuine articles are very rare). This could be a nod to the fact that many forgeries of classical teaware exist to this day.

-= Hatenna, Hattrem, & Hatterene =- - (hat + antenna) - (hatter + tremble) - (hatter + serene) - These Psychic-type Pokémon don’t react well to loudness or strong emotion. It’s very likely that they’re themed after seclusive witches. - Hatenna’s protrustion resembles a party hat or a nightcap. - Hattrem’s “hat“ looks even more like a witch’s hat. Hatterene’s, moreso. - Gigantamax Hatterene seems to show its true body within its “hair“.

-= Impidimp, Morgrem, & Grimmsnarl =- - (impudent + imp) - (morbid + gremlin) - (grim/Brothers Grimm + snarl) - Imps, gremlins, goblins, ogres, trolls - these take after quite a lot of demonic creatures especially prominent in Europeon folklore.

-= Milcery & Alcremie =- - (milk + sorcery) - (alchemy + créme/creamy) - Milcery takes after a small ball of milk or cream. Its head frays into a splash effect. - Alcremie is based on cream - notably whipped cream. This is fitting, as you must spin to make Milcery evolve into Alcremie. - There are several flavors that Alcremie can take on, depending on how and when you do the evolving spin - Vanilla, Ruby, Matcha, Mint, Lemon, Salted, Ruby Swirl, Caramel Swirl, and Rainbow Swirl. - The Ruby Cream variety may be based on ruby chocolate, which has a sweet and tart taste (just as Ruby Cream Alcremie’s entry describes it as sweet and tart). - While matcha (a ground powder from green tea leaves) is traditionally used for tea, there’s been a rise of other uses for it, especially in sweets. - There are also seven different Sweets that are needed to evolve Milcery. This Sweet will become the Alcremie’s head decorations. There are Strawberry Sweets (red), Berry Sweets (blue), Love Sweets (pink), Star Sweets (yellow), Clover Sweets (green), Flower Sweets (orange), and Ribbon Sweets (purple). While these aren’t recorded into the Pokédex with flavors, this can still technically yield 63 different kinds of Alcremie. - Gigantamax Alcremie resembles a tall layer cake. All seven Sweets appear on its body.

-= Falinks =- - (phalanx + links) - These are essentially a small group of Ancient Greek soldiers, which have shield-like arms and spear-like horns - shields and spears are often key elements in a hoplite phalanx formation. The shields would be held out to brace against any attacks while the spears are held overhead.

-= Pincurchin =- - (pincushion + urchin) - It’s a sea urchin. - Apparently, its spines contain a lot of electricity, even when detached. This could be a nod to how some sea urchins have venom in their spines.

-= Snom & Frosmoth =- - (snow + nom) - (frost + moth) - Snom looks like a jewel caterpillar, whose body is covered in similar translucent bumps. - Frosmoth looks a lot like many white moths - notably the white slant-line moth and the Venezuelan poodle moth.

-= Stonjourner =- - (stone + sojourner) - Clearly based on one of the structures of Stonehenge, a prehistoric monument near Wiltshire, England. This ring of structures is surrounded with mystery even to this day.

-= Eiscue =- - (ice cube) - Eiscue is a penguin - possibly akin to the Adélie penguin, given its solid-colored head.

-= Indeedee =- - (indeed) - This was tricky, but they seem to be themed after servants of large households - male Indeedee based on butlers and valets, and female Indeedee based on maids and nannies. The female Indeedee’s white body markings even resemble a maid’s apron.

-= Morpeko =- - (morumato (guinea pig) + harapeko (JP: hungry)) - A Pikachu-related Pokémon based on a guinea pig, which can tend to be moody when they’re hungry.

-= Cufant + Copperajah =- - (cute/Cu (periodic symbol for Copper) + elephant) - (copper + maharaja) - Based on Indian elephants, with copper hides. Copper has been mined in India for over 2000 years. - With copper-mining in mind, Cufant and Copperajah seem to have excavating implements on their trunks. While Cufant has a small spoon-like scoop, Copperajah’s trunk has teeth much like on a shovel truck. - When copper rusts, it takes on a turquoise color. This is the best answer on Copperajah’s color. - Gigantamax Copperajah strangely looks like a big bipedal slab...? If anyone can tell me what this could be based on, please tell me.

-= Dracozolt, Arctozolt, Dracovish, & Arctovish =- - (draco- + jolt) - (arctic + jolt) - (draco- + fish) - (arctic + fish) - The fossil Pokémon of this generation are...a little unorthodox. For one thing, they’re mismatched chimerae - the heads and bodies never match up. But there’s actually a story behind that. The first dinosaur bones to be officially classified were in the UK. Unfortunately, these bones were initially put together wrong - on the wrong species, and even in the wrong places. - ...Worse, some purposefully mix-and-matched bones to claim that they discovered some fantastical new species. This may explain a few things about Cara Liss, the person "resurrecting” these hodgepodges... - As for what dinosaurs each part was... - The “Draco“ part is likely the rear end of some stegosaurus-like specie. - The “Arcto“ part might be an Acrophoca, a prehistoric ancestor to seals. - The “Zolt“ part may be the head of some prehistoric bird or velociraptor. - The “Vish“ part is most certainly the Dunkleosteus, a jagged-mouthed fish.

-= Duraludon =- - (duralumin + -don (suffix used for dinosaurs)) - While likely not based on any real creature, its body is likely based on duralumin, an aluminum-copper alloy that’s both lightweight and strong. - Of course, the main site comments that it has a rivalry with Tyranitar, which may draw a parallel between the kaiju Godzilla and the robotic counterpart, Mechagodzilla. - Its Gigantamax form greatly resembles a skyscraper - most possibly the Shard, the tallest building in the UK.

-= Dreepy, Drakloak, & Dragapult =- - (dragon + creepy) - (drake + cloak) - (dragon + catapult) - Based on the boomerang salamander, an extinct amphibian with a notable crescent-shaped skull. - Drakloak and Dragapult notably have their heads resembling the B-2 Spirit, AKA the Stealth Bomber. Drakloak has a Dreepy on its back, supposedly acting as a pilot. Dragapult has two Dreepy which act as “missiles“ from Dragapult’s head cannons.

-= Zacian & Zamazenta =- - (the cyan) - (the magenta) - Wolves. ‘Nuff said. - ...Well, okay, there’s more. Zacian and Zamazenta, at base, look like old battle-worn wolves, but they have the power to draw in metal particles to form their armor and weapons (their Crowned Sword and Crowned Shield forms). - With its sword, Zacian is believed to be able to cut through anything. Zamazenta’s shield-like mane is believed to repel any attack. This could literally make them an unstoppable force and an immovable object - the extremes of offense and defense. - It’s possible that Zacian and Zamazenta are based on Geri and Freki, the two wolves that accompany Odin, the god who leads the Aesir.

-= Eternatus =- - (aeternatus (LAT: immortalized)) OR (eternal + Thanatus) - A bizarre Pokémon with a mostly-skeletal appearance. It’s Dragon-type, and it’s said to leech off the unique energy of Galar (probably Dynamax power), so I believe it could be based on Nidhoggr, the dragon that gnaws on the roots of Yggdrasil, the World Tree. - Its boss-only Eternamax form turns it into a big spiral with only a large hand-like appendage. It could be a nod to how Nidhoggr coils itself around Yggdrasil’s roots, or even how the serpent Jormungandr coils itself around Earth/Midgard, or even just the serpent of Ouroboros (a symbol of the infinite).

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