i keep thinking about this wolqotd i saw because. literally every lil blorbo i made for this game would eat aoes but for slightly different reasons and i'm delighted by it
drahne is too busy worrying about the team and making sure whatever they're fighting is focused on her to realise she has one foot still in the aoe so she's ALMOST safe but still has eight vuln stacks. if you stand directly behind her you will probably avoid the hit but she'll still eat it somehow. when she was a dragoon? flawless. cheesed it to the last second and then dove out. putting her and estinien on a team gave alphinaud genuine anxiety because they'd BOTH do it and now he's still got one dragoon cheesing and the other is taking the term tank a little bit too seriously he needs a raise
y'mhati rarely eats vulns because he's a bard so he's got mobility but sometimes he'll be too focused on his song or lining up a shot and realise oh. this is not the correct spot. or worse, he'll realise in time and then backstep and land directly in ANOTHER aoe. and then he's getting scolded by his healers with the sad cat ears like yes i know i know (he stands in another aoe two weeks later because he did the exact same thing and was too focused on his silly lil music)
kozosu has never eaten an aoe when she's on samurai she is too familiar with exactly what she can get away with and knows exactly what she can mitigate without help so she's a little risky but she's still dodging accurately so what more do you need. what more could her healers ask for. but the SECOND she tries to use anything that jacke or oboro taught her and picks up the ninja daggers? she has 17 vuln stacks because she does not accurately know the limits for cheese. and i love that about her. give her two years to obsessively study and she'll be fine
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Ok, so this isn't my first request as I've sent a few requests before many years ago, but I think I have an idea I wanna see you turn into reality if that's ok? How about Protag introducing Ogerpon(Our sweet adopted daughter) to the main cast, something similar to what you did for the Ruination Quartet I suppose. Thanks a lot on advance, and sorry if it's a mouthful ×-×)'
YES THE MASK DAUGHTER ;w; I love Ogerpon 5ever
(also I know canonically the Teal Mask takes place a little while after the Treasure Hunt starts, but we'll say the protag is already a champion and everything).
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After your short trip to Kitakami, Arven, Penny, and Nemona couldn't wait for you to tell them all about it!
Ofc since you already had the Ruinous Quartet captured, they suspected you would've found some other rare/legendary Pokémon in that region, too.
You just had a knack for getting such powerful (and often dangerous) creatures to trust you.
So when you finally introduced Ogerpon to the group, they're completely thrown off-guard by her cutesy appearance.
But after the initial shock passes, you explain to them what you've learned about her during your time in Kitakami.
Nemona grins as you talk about her masks and how she acted in battle (while omitting the fact you challenged Kieran beforehand and severely humbled the poor guy).
Ogerpon is still kinda shy around new humans, but she's giddy over all the positive attention your fellow Paldean champion is giving her! So they warm up to each other pretty quickly.
Penny's just relieved that you didn't bring home another harbinger of doom.
Plus, she completely understands how Ogerpon felt about being outcasted and misunderstood...#relatable
Arven did read a little about the legend surrounding the Ogre and the Loyal Three in his free time, only to gawk as you explain that it's actually the opposite: the Three were the real villains of the story.
He wonders how tf an awful lie like that could be told for generations....but to his relief, you helped convince the village that Ogerpon was good at heart (and that you captured the Loyal Three and made them see the error of their ways).
He does sympathize with her losing her trainer/parent figure long ago, too.
Introducing Ogerpon to picnics was....interesting, to say the least.
She was shy about eating at the table with the rest of your Pokémon team, or even eating at all tbh.
Never before has she shared a meal with others.
The only exception was during the mask festivals where she and her trainer had to go undercover and act human.
So she puts on one of her masks as a nervous habit, but Nemona encourages her to remove it, reassuring her that she's safe and that she didn't have to hide anymore.
Her kindness brings tears to her eyes, but she's smiling nonetheless.
And you smile, too, watching your friends slowly yet surely help Ogerpon feel more at home here in Paldea.
You're glad she chose to come along with you.
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