#harmonicrecord

[iruludavare]

What do you dislike the most about each of your friends?

Ask my muse personal questions || Accepting

          “I don’t like speaking badly about my friends. Likewise, there is nothing I dislike about them, otherwise we would not be friends in the first place. There is a difference between that, and traits that sometimes conflict with my own, which is what I will list instead,”

     Hands rest themselves atop of the blonde’s lap, brows furrowing as a rather displeased look settles onto her features. What a rude question-- invasive, too. Yet Serena speaks the truth-- there is nothing she dislikes about any of her friends, not even a little.

          “For example, Nix, Eris and Sedna can be too hasty, but I don’t dislike that about them. It just lands them all in trouble sometimes, and I wish they would think things through a little more. Which is also what I would say about Barry.”

     Silence. Then, with a shift in her seat and the corners of lips tugging downwards, she continues.

          “Red can be a little too blunt, but it’s also a trait I very much like about him. It really just depends on the situation, but he is an invaluable friend of mine, and I don’t dislike anything about him. The same can be said about Hikari. Except she sometimes lacks empathy in situations that call for it. I don’t dislike that about her, but it does mean that, occasionally, it can be frustrating to try and explain why she should feel bad over a situation. But her friendship is also invaluable to me.”

     A single finger taps against the back of her other hand, hoping that this stranger will, at the very least, understand that she is not the sort to entertain this sort of thing-- not even jokingly. The people held closest to her heart-- they are there for a reason, and it is most certainly not because the heroine places each of the individual’s traits into boxes that are likeable or disliked. What a unkind way to view one’s friends, she thinks.

          “Kouki is similar, for a lack of outward emotion. But he is like a brother to me, and I would go to the ends of the world just to make him smile. Dexio and Sina can be too optimistic, but it is also what I adore about them. I love all of my friends, there is nothing I dislike about them, and I don’t appreciate this question.”

[sumofn]

starter for @harmonicrecord

It was a calm day, clear and hot for September, with only a rare cloud drifting over the treeline. Up in the mountains, it was far cooler than in Unova's cities, but the humidity and still air made it more appropriate weather for lounging than being active. Within the cabin's kitchen, though, it was almost impossible to guess the weather. It was always humid and warm, with so many Larvesta cozying in the hearth and oven and two ever-simmering stews cooking above them.

Good conditions, N had been told, for the bread the Larvesta were teaching him to make. Not great for N himself. He'd shed his white overshirt and rolled up his black shirtsleeves as far as he could. He was beginning to regret that, though; the black shirt showed every bit of the flour he'd failed to work into the dough.

And this dough ... N was not communing well with this bread dough. "Are you certain I have used the correct liquid to flour ratio? It's my understanding that it can be affected by a variety of atmospheric conditions, and--"

From his perch on a nearby chair, the oldest of the Larvesta cut N off with a sharp chitter. 'Is fine. Is good. Needs mixing! Will be good after mixing.'

Doubtfully, N continued trying to work the dough. He'd given up using the mixing tool the Larvesta had brought out and switched to using his hands, but it felt like all the moisture was in the muck sticking to his fingers and none of it was actually combining with the rest of the dough. Surely he was doing something wrong--but it wasn't as though the Larvesta, with so much fluff and no hands, could knead it themselves.

Just as he was maybe making some progress, he sensed a shift in the attention of pokemon elsewhere in the house. Someone--a human?--was approaching. Maybe it was Alder. Maybe he would rescue him from this bread dough.

"Leif?" he called toward the door, hearing one of the Leavanny nearby. "Can you see who it is?"

[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.

[cotttoncandyhero]

Starter for @harmonicrecord (Kouki)​

“Pokémon tracks? Oh, you mean these footprints?”

The one he was standing directly on?

“They’re important to your research? Huh. I dunno, seems like they’re the footprints of Pokémon just minding their own business, you know?”

[dragoncaper]

@harmonicrecord​

[[ Karen would do a lot better than anyone (herself included) would expect ... but it still might be A Ride. (Plus, Lance has been the top Elite trying to do both jobs before, and he wouldn’t want anyone else to have to deal with that.

[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 }

[sumofn]

[[ N, just accidentally hanging out with Dialga and Giratina while bonded to a third of a dragon that probably had higher stats than Arceus: “Killing god?? What??”

[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

[touyatiredforthis]

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

[lunarhcroine]

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

[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?”