#harmonicrecord

[cosmoscourge-a]

33, 34, 35

What’s the hardest part about being in the rpc on Tumblr?

The fact that I feel like even though this place isn’t great, it’s the best I’m ever going to get.

What’s the best part about being in the rpc on tumblr?

The people I’ve found who truly love and support me. I would wade through all the bullshit twice over if it meant getting to meet you and make lasting friendships all over again.

What’s the biggest problem in the rpc?

Answered here, but I’d say one other big problem (though a rather less serious one) is that nobody is willing to play unattractive or average-attractive muses that aren’t bad guys. I understand that it’s terribly hard to do when every single available faceclaim is an anime character meaning that it’s all but mandatory that They Are The Hottest Shit unless they are cartoonishly ugly--so most people will default to characters who are the hottest shit. However, even so, I would encourage people to play good characters that aren’t 100% in line with peoples’ standards of what is physically perfect and go fc-less if they can’t find a suitable fc. While the superior hotness of my favorite men Lotor and Anakin is non-negotiable, I do have a couple of characters that I’d say aren’t off-the-charts sexy like Psyche, Lottie and Sun-hwa. Sun-hwa in particular I’m planning to go through a character arc centered around how she becomes more positive toward her appearance instead of worrying about what people say about it.

And since I feel like venturing out on a limb even though this may make me seem like a hypocrite…Another big problem, albeit also much less serious than the one I linked to, is that nobody wants their muse to lose. Which sounds incredibly bitchy of me to say, ‘cause my muses are part of a League where every Gym Leader is as strong as a Champion of a regular League, but believe it or not, I have plotted and headcanoned times where my muses have lost, and not just the villain ones--and I have had fun with it. @idanikou‘s Ghetsis has won the Uniman League in our shared canon, and I still have an old thread I need to get to with Knight where his Atlas beats the shit out of Anakin despite having little flying experience and teaches him a lesson in humility and how to be a proper soldier and leader. Feiyun manages to defeat @muse-in-a-box‘s Nicole in the GSS Tournament, but after Nicole picks up military moves from Unima, Feiyun can’t seem to get a win in. @fallenxspirit‘s Spirit and Tobias are constantly tied neck-and-neck in terms of how many battles each wins against the other. @writtenbykaichu‘s Hop is going to have the battle of his life when he defeats my Wallace of all people, who I’d say is my most OP muse other than the ones on this blog. Heck, I have an entire AU with @ondarkestdragonswings dedicated to my entire League being purged by his villainous muse except for a few survivors so for the record beating the League is possible. And then of course the record for the most humiliating defeat of all goes to the most powerful character on this blog, Friedrike Skyherald. She was stronger than Arceus and pummeled the SHIT out of him before he pulled the fucking cheap shot of disguising as her ex-lover who told her that she’d forgiven her. Friedrike literally died when she kissed Arceus thinking her ex was finally making up with her, and he sucked her soul out of her body. So yeah. It’s okay to have your characters lose sometimes, whether in their backstories or in RP. It’s good for character growth.

[touyatiredforthis]

"Team Plasma were a bunch of fuckin' clowns and even implying that what they were tryna shill off to us wasn't fucking stupid preachy bullshit earns you a big shiny red-ass nose and giant shoes too."

"Even if they weren't a bunch of fucking liars--which they are--they can't make decisions for the pokemon themselves. Those preachy-ass crusader kinnies and whiteboy ninjas can go fuck themselves."

[pridepoisoned-a]

🙊💬 + Barry and Kouki I request the tea

UNFILTERED FEELINGS | accepting!!

“From what I hear of Barry nowadays, he’s becoming a Sinnohan staple, the inspiring story of a hometown hero crawling back to previously glorious heights. Good for him. However, my opinion on the blond brat hasn’t changed: he’s always been the weakest of that little trio. Hikari took the strength, Kouki took the brains...and Barry is left with the scraps. As I saw at Lake Acuity, he’s all bluster, relying on others to prop him up and give him purpose. It’s honestly sad.” 

“Barry was and is still irrelevant to me,” Eris concludes bluntly, her smile tinged with a sneer. “No matter how fast he runs...I don’t think he’ll ever be able to leave the shadows of his more successful friends and family.”

“As for Kouki, I’m honestly surprised by his intelligence and critical, frosty outlook on life. I have to wonder why he chooses to associate himself with the other brats, especially Barry. In the end, I suppose that he’s just a child along with the rest of them--someone who grew up much too quickly.”

“Throughout his journey, Kouki has shown me flashes of intellectual aptitude and ruthless conviction,” Eris observes bemusedly. “In a way, he reminds me of my younger self. I’m sure he’d be overjoyed to hear that.”   

[pkmnsdarkqueen]

✦ for Aaron?

Send me ✦ and I’ll write an incorrect quote with our muses.

-Original ask Open-

Karen: What are your goals? Aaron: To pet all the bugs. Karen: No, fitness goals. Aaron: To be able to run fast enough to pet all the bugs.

Karen: *staring intensely." Aaron: "Ok now you're freaking me out. What do I have something on my face?" Karen: "No I just am trying to figure out how you get your hair to do that defying gravity thing." Aaron: "Oh I don't have to try it just does that. I call it my antenna." Karen: *swears she saw it twitch once and now refuses to comment on it again."

[chorusnihili]

Inventing the CORE (gone wrong)

If my muse's life was a YouTube video, what would the title be?

“Oh please.  Inventing it went perfectly fine.  In fact it works entirely as it was meant to.

“Just...

“A little... too well, unfortunately.”

[mirroredranger]

Not going to comment about meeting legendary Pokemon.

[behemothbash-a]

@harmonicrecord​ said: 7, 13

prompt ☆ accepting (what’s one thing you could improve on? & what’s underrated in the rpc?)

one thing??? homie i could improve on everything i’m nowhere near where i want my writing to be. ooough, if i have to choose, i’ll pick one for ooc and one for ic. ooc is obvious: i need to reach out more. communication is lacking in rp and usually in order to get that sweet, sweet development you gotta reach out to other people and.. well, plot things out. which i suck at. and for ic, probably my wording, how i address the other muse in the thread and whatnot. [uses ‘the other’] [uses ‘the other’] [uses ‘the other’] [u

i don’t think i’ve been here long enough in this rpc to really give a solid opinion abt what’s underrated, but in general? .. can i say communication again? not just reaching out to plot or make nice, but just in general. if someone did something to make you uncomfortable, tell them. if they don’t give a fuck, hey! at least you tried. time to use that trusty block button. but you’ll never know if they did it on purpose or not (or care) if you don’t mention it

[lunarhcroine]

“No, but... The Bean Region already exists.”

[iruludavare]

@harmonicrecord​ replied to your post:

haruka, whose help consisted of a pair of goggles: so true

{ ooc. you’ve forced my hand

( @cruentu-s​ I’m throwing you here too)

Or alternatively:

Mutual suffering }

[touyatiredforthis]

"What do you mean all of these guys that look like me ARE me."

[pridepoisoned-a]

💬 + Did you hear that the Aether Foundation secretly experiments on Pokémon?

💬 SEND IN A RUMOR || accepting!!

“Hm,” Eris responds nonchalantly, folding her hands with a bemused smile. “Unfortunately, I’ve never had the pleasure of visiting the Aether Foundation or Alola--I’m not able to spare the time needed for extended travel. However, from what I’ve read, Aether is mainly known for sheltering Pokemon and people in need. To levy such accusatory claims against this proven philanthropic organization...you must be very bold. Or very foolish.”

Eris’s grin widens slightly.

 “I would also like to say that Pokemon experimentation is neither new nor inherently evil. Companies like Silph, Cinnabar Labs, and even Devon have made great scientific strides by carefully using both Pokemon and Pokemon-related artifacts to test product, push boundaries and unearth new discoveries. Because of these efforts, we are now able to artificially create Pokemon, reanimate long lost Pokemon from ancient times, and more. Scientific potential, when partnered with the mysterious, still untapped powers of Pokemon, truly is limitless. Don’t you find that exciting?” 

The former Commander takes a deep breath--she’s getting a bit worked up and needs to compose herself again.

“What I’m trying to say is: Pokemon experimentation, when conducted reasonably and safely, is not a crime or a taboo discussion point,” she concludes. “...I do find it strange that you would call out Aether for secret Pokemon experimentation when the greater Alolan region is very publicly shoving Rotom into their latest Pokedex models. If you’re still craving a dramatic scoop, why not dig further into that topic?”

[luckynatured]

@harmonicrecord​

She doesn’t know what a Touya is, but she does know the name sounds like ‘Toy Yoda’. 

[a-hell-of-a-lot-of-muses]

@harmonicrecord​ (for Barry!)

“If you have come here to fine me, I regret to inform you that all of my funds have been spent.”

[blue-orb]

A bag of Hershey's Kisses gets tossed at Archie. The mystery gifter/assailant already ran off somewhere, how mysterious.

"Ew."

He dumps that tasteless, capitalistic garbage right where it belongs: in his Muk's mouth.

[cosmoscourge-a]

☢ What fads/trends are you so over?

well, i’m not over the pokérpc’s trend of making characters OP, because i’m probably one of that trend’s biggest participants. but sometimes i wish there was more diversity in power levels. it’s why i have characters like santiago, klaus-peter, kamila and sun-hwa. santiago can’t battle at all, sun-hwa makes a huge effort but it’s not the right fit for her, kamila is better but still overall mediocre, and klaus-peter is decent but his personal weaknesses will always hold him back. heck, even marlene--who is extremely powerful--is still in the same range as most pokémon villains, and she’s certainly not strong enough to prevent a very painful death i’ve plotted out at the hands of one of my besties’ muses.

also, because i’m absolutely evil……one trend i would like to see more is characters suffering more lasting consequences. i feel like people are afraid to make their muses suffer more for their mistakes, even having consequences that are permanent. i tried to do this with ursula--but also with tobias. because even though he has a public redemption, there are some personal relationships of his--such as the ones with piers / @yellraiser, his second cousin nadia and his childhood friend shylow / @thelittlestdemon--that will NEVER be the same. and then with renate--well, i mentioned in the long version of my fanregion lore that people are going to die because she couldn’t handle crisis situations properly. she’s going to be all right overall, just like tobias is, but let’s just say she’s going to lose someone she really loves forever. 

>:33333333333

[cotttoncandyhero]

Steel for Alice, Fighting for Celeste, Flying for Myles

“Hmm, I didn't think there'd be many steel types I'd like, especially after I fought... but there's actually some cute steel types.”

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“Fighting types seem like a lot of hard work to raise. I really doubt I could ever actually do it. Still, they're cool, aren't they?”

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“Well, it sure is a good thing I'm not scared of heights! I like my feet on the ground, but soaring doesn't seem so bad either.”