#umbrepon

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@ask-inky-umbre Umbra looks up at Moonflower "Your ears look like mine! Are you an Umbreon?" he circles the two inquisitively "I've never met another Umbreon before"

Moonflower looks at strange Umbreon. "Yes, actually. I'm Moonflower. And I'm part Ogerpon, which is rarer to find than a common Umbreon." Looking at him more, Moonflower could tell this Umbreon wasn't of this world. "What's your name?"

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(@asktheoger) "Ivy!! Ivy!! Hi hi!!" Aya sprinted towards the older Ogerpon at full speed. "You're here you're here you're he- OOH!!! Who're you?" She turned towards Moonflower. "Are you a friend of Ivy's too???"

"Hey, Aya! This is my new roommate, Moonflower." Ivy grinned.

"Pleased to meet another friend of Ivy's." Moonflower smiled.

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The ogres walk into the village, Ivy getting a good whiff of the food.

"There's so many Pokémon here." Moonflower commented. "From what I can see, more than in my small village."

"This is a festival, Moon." Ivy smiled behind her mask. "Now, let's see if there's anyone I know here..."

Ivy and Moonflower have arrived to the Mask Festival.

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The village elder handed Moonflower her jar of moonwater. The Umbrepon's eyes shifted from the old Clefable to her goddess. Moonflower took the jarred water, and drank it.

"The moon goddess smiles upon you, Moonflower." The elder said. "May Selene guide you on your journey."

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??? (Nihilego) @ Ivy

The Nihilego wandered around, eventually running into Ivy. They approached the Ogerpon, seeming to be looking around for something. Or indecisive, it was hard to tell, not only because they had a mask on, but also the fact that it didn’t seem to have many facial features to convey emotion with.

“Hey. Know any good places here where one like myself could get a bite to eat? The boat ride here was sickening, and I’m famished.”

Ivy takes a moment while slurping down her ramen to look at her roomie. Swallowing, Moonflower points to the ramen stand she and Ivy just visited. "There's a ramen stand there with delicious noodles. I have a bowl with Slowpoke tail, and my friend got mushrooms in hers."

"But there's plenty more flavors id Slowpoke or mushrooms are part of your pallet." Ivy smiled.

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A mysterious letter has appeared!

“Hello friend! You've been invited to this year's Mask Festival! The event takes place at Kokochiyoi Village, the largest village in Kitakami! Come join us for food, games, fireworks, and of course-”

Oh? Halfway through the letter, the handwriting changes.

“Hello there!! It's me, Kenji! Aya really wanted me to invite some of her friends to the festival this year, so I thought I'd send you an official invitation! I also made you a couple masks with the help of a close family friend! If you're a feral or anthro, wearing them'll give you a gijinka form! Don't worry- you won't actually turn into one! It's just an illusion that only works on the villagers, so they won't freak out when they see you. If you'd like to bring a different mask but still want the illusion powers, just take the bells off the masks and onto your own!

Aya, me, and my husbands all hope to see you soon!”

"Aya... Isn't she one of your Ogerpon friends?" Moonflower asked.

"Yeah, I met her before, and she's a sweetheart. Her fathers... They're nice too but they're very protective of her. And I appreciate that." Ivy then looked away. "I just hope she doesn't loose her dads like I lost mine."

Moonflower pat Ivy on the back. Ivy sook her head. "Sorry for bringing the mood down." She sniffed. "Kenji's letter said that the whole mask has illusionary powers, including the bells. So I think..." Ivy carefully removes the bells off the dark type mask and ties it to her Wellspring mask. "We attach the bells to our own masks as suggested."

Moonflower nods, attaching the ghost type bells to her ceremonial FullMoon Mask. Putting their masks on, their bodies transform from Pokémon to human, while still retaining some Pokémon aspects.

"Looks like we're all set!" Ivy smiled.

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Don't have a ref for anthro Moonflower, but here her feral ref is drawn by the talented @lavender-tea-dragon

A loyal follower to the moon goddess, Selene the Lunala.

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New Roommate

Ivy washed wild potatoes she harvested when she hears her doorbell being rung. The Ogerpon carefully sets the potatoes down on the counter and quickly walks to the deck and peers down, unable to believe what she's seeing. To be extra sure, Ivy went down the pully to meet her possible new roommate.

"Hey, you must be Ivy." The stranger smiled. "I'm Moonflower, an Umbrepon. It's nice to meet you."

Ivy was barely listening to Moonflower, as she looked the new guest over. She did have the appearance of an Umbreon, but also attributes of an Ogerpon.

"Ivy...?" Moonflower asked, her expression turned concerned.

The purple Ogerpon shook her head. "Huh? Oh... sorry! It's just... You're the first Ogerpon hybrid I've met. I've met, an befriended a couple of other Ogerpon, but they're pure Ogerpon."

The Umbrepon smiled. "Well, I'd love to meet these purebreds, if we end up being roommates."

Ivy ran a series of questions to the Ogerpon hybrid, and she answered honestly.

"And I run a crystal shop selling moon crystals and masks in the likeness of my goddess, Selene the Lunala. To fellow followers of the protective moon mother." Moonflower explained.

"I see. A clean record and a job. I think you're good to stay!" Ivy smiles wagging her tail. "Oh, and one last thing, sometimes, Pokémon and humans from other lands will occasionally ask questions. If you're okay with that."

"If their curious, I'll entertain them with my answers. About myself, or the Goddess of death and the Moon Selene." The Umbrepon smiled. "I'm more than happy to spread the word of the protective Mother."

Moonflower has joined the blog and open for asks.

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Chester @ Ivy: "You're next on the list!" (he holds out an envelope) "Here y' go! We 'ope you can make it too!"

(The invite reads:

To Ivy and Moonflower -

You have been invited to the wedding of Wo and Oki. They hope to see you there! Make sure to wear something purple too! See you in Kitakami!')

"Wo and Oki are getting married!" Ivy smiled. "I'll admit, I was warry of Oki when we first met, and I still flinch around his species, but I've noticed that I've stopped flinching around Oki and Aya's fathers the more I spent time with them. But that was my trauma acting for me. I'm happy for them, and I can't wait to see their wedding ceremony." The Ogerpon's tail wagged from side to side.

"It says that we should ware purple, I've got a mask that turns my coat purple." Moonflower said. "I think I can make you a mask that can turn your cloak purple too!"

"Sounds great!" Ivy nods.

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Ivy and Moonfloower looked back to make sure they weren't followed as they brought out their Entercards and placed them on the ground. The portal opened, and the two Ogerpon jumped in.

Ivy and Moonflower have left the festival.