#battler: answers

[spirestar]

@heartinhands : [ ADJUST ] sender fixes receiver’s tie ( beabato )

BATTLER is a flurry of velvet and gold: Butterflies swirling without a place to light as he tears apart the study, each one readjusting every item he touches back to its proper place / Cloak billowing in a nonexistent breeze, threatening to ooze inky twilight and stars into the very fabric of the room itself. He is the Territory Lord, after all, and the single human that could unwrite his magic has yet to arrive on the stage.

When the many locks on the study door loudly click and release -- He can't remember setting them exactly, but the mansion is wont to shut itself up by nature of its writing -- he doesn't even turn around, both his hands and mind are too occupied by the spines of books that he's searching through with obvious frustration.

So, when an elegant hand takes him by the shoulder and turns him, when its owner gives him a smirk and reaches first to primly straighten out his heavy draping cape, then checks his vest the same way, and finally tugs at his tie with a cackle, all Battler does is take one quick breath.

"Beato--" A bit of the tension in his overwhelmed expression melts away as he says her name, mind finally catching up to the sight of her. Now he looks more anxious than anything else. His hands flutter between them just like the butterflies that immediately begin to drift toward the Golden Witch of 1986. Land in her hair and dance on her sleeves / They're innately drawn to her, of course. How couldn't they be if they're Battler's? "I can't find it--It's gone, I can't--Gaap swears she didn't take it, and we only just prepared the chapel, it's supposed to be anchored here, I--"

[anawkwardlady]

Beatrice and her emotional support furniture.

[sunshades]

everyone have a happy problem girl february!

first outfit based off a jean paul gaultier 2014 look 👀🦋🧡

[waveringlibi]

hey guy s if battler and beatrice were my little ponies what kind of my little ponies do you think they would be

[love-is-a-pearl]

Remember that in "Ill-Will Hunting!" Dawn seemed much more concerned and zealous for Gary's safety than for Ash's, like, she actually tried to stop Gary from going to help Ash, but didn't say anything when Ash went to fight kk. Like, not to sound like I'm criticizing Dawn, but it's really funny to see her being exclusively concerned about Gary.

Oh, you mean when they confront J and Brock stops her?

Idk I always saw that as she just wanting to go and fight too. And then Brock reassures her that Gary is a good fighter, so her support would be better used helping him take the Shieldons away than with Gary and Ash.

[traveling-historian]

Hello, Vee,

I'm writing in the hopes of reaching the author of a particular post concerning the mythical pokemon Jirachi and Diancie. While I found the post itself to be informative and concise, even more interesting to me was the Togekiss in your profile picture (and, as it turns out, pinned post). I'm Bede, elite fairy type Gym Leader of Ballonlea Stadium in Galar, although I presume everyone knows that by now. I find that Togekiss is a rare pokemon to find, even among fairy specialists. Their overall scarcity and discerning eye for potential trainers makes anyone successful in keeping one a point of interest; I suppose I was simply curious about your experiences training one.

@ballonleastadiumofficial

Aha, hello there~! I’m…afraid I’ve never heard of you… Ah, but I’m a bit behind regarding current events so one shouldn’t take any offense…~ One could say I’m a bit stuck in the past, ahahahaha~!

…

Taken interest in my Togekiss, you say~? Well, it is a bit of a rare Pokémon, yes~! I’ve had Eden for… a number of years. The exact amount of time I’ve had her at my side is a bit fuzzy, however.

In any case, Eden has always been fiercely protective of me, even when she was a little Togepi. I believe such behavior is a bit odd in regards to her species, but it’s never been cause for concern, of course.

She’s the only Fairy type that I’ve raised, but I’ve garnered quite the appreciation for the type and the Togekiss line in specific~! She’s incredibly graceful and powerful when needed in battle… And training her proved to be rather simple since we seemed to be emotionally connected. Hm…

Aha, anyways. Since I’m not a professional battler in the slightest, I’m afraid I can’t give much feedback on the nitty gritty details that would hypothetically come from training a Togekiss. However I believe they’re incredibly loyal and strong companions… I’m entirely grateful for the help she’s given me through my journeys~!

[pochapal]

so like. they're obviously very wrong about this having anything to do with accumulated sacrificial servants but i do agree that there's a reason this could only have happened during the family conference.

[lightcreators]

@wolfvirago

No  one  was  truly  alone  in  middle  of  Purgatory's  games.

This  was  the  sentence  he  really  wanted  to  expressing  with  brightness,  offering  all  the  reasssurance  associated  to  that  statement  he  wanted  honestly  to  share.  However,  how  much  this  was  true  ?  Of  course,  for  a  while,  inside  his  own  chessboard,  there  had  been  only  his  mind  and  his  thoughts  to  having  an  idea  of  an  plan  for  bouncing  back  towards  the  Golden  Witch,  when  he  had  indirect  allies  during  that  time.  Another  witch  had  been  supporting  his  position,  and  eventually,  he  did  managed  to  have  allies  along  the  way  …  When,  with  that  last  thoughts,  slow  decomposure  couldn't  help  to  return. ❝  You  aren't  alone  in  this  fight,  never.  ❞  He  actually  decided  to  bring  around,  when  thoughtfulness  of  his  expression  betrayed  his  wish  to  be  innocent.  ❝  It  all  depending  of  the  chessboard  you  are  coming  from.  It's  all  depending  of  circumstances  within  your  chessboard.  It's  all  depending  of  the  witch  you  are  facing.  ❞  For  the  moment,  he  wasn't  obligated  to  awakening  pleasant  memories  and  recollections  concerning  that  point  …  or  even  how  within  his  case,  he  had  to  please  the  God  of  the  Underground  with  his  chessboard.  She  needed  reassurance,  not  to  be  worried  over  weight  of  opponent.  ❝  Did  a  witch  take  a  dislike  to  you ?    ❞

[tinyfantasminha]

Now i want to draw Malleus as Beatrice ajsjjsjdkf

me explaining to my 3k followers who havent read umineko how this chapter is just like umineko

THE SAGE ISLAND IS ROKKENJIMA AND THE ISLAND IS TRAPPED IN GAMEBOARD NOW,,,, MALLEUS'S GAMEBOARD

AND IF IDIA WASNT AFFECTED BY THE SPELL BUT HES STILL TRAPPED IN THE ISLAND THAT MEANS HES NOT ON THE GAMEBOARD BUT HES STILL IN A META WORLD, IDIA SHROUD = BATTLER USHIROMIYA CONFIRMED

[lxckheart]

@lightcreators asked: ❝ hey, quick question. how petty am i allowed to be? ❞ (from battler ushiromiya )

"As petty you feel like being honestly. I wouldn't blame you, considering all the things you've gone through. I can't imagine--watching those witches---well, that witch I guess---interfere with your family and taunt you with their lives." Tifa can't imagine that endless amount of pain and suffering it must've caused Battler and she honestly feels an immense amount of sympathy for him. "It's okay though, Battler because I'll be here when you feel like you need someone to be petty with."

[rose-reads-visualnovels]

if anyone here ever worries about being stupid at least be happy that you aren't as stupid as Battler

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[spirestar]

@heartinhands : ❛  why did you leave me?  ❜ ( BEATO FOR BATTLER )

He knows what she means -- what this her means.

The one fashioned from a miracle herself, born from death and split and split. This sapling / chick / piece of the Golden Witch who waited an eternity for his recognition, an eternity that ended in the death of whatever hopes she had left. Whichever few he'd managed to help keep alive with his bumbling deductions and pitifully helpless rambling weren't enough AND HOW COULD THEY HAVE BEEN? Only another miracle will let it change, will rewrite the heartless fate forced on the witch by birth, by chance, by a roll of loaded dice and the spin of a roulette always destined to end in despair.

BATTLER -- because that's who he is now, draped in heavy fabric and protecting their territory, their game, with every breath and beat of his heart -- sighs softly. Hardly offers a glance up from his place at his practice board in the remade Kuwadorian, pawns and knights repositioning beneath a flurry of golden butterflies, restructuring his latest defensive maneuver against Erika. He sighs because he doesn't know what else to do. Any real answer won't reach the Beatrice he wants it to and uttering those words to this one would only be cruel. Worse than cruel. Unforgiveable. He knows what she's really asking, and so he answers in kind:

"You know I have to preside over the game. I can't stay here and do that at the same time." As if they've spoken when he is here. As if any of this is fair, or right, or justified. It's the opposite and he knows it. "If there's something you need here, Kumasawa will find it." Finally, finally he looks up at her, at her crumpled expression and the glassiness of her ultramarine eyes, the slump of her shoulders and hopeful way her hands are folded, like trying to be polite through a torrent of emotion might protect her heart. BATTLER can't let that tide take him in. There's a plan, risks and all, that he has to follow.

If only he could have his torn out like Beato's was in the third game. Then, maybe, his voice wouldn't sound so choked when he adds, "Not me. I can't be here with you."

[anawkwardlady]

Why aren't we cancelling Battler?

Last time I tried to do that he ranked up in my Tier List.

[clubpenguinkiller]

You talk about him like a teenage hideo kojima would talk about mads mikkelsen lol

Thsats literally what he is to me he's my toy and I love him

[oceandiagonale]

So you got a little tired of Nuzlockes, so Gene git his deal to remove the Nuzlocke curse. I thought it was a super interesting way of viewing nuzlockes, as a legendary's curse. What an intriguing interpretation!

The original premise of nuzlockes also kinda depressed me, until I came up with a more benevolent headcanon. I'll share it with you in case you ever want to take sweet, caring Gene through one again.

My headcanon for Nuzlockes now is that the League has stated that pokemon who faint in battle can't be used in combat again because its like, taking a serious brain injury in football, they played the violent sport and now they should retire. And to avoid over-poaching pokemon you can only catch the ones that approach you first in a route, and only one per area, though for diversity of teams you are permitted to bypass pokemon from lines you've already captured.

Just a bunch of ecologically sensitive, conservation, sporting animal welfare legislation. Gym Leaders and E4 get to use the same mons after fainting because they have like, on staff nurses who clear them for battle, but you gotta earn those stripes by earning the badges and challenging the league.

Anyways now instead of "OMG my pokemon died" in my run records, its "I hope Durian likes a retirement of helping my mom in the garden because his battling days are over, sad because I love love LOVE Sandslash so much, really wanted to take him to the Elite 4."

AW that is really gentle and much less depressing!! and it makes the pokemon world feel much kinder too 🥺🥺🥺

( I think if I did another challenge with him it wouldn’t be called a Nuzlocke either, to spare him any potential flashbacks ksdfhsdjkfh 🥺 the pokedex challenge is too tough though, since oftentimes the dex really opens up after the first few areas 😳)

I do tend to keep track of how many times a Pokemon has fainted in recent runs out of habit (it was only like uhhhh maaaaybe once or twice in swsh?? and a lot more in pla skjdfsjd) but that’s more for my own “oh man this would have been so heartbreaking as a nuzlocke” thoughts than anything else 😂

[caoimhe-from-hoenn]

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