#updates from po town

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Y’all I cant with this man someone help him

[island-ghost-dj]

RP Starter for @updates-from-po-town

If he was lucky, today would be the day he catches a Spinarak. The new onsen owner, nicknamed Honey, closed his business for the day to do some bug hunting.

Typically new island residents are warned about Team Skull, due to their streak of small crimes and usual tomfoolery they taunt the locals with. But Honey didn't mind, oddly enough. People gave him warnings and weird looks when he mentioned he was going to ask Guzma of all people to help him. The local business owners were irate with Team Skull due to their petty thievery and dine and dashing. Some showed concern due to the past years of more serious crimes. But Honey would laugh and smile behind his scarf, saying he's seen worse, creating an air of mystery and secrets behind his gentle gaze.

He decided to dress light for the occasion, a cropped hoodie with a pair of accentuating shorts, with a good pair of running shoes. Due to him wearing this revealing outfit, some very large visible scars were seen. The last accessories was an eyepatch and a face mask that had the features of a Zoroark.

He tries to enter Po Town but is stopped by a guarding grunt. Honey stops to mention that Guzma was expecting him before waiting outside the town walls.

[pokebloggingnetwork]

@updates-from-po-town

CHARACTER:

Name: Calla

Pronouns/Terms of Address: she/her, any gendered terms as long as it’s funny

Age: 25

Occupation: Grunt

Pokemon: Annabelle (Granbull-F) Marble (Whimsicott-M) Jinx (Primarina-F) Woe (Mimikyu-F) Clove (Cutiefly*-F)

Current Region: Alola (originally from Unova)

Preferred Type: Fairy

Evil Team Affiliation: Team Skull

MOD:

Name/Nickname: Logan/Chai/Ratt

Follows From: @ratt-teeth

Pronouns/Terms of Address: she/her

Main: same as ‘follows from’

Adult or Minor?: Adult

Comfortable with Adults/Minors Interacting?: Yeah, just don’t be weird~

Other: Art tag is #ratt teeth art

NAVIGATION:

Links: Pinned Post

Account does RP?: nope, sorry!

[updates-from-po-town]

WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE

AND THE WINNERS OF THE HOLE EVENT ARE

@updates-from-po-town, idk how many team skull grunts

congratulations, your teamwork is unmatched!!

[layraket]

THERE WAS AN UPDATE SLEEPING? WHATS THAT??

first of all we start with this beautiful shot

god thats some cool architecture i have no words clapping

Wind is so ready to kick that lizard's ass i love him

this confirms the fact that theyre in the same place but in a different era (also i swear im convinced that this place takes place at least no far from Hyrule's era, the statue behind Legend and the corridors inside are almost the same as in Zelda1 and 2)

that was the worst joke i have heard today good job rulie lots of kudos /lh

the boys entering a place where they could find the most dangerous shit in all Hyrule, and then there's my girl who is having the best lunch ever

when i first read this i almost spit all my water on my phone cuz. Wars my man these people are like. crazy with dungeon crawl. you can't say that and expect a normal reaction.

their expressions are gold no notes

TIME'S SIDE EYE LMAO

Sky looking concerned, and Wars with the most "i dont know what is everyones problem but alright" face i love him

In a war there's no time to explore or search for things that can be useful, or even search for clues, less with the fact that youre leading an army. There was no puzzle, no mistery to solve or objects that needed to be obtained, just plain fight and confrontation, not leaving space for investigation or even a good rest in town

They have a point, without exploring they wouldn't have the arsenal that they carry; powerful items that can kill a whole army of monsters, a gift left by the hero before them to help, shinies. All that is really useful when you want to save the whole kingdom

lets not forget all the weapons that you can get on HW, there are some that are like, crazy powerful, and the materials get from the enemies are also really helpful

guys i think youre the only crazy people who love to enter a random place full of monsters and maybe a demon lord or smth

OK THIS IS THE PANNEL WHERE I WANTED TO TALK A LITTLE ABT

This reminds me of this short comic where Wild was almost grabbed by a wallmaster, do this takes place some time before this scene?? or just from another time?? I find possible the first option cuz Wild looks more wary the whole update, like if he already found out what will happends if he puts his guard down

Also the fact that the closest thing that he had as a dungeon were the Divine Beast and the shrines, which both of them lacked a lot of things that were usually in the clasic zelda's dungeons, like keys, mini bosses, special object and pots.

Hyrule my guy you dont. have to scare him like that. i hate these things too but calm down.

fucking gremlin /pos

taking this as an opportunity to talk about how Legend's behaviour has been seen changed in the past updates, he's more relaxed and playful, taking a moment to just have fun and prank the rest of the chain

this reminds me

here is left clear that he's still young, maybe not even on his twenties, and now after that stressfull time with Twi being on the verge of death it makes sense that he feels the need of just, goof around to cope after all that

Yes he's the most experienced, yes is maybe the most powerful of them, but he's still a young boy who was dragged to all this, he deserves to have some fun

happy guy :)

and then we have Time, he looks like Not Having A Good Time™

Messy hair Warriors <3

also i know we all put Sky as one of the adults, but cmon he's a little shit as much as the rest, thats why he finds funny Legend's joke

Wild my man you good? like im genuinely asking at this point, it is weird seeing him so serious

god thats such a cool design of a skulltula, its so scary 10/10

Wild has never seen in his life a spider of this size, so it makes sense him just, straight up getting surprised by that thing

OUGHH I FELT THAT

Sky being right-handed looks like a problem in this closed space, soon or later it would make some troubles

Legend no offence but did you see the little accident they had right there. like. that really hurts if you ask me.

Okay Time is really at his limit here, the past days has been hell for him with the stress of almost loosing the one that he might see as his son, and seeing all the boys just playing around is not helping. Theyre all heroes, they should take this danger seriously if they want to stop all danger.

He wants to protect the ones that he cares for, even if he has to snap for it.

Here he might be planning to team up with Twi and Wind? The youngest seems to have gained his attention as his second successor. He will make anything it takes to not let all of them get hurt, and with everything he means it

Just wait when he learns that Legend is also his successor, automatically adopted

NOW MY FAV PARTS WITHOUT COMMENTARY!!!

SOMEHOW I GOT THE IMAGE LIMIT???? I DIDNT THOUGHT THAT IT WAS POSSIBLE ON WEB

anyways have confused warriors as the last one pls aprecciate him

tumblr pls let me eat the art i beg you

art credits as always towards @linkeduniverse! always feeling blessed with all this fantastic work!

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fyi, acab does NOT include this meowth

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Is it cool if I start a Sinnoh branch in conjunction with your Johto branch? I’ve never met Guzma, but you guys seem pretty cool.

Fucking in love with the fact we've progressed to the point where people are asking me and not even @updates-from-po-town

I absolutely feel full confidence in giving you my blessing. Let's make this thing spiral so completely out of control. Let's make it so that Guzma gets wind of this after it's too fucking late. And most importantly, let's do it so fast and so widespread that I'm spared any and all culpability and he doesn't throw a Whirlipede at me so hard my neck breaks.

[majorproblems77]

ITS LU UPDATE TIME!!!

AND IT IS ALL ABOUT SKY AND IM SO EXCITED :DDDDD

You know what that means! It means a long post by me! :D

Cant wait to be excited about my blorbo for like 30 minutes, so sit get some popcorn and like some earplugs cause i will try to contain my screaming but I've been waiting for more Sky stuff and I'm so excited!!!!

For point, and because I keep forgetting, all the panels I'll be talking about belong to JoJo and @linkeduniverse

Let's do this!

Alright lets get this out of the way first, I love some parallels right, So as per usual, if I need a panel from anything prior I'll let you know where it's from!

So what do you think he asked him.

Hey sir! Have you seen a guy with a big flag on his back going way to fast come through there?

Man is just like, oh yeah he went that way past the forge that your other weird fellows were at earlier.

He run, Then he hero stop. Power pose activated, target acquired. Then he run some more

Run my blorbo run!

Genuinely interested in what exactly this is, Is it a map? Is it a list of places? Is it a paper with time shift shenanigans in it?

I'm not versed in the postman, Is this normal, or did he do this cause he heard Sky and wanted him to think he was waiting?

This face has be dead. (/pos) I love him so much my dear blorbo its been too long since we saw you last.

Putting this together for 1 reason

Postman is a dick, Sky was so close, That can't be more than 10 or so metres at most. Poor man ran across Town out of town to catch up to you for you to go sprinting off into the woods, and my man is full on Olympic sprinting to deliver this mail geesus.

Also, the compulsory return of the king 🧍, Sky is the king of this pose and will not be beaten. Although Legend comes pretty close.

God the expressions in this update are top tier, Sky is just so expressive. Right now, Man is thinking why he does this to himself.

I'm fucking cackling, this art is amazing and Jojo's sister did an amazing job. Like I feel like I can hear this picture with that teasing tone that my siblings would use on me when we were younger. God I love it.

So even though Sky is looking towards Legend here, so I'm totally under the impression that Legend said Wahhhh, and Hyrule said I cant run. As Hyrule was with wars When they got split up initally. Poor Sky, man has become the butt of jokes. Im glad Four is giving them a look, He doesn't look impressed. Its okay Sky, you've got a friend in Four behind you. :D

War's is the real MVP of this arc in my opinion, Man has been in charge of the ragtag chain while Time has been out of action looking over Twilight. He's at the end of his tether.

Part of me wonders if this is going to impact his fighting going forward? Maybe he'll slip up because he's so stressed. He knows not all of them are knighted. These heroes he is with are NOT soldiers and he can't treat them as such.

And this sentence. Don't Interrupt! sounds like he is scolding rowdy recruits, rather than fellow heroes.

Which if you think about it, Sky is giving essentially a scouting report here, He scouted ahead and has returned to speak about his findings. War's is a captain, in his era he's a commanding officer. He's taken reports of this kind before.

Having a panel with Time, Wild and Twilight in Gives me more life than i think i give it credit for. (I am in the crowd that there's a family connection between these three.)

It's also nice to see Wild, like genuinely smiling.

Moving on

Hero pose again! :D

I love this man

These panels are very important to me so give me a moment while I explain.

Sky probably has her words engrained in his mind. You can see the questioning look, and thinking. "Is this going to work?"

That eternal dream That he's talking about, he knows her power is faded, but he's going to try anyway. I just didn't think he would use it to track what I can only assume is the postman.

It's really nice to have Sky's relationship with the master sword put on display. It means a lot to me and has brought me great Joy through this update.

He cares about her. And even if she can't talk to him anymore. He still trusts her to lead him true.

And this panel breaks my heart! Something inside of him probably really hoped Fi would speak to him or give him more of an indication. Sky looks so sad.

I just wanna hug him, and tell him it'll be alright. He's probably thinking about turning around at this point. Maybe he's thinking about how some members of the chain perceive Fi.

A soulless weapon.

(Or maybe im thinking too much into this)

The way his faith is restored!

Fi did lead him! She did! She's still there somewhere, and his shock! Oh my boy. My sweet blorbo,

And having used like super zoom on that last panel, MY BOY IS SMILING! :D

RUN BLORBO RUN I BELIEVE IN YOU!

(Also appreciation for the full body shot's we've got of Sky from this update, I love it so much I love him so much.)

Did I go hunting for the references, Yes I Did.

I think the following area is the area where they pull Twilight too, rather than the battle field and he then moved on from here to get to the battle field.

From sunset pt4

The pillar behind Sky has the only slant I can think of. It looks to be the same angle, but that could just be me.

If it is that location, it might be closer to that battlefield than we originally (Or at least I originally) assumed.

(If you've got any other places let me know!)

God i love him

Blorbo beloved! Is about as shocked as i am with the whole Mailman thing.

The confidence of this man is unreal. He's ready, he's moving he's going. He's going and ain't going to stop.

Me absolutely yelling at how this portal looks, it so ANGRY, But we know the Shadow is pissed right now. And if the shadow is making these portals and he's angry. I think the chain might be in for a surprise as they move on to the next location.

Which if I have to be honest. I think is going to be Skyloft. I think we are moving into a Sky arch, having had a Twilight Arc. (I also really want to see Skyloft in this universe, and there's an opportunity here. We've had more master sword things. We've had Sky content. who knows where Jojo will take this next, but I'm excited either way.)

Finally back to the chain! :D

The gremlins return :D

Wind's little 3:< face as he's thinking is giving the energy of an upcoming detective arch, He is thinking and he is thinking HARD okay.

Poor Sky. Man has been running around doing all the hard work while the rest of them just enjoy themselves. Hyrule especially is kinda like 'Ohhh... our bad...'

It's actually a kinda guilty look, maybe he feels a little bad about the teasing from earlier?

Now i gotta mention the potion thing, cause its just so damn funny not too. Sky my blorbo slow down you are gonna choke on the stamina potion.

But.

I want to focus on War's here.

And Wild too.

These two. These two are important.

Wild has gone from happy and chill vibes to Oh shit real quick.

After everything he put into the Shadow, while the shadow was injured and watched as the thing exploded. It just decided to come back or something. And Wild, here I imagine is thinking, "How was that not enough..."

Now Wars.

War's is Stood not looking at anything, In fact, I think he's looking past Time. The last thing he said was a two word scolding but apart from that he's been awfully quiet. Now he looks like he's thinking. He's closed off, protective.

The only time I can see where he does this is when he's in what I'm going to call, 'Captain mode.' So, When he's flicked something in his head that tells him he has to be a knight.

He dosent do it often, in fact from what I can see he does it 4 other times.

In order

Devine dark reflections pt 8 - when he's talking about knighthood with Sky and Hyrule

Sunset pt11 - When talking about Wild, and the fact that he's left

Sunset pt13 - When speaking to Twilight about pulling his own weight

Dawn pt 2 - when Twilight is talking about the team they are.

And now here in Dawn 7 - Where they are discussing the fact that an enemy they fought escaped or survived.

All conversations I would assume a captain would have to have with his men at one point or another. I wonder what He's thinking here. It's got me thinking.

Woah, So this took me longer than I thought. I am on the 4-hour mark now. Lmaoooo

Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for listening to me ramble for like 20 minutes.

And just remember

Sky is the sweet bestest blorbo beloved and I love him. :D

Thanks for coming to my tedtalk.

[thinkingotherwise]

You've got an odd job - call Manager Yamada

I just had to do it 😅 It's a little long but I had a spark of inspiration

Happy Ichiro Day 💚❤️ 🤍❤️💙

Ichiro Yamada x VA! reader

VA, from one of the recently more popular anime, calls the Odd-Jobs Yamada and asks the oldest of Yamada brothers to go buy a new game of, coincidentally, his favourite series

Basically Anime Nerd Ichiro

As soon as Friday came you found yourself in your parents' bakery, helping them with the growing weekend rush. "What's wrong, sweetie?" Your mother asked as she came from the back. You stepped from one leg to another as you turned to the older woman. "Ah... I just wanted to go out for a few minutes and buy the deluxe edition of the game I was voicing in. But there are so many customers today." You replied gloomily.

You were a beginner VA, with quite a few successful projects already in your pocket. One of them was so successful that they even created a game based on the series, and the release date was the present day.

"Can't you go tomorrow?" Your mom asked patting your shoulder encouragingly after cleaning her hands against the apron she was wearing. "I'm not sure the game will still be there tomorrow. Ugh... Maybe if I go early in the morning, there'll still be a few left." You muttered to yourself, a little frown appearing on your face. "Mhfff.. I just should've ordered it online." You added regretting your choice of not preordering it online. But at that time you didn't know if you would be in town available to receive the package. But now that you were free from your schedule and decided to help your parents it was all for nigh.

"Hmm... If it's that important for you, why not call Yamada Ichiro?" Your mother proposed with a small smile on her face. "Huh? Why Yamada-san?" You asked tilting your head confused. The name was new to you, but it felt like you heard it somewhere. "He's got this little business of his going on - Odd-Jobs Yamada, he calls it. And if I say so myself, he's quite reliable and quick in his services." Your mother cleared. You looked at her searching through your memory because the name really rang a bell. And then it hit you. "Odd-Jobs? Oh... He's the boy that helps you with deliveries from time to time." You clicked your fingers as it came to you. Your mother gave you a big smile as you remembered her little updates on her life and business. "Exactly, he's a very nice young man and I'm sure he won't mind going to the shop to buy you your game if you tell him about it. Here let me get you his business number."

After your mother provided you with the phone number you took a quick break from work and went to the back to make the call and ask for the favour. The distinct sound of connecting sound once, twice, and then someone picked up.

"Hello." A voice greeted and you took a quick breath in. "Hi, is it Yamada Ichiro?" You asked just to make sure you got the correct number. "No, it's Jiro, who's calling?" Your face twisted in a small scowl. "I- umm... Can I talk with him, it's kinda- um business talk?" "Sure, please wait a moment." He replied and your empty hand went to your apron and played with it as you waited for the phone to be handed to the correct person.

"Hallo, Ichiro here." A new voice called, it was deeper than the first one and you thought it sounded really nice. "Umm- Hi, I heard that you're running Odd-Jobs Yamada and I've got a favour to ask." You said and waited for a reply to continue. There was silence from the man and you had to check if somehow the call got broken or you hung up. "Are you there?" You asked when you saw the call still going on. "Huh... s-sure. What is it?" His voice was confused and shocked.

You sighed quickly and started rambling. "So, it's Friday and there's this thing that just came out and it's limited edition and I'd like you to go buy it for me, because I'm kinda busy, and I'm afraid that there'll be no stock tomorrow. So I want to ask you to go to the shop and get it for me today. Is it possible?" You finished suddenly, your words falling quickly out of your mouth and you were thankful for your enunciation that came with being VA. "Umm-" "I- I know there might be more important matters and jobs that you have so I understand if you can't do that." You cut him off when he prolonged the confused hum. "Oh, no- No, I certainly can. I was just thinking... Did you tell me what I'm supposed to buy?" He asked and you got a little embarrassed that you, in fact, did not tell him what was it that you wanted.

"Oh! It's the new game, a deluxe edition of the game. It's based on this anime called 'My Magical World: Book of the-" "Lucky Clover." He cut you off finishing the title. (I know it sucks, live with it) "Yes, exactly. So can I count on you, or are you too busy, I understand if-" Your voice got more enthusiastic when the title left his mouth and you hoped he wouldn't be too busy for your ask. "No! Uh.. I mean yes, I can do it! I'll go, right now." His voice got more rapid as if he suddenly remembered to do something important. "Huh? You don't have to go right now." You replied, thinking he wanted to do this only because of your rambling and the excited tone of your voice. "No problem, I was going out either way so I'll go there and buy the game for you." "Great, thank you very much Yamada-san. Maybe it's weird to say, but you're a lifesaver." You said happily standing up from your seat and getting ready to go back to work. "Hahaha... Yeah, no problem, but where to deliver your purchase?" "Oh, that- Maybe FuwaFuwa Bakery, I'm helping there today." "Sure, I'll go there as soon as I buy the game." He replied taking note of the place and you hung up going out of the backroom and back to your cashier position.

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"Ichi-nii, you're going out?" Saburo asked as he saw his oldest brother putting on his signature jacket. "Yes, I've got a job to do, besides I forgot that today is the day the new 'My Magical World' game comes out, I need to buy it." Ichiro replied as he quickly made his way through the living room and past his brothers. "Wait, wasn't your anime called something similar?" Jiro questioned, looking up from his game. "Yes, the game is based on the series, and actually the person that called had a very similar voice to the main character, like really. I-I blanked for a second there." Ichiro replied stuttering a little when he remembered the familiar voice that accompanied him throughout the series. "They did, true." The middle brother nodded his head after thinking about it. "Right? That's such a coincidence, but well I need to go. I'll be back later, you two behave."

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Not even two hours later Ichiro walked into the bakery of your parents with two bags in his hand. "Woah, so many people." He muttered as he looked around the crowded place. His distinctive jacket, and height brought attention of nearby customers to him as they smiled seeing the oldest Yamada brother. "Is that Ichiro?" "He's so awesome." The two girls gushed as they paid for the sweets you packed for them. You didn't heard their muttering clearly as you were focused on readying the correct order and when he came to the counter you turned around. "Hi?" He smiled at you.

You finished with the girls and when they left you turned to the tall man. "Hello there, how can I help you?" You asked with your best customer-friendly smile. "Umm..." His mouth opened slightly as he heard you, his eyes widening in shock. "Hello?" You asked tilting your head as you looked at him, your smile slowly fading. "..." "Are you alright, sir?" You asked once again in worry, as he didn't reply, frozen in place. "You s-sound..." Finally, his voice came out slightly wavering but it was quickly overtaken by your mother who came from behind. "Ichiro, you're here already." She smiled nudging your side. "See (y/n), I told you he was pretty quick with his deliveries." "(Y/n)... No way.." Ichiro continued to mutter to himself, his eyes moving rapidly around your frame as he couldn't believe who stood right in front of him.

"Oh, so you're Yamada-san. It's nice to meet you. I'm very happy you agreed to take the job." You smiled once again and his eyes met yours. His expression still as bewildered as before. "Go talk with Ichiro, I'll take over for a few minutes." Your mother said pushing you in the direction of the backroom. "Thanks mom." You replied and turned to the man. "Yamada-san, let's go to the backroom so I can pay you for your delivery." You motioned him to follow after you. "O-okay."

As soon as you stepped inside the room you grabbed your wallet and took out the needed cash for the game and the delivery. "I really hope it wasn't too weird to ask you to buy this game for me." You said turning to him with a small unsure smile. "Oh, it was no problem, really. He-here you go." Ichiro replied giving you the game. "Thank you, and here you go, the money for the game and for the delivery. I really appreciate it." "Thanks." He grabbed the money you handed to him.

As he put away the cash, your hands already moved to the bag and took out the pretty box containing the deluxe version of the game. You slowly opened the intricate packaging looking at the goods inside. "Woaaaah... I knew the deluxe edition was worth it, the gadgets are so cute and- Oh, Makoto postcard. So cute." You muttered to yourself and Ichiro blushed hearing you gush. "You sound just like them." His voice escaped his mouth before he could stop himself but it was so quiet you didn't hear him clearly. "Huh?" "I- I mean your voice is very similar to- to Makoto's character." He stuttered out a little louder and it was so strange for him to stutter but your voice and presence really did something to him.

You put the gadgets back in the box before your laugh echoed in the room. "Pfthahahaha... That may be because I'm the voice actor." You said trying to hold onto your chuckles. "You- what?!" Ichiro yelled his bewildered expression making you laugh even more as you nodded. "Oh, did I forget to introduce myself? Well, I'm (l/n) (y/n), and additionally to helping my parents in the bakery during weekends, I'm a voice actor." You smiled at him and he felt warm. "Wait- you're really Makoto's VA?" He asked, he just had to make sure he heard you correctly and it wasn't some kind of dream or hallucination. "Yes, is it so strange?" "No, no I'm just- I... I really like the series and it just- You're Makoto." he stumbled over his words his hands moving chaotically in front of his body. "I mean, you sound like them. And you're talking with me, it's like I'm talking with the main character." "I see, are you a fan? Is that why you bought two games? One's for you, right Ichiro-san?" You asked only then noticing that he held a similar box as the one he gave you. It flapped around as he waved his hands. "Yes! Sorry, it's just you're real..." "Hahaha... Of course I am." You said obviously pointing at yourself.

Ichiro was really feeling as if he was dreaming. You were there standing in front of him, your great voice echoing in his ears and painting the image of the character from the series right next to you. He was so happy, so excited he really forgot himself as he blurted out. "I love you."

Hearing his words, it was your moment to freeze and stare at him in surprise. His voice was so nice when he said it, his tone calm and soft, it sounded so perfect you felt yourself getting flustered. Your eyes opened wide and you didn't know what to do with your hands as they left the game on the table. "… Huh!?" The sound left you. You saw as Ichiro became as flustered if not even more than you. His face was so red it matched almost perfectly with his jacket. His mouth opened wide for a few seconds before it started moving. "I- I mean your character. Makoto. The MC you're voicing." He tried to clarify his hands waving in front of him once again.

"Th-thanks, I-I guess." You dropped your gaze looking at your shoes as your legs shuffled against the floor. "I need to go now. Bye." He said quickly before storming out of the door. Your eyes moved quickly to him just to see the back of his jacket as it disappeared behind the doors. "Bye?" You watched as he ran out of the back room and then the bakery, expertly avoiding customers to get to the door as quickly as possible. His hand holding the game he brought for himself, the bag bumping into his long leg.

"Huh, that was strange." You mumbled to yourself before placing your deluxe version of the game safely away. Then you slowly stepped out and towards your mother. "(Y/n), you're back. I saw Ichiro rushing out, did something happen?" She asked and you truly didn't know how to answer that. You corrected your apron before taking over the cash register. "I guess? I mean, he is a big fan of the series and the main character that I was voicing." You muttered as you finished packing the cake a customer ordered. "Ah, right! I remember that I gave him a few of the postcards and keychains you brought the other day when he claimed to watch the series." Your mom added as she hummed to herself in thought. You looked at her a little surprised, you knew she had a lot of march because of you and you told her yourself that it was alright to give it out if she wanted. Yet it still shocked you that Yamada collected such stuff.

"Oh… I see. I- I better take back over the cash register." You answered stuttering a little. "Huh? Okay, okay. Then, I'm going back to baking. Have fun." She smiled at you and entered the kitchen to continue with her baking. "Thanks." Your voice came out automatically as your mind somehow still focused on the man you met and you turned out to be your fan.

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As soon as Ichiro came back home his brothers were next to him. "And how did it go nii-san?" Jiro asked sliding on his socks into the living room. "Did you buy the game?" The youngest followed looking up from his homework. Ichiro stomped to the couch and sat at it placing the bag at his feet, his face beet-red as he sighed loudly still feeling embarrassed. "Huh, why are you so red?" "Did something happen, Ichi-nii?" His brothers asked taking a good look at their flustered older brother. Ichiro took a deep breath his face falling into his palms. "I- I told them I love them." His voice came from behind his hands and brought a wave of gasps and surprised sounds. "Whaaaat?! Nii-san, what- who?! Who did you confess to?" Jiro rapidly questioned sitting at Ichiro's side. Arousing his curiosity to the highest level. "Ichi-nii, I thought you went out only for the delivery." Saburo said confused pushing his homework to the side as his brother's words flabbergasted him.

Ichiro looked at them from between his fingers, his bi-colour eyes sparkling with excitement even though he was so ashamed. "The person that called for the job was really the VA of Makoto." He said his hands slowly falling down his face to land on his lap. "Wait- really? Nii-san, did you get an autograph? Please tell me you did!" Jiro bounced in his chair all excited, as he became a fan of the series because of watching it together with his older brother. "I didn't, I just blanked out, and when they asked if I was a fan and said my name... I just- I told them I loved them." Ichiro said leaning back on the couch, his fingers drumming against his thighs nervously.

His sudden confession brought immense joy to the younger sibling as their chuckles grew louder and louder. "Oh... That's really..." Jiro tried to stifle his laugh but it slipped him echoing in the room. "Pfthahahahahaha... Ichi-nii, that's hilarious." Saburo, however, didn't hide his amusement. "Saburo, you can't just- Hahahahaha..." "Stop it, it was so embarrassing." Ichiro lamented his voice whiny as he recalled the shocked look on your face when he uttered those words. "Surely, did they say something?" The middle brother asked followed by the youngest probing further. "Yeah, how did they react?" "I don't know. I left immediately after. What do you want, that was freaking embarrassing." Ichiro said before his brothers burst once again into the laughter at the expense of their older brother who seemed always to be so cool and composed.

[rarilight]

anywaay here's the first scene of my incredibly self indulgent spoilery telverse one shot

enjoy!!!!!!!!!! be sure to comment ur fav parts if u like it....

once more, just to be sure, this section contains vague spoilers to unpublished stuff from telverse BUT ITS GOOD SOMETIMES SPOILERS ARE WORTH IT DAMN IT

anyway yea

Starsnow had never been to the Everfree Forest before. 

Truthfully, the majority of Ponyville had never dared venture into the Everfree Forest, repelled both by the dozens of timberwolves crawling in its depths and, if it was true, the latent magic of a terrible, terrible beast. 

But, well…

That was a thing of the past. Or the present, all things considered. 

When she’d left for school that morning, her mother asked her if she’d slept well. The teen nodded, saying she had, which was a lie, of course. She hadn’t slept a wink, the entire night thinking and thinking and thinking of the Everfree Forest and what lay beyond the trees, the wolves, and underground. 

A rule had been declared. 

Only the adults could go, and though she certainly felt like an adult—she’d aced every single test, and routinely babysat foals—nopony that mattered considered her an adult. 

But this was her home. This was where she lived, not just Ponyville, but the borders beyond, this was her home.

Didn’t she have a right to see it for herself, too, all things considered? 

“Have fun!” her mother said when she waved her off. 

The smile was there, genuine at first, but faltering slightly as it kept doing, just like with the rest of the adults, and even the teens when they met to talk about it. 

“Be safe,” her mother added. “Okay?”

Starsnow smiled back. “I will!”

Thus she set off, the saddlebags slung on her back nothing more but a charade, empty of books she needed for school, but full of ones that mattered to her. Her favorite books that she’d owned since she was small.

 She walked and walked, the sun only just rising over the horizon, and it wasn’t until she was sure she was out of sight that she turned left, away from the path leading to school. 

She wanted to be the first, if she could even be the first, but being first meant she had a chance to go if she asked politely. 

The path stretching before her, blurring into the background only because she’d walked it every day now, chickening out at the last minute, she thought of the earthquake from years ago. Of the voice that had blared out through the town from everywhere and nowhere at once. 

“Hello, hello, Po-ny-ville! It seems that, for the first time in a thousand years, the Legend of the Four Princesses has received an extraordinary update!”

That had been him, and then him again when he materialized before the entire town, clapping and cheery and—and—and she remembered turning to Petaldew and exclaiming how real he looked. 

A shiver ran down her spine, a pit forming at the bottom of her stomach, and she idly thought this was probably what her mother felt. What so many of them felt, in one way or another. 

“I’m not afraid of you, Discord! Not anymore! We’ll free the other princesses, and stop this! It’s over!”

And that had been her. 

That had been really been her, hadn’t it? 

Standing there in front of all of them, alive and breathing, the stuff of legends she’d heard over and over as filly, in bedtime stories as she fell asleep, in playground games of spirits and princesses, and every year during Seeking Night.

Princess Booky. 

In the flesh. 

So caught up in the memory was she, she didn’t notice she’d arrived to her destination until it was right in front of her, bright and colorful and there. 

“Okay,” she whispered, steeling her nerves. “This is it. You’re going to do it.”

With a final nod for the benefit of nopony but herself, she marched forward, step by step, until she reached her destination, took a quick breath, prayed somepony was home, and knocked on the door of Carousel Boutique. 

“Miss Rarity?” she called out. “Are you there?”

Nopony answered, so she tried again. 

“Miss Rarity?” Four more knocks, louder for good measure. “Are you home?”

Once again, no answer came. 

“Crap,” Starsnow whispered. 

She turned around, falling onto her haunches, the adrenaline hitting her all at once. She closed her eyes and breathed in and out, trying to figure out what to do next. 

She couldn’t go back to school. Or, well, she could, but she was so tardy, she’d definitely get a scolding, and her mother would find out she’d skipped school much earlier than she’d anticipated, and she’d get punished for sure, and—

“Why, Starsnow! Fancy seeing you here so early.”

A startled yelp rang out, the young mare practically toppling to the ground at the sight of a pale unicorn standing next to her, her lips curved into a quite amused smile. 

“M-Miss Rarity!” Starsnow blurted out, scrambling to compose herself. “I’m sorry, you scared me.”

Rarity’s smile grew, a teasing twinkle in her eye. “I do have that effect, it would seem.” She brushed a mane through her indigo mane. “I am quite the sight, if I say so myself. Which I do! I do say so.”

“You should,” Starsnow replied, because… well, because she didn’t really know what else to say, and that felt like a polite thing to say. 

“I should,” Rarity agreed. “But the question is, my dear…” She tilted her head ever so slightly. “Are you flattering me because I’m beautiful, or because you want what’s forbidden? Correct me if I’m wrong, but shouldn’t you be in school?”

A crimson blush swept over the teenager’s cheeks, mortified at being caught. Her eyes flickered briefly towards the glowing pink necklace hanging from Rarity’s neck, before looking down at her hooves, ears folding back as she spoke: 

“...Please.”

Rarity blinked. “Please?”

“Please take me to her. I… I know I shouldn’t, and I know why, but—” She swallowed her nerves and looked at the older mare, beseeching. “I want to see it. Her. Please. I have a right, too. It…It affects me, too!” she exclaimed, stamping her hoof on the ground for good measure, feeling very much like an adult right up until Rarity raised an eyebrow, and Starsnow was a filly again, burning holes into the ground. “S-Sorry,” she hastened to add. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to—Sorry.”

“It’s alright, dear,” Rarity said after a moment, and when Starsnow looked up, the smile was warm. “I don’t blame you.” She fluttered her eyelashes. “If I were you, I’d have already tried going there myself, rules be damned.”

Starsnow giggled, the tension ebbing away. 

“But,” Rarity continued, and the lightness vanished from her tone as she glanced at her disfigured cutiemark, “foolish actions of that sort is also how that happened, so I’m delighted you’re more sensible than I am.”

Starsnow remembered that, too. It had been the talk of the town for a bit, ponies swearing up and down that they’d seen the attack! They’d been there, they insisted, watching in horror as Applejack rushed to the hospital, her coat stained with the blood of the mare bleeding to death on her back. 

“The Everfree Forest is dangerous,” Rarity said. 

“...Everything’s dangerous now, though,” Starsnow replied, quiet. 

Rarity sighed. “...In a manner of speaking, I suppose, but not necessarily for you. You are a bright young mare, Starsnow, but the beast lurking through Equestria has bigger fish to fry than a teenager playing hooky. The timberwolves, though…” She grimaced. “Not so much.”

“...Right,” Starsnow whispered, swallowing the lump in her throat. “I…” She grabbed her saddlebags, unslinging them from her back and opening them up, revealing a hoof-ful of books to the unicorn. “These are mine. They’re my favorites. Could… Could you give them to her? I thought she might like them, maybe.”

A long pause followed her question, the unicorn looking down at the books, her brow knitting into a frown. Enough time passed that Starsnow was about to cut her losses, embarrassed, but stopped when Rarity spoke. 

“Alright. I’ll take you.”

Starsnow blinked at her, convinced she must have heard wrong. “You what?”

“I’ll take you to her,” Rarity replied, again. She looked at the younger mare, and though her tone was severe, there again was the twinkle of delight in her eyes. “Your mother came by a few days ago, correctly suspecting you’d try to convince me to take you.”

Starsnow’s eyes widened. “She did?”

“Oh, yes! I told her if you did, I’d try to deter you as best as I could, but if I suspected you might go on your own anyway, I’d take you myself if only to let you scratch the proverbial itch, as it were.” She cleared her throat. “Unfortunately, you did just say you were going to go with or without me, so...”

Starsnow frowned. “I did?” At Rarity’s pointed look, she quickly gasped, “I did! I mean, I would! For sure! Yes!”

“A-las!” Rarity sighed, shaking her head with a dismay that lasted about one second before she grinned brilliantly, nodding towards the horizon. “Shall we then? Before any other truant student catches sight of us.”

---

[updates-from-po-town]

MILK!? @updates-from-po-town

[poisonmonoxide]

HIGH STAKES INCOMING.

[A video begins playing. The timestamp above reads OCT 22, 2024 8:49 PM]

[Xide is walking through the woods, talking to his rotom phone again. This time, his scolipede is with him. He's smiling and pointing out random pokemon he finds on the walk, offering updates about his situation. It's a relatively normal vlog, especially considering the last one.]

"Today was a good day! Centi and I went and got malasadas from that real cutesy place out in Malie City, we're bringing some for Guz. We also went ahead and checked out the gardens. They were pretty nice, but not really our style. Anyway- we're headed back to Po Town now. I think I'll call Lani, see how her trial is going."

[A sudden shout, a bright light. Scolipede shrieks. The screen cuts to black. This is the last time anyone sees Xide.]

//HISUI ARC BEGINS.//

[professor-amaryllis]

:{ Echo's Pokemon Spotlight: Quicksilver }:

Name: Quicksilver

Species: Salazzle, Heavy Seviper lineage. Her size, color, and distinctive fangs are heavily influenced by her parentage, though in behavior and care requirements she is relatively standard for her species.

Gender: Female

Nature: Bold

Ability: Corrosion

Capture Data: Caught February 13, 2023. Location: Alola; Rt 8. Original Registration ID: [Redacted].

Information: Quicksilver was a wild capture after her bright colors caught the attention of some local trainers, she stood out sorely among the wild population. She's believed to be the result of a trainer's Seviper left to mingle among the wild pokemon of the area. She was captured with another Salazzle (Slowgold) and a similarly unusual Alolan meowth (Arlene). Since capture she's shown a proficiency in battle and an enjoyment of competition, and as such has earned a spot on the professor's usual battle team. However, despite her dual typing, the professor seems to prefer focusing on non-fire moves.

For more posts about Quicksilver, click [Here]!!

I want to put a credit here for Quicksilver's original design to @updates-from-po-town who made this really neat pair for a friend who passed them onto me, even if I haven't exactly been great at keeping up with these references in a timely manner ahaha. you can see their lovely art here!!

[updates-from-po-town]

Where we stand now

gr8 job everyone

Hey y'all!! Let's build a Pokémon.

[updates-from-po-town]

I just KNOW this was prompted by tourists

[crescent-cubed]

Here's the list of all possible results from the quiz in case you're curious! (Sorry for the pings guys lol)

@realpokemon

@touya-san

@ariadosanon

@friendball-irl

@pokemonheritageposts

@unovan-businesswoman-angie

@oh-shinx

@rocketanon

@metal-head-no-brains

@whisperingwinters

@aerial-aceing-it

@sneasedtomeetyou

@aura-acolyte

@frostbite-yinny

Milk Guy (no blog to my knowledge)

@iheartnimbassacity

@professor-amaryllis

@ask-spamton-gpory-spamgon

@pokeology

@subwaywardeningo

@joltiklover3000

@freerangeranger

@updates-from-po-town

@skygodtraumabond

I'll update the list if I add more people!