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[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]

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[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.

[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 :)

[lucksea]

YESSSS POSTING LITTLE CHUNKS IS THE SPICE OF LIFE! 👀 the PLA self insert fic OR any Lucky Mew scraps u may have?

I DONT HAVE ANY LUCKY MEW SCRAPS AT THE MOMENT she was a sona alt design that got away from me and i havent decided enough of her plot to write anything. but heres ... i was going to do screenshots for this but again theres actually a lot of this and i thought about it and decided i might as well jsut post all of it so heres a long as fuck copy pasted entry of the entirety of the isekai doc. under the cut. have fun smile. featuring skylark my cohost and one of the anchors in the sea that is life

DAY ONE

-wake up on the beach

-literally no memory of how i got here. How the fuck did i get here

-i am still an adult man and i spawned in with a shiny jolteon

-oh god.

-im gonna fuck up the timeline so bad. Oh no

-skylark straight up talks to me and i physically pog

-immediately from now on attempt to down low talk to every pokemon i see. They are all as weirded out by this as the humans are

-my android. my fucking phone

-catch the little freaks for laventon same as usual. My hand eye coordination isnt that great but i only miss once ✌️

-the oshawott puts up a fight and sky zaps the fuck out of it. Hardly even a battle

-be questioned by cyllene

-look man …… i have no answers for you. I fell from the sky with this thing and no memory (of how the fuck this happened) i swear to god

-apparently nobody in the galaxy team has heard of being able to talk to pokemon.

-kamado does not like that i showed up no memory no money no job and started asking weird questions so he gives me a harder trial. Fight the alpha bibarel at the dam past deertrack heights

-rei and akari are both there. Thank god. If i fuck it up and stop being the protagonist one of them can do the story mode

-skylark points out that given the severity of catching a starly shinx and bidoof in the game, they are for sure definitely for real trying to kill us by making us fight an alpha bibarel on our first day

-well. thats probably fine. More glory for us

-walking through the obsidian fieldlands is actually really nice other than all the little bitches trying to kill me

-huh isnt this deertrack heights. Its weird to see it without a camp here. Oh god the fucking geodude

-we take on the alpha bibarel thats blocking the way to the woods

-by we i mean my buddy the mean green electric machine

-hm this thing is pretty strong actually huh what level is skylark supposed to be –

-[haggard and soaking wet] that thang didnt stand a chance 😏

-lament to skylark that i wish id gotten transformed into a different form because i want to wear the cool zoroark mask if it exists but i cant do that with glasses

-ok anyway. We’re clearly in this for the long haul we need to brainstorm a team

-skylark tries to do her I CAN TAKE CARE OF IT MYSELF shit and then we both stare into the distance as an image of arcanine fades into our minds

-no we need a water type.png

-but not bibarel. Sorry bibarel.

-laventon didnt give me the oshawott bc i literally already had a pokemon so samurott is off the table (SAD)

-eevee are so rare and i am not going to be the eeveelution guy so leafeon and vaporeon are also no go even if i like them. A freaky jolteon is enough

-what other water types are there.

-gyarados

-hatch a master plan to speedrun to kleavor and catch the gyarados flying around the mountain range above the forest

-I ALSO WANT A SCIZOR 🥺

-skylark voice Can you look me in the eyes and promise me that you will not start shaking and crying as soon as you get anywhere near a scyther. Can you truly say with a straight face that your insect phobia will not apply to pokemon if pokemon are real

-i believe in my ability to forget fear in the face of love. And i love scyther.

-both of those are flying types and kleavor is a rock type so unless i find a metal coat day 2 or i want to let my soon to be three idiots fight a nightmare battle we need a fourth party member to take on the boss

-what other fucking pokemon are even in this area. I dont remember

-give up on brainstorming for now and go back to the camp victorious

-i expect kamado to give some kind of like halfhearted thing because he thought i was going to die but then he says some shit about sensing the strength and valor in my heart or something. Ok <3 yay <3

-congrats you get to have a house. Welcome to the security corps

-

-THE WHAT

-FUUUUUUUUCK

-i dont even get a cute scarf as part of my uniform. This sucks so bad. Fuck my stupid baka life

-oh yeah i need to eat

-please buy me food professor please buy me food professor please b

-SUCCESS I LOVE YOU LAVENTON MARRY ME i dont say that out loud but i think it.

-fried potato mochi goes crazy. Not in any world what i was expecting but its good

-go to sleep in my new house. The first time i get a taste of living alone and its in a straight up isekai situation. Figures

-i havent gotten any texts from arceus. Is my mission even still to collect all the pokemon

-check my phone

-no new messages

-please lord have mercy on my fucking SOULLLLLLLLL

DAY TWO

-wake up

-new job is to escort the teenagers + professor to the areas. Oh my god. We are going to fuck up the plot of this game so bad

-WHAT ABOUT KLEAVOR???

-apparently i am still the one who is going to take on kleavor because im the best fighter in the fucking region.

-youre goddamn right. (THANK GOD THE TEENAGERS DONT HAVE TO DO IT)

-i may only be 22 years old but KAMEN RIDER DEMONS VOICE i will lay down my life to protect these 15 year olds ive known for 24 hours

-hmm skylark i know we already fucked up the plot but dont you feel like we’re forgetting something

-stare at each other

-oh my god. Where the fuck is Zora

-SURELY BECAUSE ME AND SKYLARK REMEMBER EVERYTHING ZORA ALSO REMEMBERS AND KNOWS AND IS AWARE. IS IT A ZORUA OR A ZOROARK. IS IT IN THE ICELANDS OR IS IT HERE. THERE ARE TOO MANY VARIABLES

-worry about that later. When our lives are not immediately on the line . we have to go to deertrack heights again

-hi Mai :] hi munchlax :]

-oh yeah battle

-skylark. Blast that thang

-oh yeah the kricketune

-skylark. Blast that thang

-this is literally what it feels like to play a game and have access to the crazy overpowered dlc characters and destroy the early enemies. My new game plus swagger

-apparently the clans do have records of people who can communicate with pokemon so my instant conversation with munchlax is super weird but not unheard of

-please dont say its like a religious thing. please

-”i mean we did make them wardens but it wasnt just because they could talk to pokemon. Like the lords are the ones who choose the wardens. Its not really our decision”

-ill take it.

-that explains why lian and sabi are wardens despite being like ten years old. I do not point this out because i should not know who they are

-mai says shes glad to see people in the galaxy team who walk alongside pokemon as equals. I realize that i actually have no idea if skylark even has a pokeball but it feels distinctly crazy fucked up for me to put her in one of those so i dont say anything about that either

-mai does not give me a flute or anything and adaman does not show up but wyrdeer does give me a weird look. Hi wyrdeer. Do you have something to say

-he doesnt. Aw man

-deertrack heights camp gets set up while we continue to the forest

-were not fighting kleavor today we just have to “study it” aka watch it tear the fuck out of some trees and agree that thats probably a danger to everyone and god

-lian is there YAY LIAN

-he agrees that kleavor is kind of scary but its not our business so we should stay away and let pearl clan handle it.

-rei and akari try to argue and lian challenges them to a battle

-skylark and i make significant eye contact. We probably cant afford to slip away and catch the scyther while this happens what if the children get attacked

-akari has her pikachu and rei has an eevee

-Of Course He Does.

-due to the nature of the world a 2v1 isnt against the rules and rei and akari win

-lian begrudgingly concedes

-i tell goomy hes cute. Because he is. He is baffled

-IRIDA APPEARS

-i really dont want to tell the leader of this clan what to do about her holy figures because thats fucked up but kleavor is straight up murderous and this is real life right now so i state very objectively that my jolteon and i will step in if things get out of hand

-irida does not like this.

-rei and akari add on that i just got here like yesterday and i fought the alpha bibarel and won like 4 hours after waking up on the beach

-well skylark did the fighting. Not me. I just cheered her on because she had a type advantage and the willpower to do anything

-irida contemplates this.

-well whatever we wanna do kleavor is still definitely too dangerous to approach as is so we need to retreat and figure out a way to subdue him enough that battle is even possible

-i restrain myself from giving the balms option outright because i dont want to have all the answers that would be suspicious. And what if thats not even how it works here. What if i look like an idiot. And my aim isnt even that good. I dont even want the answer to be balms honestly

-irida seems like she wants to ask me more questions but she dismisses us for now

-we return to laventons office for the night to brainstorm

-laventon comes up with the balms

-look professor…….. Im not really that good at throwing things ……………………. Catching the little guys on the beach was a fluke i was like 3 feet away from them

-rei and akari start coming up with a plan to throw the balms at kleavor while i keep it distracted

-That Does Not Sound Like A Good Idea At All Guys . What If It Just Attacks You Instead

-skylark brings up rage powder

-this instantly makes me irritated because my two planned team members would have bug and flying covered and thus catching a dustox or whatever would mean id have to rethink my team.

-can dustox or beautifly even learn rage powder

-nobody knows what that is.

-arcphone. Do you have google. Arceus show me Pokemon That Can Learn Rage Powder

-arceus actually pulls up a list of pokemon that can learn rage powder THANKS..? GOD..? wait is this the pokemondb page 

-the answer is no pokemon in hisui can do that.

-we are so fucked

-ok wait what about follow me

-clefairy. Thats in the highlands i cant get that. Elekid. Thats in the icelands i cant get that. Magby. Thats in the coastlands i cant get that. Pachirisu. NOT ANOTHER FUCKING ELECTRIC TYPE

-ok. We need to be able to keep kleavors attention even when there are other people throwing things at it for this plan to work. Can we find a way to do this or do i need to take the balms myself

-i am more willing to just fucking whiff throws than risk other people in this bc there is a CHANCE in this life that i will just respawn and that is not true for everyone else

-i also might not respawn. But theres a chance

-getting a flying type to zip around the arena would only work if we could guarantee that kleavors rock-type moves wouldnt hit which would be hard.

-crobat is probably fast enough to avoid the attacks but theres no way for us to get a crobat that quickly

-drifloon or drifblim might be able to phase out of the way of the attacks and irritate kleavor into pursuing it above any humans in the arena. Ghost types have a habit of annoying the fuck out of people right

-drifloon and drifblim i CAN find easily. I just need to wait in the fieldlands until dark. Sky has a type advantage over them as flying types so if they attack me she can zap the fuck out of them

-they will still be weak to stone axe and stealth rock though. This plan is not a perfect one were gonna be flying by the seat of our pants here

-i wish i had a shellos or gastrodon but i dont think i can swim to the island in th

-IF I CATCH A DRIFBLIM. IT CAN CARRY ME ACROSS. THIS ISNT A VIDEO GAME WITH VIDEO GAME MECHANICS I CAN JUST HAVE MY BALLOON CARRY ME AND CATCH A SHELLOS

-we are catching a motherfucking drifblim. 

-its late at night but going out now would be a bad idea so we agree to go out as normal tomorrow to research and prepare, then stay overnight so i can catch the ghost, and then battle kleavor the next day

-i go back home

-laying down on my cot with sky on my chest

-hey sky how do you think this would have gone if youd been the human and id been a pokemon. What do you think i would have ended up as

-skylark voice i dont fucking know nyarla. I probably would have talked kamado into letting me be in the survey corps or something. You walk through life like a wrecking ball i have no idea what i would do in your shoes because our circumstances would be immediately vastly different

-tahts fair.

-go to sleep

-i dream that im on a boat and all my friends are calling to me on the shore but i cant get back i just keep getting pulled out further to sea and there are cranberries everywhere and spiders clinging to me to get out of the water because suddenly i am not in a boat i am just standing in the water (real dream ive had once taht feels like it would be fitting like narratively)

DAY THREE

-wake up

-well that was unpleasant. Im going to ignore the panic from all my friends thinking im dead and also being covered in spiders. Its probably fine

-ariados isnt in hisui. There are no spiders in hisui. And even if there were i love galvantula. I am immune to bug type pokemon. and fear (MANTRA

-ok time to go to the fieldlands

-while waiting for nightfall i get roped into helping rei and akari do fieldwork. Which mostly consists of skylark beating up baby pokemon while the kids watch. 

-riveting

-i genuinely debate wandering off to go explore and do something more interesting like shiny hunt but i dont want to let the kids get straight up killed when im supposed to be watching them because im not sure i believe in the power of their pikachu and eevee to protect them from any actual threats here. Like an alpha

-the only thing keeping me responsible in this world is responsibility. Who could have guessed

-i experience my midday sleepiness and skylark straight up electrocutes me to wake me up anime pikachu style

-THAT FUCKING HURT YOU DICKHEAD

-shouldnt i be dead from that. I guess humans must be more resilient in the pokemon world just like i theorized. Ill have to keep that in mind later

-the sun finally starts setting and the kids head back to deertrack camp while sky and i venture off to find a ghost

-im still kind of tired but god forbid i get electrocuted again. We persevere

-hey sky was volo supposed to show up yet

-skylark voice honestly ive kind of forgotten whats supposed to have happened at this point. And were only like 3 hours in gameplay wise

-maybe we should stop trying to stick to the game plot, i say, in the middle of a field at 10 pm about to catch a hot air balloon so i can use it to skip two areas of progress and get to an island to catch a little slug before the first boss

-didnt you just play this game, says skylark. Like you didnt even finish it. How do you already not remember what happens at the beginning

-skylark. I dont remember anything ever. You should know this better than anyone. I deleted my save with the limited edition items because i forgot they were limited edition and not dlc. I can forget anything

-we catch the drifblim. Ill come back and add however the fuck this happens later

-head back to the camp to sleep for like 3 hours

-SLEEP

DAY FOUR

-we wake up

-VOLO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

-now that im thinking about it we were definitely supposed to battle him at the town gate before coming out here. Well its probably fine

-volo says some obscure shit about the vortex and how interesting it is that i fell from the sky. I debate fucking with him in an uncountable number of ways but decide not to because i like him. I may change my mind in the future

-we do not battle volo because were about to fight kleavor and we need all the strength we can get for it. Im sad because i want to see togepi but i do not say this because it would be insane for me to just know what pokemon he has without being told

-ok everyone before we go on our quest to beat the shit out of a local demigod i have to go on an island quest. Ill be back in like an hour 

-drifblim time 😏

-ok my new friend can you please carry me over there. Please do not try to kill me or some crazy shit like that. I have faith in the power of friendship and the world of pokemon but i do not want that faith to be shattered

-drifblim carries me normal regular style because its so nice and pokemon is a world about being friends with cute monsters that have human intelligence and the power of gods

-shellos time 😏

-id honestly rather catch a gastrodon but sky would be at a disadvantage AND i dont have sky because drifblim couldnt carry us both and i didnt want to pokeball her so shes just chilling on the other shore and idk if i could have drifblim fight and win and catch a gastrodon like 20 minutes before a boss. So shellos it is. Also it would be kind of bullshit for me to just clear the first area with 3 fully evolved pokemon even if i am a grown ass man

-sneak through the grass. Sneaky style

-shellos so cute i love u shellos. I like the blue shellos better than pink shellos but i like pink gastrodon better than blue gastrodon so i do not mind this outcome

-BACKSTRIKE !!

-it catches yay :]

-the gastrodon has witnessed my capture.

-GRAB THE BALL AND RUN

-beautiful moment of drifblim carrying me back while water gets spewed at us. What a great morning to risk my life in battle against a bug made of rocks taller than me while soaking fucking wet

-i gaze at my team and briefly lament the fact that this means i dont get to have an epic sky battle against a gyarados because that sounded like so much fun

-i was literally born to be a pokemon trainer. Going on adventures and quests and battling powerful foes and catching pokemon. This is so awesome

-the fact that this is everything ive ever wanted and that eventually i will have to go back home where magic isnt real and me and sky and zora and everyone are trapped in one body and there are a million things keeping me from the life i want but i have responsibilities to the life i had before that i cant just throw away on a whim sets in.

-oh god

-I CANT START CRYING RIGHT BEFORE FIGHTING A BOSS THE TEENAGERS ARE GOING TO THINK IM A WUSS WHOS SCARED OF KLEAVOR. THEY DONT KNOW IM HAVING A FUCKING GENUINE LIFE CRISIS

-skylark and i resolve to go fight the gyarados anyway for fun later because it will probably be easy and exciting. Just because i cant stay forever doesnt mean i cant enjoy it while im here

-go back to the camp with all my little guys

-ok here we fucking go

-show up to the arena and remember that we have to argue the case for our plan to irida and lian. I forgot

-irida understandably vexed about this whole thing

-i state again for the record that im cool with just doing it all myself because its dangerous and i dont want anyone else to get hurt

-Rei and akari protest and say that they helped come up with the plan and want to help Kleavor in any way they can

-irida agrees with me that its too dangerous for straight up children. How old even is irida. Isnt she like 19. Thats not that much younger than me but we are both still like young adults in the grand scheme of things. Its kind of fucked up that we’re discussing who has the best chance to risk their life and survive here i guess the pokemon world is also kind of fucked up after all

-irida agrees to help us make the balms as long as SHE gets to come with me into the arena to throw the balms while i distract kleavor

-i am surprised by this but i agree because i believe in women

-also it feels way more right for her to have a direct hand in the whole thing considering shes like. The leader of a whole clan. And im just some dude who got here 2 days ago

-while rei akari and lian make the balms irida and i make a game plan

-irida is surprised when drifblim and shellos come out but then shes like actually from what i know about you idk why im shocked that you have a ghost.

-i can only guess what that means. But i think i understand the jist of it .

-game plan

-drifblim does everything in its power to draw the brunt of kleavors fire. It’ll fire off gusts to whip up dirt and do its weird teleportation bullshit so that kleavor cant hit it but will be frustrated enough to keep pursuing

-skylark, shellos and iridas glaceon will lay down support fire for drifblim in case kleavor loses interest or if kleavor knocks it out. If it stays irritated its less likely to notice me and irida

-irida and i will throw balms while the pokemon fight

-shellos says shes not sure she’ll be able to keep up with the fight since she moves so slowly. This is a good point

-she cant sit on skylarks back because shes not a ground type so her firing off electricity will hit shellos.

-drifblim cant take non-ghosts with him when he phases

-glaceon agrees to carry shellos. I am flooded with relief at the fact that i dont have to carry a slug on my head while doing all this shit

-i remember that irida might not know that i can understand pokemon . dont worry about it irida we can talk later

-i also remember the kleavor cheese strat and bring up the idea of ducking behind the tree if kleavor tries to go for us

-irida is unsure if kleavor will remember the importance of the giant tree in his rage, but he hasnt cut it down yet, so its possible he will avoid slicing straight through it to get to us and instead go around

-we will just have to hope so!

-thats  it . thats our plan

-ok. Time to fight kleavor.

-lets pretend drifblim is lvl 25 here since we start with stronger pokemon so it has mystical fire which i think is neutral against kleavor bc of rock subtype

-fight scenes are hard come back and figure the details out later

-someone should get injured here because its a big fight and that will raise tension

-i think the security corps uniform is probably thick for warmth and extra defense so maybe i just get like a really bad scratch on an arm or shoulder but not enough to be a super big deal

-drifblim is knocked out during the battle by a stone axe sorry drifblim i love you

-shellos actually pulling its weight with water pulse and mud bomb

-skylark would know thunderbolt at lvl 25 which is awesome. I forgot that eeveelutions have abysmal move pools except for literally 1 move they can use reliably we’re gonna have to do something about that

-glaceon launches literally 1 ice beam and then realizes it is also so ungodly fucked if it gets hit by a rock move so it focuses on dodging while shellos launches water pulses

-irida and i truly get a lifetime amount of cardio in

-EVENTUALLY WE WIN

-kleavor explodes with light and then hes back to normal yayyy yippeeeeeee

-we have a conversation. He couldnt talk when he was frenzied because that would have been weird ok just trust me on this

-he gives me the bug plate. It feels like bugs. Thats going in the bag forever thanks though

-well i am actively bleeding and drifblim got blasted but nobody died. Lets go home👍

-report back to commander kamado as mission success and then i immediately get sent to the medical wing bc oh my god nyarla your fucking arm dude (im ok) (its just bleeding a lot) (blood loss is a real problem be careful kids)

-i get patched up and then sent home because im not allowed to spend the night in the medical wing of the headquarters when i have an overprotective neon green jolteon who is fully willing to explode someones heart with electricity if she thinks theyre a threat

-thanks skylark. I love you too

-at least i know that when i get kicked out of jubilife and go face down volo i will have a beautiful dragon woman in the shape of a dog that cannot be stopped by beast, man or god

-at this point i remember the space-time distortions and that i can find jhoto sneasels in the fieldlands if theres a distortion

-WE HAVE TO GET A WEAVILE AT ALL COSTS. JAX MUST BE REAL

-oh i should nickname my pokemon. Skylark was a person so she doesnt count

-fall asleep trying to come up with names for drifblim and shellos

DAY FIVE

-wake up

-were all the nobles like… frenzied at once. Or does it happen one after the other. Literally i dont remember i feel like it was all at once other than arcanine

-while getting ready i drop my bag and my pokeballs fall out

-hm. Those two are modern pokeballs arent they.

-hold the fuck on

-Friend Ball is obviously skylarks. 

-Cherish Ball. hm. I know exactly whos in there dont i

-ZORA YOU FUCKER YOUVE BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME?!

-AND YOU DIDNT SAY ANYTHING?????????

-zora brings up the very valid point that me walking around with a fucking alpha zoroark would not have been any less suspicious than if skylark had shown up as a garchomp

-thats fair.

-but also i absolutely for sure know you just didnt feel like helping.

-zora smiles

[musicoftheheart]

Hi!!

This is pretty random but I need to know

Which Pokemon do you think each of the marauders era characters would have?

i need you to know that i love you for this question and i spent far too long thinking about this.

for the sake of time, we're going to look at the marauders themselves here, and use generation 4 (diamond/pearl/platinum) pokemon because its my favourite (and objectively the best).

lets start with remus. funnily enough, i find him the easiest here. his starter is turtwig for many reasons - the aesthetic, the evolutions (the tree on a torterra connects in my head to the whomping willow) - but most importantly the fact its ultimately the most logical choice. not only is it super effective against the first gym, but its super effective against more overall than either of the other two starters, especially once you consider the evolutions - not to mention that grass-type moves will be an advantage when it comes to taking on cynthia at the end of the main game. its also much easier to build a team around.

hes a completionist at heart, so while he doesnt faff around for longer than he needs to hatching eggs (see: james) or digging underground for literal days (see: sirius), he does take the time to get pokemon like riolu and spiritomb despite it not being a requirement to reach the champion. also, once hes into post-game, he's the first to complete the pokedex.

by the end of the main game, this is his full team (in no particular order): torterra, staraptor, luxray, spiritomb, gyarados, machamp.

next we'll look at peter. his starter is piplup; the underestimated starter, not unlike himself. piplup is a strong starter early game - its super effective against the first gym, for a start - and can still be useful later on too, i.e. against the ice gym once evolved to empoleon. of course, its weak to gym 2, but by then peter has, like remus, picked up a starly and trained it up to waltz straight through.

his full team, by the end, is: empoleon, staraptor, luxray, roserade, gengar, rapidash.

james has given me more pause. his starter, by far, is the hardest choice for his whole team. in the end, id have to say chimchar. i mean, cmon, look at his love interests; he likes them fiery. i think, unlike remus and peter, james (and sirius, once we get there, though not to the same level) would pick his pokemon less with logic, to an extent, and more with his actual favourites. this is a fun game, after all, why make it boring with rules?

on that note, he *loves* the eeveelutions. he thinks theyre super cute, so refuses to have a team without at least 2 of them as soon as hes able. he spends *forever* finding a ditto or a second eevee so that he can breed them and create an army.

his final team is: infernape, leafeon, umbreon, glaceon, jolteon, staraptor (specifically with close combat). he does surprisingly well with this once he eventually makes it to cynthia considering he didnt pick his team based on type-matchups.

sirius. oh, sirius. he's a toughie. he never picks piplup as his starter; despite it being cute, he deems it the weakest by far and absolutely useless. for that reason alone, he picks chimchar, because it means his rival (whom he names snivellous and takes great pride in beating every time) picks piplup.

he, too, likes the eeveelutions, but doesnt have the same obsession as james over them. he does however spend most of his time getting sidetracked underground, and has the most decorated base of any of them. he drags remus down to see it when he can, and enjoys stealing james' and peter's flags to destroy more boulders.

his final team (once the others have complained enough that sirius needs to finish the game so they can have their tournament) is: infernape, staraptor, roserade, magnezone, mismagius, abomasnow. he did put some level of thought behind these choices, to be fair, but took two attempts to beat cynthia. dont ask me why, he just did.

i realise ive now genuinely spent over an hour doing this, despite it going beyond what the question asked. however! you asked a (probably) neurodivergent person about two of their special interests! you brought this upon yourself :)

if you made it to the end, have a cookie 🍪

[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.

[ut-girl666]

I have a TFs get Isakei’d into Pokemon idea that I’m trying to write, but I’m still figuring out the teams, so I figured I’d ask if anyone has any suggestions for Pokemon I should consider adding to their teams.

Here they all are, listed, with their genders, natures, and abilities. The (N/A)s mean I haven’t decided yet. They are not in the order of being caught, just Starter, Mega, and the others I thought of adding.

Start of Journey, Unevolved:

(+ Natures & Abilities)

Optimus

Showcases

– Cyndaquill -> Quilava (F) Timid Nature, Ability: Flash Fire

– Mareep -> Ampharos (F) Jolly Nature, Ability: Static

– Deerling -> Sawsbuck (M) Gentle Nature, Ability: Serene Grace

– Vivillion (Elegant Pattern) (F) Modest Nature, Ability: Compound Eyes

– Dratini -> Dragonair (F) (N/A) Nature, Ability: Shed Skin

– Rockruff -> Lycanroc (Day) (M) (N/A) Nature, Ability: (Shared w/Elita)

«—-–-—»

Elita

Gym Battles

– Litten -> Torracat (F) Naughty Nature, Ability: Intimidate

– Riolu -> Lucario (M) Serious Nature, Ability: Adaptability

– Charcadet -> Armarogue (F) (N/A) Nature, Ability: Flash Fire

– (N/A)

– (N/A)

– Rockruff -> Lycanroc (Day) (M) (N/A) Nature, Ability: (N/A) (Shared w/Optimus)

«—-–-—»

Jazz

– Froakie -> Greninja (M) Hasty Nature, Ability: Torrent

– Electrike -> Manectric (M) Bold Nature, Ability: Lightning Rod

– Chatot (M) Jolly Nature, Ability: Tangled Feet

– Toxel -> Toxtricity (Amped) (M) Sassy Nature, Ability: Punk Rock

– Shinx -> Luxray (F) (N/A) Nature, Ability: Guts

– (N/A)

«—-–-—»

Prowl

– Piplup -> Empoleon (M) Naive Nature, Ability: Defiant

– Buneary -> Lopunny (F) Timid Nature, Ability: Scrappy

– Electrike -> Manectric (F) (N/A) Nature, Ability: Static

– Klefki (M) (N/A) Nature, Ability: Magician

–

–

«—-–-—»

Megatron

Gym Battles

– Treeko -> Sceptile (M) Bold Nature, Ability: Overgrow

– Houndour -> Houndoom (M) Lonely Nature, Ability: Unnerve

– Eevee -> Umbreon (M) Quiet Nature, Ability: Adaptability

– Rookidee -> Corviknight (M) Gentle Nature, Ability: Pressure

– Pawniard -> Bisharp (M) Rash Nature, Ability: Defiant

–

«—-–-—»

Starscream

Possibly Showcases

– Rowlet -> Decidueye (M) Careful Nature, Ability: Long Reach

– Absol (F) Lonely Nature, Ability: Justified

– Fletchling -> Fletchlinder (F) Brave Nature, Ability: Gale Wings

– Poochyena (M) Bashful Nature, Ability: Rattled

– Venipede (M) Mild Nature, Ability: Poison Point

–

«—-–-—»

Soundwave

Possibly Gym Battles

– Snivy -> Serperior (F) Sassy Nature, Ability: Contrary

– Ralts -> Gallade (M) Hasty Nature, Ability: Telepathy

– Espurr -> Meowstic (F) Mild Nature, Ability: Infiltrator

– Purrloin -> Liapard (M) Impish Nature, Ability: Limber

– Starly -> Staraptor (F) Nature, Ability: Reckless

–

«—-–-—»

Skywarp

Showcases

– Oshawatt -> Dewott (M) Naive Nature, Ability: Shell Armor

– Shuppet -> Banette (M) Jolly Nature, Ability: Cursed Body

– Litwick -> Lampent (F) Docile Nature, Ability: Lampent

– Gastly -> Haunter (M) Naughty Nature, Ability: Prankster

– Rotom ; Quirky Nature, Ability: Motor Drive

– Zorua (F) Impish Nature, Ability: Illusion

«—-–-—»

What do you guys think? Any suggestions to add? I’d appreciate the suggestions! ^^

[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.