#deltaforge

[fairymint]

🔥

Send me a “ 🔥 “ for an unpopular opinion.

Creativity is a muscle, and recharging it is also important. So is investment! Listen. What I'm about to say is rather tongue-in-cheek, because I know all about ableism, anxiety, depression, etc.

But you can't just sit there and stare at a screen. One way or another. I was taught that 'only boring people are bored', which might be harsh for me to agree with 1:1, but it's a point.

There's no possible way you've published all the headcanons that you can. If you got nothing, you're forgetting something. Legit go look up the profession, hobbies, interests of your muse. Their country, their voice/accent. age group. Or, just anything. That's just surface level, as there's a whole world surrounding them as well. You can learn something new every day, just by observing. Take TV breaks, whether that's youtube, media, etc. Your RPing should take cues from real life without having to match up with it. (pokemon rpers, do you know the body language of your critters' base species? monsters, do you know how their bodies work? talk about that shit for example. Animal body language, or even a human nationality's body language is a good start for most people.)

Shit sucks? Do something about it. I'm not gonna fault the bored/depression posting at its core; but there's a lot of indirect handwringing about it. The community sucks, my brain sucks, etc. But you have to help start the solution. I'm a fan of productive posts, such as asking for reassurance when down, starter calls and opens, those're good. But don't be afraid to be productively critical; use "I" language instead of blaming or "you/we" if you have to. "I feel like my headcanon/meme posts are being ignored rn" sounds much more reasonable than "you guys suck at this" or "can we do this/that/etc.???" which a lot of psas can use. Try to be direct with your own wants, as those psas are simply the first step. You should probably still assume ignorance/apologetic/disability over things such as failure and malice, simply because of how we're wired.

Connect the dots. Lotta people don't know where to start, but you have to somewhere. tiny, "boring" opens don't have to stay that way after you answer them, and first impressions may be wrong, but they at least happen. Follow the animal rule; for every no that you have, give a yes. The more yes's and starting points, the better off you'll be. If you don't have any dots to connect, you probably need to do some reading. Bios, blog posts, just pick a person and start. You should know which muses yours would call like, an old-ass or something. Which they'd go to for a favor. Which they like. How they'd treat a stranger, etc. People do lore-correct when they diverge, but there's other paths to open. Find em.

Also like, you have a body. Take breaks to drink, eat, etc. RPing is a great customizable hobby as far as difficulty and speed goes, but you can't run well on empty.

to put it very simply, practice. If you can't, it's a sign something is amiss. Heed them.

[kokorowoutsu]

The Final Battle for Ashe and Leon

A plan to do away with their home, their territory, what was left of them. Willow was safely hidden away in the depths of Twist Mountain while her family fought fang and claw to keep what was left from being burnt to the ground.

Finally, their enemies had found them. The ones who meant the most harm. While some of their stronger pokemon took to the field and went bulldozing to seal off the admins themselves, Ashe and Leon stood ready with Bahamut and Lucky at the ready. Leon gently takes his wife's hand, placing a kiss to the back of it. She nods and offers a soft breath before he boards his Charizard and takes to the skies to meet some people head-on with his sword in hand.

Ashe calls on her Grimoire and Lucky to help forward the magic itself from the blessings of Legendaries.

"It is only fitting..."

"...we..."

"... FACE YOU TOGETHER!"

An explosion of pokemon moves, magic, and a sword splitting the ranch down the middle brings forth a ringing silence and a bright white light and in its place is a ship formed from the vines and magic of fae magic itself. An airship in which awaits those that did survive to board her before she would ferry herself away to a distant land away from such prying eyes.

This is what we mark as yet another bad ending.

[floccesyfluff-fest]

💧 revenge time! @cloudgraffiti

Calling Zinnia @deltaforge to the dunk tank! It's revenge time!

Thunk!

There's a pause. The attendant is checking to see if there was mechanical problem when suddenly, the platform gives under Zinnia! Towa did make sure that she got soaked! Zinnia is given a towel in the color of her choice.

Towa still has her chance to dunk someone else.

[skullkxd]

+Your Pokémon

“When I first started out, it was just me an’ Pickip, my Zorua. I got Chuckles a little bit after that, but now, my team is pretty fleshed out”

They sound proud of themself. Ree holds up their phone, showcasing the team they used to win the PWT — Rockruff, Zorua, Torracat, Sylveon, Gengar, and Togetic.

“I got a lot of my Pokémon because they were abandoned or fostered. You would be surprised at how many dickheads are out there,” and that’s a barbed comment at someone in particular. “My togekiss is my Ace. Her names Lady of Destruction, an’ she’s like — three times as tall as me. Genetic mutation an’ stuff.

A lot of my Pokémon are bigger’n normal. I’m not sure why — well, for some of em, I know why, but with Lord Baby, it’s like, a mystery.”

They scroll through their phone before showing a photo of themself and their oshawott. The otter is at least four feet tall.

“Red says that I’m a natural with raising monsters. It’s a huge compliment, comin’ from him.”

[prmafrost]

G, H

G = Goofy (are they more serious in the moment? are they humorous? etc.)

Grusha's somewhere in between, depending on who's with at the given moment. From his nature starting out, he tends to be less serious and more so genuine, and if he's comfortable enough with you to get intimate with you, chances are he's comfortable enough to be vulnerable emotionally as well, at least sort of, which means he's much more emotive and expressive.

H = Hair (how well groomed are they? does the carpet match the drapes? etc.)

Yes it does, and yes he's very well groomed. Keeps most body hair short but not completely shaven.

[cursedmystic]

⏳

"My mother likes to say there was an omen when I was born. My grandfather liked telling her that the family was due another medium, one of significant power, and she always brushed it off. While they both had their own abilities, they aren't are strong as mine.

When I was born and home from the hospital, one of my older cousins came to check on me and ran to find my mother. A Banette had climbed into the cradle with me and I had curled up with it like it was any other stuffed animal. By the time everyone had come flooding into the room, the Banette was gone and I was completely fine."

He shrugs. It's frightening to most people, of course, but it had been the first of many weird situations growing up.

"My grandfather laughed when I asked him about it. Said it was a sign that no spirit would harm me without dire cause - said it meant I was going to be something special in the family tree."

backstory time!

[skullboneandunown]

Who is your Muse's ancestor? What did they do and what were they like?

One of Donovan's ancestors on his mother's side is/was Yamamoto Lui'er. A sorcerer from Hisui who specialized in dark magic. Despite that, he was surprisingly good natured, if not a bit of an ass at times. He was closely bonded to Lugia at the time, being it's champion. During the events of Legends Arceus he was tasked with overseeing the migration of his family from Hisui to Johto. They didn't like the new neighbors, apparently. It's also how he became aquatinted with a time displaced Ashe Grandcrest.

Lui'er was skilled in manipulating the shadows around him, commanding them like a puppet master. He could sink into the darkness and teleport via shadows, or the void. Doing so however, left a mark on his soul. So when he was killed by his sworn brother Sun Wukong, his soul was unable to move on, causing it to linger for centuries. Fast forward to the Johto Moon Festival, and he was resurrected under a new moon as a Darkrai.

[heartalpha]

@deltaforge

"When the lights go down in the city and the sun shines on the bay, I wanna be there, in my city." Aoi sighed dreamily. "It's quite the sight, if I say so myself."

[mirroredranger]

Valerie gently tapped her foot on the platform before she heard the ka-thunk. Finally, the platform gave way from underneath her! She screamed before hitting the water, flailing for the ladder.

Now she's soaked, she's cold, and she is out for revenge.

[shironandina]

⏳

For every "⏳" I receive, my muse will openly talk about a bit of their backstory.

"Whenever I see a ramen place, I always think of my father. It is his favorite food. Whenever he sees a ramen place, he insists on going at least once. If he likes it enough he'll go back and try all of the different flavors they offer. He also enjoys making it himself. Makes a whole day out of it. If you ever want to know where the best ramen is, ask my father."

"When I told him I had become the Sinnoh Champion, he declared we would have to go out for ramen to celebrate. He, Yuki and I went to a local spot. Even then, it was hard to find time for the three of us to spend time together. To this day, that was the best black garlic ramen I've ever had. In part of the celebration, we ordered a lot of takoyaki with the ramen. Despite how stuffed we were we went out for a little ice cream to top it all off. It was the perfect celebration. Nothing grand scale, just a little family time."

[fairymint]

⚪ - what are small things that mean something to your muse 🔴 - what are bigger gestures that are important to your muse 🔷️ - is your muse good or bad at lying?

⚪ - what are small things that mean something to your muse

body language, habits/vocal tics and tones, as well as any hint of consideration. When getting to know someone, they become positive to him just by existing; no need to earn anything special. Also, being addressed by name. He's a bit weak to that affectionately speaking.

🔴 - what are bigger gestures that are important to your muse

Offering shelter and comfort; Felix is too disabled and emotionally affected by it for it to be too casual. Living with somebody who requires work, or even wants things 50/50 could be risky, and the rest is very valuable- a place to sleep or a hot meal means so, so much. It might be a bare minimum for helping someone struggling, but it still applies.

🔷️ - is your muse good or bad at lying?

I can't imagine most of my muses lying, but Felix would be good at it- he's just concluded that it's simply not worth it. It's a lot of work to fabricate something than to simply say 'tough shit' and simply emotionally outlast the other party.

Volo's a great liar, though.

[floccesyfluff-fest]

💧 Zinnia will try to dunk Towa!

Calling @cloudgraffiti to the dunk tank!

Thunk!

There's a pause, did you hit the target hard enough? Suddenly, the Towa is dropped! The first dunk is always freezing cold, isn't it? She's offered a towel in her color of choice and is told she can get a free revenge dunk on Zinnia!

[skullkxd]

+Aether Foundation

Send the muse a + and topic for my muse to talk about that topic (accepting!)

“Really? Out of everything you could ask, you choose Aether?”

They don’t look impressed. Ree folds their arms and glances away, brow furrowed, leaning back in their wheelchair.

“They’re the worst of the worst. Boss says I can’t go bother them anymore because — somethin somethin too dangerous or whatever, even though all the workers that work there are fucking wimps! I could take them in my sleep.

…I used to be able to go harass Faba whenever I wanted, and that was fun, but he an’ Wicke were the only good reason to go over there.”

Their gaze hardens. Ree scowls, before continuing.

“Lusamine is a fucking asshole. I’ve only met her a couple of times, but she’s so stupid. She acts like she knows everything and everybody even though she’s even more rotten than any other grownup I know! She…”

“… she scares me. I never know what she’s thinking. I can’t … I don’t know how to deal with her, cause yelling doesn’t work.

She acts like she knows everything about me and that’s terrifying.”

[monterraverde]

⏳

"Never entertained the idea of contests before, but my mom was from Hoenn, and I think she used to be a coordinator before she eventually moved out to Paldea. She was always super into the creative arts and stuff like that. Passed away before I could really learn to appreciate them, though. Was too young, had too much edge on the brain."

[kokorowoutsu]

-- RP: @deltaforge

deltaforge:

"Glad you asked, little one~ The Ides of March refers to March 15, the roughly 2,000-year anniversary of the assassination of a former Emperor of the Ferrumese Empire. He's still celebrated in Ferrum for being a great conqueror, but if you want to ask my opinion, conquerors inherently aren't great. Considering the guy got stabbed around 20 times, it must've been a super scary and serious event when it happened. But now that it's 2,000 years in the past, people joke about it like they killed the guy by driving a clown car into the Ferrumese Senate. And hey. Since it's practically a holiday now, it gives me the perfect excuse to commemorate the occasion with a little more STABSTABSTABSTABSTAB--!"

She slowly unclings from Zinnia, instead reaching for her hand and puts a knife in it. She understands 'stab' but the rest of it just... goes over her head. Instead, she just stares at Zinnia... well, rather intensely. "Y'u c'n use i't t' st'b st'b st'b. I's m'de fr'm a dr'g'n f'ng." It was an ornate piece but it had seen some use -- likely from the girl having to defend herself from feral pokemon... and people.

But whichever dragon-type had gifted it to her had left a clear prayer of their own for the girl's continued and healthy growth. If it wasn't Kumiko, a Garchomp, and this fang was massive enough to form the blade itself...

... Just what kind of dragon-type left it to her?

[vixletserenity]

What fact do they excitedly tell everyone at any opportunity?

WEIRDLY SPECIFIC BUT HELPFUL CHARACTER BUILDING QUESTIONS -accepting

Not much really. Anything exciting about her Celeste would keep quiet about. Yeah her report was recently declassified, but who would believe her?

The Violet Book has been dismissed for decades, who’s to say she was also making it all up; even if her records match up with what Briar has in her book?

Celeste unfortunately doesn’t even give herself the credit she deserves. Why should she if barely anyone acknowledges it? With everyone assuming she’s weak because of her appearance and how she acts initially.