#lupin riolu

[ask-gimmiventures]

Lupin in Cherry Soda. :D

Beach volleyball

[askteamsunshine]

(Lupin@Kenina) “You’re part of a well known exploration team right? I bet you have tons of stories to tell about that huh,” Lupins tail was wagging in excitement, “what would you say was the hardest part for you? Any possible tips for others wanting to be rescuers?”

"Oh, yes!!"

It appears that Lupin's line of questioning has made Kenina's typically meek demeanor evaporate instantly. Even after all these years in her current line of work, exploring remains her special interest and discussing it will quickly get her excited - the genuine interest expressed by the Riolu certainly aids in that!!

"There's so many stories I could tell of our adventures. If you wanted to hear some, I would be more than happy to tell you!!"

"But, let's see..." Kenina ponders Lupin's questions for a moment. "I think the hardest thing for me at the start was believing in myself. I only managed to bring myself to join the Guild in the first place after I made friends with Angel, after all. I felt stronger and braver with them by my side, and I still do...but because of that, it made me doubt my own abilities."

"When they were with me, I felt like I could do anything. But without them, I felt...useless. I never acknowledged my own personal growth as being a result of my efforts and attributed them to the fact that I had Angel. And I certainly have grown a lot because of Angel, but I never let myself be proud of what I accomplished by myself. It wasn't fair to me, and it was something I had to unlearn with time."

"I'm a lot more confident in myself than I used to be. So I suppose one piece of advice I'll give you is to let yourself be proud of your accomplishments. I'm sure you're going to do great things. My partner and I will be cheering you on."

[experthiese]

❝ Aether? Yeah, of course I have. We thought their artificial island might have some resources worth investigating, if you catch my drift, but that idea got scrapped pretty quick. Far as we know, there's nothin' over there worth my attention. ❞

Lupin says it as casual as anything, as though he's discussing the weather and not a potential plot to infiltrate and rob the Aether Foundation blind. Aipom, meanwhile, abandons its perch atop the car and bounces over to the Riolu and her hole-digging. Not to help, mind you - just watch.

It's fine. It's a nice distraction, something to focus his eyes on rather than press his young friend for answers.

❝ What about them? What've they got you overthinking for? ❞

Today, Ree’s got their little Riolu out and about to play. Captain Sprinkles is settled in the sand, digging a little hole with her paws. Ree keeps their eyes out on the ocean, fidgeting relentlessly with their hands.

“I’m not — shit, I’m not complainin’ about you. I like when you come by. I … I don’t want you to stop coming, I just …”

There’s a lot going on, they want to say. But … they don’t. Ree looks down at their hands and sighs softly.

“I mean, I know if I told my d — boss, he’d probably tell me I’m thinkin’ too much. And maybe I am. But… have you ever heard of the Aether foundation?”

[pokemonzeroinfinity]

Nice to meet you, Rotomblr! I'm Lillyan, and I'm a Pokémon Coordinator from Ryme City. My family owns a Pokémon cafe, the Pikachu Patisserie, here in town, and... Dang, I don't really know where to go from here. I guess I should tell you about all my Pokémon!

Main team:

Goro the Pikachu - My first Pokemon that my brother brought home from Kanto for my 10th birthday. He's the Champion there, see. He actually started his Pokemon journey the same year I started kindergarten.

Oh! Oh! Let me! Let me! So, when I was really little, I fell through a uh… Professor Krane said it’s called an “Ultra Wormhole”? And I woke up in a completely different world! It was the exact opposite of all the stories I had heard about humans! I’m sure there’s a way I could go back if I wanted to, but I like my life here. I’ll be signing my posts with this symbol ->⚡

//he's named after his scrapped evolution

Dante the Samurott - Gifted to me as an Oshawott by Mr. Cyrano while I attended Blueberry Academy. He's my go-to for water-themed Contest routines and the occasional tournament. I named him after the protagonist of The Count of Monte Cristo.

//I headcanon that there's a fair amount of media in the Pokemon world that actually doesn't include Pokemon as prominently as we'd expect. Like, if it involves animals, it'll be Pokemon instead, but if not it's pretty 1-to-1

Erik the Meowscarada - A Sprigatito I was given during my exchange program at Uva Academy. After seeing Meowscarada in the Pokedex, I was immediately reminded of Phantom of the Opera.

Edward the Zoroark - A Zorua given to me by a strange man in Driftveil City, who wanted to perform in the Contest there. I quickly came up with a new routine for him and he decided to come on my journey with me.

Amy the Tinkaton - Caught as a Tinkatuff during my Treasure Hunt. Named after the hammer-wielding Buneary of the same name from the Sonic the Sandslash series.

Carmen the Lopunny - One of my surprisingly few “home turf” catches. (Did I spell that right? I hope I spelled that right.) She was only on the team for a few days before evolving. Must be the Poffins.

In rotation:

Arsene the Lucario - Originally caught as a Riolu in the Terarium. He's relatively secluded and kind of a drama king. He's named after the fictitious gentleman thief Arsene Lupin.

Orpheus the Glaceon - Starting as an Eevee I caught in Kanto while visiting my brother, he evolved into a Glaceon during an Ice-type Tera Raid.

Diogo the Empoleon - Originally caught as a Piplup in Lake Verity. Metal Claw is really good for shearing ATEP.

Charlotte the Alcremie - A Ruby Swirl Alcremie with a Love Sweet that I hatched from an Egg as part of a school project.

Raptors - A Shiny Mimikyu, also hatched from an Egg I received elsewhere. Named after one of my favorite YouTubers.

Emily the Vespiquen - One of the first Pokemon I caught at the start of my journey. I knew female Combee were super rare, so since I felt so lucky to find one, I named her after Glitter Lucky.

//This is based on a real-life occurrence during my X playthrough, but my game crashed and I lost her

Libitina the Absol - She tends to act up whenever something bad is about to happen, which I assume is normal behavior for her species, but I'm not sure.

Lazarus the Tyrantrum - Named after the man Jesus raised from the dead, since he was revived from a fossil. Yes, Christianity does exist in the Pokemon world. I say this //in character because of Rotomblr’s multiversal reach. We believe Arceus to be the partner Pokemon of God, but Arceus itself is not God, you’re thinking of Arkeism.

Zero - A Porygon (now Porygon-Z) that I once impulsively saved from being put down after its previous Trainer’s son suffered a seizure due to its Tri-Attack

Myra the Ninetales

Other notable ‘mons:

Ralph - A Rattata I caught on Route 22 in Kanto. He wouldn't stop pestering me for a battle, and then just refused to go down. I asked if he wanted to come with and hail mary-ed a Poke Ball at him. He’s more of a traveling companion than a team Pokémon.

Lycoris - A Floette named for the red spider lily it carries around.

Lona - A Glameow originally owned by a friend of my brother's, then my grandmother, and then us. I think we accidentally gave her microtrauma from moving her around so much because she's kinda mean sometimes.

Prayer - A Purrloin we adopted for Christmas a few years back. Despite the bad reputation of his species, he’s just a shy lil sweetheart

Phoebe the Eevee - My mother’s first Pokemon from when she was my age. I’m curious as to why she hasn’t evolved yet, if they’ve been together for so long. She’s the mascot of the cafe, despite the name.

ATEP the Dubwool

Cooper the Obstagoon

Giovanna the Shiny Pikachu (caught in a Max Raid, name means "God is gracious")

Madame the Galarian Farfetch'd

Pikablu the Azumarill

Kimba the Luxray

Oktavio the Primarina

Sage the Ceruledge

Supernova the Tauros (Paldean Combat breed)

Balto the Lycanroc (Daylight form)

Blueberry the Minun

Mastema the Vivillon //named after a demon that shares its name with a genus of moth, referencing its National Pokedex number

Other Pokemon who work at the cafe, but technically don’t belong to us:

Aconite the Leafeon

Levi the Vaporeon

Raspberry the “Minusle”

Charcolt the Charmander

Rainer the Squirtle

Forresaur the Bulbasaur

Cinnabun the Scorbunny

Chinta the Minccino //I only speak Dora-level Spanish so if that’s a bad word, please let me know bc I got it from the chinchilla episode of Go Diego Go

Crackle the Pansear (named for being the “Hear No Evil” monkey)

Goggles the Simipour (named for being the “See No Evil” monkey)

Peter “Cottontail” the Whimsicott

Horus the Starly

Howler the Chimchar

Kagome the Gardevoir

Madoka the Jirachi (different from the one connected to the legends of the region, but we have no idea where it came from)

Vulpvi the Vulpix (named for the Roman numeral of six, referencing its six tails, as early Pokedexes once gave it this name)

and Gretchen the Hattrem

[fanfictionlive]

No, I'm not "Queerbaiting" you, why would I? (Vent/rant)

So lately I've been getting this dms on my tumblr and on fanfiction accusing me of queerbaiting. From what I can gather it comes mostly from my set of stories where I write two characters who are typically seen as romantically involved, but I write them as best of friends, bros, partners in crime and life, confidants, you know, the kind of friendship that's closer than typical friendship but with respect and boundaries, and no attraction.

I...writing this down I'm beginning to see why someone would see it as teasing romance. But i assure you there's none of that here, those relationships are wish fullfilment at their basic form, they're the kind of relationships I want to have with people and yet never have. More than that they're how I see the characters.

And sure, I know representation does matter and fanfic is a great space to find it. How many times have I looked for my particular kind of representation through ao3 and ffn? But at the same time I'm not sure I can be accused of such things. I see famous examples given, Remus/lupin for instance and, yeah I could see them getting together, but if that was not the intent then.

I believe, and write, two characters who are really close, without the intent of romance. It does happen, and yet despite that, people tell me I write them like they have a crush on one another. For instance:

"A sly grin couldn’t help but make itself known in Steven’s face, no matter how terrible he could feel at any one time, Wallace seemed to have the gift, the seemingly unheard of ability of cheering him up no matter what. It had come to a point that when Steven traveled to Rustboro and immersed himself in a new sample, having all the fancy lab equipment of Devon installed in his room, an extravagance, Mr Stone always called Wallace to push Steven back in the real world."

(...)

"“It is my understanding that Beldum are really rare as well.” - Wallace had heard enough of Steven’s rants and tirades to know that for a fact. - “I believe them to be available only in Unova?”, again, a nod. Steven had to have caught where the conversation was heading, but he said nothing. Quite clearly he was expecting Wallace to do his magic. He always seemed to be able to. Remind him of things he had forgotten in his high and mighty champion throne, or tell him he was being a fool, silly, or that he should focus on the good things. Quite often pulling him out of his work to make him have some of that “Human interaction”. Wallace knew that quite well - same as he knew that he had to say something - anything. Steven would do the same for him.

“So perhaps it is that they can’t get ahold of one. Have you tried offering one to some of those oh so promising trainers we chatted about?”, none of them has reached Wallace, but he feels that he knows them already, so much has been said about them by Steven. So much so that sometimes he wonder if the Buzznav staff only battles them to report back onto Steven. That’s quite a distinct possibility actually.

“I have not.”, Steven’s eyes are wide, almost as if he just realised something. Though the argument is flawed, and he knows it - after all how can they get Riolu, all the way from Kalos, but not Beldum, he chooses to believe it.

Wallace watches as the light in Steven’s eyes goes from being refracted light from the electrical illumination around his house, to being the same determined and confident expression Steven has on his best moments. When he isn’t doubting himself. "

(...)

"“You do have beauty.”, Steven can claim that with accuracy. It might not be the kind of mannish beauty Wallace wishes, but he does possess a certain boyish charm to himself. A sort of grace, and cute factor. Steven wonders if voicing those thoughts out loud would offend his friend and decides that maybe – just maybe, he won’t mention it. “And what of your reputation? I did not pick you for the job of Gym Leader because of your good looks.”, Steven seems to blush but he stands resolute, his eyes like steel as he talks. “Or because you almost begged me for the job upon Master Juan’s retiring, or even, in a way, because he recommended you!”

Wallace can’t help but let out a smile of his own. “Please, Steven it’s not grovelling or begging, I was simply showing my interest.”

Steven nods, not intent on contradicting his friend while he’s in this position. It’s a position of vulnerabillity. He’s well aware. As champion very few of the rumors that come out about him are true, but he does his best to distance himself of those that are.

“...Be that as it may I choose you because you were the best option for the job. Your record speaks for itself. You are the most effective Gym Leader in Hoenn. I’d actually almost advise you to lose sometime, Drake is getting restless!”, Steven smiles at that, but a quick glance shows that Wallace isn’t exactly smiling at the joke. “Point being, Wallace, you have a reputation as a contest master, and as an even greater Pokemon Trainer. And as someone who has fought you before - and only scrapped a win, I must say -” "

And the thing is, If I squint really hard I can kind of see the romantic undertones, but what they actually accomplish is making me feel guilty for how I write the characters. I'm not going to change and suddently decide "Oh yeah, they're dating", and I don't feel that I am queerbaiting anyone, but I can see the struggle for representation.

I have 50, 60 maybe even 70 other fics that are romance, though, and sure they're not THIS pairing, but they're similar. And as said, whenever these two are portrayed they're usually a pair. I hate to break the status quo (that's a lie, this is my view of them), but why not read one of the dozens other stories?

What's your opinion on it?

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[aldreaoakley]

Kissed by the Baddest Trainer! [KBTBB Pokemon!AU]

(Based off a lot of @maidofstars’ and @catchthespade’s posts. I did tweak one idea of Spade’s however. I turned Shuichi from an Ace Trainer to a Pokémon Connoisseur. The Connoisseur mostly because out of all the bidders... he’s still wearing a suit. Even out of a work function. There is an instance when he wasn’t but I’m not going to mention. Mega spoiler for those who haven’t played his story. Major thing before I forget. DON’T FORGET TO CITE WHERE YOU GET YOUR RESOURCES! I’m like Ota in that respect.)

PROLOGUE

"Eisuke! Come here," Akira's voice echoes. Eisuke runs in from where he trains with his Pokémon into his room. There stands Akira with his suitcase from his time in England open to reveal... "How did you get in there," he cried out in shock. His Meowth looks at the Vulpix sitting atop his clothes. "Vul," it smiles at him and bounces out to rub against his leg affectionately. "I have no idea how it got into my bag Akira," Eisuke sighs. "You know that you can't have more than the six you have now," the man reminds him. The young boy didn't need to look behind him as he can hear his Piplup and Snivy at his doorway. It was obvious that they and Meowth weren't expecting another addition to his current team. ~*~ Soryu sits with his Cubchoo and Ralts in his room in silence. The way his grandfather talks about how Team KōriRyu were to now, he can feel a heavy weight on his head. But right now he's really lonely save for the company of his Pokémon. He is here to be the next leader of Team KōriRyu. He isn't ready for this. He's only a kid... Gentle nudges makes him focus on his Dratini and Shelgon in their attempt to comfort him. His Cubchoo snuggles close and Ralts hugs him from behind. "Thanks guys," he smiles and hugs them back. ~*~ Ota brushes his Eevee as a break from practicing for coordinator contests. The little Pokémon makes happy sounds as the brush glides over her fur. A splash catch their attention and Ota goes to look at his Feebas in its wide tank of water. "Okay but I can't brush your scales," Ota laughs while putting some Pokémon food for it. As the Feebas gobbles up the food, Ota starts working on brushing his Furfrou's fur. ~*~ Baba laughs while playing tug-of-war with Zorua, with Ducklett as referee. He sends the small fox-like Pokémon tumbling before it tackles him playfully. "Zorua," he laughs under the sudden barrage of nuzzles and licks. There is nothing more that he likes than the simple moments playing with his Pokémon. ~*~ Mamoru throws another poffin  to Munchlax after school before setting his bag down, tired. He doesn't understand why it's super hard to get into the police academy to become a detective but grades are important in admissions. But Munchlax hasn't been helping much other than reminding when meals are. Midterms are coming up and he's doing nothing but crunch time studying. Mamoru didn't realize how late it was until he feels his chair being pulled backwards. He turns to see not just his Munchlax but also his Growlithe and Vigoroth looking at him. "Okay. Let's get some supper," he laughs and leads them to the dining room. ~*~ Luke reads a medical textbook with Cubone nearby looking at the pictures as his eyes dart across the page. "Happiny," a scolding tone reaches ears and he peers up to see the Playhouse Pokémon ticked expression. "What," he whines. "It's dinner," he hears Iris and he peeks over Happiny to see his younger sister, her Riolu and Gothita next to her and doll in arms. "And mum wants you to rest. You've been reading that anatomy book since after breakfast." Luke turns to see the clock and his shock matches his Cubone's. It really is time for dinner. The six of them dart down the stairs, with Riolu helping Happiny. ~*~ Shuichi lays on his bed, tired. His goal of becoming an A class Pokémon Connoisseur is harder than he thinks. Especially when he wants to travel to offer his services better. He hears a series of tiny feet. He didn't need to look to see that Hikaru is near. His Maractus makes a confused noise as he turns his head. "What is it Hikaru? I can't battle with you right now," he sighs wearily. Normally Shuichi is ready to battle with Hikaru after his regular schooling and connoisseur lessons, but today's was really hard not just on him but also Maractus. ~*~ Hikaru peeps up at Shuichi from his spot with Froakie, atop his head, near the bed. He doesn't understand why his friend is so tired. He would be ready to battle his Froakie versus Maractus with the latter's Abra as referee. "When will you be ready to," he asks back. "You promise that you'd help me with my dream to be the Pokémon Champion." He claps his hands together and makes the cutest puppy eyes he can manage to persuade him. Shuichi sighs then buries his face into his pillow. "After a nap... my teacher wasn't easy on me today," Hikaru hears his friend reply. Excited for later, Hikaru and Froakie both jump out the room. ~*~ ___ hands her mother another damp tablecloth as a Pidgeoto glides in to help. A few more join with some Starly and Butterfree. ___ laughs as one of the Butterfree nuzzles her. "___, you can play with the Butterfree after you finish chores," her mother reminds. "Okay~ Hey~ That tickles," ___ smiles as the Butterfree's antennas touches her cheeks. A calm "Azura" gets the Butterfree to stop. The two turn to see a mother Azuramaril with a few Azural at her feet. With a nod from ___'s mother, the Azural go with ___ inside the house to clean the floors while Azuramaril stays with ___'s mother to finish hanging laundry. As ___ gets the rags, a Minccino pops its head in. Laughing, ___ gestures for it to join and it does. Cleaning the house has never been more fun. ~Ten Years Later~ Eisuke sits at his desk with a sigh. Lately all has been all over the news outside of how Ichinomiya Corporation's success and wares is the increase in Pokémon poaching and hunting. He just can't believe that people would have such terrible morals as to kill and sell innocent Pokémon. Not that his morals aren't shaky but he does have to admit that he has no sense of shame at all. A knock rattles his door and his Persian looks up from where it naps on a silk and memory foam pillow. "Soryu how many times does your Beartic have to come close to pounding my door down," he sighs while Serperior opens with a switch. "He knows he can talk with Persian while we do business," comes the cool reply. "How's Team KōriRyu? I hope some of the resources I've lent are at least useful," he asks his childhood friend after he shuts the door. "Helps but it's not enough when it comes to Pokémon Hunter F and their team," Soryu sighs while flopping onto a chair. "So far there is nothing that we can do about their group." "Don't say that too soon," comes a voice and both men roll their eyes. "Baba," Soryu growls and reaches for his gun. "Whoa! Put it down," the Pokémon thief whines. "I might know a thing or two about Pokémon Hunter F." Before they can dive further into the topic, Baba's Zoruark pushes the remote looking like the person who shows up on the screen, switching from the report that shows a grumpy Mamoru. Ota finishes a stunning performance with his Sylveon and Milotic accompanying his angelic smile. "He's helping too but we can't let the police in on what we are doing," Eisuke announces in a serious tone. " ~*~ ___ walks out of Professor Foster's lab with her old friend Minccino on her head. ___ has high dreams of being the best Pokémon trainer there is but what happened in the lab was beyond what she can comprehend. Professor Foster says that he'll let Minccino as her starter Pokémon instead of the many starters in his lab. She also recalls that he warns her to be careful with the remaining five Pokéballs on her lanyard. Readjusting her bag carrying her new Pokédex, ___ takes another step forward in her journey. ~*~ Hikaru smiles as he watches Shuichi gauge the compatibility between a young contest competitor and her male Pidove. His childhood friend has gone beyond the level of A-class Connoisseur to S-class Connoisseur. He knows Shuichi could have open his own shop but with how kind his friend is coupled with his sternness, it makes him perfect for being able to see what will be able to not just strengthen a Pokémon but also the bond between the Pokémon and whomever the human who is with them. "I can already tell that there is potential between you two," Shuichi starts with a warm voice that soon gains some caution, "but should you start doubting the other, the partnership won't be good and success short. Build your trust daily not through training but also through your actions." "Thank you so much Mr. Connoisseur," the little girl beams after faltering a bit. "Don't you think you are too soft," he asks his friend as the girl runs off. Shuichi looks back at him with a small shake of his head. "You and Greninja have gotten far despite all the mistakes I've done," he gets reminded. "Pokémon and trainer or Pokémon and Pokémon all have their own traits that make them compatible or repel naturally." Hikaru can't disagree with him on that. Shuichi may have messed up here and there when they were kids on their Pokémon compatibility but he was a natural when it got to himself and Greninja. He follows every suggestion and disregard few despite not wanting help. Because of that- "And shouldn't you be defending your title right now," he gets pressed by Shuichi. "I haven't met anyone who can challenge me yet," Hikaru pouts. "And we do need some exercise. Right Greninja?" "Greninja," the Pokémon agrees. "Okay but be careful," Shuichi warns as he starts walking away. "Don't worry! I'll be fine," Hikaru counters while waving goodbye with Greninja to Shuichi and Maractus. ~*~ Mamoru flops onto his Arcanine after letting him, Snorlax, Slaking, Lowbrow, Hippowdon and Jumpluff out of their Pokéballs. His private meeting with Eisuke was irritating as usual. With the leader of Team KōriRyu and Lupin himself in the room, things were complicated as he is assigned to both of them. Eisuke's orders of making sure that no Officer Jenny or other police are aware of what is going on was really hard to pay attention to. Especially when Ota's Lopunny was making heart eyes at his Jumpluff, forcing both men to recall them back before things got more irritating. "Honestly... that li'l brat," Mamoru grumbles before clocking out on Arcanine. ~*~ "Iris, I'm back," Luke calls out to his sister. Luke sees his sister walking in with her Mismagius and Chimecho drifting near her, Lucario, and Gothitelle along with- "Now where did you find that Cleffa," Luke sighs at the little Star Pokémon in Iris' arms with her doll. "During a meteor shower while you were gone," Iris shrugs back. "What's that with you?" "Ah," Luke chuckles while beckoning for the Pokémon to come forward. "This is Rotom, a shape changing Pokémon who love pranks... mostly I do not find it funny when you become a table." Luke glares at table!Rotom before tapping it lightly. The action makes Rotom change back into its natural form. "And keep an eye on it," Luke warns in a tired voice. "It does possess electronic items or appliances." "Okay," Iris nods as Rotom starts getting all buddy-buddy with the other floating Pokémon. "Chancey Chancey," calls out Chancey. "I'll be there... later Iris," Luke smiles. "Bye Luke! Thanks for Rotom," she smiles back. ~*~ Ota sets his pencil down and walks over to the paint buckets. "Furfrou this will be your fifth bath today and your fur won't look as pretty," Ota sighs while surveying his paint covered Pokémon. "Smurgle is different. Now come on..." With Milotic's and Sylveon's help, Ota manages to get Furfrou clear of any paint. The Smurgle works with Lopunny and Delcatty in getting the paint cans upright, lids on. Ota sees this through the corner of his eye as he applies a special beauty oil to Furfrou. He honestly needs to ask Eisuke if he can make more Pokébeauty products, despite the fact that Ichinomiya Corporation mostly focuses on apparel and outdoor gear for trainers. ~*~ Shuichi shamelessly strips to his boxers once inside his apartment alerting his at-home Pokémon to his and Maractus arrival. Shuichi sighs as he sits on his bed after putting his clothes away. True he does record what he knows about Pokémon and various trainer persona as his brain can hold so much but- "I need to figure out how to help Hikaru's Dodrio to work with him... that recent evolution clearly changed its personality," he grumbles. "That Pokémon isn't as obedient as it once was." He recalls that the main reason Hikaru came to see him was mostly about his Dodrio. He knows Hikaru gets along fine with Roserade, Scrafty, Luxray, Sableye and Greninja, even after three of them evolved to their final forms. Dodrio however... it stopped listening to Hikaru. There had to be something in his notebooks. Enlisting all his Pokémon, Shuichi starts looking for anything that can better the bond.

Author’s Note: Okay I’ll admit I’ve used more the anime than the games because it was the anime that got me into the Pokemon fandom at a young age. I currently have an Eevee plushie and PillowPet, a few Pikachu things, and a puzzle that still has a few missing pieces...

I will be doing further research for Ota’s role as a Coordinator since the anime doesn’t do the same sorting as the games. I’m not going to stick with Ace Trainer since I’ve not been into the games as much as the anime. I’ve seen more clips on YouTube involving Cilian than anything related to Ace Trainers...

Most of my materials are from this post from Spade and all her AU tags that also involve @maidofstars.

[marcomardon]

Tagged by @themadnerdwithahat

Gender: Female

Star Sign: cancer ♋

Height: 5′5″ (weird how that is the only thing we use imperial in Canada… at least in my generation)

Hogwarts House: Slytherin

Favorite Color: blue

Favorite Animal: BIG cats. like cheetahs and tigers

Average Hours of Sleep: 7.6 hours averaging over the last month, but 8.0 averaging over all my records

Cat or Dog Person: cats cats cats

Favorite Fictional Characters: remus lupin, dick grayson, leonard snart, bobby drake, laurel lance, m’gann m’orzz, connor rhodes, winry rockbell, barbara gordon, spencer reid, matt ishida, misty knight, foggy nelson, sesshomaru, jessica jones, lancer, erin lindsay, freddie benson, chas chandler, korra, scott summers, kyoya otori, the cabbage guy, gary oak, enzo/matrix, makoto tachibana, (can you tell i went through to find every show i’ve ever watched #procrastinationstation)

Number of Blankets I Sleep With: two comforters lolll

Favorite Singer/Band: I haven’t really listened to music much since my hearing started to go in 2009 so my choices will reflect that: fall out boy, paramore, pink, panic at the disco, assorted disney music, whatever’s stuck in my head at the time

Dream Trip: French Polynesia!!

Dream Job: meteorologist for Environment Canada (*cough* which i should be studying for right now)

Number of Followers: 430ish idk whatever pokedex number riolu is 

Gonna tag: i’m already procrastinating so like, not going to tag people, do the thing if you want and @ me if you do 

[ask-gimmiventures]

Animal mystery dungeon

[ask-gimmiventures]

“Lupin,” Pixel turned to address the Riolu, “You be under the training and watch of guild officer Jasper and until you have formed a team you will be joining others on their missions as extra help.”

“Of course, Thank you for this opportunity,” Lupin nodded his head excitingly, “I won’t let you down! I’ll prove to you all what a great hero I’ll be!”

“Yes, yes,” Pixel said in a bored tone, “you can report to them now. Second door on the left.” As Lupin raced away Pixel looked at Crow. “We didn’t have time to create a badge for a Pokémon of your size. Until then you will have to use the normal sized one.”

“Just tell me to my face you didn’t think I was getting in why dontcha,” Crow rolled his eyes as he placed the badge on his tail, “I can carry it fine.”

“As Lupin is working with Jasper you will be training under officer Specter. I’m sure you are already aware that your guild work as of the moment will mainly consist of scout work.” Pixel’s bored look hardened into a glare as he looked down at Crow, “Do not forget that you have given this chance because the princess desired it. Do not ruin it.”

Silence between the two stretched as they glared at each other until Pixel turned away. “You are dismissed. Specter will find you when she is ready as she is currently on a mission. Until then familiarize yourself with the building.”

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(@eevee-crossing) Appie @ Lupin: she approaches Riolu with a shocked face.

“GOODNESS, ARE YOU OKAY?” 

She gets silent for a bit in a worry, then calms down.

“Gosh, I kinda lost it here, splash. Anyway, what happened?”

Though she does not know about how Lupin got attacked by Wooper and got separated from Crow.

Lupin pushes himself to his feet, dusting the dirt and dust from his fur. “It’ll take more than a shove to take me down,” he gives a confident grin. Turning around the smile fell from his face as he looked at the wall of rocks blocking the tunnel, “that though…”

“Me and Crow were walking down this tunnel, they were up ahead talking with some litten while I was looking around a bit. I heard Crow say my name but when I looked at them I heard a rumble and the next thing I know that little gholdling is throwing something that knocks me off my paws and the whole tunnel collapses!” The riolus ears pin back as his frown deepens, “I’m going to have to find a way back to that little ghoul. I don’t like how conveniently that split us.”

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   “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.

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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.

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Jordan's golerk

"Oh little little mon, do you actually know how hard it is to become a top explorer? You are going to have to face things as tough as me before long. You better start preparing yourself. "

“I know that this isn’t something that will just happen in a day. But I gotta start so where or else it would never happen. Someday I’ll be able to take on Pokémon as large as you! But uh-“ his smile strains a bit, “I know most pokemon are small to someone as large as you but please don’t call me little. I may still be a riolu but I am and adult.”

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Kuro @ Lupin: is there anyone that inspires you to join a guild?

Lupin huffed out a laugh, “yeah that sounds like something he’d do. Must not of seen you as much of a threat then.”

“oh shut up,” Crow growled before speeding up.

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Btw i hope you're doing fine Lupin, that was quite a hit.

“I’m more annoyed than anything to be honest,” he turned back to glare at the rock pile, “this path is completely blocked now. I’ll have to find another way around. But what kind of dungeoneer would I be if I let a simple cave in stop me!” With a confident grin he turns and begins making his way back down the tunnel. “Let’s just hope this wasn’t something Crow set up,” he mutters under his breath.

“Ah I know a few tm moves but nothing to spectacular to be honest my friend. But I am trained in sword play and think of myself as decently skilled. I don’t have my own sword at the moment unfortunately but hopefully that’ll change eventually when I evolve.”

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“Yeah yeah yeah, get on with it already,” Crow jeered from his spot on Lupins shoulder.

   Shooting the gimmighoul a glare Pixel continued with a sigh, “the criminals you both managed to take down have been taken into custody and we thank you for your service in helping with them. You will both be accepted into the guild. Come to the guild hall tomorrow for your badges and initiation.” Pixel gives a quick nod before walking away with Specter.

   The moment the speech was done Cherry was quick to lunge forward and grab the two in a crushing hug. “Oh this is amazing you both did so great!” She quickly plucked Crow from a stunned Lupins shoulder and spun away with the gimmighoul. “I always knew you could do it Crowley! Though I am sorry for the troubles you two had to go through.”

   Crows face had a genuine smile as he sat in Cherrys palm, “eh don’t worry about it Chers there was no way you could have known there was a boss down there. It was a pathetic one anyways.”

     “Still,” Cherry said with a frown, “I was so close to rushing in there and ruining it all for you guys! Pixel had to hold me back from helping you.”

    “Ha I would have paid to see that! You could have taken that fool on easily,” Crow laughed.

    “Oh we should celebrate,” she said her smile coming back full force, “a picnic would be wonderful! Lupin would you like to join.”

     At the call of his name Lupin jumped, startled out of his thoughts. He quickly smiled at the princess, “thank you for the offer miss Cherry but I think I’m going to retire for the night. It’s been rather eventful. Oh and Crow,” the smile shrank as he looked away, “thanks er, for the help back there. And the saves. I’ll see you tomorrow I guess.” Lupin gave an awkward wave as he quickly left as well.

~~~

Cherry and Crow are open for asks again!

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