#i've mostly got things working again but oof. it's been. a day. 🙃

[egophiliac]

hiii im sure you’ve answered this before but in regards to your twst x Pokémon, how do you choose which Pokémon go give to the cast?? really curious since your choices are unique :O

unique in a good way, I hope? 😅 (jk jk I haven't come across too many pokemon AUs, so I was going in without preconceptions, I guess!) I was sorta aiming somewhere between doing, like, a full AU with internal consistency and everything, and just picking entirely based on theme/character, so maybe that's why! basically I just set some arbitrary rules (no legendaries/no repeats/evo stages based on year) and then went on ~vibes~. a couple were also suggestions (thank you guys!) and last-minute decisions, so it was a bit of a delightful mess of ideas!

my one regret is that I should have given Riddle a Togedemaru after all. ...you know what, he can have one now, why not

[sergeantnarwhalwrites]

Happy WBW! In honor of the pain bestowed upon me by the Blood Goddess 🙃, what is your world like in relation to sicknesses, injuries, and other afflictions? Feel free to discuss the medical system or how jobs/institutions respond, or even how individual characters feel!

Happy WBW! Oof I hope you feel better! I'll have my character's tell you all about it.

Robots & Gardens

Donnie: Mute and one of the few cyborgs roaming around meaning they have a substantial amount of high tech/robotic prosthetics.

"There are a lot of ways to work with my ability to vocalize. I'm appreciative. I'd never let them even attempt to 'fix' my muteness. But it gets costly fast. All of my stuff does. I have resorted mostly to sound cues and typing. It's way more than I'm willing to pay for my machinery to read my sign language. And it kinda sucks too, it's so damn slow. With the constant maintenance I need on my prosthetics I've found myself... In a lot of trouble." Donnie gestures to himself, "I'm actually pretty well off. But even I have to push off a couple of maintenances. Either out of exhaustion or unwillingness to give away half of my check to make sure my brain hasn't been chewed on my metal. They do an amazing job at making me feel like a machine." He crossed his arms, "I hate it."

Digits: Also has prosthetics. Incorrectly fitted ones that have caused further damage.

"I got into a work accident. And these pieces of shit is all my job could cover. Couple days later they dropped the model for being faulty. Unreliable. Clunky." Digits grimaced flexing her fingers in thought, "They make my arms go limp. My shoulders will like seize up. Sometimes it's a couple minutes. One time it lasted for a couple days. I usually can't feel anything in my arms when it happens. But pain will linger when it's done. But I also don't have the privilege to just get these swapped out." She paused again and cussed, "My arms would probably have to go. I can't trust just anybody with that. Without Donnie and Hollis and a couple of my construction buddies. I'd be fucked."

Peace: Honestly the way she can move her joints. I wouldn't be surprised if bro is damn their hypermobile. I just haven't fully looked into what that all entails

"I dislocate my arms all the time. Elbows, shoulders, wrists. I haven't thought to have it looked into. Why get looked down on when I can just ignore it? It usually helps me out anyway."

Hollis: Has bad eyes. Needs prescription glasses/lenses. Especially when working on more elaborate things like Digit's hands. In a way she's a medic since she's kinda known around for helping people out with their prosthetics.

"It sucks seeing people walk in with damaged prosthetics. Especially ones I remember drafting, occasionally pushing them to the trash. But it's all they got so I do my best with what they have. Sometimes I can't do much. I've got an older pair of teched glasses and some lenses. The lenses burn. And they make my eyes look blue. It's weird but I haven't had the time to try to hunt for a new pair," Hollis sighed exasperated, "More and more people have been finding me lately. Maybe that's a good thing. But sometimes it's straight up horrific. Seeing people crawl in with mangled prosthetics from working their day jobs."

Fucked at Five

Julie: Is missing an eye. She has a prosthetic for general appearances but doesn't always wear it. Her remaining eye is not perfect either. She's got pretty bad vision.

Julie pulls her eyelid down, swiftly removing her prosthetic, "I refuse to lose my only prosthetic. So I don't wear it often. The medical care that's available out here is actually pretty good. It's just a bit of a strain on the stuff we do have. It seems like we're always running low on something. But maybe that's just my timing. One of the first people I met here made my prosthetic. So a lot of the medical people are pretty specialized, it's almost scary. The bonus is no one breathing down your neck if you don't have anything to give."

Saz: Had to do general health checks while still in the human cities. Because of her involvement in sports and the typical morpher check ups.

"You know it's really hard to bite back that you're a morpher. But I've gotten really used to lying about it. Or just not getting help from others when I am injured or sick. It's just safer that way. You want help in a human city. Don't be a morpher or have good connections," Saz stated shrugging a little.