#WHY US

[wonwoosthetic]

The anger and frustration I’m feeling right now, honestly can’t be put into words… I’m so done with this city and country…

I might try to take my anger out and put it into writing, but please excuse me I don’t respond to inbox messages or private messages for a bit, I’m so sorry🤍 I’m gonna try and use the free time I now have as best as I can and maybe see if I can get out of my writer‘s block

[billycorn]

It's fun to think about why humans are chosen in PMD. Anyways, here's a short one-shot about just that!

Why us?

She was the latest in a short line of heroes. One had stopped a meteor large enough to destroy the earth. Another had prevented the collapse of time itself. The third brought hope, and warmth, back into the world. All life would have ended, if the Tree of Life had've been pulled into the sun, but still, someone saved them.

Those heroes had overcome insurmountable odds. How? It didn't seem possible. When the world was threatened a human appeared and saved everyone. She couldn't possibly measure up.

Their figures were carved in an ornate marble statue, water pooling around the base. The stone courtyard was slick with rain, and few Pokemon were in the street.

Sighing, Vulpix jumped onto a bench and gazed upon the statue. Her tails flicked and her shoulders were hunched. 'Why me?'

She listened for a long time, but heard no reply. Things had always followed the same pattern. A human would appear with no memory, befriend a local, and lead some ridiculous adventure until the world was saved. Everyone knew the tales, they were legendary, and for a moment she had dared to think she would join them but instead, she sat, alone in the rain, waiting for ghosts to answer.

Her brows furrowing, she bared her teeth at the statue. 'Why me, huh? Why any of us? Am I so different from them?' Her voice rising, her fur bristled and stood on end. 'What made them so special? Were they that much stronger than me!'

'On the contrary.'

She jumped at the voice, hissing involuntarily. Claws out, she whipped around to find a large grey Pokemon stroking his chin, a Dusknoir.

'Pardon me,' he chuckled, 'I did not mean to frighten you.'

Her ears drooping, she shook her head and released a long breath. 'That, that's alright.'

'You know,' he mused. 'It is a strange thing, that a human should be needed to save us Pokemon.'

Her eyes growing wide, she glanced at Dusknoir. He wore a wide smile, and a thousand yard stare, as if lost in memories. After a moment, he chuckled again. 'Humans are terribly weak. They cannot fly, or breathe fire, or achieve near anything a Pokemon can. I believe that is why humans save us, time and again.'

'I don't follow,' she said carefully, eyeing the stranger.

'A human does not possess any special powers. All they have is their humanity. Their compassion, willpower, and love.'

A sudden snarl upon her lips, she glared at Dusknoir. 'Pokemon have those things too!'

'Exactly!' Dusknoir pointed at the statue. 'Pokemon have those things too. In addition to everything they already have. Humans have only what they are, and those around them. Pokemon evolve all at once; strength, physique, potential. Humans are different. They are in a constant state of evolution. Each moment fuels what they will become because they have nothing else. Only hope, their humanity, and their need to become something greater. Thus, their potential is near infinite.'

Her chest felt tight, and she fought to keep the tears from eyes, hoping if nothing else, the rain would mask her emotion.

Dusknoir's gaze softened and he smiled fondly upon the statue, upon the second hero. 'Perhaps a human only becomes a Pokemon to allow them to better connect, better fit in our world. Perhaps they already had everything they needed. The only thing missing was connection, a bridge, between them and us.'

She wanted to respond, to say something, but no words could fit past the lump in her throat.

Rising slowly, Dusknoir turned to leave. 'Humans are terribly weak. That is why it is such a joy to see them thrive. Little one, I cannot wait to see what you become. I am certain you will be great, and if you are not, that is okay too. After all, you are only human.'

[liverpool-enjoyer]

GUYS

[sama-homes]

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[quodekash]

im really angry right now so I need to address this

(source)

the wifi in Australia is SO dogcrap and I just thought it was the same everywhere, BUT APPARENTLY NOT

the download speed in Singapore is 209MB per second

for comparison, the entire how to train your dragon soundtrack is 177.1MB

THE HTTYD SOUNDTRACK, THE GREATEST SOUNDTRACK IN THE WORLD (im right, this is objective, I do not take other opinions) BY THE GREATEST COMPOSER TO EVER LIVE, MY LORD AND SAVIOUR NOW AND FOREVER, JOHN POWELL (again, im right and you're wrong, leave your opinion at the front door with your shoes), COULD BE, ON AVERAGE, DOWNLOADED IN LESS THAN A FREAKING SECOND IF YOU WERE IN SINGAPORE

WHAT THE HELL MAN

[padfoot0216]

fucking fuck no fuck what the buck hate no bad fuck shit balls no.

[ugartecoco]

god gives his toughest battles (humiliating and knocking ch*lsea penitentiary out of the ucl) to his strongest soldiers (borussia dortm— wait what)

[theb00mbitches]

Sigh. Imma throw the phone.

I need to google something rq but ykyk WE FUCKIN CANT

[macbethz]

oh wow the deathloop tag is overrun with porn bots :(

[titobarkvillier]

NOT THE ROOKIE REFEREE

[girldraki]

[singinginthecar]

south africa was banned in the olympics in 1964, 1968, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1988 & 1992. a total of 8 times. for 28 years they didn't set foot in the olympics. you know why? apartheid. apparently the olympics disagreed with the apartheid regime in south africa. russia & belarus aren't allowed to take part in the olympics this year. you know why? because of their involvement in the war in ukraine. several countries throughout history haven't been allowed to participate in the olympics because of various reason from their involvement in war to human rights abuses. now if the olympics aren't blind to all that... why in the world are they blind to what israel has been doing to gaza for the past 10 months? why is a genocidal apartheid nation allowed to participate in the olympics when any other country in its place would've been banned?

[girlstressed]

can’t stop smiling in inappropriate situations

[theboxfort]

Peace and love

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[roseworth]

i think theres this idea in the general public that the "best" fanfic gets turned into real books like 50 shades of grey. but the truth is that the best fanfic can never be published as an actual book because its intricately woven into the canon material so its inseparable even if you change the names