#starly gets asks

[space-mist]

Please do infodump about your fanrace for Starbound! I love reading about Starbound lore, fan-created or not.

this is probably gonna get long winded so i'll put all this nonsense under a readmore. thanks for listening!

my fanrace is called Erichikin, and they're a race of sentient rockpeople made largely of pure erichius. I wanted to pull from how moons, erichius, and the Ruin have a clear connection that the game doesn't do anything with, so they're a race born from residual malevolent energy from when the Ruin was formerly active.

they live in underground communities on moons, feeding off of the ores found inside. they're not super spacefaring- most of their time is spent underground amongst their own communities, looking after their babies and being protected by their moon's Horror. Erichius Horrors are the endpoint for their kind, they're what happens when an erichikin eats enough ore over its lifetime and enters a dormant state, sinking deep into the earth. they generate erichius crystals at the cost of killing the planet they're on, and more erichikin are born as a result.

since they're made of the purest form of a valuable resource for space travel, their homes are often mined out and exploited by mining companies. erichikin bodies are incredibly tough and change depending on the types of ore they eat, but most moonbound ones are easily killed and destroyed by mining equipment. while every moon is different, their culture promotes aggressive tendencies and destruction (mostly thanks to the ruin's influence) and they tend to respond with hostility to greedy outsiders.

[ask-azelf-nuzlocke]

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[ghostypetrainer]

akari is like a baby in comparison to ingo right. is she part of the baby squad.

Akari is not part of the baby squad!

What is the baby squad? The baby squad is Ingo's collection of therapy Pokemon that he ends up acquiring in Hisui post-possession. It started with an egg that Akari gifted to him that hatched into a Hisuian Sneasel that she named Radish, and kind of grew from there. By the time he comes back to the future, he's got a whole team of little baby friends! All nicknamed by Akari, of course.

There's Radish the Hisuian Sneasel, Spinach the Petilil, Carrot the Starly, Beans the Rowlet, Onion the Cleffa and Shallot the Piplup!

[starlypenguins]

HALLOWEEN EMERGENCY

Okay so with Halloween coming up I'm starting to prepare my costume, for context I'm going as princess Rosalina

And so far I have the wig, all the stuff I need for the wand and earrings, and the makeup, I'm just missing one thing and that the dress

Most Rosalina costumes where it's just the dress cost at least $200 and I don't have money for that, so i'm just settling on a normal dress that I can modify on my own (thank you fashion design passion)

This is where you guys come in, I need help finding a long, light blue dress with long sleeves that I can make modifications to, preferably off shoulder but if not then thats fine, and I need it in 3xl

If you guys could help me find a dress like that so that I can order it and get it here before Halloween that would be great

Gonna tag some mutuals for this: @artyboidoesstuff @rainbow-wreck @crystalkitty1220 @krisget-thebanana @djcarnationsblog @echosoftheflower If you guys could help that would be great but I fully understand if you can't

[askadelcatty]

SPIRIT: "We're from a snowy environment, so we've got fluffy coats to protect against the cold." Spirit seems nervous about having a human around. [ Spirit's reference has been unlocked! ] [ Ask hints have been updated! ] [ Almian Skitty / Delcatty Information Unlocked! ]

[ @blueespeon, @saguaropokevariants, @.anon ]

[r0-boat]

What if Larry had a housewife S/O who made really nice bento-style lunches for him??

Larry with the housewife that makes him lunch.

Sfw larry headcannons

Larry x fem!reader.

The fastest way to his heart, not going to lie. The first time you made him lunch, he was a little surprised that you went through all the trouble to make him something, but honestly, he doesn't mind. It beats starving until going to the Eatery. Especially because today had been extra hard on him, he would want nothing more than to see what you've made.

With the Box sitting in front of him do you remember is vaguely that you told him that you weren't the best cook Larry wasn't exactly a picky eater but he did wonder what kind of food you packed in this box maybe simple sandwiches? Bento boxes are a hot thing in Johto and Sinnoh, So perhaps a meal from those regions? Larry couldn't hardly wait anymore neither can his stomach just thinking about the kind of food you pack for him was making him hungry. Has he opened the box his mouth open slightly blinking twice not the best cook of his ass... this look like it took hours to make!

That rice with seaweed has a Starly's face on it?? With sandwiches with juicy chicken breaded that looked like it was cooked to perfection nice and golden brown with Crispy lettuce and melted the bun was toasted. With would you look at that not only you recreated his favorite meal to order at the Eatery but by the smell it looked like it had some kind of filling... boy he can't eat this he just feel bad ruining such artwork no matter how hungry he was.

"Oh Shit." He heard a familiar voice as Rika just so happened to pass by stealing a glance at her coworkers lunch. Stopping dead in her tracks before pulling up a chair to bother him during his lunch. Larry was one of the most disinteresting normal routinely person she knew. If something changed about Larry's everyday life even if it was minor. Something must have happened, and Rika was ready to know every single juicy detail she might have missed. And it didn't stop at just her soon enough she called Hassle over as soon as her brain clicked that Larry might have a special someone, then Geeta seeing her co-workers gathered around their financial advisor wanted to know what was up, when Rika whispered the news the Top Champion had to cover her mouth to hide her big smile. Then Poppy who was with Geeta was already asking a million questions about this Secret love interest.

Poor Larry who just wanted to he does lunch already felt a migraine coming... why was everybody so interested in what he was doing outside of work? He just saw Hassel get up to grab a tissue to wipe his tears?? As his coworkers watched as Larry opens up another half of the Box a note slips out from the bento.

When he opens the note Rika leaned over his shoulder to read. It was just a small piece of paper telling him to have a good day and that you loved him and to please enjoy all the hard work she made only for him. Larry closed the paper almost as soon as he opened it a slight blush appearing on his face which was the most emotion Rita has ever seen him with. The receptionist smirked "Oh? How sweet~ Gonna bring her here one day and have us meet her, yeah?"

After the crowd of his gawking finally left him alone too enjoy his lunch. He let out a sigh as he thoroughly enjoys every bite of your delicious cooking with a small smile. Larry was truly in love not only taking time out of your day to prepare something like this for him but how talented you were at cooking. Regrettably, he hadn't taken a photo of the cute neatly packed bento box before he started digging in, which he'll make sure not to forget in the future.

When he returns home from work, the first thing he does is thank you for the food and kisses you. (If he hasn't done that already)

Larry does hope you continue making delicious lunches for him though he would never Force you or tell you especially because you put so much love and work into each box you make for him.

If Larry was a good cook he would make dinner for you but he'll just stick to taking you out to places that you like has proper thank you then whatever Bland, tasteless food he makes.

[pokemonshelterstories]

A group of Lotad and Lombre have taken up residence in a lake near my neighborhood, but no one knows where they came from. While they are native to regions like this, no one has ever seen them here before.

Technically, all the ecological/climate/ecosystem/whatever factors are decent for these pokemon, so they should be fine here, but it's still strange to have them suddenly appear.

Do you happen to have any idea where they may have come from or why they decided to make a home here? Also, is there any reason to be worried about their sudden appearance?

with grass types, sometimes their eggs have really unique methods for dispersal to help prevent them from overcrowding an area! in the case of the lotad line, they lay their eggs on the seed pods of the lotus plants that they live among. as pokemon come in to eat those seed pods, they eat the lotad seeds as well. a protective mucous covering on the eggs prevents them from getting digested, so the eggs that get eaten will get pooped out. if the pokemon that ate them defecates into a body of water, the eggs will eventually hatch!

given that lotad have never been in your region before, i'd bet that they were brought over by a vagrant bird pokemon that accidentally wound up in your region. cramorant, ducklett, pidgey, and starly are all bird pokemon that commonly eat lotad seeds. i'd recommend doing some googling to see if any unusual bird pokemon were reported in your region lately, and especially check to see if any of the ones i listed were seen.

as for whether or not to be worried about them, that's something to ask a local ecologist. rangers are a great resource for getting in touch with someone who can tell you if they need to be removed. lotad can choke out native aquatic plants and make water difficult for pokemon to access, but their impact on your region is going to depend on a lot of factors that i can't take into account just based on your message.

[days-until-burnout]

Day 65 -

Characters - Etho & Joel Words - 802 Time - 30 mins Content - Pokemon AU

"Eefo, Eefo, Eefo."

The boy looked up as his name was called, unsurprised to see his neighbor, the boy he basically grew up beside, running to him. His brown hair was a mess, the same Starly nested on his head.

Etho rolled his eyes as Joel stopped in front of him, Starly rearranging on his head, "Hi, Joel."

Joel tilted his head, Starly tilting too, even sliding down a little. "What's that?"

Etho looked at him, then down at the pokemon he was on a walk with—or, well, currently taking a break on the grass with. He smiled, placing a hand on its little head, reassuring it of the 'stranger'.

"Happiny. It hatched this morning."

Joel crouched down, pouting as he crossed his arms with a little huff. "Why didn't you call me over? I wanted to see."

"You wouldn't have woken up anyways."

"I would have if I had known!"

Happiny let out a little cry at the raised voice, hurriedly running behind Etho, holding onto his shirt as it trembled. Etho gave Joel an unimpressed look, and the other boy replied with a sheepish look. Joel sat down and Starly flapped down, landing in between them, carefully tucking its wings close as it trilled.

"Hi, Starly," Etho greeted as the little bird walked over, stretching its neck to meet his hand. He noticed its feathers were a little messy, but looking over at a disheveled Joel soothed his worries. "Training?"

"Hm?" Joel startled, almost surprised to be acknowledged again, which did make Etho laugh at his expense. That made Joel fluster, a little annoyed now.

"I asked if you went training."

He shook his head, "Just played a bit in the forest."

"I don't think your parents would be happy to hear."

"And you won't tell them, of course," Joel said, with such vindication Etho almost went to agree. Except Etho did not, and Joel continued. "Not like we fought any pokemon. We saw some, though."

At that, Joel hurriedly got up to sit beside him, now shoulder to shoulder as he pulled his camera out of his pocket. He clicked it on then began showing the photos he had taken. They were from different angles—some from bushes, at the base of trees, looking up, looking down, distantly in the river, all the spots they knew like the back of their hands.

"Is that a Kakuna?" Etho asked, pushing into Joel's side at one particular photo. Joel pressed the back button, zooming in a little.

"Yeah. It was empty."

"How do you know it was empty?"

Joel looked sheepish again as Starly chirped, something proud that gave Joel away. Etho looked at him unamused again, watching Joel look down, a light pink growing on his cheeks. He rolled his eyes, then they hunkered down to look at more photos until they reached ones they had taken together.

In the meantime, Happiny had relaxed a little, now that the only loud thing was their laughter and occasional bickering, enough that it got the courage to walk around, climbing onto Etho's lap. Starly did the same once Joel put the camera down, nesting in his crossed legs as it began to groom itself.

"One more year," Joel blurted suddenly.

It took a couple seconds, then Etho grinned when it clicked. He looked up, blue skies and white clouds, the sun bright as ever.

"One more year," he repeated.

Joel was practically buzzing with excitement beside him. And Etho could not lie, he was just as excited. In a year's time, they would both wake up and rush to the Professor's lab, pushing each other and giggling all the way there. They would pick their starters, get their very own Pokedex, and soon enough, their adventure would begin. All across the region, visiting countless places and encountering new people and new pokemon.

They could not wait.

Though they had to.

"I'm going to be stronger than you," Joel claimed, an air of certainty and confidence in his voice. Starly chirped after him, determination in its little body too.

"You wish," Etho huffed.

He watched him watching the clouds for a moment, then dropped his gaze to Happiny. The newborn looked up at him, then smiled. Bright and warm, and that only reignited the fire in him. Blazing—

Starly flapped its wings as Joel got up, settling in his head once again. Etho got up too, cradling Happiny in his arms.

"That's settled, then," Joel stated, giving him a fiery look with a familiar smile.

"What is?" Etho question, raising a brow in confusion.

Joel smiled wider. "We will be rivals."

Etho's eyes went wide for a second, then he returned that same look. Rivalry. Competition in their eyes.

They had their goal, now they just needed to wait a while longer.

_____

[Happiny on left, Starly on right] fun fact, i went on a pokemon random generator, and spent a good 10 mins rotating options because nothing sparked joy. took a while xD

first of, this has nothing to do with the prev pokemon au second of, uh, we back in business ig. well, depends if my brain decides to kick back into motion, but it should. unsurprisingly, doing reqs should be easier, since i dont have to think, but i find reqs more finnicky. either way, what will i offer tomorrow? original ideas? reqs? more pokemon au? who knows!

[yanderes-galore]

Would you do a yandere Trixie Lulamoon concept?

Sure! I know Trixie has a bigger role with Starlight in later seasons but I'm not that far. However, I've seen my fair share of scenes and I think I know how to portray her :)

Yandere! Trixie Lulamoon Concept

Pairing: Romantic/Platonic

Possible Trigger Warnings: Gender-Neutral Darling, Obsession, Manipulation, Clingy behavior, Jealousy, Sabotage, Stalking, She drags Starlight into it, OOC Trixie portions, Blood mention, Implied violence/murder but never explicit, Dubious companionship/relationship.

Okay, Trixie isn't the most intimidating yandere without the Alicorn Amulet.

In fact, Trixie is someone who primarily just thrives off of attention.

Trixie would want nothing more than to be the center of your attention when she's obsessed.

She's easily jealous and rather demanding when it comes to you.

The moment you befriend her she rarely leaves your side.

She's rather dramatic and arrogant, often acting like she deserves your attention.

Although if you deprive her of it... she's begging for you to give it back.

She isn't really protective, maybe a bit possessive but she doesn't have the strongest magic.

So in terms of harming other ponies, without help she's relatively harmless if not needy.

I can see Trixie doing all sorts of tricks just to keep your gaze on her.

She's a magician, after all, so she would probably look through all sorts of tricks to impress you.

Trixie would definitely lie to impress you.

All that matters to her is your praise and attention.

Which means she plans to do anything to get that.

I wouldn't doubt Trixie would drag Starlight into helping her obtain your attention.

Starlight originally wants to refuse, but you make Trixie so happy.

So maybe she can use her magic to lend a hoof and get you two closer.

Trixie has a tendency to panic, too.

She'd quickly assume you hate her or something if you didn't speak to her for a few hours.

She has a tendency to over think and is easily starved of attention.

Trixie would probably stalk you since she can't take staying away.

You could be busy with a task only for Trixie to show up.

Afterwards she's quickly asking questions, wondering if you hate her or are ignoring her.

In reality you were just... busy?

She isn't intense and is quite harmless.

She's a pony who clings to her obsession and just likes it when you look at her.

Starlight does her best to help her friend gain your attention with new tricks or magic lessons.

Trixie wants to be a better spell user for you.

That way you can pay more attention to her.

Trixie would hate it if you hung around other ponies.

Yeah, sure, she knows you have other friends...

Yet that doesn't change the jealousy that bubbles within the unicorn's heart.

Trixie would try to sabotage your other friends.

Things like ways to humiliate themselves, pranks and small spells to make you think less of them.

She feels only she should have your attention.

If you're thinking murder or over-the-top violence, it isn't very in character with canon.

However, if you want to bend her canon personality a bit...

Trixie might do some brutal things to have your attention.

To take a step away from canon (and allow me more freedom for HCs), maybe she tracks down those you're close to.

Trixie doesn't have many friends except Starlight.

So she thinks you and her should be something special.

Maybe Trixie manages to drag Starlight into her plots, wanting to be your only friend or something more.

Trixie is normally a coward, one who runs at the sight of blood.

But for you... well... maybe she's changed a bit.

Her need for your attention changes the mare.

After all... if she was normal for you... she wouldn't have blood on her hooves, would she?

Oh, she hates the idea of your attention going to somepony else....

Surely you'll learn she's the best mare for you, right?

Poor you wonders where all your friends went.

Meanwhile Trixie comes back to you a changed mare.

You don't have to know what she's been doing, right?

Starlight won't tell a soul, Trixie made sure of that.

Eventually you'll have no other pony friends.

It'll just be you and Trixie.

She won't have to share your attention anymore.

However, you'll find out.

After all, why is only Trixie around?

Perhaps you even learn of the blood she's spilled.

No matter, Trixie's learned a lot through her obsession...

You'll love her... she won't let you neglect her any longer.

[front-facing-pokemon]

i hate flittle so fucking bad solely on account that they're the #1 cause of car accidents while i'm riding koraidon. they're SO small and i never see them before i start barreling into them at 100mph. nymble does the same thing but at least he's cute. smh

there's like thirty asks in my inbox. whoops!! choosing to put this one at the top because 1. it's the most recent and 2. this is worded fucking hilariously hello? #1 cause of car accidents. i agree with this and you're right but holy shit

now. for the rest of them

nnnope! this just feels like you're being an asshole, actually, since you're specifically going out of your way to Tell me you're ignoring the fact that i do this in natdex order. miraidon will come around when miraidon comes around. we're in generation 9. it'll be near the end of the pokédex—the end of the blog, actually. you can survive until then

THIS IS fair. a lot of the regional birds (pidgey, starly, rookidee, fletchling, pikipek) do have three-stager evos, but plenty of others (taillow, pidove, wingull, hoothoot) only have two-stager evos like wattrel. if anything, wattrel rounds out the collection of two-stager birds. in design, sure, it can feel like this—but doesn't swellow, too, if you think about it?

HELL yeah. sandaconda is pretty underrated, i feel like. i don't see folks talk about it very often—i've mentioned it before and been met with confused looks—even to other pokémon fans. it's strange, but some pokémon just don't get a lot of attention, i feel. sandaconda: here is your attention

i've managed to give one away. we're getting there

choosing to believe you on this because i've already deleted rabsca's model and i would like to not look at it anymore. but this is cool, if true. what the hell are they doing in there…

agreed about rellor. rellor haters unite

toed is cool… i don't get the kilowattrel joke i'm sorry. if it's about the 8/10 rating, that is

you rated tadbulb! here it is :)

[space-mist]

Heya

For the Biome ask game:

Desert - Which is your favorite type of tenant?

Volcanic - Does your playstyle make you more of an explorer, gardener, builder or quester?

Garden - What's your favourite in-game food? If you feel like it, make up/ say a headcanon about it.

(From @dru-plays-starbound)

Desert - Which is your favorite type of tenant? you know, i've never thought about it much since i don't always build colonies. i wanna go with chefs, because they're an easy source of food!

Volcanic - Does your playstyle make you more of an explorer, gardener, builder or quester? definitely an explorer! i suck as a builder so i'm always planet hopping looking for a structure to refurbish, and generally exploring is just a lot of fun :]

Garden - What's your favourite in-game food? If you feel like it, make up/ say a headcanon about it. i'll keep this to vanilla foodstuffs since i do play a lot of modded, but my favorite food is the spooky donut! as for headcanons, i like to think when humans went starbound they really capitalized on the concept of weird desserts with alien produce. while boneboo is a "meaty" fruit, spooky donuts don't really have a meaty flavor at all! they're served at halloween parties

[leggerefiore]

Cute/silly prompt idea: Enjoying a nice date with Larry in the park when a fledgling Starly lands on his head and refusing to leave.

I have seen this before in real life.

cw: fluff

pairing: Larry/Reader

The temperature had been surprisingly moderate on the same day that Larry also was off from work. A rare thing, truly. He also agreed to go out on a date instead of his usual preference of spending the whole day in catching up on his lost sleep. So, you felt strangely excited as he changed into his regular clothes. An actual date with your tired boyfriend.

You both decided to go on a picnic in order to avoid getting surrounded by crowds in a lunch rush at the restaurants in Medali. It felt strangely pleasant to set up a blanket under the autumnal Paldean sun and watch as the wild pokemon around the city wandered about in their natural environment. Almost completely different from the intense battling Larry observed regularly and the laziness of his pokemon around the home.

Larry himself seemed awfully comfortable on the blanket while eating the food you had both packed for the outing. His favourite rice balls were, of course, in the basket. He eagerly engorged himself in the food as you just felt relaxed to have him around. It was obvious he tried his best to make time for you, but his job was just so demanding that it was near impossible for him to do it properly. In a way, you knew he was doing it now to make up for his more recent shortcomings.

Reaching over to rest your hand on his own free one, you smiled at him. You saw the ghost of a smile upon his lips in return. Truly, the changing of reasons into a peaceful, slower time of year was pleasant. Maybe Geeta's cold heart would melt a little and allow Larry some more time off. You doubted it sadly. “… There is no such thing as dressing down for you, is there?” you finally asked while looking at his light blue button down and slacks. The lack of a suit jacket and tie did make him look less businessman, at least.

“… I don't really own that many different things,” he just admitted plainly, “I never really saw a point in owning clothing outside of pyjamas and work outfits.” You sighed. Poor Larry. Perhaps you could surprise him with something. Just as you turned away to look back at the scenery around, you heard a nearby fluttering of wings. You turned around to see Larry unmoving but trying to look up at his head.

Atop the middle-aged man's head was an adorable little Starly. He carefully nuzzled himself into the greying hair that sprouted forth from Larry's scalp. You held back a laugh. Was this how he captured his Staraptor? The image of a younger Larry with a Starly just nuzzled into his hair almost broke you. “Are you a chick magnet?” you joked to him, “A Starly has landed on you.” A sigh left him audibly.

“… Again?” he mumbled out and brought a hand to try to frighten the bird off. That proved to be ineffective. The Starly only tried to nip at his fingers. A small laugh finally came from you. He stood up, hoping the height might either inspire the fledgling to take flight once more or make it nervous enough to no longer want to be on top of his head. That also failed. He tried lifting it, but the nipping made it impossible. You looked around for any distressed Staraptors looking for their child, but saw none.

“Uh… Could the little guy be an orphan?” you asked him, since he was more experienced with them than you. He stiffened into his thinking mode. His hand went for Staraptor's pokeball. Sending out the flying-type, the Starly visibly perked up at the sight of it. The two made strange chirps and coos at each other, ending with the Starly holding open its beak to expect food.

“... I guess…” Larry scratched at his cheek, “Staraptor has been a bit broody. Maybe this is for the best.”

It seemed your household had a new member.

[eeveepalooza]

The Adventures of Faith the Eevee - Ep 1

Season 1, Episode 1: Tied up at the Farmer's Market!

On a lovely Saturday morning, August 3rd, 2024, the Farmer's Market in Downtown Greenville, South Carolina, was bustling with activity. Faith Miller, a happy-go-lucky 20-year-old, walked alongside her father, Tony Miller, soaking in the vibrant atmosphere. Faith wore a short-sleeved V-neck shirt with a white heart on it and blue skorts. Her purple pocketbook, containing her phone charger, headphones, and phone, swung gently by her side.

As they strolled through the market, Faith's eyes were drawn to a vendor called Bossy Bakers, known for their delectable desserts. To her surprise, she saw Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen, famous for their voices as The Brain and Pinky respectively, working at the stall.

"Hi there!" Rob greeted in Pinky's voice, his familiar tones bringing a smile to Faith's face. "Brain and I need some extra money for the fall season, so here we are, selling desserts. Narf!"

Faith laughed and explained, "My mom is going to talk to me about getting a job taking care of pets for different owners. If I were to take care of two lab mice from Acme Labs, I would have a lot of fun with them!"

Maurice, speaking as The Brain, nodded appreciatively. "Indeed. Disguises are essential. It's one of the masterclass lessons Animaniacs had last spring."

"I love those MasterClasses," Faith said. "They teach so much about the art of disguise and appearances."

Maurice and Rob, both members of Faith's F.L.A.R.E.S team, appreciated her enthusiasm. Faith then mentioned needing something to give to her mom, Sharon.

Rob, still in character as Pinky, handed her a variety of pies: blueberry, pumpkin, banana cream, and cherry. "Here you go! One for you and some for your mom. Narf!"

Tony, curious about his daughter's secret life, asked, "Faith, are you the leader of F.L.A.R.E.S?"

Faith beamed. "Yes, Dad, I am!"

As they continued to walk, Faith noticed it was Adventure Week on Pokémon GO. She tried to catch an Amaura but got distracted by the delicious smell of fried chicken sandwiches. Despite her petite frame of 120 pounds, she couldn't resist and devoured five sandwiches. Feeling satisfied but slightly overstuffed, she struggled to carry her boxes of pies.

Maurice offered to help by placing the pies in a moveable shopping bag. As they continued, Faith spotted an Applin near an apple vendor.

"Oh my goodness, it's an Applin!" Faith exclaimed, pulling out her cleverly disguised Rotom Phone.

"Applin, the Apple Core Pokémon. A Grass and Dragon type. Applin is born inside an apple and will spend its entire life inside that same apple. It uses the body fluids surrounding its body to make its skin ripe so it doesn't rot," her Rotom Phone explained.

The Applin, frightened by the apple pie Faith was holding, scurried away. "Wait, come back!" Faith cried, chasing after it.

She sent out her Starly to help find the Applin. Starly quickly located it near a cake vendor and gently grabbed it with its talons, returning it to Faith. The Applin hid inside Faith's bag, feeling safe.

(Part 2 will be coming soon...!)

[loupy-mongoose]

Hm. The Starlys sure are nuts today.

The untamed twittering of the birds sounded far more plentiful than normal to the boy. He glanced around, tilting his red hat to better block the morning sun from his slate-colored eyes.

So, where is it? It's here somewhere...

Ah!

He found what he was after, nestled in the tall grass near the lake's edge.

The briefcase.

He picked it up, grunting with effort.

Then, he heard a new sound.

A small sound, like...

A baby Pokemon?

Is that what the Starlys are so riled up about?

He set the briefcase near the path leading back home, and carefully began searching among the trees, straining his ears should the sound happen again. He readied a Pokeball.

Trusting his gut feeling, he followed the Starlys' chatter. They were definitely interested in SOMEthing over here...

He gasped at what he found, and fumbled for his radio.

“...where more Rangers have arrived, and are fighting to get it under control. There has been no news yet on how it started or if there are any casualties, but there is suspicion about a large structure--”

The TV was switched off.

“Hoenn's in a bad spot today, it seems,” The man muttered to a Lucario lying nearby. At his words, she stretched, yawning widely. “I hope they can get that sorted out quickly." He walked to his kitchen table and sipped from his tea cup.

Suddenly, his radio buzzed to life. The voice from the other end was abnormally unsettled. “Uh... P-Professor?”

The man grew serious as he held the button to reply. “Trouble, Lucas?”

“Uhh... N-Not reeeaally... I got the briefcase, but... Uh...” An anxious inhale sounded. “There's a man out here.”

“A man? You have the Piplup on hand, yes? Are you in danger?”

“No no no, I... Uh, no, he's... Not dangerous, I don't think. He's... He's unconscious... and...” The boy's voice cracked, and there was another breath. The man barely heard the next word. “N-naked.”

At this, the Professor's brows furrowed. “Is he injured?” He started toward his bedroom.

The response was quick and squeaky. “I don't know, I'm not gonna stare at a naked guy in the middle of the woods, Professor!”

The Professor couldn't help an inward chuckle at his flustered assistant. “Is he at least breathing?” He grabbed a couple large blankets from the closet, found a first-aid kit, and went to pull on his coat.

“Uh...” The radio went silent for a second. “...Y-yeah. He's breathing normally.”

The Professor nodded to himself. “Alright. I'll be there soon, Lucas. Keep Piplup at the ready in case any wild Pokemon get too involved.”

He went into his lab and explained to the top aide where he was going. He grabbed a Pokeball.

“Aye aye, Professor. And, uh... S-sorry... For, uh...”

“I understand. This is a very unusual occurrence. You've done fine, my boy.”

~~~~~~

(I hope that subject matter isn't too, uh... weird for people. Just so we're clear, I will never do anything overtly nude. I may imply it, but never depict it. Aside from, you know, Pokemon.)

Here we go, starting a whole new chapter!

From here we're gonna be following my playthrough of Shining Pearl that I did with my shinies and Mews. It won't be a perfect match to what happened in-game, it'll just loosely follow the same steps.

Disclaimer: This is my interpretation of the BDSP story and characters. Anyone is perfectly free to disagree with how I handle things, but please respect my decisions as the storyteller here.

If anyone wants to ask about any specific moments of this arc, I'm willing to break chronology UNTIL ETERNA CITY. A very important event happens there, so I don't want to go beyond it in story telling.

[ranger-rai]

Hi Rai i’ve got a question for you and it might seem a little morbid, but as a former ranger, I found the every day dealings of Pokémon were actually the easiest aspect of the job especially as I became more familiar with the ecology of my region. Personally, I found the occasions where I had to deal with other human beings, the most dangerous and the least reliably predictable. So I asked what was the worst human altercation you had as a ranger. Whether actively dangerous or a nuisance Karen, I want to hear it. 

Hey Alex, it's always great to hear from you!

Oh boy, let me just say I 100% agree with you, pokemon are much more pleasant and simple to manage compared to people.

While I do enjoy educating and interacting with people, especially eager children and adults who want to learn more about the ecology and biodiversity of our region.

It is very unfortunate that for each awesome encounter, there's going to be a few less than desirable ones.

We get the usual ones like Karens who just want to complain about how "dirty" outdoors are, like sorry? There's dirt everywhere.

Of course, we get trainers and families who leave camping sights a complete mess, sometimes we get to confront them, and sometimes they slip past us.

And while these guys annoy me to no end, the worst are always the people who do not respect the pokemon and their homes out here.

If you know me, then you'll know my history behind the huge scar on my face and the injury to my Beedrill, Bliss.

While I'd say that was one of the worst experiences I've had on this job, it's not the worst interaction I have had with a person exclusively.

I'd haft to say one of the worst experiences I've had was with this family who was clearly visiting from another region, Hoenn, I think, based on his accent.

I had been a ranger for nearly 3 years at this point, and I knew most of the areas where trainers shouldn't travel, with the especially bad ones we put up numerous signs.

Well, this GROWN ADULT had decided to take his family camping, like himself, his wife, and three kids.

We had guided them to the campgrounds, showed them the paths, and let them know not to venture into a very specific path due to a newly formed nest of Drapion and they can be pretty aggressive at this time.

Well later that evening we had found the campgrounds an absolute mess, several wild pokemon were rummaging through their trash (I had to take in a Starly who had gotten covered in some sticky stuff and get it cleaned up).

We had to threaten the family with a fine if they didn't properly clean the area.

We checked on them the next day, and while mess wasn't as much of an issue, their kids had taken down some signs to play or draw on, and when we tried to get them back, the parents were completely outraged.

We tried to vacate them, and the police almost had to get involved, but once we made the call, they turned over the stuff and apologized.

We really should have kicked them out right then and there, but we decided to give them another chance.

That was a terrible idea because our Boss, Jo, had a feeling in her gut and ordered me, Eddie, and Minnie to get back to them ASAP.

None of the family was at their mess of a camp, signs were destroyed, and the roped off areas leading to the Drapion nests were cut.

We had to rush in and be prepared for the worst.

The family was cornered by an angry Drapion and her babies, the dad was poisoned, kids wouldn't stop crying, and the wife had passed out.

When I say I learned to ride a Drapion, I mean I got really lucky when I hopped on its back to distract it.

Needless to say, we got the family out, no serious injuries, fines were issued, and that family is now banned from our parks and is on a list for all other Ranger Operated areas.

I have some other stories, but that one stuck out the most.

[hedgiwithapen]

More Jaime in Hisui?

carried over from here

|We could set the village on fire.| Khaji Da suggested in Jaime’s ear. Jaime sat in the grass at the top of the Worn Bridge, staring at the pokeball in his hands. |If it would make you feel better.|

“Why would that make me feel better?” Jaime asked.

|They cast you out. It would make me feel better,| Khaji offered. 

“Well, let’s… not do that. If we burn the village down, that’ll just make them angry instead of scared.”

|We could burn just the Commander’s office. He is a warrior. It would be reasonable.|

“It would not,” Jaime pushed back gently.  He looked around. The sun would be setting soon, and he wasn’t looking forward to a night out in the open.  Ghostly balloons--Drifloons--were nearly as bad as the Shinx in terms of just Attacking for no good reason. The camps were safe enough, but he doubted they’d welcome him. 

“Khaji, wings?” He asked.  Flying would be faster. The Pearl Clan preferred harmony with their Pokemon--maybe they could be convinced that his bond with Khaji Da was just as Normal as a warden and a noble. 

|Unlikely,| Khaji told him. But worth trying. They could always sleep in the great tree, now that Klevor was Quelled. Khaji had mild approval for Lian, after the compliments he'd paid to the bug pokemon in the area. 

It wasn't a far flight--They'd made most of the trek already, escorted part of the war by the security corps. Some of them had seemed reluctant, others on guard, like he was a pokemon himself about to attack them.  Jaime tried not to take it personally, if only because if he did, he'd never be able to reign Khaji Da in. 

Now though, touching down on the worn stone path that lead to the Grand Tree arena, Jaime wondered If he ought to have fought back. It wasn't right. He'd done everything Jubilife had asked, more than any of them contributed, but the second they saw the Scarab on his back even the children he'd given pokeballs to had flinched away.

"Lian?" he called, looking for the young boy sworn to Klevor. 

"We don't need your Galaxy Team help," Lian said from the top of the steps. "Go away."

|I no longer approve of the Lian,| Khaji Da informed Jaime. 

"Right," Jaime sighed. "I was, uh. Hoping you could help me, actually?"

Lian stared at him, arms folded.

"I need somewhere to go." Jaime said. "I have supplies..." he dug in his  satchel, pulling out the berries that Khaji recalled Klevor enjoying.  

"Hm. Well, that makes a difference. It's not up to me," Lian sighed. "I'll send someone to ask Irida. You can put those in the offering plate."

Jaime went to do so, and noticed Lian staring.

"You really left the town?" he asked. " you want to join us?"

"Uh. For now?" Jaime said, hesitantly. What he wanted was to go home, but that didn't seem like it was in the cards until he'd finished doing whatever it was the mysterious voice sending Khaji text messages wanted. 

"Hmm." Lian said. "Well, then you'll have to get used to not using those," he pointed at the pokeballs hanging from Jaime's belt. He only had three--Khaji Da's  rules were firm. No pokemon that tried to kill them allowed. "Would you mind letting them out? It's giving me the heebie-jeebies."

"Oh. Right." Jaime let his pokemon out. Goomy inched forward to sit on his shoe, Starly fluttered up to a tree beside them, pecking at apricorns, and Cyndaquil sat in front of him, waving her little forelegs in a clear desire to be scooped up. 

"Much better," Lian said. "Hey, little fellas. Alright. You can stay at my camp tonight. We'll see what Irida has to say." Lian paused again. " Lucky you didn't decide to go off on your own in the Highlands."

"Oh?" Jaime asked. He looked towards the moutain peak, the sky above it still swirling and storming with the hole in the sky.

"Yeah, it's getting nasty up there." He moved on ahead , past the large tree towards a cave.

|Jaime,| Khaji said, and Jaime sighed, still watching the storm.

"Let me guess. That's where we're heading next?" |Affirmative.|