#ask-imaginary-dreamers

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Blogtober Day 7 - Favoritism Wins

Aster my beloved!! Also probably clear, I’ve been taking this as an opportunity to try out new brushes for backgrounds! Still a bit unsure on the grass, but I do think it looks a bit better than the air brush I typically use. Do think hand painted flowers are better though, even though these were MUCH quicker.

[roseatedramon]

silly twitter trend

[brokenpokeworld]

(ask-imaginary-dreamers) Casey tilts his head at Riley, “So, what’s your family like? Kazu mentioned your brother earlier, but do you have any other family members?”

@ask-imaginary-dreamers

"Ah, right!" Riley grinned at the gray grookie. "Buckle in, because this is gonna be a bit lengthy! To start it all off, I’ve got 4 parents: 2 moms and 2 dads."

“My genetic mom and dad, let’s refer to them with ‘A’, are a liepard and zoroark respectively. My other mom and dad, we’ll call them ‘B’, are an absol and nidoking.” Riley explained, nodding. “I think their relationship is called a ‘polycule’?”

"Anyway, my dads were born and raised in Lakika and already dating when my moms entered the picture. My moms were sailors on a rowdy crew that used to visit a lot. Pretty sure my hat belonged to Mom A.” He grinned, adjusting the brim a little bit.

“Nowadays Mom A acts as a trainer for the town’s fighters, Mom B writes travel books based on her adventures before settling down, and Dad B is basically the village chef, and is deaf in his left ear.” He was quiet for a moment. “Dad A is... Kinda out of the picture...” His smile faded a moment before continuing on.

“Now, I’ve also got 4 siblings: an older brother, older sister, and younger twins.”

“My older brother is from Mom A and Dad B, and is a pretty bulky liepard with a horn. He’s strong and can take a hit, and is also pretty decent as a field medic.” The purrloin explained, nodding. “But he’s not really a fighter at heart, and would much rather be working with food, like Dad B, though he prefers baking specifically.”

“My older sister is from Mom B and Dad A, and she’s an absol with a flowing, crimson mane. She is a swordswoman who specializes in using a two-sword style. She left a few years ago to travel after an... Incident back home. She still sends letters to let us know she’s alright. Talks about the sights she’s seeing, people she’s meeting, fights she’s winning, and so on.”

“Now, the twins, a boy and a girl, are a pair of little absols with the biggest, most adorable ears! They were born from Mom and Dad B and are still pretty young. They started training a year or two ago, but are definitely more interested in playing and listening to Mom B’s stories than actually fighting.”

//Mun: Sorry this one lacks any art at all! I’ve been trying to draw things out but I just wasn’t getting anything I was satisfied with, since all I could think of were infographics.

[ask-toto-and-co]

YOOOOO THIS IS SO CUTE!!!! AHHH I LOVE THEM!!!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!

if its alright with you, can you do Spooky from @ask-toto-and-co and Flicker?

@ask-toto-and-co

very wispy! as always feel free to keep the design ^^

transparent under cut:

[pokeask-trail-camera]

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[ask-luut]

(ask-imaginary-dreamers) Casey approaches them, looking concerned. “Hey, um, if you don’t mind me asking who are you? What’s your name?”

She would turn around, her eyes and the tips of her hair tufts turning a golden rose color.

???: "My name? It's Aria."

She would reply, a small smile on her face. Though obviously a little off as she hadn't smiled in quite long.

[dwrogue]

Quotes from the novelisation

So the Target novelisation is out! Highly recommend it, an extremely good time that somehow gives us a ton of backstory on Rogue while also still leaving things very open for fic.

A selection of quotes I highlighted on my way through:

The Doctor being horrendously into Rogue

The Doctor was now walking in the gardens with Rogue beside him, his new favourite brooding stranger.

He looked back at Rogue, walking, brooding (of course), and had to remind himself that this was an interrogation, not a date.

Sure, the Doctor couldn’t deny, Rogue was incredibly handsome.

The Doctor was suddenly very conscious that their hands were almost touching.

Rogue grabbed the Doctor’s arm and moved him with ease to the middle of the small metal pieces. ‘Stand there.’ The bounty hunter’s strong, the Doctor thought. Confirmed.

The Doctor could already feel people starting to turn and whisper but his focus wasn’t on that. All he was thinking about was Rogue. Rogue’s hand on his shoulder, his chest. Rogue’s eyes locked with his as the pair of them turned and twirled across the floor.

More below the cut: some of these get very spoilery including for the very end of the book, so don't click if you don't want to know.

Rogue being horrendously into the Doctor

His gorgeous brown eyes beamed up at Rogue from the middle of the crowd. For the first time in a long time, Rogue felt that jolt of electricity when you meet that person. That next person who might be the one to change your life.

the main thing that impressed him was how stylish it all was. How well placed and how welcoming. Rogue had only known the Doctor for one night, but it was clear this ship was perfectly made for the person who travelled in it.

‘I know.’ Rogue smiled at the kind, brilliant, amazing man in front of him.

Rogue felt another jolt of that electricity as their arms almost touched.

He wondered how long he would have with this new and wonderful stranger, and then also why he was troubling himself with the thought at all.

He’d not been asking the Doctor for marriage, but for some simple commitment. A sign he should stay longer than this one adventure. To see those worlds he’d promised. At least for a little while. Now he couldn’t stop wondering how much of their connection was real and how much had been for show.

Socially anxious king

It was then that Rogue emotionally left his body and started panicking a good 50 feet above the scene playing out below.

‘So, have you known the Duchess long?’ It was here that Rogue hoped the Doctor was his bounty because his small talk game was not his best quality.

Usually, the imaginary conversations Rogue had with [Art] were when he was alone in the ship but in moments of crisis sometimes, he would imagine him, a life raft in a sea of social interaction nightmares.

‘Can’t I storm off alone?’ said Rogue. ‘I would rather not talk in front of this many people.’

I had to stop and compose myself for a minute

‘Don’t blame me! De Lacaille chose them! Great astronomer, bad with names.’ Then he smiled cheekily. ‘But if it’s romance you’re after? He also named those stars there the pump, the chisel and Norma.’ Okay, he was flirting now. Ruby would be furious with him if this silly side quest was what got him killed.

‘Not what I’m after,’ replied Rogue, his tone back to matter-of-fact but his face blushing a little.

["the pump"]

**

Rogue had met many dreamers and magicians in his travels. It was surprising how many had bounties on their heads; he immediately recalled quite a complicated winter with Houdini.

[...WHAT. Was this the winter after the Doctor's long hot summer?? What a year Houdini had.]

**

On the banks of the pond, the pair of them dragged themselves out. Rogue’s shirt was stuck to his body; the Doctor’s was the same. They were both drenched through. They looked at each other and laughed. ‘Okay, Ruby was right, this is a bit Mr Darcy.’

[I know the odds of this having been filmed are almost zero, nobody's letting Jonathan risk his voice jumping into a pond in Britain at night in May, but #releasetheherroncut]

**

[Rogue imagines a letter in which his dead love Art gives a potential new relationship his blessing] Please give him a hug from me and do not name a child or dog in my memory when you move in together. A cactus is fine, though. [Almost put this in 'Rogue is horrendously into him' but the 'WHEN you move in together' had me putting the book down for a second. Also that Rogue is contemplating what they should or should not name their future dog OR CHILD.]

Just pure romance

[on seeing the ship] Oh, Rogue, he thought. What happened, love?

**

Rogue just stared in awe, taking in the Doctor, all of them. ‘You’re beautiful,’ he said.

**

Rogue slowly opened his arms, and the Doctor fell into them and sobbed. ‘I’m sorry,’ Rogue said over and over.

**

Rogue looked into the Doctor’s eyes and knew that he would never stop caring. Could never stop wanting to help, to fight, to go on. That was who he was. The Doctor let go of Rogue’s hand and climbed in through the window, and Rogue did what he knew he would do for ever.

Follow him.

**

Then he stepped forward and wrapped the Doctor in his arms and kissed him. It was a soft, passionate kiss, full of promise. The moment was tender. Romantic. It was theirs.

**

As he fell, his mind had one, clear thought. Worth every second.

**

The Doctor just kept smiling, keeping his eyes on the sky. ‘At least we got to live and love together a bit. Exist.’

**

Of all the timelines they could both have inhabited, Rogue was grateful that their eyes had met on this one. What a great surprise that had been from the universe. Yes, right now, he was lonely, but time wasn’t linear, and this was his favourite thing about it. Rogue was sitting in this cave, but he was also walking with the Doctor in the garden, he was laughing with Art in the Yossarian, he was falling from a building, he was running from one memory of his life to another. All at once.

Rogue was in the Doctor’s arms, spinning around and around, for ever.

[siboom777]

Sally never knew what her mother looked like. On those rare days when her father flashed by the estate, she did not have the courage to ask this trembling question, and her grandfather knew no more than she did. Conducting her own little investigations, all she found was a photo of grandmother Lara, from which Sally got her piercing green eyes. "Maybe my mom looked like a grandmother?" – the little girl wondered, but something didn't add up in her head. Everyone in the Salamander family wore black hair and light blue eyes. So why was she so different from them?

Grandpa always assured her that this was because grandma Lara brought her to earth instead of a stork, giving a piece of herself to her soul. This explanation satisfied her interest for a while.

At the end of the summer, the same circus came to the center of London. Sally always looked forward to the day when she and Grandpa would be able to attend this festival. All these colorful costumes, incredible puppets aroused genuine admiration from the young dreamer. And every time Grandpa disappeared into the crowd, a mysterious woman caught up with her, kept her company while they searched for poor grandpa Bernard in the crowd.

It was difficult for a young girl to take her eyes off a familiar stranger. Her appearance and speech were atypical for an ordinary resident of London. When Sally asked why she was different, she replied: "Because I'm from a magical land." Sally was always frowning. If a couple of years ago she would have fallen for this, now she was 7 years old! It is not so easy to deceive her with fairy tales about the magical world. But each time, woman demonstrated small tricks, and the girl did not notice how she began to immerse herself in a new legend of the mysterious woman.

They were strangers. Even her name was a mystery. And even so... there was this unfamiliar comfort around her. The same enveloping, warm feeling that is described in books when describing a friendly family. Sally loved the feeling.

But every fairy tale has an end, and no matter how much she would like to stay with a stranger longer, her grandfather sooner or later found her, but by that moment the stranger seemed to disappear into thin air, leaving behind a trinket. Sally always took it as a promise of a new meeting, secretly collecting every button, flower or handkerchief that woman left.

No matter how much Sally told her grandfather about her secret acquaintance, he wrote everything off as an enchanted imaginary friend, which made her frown every time. It was another mystery that our little, brave girl had to solve in the future.

[life-of-kalos]

Welcome to the pokeask blog hunger games

Bellow, you will find the 24 contestants have been divided into pairs of 12 teams in hopes of being that last one standing in this brutal (and fake) fight to the death!

Tags and info will be under the cut ✂️

District 1: Oakwen from @flying-type-teacher and Rimi from @ask-the-shiny-pokemons

District 2: Vespa from @askvekpa and Perceus from @poniquest

District 3: Kanna from @perish-song and Parisa from @sinnohsiblings

District 4: Jet from @symphonies-of-silver and Zipporah from @the-last-of-alto-mare

District 5: Monarch from @the-sleepysiren and Zantzu from @ask-suicune

District 6: Wo from @the-feral-one and Morris from @askleaderscrest

District 7: Faun from @life-of-kalos (here) and Reshi from @lightofunova

District 8: Singularity from @singularity-and-co and Kyurem from @askthehoenngods

District 9: Roshi from @lustrous-dawn and Deo from @askdeoxys

District 10: Diane from @ask-diane and Abigail from @office-pokemons

District 11: Riddle from @ask-meowscarada and Altair from @starintheday

District 12: Matthew from @greedentstripes and Begonia from @ask-imaginary-dreamers

There were a small handful of those who submitted characters but we're included because of the limit. I apologize if you didn't get in but hopefully I'll do another later on so keep an eye out in the future!

Now for info;

Tag anything that has to do with this #pokeaskhungergames2024 and feel free to @ me too! You can draw/write/rp/ect for this if you'd like but honestly no pressure! I just think it's funny to see how it goes haha you can just sit back and watch if you want.

I will have a queue for the progression to post every 2 days. (If you do not want to be tagged every time just let me know) Day 1 will be posted on Sunday 03/31

Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor.

[ask-team-spectrum]

@kutsukispast Celeste @ Dave: You seem to hold your Hoopa in high regard. What led you to meet if you don't mind me asking. Another thing... The mew floats in closer to whisper. Are you sure you want to discuss these things in front of... She then turns to Bonsai.

“Oh uh I guess it’s a simple but kinda long story?”

“Me and my mom were never really… close, she was expecting her first kid to be something… someone else and it was me. She wasn’t abusive or anything but she always kept me at a distance.”

“If it wasn’t for Master Hoopa, I wouldn’t be here. So please be nice to them.”

The mew noticed the hesitation of the other one and giggled a bit.

“You don’t really need to worry…”

3/5 ??? Psychic Pokémon seen??

LIST OF EVERYONE IN THIS GROUP SHOT (some will be back for the next post so I’m getting this out of the way now)

@ask-the-rimiverse Rimew!

@ask-imaginary-dreamers Zeus

@kutsukispast mew

@mimikyufan000 long Rapidash!

@ask-genesis-mew Genesis!

@inaris-pokemon-world Umi

@ask-team-misfit Fennikou!

[katjohnadams]

So do you believe Israel has the "right" to exist?

I *just* said there's no "gotcha" here but still, still you do this. Come close, let me gently cup your face in my hands: countries are imaginary. They were made up to divide our beautiful earth into little parcels men could use to oppress and exploit the people.

But fine, let's talk Israel.

After World War I, Britain occupied the area and declared borders. Which I remind you are designed to oppress people. Throughout the Middle East, in fact, western countries drew borders and established governments specifically to destabilize the region and ensure they would not be a power able to oppose western interests: read: imperialism.

Jewish people flocked to their historic homeland seeking to find a place they would not be hunted for fucking sport. This put them in direct conflict with the people who lived there. Let us be clear: the Jewish people weren't seeking to oppress others, they were fleeing persecution themselves. But this created open warfare because of anti-Semitism and displacement.

The British decided to create more borders because that is how they thought. Rather than seek integration, they believed that segregation was the path. See also: Indian subcontinent.

So Israel was created, and the Arab states neighboring this new Israel, seeing this as yet more Western imperialism, declared war. Israel at this point was forced to fight everyone, or be destroyed and face yet another diaspora. The mentality was baked in that survival=war.

Peace was declared and the Arab who lived in Israel were expelled. They were stripped of belongings and land and told to fuck off. Israel then pursued a policy of expansionism, settling in lands that had either been coded or were not Israel's.

Today, Israel is still under aggressive, violent pressure from anti-Semitic governments that directly border it. It also directly oppresses and commits violent expansionism against surrounding Palestine.

So, does Israel deserve to exist?

Does any country?

Does the US?

Maybe not.

But it does. Many states around the globe are colonial states, created by imperialism and expansionism and often with a history of genocide. What would you suggest? That we just revert land to people? Great. Cool. From when?

Humanity has never been still. Borders have never been stable. Nothing has ever been simple as pulling a lever. Not once in all human history.

Does Israel deserve to exist? Countries aren't real. People are. Their needs are. Their lives are. The people of Israel deserve peace. The civilians are not a monolith you can judge and condemn or declare innocent as a whole. They are as complex and varied as their neighbors, whose governments I remind you are equally violent and corrupt.

I am asking you, stop thinking of this good guy/bad guy binary. It is not normal has it ever been that simple. Stop seeing people as synonymous with their governments.

Does Israel deserve to exist?

Yes. No. Both.

I cannot answer that for you, I cannot stand here in the river of time and dictate its flow.

I can only say there will be no justice as long as borders, nationalism, militarism, and expansionism rule our lives. Peace will not come as long as violence is the answer.

Countries, as a concept, do not deserve to exist. We are one species, our differences are less than our similarities. We are all one, and it is governments and the ruling class who benefit from borders and a belief that The Other is our enemy.

I refuse to ignore one side's violence to support my world view of the other. This goes both ways, in all situations.

Maybe I'm a dreamer, but I believe that Radical Love, and nothing else, will save humanity. And I believe that all borders and governments are directly in conflict with that.

[scrub-slots]

Blogtemober Day 2: Newest Askblog OC

I ended up being way too busy during the first week of September to actually continue Blogtember… So decided I could turn it into Blogtober instead!

Anyway, for this prompt, here’s Pablo! He’s technically not my newest OC that exists within one of my askblogs’ universes, but he’s the newest that I actually plan on having appear on the blog rather than just as some background lore. He’s just a little guy, works at the same cafe as Begonia.

[roseatedramon]

another dreamers shitpost based on twitter meme

[blazing-destiny]

(ask-imaginary-dreamers) Casey looks at Vayu curiously, “You said what’s inside the temple can change the world… Can you say what’s inside or is it a secret?”

The hybrid hesitates, contemplating if she should answer or not.

Darren: You know I'm curious now as well. What's so important that you have to keep it locked up in a temple?

Vayu: I suppose you all should know, it is your duty after all... The latichu sighs before continuing.

Are you all aware of The Darkest Day?

Ninjara: You mean the day Eternatus supposedly went on a rampage destroying most of the Galar region?

Vayu: Precisely. What many aren't aware of is that Eternatus wasn't acting out of malicious intent but was rather manipulated into going on that rampage.

Solblitz: What does that have to do with the temple?

Vayu: When the first Eternatus arrived here they were just a baby searching for food, out of kindness Arceus nurtured it and helped it grow. Once it got old enough Arceus decided to form a group of humans and pokemon to watch over the Eternatus and guide it on the right path. It was only until the actions of one selfish human that The Darkest Day came to be.

Darren: What happened?

Vayu: A greedy human seeking power started to talk to them, corrupting its mind with visions of grandeur. Slowly but surely young Eternatus grew cold and sought to take all the world's energy for itself. Once the galarian heroes defeated the Eternatus it was revealed that they did not die but were rather reborn and once again an infant. So a temple was erected and a select group was chosen to watch over the child until they were old enough.

Buttermilk: So that means...

Darren: There's a baby Eternatus with my parents in there...

@ask-imaginary-dreamers

[inklings-challenge]

Team Tolkien 2023

Announcing the 2023 Inklings Challenge team assignments!

Members of Team Tolkien are challenged to write a science fiction or fantasy story within the Christian worldview that fits into one of these two genres:

Secondary World Fantasy: Stories that takes place in an imaginary realm that’s completely separate from our world

Time Travel: Stories exploring technology that allows travel through time

These genres are open to interpretation, and creativity is encouraged.You can use either or both of the prompts within your story, or if you’re feeling ambitious, you can write multiple stories.

Team Tolkien members are also asked to use at least one of the following seven Christian themes to inspire some part of their story.

Feed the hungry

Give drink to the thirsty

Clothe the naked

Shelter the homeless

Visit the sick

Visit the imprisoned

Bury the dead

Writers are challenged to complete and post their story to a tumblr blog by October 21, 2022, though they are encouraged to post earlier if they finish their story before that date. There is no maximum or minimum word limit. Writers who have not completed their stories before the deadline are encouraged to post whatever they have written by October 21st and post the remainder at a later date.

Posting the Stories

All stories will be reblogged and archived on the main Inklings Challenge blog. To assist with organization, writers should tag their posts as follows:

Mention the main Challenge blog @inklings-challenge somewhere within the body of the post (which will hopefully alert the Challenge blog).

Tag the story #inklingschallenge, to ensure it shows up in the Challenge tag, and make it more likely that the Challenge blog will find it.

Tag the team that the author is writing for: #team lewis, #team tolkien, or #team chesterton. 

Tag the genre the story falls under: #genre: portal fantasy, #genre: space travel, #genre: secondary world, #genre: time travel, #genre: intrusive fantasy, #genre: adventure

Tag any themes that were used within the story: #theme: food, #theme: drink, #theme: clothing, #theme: shelter, #theme: visit the sick, #theme: visit the imprisoned, #theme: burial

Tag the completion status of the story: #story: complete or #story: unfinished

Team Members

The writers assigned to Team Tolkien are:

@ablatheringblatherskite

@afairmaiden

@angedemystere

@as-dreamers-do

@atlantic-riona

@brievel

@caitriona-3

@catkin-morgs

@challenger2013

@christian-latte-anon

@clarythericebot

@dragonladyzarz

@dragonteaandfairyhoney

@enchanted-prose

@enjoliquej

@esters-notepad

@friendrat

@frominsidetheblanketfort

@gailyinthedark

@lady-merian

@lilflightlessbird731

@maltheniel

@mentallydatingahotcelebrity

@misscrazyfangirl321

@musicofthedaylight

@olyia-stories

@on-noon

@onewingedsparrow

@plainshobbit

@politicalmamaduck

@queenlucythevaliant

@rachellesedai

@reneethegreatandpowerful

@ripple-reader

@rowenabean

@ru-tabega

@shakespearean-fish

@soulwindproductionsblog

@taleweaver-ramblings

@teabooksandsweets

Writing resources, including the Challenge overview, FAQ, writing prompts, and discussions of the genres are available at the Inklings Challenge Directory. Any writers with further questions can contact the Inklings Challenge blog for guidance.

Welcome to the Inklings Challenge, everyone! Now go forth and create!

[aro-pokeverse]

I'm so normal about doggo and dearie women.

Happy birthday, @ask-glorious-guild / @ask-imaginary-dreamers!