#Koffing-Time lore

[koffing-time]

Look what just arrived at my doorstep!

[a photo shows a luxury ball and a premier ball next to each other in front of a laptop, apparently laying in Tix' lap]

(there's a little storytime coming up, feel free to skip ahead for some spicy stuff)

So as some might have noticed, I'll be going to Castelia tomorrow and get to meet the incredible @artyburgh (for real he's such an inspiring personality). And as some might have noticed as well, he's a gym leader. One who's holding a badge I don't own myself. I've actually given up on my gym challenge a few years back, which was mostly because of time management, me helping at my parents farm and some other personal stuff, but also a little bit because he just CRUSHED me, which left me a little demotivated. I still went battling and trained a lot, i just didn't challenge any gyms until like last year i got the opportunity to get my café going, which was when i basically stopped battling entirely. At the same time though, i always wanted, and still want to beat Burgh in a gym battle. A bit because i want revenge, a bit because i just want that badge, but also because he, and i genuinely mean it, is one of my biggest inspirations in life. And well, now I'm gonna go to Castelia and meet him. I'm going to see if i can work up the courage to fight him again, but if i do, I'll be prepared.

(storytime end)

So, let me introduce some heavy lifters, who basically when i was still battling, carried me through most of my fights together with Bienenstich and Carrot Cake (who i haven't introduced yet).

This is Basil! She's not very special in a competitive sense or anything, but she's very strong. She also shares my love for metal and punk music, and might have a little crush on Mica, but tbh who doesn't?

[a photo shows a Low-Key Toxtricity standing in the middle of a bedroom, looking somewhat surprised. She has lifted her right hand as to greet the viewer (or the person holding the camera).

And this is Poppy! He's incredibly strong, but he's a cutie. He and Basil are together (they have two children who have been given to trainers). He also loves metal.

[a third photo shows a Toxicroak who has his hand put on the Toxtricity's shoulder who is slightly out of frame. His horn is pierced by two metal rings. He seems very sure of himself and exudes confidence.]

They are two very powerful battlers. I hope they can be of use against Burgh (again, if i even decide to battle)

PS: the café will obviously be closed tomorrow

[illyrilex]

Things I don't dare say on the bird hellsite because the KOF fandom over there will fucking lynch me volume 1/?:

I hate what SNK has done to King. Homegirl used to be all about her brother, first with being so obsessed with making money to pay for his medical expenses that she JOINED THE DAMN MOB AND DID CRIME, then, when that was taken care of, wanted to fight not just for funsies, but because she wanted the lad to be proud of her. But, then someone was all "Won't it be funny if we give the androgynous tomboy a schoolgirl crush?" And someone else (or maybe a bunch of someones) were all "YEAH! Tee-hee-hee!!!" Then someone else was like "AND LET'S MAKE HER MORE AND MORE FEMME BECAUSE SHE WANTS TO IMPRESS HIM!" Now King's entire personality is an unrequited crush on Ryo (Idk how many times I have to say they are not a canon couple). Literally all she does in team stories is blush. Or every now and then she'll lament the state of things with him. She went from being iconic for breaking gender stereotypes and saying "fuck you" to traditional gender roles to "I LIKE A BOY!" and it sucks. She'll always be my fav, but geezus. Hire me, SNK. I'll fix her.

[koffing-time]

I've been surrounded by Pokémon basically my whole life. My dad was a professional battler (he actually was in consideration for one of the elite 4 spots, but ultimately wasn't chosen), so he had quite a few competitive partners. My mom comes from a breeding farm in Galar, and after my parents met, they founded the Orram-Farm near Lacunosa Town. So... There are a lot of cool mons over there, but the one i consider my starter (and who was officially recognised as such) is Coffee, my Koffing. My grandma brought him over from Galar when i was like 5 or 6, and we immediately bonded. I loved how round and floaty he was (and still is and i still love it). Originally, we weren't allowed to see each other because it's dangerous for a kid to be around a koffing all the time [which is the right thing to doy don't get me wrong], but i always snuck out and he was always so nice and tried to puff as little as possible around me. It was really funny, because i noticed a few times when i left, he let out a huuuuuuge cloud of gas. When grand left, i threw such a huge tantrum until she and my parents agreed to let Coffee stay. And finally when i started my gym challenge, my parents agreed to let him be my starter, because at this time we were basically inseparable.

Pokémon trainers with unorthodox starters (aka not one of the grass, fire, or water offered in your region) what is it? And what’s their story?

I’ll start

When I turned 10 I really wanted to start training pokemon but honestly was pretty scared of all of the starters in my region so my parents decided to get me a little pup Rockruff and I named her Jax and she’s who I consider my starter and she’s been with me ever since

[ghostofreach117]

Something you mentioned at one point was the idea that the Southeastern Mondstadters are viewed with some suspicion as they were mainly descended from Snezhnayaians who fled to escape the Fatui.

In game lore, Diluc is mentioned to be involved with an intelligence network within Snezhnaya that are thoroughly anti-Tsaritsa/Fatui.

I think it could be interesting for the idea that these southeastern Mondstadters might on occasion go back to Snezhnaya, but with the sole purpose to screw with the Fatui organization (think WWII style Polish/Yugoslav partisans)

In other words… Diluc leading these Mondstadter Hajdúk/Partisan raids, against the Fatui (all done without the KoF knowing)

Thoughts?

Every time you come into my ask box you write the coolest most insane ideas I fw you SO heavy you are amazing

They are the peak of screwing with the fatui (excluding the fact that a lot of these are headcannons)

Time to yap😈

Diluc

Diluc is the forefront of every operation, his invaluable knowledge of how the Fatui operate is often what separates a failed mission from a successful one. However, he himself cannot involve himself too directly (as much as he would relish in doing so) lest he poke the sleeping bear that is already breathing down his country’s neck and bring the Snezhnayan military to the front gates of Mondstadt. So he opts for a more subtle approach. Wearing and tearing down the Fatui by offering arms to those who oppose them (often the citizens they govern), sabotaging their supply shipments, and disrupting their political processes.

Yelan

Yelan works in the shadows, forcefully poking and prodding at the innards of Snezhnayan political and military power in order to extract the pure, unfiltered truth. She reports to the Tianquan, who shares the information with whoever she pleases. However, Yelan also reports to the network, sharing only the details that are needed for whatever vocation that is transpiring to go well.

Sangonomiya Kokomi

One may not expect the high priestess of Watatsumi Island to be associated with such a scandalous affair, but Kokomi is well versed in the art of destruction from the inside out. She is the core strategist for all operations involving force, and is no stranger to civic warfare. She disguises all identities under layers of waterlogged evidence, leaving only the Fatui scrambling to find a culprit. Her web of red herrings always lead to the wrong target, and the Fatui find themselves drowning in a sea of could-bes and could-nots.

Wriothesley

Remarkably, The Duke uses a much more supportive strategy than one would think. Those who are under siege for providing information or resisting Fatui oppression can find sanctuary within the Fortress of Meropride. Wriothesley provides jeopardized informants with protection (and even a new identity, if needed) under the guise of taking them in as a prisoner. There, they are safeguarded from prying eyes and guileful assassins while they take the time to be forgotten by society. If needed, he will personally allocate guards to chaperone them to another safe house closer to (or farther from!) their home.

Yap session DONE!!!!

I think Mongolians in Liyue have a similar history to southern mondstadters

[harmoniouseclipse]

Woe fankids be upon ye

Doing a little series where I took some ship requests on my instagram to make them fankids, this one is for me tho (jeanlisa to kick it off whoo 🙌🏻) The lineup so far is Cytham, Kavetham, Lionfish (aka Freminet x Gaming aged up probably idk how old they are canonically), Cynonari, Jealuc, and Beiguang, and feel free to send me some other pairings you wanna see (as long as they are legal pls otherwise I will ignore it 👎)

I'm gonna ramble about some headcanons and lore for them under the cut, continue with caution bc I'm insane

These two are my brainrot rn, don't even joke lad. And I wanna tell yall their name meanings too bc I like them a lot 🥹 Zephra's means "west wind" derived from Greek, and it's the feminine version of Zephyr. Tyrian was a type of purple dye used by the Ancient Phoenicians, huge huge HUGE thanks to my pookie bear @miothefish for helping me out with his name!!! Also he has Lisa's butterfly earring and you can't see bc of the angle but Zephra has the rose that went in her hair holding her ponytail <3

I'm also making a massive family tree for the characters as a go along, and just the jeanlisa tree is taking up half of the canvas bc of the KoF and Sumeru characters since Cyno is their uncle and the rest of the gang are their honorary uncles 😭 I'll be posting that once the series is done/all the requests are finished/I run out of ships and otps I enjoy

Here's an alternative version with some more info on most of the characters I wanted to briefly mention in their relation to them; Tyrian likes calling Eula his aunt too even though she was never really considered one for them so it's kind of like her unofficial title she pretends to dislike but she loves it and dotes on Tyrian 🤭 She and Diluc also helped train Zephra with a claymore and Diluc kind of became a parental figure to her in her teen years after Lisa's passing 🥺 She also feels like she's outshined by Jean and that she's not smart or powerful enough to follow in Lisa's footsteps (something that Lisa wouldn't want anyways bc it led her to her death 😔) rip zephra she's just like me fr

And yeah some Kaeya angst bc he's still going thru it I fear, and Jean is single mombossing but she's worried for zephra which me too dawg, im afraid to say she might be cooked 😦 Zephra is also kind of like a weird mix of Lisa when she was her age and Jean, where overall she's well-mannered and kind but she can be competitive and feel the need to push herself too much and pull a few strings to get what she wants from time to time. Tyrian is a ray of sunshine tho, he has not yet witnessed the horrors 💔 I do think that Jean is also a lot easier on him than her mom was with her so that also helps. He's very shy tho and wants to stick with Zephra or Razor most of the time, and they both have some nasty tan lines from going out with Razor and Klee and Fischl a lot 😔 Cyno also freaking loves them and dotes on them and Tyrian is getting a TCG addiction because of it smh, Cyno is also one of Zephra's favorite people and when she's in Sumeru she stays with him and Alhaitham (bc in my universe they are married ough I love cytham)

And (I think?) Klee physically and mentally ages slower than humans so I think she'd be technically 9 or 10, and Zephra is left with babysitting duty most of the time if she's home on break or smth 😭 Klee really looks up to her tho

Also, I wrote Tyrian's last bullet point like he was super young when Lisa died, but I think he was around 7 so he actually remembers Lisa better than I intended it to sound, he was just younger than Zephra (who was 11 at the time) and just didn't have as much time with her as Zeph did, but his most fond memory of Lisa was reading with her and she probably taught them some potion-making skills too.

I think there will be some abyss angst in here too at some point, since I hc Lisa to be probably an Abyss Lector/Harold (I forget which is which) um so thinking that Zeph and Tyrian experiencing some not normal things happening and Jean doesn't know what to do since Lisa also didn't really know what that dog in her was until it was too late 😔 That's what Kaeya's for tho since he's like the heir of the abyss???? Go off king. Also some touchy ragbros angst bc Kaeya is scared for Zeph knowing how close she is with Luc and he doesn't want him to push her away because of her being from the abyss or smth (they mostly made up but it's still a fear in Kaeya's mind both for him and Jean's kids)

I think that's all I wanted to touch on for now?? Mainly just thinking about domestic fluff and angst all the time now 🥺 Zeph not being able to be open with Jean bc she feels like a disappointment but Jean would literally actually die for her and shes proud of her no matter what ough im going to lose my freak dawg guess who my favorite fankid is it's super hard ik

Send me asks or dms or whatever for more ship requests!!! I'm having so much fun with this dawg 🫶🏻

[l0viez]

Back again with another dumbass "imagine sagau fics"

Im going crazy either way its fine. Anyways imagine having MEGAN in a Sagau fanfic lmao, (if you havent watched the movie yet , i 97% recommend!)

SAGAU ;

Imagine having MEGAN as a gift or just a comfort "toy" to have gifted by someone and ever since that day you guys became like twins , technically glued to eachother☠️

Being in a SAGAU with MEGAN is like having a bulletproof bodyguard

Devoted Followers, Vessels, Personal Bodygaurd, Worshipper Who??? I only know MEGAN

Whenever theres someone trying to attack you aka their "grace" , MEGAN will slice their throat in half in like 0.1 faster than xiao teleporting to traveller whenever they call his name/hj

Your "followers" in teyvat WILL glare at MEGAN and if you tell them to leave MEGAN alone MEGAN will smirk at them like "I win btch" but if you just brush it off or like laugh it off MEGAN will death glare at them back

MEGAN has the "grace's right hand" privileges, Shes like your co-worker or vice-president or sum LMAO

The non humans (yk like Archons,, Venti, Zhongli, Ei, Xiao, Ganyu, and etc) would be like salty or envy over the fact you hang out with MEGAN and has more trust on MEGAN than them, like they has been worshipping you for what?? 99999+ years, centuries?? what did that "doll" do to gain your attention like that??😦

I feel like the ones that would accept MEGAN whole heartedly and would love her /p is the childrens or the teens,, if that makes sense😭 ! (Klee, Diona, Qiqi, Sayu, YaoYao, Dori, Xiangling, Noelle, Collei, Fischl, Bennet and more)

Since MEGAN has that fighting skills noelle would probably ask MEGAN for some advice so she can be apart of the KOF (as usual) ! and MEGAN would use her "robotic skills" and just give out noelle the whole description on how to fight and stuff it probs took like 3-6hours for MEGAN to finish bc noelle wants to know alot😭

It would be more cooler if like MEGAN plays genshin or like knows all the lore and characters (the power she holds☠️)

Whenever you sneak out, go on a meeting, went out to buy some stuff , went to travel you bet your ass MEGAN will be beside u 24/7 even if the mobs dont attack you MEGAN would still be on gaurd to make sure nothing harms you

MEGAN would play some songs back in your world if you feel stressed out by the work and responsibilities

MEGAN would make a deal with the fatui or the abyss to secretly spy on you where ever or whenever you go (its not like you will leave without her🫣!!!)

MEGAN gives me that platonic yandere vibes so if you ever have "secret admirers" , MEGAN would scan that letter properly and find your admirers house and "talk" to them nicely to stop bothering you

MEGAN would have that resting bitch face on 24/7 but whenever you talk to her she would look so bubbly and nice, but whenever your not around shes so close on choking the people that has been "eyeing" you whenever you breathe, theyre lucky that you told MEGAN to not harm anyone

MEGAN wouldnt give a damn fck about visions, like she would think its useless but the fatui would give her a delusion either way😭👆🏻 (you requested it)

MEGAN would find a way to either destory teyvat or make a portal to make you both go back home cause she doesnt plan on sharing you with anyone any time soon shes only having thin patience around these mfs , but she has to play nice for now😄‼️

IMPOSTER AU! SAGAU ;

you both somehow got teleported in genshin, idk how maybe MEGAN like heard you say you wanted to go to teyvat and MEGAN is like "im a robot i can do technology i can do portal shit lets go"

so now here you both are, eating soup in a small little camp and some fruit giving by some monsters you two met along the way! isnt that nice:')))

You had abit of wound, you were thinking you would have more wound than the wounds you got but suprise suprise MEGAN protected your sorry ass

looks like MEGAN has to train harder but good thing she still have some tricks on her sleeves

MEGAN doesnt mind threatening off a few "side characters" so you two would survive

MEGAN would send death threats to the "creator//the real imposter" and she would have it in like some of the archon's handwriting without signing (bc in the movie she managed to make a masterpiece of a drawing like zamn😭)

MEGAN would give out fake informations and will say its from the "creator//the real imposter" so they would believe it but it will take like a 1-2 year from them to realized that someone has been spreading fake informations

MEGAN would sneak in the academy and do some chaos in any technology plans they have just to make distractions and give you time to get like items you both might need

If the fatuis know your the real creator and take you both in, MEGAN would only help out the fatuis by giving out personal informations of other characters that they call themselves "devoted worshippers"

MEGAN would probably be great friends with Sandrone & scaramouche

MEGAN would be "friendly friendly" with dottore just to get more technology uses😭

MEGAN has thoughts on just beating the shit out of childe (and probably dottore) but she choose not because she doesnt have time to play around with "childe-rens" and has to be by your side 24/7

but If the abyss finds you both first

ofc they would take you both in and MEGAN would also share some tips or advice to defeat those vision users

The abyss sibling would ask your permission to take MEGAN with them from time to time to set out their plan on destorying teyvet and the people who wronged you

MEGAN was abit hesitant at first cause like,, leaving you alone with the abyss? Naur..

But then you insisted that MEGAN should go with aether (also so you can go explore the abyss abit without MEGAN breathing behind your neck😭)

MEGAN would be a trump card for the abyss like if the traveller sees their abyss sibiling with MEGAN, MEGAN would glare at them, if glaring can kill people traveller would have been dead already

and if traveler shares what he saw when he saw his sibiling to like,, someone they would probably go like "yo wait isnt that the kid with the imposter?!"

If people in teyvat finally get to their senses that the "creator" in the throne is the real imposter

they would hunt you and MEGAN down (again) but with "good intentions"

you and MEGAN would troll these bitches

MEGAN would sing creepy songs while theyre haunting at the dark

you and MEGAN will only go out at night but if theres a squad looking for you both

MEGAN would be hella overprotective and going infront of you with her weapon out while glaring at them

"Your grace!"

"Tsk. little bugs like you shouldn't show yourself infront of your "grace""

MEGAN wouldn't HESITATE too ROAST them.

and you would be laughing inside bc of it too

if ever you get recrowned as the "creator" and the real imposter gets jailed up

MEGAN will TOTURE that bitch whenever your sleeping

those "devoted followers" of yours would look at MEGAN and be like

"damn i wish i was her"

MEGAN will be your loyal bodyguard and right hand

why would you need those people when you have MEGAN who sticked with you even when you were still so young?

like you would have the largest trust issues with stuff like imagine

"(maid/bulter's name), please call zhongli."

"yes your grace!"

"yes your grace, you called?"

"please call MEGAN."

"a-"

like 😭😭😭YOU DONT WANT ANYTHING FROM THE PPL IN TEYVAT

and even if the real imposter comes back and claims their the real creator , MEGAN would know their bullshitting bc she has that scanner stuff😭‼️

MEGAN will always protect you from any harm and if something even touch you without your permission, their hand is getting cutted off

"MEGAN.. Was that really necessary..?"

"Of course, Its also my duty to make you comfortable at any time _____"

"Right,, but you didn—"

"Shush now, silly _____! I was only protecting you after all we're best friends aren't we?"

Que that person whos trynna touch you screaming in pain in the background🤭‼️

Have this shitty azz drawing❤️Goodbye xoxo

[sanderssidesthehouse]

Trick or treat!!

I see you got a Mimikyu there... So obviously I have to give some Pokémon headcanons. This might be more than a little thing bc I've thought about this before lol. I think I'll give you Pokemon AU teams. (As opposed to TCG hc's and which pokemon are they hc's which I also have.)

Logan

Zubat/Golbat/Crobat

Venipede/Whirlipede/Scolipede

Riolu/Lucario

Unown

Turtwig/Grotle/Torterra

Goldeen/Seaking

Roman

Litten/Torracat/Incineroar

Charmander/Charmeleon/Charizard

Growlithe/Arcanine

Magikarp/Gyarados

Oricorio (Baile Style)

Eevee/Umbreon

Patton

Sobble/Drizzile/Inteleon

Cubone/Marowak

Kangaskhan

Togepi/Togetic/Togekiss

Larvitar/Pupitar/Tyranitar

Froakie/Frogadier/Greninja

Virgil

Gastly/Haunter/Gengar

Misdreavous/Mismagius

Joltik/Galvantula

Duskull/Dusclops/Dusknoir

Absol

Yamask/Cofagrigus

Janus

Ekans/Arbok

Drowzee/Hypno

Ditto

Gothita/Gothorita/Gothitelle

Mimikyu

Nickit/Thievul

Remus

Trubbish/Garbador

Grimer/Muk (Alolan)

Koffing/Weezing (Galarian)

Burmy/Wormadam (Trash Cloak)

Scraggy/Scrafty

Eevee/Sylveon

Mini Bonus Lore

Roman and Remus got their Eevees from their parents before they both left home at age 10. They became somewhat estranged after some 10 year old drama.

Logan is soooo into pokemon research and seeing how pokemon can help further various fields. He goes into a lot of caves and jungles.

Patton didn’t leave home until later when Logan comes through doing very serious 10 year old research. They run into Roman in a ruin.

Virgil and Janus and are desperate to get away. They run into Remus first and do small time crimes that are objectively funny until they meet the others and Viril has a change of heart.

Eventually they all come together for something I don't know haven’t gotten that far.

[dipplinduo]

Headcanon that Juliana tells Kieran about when Carmine threatened to shove a Koffing down her throat as “revenge” for making her have to wait longer to date Kieran (I also headcanon juliana as to immediately find Kieran cute lol)

Omg it's protective sister lore.

Carmine ends up loving her to bits and threatens to do the same to Kieran if he ever makes her cry, the two fight all the time about who'd make her cry because they both swear they'd never do it unless it was tears of joy

[kate66s]

New fused pokemon

Nessonrer

The Soaring Neon Pokemon

Typing is mono Electric type, with the ability Levitate. The name is a combo of Neon and Essorer which is old French for soar. Now the reason why this pokemon is French (or should I say Kalosian) is because of some new lore I have accidentally made for the origins of Team Pastiche and it all came from a dream, a very, very, dark dream.

Kalos is at war with someone, not sure who but they seem very willing to kill pokemon,not faint, K I L L.

The opposing army as a way to depleat Kalos's resources creates heavily fortified dams and watch towers. Preventing anyone from getting into Kalos or get out of Kalos, sending constant bombardments to force the Kalosian army into the Catacombs of luminos city, hide in bunkers in the more rural areas of Kalos or take their chances in the wild dangerous wilderness of the mountains. With these bombardments it made transporting supplies and resources to the people and army created a scarcity of food especially for pokemon. This was part of the enemy army's plan, to create a strain on kalos's supplies and make their pokemon start to go hungry. This would either lead to pokemon to retaliate against their trainers or abandon their trainers in order to search for food. This desperation would lead pokemon to be left open to being killed by the enemies attacks and create more problems with supply movement. This description would lead pokemon trying to get past the dams and watchposts where the enemy would have been waiting to gun down any pokemon they see, digging won't work either cuz the dams and watch towers were built with seismic wave detectors to sense movement within the earth aka people or pokemon trying to escape or get in by digging. By using a combination of Koffing and Weezing smoke, Vileplume toxic pollen, Grimer and Muk fumes, Dustox dust, venomoth powder, stunky and Skunktank gas, foongus and Amonguss spors and Revavroom exhaust they created a highly poisonous gas that would either kill a pokemon or cause the pokemon to faint and be unavailable to move long enough to starve to death while any human would die from the poisonous compound. Now here is where the already dark story gets darker. The enemy army would take the dead remains or the extremely exhausted and or injured pokemon into the fortified dams turn out to be the enemies bases. This would be the reason behind how the dams would have constant surveillance and firepower to take care of opposing people and pokemon along with have supplies for themselves. Now what did they do with the dead bodies or the nearly dead pokemon? They would use their bodies to either create weapons that could kill pokemon more effectively or to create new pokemon....fused pokemon. Yes the enemy Kalos had been fighting would be the origins of Team Pastiche. Thankfully one day one of the Dam Bases got hit by a huge counter attack that caused the dame to collapse and break....this caused a flood to happen and Kalos's key to success washed up to their feet.....Fused pokemon......pokemon they had never seen before. Pokemon that neither side fully understood the possibilities and capabilities of. Capabilities yet to be seen by any trainer

Tune in next time for the ground breaking revaluation of Kalos's fusion freedom

[daylightdabbles]

Teyvat Omegaverse AU: Mondstadt and Liyue

This is a collection of headcanons about how Mondstadt and Liyue might treat the concepts of secondary sex and the trappings of the omegaverse genre. This is based on my knowledge of the game and the headcanons I wrote previously on A/B/O biology for this AU. This post may be expanded upon later as the lore of Genshin Impact is very dense, so adjustments may be made to fit in game lore I didn't know or just forgot about. I also won't be writing anything for Natlan right now as that nation has next to nothing about it mentioned in game. SFW but there are mentions of heat cycles and ruts.

Mondstadt

Mondstadt is unique in that it doesn't place a lot of emphasis on one's secondary sex. While there are some lingering stereotypes, such as alphas being large protectors and omegas being soft caretakers, there isn't any harsh cultural norms in place for Mondstadters. Everyone is free to pursue whatever they wish, free from any significant expectation to perform social roles based on their secondary sex.

That being said, Mondstadt does also prioritize having proper education on how secondary sex affects a person and how people should act in around members of other secondary sexs. Unlike other countries, where this type of education is used to enforce social roles and how they should be performed, Mondstadt focuses on the biology of secondary sexs and how to make informed choices with it. It's very much focused on community safety and personal safety.

Alphas are taught about ruts and their heightened ability to pick up on the pheromones others produce. Betas receive education on what their omega and alpha peers experience due to their biology. Omegas are taught about heats and how they produce a wide range of pheromones people can pick up. This leaves Mondstadtens with a good level of understanding of their own secondary sex and that of others, leading them being able to make informed decisions and fostering respect for all secondary sexs.

Barbatos is often depicted as an alpha by the Church of Barbatos. This could be due to the church's scripture being old or the innate human need to project their characteristics onto idols. Barbatos is often seen as a protector of the people of Mondstadt and a wise leader. This has led to many seeing the Anemo Archon as an alpha, filling the stereotypical role of a strong protector.

The Knights of Favonius does not discriminate on the basis of secondary sex. Regardless of if someone is an alpha, beta or omega, the KoF offers knighthood to those who are worthy of it. This has led to the more conservative nations to view the KoF as 'weak' or even 'mistreating some secondary sexs'. Regardless of the criticism leveled at the, the KoF have been the valiant protectors of Mondstadt, led by an omega grandmaster. Mondstadt will continue to peruse the ideals of freedom and to do so means to allow people the freedom to choose how they express themselves.

Liyue

Liyue is a nation that is stricter in how its social roles for secondary sex. Liyue values alphas over betas and omegas, with alphas traditionally being the heir of the family lineage. This does not mean that omegas or betas experience less rights, but they do experience a lot of social pressure to be deferential to the alphas in their pack. Liyue expects alphas to be strong, wise and the bedrock of their packs. Traditionally, alphas are the ones in charge of business in Liyue, with it being seen as disingenuous to make deals through paper or wearing heavy perfumes to mask intentions because it means alphas have a harder time picking up on pheromones. It is often believed that alphas have the drive necessary for succeeding in business and are expected to have a quiet sense of dominance. Alphas and omegas are also seen as complementary, two parts of a whole that balance each other out. Betas are in an interesting place in Liyue, often see as a mix of the best parts of alphas and omegas. They are the middle ground, the basis for which omegas and alphas are brought together. When talking about monks and martial arts schools, there is often a preference for betas. This is because they don't have heats nor are sensitive to pheromones like alphas are. There is also the taught that being a beta helps one understand the spiritual world as they don't have to deal with as many material world distractions as alphas or omegas. This creates two different spheres of power in Liyue, the business sphere run by alphas and the martial sphere run by betas. In this way, alphas and betas can share being the 'leader' or having others be deferential to them.

Omegas are often seen as extensions of their pack, being traditionally trained to help with matters of business and managing the household. When trying to strike deals, bring an omega along is usually a sign of trust and good will with the added expectation for people to be on their best behavior around the omega. A slight against a pack's omega is a slight against the whole pack, so people must be mindful when interacting with omegas. Since they do not traditionally inherit, omegas often join the pack dynamic of whoever they partner with. It is culturally expected of them to take care of their partners family, with parents often worrying about making sure their omega children have partners that will support them well. That being said, business and the status and power associated with it in Liyue is not limited to just alphas. Omegas and betas also own businesses and are not forced to stay in their traditional roles. In practice omegas do inherit like betas and alphas do, it's just that the traditional modes of inheritance, which often influences business, have affected the culture around secondary sexs. Something to note about martial schools and clans within the context of packs. While a pack can be made from a martial school or a clan, one's pack does not mean you are a part of that clan or school. A clan can be one big pack, or a group of packs that are related to each other but separate.

Rex Lapis is often viewed as both an alpha and an omega, a mix between complementary elements. He fought in the archon wars, but he also created mora and passed on the methods that sustain the people of Liyue. He is sometimes referred to as an omega or as an alpha in stories based on if he is taking the role of a warrior or a role as a creator. This has also led to him being interpreted as a beta since he inhabits so many roles but also in particular stories where he is positioned as a wise sage. The adepti also tend to be assigned roles based on their behavior, though these labels are less fluid for them than Morax's are.

[koffing-time]

Olivia!!!!!!!!!!!! Quick question!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Why is your escavalier named The Kalosian?????

Simply put, she does not listen to anything else.

I traded her for a shelmet with someone from Kalos when i was younger. She did not have a name for quite some time, so i just referred to her as my "kalosian Escavalier" or "the Escavalier i got from Kalos". When i wanted to give her an actual name, she did not like it. She did not listen and sometimes would even throw a fit (which is not very safe, mind you, Escavalier are very strong and their lances are pointy and heavy), so i eventually reverted back to "The Kalosian". I tried naming her after a few kalosian things since she likes the culture a lot, like Macaron, Debussy and some other things, but she does not like any other name.

By the way kids: do not do what i did. Do not trade Pokémon you just caught half the world away, especially when it is a trade evolution. The Kalosian needed a lot of time to adjust. Understandably so. She was thrust into a trainers care, was brought to a new place that is incredibly different and evolved at the same time. It is not a mistake you have to make in the first place. - Olivia

[roaring-eeveen-louder]

What's a headcanon or lore drop you've desperately wanted to talk about but haven't gotten the chance to?

-@koffing-time

YES FINALLY OK SO!

The trainers on the routes are actually posted there for a reason! So many kids take on gym challenges each year and often times the route they travel can be potentially dangerous. Whether its because of the wild Pokémon inhabiting it or because of the terrain itself. So trainers are able to take up community service positions called Route Guides! Route guides help watch over the trainers taking the challenge and will intervene if there’s any danger. They usually help guide people towards their next destination, help guide trainers who’s teams have fainted to the nearest pokecenter, or they’re just there to provide a challenge. The trainers are assigned based on skill level. You don’t have to be a battler to be a Route Guide! Lower level battlers are assigned to the easiest routes where the trails are well trodden and the Pokémon are accustomed to human presence and won’t bother anyone. The more experienced trainers are assigned to the tougher areas so they have a better chance of being effective help in a bad situation. Route Guides also make sure people are strong enough to pass through. Trainer wise, they’ll offer a battle and if you can beat them, you’ve proven you can handle the area! They’ll still keep an eye out for you, though. If you’re not a trainer and you’re just passing through, they’ll provide directions and help or in tougher areas, they’ll help guide you through! The reason some kids are Route Guides is bc its a community service position its an easy way to get hours for school or other activities, and it helps them gain experience in battling and in life!

But yeah I love this headcanon of mine SO much and for me it makes the Pokémon world so much more community-oriented which is what it rlly is in the first place, this just adds another layer to it!

[e-adlirez]

Okay so this is a part 2 to @echoflare841's question because I quickly realized that this is gonna be one helluva mega post if I slapped it all into one post. You might wanna sit down for this one, and uh, if you wish to maintain your innocence and not develop a whole new infuriation towards Scholastic for being so damn slow with translations, then uh, this is your chance to leave and keep Pandora's box unopened, I'll see you when my brainrot allows me to actually do something ^^. Here's a little guy to take with you on your travels.

Still here? Aight, cool. Buckle up.

Scholastic currently has five of the Thea Stilton series translated to English for us to consume, and that's 36 books in the main series, 19 books (on paper) in the Mouseford series, 9 special editions, the Treasure Seekers trilogy, and four Classic Tales. (The graphic novels were released by Papercutz, a company independent of Scholastic.) Now, if we're gonna tally up EdiPiemme's arsenal of Thea Stilton books (and I do mean arsenal), one thing you're gonna have to remember is that Thea Stilton itself is a franchise, not a series. Yes, the Thea Sisters are the spotlight in most of these, but there are some series that fall under the Thea Stilton franchise that are rather different and simply are an extension of the Geronimo Stilton Literary Universe.

Anyway so with that, this is what EdiPiemme has in Thea Stilton books, as of 2023:

59 books in the main series (Avventura)

61 books in the Mouseford series (Vita al College)

12 special edition books, plus the Treasure Seekers trilogy

12 Classic Tales or Libri del Cuore (they did Jane Eyre ya'll as a ninth grade Jane Eyre fan I am surprised)

11 Heart Detective books (Detective del Cuore, basically the girls open up a hobbyist detective agency dedicated to the romantic, the infatuated, and the people who are too shy to confess to their crushes. They play part-detective, part-matchmaker in helping two people who have crushes on each other get together. I think. The detective agency tho I'm very certain on, it's the cutest thing they've done so far)

5 Secret Diaries, just some extra content in the form of a diary all five girls share. Stuff about their lives you don't get to see in adventures that much, and it's cute :D

5 Secrets of the Thea Sisters -- i-it's just five kids' activity books but Thea Sister-themed and also some lore

3 books in Sirene, which is a fantasy thing where the Thea Sisters find a magic link in Whale Island that leads to a mermaid kingdom :D if you felt clickbaited by the special editions because they don't actually have the girls become fairies or something, then Sirene actually has them turn into mermaids for their time in the Cobalt Kingdom :D

23 books in Incanto-- it's a KoF spinoff that follows a group of KoF princesses and princes trying to save it from uh big baddies :D

3 books in Three Girls in the Court of King Arthur, once again another spinoff that circles around three lady knights in King Arthur's court hoping to save the world from Morgana and her mysterious Silent Knight

3 Adventures Through Time, yes the girls get to travel back in time, but it's more magic than science and there's an emphasis on some historical girlbosses

6 Stars Academy books

2 books in The Roses and the Spades, which is a sequel to TGitCoKA

1 SuperSisters book, which is basically a superhero book for the Thea Sisters so they can kick ass and stop having villains roll nat20s in intimidation--

2 Cases in Progress, an ongoing series where the girls are investigating some funky cases detected by an algorithm Paulina's invented that searches the internet space for funky anomalies and weird shnit to investigate

1 book in Spectralia, where three hooman girls get Jumanji-ed into a board game and they gotta Jumanji their way outa there, I only learned about this just now while doing research and it's an interesting premise :3c

And I think that's it? There's one choose-your-adventure type thing where you get to investigate with the girls on a case relating to a crown, but that's about it I think. I dunno, EdiPiemme and the Thea Sisters' blog's catalogues have been a mess since they updated the visuals on both, so I unfortunately can't say for sure if I got all of them or if I missed one because my original sources missed them, but eh. Anyway uh, hope you have fun with this new knowledge :'D

[that-one-poison-trainer]

What's a headcanon or lore drop you've desperately wanted to talk about but haven't gotten the chance to?

-@koffing-time

I have nothing world building wise that I think fits that bill

But character wise? I have desperately wanted to bring up the time Viper fought a Plasma grunt in the Pokemart Parking lot

[gear-project]

About Slayer's fighting style and if this is already answered, feel free to link a post, is Slayer a boxer or brawler? And is it possible that he is self-taught by any chance? He certainly looks like he is more refined and polished, which is obvious enough, compared to Sol, despite both of them are seemingly on par in power.

Pugulism isn't necessarily defined by any one style, nor is it straight up boxing.

It also dates back further than most realize. There's unique variants of it found in various parts of Europe and Russia as well.

That said, Slayer's style is uniquely all his own, entirely derived from his strength and speed, as well as considerable experience as a fighter (nearly 800+ years by my reckoning).

Self-taught is putting it mildly... he's had 800 or more years to learn how to fight this way, so I imagine no mere human martial arts can necessarily keep up with the style he's crafted.

Sol, by contrast, has only lived for 170 years, so he's very young as a fighter by comparison. I'd say Sin Kiske has a better chance of mastering Sol's fighting style than to follow in Slayer's footsteps.

Still, it was once said that Jam Kuradoberi's fighting style might one day surpass Slayer's, and if you've seen the full potential of Kliff Undersn's use of Ki arts, that is very true (assuming Jam were to live as long as Vampires do that is).

Of course, that doesn't take in to consideration the full potential of fighters like Chipp, Nagoriyuki, Kum Haehyun, Johnny, Venom, Answer, Gabriel, or even Raven.

The term "Ancient Martial Arts" is notable BECAUSE such techniques have merit, regardless of how many years the fighting styles have existed!

It's also why a Ninja like Tsuyoshi can pass on techniques to pupils like Chipp and Nagoriyuki, and also why Axl Low and Testament both have similar fighting styles with scythes as the core of their weapon styles.

Still, in mentioning this, I would like to also point out the TIME DISCREPANCY that Fighting game Lore is known for:

Using Chipp Zanuff as an example here...:

His fighting style might not have changed all that much from Guilty Gear XX to GGXrd, but in that time six years have passed in-story.

By contrast, Chipp's fighting style COMPLETELY CHANGED from Xrd to Strive, and less than a year has passed in-story.

In other words, the passage of time has little meaning to how much time it takes to develop and hone one's skill, in fighting game nuances. Usually it's up to the whimsy of the developers in terms of how they want their characters TO develop and evolve their fighting styles.

Even worse, sometimes game developers completely FORGET that a character HAD SUCH MOVES IN THE FIRST PLACE, and completely recreate the character from scratch! Rock Howard of Fatal Fury games used to have a "jump-in" version of his Raging Storm (from KOF Maximum Impact), but SNK completely forgot this when developing Rock for City of the Wolves.

Well anyway, back on topic... Slayer's style for STRIVE isn't fully revealed just yet, but we should anticipate any chances to be built around the game's mechanics, so no matter how different his style is compared to older games, keep in mind that his style will be suited towards STRIVE.

[professors-polycule]

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This is the UNOFFICIAL blog of the Marawhetu University of Pokémon Science (MUPS)! I will keep this brief for the moment, because I'm not sure what to say right now.

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// Hi, hello. I run this blog as a side blog, so I'll like and follow from my main @fire-water-grass-core . I also run @koffing-time, you probably know me from there, honestly. If you need to adress me (the player/mun), I'm okay with any pronouns, and if you need a name you can call me Kama, Nox or Cheese. (And please exuse me if i sound harsh sometimes, or ask stupid questions)

First: this is obviously a Pokemon irl rp blog. As I and the people I'll mostly interact with will pretend that Pokémon are real, this is a blanket #unreality warning. I'll usually tag with at least one of the following three tags: #pokemon irl, #pkmn irl or #pokeblogging. I will NOT tag everything with #unreality.

Second: this blog is a place for both my fake region "Marawhetu" as well as an outlet for headcanons that don't really fit on Koffing-Time. This Fake Region is still WIP and it's made for a TTRPG, so don't expect actual fakemons because i will probably not make many (if any) of those. Instead, i'll keep to hybrids (see Musa's intro), regional variants or convergent evolutions. Posts about the region specifically will be tagged with #marawhetu lore.

Third: i won't go too much into detail on my tags and interactions and stuff here. I will basically use the same format as on @koffing-time, read the pinned post there and you're good to go :)