#thread: ambivalentatmosphere

[pyroclastic-lorekeepers]

@ambivalentatmosphere asked: 26.  HEAL :  for one muse to nurse the other back to health from a sickness or injury. (yeeting Hibiki at Maxie because I think it has potential to be cursed)

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To say that Groudon's revival wasn't going to plan was a bit of an understatement. Or rather--the awakening had gone just as planned. It was everything afterward that had been the problem.

It had proved wholly resistant to any attempts to command it. Groudon had also revealed a startling ability to move much faster than any of them had anticipated, discovered when it made use of one of its enormous, clawed hands to throw Maxie bodily into the cave walls. Everyone else was ignored as it focused its attentions on burrowing its way out of Mt. Chimney.

Archie had spared a moment to check if Maxie was even still alive. Upon finding them still conscious enough to deliriously insist on their ability to help, he'd pushed them back to the ground, told them to stay put, and taken the admins to go after the titan.

It takes them a few minutes to work through the pain enough to sit upright. They'd taken the brunt of the hit with their left side, judging by the pulsing in their shoulder. Standing up was proving to be more of a challenge, but they'll be damned if they're still going to be on the ground by the time some of the grunts arrive.

...Though judging by the sound of footsteps echoing down the connecting chamber, it appears they might, in fact, be damned. Maxie tenses and retrieves a pokeball from their pockets with their good hand. They'd rather have their mightyena at their side, just in case.

[trickshooting]

Thread with @ambivalentatmosphere

It was an honestly beautiful day in the Paldea region, for Seraphina of course. It was another day of walking and travelling through the region, as she had begun to make her way to her next gym, past Medali and headed towards the mountains of the region, towards where the Ghost Gym was.

Of course, Zephir was by her side, the Glaceon obediently following her along as she made her way along the path...though she was also keeping her eye out for any Pokemon that could be useful. She saw some waddling Cetoddles and herds of Deerling and Sawsbucks. Nothing to really note though.... Until she saw a fluffy creature laying on the ground, with very beautiful wings on its back, and a long...tail? Huh, if she didn't know any better, she'd recognize those wings as...a Volcarona's? As she found herself changing path a bit, she began to slowly approach the fluffy creature, it was certainly special looking....perhaps a new form? Paldean Volcarona? She did recall seeing some Larvesta near Cascaraffa.... Though as she was just about 20 feet away, she saw it shift a bit.... And then Zephirs fur shot up. Everything happened all at once, far too fast for Seraphina to react. She thought that the Pokemon moved a bit more, but before she knew it, Zephir had leapt to her defense, in the path of the creatures way to her, and got struck hard by the said Pokemon, and...it was standing now. Towering even, over her, as it was now only about 8 feet away from her, as Zephir was sent flying past her, tumbling against the ground behind.

"...h...huh? What...what just..." She was put into a bit of shock, as the strange Volcarona stared her down. Or was this one? This...this was certainly not what this species was naturally capable of. What she did know though, is if she didn't act fast, she was screwed! What a First Impression!

[shadowsightings]

"Re- Really? Just like that? I'd feel bad about just asking you to do things, but like... Maybe we could work on it together? I know! There's this brand new show airing for the first time in the Orre region. It's called Cowboy Doo-Wop. I really like one of the female leads in it! You know who I'm talking about?"

@ambivalentatmosphere continued from here

[chaserainbows]

RP GET TO KNOW YOU QUESTIONNAIRE.

NAME?: Amano

PRONOUNS?: He/they

MOST ACTIVE MUSES?: Lucas here, Ethan and Cordie at @ambivalentatmosphere, Nico at @catadioptrics the Amano Cinematic Universe is very large

RPG CLASS I'D BE: Probably a healer because I like support classes

FAVORITE COLOR: Pastel blue

FAVORITE TYPE OF THREAD: I definitely like comedy-based threads but I also really enjoy more dramatic plot-driven stuff, I like to put my muses through the wringer and see what comes out on the other side

FAVORITE THING ABOUT MY MUSE: I have a lot of muses here but in broader terms I like to take what's already there in canon and expand upon it to make the characters have their own Amano Identity(tm), I feel like Calem's a really good example of this because he has all the elements that make him who he is in canon but I recontextualize those traits to take him in a different direction, he's well-connected and takes the initiative to get to know people so I play him as a very outgoing character that's well-informed about the things going on in his home region because it makes sense and adds a fresh layer to his characters

As for my OCs I like the potential they have for worldbuilding as well as the cool new connections that can be made with them, like Ethan and Cordie really allow me to write about different perspectives on Hoenn based on their respective upbringings and I think that's super cool

HOW YOU LIKE TO RP: I usually prefer to wing it at first when I'm getting to know a muse I haven't written with before, which is why I have a preference for less serious threads since they allow me to explore the Vibes without having to restrict myself too much or follow a specific script, but when I know what I'm working with I definitely like to plot and consider different scenarios and directions that I can take with each character, if I plot with someone they'll definitely know that I'm a yapper

FAVORITE PLOTS: I definitely like to write plots where I get to put my characters in uncomfortable situations where they have to adapt in order to navigate their way through the Chaos, one particular example was this Blair thread I had with a N muse a while back where he went to confront N after BW2 to settle their differences because while it was overall pretty low stakes there was also the Tension and the Storyline and he even started facing his fear of bugs because of it that was fun

WHERE YOU GET YOUR INSPIRATION FROM: Many different sources like anime, games, music as well as just spinning ideas around in my brain until something cool happens, there's this recurring joke with my RP partners from the old testament era that you can usually tell when I get into a new anime because it's reflected in my writing

FACT ABOUT YOU: I'm realizing that I need to update my rules pages across my different blogs because I graduated college like a year ago but I never know what to write there

SNATCHED FROM: @touyatiredforthis

[alolynn-heart]

@ambivalentatmosphere / Ethan (cont.)

"I wasn't jealous, but I still appreciate the gift." He's a little bashful when he puts it on. Maybe he did want a friendship bracelet after all?

"Please.  I  know  a  sour  expression  whenever  I  see  one,"  Lynn  retorted  with  a  smile.  Reaching  over  she  secured  the  binding  know  on  the  friendship  bracelet  that  Ethan  had  just  slipped  over  his  wrist.  Even  examining  the  threads  to  make  sure  none  were  beginning  to  fray.

Regardless,  she  knew  that  all  he  wanted  was  to  complete  whatever  mission  he  and  the  rest  of  team  aqua  may  have  been  given  at  the  time.

"Still.  Just  admit  that  you  really  wanted  one  of  these~"

[pyroclastic-lorekeepers]

A dislike of surprises is--oddly enough--something the two of them could hypothetically agree on, and Maxie has had more than their fill of unwanted surprises today. The voice is one that they don't recognize, which doesn't bode well for a Magma allegiance. A flashlight sweeps over them before they can study the silhouette in the dim lighting, and their eyes narrow against the sudden light.

Then the person turns it back on himself and confirms Maxie's suspicions, illuminating the casual uniform of an Aqua grunt. Not the outcome they were hoping for, all things considered, though perhaps at least preferable to the cops--or worse, the Champion himself.

They relax marginally when Ethan clarifies his intent. The pokeball stays in their hand, but it's a pure bluff to ease their suspicion of him. They'd won their battle against Archie only by a thread. Their team is in no condition to fight; that doesn't mean they're fool enough to let on.

"Your leadership went that way, after Groudon. I won't stop you." Maxie musters up their best authoritative voice as they attempt to point further down the chamber. The motion sends a spasm of pain through them.

"Doubtless they need--" They mostly manage to suppress the hiss, but they can't stop the grimace that passes over their features. "--all the help they can get."

Ethan was a naturally curious person, but somewhat paradoxically he wasn’t a very big fan of surprises. Surprises meant a lack of control over the situation, and for someone like him that was so focused on being organized and having every step of the way planned out in advance, that made them a major source of anxiety. Because of that, when he was told about an emergency at Mt. Chimney, he felt an intense sense of dread and knew that nothing good would come out of it.

It was as if the place had been torn to shreds. Ethan wasn't very familiar with the original state of the Magma base, so he could only assume how much damage Groudon caused on its way out as he made his way through its underground chambers, searching for people that could’ve gotten hurt in the struggle. The leaders of Team Aqua had departed to deal with the bigger threat at hand, so he and a few other grunts had been tasked with cleaning up the mess in the meantime.

It was then that he found someone struggling to stand upright, looking like they had sustained far more serious injuries than the others. A familiar face.

And, assuming by the fact that they already had a Pokéball in hand, someone that wasn’t very happy to know that they weren’t alone. Right, he knows how to deal with agitated Pokémon in need of help, but people are a different matter, aren’t they? Especially when the person in question happened to be a really big deal.

“Hello? Can you hear me?” He pointed a flashlight towards himself so that Maxie could easily see him in the dark, approaching slowly and stopping a couple meters away so as to respect the other’s personal space. “I don’t mean any harm, so if we could, uh, not fight right now, that would be pretty great!”