#and then i did that pokemon personality thing a little while back and i got impidimp and i was SO happy

[waywardstation]

About the reblog game--is the POV going to stay on Ingo the whole time or are we going to get Akari randomly showing up incredibly confused and possibly falling from the sky again

On that note, did Akari even get sent back? Some of your works sort of imply that Arceus is kind of cruel and it won't let them go back together, so is she like fistfighting it right now to get sent back too? It would be absolutely GUTTING for Ingo to finally remember Akari only to find out that she never got sent back and then yet again start to beat himself up over the hypotheticals <3

As far as I know, it will just stay with Ingo. It’s planned to so far, but of course a winning option could always change that!!

And yes, Akari got sent back too, they just got sent back to their respective regions! It’s something that’s supposed to be made clear later on (if this story ends up going the projected way, at least) and we have not reached that yet, so yes it’s not very clear right now. But she got sent back and is now back in the modern day, same as Ingo!

I do hope to continue this comic soon, I know we reached the goal but I’ve been unable to work on it lately because of my neck ;-; I hope I can do so again soon!

And as for my interpretations, I have many, many thoughts about Arceus. I do not intend for Arceus to be cruel (it’s actually meant to be rather the opposite, Arceus is supposed to be extremely hands-off but compassionate, not intervening but offering guidance and help. There is emotional distance and no attachment or personal sentimentality; Arceus helps in situations it’s present in where it realizes it can be helpful, but it does not seek them out. If that makes sense (Like if I see a bug drowning in my pool while I’m swimming in it, I will scoop it up and watch over it as it dries itself off until it can fly away. But I do not go out of my way to go out to my pool and search for bugs that need help every day. Best way I can describe Arceus being hands-off but compassionate).

But of course no one really knows this interpretation in my works yet yet except for me, as I have not published the works that focus on this yet. (And to be clear, this characterization would extend to this reblog comic too)

As of now, all that people have really seen from me that I can recall is that Akari has expressed worry that they will not be allowed to go back together and Ingo will have to be left behind, so she will force Arceus to let her take Ingo back with her if she must. So yes Arceus sounds cruel lol, but it’s really Akari just assuming and preparing for the worst in an unknown scenario.

More about my interpretation of Arceus below, and how it relates to my overarching narrative in my fics.

Here is a piece I’ve been sitting on for a long, long time. But again because of my neck, don’t know when I am going to finish this art. A handful of people saw this sketch last year (and it is almost a year old now which makes me sad ;-;) but it is for my overarching canon that I have built for my fics, most of it becoming relevant in works that have not been published yet. Stuff in the stained glass depictions probably do not make sense yet because of this, apologies.

BUT it is Savepoint AU. I’ve talked a little about it before but some things have changed since then. Basically as it is now, both Akari and Ingo are not from this time. The timeline is trying to clean itself out (as it does with Pokemon and things that manage to stick around after space-time distortions) and get rid of them.

Arceus brought Akari to this timeline. Arceus has made save states for Akari (think like literally saving the game), something like an instance of how she should be (healthy, unharmed) as a reference. When the timeline tries to take her out (think like when you black out in PLA after taking too many hits from wild Pokemon, drowning, falling too far, ect.), Arceus reverts her body back to a previous save point where she was healthy and unhurt. Arceus brought her here for a reason and it wants to ensure she can finish the task. It will send her back when she completes it, so the timeline stops going after her.

Ingo was not brought to this timeline by Arceus. Ingo does not have save points. Ingo does not have a promise to be sent back home when he finishes his task, as he has no task to complete. Not because Arceus doesn’t care about what happens to Ingo, but because Arceus had nothing to do with Ingo’s arrival, and Ingo has nothing to do for Arceus. Ingo is just not really on Arceus’ radar, it’s focusing on Akari.

When the timeline starts trying to take Ingo out, he does not have save instances like Akari does to fall back on. For a while, Akari just relies on Arceus sending her messages through the arc phone about when something will happen (a method that Arceus employs once Akari has made it aware that Ingo is important to her, still without intervening) so that she can help Ingo avoid these incidents and stay alive, until she can finish her appointed task and bring him back home with her (as I said before, in her words, she’s going to do it whether she’s allowed to or not. She doesn’t know Arceus’ stance on things).

But this method cannot work forever, surely. And it doesn’t. Without spoiling anything, Akari begs Arceus for another way to keep going at Ingo’s end, and in its empathy, Arceus complies.

I’m looking forward to when I can get these works out and finish this piece. I think about Savepoint AU constantly haha.

As a last thing, I’ve attached this song. Practically all of it really works with this AU and I would like to do some sort of PMV for it eventually. But there are several lines in here that connect well with Arceus’ relationship with them in this AU as well from Ingo’s POV.

You held your hand in mine And then it felt so clear That you were in the air And I think so was I - Ingo does eventually receive care and protection from Arceus, but only through Akari’s insistence that he does. He experiences what Akari has been blessed with this entire time, and the difference is noticeable.

There’s a part of us in you And I was a fool Thinking it was me - Arceus is with Akari and protecting her, but it is not with Ingo nor is it protecting him. Before Akari came along, Ingo believed he was ‘protected’ too though, somehow managing to escape this timeline cleanse fate (yes, he did know about it technically from seeing what happened to space-time distortion pokemon), but he had not; it only started late.

Something outside my vision - Arceus, in relation to Ingo. It is not there for him, it does not appear for him, and has not reached out to him like it has for Akari. But it does eventually make itself noticable to him, it’s just not made itself comprehensible to him like it has to Akari.

[court-jobi]

Hi there, I had silly idea of Bakugou × reader in established relationship where she one day compares him to arcanine from pokemon, I mean look at it, it looks like Bakugou 1:1 lol

Omg anon, I confess... I had to go back in the databanks to remember this Pokemon from my younger years- but boy am I glad I did! This was a joy to write, and made me giggle seeing this ask!

Be prepared for fluff and hilarity ahead, y'all. It's 11PM and I wrote this instead of washing dishes...

Uncanny Resemblance

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Placing the ice cube tray back in the freezer, you grimace over the lack of coolant coming from the top exhaust fan in your fridge. 

“Ugh, this is gonna be a pain when that heatwave comes,” you sigh with preemptive regret, “Really don’t wanna lose all this chicken in here…”

“Who cares about dumb chicken,” Kaminari pipes up from behind you, “What about the ice pops??”

You scoff good naturedly- Bakugou’s brand of sarcasm occasionally comes out of your mouth instead of his, despite your goal to be the more palatable half of your partnership.

“Those are for when my blood sugar crashes, darling– it’s not your personal stash when you come over.” 

Trying not to let too much air out of the tepid freezer, you shut it in favor of adjusting the main fridge’s controls to not suck up too much power. When Bakugou comes back with the new filter and coolant, you’re sure things will chill back up to temp in no time. 

Doing so leaves you plenty of time to putz around the kitchen while Kirishima keeps his particularly talkative company from eating you out of house and home. He’s already two sodas in, and despite your endless hospitality, even poor Eij wants to try and bash some manners into his friend from taking advantage. 

“C'mon man, just pick your racer already,” Kiri chides Kaminari to place his attention more on his controller than his appetite.

It’s then that your phone vibrates on the coffee table, drawing Kirishima’s eye.  There lies a small, yellowish icon beside the chat name ‘Backpack’, which he snidely recognizes as your nickname for Bakugou. 

“Hey, uh, doll? Your man’s textin’ ya!”

Head back in your fridge drawer, you call out, “Oh, check it for me? He might be asking about the brand we need!”

Drawing the notification down, Kirishima nearly chokes on his own spit at what he finds.

Yes, Bakugou’s asking which of the two labels he’s holding is what you’re in the market for… but in the margins of your texting exchange is a hilarious sight:

Bakugou’s contact photo is none other than a Pokemon. 

It’s here that Kirishima remembers his training; much like in a game of cards, it’s best not to reveal all your tells too quickly when you come across a secret. Don’t get cocky, and move with stealth. 

In a move sneakier than he’d claim to be, he screenshots the full contact detail, and texts it to himself. 

“What’d he say, Kiri?”

Hearing your voice clearer, Kirishima turns back casually and repeats Bakugou’s question, 

“He’s asking if it’s the green or blue label one!” 

“Uhhh, I think it’s green. Let’s go with that.”

“.... He’s askin’ how sure you are.”

Testily, you balk at Kirishima’s relay, “Does he not trust me?! YES, tell him it’s green.”

“... He’s askin’ what percentage sure y~”

“OH MY GOD!!”

Snickering to himself, he finally hands you your phone to ultimately set him straight, blowing up Bakugou’s contact photo on his own cell for further inspection. A second too long looking at this furry, blonde fire type you’ve chosen to represent your sweetheart has Kiri screwing his eyes shut and huffing a little laugh through his nose. 

Kaminari knows a damn good joke when he sees one, and bugs Kirishima to let him in.

“What’s got you crackin’ up?”

Kirishima tilts the phone his friend’s way- who bends over in completely silent laughter just as Kiri had, only more chaotic. It makes Kirishima react all the more, wheezing mutely into his palm to keep himself from letting you know he’d been looking in places he likely shouldn’t.

Kaminari mouths a bad idea. ‘SHOW HIM!!’

‘NO’

‘YES’

‘She’s gonna know!!’

‘Bro. BRO CODE-’ Kaminari mimics thumbs flying across a keyboard, ‘you GOTTA tell him~ He’ll be pissed!’

‘Yeah! THAT’S BAD!’

‘BUT IT’S FUNNY!’

On one hand, the photo contact is too rich of a laugh not to share with Bakugou; but on the other hand, it will all but confirm he went snooping on your phone more than intended. He’d truly hate to violate your trust… but you had asked him to look at it. You gave express permission.

Kiri’s fateful, recurring mistake; he listens to Kaminari regardless of the consequences.

“Ok, y’all are too quiet,” you finally round the kitchen island, “Picking a circuit can’t be that hard– whaaat are you two doing.”

Wearing matching doe-eyed looks, shoulder to shoulder, you take stock of how these two fully-fledged Pro Heroes look like grown-up children on your couch. 

“Oh, Kiri’s just enlightening me to the grand secrets of the universe!” Kaminari chimes back.

Not buying a minute of it but also preserving blissful ignorance, you simply retrieve your phone and squish yourself in between the two boys on the couch for an ounce for control. 

Instead of prying, you merely check into your self-care app and select your daily rewards, a song of ‘don’t ask, don’t ask, don’t ask’ under your breath as you make yourself comfortable.

Under Kaminari’s goofy thumbs up, Kirishima sucks on the edge of his lip and sends a quick little message to Bakugou before settling in for a game. 

–Not five minutes later, you hear the keys all but clash against the door before it opens and shuts with a bang.

“OKAY, WHICH ONE OF YOU BASTARDS DID IT?!”

You three whirl around in a turn befitting a sitcom. Sandwiched between both boys’ shit eating grins, you look alarmed at Bakugou: wondering what you did to be lumped into his ire.

“-not you-” Bakugou pegs you with a placating look to settle your panic, “I mean the MORONS who TOOK YOUR PHONE and made me a FUCKIN’ ARCANINE??”

With the expected vitriol blasting from Bakugou’s equally spiky hair as the Pokemon held up in his phone, Kirishima and Kaminari doubled over laughing. 

Meanwhile, you held a frozen look somewhere between hysterical and nervous.

“H- eh- I’m sorry, what?” you feigned confusion– just for a little bit longer.

Bakugou tabled the plastic bag containing your freezer parts, then sulked over to you, shoving Kaminari’s skull aside roughly so he could lean over the back of the couch in his place and show you himself.

“They set me as a freaking POKEMON as my icon– why don’t you keep this thing locked, huh??”

Swallowing your own chuckle, you peeked back up at him with guilty brows.

“Did they do it?”

“WELL YEAH!” Bakugou charged back brusquely, staring down a howling Kirishima, “WHO ELSE woulda pulled a shitty character like that to be what comes up when I call you?!”

All too sweetly, you tried again,

“And you’re sure they’re the ones who did it?...”

For an exhausted moment, Bakugou isn’t following you– until he does. Your little smirk all but screams it. 

You bat your lashes for good measure while he puts it together: “I mean, the resemblance is uncann-”

“HOW LONG HAVE I BEEN A FREAKING CARTOON IN YOUR PHONE, WOMAN??!”

Playfully defensive, you giggle through your defense, 

“It’s cute! You look like one!”

“I DO NOT!”

“Well it’s not like I have an album of pictures with you actually smiling to put there!”

“FINE THEN-”

Bakugou swipes your phone straight out of your hand, reverts the camera to selfie mode, nearly puts you in a headlock, and waits for you to quit squirming already before giving you a deceptively gentle kiss on the cheek-

At the very moment you look back at the camera with adorable realization, he snaps the photo, then releases you entirely. His grumpy scowl is back in full force, as if he hadn’t just posed for the sweetest photo of your entire relationship.

Tip-tapping for just a few more menus, he places your phone firmly back into your hands. 

“There. And don’t you dare change it. NONE of you.”

You squawk in delight, finding his face has not only been set as your lock screen, but also your home screen and of course- his profile photo. The redhead on your left and blonde on your right both coo their ‘awws’ on either side of you seeing their Bakubro showing an ounce of emotion immortalized for all eternity.

Before you can even rally to soothe your likely embarrassed boyfriend, you follow the sight of said grumbling man as he’s taken the bag’s contents to the freezer. He’s handling it all a bit roughly, but is setting to work himself so you don’t have to fight with it again for the third time today.

It’s a sweet gesture, and makes you only adore your prickly Arcanine who had clearly chosen a protective stance once he came home– never once considering you’d have been the one who did the ill deed against him. The similarities are painfully obvious to everyone in the room… and perhaps that realization was hitting him a bit close to home, even in jest.

You’ll owe Bakugou a playful apology, which you’re sure an indulgent scratch along his back and through his hair will fix.

Never before have you been happier for Kirishima to have chosen you as the little sister to mess with~

[leggerefiore]

cw: drabble, fluff, short, hoopa making Lear jealous

pairing: Lear/Reader

The pokemon was quite light in your arms as it nuzzled into your chest. You sat down on a bench within the park with a sigh. The sun shined brightly above. It was just about midday, and you could feel something like hunger settling in. You hummed and rubbed its back. While Hoopa may have been quite a mischievous sort, you found that it was very needy with you. Whenever Lear scolded the pokemon, it would float over to you and look at you with such a pitiful expression. The prince only got more frustrated as you petted Hoopa to comfort it.

Apparently, you were far too soft on it. But… Really, with how utterly distressed it would look, anyone would. You simply found the pokemon too cute, even if the prince could resist its charms. Hoopa seemed to enjoy gifting you random things in exchange for your doting. Precious jewels were not uncommon. Though, you often gave them to Lear to add to whatever his own hoard was or returned them to the pokemon while shaking your head. Recently, it had taken to just dropping the prince near you and smugly posing. Lear did not quite enjoy this either. Though, you thought it was cute that it determined you would like your boyfriend more than gems.

Your mind drifted back to the present. “Hoopa…” you spoke softly to the pokemon, “Do you grant wishes?” It tilted its head at your words. Its green eyes stared into your own. Blinking, it nodded. You hummed. “… I'll get you a treat…” an exchange may go down better, “If you help me get someone to relax.” Lear… You sighed. He was utterly determined to prove himself worthy to his father, even at the expense of himself. There were even times he spoke of possibly ending your relationship in order to please his father's plans for him to marry another royal. Those times left you sullen and wanting to never speak to him again. The pokemon seemingly noticed your expression dropping.

“Hoopa like you…” it spoke, bringing a hand to your cheek. You smiled. The psychic-type could talk… It often spoke like a little kid. You told it that you liked it, too. Its smile was bright in return. Pulling away from you, it took one of its hoops and summoned something. Lear fell through the portal with papers in his hands. His frustrated was immediate. Turning to the pokemon, he glared at it behind his sunglasses.

“Hoopa!” his voice was loud and filled with frustration. Hoopa seemingly ignored his upset and floated to you. He watched as it rubbed its cheek against your own and hugged you. Lear's arms crossed against his chest. You wondered what any of this meant.

“Hoopa love them!” it spoke and clung to you tighter. Lear tensed up. “If Lear doesn't want… Hoopa will take!” Part of you wanted to laugh at the absurdity. The pokemon likely to not really comprehend what its words meant. It was like a kid confessing a crush at the worst, but it was more likely that Hoopa was upset with Lear's effect on you as of late. You thought that, anyway. Well, until the pokemon took one of the rings off its horn and offered it to you. “Hoopa marry!”

It seemed the prince could take the scene no longer. Never before had you seen him move as quickly as he did to call the pokemon back to its ball. You blinked a few times. What was going on…? Lear's expression was nothing but frustration. He stomped towards you and stared at you wordlessly for a moment. Then, something like insecurity appeared to come over him. “…” his hand grasped your own, the fabric of his glove soft against your skin. You were pulled along by him until you both were in a private area.

“… Are you attempting to make me jealous?” his voice was low as be turned away from you. “I feel utterly powerless with you. My title means nothing to you – I'm just another person in your eyes.” You were silent. He let out a sigh. “… I…” his gaze drifted back to you, “I will not lose to a pokemon. You are my betrothed.” You flinched. That was the first time that you had heard that one. “Hmph. You look shocked. I see your commoner mind could not comprehend something so obvious—” You shut him up with a kiss. That was when he went from cute to annoying. His arms came around you as the affection was wholeheartedly returned.

When it broke, he clung to you still. The heat of his body soaked into you. “I will make the announcement soon,” he declared. You flinched. “… We must start planning for the wedding.”

Maybe you had pushed too many of his buttons.

~

“Here,” you offered the box of donuts to the pokemon. Hoopa had been sad all day since being informed that you were now engaged. Well, that was why you thought the reason was. It perked up instantly, gasping and immediately indulging itself. Your heart felt light at the sight of its pure joy. Sitting down, you let your mind wander to all the various plans Lear had presented to you. Really… It felt like he was waiting his entire life to plan a wedding. The announcement had shocked his retainers, but they both instantly turned to help him plan.

“Hoopa granted your wish!” it suddenly spoke, snapping you from your thoughts, “Lear better!” You wanted to laugh and cry. The pokemon really was sneaky. Was that all really an act to get Lear to make a decision. You supposed you could only wonder. At least, Hoopa seemed happy with the outcome.

[destiny-smasher]

What do you like about Nemona

Gahhh, fuck me, that's a bit hard to summarize.

But I have been meaning to do a write up to explain it to people in my personal life. Maybe this is a good excuse to get around to doing so. I'll try to cover the important stuff while not getting as deep into specifics as I honestly could. It'll still be an informal short essay, though, lol

In Pokemon SV, the player enrolls in a fancy Academy on a remote island nation of sorts (inspired by Spain). They meet Nemona after choosing their starter Pokemon, and Nemona offers to the school's director to adopt a starter herself to 'coach/mentor' the player character. You see, unlike any other 'rival trainer' before her, Nemona is already a Champion. Before your character sets foot in the Paldea region, Nemona has already gone through the entire song and dance of Gym Battles and all that, and attained the highest rank a trainer can in the region. She's completely obsessed with Pokemon battling and has become bored of being 'the best' because no one wants to battle her, for various reasons. So she views you, a newcomer, as an opportunity to test herself as a 'mentor/senpai/big sis' figure as well as essentially 'New Game+-ing' herself for sheer love of the game that is Pokemon battling.

People consistently call her 'the girl Goku', but I ain't seen Dragonball Z, so I can't comment on that much. But she is a very enthusiastic, cheerful, determined, battle hungry person who is very into self-growth and self-improvement. At the end of the day, she wants a true rival, someone she doesn't need to hold back with, and who she can look to as a consistent figure in her life. She is very eager and hyperactive about connecting with people through battling.

A lot of people who play the game get offput by her, and she gets branded as a 'yandere' archetype (ie obsessed with the player character to a horror-inducing degree). She gets meme'd as being 'creepy' and 'obsessed' and all that, depicting her eagerness as mental illness and a bad thing.

(gif from a fan animation)

When her behavior stems from positive emotions and a desire for mutual growth and connection, not specifically ownership or possession -- to Nemona, a person who just obeyed whatever she would want of them would defeat the point. That's not what a rival does -- they push back, after all. Within the context of the SV plotline, she is bored of being Champion all by herself, and wants to train someone else to reach her same level, which is why she is so invested in you, the player character, following you around everywhere and being that 'big sis' archetype. There's some selfishness in there, for sure -- she wants a proper rival for herself, someone she never has to hold back with -- but given her social obligations and reputation within the Academy/region, she also I think wants to prove she is capable of handling herself as a mentor figure, prove to herself that she didn't become a Champion by luck or accident (if she can help someone else do what she did, then it wasn't just a fluke, she really does know what she's doing, etc.), and also help prove to her fellow students that she's really not as intimidating as they think she is.

And yet, people both in AND out of the game are quick to write this intense, protective behavior off as 'insane' and 'creepy' -- and as someone who very regularly got called a 'creep' through to the end of college for literally just trying to make friends,' I almost take it personally when I see people label Nemona as a 'yandere' type. It has its comical use and all but I still find it kind of hurtful in a way.

(Art by MagDraws)

Because that's the thing -- if you pay attention to what little story there is in SV (it's not exactly a complex narrative), Nemona's character is essentially a metaphor for neurodivergent/queer people who have hearts bursting with affection and passion for their hobbies yet who struggle with loneliness and isolation as they put off most people from keeping them around.

But at the end of the day, Nemona is just neurodivergent, her special interest is Pokemon battling, and she is simply desperate for human connection -- and battles are just the way she feels most comfortable doing that.

And the world would be a better place if people like me or Nemona were able to become self aware at a young enough age to start managing our behavior, (which she is shown to be learning to do!) while ALSO having a general population that is more open-minded and understanding to the idea that 'oh huh that person's brain is electrically overcharged and they love people and hobbies maybe way way more than I do but that's FINE as long as they're not hurting anyone'

As a youth, I just... kinda got great grades, made honor roll, etc. And it felt like I wasn't really trying? So adults around me thought I was 'gifted', or 'naturally talented'. But in reality, I think I was just neurodivergent, and since I struggled to make friends, and physically wasn't able to see them outside of school due to various factors, I just... ended up focusing on my schoolwork instead. So that's one way I relate with her retroactively -- she is a model student, yet ironically has a bad reputation amongst many.

(HOWEVER, Nemona comes from a RICH family and I came from a poor one, there was some big racial tension dynamics at play in my early gradeschool years, familial breakup shit, soooo there's some very different dynamics at play there)

Another thing I adore about her and connect with in a way no one else in my life does -- she loves one-on-one competitions with others through battles. I don't love physically fighting people, I'm a super non-violent person in reality. But I love fighting games, it's my favorite genre. And there's specific philosophical elements to enjoying fighting games that I think most people don't click with that she and I do.

She is here to GROW, to learn, to improve, to have fun regardless of winning or losing, because the act of spending time engaged with another person, figuring each other out, testing yourselves mutually, is enjoyable and edifying regardless.

That 'warrior's path' of self improvement and enjoyment and growth regardless of the outcome of battle is something I very much connect with and it's great to see a character who feels likewise while also having elements of interpersonal struggles in spite of or even because of the way she functions differently than other people. Again, I don't know much about Goku, but I get the impression he is good at making and keeping friends, while Nemona is bad at it.

On top of this, Nemona has extra wrinkles to her character -- she's physically disabled. The game is vague about it, as Pokemon always is. But she wears an arm brace because she throws a LOT of pokeballs with all the battling she does, and she seems to have some kind of issue there, physically. Also, despite how GOOD she is at battling, she is terrible at catching Pokemon, and seemingly at doing the exploration aspects of being a trainer. She canonically has poor stamina and wears herself out easily -- which, given how high-energy she is as a person, probably happens constantly. So it's also strongly suggested that she spends time not just training all of her Pokemon (she juggles multiple teams, yet another fighting-game esque thing I relate with, as I tend to juggle many characters and not stick to a single main or team), but she also trains herself, physically, to try and keep up with her 'mons, but also as a means of self-growth/improvement in general.

I won't post the examples but trust me, there are many subtle but intentional nods alluding to her being physically disabled, and being BAD at core elements of what we expect a Pokemon trainer to be -- exploring the wilderness, catching Pokemon, etc. But she's so passionate about it, she doesn't let her limitations stop her,

So it creates an interesting internal tension imo because she is not only very queer coded, very neurodiverse coded, but ALSO disabled coded. But she hides her internal struggles by essentially avoiding having to confront them, generally speaking (which itself is ripe for narrative development). Sadly, the game never brings this to a head in way (it's Pokemon, so of course it doesn't). But the ingredients are all there, especially when you add characters like Penny, Arven, and Scarlet into account -- as well as implied expectations from her rich family, or from the leader of Paldea, Geeta, who implies she wants Nemona to be her protege. And I haven't even mentioned that Nemona is Class President, meaning she's actively taking on social responsibility for her peers even though she gets shit talked behind her back for being so obsessed with battling and getting in people's faces with her over-eager desire to bond with/battle them.

This right here -- this is the specific core element of her character I personally connect with that, somehow, no fictional character I've met so far has put into the exact right words with enough context for me to believe them.

From my youth to even now as a full grown adult, I have experienced this feeling my entire life, whether with family, at school, at the workplace, even in most online spaces -- an 'invisible wall' between me and everyone else, and for a VERY LONG TIME I had convinced myself it was because something about me was 'broken' and 'not right'. But now, in part thanks to characters like Nemona, and the discussions around/about said characters, I can see that my brain just functions differently from other people, and a I grow and self-teach myself how to manage my own behaviors/expectations, I can better appreciate all kinds of relationships in life without needing to let go of or sacrifice that internal flame that used to threaten to consume most people I cared about -- that fear of being 'too much' or 'too intense' in my own ways (ways better expressed through text interaction than in person, to be fair, but again, MOST of my social life has been online my entire life, so yeah).

Like Nemona, I found people in my life who accept me for who I am, and blablabla all that cliche shit. But in Nemona, as I do with a rare few other characters in media (Vi from Arcane, Luz from The Owl House), I see a specific element of myself I don't elsewhere, and sadly did not see often growing up. A balance between ferocity and determination paired with unending affection and love. A desire to never give up on people, no matter what, and to be open to change both internal and in others. In Nemona's case, specifically, that element of neurodiverse passion matched with sheer loneliness -- that 'invisible wall'.

No matter what, she never gives up, in battles or socially.

I could go on into specific examples but I've said enough here to get the ideas across, I'm sure.

Oh, and as a sidenote, I think she has a great character design -- it's SIMPLE but recognizeable. The combo of color-coded gear (red/white/black, my favorite outfit color scheme), a arm brace, and accented hair. Her design feels like a plausible human being, but with a bit of 'anime bangs' syndrome.

I should probably mention -- I don't like Pokemon SV as a video game! I am like 160k words of fanfiction into telling a Pokemon story and I think the game itself is stinky garbage barely holding itself together with duct tape and a corporate prayer.

But unlike any other generation of the franchise, Pokemon SV presents a cast of characters with defined personality strengths, weaknesses, and varied backstories, who start the game as strangers, and by the end begin to dip their toes into 'found family' territory. For the first time in the entire franchise, I actually give a shit about the characters, about seeing them grow and connect with each other, because the overarching theme of SV's story, what little it has, is about isolation, outcasts, loneliness, and how found families form.

And Nemona's kind of the heart of all of that, the endlessly hopeful, energetic, eager one that will never give up on you, that irrationally throws affection at you, seemingly for no 'good reason' -- because just being a person who tolerates her and her 'too much'-ness is itself reason to be grateful for your presence in a world where she feels isolated from most everyone else simply by being herself.

Maybe this answers your question!

[flamboyantraichu]

Snowpoint City. So Close, Yet So Far

Friede/Reader A journey to Snowpoint City takes a slight detour when a snowstorm comes in. You and Friede hunker down in a cave, and the close proximity reminds you that your attraction for him will always be one-sided. That's what you think, anyways.

ao3 vers: https://archiveofourown.org/works/62942968

tags: Second Person POV, Gender Neutral Reader, Not Actually Unrequited Love, Friends to Lovers, First Kiss, Blizzards & Snowstorms, Cuddling for Warmth

1,712 words

At first, the snow was light, dusting the ground beneath your boots but doing very little to stop the quick pace you walked. It occasionally fell in your face and on your hair, but you shook it off just as quick. Then it came down harder. The once lightly covered ground seemed to swallow your shoes with every step. It was getting harder to see, and while both you and Friede wore goggles, the white-out conditions were becoming too much. Friede practically dragged you to the first cave he saw. 

“Charizard!” A flash of light, and the draconus lizard was out, the fire on its tail lighting up the surroundings. The snow beneath you started to melt with the heat. You stretched your arms out, a soft sigh escaping your lips as your fingers started to warm up. You glanced around the place. The walls were rocky, go figure, and there were long stalactites hanging from the ceiling. It was impossible to tell how deep the cave went, but as long as the heat stayed right where it was, you didn’t need to worry too much about that. To your left, Friede was already on the ground, leaning close to Charizard’s tail. His shoulders were shaking. 

Charizard lightly growled when you pat its head, flashing you the best smile it could make.

“Thank you.”

You sat next to Friede, not enough to be touching, but enough to get his attention. Yellow eyes glared over at you.

“Remind me again why we’re doing this,” his voice was shaky, teeth clenched together. 

“We have to get to Snowpoint somehow.” You hummed. You pulled your hands back, resting them on your lap. “It's getting pretty late anyways. We can wait for the snowstorm to blow over in the morning.”

Charizard let out a grumble, slumping down onto the rocky floor. It sighed, smoke blowing out its nostrils. Friede reached over to Charizard and stroked the top of the Pokemon’s head like you did before.

“Take a nap,” Friede whispered. He looked down at Captain, who was already snuggled up in his lap, dozing off. “I think Cap is alright with that.”

“Friede, um,” You avoided his gaze, instead looking down at your own hands. Despite being so close to Charizard’s fire, your own arms were still cold under your jacket. “Sorry for dragging you all the way out here with me. I know you hate the cold.”

A hand touched your shoulder, and you couldn’t help but melt into the feeling.

 “It’s okay. I’ll survive,” Friede joked, giving your shoulder a squeeze. “I’d do anything for you– as the commander of the Rising Volt Tacklers, and your best friend.”

You returned his sentiment with a smile. Friede would let you drag him all the way to Alola for a malasada if it made you happy. Because you were good friends. Nothing else. You clenched the fabric of your coat sleeve and took a deep breath. It was hard feeling just friendship for Friede. He was a great leader to the team, that's for sure, but he was also an incredible person, caring for you and helping you reach your goals when things got tough. The two of you always joked around with each other, going on weird adventures and stupid side-missions much like this one. Whenever you were sad something didn’t go quite the way you wanted, he’d always be around to cheer you up and remind you just because you failed, didn’t mean you were a failure. You’d go as far as to say you loved the man. If only he returned your feelings.

Friede laid back, his upper body resting against Charizard. He took his goggles off his head and set them off to the side. White hair fell in front of his face, and you resisted the urge to read over and push the strands out of the way. He grinned in your direction.

“I’m going to sleep, and dream about being on the beach in Hau’oli City.”

You shook your head. “Pfft– Good luck with that, Friede.” 

It took a little maneuvering, but eventually you found a comfortable, pebble-free spot on the ground near Charizard’s tail to lay. The air was still bitter on your cheeks, but you dozed off quickly.

The wind whistled in your ears, snowflakes gently falling at the opening of the cave. You weren’t sure what time it was, but it was still pitch dark, safe for the glow of Charizard’s tail. You moved in your sleep it seemed, now a foot or two more away from the fire than you were before. You sat up. Your arms were shaking, and your fingers felt twice as cold. Looking up from the ground, you immediately made eye contact with Friede. He was still laying against Charizard, his arms crossed over his chest. Captain Pikachu was nowhere to be seen.

“Cap’s back in his ball,” Friede supplied, as if he had read your mind. “Is it me or did it get colder in here?”

Careful not to touch Charizard’s tail, you scooted your body closer to Friede, just inches away like before. You didn’t have any fire type pokemon with you. The best you could do was just be semi-close to Friede. If only…

“Would be nice if we had blankets or something.” 

Friede’s eyes were on you. He looked as if he wanted to say something, but nothing ever passed his lips. 

“Maybe we should try and go deeper?” You looked into the narrowing section of the cavern. Water was dripping down from the ceiling. “Actually maybe that’s not a good idea–”

Your words cut off at the sound of your name. You glanced back over at Friede. He was holding a hand out to you.

“Get closer to me.”

“Huh?” You felt your face heat up, and you were grateful the red light of the cave left no trace of it. 

“We can share body heat. At least until morning when it finally warms up.”

Leave it to Friede to be level-headed even in a situation he hates. You bit at your lip. That definitely was a good idea, but the last thing you wanted to do was freak out on Friede over your own feelings then have an awkward journey to Snowpoint and back when he told you he doesn’t feel the same way. The two of you would pretend things were fine but he'll eventually kick you off the crew from how weird it got between you two. Then you’d never see Friede again– 

An arm tugged at yours, pulling you out of your catastrophizing and onto Friede’s lap. Your chest was pulled flush against his– as much as they could with the coats, anyways– and his arms wrapped securely around your waist. You instinctively shifted your legs, now fully straddling him. Being warm was the last thing you had to worry about now, with your body burning from the situation. Friede grinned. 

“You were taking too long.” He hummed, leaning his head back against Charizard. His next words came out in a whisper. “You’re really warm.”

Friede noticed pretty quickly how stiff you were. One of his arms trailed up your back, pushing you towards him. Your head landed on his shoulder. 

“You can lay on me, I’ll be fine.” 

“Y– yeah,” Friede tilted his head, yellow eyes staring into your own. His eyebrows pinched together. His bangs fell back over his face.

“Are you okay?”

You didn’t respond. Instead, before you could stop yourself, you reached up, taking the hair and pushing it back behind his ear. Your hand stayed on his cheek. 

“Your hair was bothering me,” you tried to reason, and it came out as a whisper. You glanced down at Friede’s parted lips. He licked them.

Friede said your name, but you looked away this time, eyes focused on the scales of Charizard’s head. It was certainly asleep by now. You heard your name again.

“Friede,” 

A short moment passed, and before you could even say anything else, a pair of cold, slightly chapped lips pressed against your own. You weren’t sure what you were expecting out of a moment like this, but it left you unable to move. To even think. Part of you was convinced you were still on the hard floor, dreaming up the situation as you always did back on the ship. You wished you could pinch yourself, but your hands wouldn't budge. Friede pulled back. He looked at you with half-opened eyes. There was a frown on his face.

“I–” Your body finally caught up. You cut off the rest of Friede’s sentence, pushing your lips back into his. He hummed, pulling your body even closer to him, and one of his hands pressed itself against the one on his cheek. You felt the same relief as the warmth of Frede’s Pokemon provided, but this warmth felt better. It felt natural, and you couldn’t get enough of it. Your other hand pressed against his arm. 

Friede soon pulled back again. The fingers on your hand interlocked with yours, falling down to rest on your leg. He cleared his throat.

“I like you!” you blurted out, your free hand slapping against your mouth immediately after. Friede laughed.

“Really? I thought you kissed me back because you hated me?”

You playfully punched him in the shoulder. He laughed even more, his body underneath shaking yours.

“Shut up!”

The laugher soon died down, the cave being filled with the sounds of wind and dripping once more. You yawned. 

“Let’s talk about this in the morning,” Friede whispered. His thumb rubbed the top of your gloved hand, his other hand stroking your back. You rested your head against his chest.

“Okay,” you responded, closing your eyes. The faint beating of Friede’s heart lulled you into a warm sleep, dreaming of the two of you on Hau’oli City’s beach. 

The wind died down with the setting of the moon. Through the light snowflakes, the sun reflected off the ground and onto your face. To your left, Friede’s shoulder was against your own, walking side by side with gloved hands interlocked by your waist. With his other hand, he pointed out a quickly growing city in the distance. Snowpoint was near.

[ashlynniis-bracketeers]

REBORN KING GREGOR {Limbus Company}

Woe, extremely self-indulgent concept be upon ye. A.K.A. "What if Gregor got an ID where he was both happy with himself (not in the "throws himself into being a weapon" sense) AND more bug?"

I've had this design/concept, through multiple revisions, sitting around for ages. Finally got around to making a colored piece of him after seeing some people theorize that he's going to Bug Out™ at some point after what we've seen in the new Intervallo. So I decided to take this concept back out of the shed to finally post it publicly. The two sketch pages are a hodgepodge of sketches of different ages from multiple other concepting sheets lmao. He deserves to be both happy and more bug at the same time. Most of his "happy" IDs have him lack his bug arm.

Meet Gregor, the Reborn King! He's a funky earwig-mantis-roach thing that runs his own cult of personality.

I'm not going to hash out any coin or Sin Affinity info, because I don't know what to give him for those things. I also don't know if he'd work better as a Bleed + Poise unit or Bleed + Rupture unit. All I know is that his "in-game" gimmick would basically be Dawn-Office Fixer Sinclair and Wild Hunt Heathcliff's "form change" gimmicks taken to the extreme: Progressing through multiple forms where he cannot change back after reaching the next form (kind of like a Pokemon evolution). These forms are Base (1), Chrysalis (2), and Reborn King (3). Base needs to build up enough stacks of a unique status (which I'm calling "satiety" for now), which then makes him enter Chrysalis, which he needs to survive (with special Guard skills) for a specific amount of turns to emerge as the speedy glass cannon that is the Reborn King state. Each state has completely different moves and/or Affinities.

TL;DR for this Greg's story: His bug mutations became more severe, and then one day his body made a chrysalis, and then he came out both as Extra Bug and with both human arms back. Then he founded a cult... or maybe the cult found him. Who knows lmao. Compared to being treated like an animal, a mere tool, a weapon with no humanity, running a cult is a pretty sweet gig. Definitely a better gig than a lot of fates in the City lmao.

(Meta + in-universe) Info:

- His cult is simply known as the "Cult of the Reborn King".

- He's got little mantis feetsies at the end of his big claws! I drew them (and the feet on his legs) simplified.

- He's got the mantis shimmy when walking. You know the one. He prefers to fly when wanting to get anywhere with any good speed.

- The amount of bug limbs he has is asymmetrical. One on the right side of his face, two on his neck, his two big claws, one tiny claw on the right side of his torso, and four legs, making for ten bug limbs in total (not counting wings and tail). If they were symmetrical, then there would be twelve.

- His general body shape/posture and big claws are that of a mantis, while the wings and tail shape/pincers are those of an earwig. Pinchy tail and big fancy wings that fit in a tiny elytra. - (Fun fact: Did you know that roaches, mantises, and termites are all related? They're all Dictyopterans.)

- He probably has a Mouth of a Thousand Nightmares if he fully opens it. Just don't let him catch you catching him cleaning his claw-feet like how mantises do it and you should be fine lmao.

- Unlike earwigs, he has a stinger. No venom or ovipositor, he just Fucking Stabs You. It's retractable, so he generally keeps his pincers closed over it.

- The extra asymmetrical limbs + plating on his face are based off of the G Corp Manager Corporal Gregor ID.

- The thing he's holding is a fancy smoking pipe, its shapes based off of his old pre-chrysalis claw.

I hope you like it!

[championleonsslut]

May i ask ... how did the fourth child happened?👀

well naturally, you guys had sex

i'm so so so sorry this took me so long, it's been in my inbox collecting dust for months but i had no motivation to write it. ANYWAY. I'm going to TRY to start uploading regularly again, maybe every friday?

The Final Child You Have With Leon.

Three children wasn't all smooth sailing. Sometimes they squabbled, and sometimes they were little angels. You and Leon loved your babies, and Adelina, Genevieve and Hugo all had such big personalities.

You hadn't planned to have another baby, but it seemed fate had other ideas. Adelina was five, and the twins were two when you got pregnant again.

All because Leon's condom broke.

The two of you were panicked for a little bit, until the tests results came back.

Yeah.

He knocked you up again.

At first you were furious, but the prospect of one more baby... Oh it made your heart swell. You and Leon decided to keep the little fetus.

Once you were far enough long, you explained to your children what was going to happen. Adelina had been there and done this, but the twins had to grasp the concept. They seemed to understand, mostly.

You also made Leon get the snip. This would be your last child, and you refused to move on that.

This pregnancy was your smoothest one yet. Your body knew what it was doing, after carrying three other babies.

Everyone was surprised that you were pregnant again, but offered their support nonetheless. You knew this would be hectic, you knew it would be crazy... But you were excited nonetheless.

About halfway through the pregnancy, it was determined that this was another girl. Sure, it wouldn't be an even split, and the girls would most likely torment poor Hugo... But it wasn't like you two were gonna have a fifth kid, hoping it was a boy to even things out.

Soon enough, the day of your last child's birth arrived. She had decided to stay in you longer than needed, and you were exhausted. Leon's mother agreed to watch the other three while you two went and had your fourth.

Like your pregnancy, this birth was smooth too! It LITERALLY look you three pushes to get her out. But then... She was here, your last daughter, just as beautiful as the other two.

She had your hair and eyes, but with Leon's skin tone. And by god, she was a cutie.

You named her Cosette Vivian Woodrow, and you and Leon bawled your eyes out over her.

She was brought home a day later, so her siblings could finally get a look at your little happy accident. Adelina of course adored her, and you were surprised when the twins were fascinated with her too! They were gentle, and spoke in soft tones.

Finally, your little family was complete. You, your husband, and four wonderful children.

You did have to stop the kids from continuously bringing home new Pokemon once they got older. Hugo once dragged a whole Camerupt home with him.

[ecargmura]

Pokemon Horizons Episode 66 Review - School Hacking Incident

We’re closing in on the finale of Terastal Debut, and we’re seeing some major growth for our young protagonists. The difference between the penultimate episode of Terastal Debut and the penultimate episode of Shine of Terapagos is very major. While both involve the Explorers, the kids are now more capable.

Like with the end of the Basics test, Clavell lets the students have fun by hosting another battle tournament. I do like that they’re so eager to let the students battle so often. The failed students are still allowed to Terastal, but it’d be the last time they do it as failed students would have to return their orbs after the day is over. Other than Liko, the only other known person who failed is Bocco, the Dot look-alike.

I do like that there are lots of callbacks of episodes 43 and 44 in this one. Episode 43 had Liko and Roy do a Multi Battle against Sidian and Coral with Liko vs Sidian and Roy vs Coral, but the battle was called off. In this episode, the same matchup from before happens, but Liko and Roy are more experienced now. Floragato is no longer a Sprigatito and Liko even uses Terastal to beat Sidian. Even though she failed her exam and is only supposed to use Terastal during the battle tournament, but Sidian used it illegally, so Liko did the same.

With Roy and Coral, no one used Terastal, but it’s nice to finally see Fuecoco get a win from Glalie after battling against it twice. One little detail I like from the Roy battle is that it was originally in the art room, but he didn’t want to destroy the artwork, so he used Kilowattrel to move to another location. It’s really sweet that he’s so considerate of the students’ hard work when it comes to their schoolwork. Coral didn’t really care if it gets damaged or not, but still followed Roy to the new location.

There also seems to be a budding rivalry between Dot and Chalce now that Dot is more involved. I hope that they’ll get another battle in a future arc; it does suck that Dot’s essentially the only one who “failed” her battle. I do like that the kids know that “Sandwich”, “Onigiri” and “Agepan” are Explorer members, but they never knew their names until now. Sidian gives Liko his name while Coral and Chalce reveal theirs to Roy and Dot. I do like that giving their names is like a sign that they acknowledge them as worthy opponents or something…

Remember what I wrote in my review of Episode 63 in that Grusha was being harsh towards Liko because he wanted her to prove him wrong? I was right! Liko did prove Grusha wrong, but in a different way, however. He was there to witness her battle against Sidian and saw that she used Terastal despite being forbidden from doing so because she has something to protect. He even mentions that Liko fights better when she’s battling for self-defense or to protect something rather than competitively. It was nice that he went all the way to Clavell’s office to change his mind about failing Liko since she protected the school from the Explorers and did not allow the incident to escalate into something disastrous. I think it’s a nice reward for Liko’s efforts. People might see it as a “pity badge” sort of thing like how Ash got some badges in Kanto out of pity, but sometimes, hard work deserves good rewards.

I was a tad disappointed that Penny wasn’t more involved with the episode. Sure, she did try to prevent Chalce from hacking the system, and that her role in the story is to be the school and league’s tech person, but it does feel odd that she seemed like she’d play an important part, but does get sidelined as the story is about Liko and co. Still, it was nice seeing more of Penny.

I also like that the kids’ second Pokemon were used in the episode. Liko let Hattrem out of her ball to heal the security guard and his Psyduck while she went on ahead. Hattrem was also the key figure to let Grusha stay back and witness Liko fight against Sidian. Roy used Kilowattrel to move locations. Dot used Tinkatink to destroy the computer, but got the wrong one. It’s nice to see their other Pokemon be more involved now that the kids have grown as capable Trainers.

I think we were long overdue for an eventual Liko vs Roy match, but it seems that the finale will finally showcase it. I think it’s the perfect way to end off this arc. They’ve been training buddies, but now they’re opponents for the friendly battle tournament. Both were rookie trainers, but now have grown so much. Who do you think will win? I honestly think it’ll be a draw.

[chaoticlad]

MORE dumb cp9 headcannons because I needed to store everything somewhere (part 2??)

Jabra is that guy in olive garden who see how long the waiter will grate cheese for

Growing up, Lucci was the one who took care of Kalifa and Kaku, plus he was crazy overprotective over them

Kaku was the final member who had never tried smelling salts but once he did he sniffed it really close and couldn't breathe properly for like- 2 weeks

Blueno and Lucci makes little figurines of the cp9 members

Jabra once punched Spandam in the crotch as hard as he could because intrusive thoughts (he claimed it was a fly)

Kalifa and Kaku are the Bill Nye of the crew

Kumadori went through multiple emo phases

Fukurou and Jabra teach Lucci brainrot words

Kumadori was the "Santa" of the crew when they were still kids (Lucci never fell for it)

Besides Spandam, Kalifa and Kaku are the shortest members

since they were all band kids, they come together every once a while and learn a song to play together, like an orchestra but really tiny

Kumadori and Kaku have severe arachnophobia

They play uno every Friday night (along with Monopoly) and no matter what, they always end is a 1v1 battle to the death because someone placed a plus 4 on Jabra or Fukurou

Kalifa could set water on fire if you left her alone in the kitchen

the entire crew (besides Lucci) wanted to get a dog but stupid SPANDAM fed a fruit to a sword and said they didn't need a dog anymore (he got a crazy beating [even from Lucci] but funkfreed was equally as good anyways)

Lucci would NEVER admit it but he has mild separation anxiety when he's away from any of the crew and is always around them for safety (except Spandam)

When Fukurou found out about THOSE ships (ahem) he immediately told everyone all the pairings of them at the dinner table and Kalifa even threw up

Lucci takes his trombone every once in a while and blasts it as loud as he can Infront of Jabra or Spandam's door at 2AM

Kaku has the BIGGEST Pokemon card collection you have EVER seen (40% of them are girafarig cards anyways)

Friday is always game night

When playing ssbu, Lucci plays as incineroar, Kaku as game n' watch (or Luigi), Kalifa as zero suit Samus, Blueno as villager, Jabra as wolf (and daisy), Fukurou as pac man, and Kumadori as kirby

Lucci really likes the olive garden bread sticks

Kaku cooks spaghetti a crazy amount - like 4 times a week (Blueno knows Kaku doesn't like spaghetti himself so he makes him whatever Kaku wants while the rest just eat his spaghetti because they LOVE it)

Kalifa is a HUGE Splatoon fan

Jabra has a fursona

Blueno has the lowest spice tolerance

Kaku and Lucci play Lego and build ship models in secret

Whenever they get a hotel, it doesn’t matter how small it is they WILL all sleep in the same room

Kaku is actually the heaviest drinker when it comes to alcohol or beer, but he hates the taste so he sticks with juice (kalifa and Lucci are tied for second)

Jabra will never admit he's TERRIFIED of horror movies

when they walk into Kumadori's room they're hit with is the strongest smell of gingerbread candles in the middle of august

Kaku has never eaten any Mexican food

Literally all of cp9 has this weird thing where they randomly just start holding back tears and barge into one of their rooms to cry about how much they love them (it's become a meeting at this point whenever this happens they call code crew and they all just go to the same room to hang out until the person feels better)

Fukurou and Jabra still have to count with their fingers

They've all known each other since they were mere kids

Jabra often tries to get Hattori to like him more than Lucci but fails miserably every time

Kalifa shops at hot topic

Kumadori is the instagram influencer who takes pictures of his food

Lucci's den den has countless pictures of the crew, even some really dumb ones

Kaku is the only one who can breakdance and has a ddr machine in the game room

Kalifa, Kaku, and Spandam love playing with Jabra and Kumadori's hair

Blueno has an addiction to coffee (it's the only thing that keeps him awake)

Jabra drinks milk from the carton and the whole crew thinks that's gross AF so Blueno has to buy multiple extra cartons, exclusively for Jabra cause he's gross

They're all close enough to share spit without complaining or anything like- they drink from the same cup, they just eat eachother's food like it's their own and even share gum if they're desperate

Blueno teaches Jabra how to shake drinks so he can impress the ladies

Lucci makes Spandam call him by his full name because he isn't "cp9" close

Kaku uses Jabra as a verb when describing something really stupid

Kalifa, Lucci, Kaku, Jabra, and blueno all know Morse code and it looks really stupid when Lucci and Jabra are arguing through Morse code

[katzirra]

I think the worst part is like prior to ALL THIS CANCER SHIT, with my own cancer scare I was doing a lot of personal therapy mentally about my mother and my childhood. Processing trauma and anger. And I'm like stuck in that stage right now, because I've spent 20+ years telling my mom to go to a doctor about her uterus. And her quack holistic doctor told her get a hysterectomy or suffer, without doing ANY EXAMS why my 60 year old mother was still bleeding.

So I'm processing anger about my weird childhood, my awful teenage years, the disrespect my whole family gives me, and my anger that while I know there's nothing I could do more than I did for YEARS - that it's her own fault. Her own stubborn fault. And that I learned from that what not to do and be. I stopped visiting my parents because I would get in FIGHTS with my mom about her health and I hated fighting with her.

So all I've been feeling is anger, and sporadic moments of crying for five or ten minutes over the most goofy ass shit.

I cried tonight telling my sister to take a stuffed cat to my mom so she would know I'm thinking of her. A round ball plush the size of a tennis ball that looks like Mina, that Becca got her for that reason. I cried because my mom is scared I'm gonna be angry and tell her I told you so and fight with her about shit, and hasn't wanted to talk to me. I cried because the sentiment I have of having that cat show up, won't register to her.

My sister and I have had this conversation with our mom for years of her being convinced we're gonna fight over her stuff when she dies. We won't because I want stupid shit.

I want her copy of the Godfather that she threatened to make us watch, and I was the first one who said okay and ended up liking it. I want her terrible Subspecies movies, because she loved Radu lmfao GOD. I want trinkets from her desk that I played with when I talked to her constantly, because I couldn't not annoy her. I want the set of earrings I got her that she liked because they made her think of me and her taste. I want my parent's wedding rings because mom's is pretty, and dad's is made from a spoon he's so big - back before it was trendy lol but that won't be until he goes.

I want the little crystal unicorn because I used to make crude jokes with it...

I have my mom's Hannibal books and movies. I have some of her movies she'd never miss but make me think of her. I have the little wood box grandpa made her when she was little... I've had bits of her in my house forever because as much as she was a terrible fucking mother to a gay child until 8ish years ago - she's my mom and I do value things we did together.

I have every scarf she ever made me, and I still know the basics of how to knit a scarf at least because she taught me. I kept every ticket stub for every movie we saw together. I still can't eat milk duds without being scared I'll lose a tooth like I did during the Pokemon movie.

She'll take her shitty chili recipe to the grave unfortunately, because she can never tell me how she makes it. The thing that broke through covid finally...

I don't know how to process my grief and emotions because I have fucked up emotions because of all my trauma in that house emotionally. But I feel immense guilt I cannot properly process this information that my mother will die soon of her own fucking Idiocracy.

I feel bad I got sick and never got to watch that Orson Welles movie with her that she actually made time to make a mother daughter movienight around after I told her I was upset she never set aside time for me anymore as an adult.

I feel upset that the first real compliments I got on my art from her was on a commission, and she ACTUALLY pointed out specific things she liked. And I'm happy it was the one of Rhea for how hard I worked on it...

But fuck it stung that after all this time why now?

All my thoughts kinda keep just coming in like the tide and I'm tired. Like I've made peace with my mom passing - she's been dying my whole life we used to joke, but uh. Man.

Sucks.

[leggerefiore]

It might snow where I live this week so I got nostalgic about snow days as a kid. That got me wondering if you have any head canons about the parents with their kids on snow days? Emmet probably teaches the girls how to be vicious snowball fighters…

characters: Ingo, Emmet, Cyrus, Colress, N, Volo, Grimsley, Lear, Larry, Nanu

Ingo and Erin go for a walk together. Erin is a bit bad with the cold, so he is basically clinging to Ingo the entire time while bundled up like a laundry ball. You can barely see his face underneath the layers. Ingo is more moderately dressed, having long since adjusted to the harsh winters of Unova. Chandelure is also out and keeling a gentle warmth over them both while watching Erin when Ingo gets distracted. They both head back in when they are done and enjoy some hot beverages. (Hot chocolate for Erin and coffee for Ingo.) They also build a snowman… Erin asks to put a conductor's hat on them to make them a snow-conductor. Ingo does so.

Emmet and his girls are a bit more… active. Inka wants to just run and play the entire day and is absolutely having a snow ball fight with Emma against their papa. Emmet does genuinely fight back. After all, if a battle is not serious, it is not fun. He does end up losing as a 2v1 is still unfair even if your enemies are little girls. His defeat conditions mean making them hot chocolate. He complies with their demands. Emma is entranced by the beauty of the snow and ends up snapping some photos of the weather.

Cyrus and Cyllene are certainly more… home bodies. They do not often go out adventuring, and snow is more common where they live. Yet… When Lenie wishes to go out for a walk in it, Cyrus joins her to watch over her. Despite living in the frigid conditions of Sinnoh, he is quite unacclimatised to turn colder temperatures. He bundles up for more than he should and makes sure that Lenie is much the same. He holds her hand as they walk around just outside of Veilstone to see the mountainous routes surrounding it. The snow is truly beautiful. They both then head back inside and curl up under a blanket while enjoying the beauty of central hearing.

Grimsley is not much of a snow person, but he does not mind the cold. The iciness of the seasonal shift in Unova is a bitter thing, but he seems to get why his kids want to play outside. Nero was an active sort who always seemed to busy himself, and Morrigan wanted to follow him around everywhere. So, they both end up playing on Route 14 as Grimsley watches over them. His Houndoom stands at his side as the two bicker and toss snowballs at each other. Nero decides to build a snowman and snatches Grimsley scarf and declares it a snow-gamber. A chuckle does escape him from that. Morrigan ends up tracing Nero's steps like a cat. Both end up at his sides in the end, seeking warmth. He just lets them with a sigh while wondering if he could have had this when he was younger.

Colress really does not understand Prisma's demands to go out in the weather – Even more so why she demanded that he join her. He did, of course, happy to spend time with her. She observed the snow with such a curious expression he fell into explaining the meteorological events that lead to snow. She then nods at his words before tossing a snowball at him. He is momentarily stunned before realising she was giggling at him. The scientist then found himself imitating her, leading to a fierce snowball fight. He determines that fighting may have the same benefits between people as it does with pokemon. They also build a snow man together. Prisma puts a lab coat on it. They end their snow venture by heading in and warming up on the couch. Colress found valuable data in this experience, he supposes.

Lear struggles to understand why he must pull away from his endlessly busy schedule. But… When his children look at him so pleasingly, he cannot help but relent to his wishes. He will never be the man his father was. They mostly end up wandering around the gardens due to his worries for their safety. Regan seems utterly fascinated in attempting to build a snow shelter while Cordelia insists on making snow angels. He worries about her health, knowing her condition is frail, but she seemed in and up-turn. He ends up helping Regan build the snow shelter. Cordelia and Regan both also toss some snowballs at him, frustrating him and reminding him of something their other parent did to him. Lear does not fight back, however. In the end, he calls them inside and has them eat warm stew and hot drinks. He also has to sit under a blanket for a long while.

N and Clover are quite entranced by snow. Both already tend to be out in nature, so a change in weather does not deter them. They mostly end up spending time with various pokemon out in the cold, but end up doing some traditional snow activities. A snowman is made with Clover wondering if it will come to life. N ponders it for a moment, too. Ice types often could be made of ice… They skip out on a snowball fight. She ends up clinging to N after a while, alas she is still a small girl and the temperatures are far too cold for long-time exposure. She ends up snuggled with him under a blanket after a while. N feels oddly complete… Something dances just in the back of his mind about fulfilling a dream.

Larry goes outside with his kids into the snow. His son and him play catch with a snowball until it falls apart. His daughter flops back into the snow and stares up at the sky. He worries about her until she pops up and asks if birds do not fly in this weather. She sounds extremely disappointed. His son and daughter end up making a snow-Larry being tormented by a snow-Geeta. He does not know how to react to that. They all end up enjoying a hotpot at a local restaurant in the end. The foodie gene was inherited by them both.

Snow in Hisui was not an uncommon thing. The whole region was usually bathed in it for the winter months. Volo had lived here his entire life and long since adjusted to this schedule. Yet, he found himself watching in intrigue as his own daughter explored the icy grounds. Astrea had certainly inherited his curiosity, of that he was sure. He followed her closely as she wandered, stuck between concern and fear. She turned back at him a few times and smiled at him so brightly. He pondered how such a child could exist in this awful world. They end up sitting beside each other and watch the snow build for a while. She asks him questions and he answers. Somehow… in the end, he feels as if his people's legacy is safe within her hands. Especially as she leans into his side for warmth.

It does not snow in Alola, excluding a mountaintop. If it does, Nanu is freaking out and probably having to calm and upset Tapu. Ohi'a ponders how this incident came to be.

[jarritos-hetalia]

Part two of Hetalia as things I've heard! (Extended edition)

These are from years ago, like a while ago. So there are references to Pokemon scarlet and violet, and maybe other things.

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Italy: That kid just twerked on baby Jesus!

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Hungary: So a woman's period is kinda like-

Prussia: *Starts Crying*

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Germany: Hey Japan-

Japan: *Hugs him*

Germany: *Confused Screaming*

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Romano: Do you know who that is? *Points to a random person*

Spain: No?

Romano: That's because you are ugly.

Spain: *Sad*

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America: Hey Old man, have you heard of the star wars character Bofa?

Canada: Don’t

England: What?

America: Bofa deez nuts in your mouth!

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America: I’ve played basketball before.

America: *Goes to shoot the ball*

Canada: Go Lebron Manays!

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Romano: *Sitting on the floor behind Italy and Spain so he doesnt get called on*

Spain: *pointing to him* Romano is here!

Romano: You Bitch

Spain: Germany, call on him!

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Italy: Bye Germany!

Germany: Bye Italy, Love you!

Italy:

Germany: I’m so sorry

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America: *On a discord call with Japan*

Japan: Bye

America: Bye, Love you

Japan: Wha-

America: * Hangs up*

Discord- would you like to rate your call?

America: *typing* Bad, I accidentally said “I Love You”

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America: lol

England: What is this 2012? I haven't heard anyone say “lol” in years.

America: *internally* Did no one ever teach you to mind your own business.

England: *Laughing his ass off*

America: yesterday you said that something was groovy, what year are you living in, 1980?

England: >:O

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Romano: So I stabbed myself in the leg three times with a pen-

Italy: WHY THE FUCK WOULD YOU DO THAT?!

Romano: Because I was stressed? Anyway-

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Hong Kong: *Vibing to Cabinet Man by Lemon Demon at three am*

Japan: *Bangs on his door* DID YOU OPEN MY MOUNTAIN DEW?!

Hong Kong: wha- WHY THE FUCK WOULD I??

Japan: GOOD *leaves*

~~~

Italy: Illions’s favorite pizza topping is ketchup.

Romano: *Grabs his bat* What the fuck.

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America: TwO tRuCkS, hAvInG sEx

England: What the actual fuck

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Germany: I’m Hyperlexic

Italy: I’m Dyslexic

Japan: Together you are lexic

Romano: You just brought back so many lexia memories

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Russia: I opened his mountain dew

Hong Kong: Why?

Russia: I like to inhale the carbonation.

Hong Kong: *Confused Screaming*

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France: I’m not going

England: Okay

France: *Gets out of the car*

England: I thought you weren't coming?

France: I am now

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Receptionist: Hey lady, so the restrooms are all the way across the building and the others are through the gym

Hungary: Why?

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Romano: I swear to God if one more thing goes wrong today I'm going to kill myself.

Spain: Hey.

Romano: I'm going to kill myself!

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England: *Walking*

America: You look like an NPC

England: What?

America: Now you look like a roblox character.

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Italy: I got an ad for the new pokemon game and I was like “Did that pokemon just turn into a fucking motorbike?!”

Romano: *Mocking Him* Did that person just turn into a present?!

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England: I can’t feel my facial muscles.

France: You can’t because you don’t commonly give people blow jobs.

England: What the heck.

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France: Next person to walk through the door is annoying

England: *walks through the door*

France: True

England: FUCK YOU

France: I know you would you slut

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America: That man was a pedophile!

England: It was the fucking mall santa!

Canada: Truly the most perverted man alive.

England: You too!?

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Romano: Italy I swear to God if you do something more chaotic than you normally do I'm going to fucking choke Spain out.

Italy: Why are you torturing Spain

Romano: Because Spain is just an annoying little brat

Spain: *Getting ready to be killed* Screw you Romano no one loves you

Germany: I'm going to the corn field

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America: is it a hotdish or a casserole?

Canada: a Casserole?

America: Nope, a hotdish

Canada: What the fuck is wrong with you.

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Italy: Anything can kill you if you throw it hard enough!

Romano: *Breaking threw the door* Hey! That’s my line!

France: Anything can be a dildo if you try hard enough! England: You are a fucking disappointment

France: I know

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Italy: This is my favorite picture of Germany!

Japan: All I see is Johnny Deept

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Romano: *Kicking the air*

Prussia: *Grabs His leg*

Romano: *Falls*

Prussia: ‘-’

Romano: HE THREW ME! Prussia: NO I FUCKING DIDN’T

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Russia: I know your mom

America: *Does Not have a mom* What’s her name?

Russia: Umm

America: What’s her name?

Russia: I’m in danger *Laughes*

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Canada: I don’t know football

America: Okay?

Canada: But I know Hockey

America: Why

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Germany: Depressed can be a character trait?

Germany: Hey y'all my name is Germany and I’m depressed!

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Germany: *Making the hand wolves have sex*

Romano: DON’T MAKE THE HAND WOLVES HAVE SEX

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Norway: So Finland gave me two fidget toys

Iceland: ?

Norway: and one of them is this fidget spinner thing and the other one is just a ball

Iceland: Ball, I want ball

Norway: O-okay. *Hands him the ball*

Iceland: *holds the ball* Textured Ball

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Iceland: Hey Sealand, look at this *Shows him screenshots of lexia*

Sealand: Wha- *Starts Crying and screaming*

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Romano: Sprigatito the italian seasoning cat.

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Canada: Mom said that I was her favorite memory and that you were her second

America: *Angry Yelling*

England: I said that because he was the first born!

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America: Hey BrOtHeR!

Canada: What do you want?

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Iceland: I’ll walk home by myself

Sweden: You won’t

Iceland: Watch me *Walks out*

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Italy: when in doubt, know your way out

Germany: what are you planning on doing

Japan: *running* I AM NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES 

Germany: what???

~~~ Spain: Two trucks having sex~

Romano: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU SPAIN

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England: *Talking about child labor* Look at how dead inside this child looks

England: *Shows a picture of a kid from miss pilgrims home for particular children* Look at how similar they are, so you might say that the kids were ‘particular’

England: *Shows a picture of the kids from the shining* I added that one in there for fun-

America: *turns to Canada* We’re talking about child labor and he wants to make that fun?

Canada: Weird

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China: Remembering the time my boyfriend told me that “Sweet Bod” by Lemon Demon was our love song but in a romantic way.

Japan: and you didn’t break up with him?

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America: You can perform CPR to “Two Trucks” by Lemon Demon

Japan: What?

America: Imagine waking up after CPR and hearing “Two Trucks, having sex”

Japan: What is wrong with you?

~~~

[kafus]

ok i've decided i want to infodump about vee and nova a little after all! because uhh not only am i impatient because autism but i also. want to dip my toes into talking about this. just days ago i was still terrified but now i am Tentatively Brave... if i can talk about it here casually like this then i should be able to write a more formal summary later some other time

i've tagged this post appropriately (at least i think i have, feel free to suggest if i should add more) but also a heads up here too before i keep talking that while i'm not going into graphic detail on anything there are STRONG themes of organized sexual abuse of a child, sexual abuse of animals, and grooming! (there are no disturbing visuals in this post, just text)

IF YOU CAN'T READ THIS POST THAT'S OKAY I STILL LOVE U

takes a deep breath alright so the deal with these two. back all the way in 2021, i decided i wanted to make "vent ocs" as in i just wanted some concrete/consistent designs i could use in vent art drawings that weren't a direct reflection of what i envision myself to look like or whatever. i was going through a lot in 2021, in december 2020 i had just gotten my first big repressed memory back and my life was in a whirlwind of change and heavily increased PTSD and DID symptoms, so i was using art a lot as an outlet. in the end i settled on this drawing, based on the design taste i would have had as a young person (god the quality is so old now LOL i've improved a lot but anyway)

i was intending for these two to be just visual designs and nothing more than that but i got attached and actually ended up giving them a whole storyline and everything, which is something i admittedly hadn't done in a long time up to that point so that's cool.

the reason i preface explaining the premise of the storyline with this is because i think it's important to acknowledge that these two are intrinsically tied with my real life and the feelings i experience as a CSA/OA survivor. not because i think someone has to go through awful things to write or draw about them necessarily, but because i am passionate about expressing myself. it's important for me to be seen in some way, to be heard after years of silence. it is not safe for me mentally to share the exact details of my abuse online rn (and please don't ask for them!) but i also don't want these two to be removed from the message that i survived something and this is me making art about that in an abstracted and magical way with a fictional universe that brings me a lot of comfort. i hope this makes sense lol

oh and also with that in mind if you think for even a second any of this is a weird sex thing for me or some shit please stop reading this post and go do something else with your time. this is my trauma expression and i don't need to be compared to the people i was abused by when i was a literal toddler thank you!

AANYWAY so! premise! gonna be point blank with it! vee (not her original name but shh) is born as a normal 100% human girl, aka without the eevee ears and tail. she is groomed from a very young age (like, toddler age) and eventually abducted by her groomers which happen to be members of... well right now it's team rocket because i haven't spent the time to worldbuild a new villainous pokemon organization yet. roll with me here. she is taken to a remote facility out in the middle of fucking nowhere and is never returned to her previous life or family.

Why? well i'm glad you asked! the org is running a bunch of different experiments in this facility and one of them happens to be trying to enable humans reproducing with pokemon. this doubles as both a money thing and a power thing. they seek out a child as the victim of these horrible experiments because children are easily malleable. way easier to control a child than an adult who already has a firm identity/self.

vee is the child they chose. surgery is forcibly done on her to give her working eevee ears and tail, and also like, fuck with her body chemistry and stuff. she's biologically part eevee now. yes this is bullshit pokemon magic science LMAO but she is kept in this facility and chronically sexually abused for a few years by pairing her with various mons and trying to get eggs to happen.

the experiment isn't working though so they hypothesize that giving her a dedicated partner, especially of the same evolutionary line, would help, and they raise nova from birth as an eevee to take on that role. eventually the two of them are paired together. despite the acts they are forced to commit on each other and the abuse they endure, they actually become inseparable very quickly cause like. they don't have anyone else. and also they just genuinely care about each other. additionally at this point nova has evolved into an espeon and has telepathic powers, so him and vee can communicate linguistically with each other, so you know that helps

generally my current focus of this story is in the early years, when vee is 12 and younger, before they start realizing that shit is fucked up and they need to escape (up until that hypothetical point they have been successfully groomed into believing everything happening to them was not abuse/was normal). i have left out a metric fuckton of detail here just to get across the basic premise. i am constantly exploring vee's psyche, nova's psyche, it's like an in depth exploration of the mind of an abused child in horrific circumstances and god it's cathartic. i love these two so fucking much

btw i guess this art has more context now huh haha after i infodumped off the plot to my sister they looked at this art again and was like. OHHH THIS IS EVEN MORE OMINOUS AND HARD TO LOOK AT WITH CONTEXT. AND I WAS LIKE YEAH!!!! YOU SEE THE VISION!!! THE SYMBOLISM!! ETC!!!!

uh yeah if you read this far thank you and i just wanna say i've been building up the courage to talk about these two for GENUINELY two years, it has been over 2 full years since that initial drawing, and i am nervous and jittery posting this but i do not want to die without having shared my work with the world and i'm willing to take the risks to get my voice out there. so you reading it is very much appreciated ur like my first step into being more confident as a survivor lol

oh and fwiw despite these guys being so correlated with my trauma it's not offensive to make headcanons or ask me questions about them or compliment darker art of them however you want, in fact i love that shit!! please i've been holding these guys back for two years i have so much to say that hasn't been said. as much as i am nervous i am EXCITED

[ecargmura]

Dandadan Episode 1 Review - Ghosts Vs Aliens

October is considered the spooky season, so Dandadan is perfect for the vibes. It’s a good mix of comedy and horror that you don’t get too often in anime. The animation quality was super unique and I really like what was presented!

The story is about two people named Momo Ayase and Ken Takakura, commonly known as Okarun. Momo is a girl who likes guys like her celebrity crush Ken Takakura (an olden day Japanese actor, sort of like Clint Eastwood), but she has a good heart when she defends Okarun from bullies in his class. However, Okarun believed she likes occult things like UFOs and extraterrestrial phenomena. While Momo does believe in the occult, she doesn’t believe in aliens but in ghosts. However, Okarun doesn’t believe in ghosts, so the two decide to challenge the other to see which supernatural existence actually exists by going to occult hotspots. Little do they know that both exist.

The premiere was super quirky in the sense that we get character building first from Momo and Okarun and then all the action and supernatural stuff happens at the end. I like that, honestly! It’s nice to learn who these two are. Momo has extremely high standards in men due to her ideal type being her celeb crush, but still has a good heart in that she defends Okarun and also hates people insulting her grandmother. Okarun may seem meek, but he does come around at the end saying that he wants to protect Momo as she was the one who stood up for him when no one else did.

Now for the action and supernatural part…that was crazy. Man, it’s nice to see a supernatural show where both ghosts and aliens exist. I feel like this story is one where they explore the existence of other paranormal creatures and not stick to a specific type. I like that! Though, it was sort of scary seeing these creatures move around! The Turbo Granny was by far the scene-stealer. Who’d ever think that you’d actually meet a lewd granny in a tunnel saying that she’d let you suck her t*ts in exchange for your balls. Then, there are very creepy aliens wanting to r*pe females because their species cannot reproduce. They even have a grotesque form underneath their default form. However, it was interesting that the person who believed in aliens got entangled with the ghost and the person who doesn’t believe in aliens got entangled with them.

I really like the animation! It’s really floppy in the sense that the characters are always moving around. I haven’t really watched a Science Saru anime, but if this is what they produce, I should reconsider and start watching more of their stuff. Even for mundane stuff like Momo walking towards Okarun is fluid in movement. The action scenes were also well animated in that it goes really fast. This anime feels like a roller coaster in a sense in that it slows in the beginning and then goes fast after a certain point. If the premiere is this good, I do wonder what will transpire for the rest of the show.

I love the music! The OST was amazing and I loved the opening! Creepy Nuts had a hit song with the Mashle opening in Winter, but I think they hit another home run. The song for this show is a lot different from the Mashle dance, but it’s really good and hits the vibes of the show! My favorite part is Momo doing the shimmy with Okarun and another guy doing the Carlton in the back. The ending song is good too! Though, I do wonder who that cat is…

The voice acting cast was really good! Like I mentioned in my Blue Box review that Jump title animes usually cast new faces for their animes at times, but like Demon Slayer, Dandadan uses a plethora of big names for their production. The only “new face” in the cast list is Shion Wakayama. Well, I wouldn’t call her a new face, but more of a rising star in the sense that I’ve seen her in other stuff before this. I usually associate with her with soft-spoken girls because of her roles in The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses and Pokemon Paldean Winds where she played characters who are reserved. This is the first time I’ve seen her with a more ‘boyish’ and talkative role. I actually like this voice she’s using for Momo! It feels natural and there’s so much emotion. Natsuki Hanae voices Okarun. Given his track record, Hane never has a bad role. I honestly think this role is perfect for him because of the amount of screaming. If you watch Demon Slayer and seen how many times Tanjiro screams, then you know Okarun is perfect for Hanae.

There are super big names in this anime too. The one role that shocked me the most was Mayumi Tanaka as Turbo Granny. The one and only Mayumi Tanaka is known for her roles as Krillin from Dragon Ball and Monkey D. Luffy from One Piece. Yes, Turbo Granny and Luffy are voiced by the same person. I remembered an episode where Luffy didn’t want to give his balls to the Amazoness Tribe and now Tanaka is playing a granny ghost that bites others’ balls. Luffy would be shocked to see this like how he was shocked with how Robin got Franky to join the Strawhats. The aliens Momo encounter are all voiced by Kazuya Nakai. If you’re a One Piece fan, he’s the fan-favorite Roronoa Zoro. Yes. It’s hilarious how Luffy and Zoro are playing roles completely different from their One Piece roles and even their usual roles! It’s really nice to see that even at the prime of their career, they try new things! Another surprise was Nana Mizuki as Momo’s grandmother. Another One Piece voice actress in this anime! Mizuki voiced Hiyori from the Wano arc. Momo’s grandma isn’t seen much, so I can’t wait to see what sort of person she is later on.

The English dub cast is crazy too! Momo and Okarun are voiced by Abby Trott and AJ Beckles, who are both good rising stars in the English dubbing world. However, the name that shocked me the most was Kari Wahlgren as Momo’s grandma. Wahlgren is a union voice actress, meaning that she doesn’t appear in anime all that often nowadays with the last time I’ve heard her in anime was in Durarara as Celty. It’s crazy how she made her big anime comeback in a big show like this! If you like English dub, then this is one you shouldn’t miss out on!

I honestly can’t wait for what happens next. Will Okarun get his balls back? The fact that the plot progression is due to his missing balls is funny in itself. I hope he can get them back… If Momo has psychic powers, what will Okarun have? I want to know! What are your thoughts about the premiere?

[prettymeaninglessnonsense]

In my years

I have lived

Crawled

Walked and

Crawled again

Talked

Laughed

Cried, all the same

When I was young

When I was young, i remember asking my mum why the sky was blue

She told me the person who painted the rainbow had excess of it;

"He isn't a good painter; he left white spots. They were clouds, little me had no clue

"Then you, dearest become the greatest painter one day" kindly, she would say

That day we sowed a seed deep in the ground

"What will grow?" Curious I asked

"A fig tree"

"Will it bear fruits?!"

"Yes, delicious ones for me and you;

We will eat together, just us two"

"When will it grow?"

5year old me desperately wanted to know

Looking up at my mum, my eyes squinting from the sun

"Just as you do" My loving mum sung

For a week I checked and nothing emerged from the soil, it hurt my soul

"It takes time to grow" my beautiful mum would console

I was 5 at the time and it took a very little while

For me to forget everything about the seed and the soil

It was my mum who remembered,

One afternoon I was painting- making masterpieces of disco-dancing pokemons

when she shouted for me to come down

A little sapling had emerged from the ground

Every morning I would water it

Every Evening I would sing to it

Every night I would kiss it goodnight

Afternoons I skipped- my nap time was ritualistic

As time went by,

Goodnight kiss became a useless chore

And singing an artless burden

But upon my mother's will,

I did water it still.

When I was in middle school a boy from high school called my drawings uncool,

"What a waste of time" he'd sneered

"Waste of perfectly good writing paper

And please do not make art your future career"

I was eleven years old and took things to heart

He has hit the bullseye with those pointy remarks and sharp darts

Why couldn't I make art my career?

Who was he to sneer?

I scaled down corridors- towards the bathroom stalls,

to find myself a nice toilet seat to sit and cry myself out in.

Bang at the door,  hit the ceiling and scream at the bathroom walls,

I was thinking about this when I turned my head and looked into class of the seniors.

I squited my eyes, trying to figure about what they were doing

With needles and buttons, there was something all were sewing.

I stifled a cry when I understood the performing task

Upon some stitched eyes (with buttons on top!) they wore a mask?!

I ran back to my teacher immediately

She was worried and asked where I had been

"There are things you'll understand as you grow"

Maybe I don't want to ever ever ever

She handed me my test score, B+ was never bad never good

To improve was the only option, I left painting for a day or two

Mum also interested me into cultivating hobbies,

In summer camps i learnt more than school could ever teach me.

A tragedy transpired one day- a girl died

Was killed by a bear

"What if that was you?" My teary eyed mum questioned

"Like you would even care"

I shouldn't have said that but you see, I loved that camp

It helped me grow, that sapling now reached my hips

But the camp dissolved and isn't heard of since (it still makes me wince)

One day, before my bus i quickly watered Figgy (That's what we called it thereafter)

Same height as me it would have been difficult to kiss its leaves (if I bothered to)

We loved Figgy you see

For art we were graded that day,

I got an easy A- everyone did

Art is a scoring subject or so they say.

Also that day we received our physics grades, I got a C.

"If you actually study instead of doodling on your desk during lectures you'd do great"

My friend scolded, I was always told to behave.

To focus on the right path.

Right for who i'd question.

My friend's purple buttoned eye would gleam

Another lecture was awaiting

I was handed a needle and two buttons that day

Red and blue the options they gave, I was f

Damned either way

I took the needle and thread

Sew my lips shut ( I was wonderful at embroidery)

Before my eyes I burned my sketchbook

Scent of dreams and desires lingered in the smoke

I bottled it up and threw it in the infernal river, with the others

Today, I sat

Unable to see

Under the tall fig tree

Rotten figs all fallen all around me

[lordamaranthus]

I’m trying to reign in my excitement for the Pokemon legends Z-A game since it’s coming out next year

So INSTEAD

I made a bingo prediction sheet. A large chunk of these are just things people have been speculating/hoping for, some are things I want, a few are things I do not want, and a few of them purposefully contradict each other

With some long winded, too detailed explanations for most of them under the read more :]

[These are just for fun, and purely speculation/hopes]

Mega Charizard Z: [/hj] For the love of fucking god GF I do not want to see this lizard anymore. I know you’re obsessed with him. I wish to be free.

Kalos Starters/Random Mix of Starters: I feel like even though we had a random mix in the first Legends game, it’s not a guarantee that they’ll be doing the same for this one; I think it’d be cooler to finally give the main three Megas instead, but I wouldn’t complain if it did end up being a random selection

Tera Raids of the box legendaries in SV: They were skipped over when they brought the older legendaries in the dlc; please, I would like to see my children again

[Fade to Black, SFX, Fade back in]: Since you’re giving the game an extra year and not forcing the Devs to spew out the game as fast as possible, that means we’re getting a little bit better animations, right?

…Right?

Set in the Future/Past: I’ve seen a lot of people go back and forth over this because of the crumbs we were given, so I figured I’d put both on here so I could win either way 💅💅

Megas are the next Nobles: I’m just going on a whim since this is only our second Legends game, so who actually knows what the plot points are going to be

Slightly Cleaner Art Style/Exact Same Art Style: This is another one I’m personally hoping for, I did really like the way the last one looked, but some things were a bit weird to me, like the light purple shadows on everything. When the trailer comes out I’ll be changing this card once I have my answer

AZ. In general.: I just wanna know more about him. Crumbs, even. Gimme info on that weird ass tall fucker.

New Megas: This is gonna be a free space, and immmm really hoping it is a guaranteed free space

Ultimate Weapon Plot Point: The emotions I felt coursing through my pre-teen body when the weapon fucking rose from the ground and knocked over several houses? Gimme that but multiply it.

More Lore of the War: Kind of a filler space, but also I thought it sounded funny when I typed it out

Emmet in Paris/Ingo: A lot of people immediately jumped to the conclusion that it would be Emmet becoming French for this game, but I’ve seen a few arguments[jokingly] for Ingo, so I’m covering my bases and putting both on here. I’m not getting my own hopes up, I’m going to assume neither are in the game juuust in case

New forms for the legendaries: I am a Gen 6-er who’s starving for crumbs. I never see my legendaries anywhere. I think Megas would be fuckin badass but honestly I’ll take a singular grain of anything

Xerneas and Yveltal fighting: God of Peace vs God of Destruction, fighting? Unheard of. Revolutionary story idea. I’d eat it up.

Diantha’s Ancestor: We got to see one champions ancestor, let’s see another’s :D However. They must be fashionable. This is non-negotiable.

Mega Mewtwo Z: Exact same as Charizard, I feel like if you give one a mega you’re obligated to give the other one as well, or else people will complain or question it too much. I put them in the same column because I feel confident that you can’t have one without the other

Volo: A lot of people are speculating this because he says some stuff after you fight him, and while I would definitely prefer to have a different antagonist for this game I wouldn’t really complain about it either

New Legendary/Returning Mythicals: Maybe a new one kinda like how we got Enamorous, but im mostly hoping that the mythicals come back for this game because I’m trying to have a living Dex in Pokemon Home and I have NONE of the mythicals. Like at all. I am not selling my soul to get them