#trainer illumina

[teraserperior]

Pokémon Violet Nuzlocke

A thread of how my nuzlocke goes + infos!

I'm using the raid den method: my encounter for every Area will be the first tera raid I see. Beyond that I'm using the usual rules: if a pokémon goes K.O. I can't use it anymore and I have to name all of my pokémon. My starter will be randomized.

Lore-wise I'm still using my oc Lumi as my protagonist but this time it's a AU: the NuzLumi AU

for reference the one on the left is the original Lumi and the one on the right is NuzLumiAU!Lumi

so yeah :) updates soon!

[versairic]

Thunderstorm | MV1

In which a thunderstorm passes over the city and Max helps an employee who is afraid of thunderstorms to survive the storm

pairing - max verstappen x reader

words - 3077

warning - fear of thunderstorms

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The sky became increasingly cloudy. The clouds came closer and closer together, so that within a few minutes the blue sky disappeared and it became darker and darker.

The sun had been shining with all its might for the last few minutes, so it didn't even look like the weather would change in a few minutes.

The Dutchman squinted his eyes slightly to acclimatise his pupils to the now dark hotel room.

The dark heavy curtains were wide open and revealed the dark - almost black - sky.

"That's it for the jog, Rupert," he muttered quietly to himself, leaving his running shoes lying carelessly in the corner.

Max was actually grateful to the weather that he didn't have to go for another long jog after the exhausting Media Day and was more or less chased through the city by Rupert.

The Media Day was sometimes even more strenuous than the Saturdays or Sundays when the drivers spent most of their time in the car.

They had to face countless questions and answers from various reporters and also shoot one or two pieces of content for social media.

By the end of the day, some of the drivers' heads were already pounding and they enjoyed the peace and quiet in their hotel room, where they were alone and didn't have to talk to anyone.

So the Dutchman peeled himself out of his sportswear and swapped it for a pair of cosy jogging bottoms and a hoodie before taking the few steps to the huge hotel room window and standing in front of the glass.

By now, one or two drops had already broken free from the cloud, leaving small, shiny trails on the balcony that sparkled like diamonds in the weak light of the outdoor lighting.

It wasn't long before the rain became heavier and the odd puddle formed within a short space of time.

Without paying any further attention to the weather outside, which would continue to wreak havoc throughout the evening, Max drew the heavy dark curtains and then dropped onto the hotel bed.

The white bed linen, which already looked as sterile as hospital bed linen, was cold and scratchy.

A soft sigh escaped Max's lips as he reached out for the small bedside lamp, which soon became the only source of light in the room.

Even if he hadn't really wanted to go jogging with Rupert, his personal trainer, he now had even more free time that he didn't really know what to do with.

He had been scrolling through social media for the last fifteen minutes, which had turned out to be pretty boring after a while, so his mobile phone was left lying carelessly on the small bedside table - with the display facing downwards.

The large flat screen TV hanging on the wall opposite his hotel bed attracted the attention of the 4x world champion and shortly afterwards it was no longer too quiet in the hotel room.

Some kind of trash TV episode was playing, but the Dutchman didn't pay too much attention to it.

It was crazy how much you could get bored in a hotel room. You might think you needed the peace and quiet after the hectic days on the track and used the peace and quiet to recharge your social battery, but that wasn't always the case.

Often times, the loneliness and quiet was even worse and made you literally die of boredom and in those moments you actually wished for the hustle and bustle back so that you had something to do.

So Max switched back and forth between the different channels - none of them offered any entertainment programme that could even begin to entertain and distract Max, so that the world champion's hotel room was plunged back into silence shortly afterwards.

Until suddenly a loud clap of thunder sounded. The thunder rumbled low and menacingly over the horizon, as if to challenge the silence, before a flash of lightning bathed the sky in bright light and illuminated Max's hotel room, despite the drawn curtains.

The Dutchman was startled by the force of the thunder, causing the remote control to slip out of his hand and sail under the hotel bed.

"Verdomde," he mumbled quietly and freed himself from the scratchy bed linen to fish the remote control out from under the hotel bed as he suddenly paused.

There was something. A noise. A soft noise that sounded like a whimper. However, it had sounded so briefly and then disappeared again that Max had the feeling that he had imagined the whimpering.

In the dark, he groped around under the bed, hoping to find the remote control somehow, while the bed linen scratched under his touch.

The rumble of thunder sounded in the background and the lightning lit up the hotel room for a few seconds at a time.

And then it was suddenly there again. The whimpering and a short, soft scream, which made Max stop moving.

Was the noise coming from the corridor or from the room next to him?

The Dutchman got up and stood so that he was in the centre of the small corridor so that he could listen more closely to see whether the noise was coming from the hotel corridor or the room next door.

He listened intently. His ears pricked up almost like a cat, he literally waited for the sound to come again.

And sure enough. There it was again. With the next thunder, which was now carried directly over the city and the hotel by the storm, a louder, almost panicked whimper sounded.

Without thinking twice, Max opened his room door and peered out into the dark corridor. There was no one to be seen or heard.

So was it possible that the noise was coming from the room next to him?

Almost frantically, he began to think about whose room was next to his.

The whole team had been spread out on this floor so that all the employees were close enough to each other and even the drivers and the team boss had their rooms in the immediate vicinity.

But even through the spasmodic deliberation, the Dutchman just couldn't think of who owned the room next to him - but it didn't matter, because when the continued rumble of thunder was accompanied by a yell, Max scurried over to the room next to him on his socks and, without hesitation, raised his hand and started knocking.

And just at that moment, his own room door slammed shut and locked the Dutchman out - without having taken his key card with him.

Verdomde! he cursed quietly in his mind.

He heard soft footsteps at the other end of the door until it opened with a squeak and Max saw nothing but darkness.

" Uhm, hello..." Max greeted the unknown person, who he still couldn't see. What was he doing here anyway?

"H-hi," a squeaky, almost tearful voice came back to the Dutchman. In his memories, he tried to match the voice, which he clearly recognised, to a face. But he couldn't think of a face to go with the voice.

" I...um...I heard noises and it sounded a bit worrying, so I wanted to check if everything was all right? But apparently it is. I'm really sorry for the disturbance," stammered the Dutchman as he slapped himself in the forehead.

Maybe it was nothing or maybe he had just caught her and her partner having sex and had put his foot in his mouth. It would be best if he turned round and left.

And just as he turned round to leave, the thunder started again - this time even more intense, making it feel like the hotel was starting to shake.

There it was again, the whimpering sound he had heard and it came directly from the woman he had not yet identified.

The Dutchman looked over his shoulder at the young woman who had now switched on the light and Max knew immediately who it was.

The new PR manager, who had been on her first assignment this weekend and had done such a good job that she had immediately made a good impression on Checo, Christian and him.

In the flickering light of the lamp, Max could clearly see the wet cheeks of the young woman, who couldn't have been much younger than himself.

His heart automatically tightened slightly and he reflexively bit his lips for a few seconds so as not to bombard her with countless questions.

Max had always been an empathetic and helpful person - he had inherited that from his mum.

"I'm fine," her voice sounded brittle and quiet as she scrunched up her nose.

Max knew, however, that she was anything but fine. New tears were already shimmering in her eyes, threatening to roll down her reddened cheeks as she stood there, quite intimidated and afraid.

" I'm sorry, but I'm not buying it. You know, I'm a pretty good listener and I don't judge. "

Max didn't know if this was the right way to help the young woman confide in a stranger, but he didn't want to leave her behind. Not so sad and fragile.

The young woman hesitated briefly until she opened the door wider and let Max inside her dark hotel room.

The hotel room had the same layout as Max's except that it was mirror-inverted.

The only light in the room came from a small night light from the Disney film Lilo & Stitch.

Max recognised the blue monster Stitch immediately, as his sister had been quite fond of the film and the character when she was younger.

The curtains were drawn so neatly that not a single ray of light could shine through.

The young woman dropped onto the bed and pulled a blanket over her cute pyjamas, which she must have been embarrassed for the Dutchman to see.

"Why don't you sit down?" she said quietly but in a gentle voice and gently tapped the end of the bed.

Unlike in Max's hotel room, the bed linen was turquoise and embroidered with small flowers, although Max was immediately sure that she had brought the bed linen from home and swapped it for the disgusting hotel bed linen - it was perhaps worth considering doing the same.

After the Dutchman had settled down on the turquoise bed linen and his eyes had adjusted to the darkness, he looked around a little and recognised nothing but order and cleanliness.

Hotel rooms always told you what a person was like. And the new PR manager seemed to be quite tidy and structured - as the lined-up suitcases and books revealed.

"I'm sorry if I've disturbed you..." the young woman's voice caught Max's attention again, causing the Dutchman to take his eyes off the hotel room and look over at her.

She was wiping her nose and then wiped her eyes with a handkerchief to make the few tears disappear.

"You didn't. I really didn't. I was worried and thought I'd just check that everything was OK," Max revealed to her, eliciting a gentle smile.

"Thank you..." she began as she started to search for the right words. " That's really sweet of you. "

Max returned her gentle smile and was about to ask her another question when the thunder rolled deep and ominously through the hotel room, as if it were trying to make its way through the walls. A first, hesitant rumble arose before it grew into a powerful, vibrating roar that made the windows shake.

The air seemed to vibrate and the walls, which were otherwise so safe and calm, seemed to shake for a moment, as if the hotel itself was feeling the force of the storm.

Lightning flashed brightly through the room, illuminating the corners for a moment and making the shadows of the furniture dance like fleeting ghosts.

The thunder rolled on, at irregular intervals, sometimes near, sometimes far, but never really disappearing - a continuous rumble that enveloped the room in an oppressive, harsh atmosphere.

And this thunder caused the person opposite him to flinch violently and disappear under the embroidered bed linen.

And then Max finally understood what was going on.

She was terrified of thunderstorms.

"Hey," Max's voice rang softly through the room.

He knew exactly what the fear of thunderstorms could feel like.

The rapidly beating heart, the shiver that ran through your whole body, the squinting of your eyes to somehow block out the lightning and your body paralysed with fear.

Max knew all too well how the young Red Bull employee must feel. After all, he had experienced the same fear for years as a child.

"I-I'm so scared," whispered the younger girl muffled under the duvet as she trembled all over and the tightness in her chest just wouldn't go away.

Her fear of thunderstorms was particularly heightened when she wasn't in familiar surroundings - her home.

Although she couldn't easily cope with the fear of thunderstorms at home either, she was able to relax better at home than here in the hotel room, which was foreign to her.

"It's okay," Max assured her cautiously, glad that she had opened up to him. "I know the fear of thunderstorms. I was afraid of thunderstorms for years as a child too. Can I help you?"

She slowly lifted her head from under the duvet and nodded as her fingers dug into the fabric of the bed linen.

"What else helps you with your anxiety? Have you got any tea to calm you down? Or are you listening to music, doing breathing exercises, talking or doing something that's good for you, like painting? " Max asked her as he clearly noticed how she slowly began to relax.

" I...I'm drinking tea. There... there's camomile and lavender in front," she carefully reached out from under the blanket and pointed over to the small sideboard, on which there was a travel kettle, a cup and two packets of tea.

Max nodded sympathetically and ran over to the sideboard to prepare everything for the tea.

They could still hear the thunderstorm raging over the hotel. The thunder had become a little quieter by now, but Max kept noticing the rustling of the bedspread and spotted the young woman flinching out of the corner of his eye.

" Ninja Turtles and Stitch, huh? " Max asked with a grin and pointed to the mug with the four Turtles printed on it.

" Uhm, yeah. I know, I'm a total freak," the young woman on the bed laughed softly - that was good. A good sign that Max was slowly managing to distract her from the storm.

"You said that now, not me. But the Turtles are really cool. Shall I tell you a secret? " he grinned as he came back to the bed with the cup and handed it to her.

Her long, thin fingers wrapped themselves around the hot cup as she took a light sniff of the tea, which would fill the whole room with the scent of lavender within a few minutes.

"I won't say no to a secret," she grinned as she leaned against the end of the bed and indicated to Max that he should sit down so that he didn't continue to sit uncomfortably on the edge of the bed.

Without thinking twice, Max did the same and leant his back against the upholstered headboard of the bed.

"I recently adopted a third cat and it's actually named after one of the turtels," he grinned, causing the young woman to start giggling softly.

And the giggle was indeed a lovely sound that filled the room and Max wished he could hear it a little longer.

"Really? Which one is it? "

Now he had the young woman's full attention, who scrutinised the Dutchman with curiosity while a warm smile spread across her lips.

"Well, I'm not going to make it that easy for you," he grinned cheekily and crossed his legs.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the PR manager tilt her head and think for a few seconds before sipping her tea.

"His name is Donatello," she then said, hitting the bull's eye. Max's new cat was indeed named after the purple Ninja Turtle.

The Dutchman's eyes widened and his mouth opened slightly.

The Dutchman's eyes grew wide as his mouth opened slightly.

"How...?" he stammered, actually wondering how she had come up with it. Everyone else he had told about his cat so far had bet that the cat's name was Leonardo.

"It's quite simple. And I'll be happy to explain it to you," she took another big sip from her cup before placing it on the dessert table next to her and continuing:

"He's intelligent, like you. You help with the development of the car and you also know exactly where the problem is if there is one with your car. You've also become incredibly relaxed with every World Championship title, no longer as hot-headed as you were back then. You are loyal to your team, although in difficult times it would have been understandable if you had looked for a better team - as one or two other drivers have already done. But not you, you are loyal to Red Bull and always emphasise how happy you are with the team and that you will finish your career at Red Bull. Donatello also has all these qualities - in other categories, but he is the most similar to you of the Turtels."

Wow, that was really impressive, thought Max. No one else had ever seen and analysed it in the same way as the young woman opposite him.

"That... that's impressive," he said part of his thoughts out loud.

"Thank you," she grinned and bowed playfully to him.

And so the two of them had a little guide that took them from one conversation to the next and the young woman began to forget more and more about what she had been afraid of just a moment ago. And thanks to the Dutchman, who sat next to her on the bed and laughed with her, this fear simply disappeared.

And the young woman couldn't be more grateful to the Dutchman. So the thunderstorm moved on towards the next village.

But even when the thunderstorm had passed completely and peace returned to the town, the two continued to talk until they fell into a peaceful sleep next to each other, knowing full well that this was just the beginning of something big.

[elisacuorecucinaechiacchiere]

Poi un giorno capita che al Salottino della EliCCC venga a truccarmi Regina una makeup trainer (per chi non sa bene l'inglese una truccatrice professionista😜), piano piano mi vedo trasformare in donna, mi guardo allo specchio e quasi non mi riconosco tanto mi vedo bella🤩

Allora mi faccio fotografare in un punto dove il sole mi illumina gli occhi e ne vedo il colore che, diciamolo, non è così male😍 Incomincio a mettermi in posa con le labbra un po’ ammiccanti, lo sguardo da felino e mi ripeto: da domani incomincerò a truccarmi!👍

Poi mi sveglio e dico a me stessa “non lo farai mai, non mentire a te stessa!”🤦‍♀️Intanto oggi mi sono sentita donna!!!💋 Domani è un altro giorno…

[tempests-bards-and-birds]

lab partner, employer trainer or broken elevator for venti from genshin, nino from mlb and aidan from the illuminae files :)

okay so for employee trainer i think i'd go with nino cause all in all i think he'd be really chill but also he would be a decent enough teacher so yeah; for lab parter i'd go with aidan because even though he's an ai so he can't physically help he'd probably know exactly what to do so i wouldn't have to do any thinking (and also because i wouldn't really feel safe being trapped in an elevator with him for Multiple Reasons lol) and finally for the elevator i'd go with venti because if there were vents of any kind in there he would be able to teleport us out and even if there weren't i feel like chatting with him for a bit would still be really fun! thanks for asking!

[flammenfederfiction]

Hi

Ich bin Flä, ich schreibe Kram. Zum einen Fanfictions im Bereich Pokémon und generell Anime/Manga; zum anderen Fantasy, da wohl am ehesten Urban Fantasy und Kram, der nicht wirklich offensichtlich in ein Subgenre passt. Mein Fokus liegt auf Action: Ich mag Gekloppe, bei dem alle Beteiligten mit Magie um sich werfen.

Aktuell bin ich in folgende lesbare Projekte invested (weitere Storys sind in Arbeit):

CROWN

Die Arena-Challenge der Galar-Region als Tournament Arc mit 10 Charakteren, die für Ruhm, Ehre und die Chance auf eine Profi-Karriere als Pokémon-Trainer kämpfen.

Der Ring des Arceus

Als in Illumina-City eine Zeitmaschine getestet wird, kommt es zu einem Fehler: Neben der Testperson verschwinden vier weitere Menschen. Völlig unvorbereitet müssen die fünf sich nun zusammenraufen und gemeinsam einen Weg durch die Geschichte der Kalos-Region nach Hause finden.

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Außerdem bin ich Editor und wahnsinnig-besessen-von dieser Geschichte:

Geister et Cetera

von Serenade21

In der fiktiven südkoreanischen Stadt New Suwon bauen der idealistische Unternehmer Jon Bradley und das junge Medium Suma Namgung gemeinsam eine Agentur für Exorzisten auf.

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dA und Insta sind mostly Poesie, Twitter keine Ahnung :'D

[yveltalreal]

mhmm, as well as just some personal accounts

in terms of more recent stuff, professor junpier has published some good stuff about the origins of the pokemon we have today and how these origins intertwine with people. proffessor sycamores papers on mega evolution are very good for this too since mega evolution relies on the bond and trust between trainer and pokemon to occur safely and be stabilized. a change brought on by the cohabitation and bond between people and pokemon that can be observed in real time.

proffessor kukui's research on z moves and pokemon battles especially ones taken on in the alola region and its island challenge are also very good since the island challenge is very much meant to help people and pokemon grow and change together. hau,oli university did a series of 3 studies, each a decade apart, where they looked at the lives and school performances of children who would be going on the island challenge the next year then came back a year later and found that overall the majority of the children studied were much more responsible both in and out of the home after going on their island challenge but those that didnt finish or didnt get to go for whatever reason had not develpped the same sense of responsibility and set of problem solving skills. the bonds between the kids and their pokemon were also stronger than those who had not gone on any journey, island challenge or otherwise.

professor mirror in lental also did quite a bit of research into the illumina phenomenon and how it affected the behavior of lental's pokemon compared to pokemon of the same species in other regions, as well as their history with the people of lental.

in terms of non-regional professors, professor redwood and her colleagues have a couple of papers on the changes in behavior between fossil pokemon that were revived recently and those that were released into the bba terarium and galar's crown tundra several years before as well as the few that were born in these places rather than revived in released. proffessor apple had a really good one where the litters of a kantonian ninetails and alolan ninetails were swapped, seeing how this might affect the vulpix and ninetails as well as the care process ninetails typically use for their young. the expirement was repeated a few times, with versions done with ninetails that had been born in captivity, that have lived all their life in the wild, and those that had lived in the wild for some portion of their life and been caught leter on, as well as versions where humans were available for help, versions where the researchers kept themselves completely hidden to the ninetails, and even versions where ninetails that had already repeated the expirement partook in it again with a second litter to see if experiance changed the outcome.

in terms of older stuff, proffessor laventons old papers and records on how the slow acceptance of pokemon changed the development of jubilife and hisui are a good read to see how we got to the sinnoh we have today and it also gives a good perspective as to what might have happened in other regions.

professor juniper's (as in the current regional professors father) published some good stuff back in the day about how pokemon ended up in many of their modern locations as well as did some research on the evolution from galarian zigzagoon to hoennian zigzagoon and the history of a few alolan forms

some of proffessor oaks REALLY old stuff from when he first set up his lab is also good reading to see how our relationship with pokemon has changed in the last 60-70 years alone

tons of other stuff but isk how much of this exists in your universe and i dont wanna suggest a million papers and studies to look at that night not even exist for you

So, uh, what do those of you who do the whole... adventure thing actually intend to do once that, you know, stops? It's gonna eventually. So, like, you have thought about that at least a little bit, right?

[dystopiandilfs]

So for another non canon MCC idea (the first one being proximity chat) I would want to see one where the teams aren't meant to be balanced but the teams are based in team names.

For example: (obviously people are in multiple teams here but it's just examples)

Red Roomies could be Dream, Sapnap, Fruit and Illumina

Blue Bisexuals could be Puffy, Niki, Illumina, TapL

Fuchsia Floridians could be Dream, BBH, Krinios, Krtzyy

Lime Leos could be Dream, Jack Manifold, Corpse, Vikk

Green Gays could be Scott, Velvet, Ant and Joey

Coral Colourblind could be George, Puffy, Awesamdude, Karl

Alternatively Green could also be Pete, Fruit, Dream, Awesamdude

We could also scrap the colour names and have teams like:

"Same person different fonts" which would be Sapnap, Punz, Boomer, Awesamdude

"Not dating but also wouldn't be surprised if they were" which would be DNF and Skephalo

"Tommy's older brother protection squad" which would be Wilbur, Dream, Corpse, Punz

"Georgenotfound simps" which would be Dream, Quackity, Wilbur and Jack

"Underrated icons" which would be Grian, False, Quig, Wisp

"Captain finally won" which would be Captain Sparkles, Fruit, Pete, Quig

"I would pay for this team to be real" which would be Dream, Alyssa, Callahan, George

"It's fine I didn't want my eardrums anyways" which would be Quackity, Tommy, Tubbo and Karl

"That's what the point of the mask is" which would be Dream, Corpse, Ranboo and 5up

"DreamSMP minors" which would be Tommy, Tubbo, Ranboo, Purpled

Here's the proximity version since people have asked

[izzieg3987]

GRASS TYPE

Serperior (F)

Percy's Serperior is a diva, there's no other way to say it. She was like this ever since she was a Snivy. She loves the spotlight, that's why she was perfect for Pokemon Contests. She let Percy catch her because she saw true elegance and grace in her. There is only one person Serperior loves in this world and that person is Percy.

Lilligant (F)

Percy is very proud of her Lilligant, because she is one of the very few trainers who could coax the flower on Lilligant's head to bloom. Percy sometimes makes oil from her flowers and uses it in the lotions she makes.

Morelull (F)

This little one is the daughter of Percy's Shiinotic, she is a mischievous one. She loves playing pranks on people other than her trainer.

Shiinotic (F)

Percy caught Shiinotic on one of her brief visits to Alola, she was just a little Morelull at the time. She really likes gardening with her friends Lilligant, Florges, and Arboliva.

Shaymin

Percy met Shaymin while he was running from Team Rocket, she saved it from them, and for that, it stayed with her and let her catch it out of gratitude.

Shiny Whimsicott (F)

Leavanny uses Whimsicott's cotton to make Percy's clothes. She is as much of a prankster as the rest of Percy's Pokemon and uses her ability to slip through cracks as a tool for it.

Apple trio (Appletun (F), Flapple (M), Applin (M))

Apple trio was actually given to Percy as Applins on valentines day, she neither returned the feelings nor the Applins. Two of them choose to evolve while one of them didn't, but they're still attached at the hip.

Decidueye (M)

Percy caught him while he was still a Dartrix, she helped him get through that difficult stage of his and allowed him to reach his full strength. He never regretted choosing Percy as his trainer for that, her diligently helping him groom didn't hurt either.

Arboliva (F)

Arboliva actually came with the land the old empty house Percy used to stay in when she was homeless. She moved into its garden while Percy was on her journey and when she bought the land, she caught her too for good measure.

Brambleghast (M)

Percy caught him near Casseroya Lake, which she thought was weird because Brambleghasts normally live in arid regions.

Shiny Roserade (F)

She was being bullied by her kind while she was a Roselia for her different colors, no trainer wanted her, all except one. To Percy, she was the most beautiful Roselia out there. She took care of her and managed to evolve her into a Roserade. Now she takes care of Percy's garden.

Shiny Eldegoss (F)

Percy found Eldegoss at the Ruins of Remembrance in the Aurus Island of the Lental region. She heard from Professor Oak about this new phenomenon called Illumina and thought it would be great for her contest Pokemons.

[turboacek-blog]

Elements the main line Pokémon games can/should take from spin offs

Just my opinion and thoughts

Written before Scarlet and Violet's announcement just didn't fix some grammar and spelling errors lol

Due to their nature as spin-offs they can be looser with the rules of the world or expand on the world while still staying true to Pokémon as outside of maybe a few all Pokémon games can arguably all fit in the same world

And most of them outside of the gameplay offer something that makes them unique

So these are just ideas from each game that can maybe go to the main line games

Pokémon Snap/New Pokémon Snap:

Many of the games try to incorporate some aspect of photo taking such as HGSS with the camera guy that took a pic of you and your current party, Alola’s photo spots, etc

I think incorporating a photo mode in the next Pokémon Amie/Camp/etc. can go a long way for players

And with that, they can incorporate the social media thing they had in New Pokémon Snap into the games as well especially with the Sword and Shield trainer card maker as a basis for posts, sharing, and such

The last thing is Illumina Pokémon

Art: 

There are aspects of them that feel like they could go more in-depth with this idea and other times it just feels like a different shiny Pokémon, I think there’s something it could be used for maybe like Totem Pokémon and can have slightly higher stats or be used in Contests/etc I think they have nice designs and offer something visually more appealing than totems and alphas while not being almost completely different like shinies

Mystery Dungeon

Pokémon as the playing characters for stuff like the Poke Jobs in SwSh could work

One idea that I’m taking from Chuggaconroy

Video here 5:53 if the time stamp doesn’t work ends around 9:07

Essentially saying in Mystery Dungeon pre-evolved Pokémon are still useable the whole game as the evolution stat increase isn’t as big as in the main line games making evolving not as big of a deal as it really just matters what level you are and what moves you have

So having a way, an item, key item, etc that allows a Pokémon to have their evolved stats but keep their pre evolved appearance like Bulbasaur with the stats of Ivysaur or Venusaur. Similar to wearing a skin in video games. That way everyone kind of wins as many prefer their cuter or different stages and only evolved their Pokémon to beat the game. It sounds like such a big thing that it would be a mechanic like Mega evolution. But I think there’s someway that can make it so simple it won’t demand that much attention. As seen with another idea later

The unevolved “skin” can have some downside like Pikachu has Raichu stats except for HP for example kinda like the opposite of Dynamax making it better but not as good as just evolving regularly or like Chugga said it not being able to be used online or in competitive VS

And other things in Mystery dungeon that kind of got stuff in the main lines are based but that’s essentially the starting house or secret bases in the Hoenn games/underground in Sinnoh games having that feature be more permanent/recurring would be nice

Pokémon Unite

Holowear

All those costumes you’ve seen the Pokémon wear are called Holowear as explained in a comic it’s just a hologram projected on the Pokémon so it’s not in the way of movement and battling and weight, etc as it’s not there

Holowear gives the dress-up aspect of Pokémon people love as we have had examples like Cosplay Pikachu and with a lot of other examples like sunglasses Squirtle

Pokémon unite also just falls into the recurring category of having more to do with competitive Pokémon besides Pokémon trainer battles

Pokémon Go

Costumes similar to Holowear as a lot of the event Pokémon had some costumes only available in Pokémon Go that were cute or at least nice to have

Overworld, stuff like pokestops to get small rewards can be nice, and also stuff like confetti falling on Pokémon day is nice

Pokken Tournament

Shadow Pokémon, can also fall in the Pokémon Go and Colosseum/XD, I think outside of story reasons having corrupted Pokémon to purify can give a modern Legends Arceus alpha and noble Pokémon approach with a Shadow Mewtwo/Lugia as the last boss

Another shake-up of how to be competitive with Pokémon

Pokémon Café Remix

Another costume one but on a lesser scale as they’re like Pokémon Go’s

Cafe in the Pokémon games for Pokémon to get benefits for the Pokémon as most are just there for decoration and in SwSh can get some of the treats

Also can be a side job in some games you keep coming back to a place and it gets better/bigger the more you do it, like park avenue but on a café scale

Magikarp Jump

Patterns

Magikarp had so many different patterns and it makes sense as especially in the anime we see Pokémon with slight differences so stuff like that gives some more uniqueness to each Pokémon but is also limited so it won’t be a Spinda situation

Pokémon Masters Ex

Another one that can fall into more ways to be competitive with Pokémon and can also be a unique redux on triple battles and costumes but on the character

Past characters appearing, characters like Red, Rosa, etc having more character and speaking, etc is great and also makes me want them to be in more games as nice appearances kinda like in Sun and Moon with Cynthia Wally Red, etc but don’t always have to relegate to postgame or super bosses as having them on the story is nice

Sync moves and Unity attacks, very much like Z moves but for everyone can be a way to not make them Alola exclusives

Pokémon Ranger

Alternate ways to catch Pokemon, don’t have to be exactly like Ranger but I think getting them can be more story-driven ways that do not gift Pokemon just because plus they are optional 

[teraserperior]

Properly introducing my oc Lumi <<<<<<< showing Lumi having a puppy dog crush

She has so much stuff to do already, why not add a crush on her best friend

[demifiendrsa]

New Pokemon Snap - “Welcome to the Lental Region” trailer. It’ll launch for Switch on April 30, 2021 worldwide.

Phil character render and screenshot

New artwork

Illumina orb and Apple medal logo

screenshots

Overview

New Pokemon Snap is a previously announced video game in which players will take on the role of a budding Pokemon photographer in the Lental region. There they will work with Professor Mirror, the region’s expert, on an ecological survey to photograph Pokemon thriving in nature. The game will be available on April 30, 2021, on the Nintendo Switch family of systems.

Wild Pokemon thrive on the islands of the Lental region, where environments can differ greatly, making for a variety of habitats where different Pokemon expressions and behaviors can be observed. Players will be able to get their attention by playing a melody or throwing fluffruit. They’ll also be able to use an Illumina orb (an invention of Professor Mirror’s) on Pokemon to witness something out of the ordinary. They can even use their camera to run scans, which can help them find hidden Pokemon or inspect their surroundings. As players keep researching a course, their research level there will increase, and they may discover Pokemon acting in different ways. Trainers may even encounter Legendary Pokemon or Mythical Pokemon.

A photo’s score will be based on the subjects’ poses, how large they appear, how directly they’re facing the camera, and where they fall in frame. Each photo will get one to four stars, indicating how common or rare the behavior displayed is. Players will have to take many photos to fill out their Photodex, which is their collection of Pokemon photographs.

Photos taken while conducting research can also be saved to a personal album, which is separate from the Photodex. When a course is completed, players can use the re-snap function to adjust the brightness, blur, zoom, and other aspects of their recently snapped photos. After photos are saved to the personal album, a photo-editing mode will enable players to customize their photos with stickers, frames, and filters.

New Pokemon Snap also has several online features that enable players to share photos and compete with others around the world through ranking systems.

[danwhobrowses]

Pokémon Direct 26th Feb 21 Thoughts (Happy Pokémon Day)

Happy Pokémon Day everyone! 25 Years since Red and Green hit stores and would change gaming for so many people.

Yesterday though, Pokémon dropped a special Direct revealing new info and titles, which compared to the Nintendo Direct and Playstation State of Play had a lot more hype towards it, at least for me. So I’m gonna run down the contents - a combination of stuff learned from the video and the website

Spoilers for the Direct below if you haven’t watched it yet

Part 1: Pokémon New Snap - New Information

More information about the New Snap game came up first, revealing that it’ll be releasing on 30th April and available for Pre-Order.

On top of throwing apples to encourage new behaviour, there is also the possibility to play tunes. Most unique though is the ‘Illumina Orb’, this item when thrown at Pokémon will cause a glowing aesthetic either on the Pokémon or any elements they may summon, the Illumina phenomenon seems to be a core part of the game’s story alongside getting the Photodex (each Pokémon having 1-4 Star photo slots).

You can also upload your photos via Switch Online, though that’s not really for me so I’ll probably just use an SD to transfer pics or something.

The characters include Professor Mirror (missed chance to use an adult Todd Snap), Phil - you seems to be your rival and Rita - who seems to be the tutorial guide character. The environment of some expeditions will vary by level as well so there will be cause for repeatability.

The New Snap is more of a ‘does what it says on the tin’ kinda game, you’re there to take photos. But the new stuff does look to entice players to play around with it all and see how good they can get out of the photos, it is definitely something that will live to expectations.

Part 2: Pokémon Day Commemorative Events

Afterwards we got some info on the events happening around today. Pokémon Café Mix is having a login promotion for Golden Acorns, Pokémon GO is doing Kanto Legendary raids and in Masters EX Leon is in the game with Charizard

For SwSh G-Max Pikachu is back until the 28th, there are chances for a Shiny. If 1 million are beaten you’ll also get 100 of Dynite and Armorite ore.

These Pikachu are not that easy though in Solo raiding, AI is usually awful but this Pikachu will know a combination of Surf, Disarming Voice, Volt Tackle (and a special G-Max variation that paralyzes Neighboring Pokémon), Discharge, Brick Break, Iron Tail and its usual spamming of either Nasty Plot or Double Team. So be careful of accuracy issues or your AI failing you...a lot

On top of this if you use  P25MUS1C as a code you’ll get a Pikachu that knows Sing.

Part 3: DP Remake

Years of People demanding and you got this. Perhaps a lesson to be constructive in criticism since the remakes have already drawn its own controversy for being different to the other games fans criticized and even boycotted for a short while.

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl brings the old DS games to a new form with the same top-down camera from the games of old, blending an old-Final Fantasy and Animal Crossing-esque chibi type overworld character that has received mixed reviews and, along with the next part, comparisons with the Legend of Zelda series, particularly for this one Link’s Awakening.

Other than the new graphics, the trailers haven’t revealed any new content that is genuinely new to the series, but the website suggests ‘player-friendly conveniences’ which may help in reducing the grind. Of course, this is only the first taste, there still can be plenty more.

I must confess, but DP was always a bit of a Red-Headed Stepchild for me in terms of the series, I certainly didn’t hate it, I just felt like the main story lacked a bit. It could simply be because Cyrus’ story only really peaks for Platinum but most of it is due to the fact that I was able to get through the whole game within 24 hours of play. I am also in the party that’s not too thrilled about the chibi design, I had always feared that Pokémon Player and NPC models would fall into Mii territory and this does feel like a step in that direction, I also love customization (though male characters do not get as much choice) so it always feels a bit of a let down when we remove that. Also I think that the shaders could’ve been upped because you look at these 3D artworks and they are magnificent.

Also the names are a bit, uninspired. I mean we usually get dichotomy in the new names too: Fire and Leaf, Heart and Soul, Alpha and Omega, so going to Brilliant and Shining seems weird. What about Hope Diamond and Faith Pearl? Stone Diamond and Sea Pearl? Time Diamond and Space Pearl? I felt like there were more options.

On the positive side though, Underground is back with will be fun, maybe they’ll update bases too. They might add the Platinum stuff in there too, revamped Distortion World sounds cool, and I hope the Pokétch comes back, it was a handy tool especially the Day Care app

Part 4: Pokémon Legends - Arceus

Now this, is more like it.

Sticking with Sinnoh comes a prequel story of ancient times, where humans are only slowly settling into the region and the landscape is vast with free roaming Pokémon. The series takes its RPG-style deeper with the open world as players go on to complete the first ever Sinnoh Pokédex.

Battle or sneak up on Pokémon by using ancient steampunk-esque Pokéballs, this becomes a pure capturing adventure light but not completely devoid of being a ‘trainer’. No Elite 4 or Pokémon League, this is all about exploration leading all the way to Arceus.

Coming in 2022, the art and landscape is beautiful drawing parallels to Breath of the Wild, the UI is clean and simplistic and we get a new shift in our starters being different to the generation’s 3, instead you pick between Oshawott, Rowlet and Cyndaquil, but with sightings of Piplup in game you can be sure that the Sinnoh starters will be catchable.

The idea of going into the past is fresh for Pokémon fans, it’s something that looks very promising as a new recurring title for the series, the character design of old clan robes is also a nice touch. I do hope that future main series titles adopts this more open world environment and art style, the piano music is also very Ghibli esque which is a huge plus for me. I am keen to see how the journey develops as we go up to face god itself.

Part 5: Conclusion

The direct was good, even though there was stuff I’m not thrilled about it continues to reiterate my love for this series, which has been a core part of my life ever since getting a Game Boy Color & Pokémon Blue bundle for Christmas as a kid. I may still hold out on getting the DP remakes just yet but Snap and Legends will definitely be something I intend on buying, Pokémon continues to develop and evolve which has kept it going for 2 and a half decades, and I look forward to more evolutions to come.

[survivalphoenix]

introducing... JOMARY CABATU aka BUBBLES!

SEND HER COMMENTS OR MESSAGES NOW USING THE HASHTAG #RoF_BUBBLES !

personal information.

birth name: jomary may cabatu

stage name: bubbles

nickname/s: jm, jo, jomang, yeng (does not like it when fans call her this; it’s reserved for family and really close friends)

date of birth: june 30, 2001

current age: 19 (kor: 20)

place of birth: tagbilaran city, bohol, philippines

ethnicity: filipino (visayan)

nationality: filipino, korean

sexuality: heterosexual

height: 5′6″

possible positions (based on audition, past performance footage, and current information): main/lead vocalist, main/lead dancer, center, maknae

representative symbol: gummy bears

has been a trainee for: 3 years

language/s spoken: bisaya, korean, tagalog, english

miscellaneous information.

faceclaim: vivoree esclito

vocal claim: zhou jieqiong (kyulkyung)

rap claim: n/a

dance claim: vivoree esclito

audition song: “hey” - iu (cover) (link in source)

fun facts.

bubbles is an avid cosplayer. on her instagram, she posts cosplay, as well as fashion and art. 

her favorite book series since she was 14 is “the illuminae files” by amie kaufman and jay kristoff. she’s writing a mixed-media novel following the footsteps of “the illuminae files,” and she admits it’s hard not to draw inspiration from the idol lifestyle. she says that there are lots of interesting people she meets, and horrible people, that would make great characters in a sci-fi novel.

bubbles can speak fluent korean with a minimal accent, because she’s been here for 7 years.

her favorite food from her home region, visayas in the philippines, is chicken inasal. her favorite korean food is samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly bits). she used to restrain her intake of samgyeopsal, but now lets herself get lost in the fun of a samgyeopsal restaurant and order until she’s full. her one complaint is that it drills a real hole in her pocket to keep on eating samgyeopsal all the time. she has to be smart about cash, though her grandmother likes to say that no money spent on food is wasted money. 

she chose the stage name bubbles instead of the suggested ones, “summer” and “sunshine.” she says she didn’t want her cultural and ethnic heritage to be exoticized; there’s more to her than being from a tropical southeast asian country. “bubbles” alludes to a handful of things. one, her singing has been described as sweet as bubblegum as well as clear and bright, much like bubbles. two, she’s a bubbly person (and would very much not like to be sexualized at her age).

biography + audition under the cut.

trigger warnings: descriptions of ableism, mental illness, eating disorders, colorism, and racism.

biography.

jomary was born in tagbilaran, philippines, on the island of bohol. growing up, there was never any shortage of tall tales and myths; the visayans have a heritage of rich folk stories, after all. but jomary was more than just another listener: she could actually hear those creatures, and more. well, she believed so. “talawan,” they’d tease her. (coward.) if she was lucky, the word was affectionate. but sometimes, it was cruel, hurled at her with other sorts of barbs, if not downright physical harassment.

she was an odd duck. although her good grades and status as one of her class’s top swimmers kept her from being at the lowest of the popularity food chain, there was no denying that her peers found her weird and pathetic. many would rub salt in the wound whenever she lost tournaments; they’d joke about how she probably heard a siyokoy (a kind of malevolent creature in their mythology that pulls innocent humans from the water and kills them) in the pools, and that’s why she didn’t win, things like that. she heard them, and they knew she did, but they didn’t quite care. the worst part was that, in a way, it was true. her anxiety did not leave her, even when she was in her element.

at 12 years old, jomary and her single mother alyzza left for south korea after alyzza married a korean man, siwoo. when they arrived, jomary didn’t want siwoo to think that she or her mother were gold-diggers, as people loved accusing filipinos. sure, their life back in the philippines was less comfortable, but it didn’t mean that alyzza married for money. fortunately, siwoo was a good man who didn’t bear prejudices against southeast asians.

not everybody was the same. par for the course, bubbles was subject to a lot of colorism and racism in this new country. one of her saving graces was that she naturally had a petite build. her new friends in korea praised her for her incredibly small body. although they had good intentions, this actually exacerbated her self-loathing, especially when siwoo and alyzza encouraged her to audition for a kpop agency.

at 16, she was accepted. she was thin, but not thin enough. her trainers at the agency repeated her friends’ words and made them monstrous: you’re so thin! but you could be thinner. you should be thinner. jomary let herself be put on a harsh diet and the girl developed anorexia.

this was simple compromise, the girl reasoned. she refused to start bleaching her brown skin, as her company requested, so it was fair that she stopped eating so she’d become as thin as she could be. right? right?��although her mother and stepdad loved her, they did not understand the gravity of the situation, especially because jomary was skilled at pretending that it wasn’t that severe.

and then, right before she was set to debut in a girl group in 2019, she lost on king of the masked singer. she didn’t even make it past the first round — how come, when her voice was sweet as bubblegum yet able to be solid and stable? well, the general public thought otherwise. she was shaking and her voice wobbled all throughout her performance. rumors hounded her and her company, accusing jomary of being high on drugs.

the people around her knew she wasn’t, however. particularly after she nearly fainted backstage. they took her to the hospital and then discovered that she had an eating disorder. after clearing up the scandal, her company kicked her out nonetheless. her trainee period halted. she was both relieved and miserable.

audition.

in an interview, bubbles shared that she felt as if she hadn’t been trained for three years. “this feels like a brand-new beginning for me,” she said. “i was awfully nervous until i realized that i feel revitalized by the fresh start that ring of fire has given me.”

she jaunted on to the stage and, true to her word, provided a performance that our panel found “refreshing.” one judge praised her lovely, crystal-clear voice.

“i’m sure that audiences around the globe will appreciate her cute charms,” remarked another.

“but we know she can do more. she was holding back, that’s evident. it will certainly pose a problem if she never learns how to conquer her nerves.”

[sofya-fanfics]

Je ne suis pas jaloux

Résumé : Puck n'est pas jaloux. Et si Rachel veut passer tout son temps avec Sam, c'est elle que ça regarde. Non, Puck n'est vraiment pas jaloux.

Disclaimer : Glee est une série de Ryan Murphy.

Puck n'aurait pas pu dire quand est-ce que ça avait commencé. Il avait remarqué leur petit manège il y a quelques jours lorsqu'il les avait vu assis l'un à côté de l'autre au Glee Club. Et ils avaient l'air proche. Aux dernières nouvelles, Rachel et Sam s'étaient à peine adressés deux mots depuis que ce dernier avait rejoint le club. Pourtant maintenant, ils avaient toujours l'air d'être ensemble. Dans les couloirs, à la cafétéria et maintenant ils chantaient un duo.

Rachel et Finn s'étaient séparés il y a plusieurs semaines et la relation entre Sam et Santana avait tourné court. Peut-être que c'était un plan pour les rendre jaloux. Venant de Rachel, ça n'étonnerait pas Puck et il savait que si elle le voulait, elle pouvait convaincre n'importe qui à suivre ses plans et Sam n'a pas dû y échapper. Ça ne pouvait être que ça, se dit Puck. Après tout, ce n'était pas comme s'ils avaient beaucoup de choses en communs.

« Je ne savais pas qu'ils sortaient ensemble, dit Lauren à la fin de la chanson. »

Quoi ? Non, ils ne sortaient pas ensemble. Il serait au courant.

« Non, répondit-il. Sam n'est pas le genre de Berry. »

Et puis, il était ami avec Rachel, elle lui aurait dit. Ce n'était qu'un plan.

~00~

Une semaine était passée, Kurt était revenu à McKinley. Karofsky s'était excusé mais personne ne savait s'il était sincère ou pas. En plus, Santana était derrière tout ça et Puck savait qu'elle avait quelque chose en tête. Il ne l'avouerait jamais à personne, mais ça l'avait manqué de ne plus voir Kurt au Glee Club. Après tout, comme Brittany lui avait dit un jour, ils étaient une famille.

Sam et Rachel avaient passé toute la semaine collés l'un à l'autre. Puck ne savait pas pourquoi, mais ça l'énervait. Il avait bien essayé d'interroger Rachel, mais tout ce qu'elle lui avait répondu, c'était un simple : « On est ami. » et tout ce qu'il avait envie de dire c'était : « Depuis quand ? ». C'est vrai que Puck et Rachel étaient amis depuis qu'ils étaient sortis ensemble, mais il avait quand même peur de la réponse de la jeune fille. Pourtant la curiosité avait pris le dessus et il décida de parler à Sam à la fin de leur entrainement de football.

« On te voit souvent trainer avec Berry ces derniers temps, engagea Puck. »

Sam lui lança un regard, se demandant pourquoi il lui disait ça.

« Oui, répondit-il. D'ailleurs, je me demande pourquoi Santana m'a dit de ne pas m'approcher d'elle. Elle est cool. »

Merci, j'avais remarqué, pensa Puck. Et bien avant lui.

« Elle est sympa et elle ne me trouve ni bizarre, ni stupide. »

Sam finit de se préparer, attrapa son sac et sortit des vestiaires. Au final, Puck n'en avait pas appris plus et Sam ne lui avait pas dit s'ils sortaient ensemble. Qu'est-ce que Rachel pouvait bien lui trouver ? Il n'était pas très intelligent. Bon d'accord, lui-même n'était pas le mieux placer pour dire ça, mais au moins, il ne faisait pas de mauvaises imitations de Dark Vador.

~00~

Les garçons du Glee Club se trouvaient chez Finn et Kurt pour une soirée jeux vidéos. Blaine était également présent avec Kurt. Bien sûr, ce dernier aurait préféré passer une soirée entre filles avec Rachel et Mercedes, mais il avait envie de passer du temps avec Blaine. Et puis, passer sa soirée devant un écran à jouer à des jeux vidéos pouvait peut-être être amusant. Enfin, il l'espérait. Blaine tenta de lui expliquer les règles, mais rien n'y faisait. Décidément, les jeux vidéos ce n'étaient pas pour lui.

Le téléphone que Sam avait posé sur la table basse se mit à vibrer et le prénom de Rachel s'afficha. Ce qui n'échappa pas à Puck. Un immense sourire illumina le visage de Sam. Il se leva et se dirigea vers la porte.

« Et la partie ! S'exclama Puck. -J'en ai pas pour longtemps, je reviens. »

Il sortit sous le regard meurtrier de Puck. Ce n'était pas suffisant qu'ils se voient toute la journée au lycée, il fallait encore que Rachel l'appelle le soir ! Kurt observa toute la scène et lança un regard à Puck.

« Tu vas bien ? Demanda le jeune homme. -Ouais, marmonna Puck. »

Kurt savait bien qu'il mentait. Depuis qu'il était revenu à McKinley, il avait bien remarqué les regards que lançait Puck à Rachel. Bien sûr, ils étaient amis tous les deux, mais peut-être que pour Puck, c'était plus que ça. Kurt se leva et s'assit à côté de lui. Il y a encore un an, il n'aurait jamais osé aborder le sujet avec Puck.

« Ça t'ennuie que Rachel appelle Sam ? Demanda-t-il. -Pas du tout. »

Si, ça l'ennuyait et Kurt comprit que Puck ressentait plus que de l'amitié pour Rachel, même s'il ne s'en rendait pas compte.

« On dirait que tu es jaloux, poursuivit Kurt. -Ne raconte pas n'importe quoi, je ne suis pas jaloux. Et si elle veux être avec un imbécile comme Evans, ça la regarde. -Oui, tu n'es pas du tout jaloux, ça se voit. »

Puck fixa la télévision et Kurt ne put s'empêcher de sourire, amusé par la situation.

« Je sais de source sûre qu'ils ne sont pas ensemble, dit-il. Rachel me l'a dit. »

Puck semblait se détendre.

« Tu devrais lui parler, continua Kurt. Et lui expliquer que tu n'es pas jaloux. »

Puck se renfrogna et lui donna un coup de poing dans le bras. Kurt laissa échapper un gémissement de douleur et se massa le bras. Heureusement qu'ils étaient amis, sinon il n'oserait pas imaginer ce que Puck aurait pu lui faire dans le cas contraire.

~00~

Puck referma brutalement la porte de son casier. Il n'avait pas réussi à fermer l'œil de la nuit. Il n'arrêtait pas de penser à ce que Kurt lui avait dit. Et c'est vrai, il était jaloux. Il n'aimait pas que Rachel soit proche de Sam et il avait fini par se rendre compte qu'il avait toujours des sentiments pour elle. Mais il était avec Lauren et même s'il ne voulait pas la faire souffrir, il devait rompre avec elle et aller parler à Rachel. Pour une fois, il voulait faire les choses bien. Lauren arriva et se plaça à côté de lui.

« Il faut qu'on parle Puckerman, dit-elle. -J'ai quelque chose à te dire aussi. -Laisse-moi commencer. »

Puck acquiesça et la laissa parler.

« Je crois qu'on devrait arrêter tous deux. -Pardon ! »

Il s'attendait à tout sauf à ça.

« Ne le prend pas mal, continua Lauren, mais entre nous, ça colle pas. Et puis, on aura bientôt finit McKinley, on ira à l'université et je n'ai pas envie de m'encombrer avec un petit ami de lycée. -D'accord. »

Même s'il savait qu'elle avait raison, ce n'était jamais agréable à entendre. Lauren partit, mais au bout de quelques pas, se retourna vers à lui.

« Je suis très observatrice Puckerman, continua-t-elle. Tu devrais parler à Rachel. Je suis sûre qu'il lui faudra peu pour qu'elle accepte de te mettre dans ses bagages pour New-York. Mais à ta place je n'attendrai pas trop longtemps, tu as de la concurrence. »

Lauren lui lança un sourire et partit en direction de son prochain cour. Puck ne put s'empêcher de sourire également. Il ne s'était pas trompé sur Lauren Zizes, elle était vraiment géniale.

~00~

L'entrainement de football s'était terminé il y a une demie heure et Puck se trouvait maintenant dans les gradins du terrain. Les cheerleaders étaient rentrées sur le terrains et Puck pouvait entendre le coach Sylvester vociférer de là où il était. Apparemment, elle avait reprit du poil de la bête depuis la défaite de Aural Intensity aux Régionales. Quelqu'un s'avança vers lui et il vit qu'il s'agissait de Rachel. Celle-ci lui sourit et s'assit à côté de lui.

« Lauren m'a dit que tu voulais me parler, dit-elle. »

Quoi ? Il ne lui avait jamais dit ça. C'est alors qu'il comprit que Lauren cherchait à l'aider. Il la remercia intérieurement et décida que c'était le moment de saisir sa chance. On pouvait dire ce qu'on voulait sur lui, mais il n'était pas un lâche. Et même si elle ne ressentait pas la même chose que lui, si elle avait des sentiments pour Sam ou Finn ou n'importe qui, au moins, elle saurait.

« Oui, j'ai quelque chose à te dire. »

Il avait l'impression d'avoir fait un bond en arrière, quand il y a deux ans ils se trouvaient assis sur ces mêmes gradins et où ils avaient décidé de rompre. L'une des nombreuses erreurs qu'il avait commis, pensa-t-il.

« Lauren et moi, on n'est plus ensemble, dit Puck. »

Rachel écarquilla les yeux, surprise. Elle lui prit la main et la serra.

« Je suis désolée, dit-elle. Je peux aller lui parler si tu veux… -Non, la coupa Puck. Ça va aller. Écoute Rachel, on est ami. Mais quand j'ai vu que tu passais tout ton temps avec Sam, ça m'a rendu dingue. Je crois que j'étais jaloux. -Jaloux ? »

Puck soupira. Pourquoi c'était aussi compliqué ? Il remarqua que Rachel ne lui avait toujours pas lâché la main. Peut-être que c'était un bon signe. Ce qui l'encouragea à continuer.

« Je ne suis pas doué pour toutes ses grandes déclarations. Tu me plais. Je sais que ça fait longtemps qu'on n'est plus ensemble, mais on était bien le temps que ça a duré. Alors, je me disais que l'on pourrait peut-être recommencer. »

Il sentit les lèvres de Rachel se poser sur les siennes, ce qui le fit taire immédiatement. Il profita de ce baiser qui ne dura à peine quelques secondes.

« Désolée, dit Rachel gênée. -Ne le sois pas. »

Puck lui caressa la joue et l'embrassa à nouveau. Il croyait qu'il avait été amoureux de Lauren, mais ce n'était rien comparé à ce qu'il pouvait ressentir à ce moment là pour Rachel. Ils finirent par se séparer et Puck ne put s'empêcher de sourire. Rachel, elle, semblait être dans le même état.

« Alors, fit Puck. On est de nouveau ensemble ? -On dirait bien, lui sourit Rachel. J'ai longtemps eu des sentiments pour toi et maintenant, je sais que je ressentais plus que de l'amitié. »

Ils s'embrassèrent de nouveau, profitant de ce moment. Puck avait enfin droit à une seconde chance et il ferait tout pour ne pas la gâcher.

Fin

[livioacerbo]

Biotech Gets Some Silicon Valley Shine at Illumina’s New Campus

Biotech Gets Some Silicon Valley Shine at Illumina’s New Campus

Employees arriving at the Peninsula’s newest, shiniest corporate campus will find it equipped with all the creature comforts now expected in Silicon Valley. There are gaming consoles with stadium-level seating; a tricked-out gym where trainers both real and virtual will kick your butt into shape; well-sod grounds where you can walk off your local, vegan, … Continue reading “Biotech Gets Some…

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Biotech Gets Some Silicon Valley Shine at Illumina’s New Campus

Biotech Gets Some Silicon Valley Shine at Illumina’s New Campus

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