#grasswithers

[the-feral-one]

(@asktheoger) Aya shyly approaches the Wo-Chien. "Um...Wo?" The Ogerpon asks, fiddling with her obi. "Could you...um, could you please, um. Maybe take me back home? I....if my dads found out I left the island, I don't think they'd be happy..."

Wo, after finishing preparations with his family, turned his attention towards Aya as she came up to him.

Wo: (after hearing that Aya's parents wouldn't be pleased) "I'll do what I can to get you back to where you reside, Aya. I do hope that your parents understand that, even though you were separated from them for a while, that you didn't go through strife."

He then looked at Oki. After giving him directions to get back to Grasswither(and a sneaky peck on his forehead), Wo focused on Aya.

Wo: "I do have an idea that would keep you out of needless strife should we run into any on our way towards where you reside too. How would you like to be on my back as we go?"

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@asktheoger

[ask-gimmiventures]

   “Oh yeah? What kind of update?” Crow’s eyes darted between Cherry and Pixel with suspicion.

   The zangoose simply sighed before continuing in his monotone voice. “Due to recent developments,” his eye flicked towards Cherry before looking back at Crow, “You’re application has been put under review again. Though you do not meet our normal requirements an exception can be made provided you can pass a test of sorts. If you are successful you will be allowed to join this guild as a support member.”

   “And the test is?” Crow narrowed their eyes, it couldn’t be this easy after all this time being denied. Could it? 

   “Princess Cherry has lost her crown in the dungeon located in the ruins of area one near the grasswither shrine. You will be paired up with another hopeful recruit and tasked with retrieving the item. This is a test of several of your skills as well as your ability to work in a team. Me and another guild member will be trailing you two but will not interfere. I will gather the others and meet you at the entrance of the dungeon.” Pixel turned and began walking away.

   “Wha- Hey I never said yes,” Crow sputtered at the clear dismissal.

   The zangoose stopped but didn’t turn, “shall I inform them that you rejected the test?”

   “No! I mean- uhg! Fine I’ll be there,” they huffed.

   Pixel nodded, “I’ll see you there then.”

   Crow watched him walk away. A happy squeal startled them from their musing. With a flinch they turned their glare on the flaafy sitting next to them on the table.

   “Oh Crow isn’t this great!” Cherry clapped her hands in joy, “you can really show them how great you are.”

    Crow was unimpressed, “I know you’re the one who set this up.”

    “I don’t know what you mean Crowley,” she feigned innocence, “after all guilds are supposed to be fair and unbiased in their judgment. Though some may need a friendly reminder now and then.

      “Whatever,” they rolled their eyes. “How did you even lose your crown? Or at least get it back yourself? I know that dungeon is low leveled.”

   “I like to support the local guilds,” Cherry said with a shrug.

~~~

At the dungeon

   “They’ve traveled a large part of the region attempting to get into several guilds if that lessens your worry,” Pixel glanced towards where the princess and Crow were exploring.

   Lupin huffs, “and why were they denied?”

   “Unable to meet power and size requirements mostly, though many are hesitant about their past. Im sure you can relate if simply a little.”

   The riolu flinched. “I’ll evolve someday,” was muttered under his breath. He shook his head, nows not the time to be thinking like that. Nows the time to show how good he’ll be! 

   With a straight back and cheerful smile he walked towards the two waiting by the entrance. “Your highness,” he gave a small bow to Cherry, “it’s a pleasure to meet you and my temporary partner. I’m Lupin.”

   “Oh there no need for that, just call me Cherry,” she said with a happy smile, “it’s a pleasure to meet you too!”

    “Crow,” was all he got from the gimmeghoul. That and a suspicious glare.

     Lupin was unphased, he was expecting worse from the small mon. He turned his gaze back to Cherry, “worry not we shall retrieve your lost property and return it swiftly. Will you be accompanying us on this trip? It could be dangerous?” He ignored the laugh from Crow.

    “Oh no I’ll be with Pixel. I wanted to watch the test as well but I’m not allowed to help,” she chirped.

     “I see, well i suppose we should begin our quest.”

    “Of course! Good luck you two,” Cherry said. 

    Crow nodded back before jumping from her shoulder to Lupins, “let’s go blue boy.”

    Lupin held back a flinch as the gimmeghoul landed on his shoulder, “it’s Lupin.”

Lupin and Crow have entered the dungeon.

[aro-ace-wither-skeleton]

Little shrine thingies for each of the Treasures of Ruin from Scarlet and Violet lmao

Top left: Groundblight

Top right: Firescourge

Bottom left: Icerend

Bottom right: Grasswither

[haltiamieli]

Tagged by @rustmountain to share five songs that have been living in my brain rent-free for a while now. Hee hoo.

Tagging some people I still remember being on tumblr: @hapro @elthadriel @grasswithering @sweetcandyholic @grainjew @erdariel @kakkipupu @little-escapist @seyree @stargateinmybasement @reaalikaasu @katajainen @gluteeni @radiant-sunlight-blueberry @talvenhenki @oriigami @sosepurkki @nilinsects

[copperdaisy]

Fuck it. Tonight, I am going to finally unlock and capture the Treasures of Tunak Tunak Ruin.

Already have Grasswither Shrine unlocked, working on finding the last four stakes for Icerend Shrine now. Will report back once Araceli is in possession of a snail, a deer, a fish and a weasel leopard thing.

Edit: Icerend Shrine now open. Taking a snack break before I work on Groundblight. I only have two(?) stakes left out of the eight for that one so it might take a few more minutes to narrow down which ones I haven't found yet.

[rodimissliveblogs]

sprinting across Paldea screaming WHERE THE FUCK ARE HTE BLACK STAKES in my desperate attempts to unlock the Grasswither Shrine but I still have two more to find and that will not be happening tonight

[gracifleur]

🌸 ███   THE STAKES HAD BEEN HER first tip that something was off about the area. she’d seen a few of these before. scattered across paldea as she traveled, sniffing about during her investigations around the crater. that one teacher at the school, raifort, spoke heavily to a student about various shrines in the region. shea avoided her as much as she could--- no good would come from the resident history teacher learning that a breathing being of history was walking the academy halls.

                    but as shea had moved through the south providence she noted that quite a number of the stakes had been missing. chalking it up to curious students off on their treasure hunt. examining one that hadn’t crumbled completely, it was most certainly yanked from the ground without much care. && that irked her beyond reason. those shrines, those seals. she could feel the energy ruminating from their directions & if the seals were broken... then that could be a problem.

                    so she had taken off toward the grasswither shrine. sliding down the hill & jogging to a stop once she saw the pieces of once glowing purple iron of the seal door on the ground. a pause, ＂ hello ?＂ the words are spoken in the holy language of arceus. if there was a pokemon behind this door as she surmised, then it would no doubt understand her. but just in case she would follow in the common of the area, ＂ ---anyone there ?＂   / @tabletbound​

[ectophasm]

forcing y'all to observe my sc/vi shinies (and koraidon too because the little scrungly deserves it)

ignore the terrible sandwich in the background i wanted to make a bacon tower but had a lot less bacon than i thought i did so i tried to subsitute it with hamburger (it didn't work)

click read more to watch me ramble about pixels that are different colors than usual

the very first, esper: very funny because the last shiny i hunted in ultra moon was a dragonite. i was in a dratini outbreak for the fuck of it and he appeared. i freaked out but now he is a gorgeous dragonair. the only reason i had a nickname idea for him was because of zero escape

the second one... bronzong. i didn't have any nickname ideas for it. if anyone has ideas i would be glad to hear them. i was searching for stakes for the grasswither shrine when i saw a green bronzor. the first full-odds shiny i found but certainly not the last. tried to get a cool scenic shot of it but it kept trying to hug me and was too close for me to take a picture of with the camera.

next up: houndstone. i think technically full odds but i was looking for a brambleghast in the area and had a ghost encounter sandwich up so i was seeing a lot of greavard and houndstone. he popped up before i found a brambleghast.

there's greavard too but i didn't get any good pictures of himb

alatreon, the first intentional hunt... i had a friend in call and he told me how to picnic hunt, so i tried it on a noivern hunt in the last 30 minutes of it. it didn't work... but there was a noibat hunt the next day. lo and behold... sparkly boy!

finally... darts! the second intentional hunt. i ate a sparkling sandwich for him when i saw a tatsugiri outbreak. it better have been worth it, little guy... i hope to get all 3 shiny tatsugiri at some point. and now i have one!

also he's fucking cracked at hitting balls LOOK at how far he launches that thing

[goldensunset]

ouh i finally found the last stake for grasswither shrine… REALLY FAR AWAY in the east freaking province!!!! guess i was wrong about how far the boundaries for each shrine go… but that’ll be useful information in the future

[quartings-main-blog]

When the two girls are partaking in rivalry activities outside the Grasswither Shrine:

treasures of ruin theme starts playing

[the-feral-one]

🎲

It's oger time!

--

Ogerpon is a fun-loving mon who is known for becoming a bit of a motor mouth when something makes her happy. She is the sister of Pink and Spot, who she always keeps close to when she goes with them on various item gathering trips.

Her moveset is made up of moves that she can use with ease - Ivy Cudgel, Low Sweep, Horn Leech, Spiky Shield. Onlookers have been able to see how much power she can pack behind each use of Ivy Cudgel(which is quite a lot), and that she can recover energy at a very fast pace when she needs to.

She used to call Oki and Wo her uncles, but, after some thought, she started calling them 'papa' instead. Ogerpon got very happy after seeing Oki's proposal to Wo, and was the first to start running around telling everyone.

Ogerpon knows the most about how Kitakami festivals work, including how to put them together. Her favorite is the Snow Festival, held every Xmas, as she likes the decorations.

She still has her four masks. They're kept safe in Grasswither. Ogerpon always has the Teal mask in her possession, but can still switch between them if the need be. She is still fascinated by how they can tera while she's in battle too. Aside from Teal, masks also alter her appetite when she wears them - Fire makes her like spicy foods, Rock makes her like salty foods, and Water makes her like salad ingredients.

One day, she wants to travel the world with her dads and siblings. Until that day comes, she has been pondering about what the rest of the Pokemon world looks like, and what sort of Pokemon that she'll meet when she visits other regions.

[phoenixmaiden-gaming]

Now that all the seals were broken, I went to the Grasswither Shrine and opened it up. I then had to confront the Pokemon Wo-Chien. I was able to get it’s health down, after killing it once and starting over, but it did not want to be caught! I went through, I swear 20 Pokeballs before I was finally able to catch it.

[best2daynews]

Games Inbox: The popularity of Metal Gear Solid - trending

How big is Metal Gear? (pic: Konami) The Monday letters page ponders the lack of new racing games in 2023, as one reader is confused by Warner’s Suicide Squad obsession. To join in with the discussions yourself email gamecentral@metro.co.uk Snake in the grassWith new rumours about Konami maybe planning a new Castlevania and more Metal Gear remasters/remakes I have to disagree with the suggestion…

[haltiamieli]

10 songs and 10 people! tagged by @captainfuu and as they had absolutely no idea what they were supposed to be doing neither do i! a lovely game! B) 1. Oppsei - Ruusut 2. Tanssia tahtoisin - Suo 3. Wrong Direction - Amorphis 4. Field of Reeds - Hanging Gardens 5. Perintö - Ursus Factory 6. Musta, niljaisten lehtien kaupunki - Ultra Bra 7. Kain - CMX 8. Queen of Peace - Florence and the Machine 9. Matkalla alas - Ruusut 10. Varokaa! Hengenvaara - Suistamon Sähkö tagging some beings here, participate at your own convenience but hey i know some of you are the type of queer that listen to music in terminally queer way so this is the perfect opportunity to share @little-escapist @elthadriel @grasswithering @grainjew @sweetcandyholic @inspiraatiosi @erdariel @talvenhenki @fuinixe

[the-feral-one]

Wo had a thought, tapping where his chin would be with a vine.

Wo: "It is a good distance away from the region we are in at this moment. A region that is either somewhere that one knows since the medieval times, or somewhere that has been newly discovered, of which I am the latter. It is fairly circular in shape, with the populated ares being dotted around Area Zero, which is a massive chasm in the center. To the north is a smaller region called Kitakami, and somewhere in the distant ocean between there and here is a facility knows as the Terarium. Me and my family live on 'mainland' Paldea, in a place called Grasswither, an old shrine that I have converted into a home."

He stopped so that he could try the berries.

Wo: (he made some strange noises as he processed them) "They're a little...bitter.. I do hope that me saying that they're not something that I would fully enjoy doesn't upset you.."

Wo @ Javi: "Greetings. I go by Wo-Chien, or 'Wo'. I have found myself becoming intrigued by your berries. If I'm not mistaken, they are jaboca? May I try one? I have heard of them, but they're a rarity in Paldea, so getting to obtain them is difficult."

[the-feral-one]

Peseta rode at speed towards the Blissey as the egg-shaped creature charged at them. Before it could reach them, they leapt off their surfboard and threw the Shadow Ball at full force. The attack landed, forcing the Blissey back.

"Great!" One student called out. "Now get down!"

After landing, Peseta turned towards the student who had spoken, then looked back to the Blissey...

...just in time to see it glow, before it exploded. Peseta was thrown back by the blast, and Clavell acted quickly to let his Skeledirge out to catch them.

"Uuugh..!" The shiny Gholdengo shook themselves and stood up. They fixed their specs the best they could and looked at what had happened. The explosion had left a crater where the Blissey once was, and there were assorted creature chunks scattered all around.

They turned to see Clavell, still showing a look of disgust.

"There's going to be more." Clavell said as his Skeledirge appeared beside him. Peseta's expression turned from disgust to concern.

"As much as I would appreciate your assistance, I also don't want to keep you away from any of your other duties. The choice is y.."

Before Clavell could finish, Peseta had quickly ran inside.

They dashed around the corner and almost fell over as they got into their room. Peseta stumbled to their desk and grabbed their Rotom Phone, and began to frantically press on the touchscreen.

In Kitakami...

The sound of the phone ringing had attracted the attention of a pink Furret. Kiki ran over to it as fast as he could and scrambled to pick it up. He didn't get to talk before Peseta did.

"Kiki!"

The Furret was a little surprised, but managed to respond.

"Never thought you'd be calling now! If you're gonna talk about the wedding, uh...there's been an issue.."

Peseta pushed their specs up a little.

"I was going to mention that Blisseys have been seen acting, let's say..."

"Odd? Or, let's say...a bit rrrrabid recently?" Kiki said, his words making Peseta look unimpressed. "Yeah, we have those here too. I haven't been facing them myself, but others here have, and, when they get beaten up, they--"

Both Kiki and Peseta heard an explosion, followed by a shout of "Arceus above! It's everywhere!"

Peseta, still unimpressed, managed to finish Kiki's sentence.

"They explode."

"Yeah..." Kiki responded, putting a hand on his hip. "They...they do that.."

"Listen, Kiki..!" Peseta began, making the pink Furret pay close attention to what was said next.

"Tell the ones who are battling them to keep them away from the wedding preparations, and to only take on the ones that they can mange to defeat."

Kiki almost interrupted Peseta with his next response.

"What if one comes out that has something we can't take on easily..?"

Peseta sighed. "Then I'll come over there to help sort things out. Until this issue is cleared up, do what you can to keep them away from the wedding preparations. Once it is over, you and the others there better be quick to clean up what is left behind. I hope you understand, Kiki."

Kiki nodded, then looked over his shoulder at the sound of another explosion. "We'll do our best to...do what you said, Peseta. No promises, though.."

The shiny Gholdengo ended the phone call and sat down, flopping onto the chair and sighing again. They pulled themselves back up and began to type on their laptop again.

"Wedding preparations...not finished yet... ...there are issues...needing to be sorted out...first.. ..only then...will invites be sent..."

They saved what they wrote before quickly closing their laptop and dashing out of the room. As they ran down the corridor and into the main lobby of the academy, they made their surfboard appear. Once outside, they dodged the various battles between students' mons and Blisseys and rode their board down to the streets below.

Peseta's expression got a little more determined as they exited Mesagoza and sped towards Grasswither.

"Hopefully they're not disappointed by what's happening..."

At Grasswither, Ogerpon and Pink stood outside the shrine with their weapons of choice. After Wo got to hear about the Blissey issue, he and his family were quick to get prepared.

Pink was the first to see Peseta speeding towards the shrine. She and Ogerpon started to shout in their direction, but soon happiness upon seeing them turned into alerts for Peseta to look behind them...

Peseta was then seen being lunged at by a huge mutated Blissey. It swiped at them, throwing them from their board and into the nearby bushes. Before they could get up, they were told to duck, as Pink and Ogerpon leapt over them and started attacking the mutated creature.

The two siblings managed to defeat the Blissey, but found that they couldn't get away from the following explosion.

As it happened, they braced...but soon found that they didn't need to, as Wo had appeared at the last minute to put up a Protect barrier.

"Papa Wo!" Ogerpon shouted out, grabbing the snail's attention. Wo-Chien lowered the Protect barrier and turned to face her. He showed her a cheery look.

Pink helped Peseta by pulling them up as Ogerpon hugged Wo. They gathered beside each other as the snail spoke.

"It's nice to see how well you can help to keep our shrine safe~ Spot is helping too, but from a different point than you two."

"Yeah, where is she?" Ogerpon asked. She was then made to look up as Wo pointed out where Spot was.

"All the way up there??"

Wo nodded. "That way, she can keep a look out for any of them that manage to try getting close to us."

"Wawa-wa-wa! ("Then we'll beat them up!") Pink stated, shouldering her hammer in a confident way.

"That you can do, but be sure to get away once they get defeated."

Peseta had been looking at them as they spoke. After waiting their turn, they found an opportunity to speak.

"Sorry for interrupting, but I have to talk to you and Oki. What is happening is obviously going to delay the wedding preparations."

"I understand." Wo responded. "Oki isn't here right now, but I shall tell him what you tell me here."

"Where is he at this moment? Peseta asked, looking a little unimpressed.

"He's at the Navi base. Team Star have put their student training programs on halt until the Blissey issue has been solved, and he is helping to drive them out of the base when they get spotted."

"I see.." Peseta began. They then looked at Ogerpon and Pink. "I need to talk with Wo inside for a moment. Keep yourselves at a safe distance if you need to battle with the Blisseys, alright?"

"Wa-wa!" ("We shall!")

"Sure thing, Auncle Peseta!"

Ogerpon and Pink ran off to look out from different points as Peseta entered Grasswither and continued to talk to Wo.

"So, when do you think the preparations shall be completed?"

"That's the issue.." Peseta said, finger to their chin. "I have no idea. I have never seen anything like this either, so dealing with this is most likely going to take a while to sort out..."

Another explosion from outside ends up making the ground shake a little. It gets followed by shouts of "We got another one!" and "Eeeww!"

Wo turns to see Peseta, holding his fighting stick. He looks at the doorway as he talks.

"Let's get this issue sorted out first before we do anything else." The snail says in a serious way. "We'll be as safe as we can here. You best be heading back to the academy."

Peseta produced their surfboard and stood at the doorway. They looked back at Wo.

"I'll let you know, Wo. I hope we can settle this sooner rather than later."

As Peseta left, Wo prepared himself before leaving the shrine and going to help Ogerpon and Pink to defend it.

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(TBC again!)