#i also feel so rusty since i havent been able to draw for the past few weeks

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some practice sketches i coloured

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some terapagos-centric speculation

alright well back into pokemon brainrot perhaps since the actually interesting to me part of SV dlc (the silly turtle) is very soon um so. i got spoiled by a leaker on a story beat i think? but i wont mention that anywhere here. however i WILL be speculating (without any leaks involved in speculation) about the lore of catching all of the series' past legendaries, using information on the official site. if you havent beaten SV and found out some terapagos lore, or if you dont want to look at the official information on the website then dont read ahead!

Let me first just... put what they have on the page for catching old legendaries "In order to encounter these Legendary Pokémon, first talk to Snacksworth at Blueberry Academy. If you’ve met certain conditions, you’ll be able to get snacks from Snacksworth that let you encounter specific Legendary Pokémon back in the Paldea region. Snacksworth will share his extensive knowledge of these Legendary Pokémon with you, as well as tales of his heroic encounters with them. Why not listen to what he has to say?"

To receive snacks that allow you to encounter these Legendary Pokémon, you must complete Blueberry Quests (BBQs) and report back to Snacksworth.

I think you can read a lot into this. First of all, BBQs is brilliant. but second of all Let's recall what everyone generally concludes paradox pokemon to be, in relation to terapagos. I'm a bit rusty on my SV lore, but as I recall, the general theory is that the paradox pokemon are all created by desire / powered by imagination. From the drawings in the books that aren't fully accurate, to heath waking up having written what I see as designs for the """time machine""" (what I believe to just be a helpful power source for terapagos) to arven literally questioning (especially notable in violet) how his father would have been inspired to bring pokemon from the future... by a book recounting pokemon from the future. from the past. I mean, heck, tera crystals even... somehow power AI sada / turo, and they say that what humanity is capable of isnt really... well, they're beyond our technology. yet they also cannot leave area zero. Theres more to it than that, I think. and I haven't even seen what lil baby terapagos does with liko in the anime... but I think its pretty safe to say this is some sort of wish-maker pokemon, that gives you tangible results, if you just think powerfully enough about something. One might even say... if you practically felt like you were there.

Heck I bet heath was so bored about seeing nothing interesting that he just... IMAGINED some weird freaky not-quite-pokemon. and terapagos thus made them real. but only a bit. Note that the only paradox mons we see outside the crater are the paradox donphan, which is the only one in the book... and the paradox of cyclizar, which was very close to heath. Powerful memories with cyclizar would create a powerful creature I imagine So, back to snacksworth. They're vague about the "certain requirements" for catching past legendary pokemon. I think this honestly just means we need terapagos, or... terapagos' blessing. or whatever. whether we catch it, whether theres only one, i dont even know.

I think he's just a nerd who happens to be giving us exactly what we need to manifest these legendaries into existence (he probably doesnt even know lol). Why would the SV protags know about all these legendaries, what they were like? Well, they dont. but he has extensive knowledge... to clearly give us an idea of what they're like. And he has "heroic tales" of him having met them before. I imagine that'll be essentially the fuel for like- "take this snack and when you eat it, it'll be as if you're about to have an encounter with them just like the story I told you!"

it'll make you feel like you were there because of associating the food with his Legendary Encounter Story (whether hes lying or not lol) and using that, combined with our newfound knowledge on what these legendaries are... terapagos will summon it into existence!

Essentially: Snack = reminds us of a heroic encounter with a legendary thus Idea of a legendary encounter + clear knowledge about said legendary pokemon + funny turtle = legendary

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First 3 weeks in Paris

I’ve made a promise to keep my study abroad experience well documented for myself, friends and family, as well as making it easier for the presentation I will give to NSCAD University students when I return next semester.

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I’ve been here a total of 19 days so far, having arrived on September 12th. I havent found much time to write or post as I’ve been settling into my tiny studio dorm, getting to know the neighbourhood, attending exchange student orientation week and playing tourist with my parents who flew over for 12 days.

Arrival

I arrived on Tuesday morning and my Parisian pal Levana Schutz (who was a classmate of mine while she was on a study abroad exchange at NSCAD University last winter) came to greet me at the airport and let me crash at her boyfriends apartment while she went to work that morning. I slept like a baby and when she returned we brought my luggage to my new apartment.

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It’s a small 14m2 dorm room, but it’s just what I need. Complete with a small kitchenette (mini fridge, 2 burners) as well as a personal toilet and shower. The residence is located directly beside a metro stop, overlooks the Jardin de Luxembourg, and I have an amazing view (I’m on the 7th floor) of Montparnasse and the Eiffel Tower! 

There are also laundry facilities, a cafeteria and sports center located in the same building.

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School

The following day, Levana took me on a tour of my new school.

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École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts de Paris celebrates it’s 200th year anniversary this year and has a never ending list of notable alumni.

We walked through the painting studios, photo labs, printing department (serigraphy, lithography, xylography) and got to see the Palais des Études. After picking my jaw up off the floor, I walked out of the school with a mild case of imposter syndrome. I’m beyond thankful for the opportunity to complete a semester abroad exchange but never would have expected the chance to be able to attend such a prestigious school.

The school system is very different than what I’m used to, although I knew that coming in. The artistic practice profs get back to school next week and students don’t simply register for a class. We must book an appointment to show them our work and ask if they will take us on as a student in their ateliers. If they decline, we keep asking other profs until we find a studio space. In other words, you might not find a studio if you don’t push your way in. We have until October 22nd to find a prof to sign off on our registration for classes. Fingers crossed!

Exchange students are required to take a total of 30 credits; 

Studio - Artistic Practice Department (16 credits)

Technical Skill (6 credits) Electives (6 credits) -Technical skill -Drawing section -Print-making // Bookmaking section -Digital Technologies Section -Theoretical Study Department

Language (2 credits)

My first advanced French class was Tuesday afternoon with Mme. Véronique Teyssandier. She was very understanding of my rusty conjugation skills that I haven’t touched since the 9th grade (12 years ago!!). I was quite embarrassed and told her I would borrow a bescherelle from the library but she told me I shouldn’t worry and that using bescherelles aren’t very effective for remembering verbs and conjugation long term. She said she had a trick or two to show me, which gives me some hope.

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I’ve been doing a lot of walking everyday and try to take different streets on my commute to and from school each day, which is about a 25 minute walk through neighbourhoods and parks, past numerous churches and monuments, trendy boutiques and art galleries. You can’t walk a block without seeing a boulangerie, crepe stand or any kind of treat shop that will make your mouth water.

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Day trip to Le Mans, FR - I was invited on a day trip to Le Mans by Levana & her mother last Saturday to visit Nicolas - a friend who lives there. It’s a city on the Sarthe river, known for it’s connection with motorsport races and is about a two hour drive from Paris. Levana’s mother drove while we listened to jazz, salsa and merengue on the way. We had a wonderful lunch at Le Boeuf Tient le Pavé, then checked out the church next door to Nicolas’ apartment, Notre Dame de la Couture which dates back to the 12th century. On the drive home I spotted a yellow hot air balloon floating above the highway as the sun set. I hope I manage to take many more day trips out of the city. 

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