(Follows from ecoxlar-maybe) [Curently on: Finishing Flashback Event] Apparently a stroll on the beach changed my life more than I thought...looks like I'm never doing that again. 《Asks:3/8 ● Requests:0/0● Queue:0》 Available for asks: 216, Eloi, Belrus
Ask-starter-sebastian is a blog about a pokemon journey and the lives that get caught up and changed in its path.
Content Warnings:
Even though my brain's favorite thing to do with concepts and stories is giving "the Doki Doki Literature Club treatment" to others, since it is probably now very clear this is not as lighthearted as I let on at the start, it is extremely important to state that this blog is meant to be PG-13 and deals with triggering subjects and themes. I will tag every trigger as such= tw: topic.
Here are some possibly triggering subjects/imagery that come up fairly often:
Blood, nightmares, hospitals/medical related things, scars, (kinda?) body horror
Recap (in timeline order for less confusion) of the plot so far
Some Useful/Important tags:
#plot- any posts that relate to the ongoing story
#info- any posts that state or imply info that is important to the story
#ref- any posts with a character ref, for those on mobile
#new character- first introduction to every character, plot-related or otherwise
( @ask-starter-sebastian ) Dana@Ducktail: While she worried about the state of the world, she figured the young azurill did not need to hear all that. Something positive then. The yungoos gives a playful smile. "Hey lil one! You got any games you like to play? Any friends to play em with?" She takes note of their odd appearance and hopes it's not something the kid is self-conscious about. If so..... She smiles a bit wide to show off her front metal teeth. "Oh hey! We kinda match!"
Ducktail seems to try telling Dana about his littlest pet shops before getting distracted at the mention of his teeth.
It would seem Ducktail's strange teeth have been pointed out to him many times.
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Belrus@Jean: He floats over to the disguised Reshiram, a bit wary in the presence of a legendary. "So, I...have heard that the state of your world has changed? P-perhaps I misheard. But I am nonetheless curious about your thoughts on your world. It seems....unstable....dangerous?" He seemed worried. "Ah- s-sorry if I sound rude. I just don't think I've seen a universe quite like this..."
Jean ushered Belrus over to the kitchen with a hasty flipper. This mew was from a different universe! None of her friends needed to know that.
Jean turns to Belrus after situating herself next to the refrigerator. She throws a glance over their shoulder to make sure Kappa isn't listening before speaking.
[Jean]
"Okay. First of all, hi! Wow! A mew! I've never met one before!"
Jean takes in a breath.
"Yes. Our world has suffered a massive power shift over the past decade and a half..."
[Jean]
"I probably don't need to tell you this, but Mew is usually a planet's guardian, right? Some way, somehow, Eternatus took the seat for themselves."
"Their very first decree as guardian was the extinction of the human race. The second thing they did was spread dynamax energy to every corner of the planet, further cementing their hold over Earth."
Jean holds a grim expression for a moment.
"We still don't know why they did this, or how it was even allowed to happen. You'd think Mew, or the super-ancients, or, heck, Arceus would have something to say about this."
"But, no. If there is a higher power out there who was upset by this, they have yet to do anything about it."
"M-My apologies, I wasn't aware your companion was not familiar with other universes. I certainly understand the...ehm..the secrecy." The mew followed the disguised reshiram to the kitchen, next to the fridge. He takes in the information and afterwards, looks rather contemplative as he floats above Jean.
"I find it fascinating how different our Universes are...mews are fairly common where I am from, and they are hardly very high in terms of status. Mews and other..uhm.. 'Mythical pokemon' as the humans call them, tend to serve the legendaries in their domains. Like, e-employees I suppose?" He chuckles for a moment before a complicated look washes over his face.
"To think of a...guardian as you called it being overthrown is.....fa-ah-alarming....I can't help but worry about the higher powers you mentioned that should have stopped Eternatus... I...I... don't know what possibility is worse..."
( @ask-impatient-samurott thank you for drawing my son aaaaa)
At some point when Belrus was talking, Jean had slouched against the wall. She was fascinated with the idea of there being more than one mythical at a time. An image of a hoard of Victinis flying through the sky flickered in her mind.
[Jean]
"On our universe, there can be multiple of the same legendary, but there will only ever be one of each mythical at a time. I wonder why that is... I should see if I can get into contact with my Victini again."
Jean sighed dreamily. After a moment her face turned more neutral.
"I couldn't tell you why all this Dynamax nonsense was allowed to happen. There are a million theories floating around, but I don't have any real idea myself."
Belrus@Jean: He floats over to the disguised Reshiram, a bit wary in the presence of a legendary. "So, I...have heard that the state of your world has changed? P-perhaps I misheard. But I am nonetheless curious about your thoughts on your world. It seems....unstable....dangerous?" He seemed worried. "Ah- s-sorry if I sound rude. I just don't think I've seen a universe quite like this..."
Jean ushered Belrus over to the kitchen with a hasty flipper. This mew was from a different universe! None of her friends needed to know that.
Jean turns to Belrus after situating herself next to the refrigerator. She throws a glance over their shoulder to make sure Kappa isn't listening before speaking.
[Jean]
"Okay. First of all, hi! Wow! A mew! I've never met one before!"
Jean takes in a breath.
"Yes. Our world has suffered a massive power shift over the past decade and a half..."
[Jean]
"I probably don't need to tell you this, but Mew is usually a planet's guardian, right? Some way, somehow, Eternatus took the seat for themselves."
"Their very first decree as guardian was the extinction of the human race. The second thing they did was spread dynamax energy to every corner of the planet, further cementing their hold over Earth."
Jean holds a grim expression for a moment.
"We still don't know why they did this, or how it was even allowed to happen. You'd think Mew, or the super-ancients, or, heck, Arceus would have something to say about this."
"But, no. If there is a higher power out there who was upset by this, they have yet to do anything about it."
"M-My apologies, I wasn't aware your companion was not familiar with other universes. I certainly understand the...ehm..the secrecy." The mew followed the disguised reshiram to the kitchen, next to the fridge. He takes in the information and afterwards, looks rather contemplative as he floats above Jean.
"I find it fascinating how different our Universes are...mews are fairly common where I am from, and they are hardly very high in terms of status. Mews and other..uhm.. 'Mythical pokemon' as the humans call them, tend to serve the legendaries in their domains. Like, e-employees I suppose?" He chuckles for a moment before a complicated look washes over his face.
"To think of a...guardian as you called it being overthrown is.....fa-ah-alarming....I can't help but worry about the higher powers you mentioned that should have stopped Eternatus... I...I... don't know what possibility is worse..."
( @ask-impatient-samurott thank you for drawing my son aaaaa)
Belrus@Jean: He floats over to the disguised Reshiram, a bit wary in the presence of a legendary. "So, I...have heard that the state of your world has changed? P-perhaps I misheard. But I am nonetheless curious about your thoughts on your world. It seems....unstable....dangerous?" He seemed worried. "Ah- s-sorry if I sound rude. I just don't think I've seen a universe quite like this..."
Jean ushered Belrus over to the kitchen with a hasty flipper. This mew was from a different universe! None of her friends needed to know that.
Jean turns to Belrus after situating herself next to the refrigerator. She throws a glance over their shoulder to make sure Kappa isn't listening before speaking.
[Jean]
"Okay. First of all, hi! Wow! A mew! I've never met one before!"
Jean takes in a breath.
"Yes. Our world has suffered a massive power shift over the past decade and a half..."
[Jean]
"I probably don't need to tell you this, but Mew is usually a planet's guardian, right? Some way, somehow, Eternatus took the seat for themselves."
"Their very first decree as guardian was the extinction of the human race. The second thing they did was spread dynamax energy to every corner of the planet, further cementing their hold over Earth."
Jean holds a grim expression for a moment.
"We still don't know why they did this, or how it was even allowed to happen. You'd think Mew, or the super-ancients, or, heck, Arceus would have something to say about this."
"But, no. If there is a higher power out there who was upset by this, they have yet to do anything about it."
"M-My apologies, I wasn't aware your companion was not familiar with other universes. I certainly understand the...ehm..the secrecy." The mew followed the disguised reshiram to the kitchen, next to the fridge. He takes in the information and afterwards, looks rather contemplative as he floats above Jean.
"I find it fascinating how different our Universes are...mews are fairly common where I am from, and they are hardly very high in terms of status. Mews and other..uhm.. 'Mythical pokemon' as the humans call them, tend to serve the legendaries in their domains. Like, e-employees I suppose?" He chuckles for a moment before a complicated look washes over his face.
"To think of a...guardian as you called it being overthrown is.....fa-ah-alarming....I can't help but worry about the higher powers you mentioned that should have stopped Eternatus... I...I... don't know what possibility is worse..."
( @ask-impatient-samurott thank you for drawing my son aaaaa)
This is the plot so far put in timeline order. The blog jumps around a bit so I figured I would put the events in order here.
(note that P.'s gender/pronouns changed a bit after I started the blog so the earlier posts misgender them [he/him instead of they/them]- for now the posted are not edited, but if this is something that bothers you, I can try to edit in the right pronouns)
Flashback: 216
216 has some sort of nightmare
[216 doesn't have a name but does have a name in mind]
216 is being watched/monitored. [He seems to be aware of other worlds, but does not know what a pokemon is. He does know what a cat is.]
216 elaborates on other worlds.
Flashback: Eloi and Belrus
*(Happens right before Book II)
Eloi is making breakfast for a child that he does not know, and is very curious about them- he wants to ask them about a letter [but notices that they talk a strange language in their sleep]
Eloi seems to be affected by some mark on his arm, but won't admit anything is wrong to Belrus, the Mew staying with him
Belrus says he feels guilty about things he's done, especially when Eloi's mark acts up
Belrus says whatever he did to get Eloi the mark was his only choice. He explains that the mark is like marking a target.
The mark acting up is painful for Eloi. Belrus says that it acts up more the longer Eloi is here. Belrus elaborates that the mark is a beacon and tries to remove the anomaly.
[Eloi was once an elite 4 member and a shiny hunter, but he and his team retired early and now help injured and sick pokemon out of their home]
[Eloi tells a story that may hit close to home?]
Castaway
Sebastian comes across an unconscious person washed up on a beach somewhere in Alola
[Sebastian lives in a cave alone] and takes the person into his home to help them recover
The person, P., eventually wakes up
[P. seems to be wary of humans, they always ask them to leave after they answer the questions]
Sebastian decides to ask a friend (later revealed to be Dana) for help with his guest
P. briefly mentions their loss of a shoe (that they say they need to go places). They also say they are being reminded of things that they wish they could forget
P. says that their memory is a bit jumbled and that a chunk of their memory appears to be gone. They say the last thing they remember is the arena. P. then gets scared of Celosia and asks something in a strange language, saying things like "I don't want to go".
[P. says their hair wasn't something they were born with, but isn't dyed either]. They briefly mention their only human friend they love, Eloi, and they are suddenly terrified that they have no idea if Eloi is okay
[P. always wears layered clothes, has met 2 mews and...??]
[P. tells a messy story that might hit close to home]
8, Dana and Sebastian all arrive at a sleepover party
[Dana mentions an interest in medicine]
8 says that she is looking for a dangerous creature that was last seen on Duel Island, she asks to be told if you know anything about it, as it's for the safety of everyone.
[Dana has nightmares about the one she couldn't help]
Sebastian meets up with Dana and he worriedly tells her about P., hinting at some previous incident. They leave the event to go see P.
8 leaves the event and reports to/calls someone. She says there are no traces of 5 and blames 4 for it. She wants everything to be left to her, apparently this doesn't happen. She ends the call and begins to wreck havoc. It is revealed she is not human. Or at least...not completely...
Outside Canon Events:
(Whatever is in this section does not fit in the timeline, but does say something at least somewhat important)
4 was briefly introduced. He says he was a Zangoose? He seems rather mean.
P. knows 5 languages. (I counted wrong in the post and cant edit it??) Their native language is very different from other languages, so they answer a bit slowly.
[Sebastian, Dana and Belrus all have wildly different reactions to becoming human]
Gonna post two text posts today as a recap for everything since I know it's been so long and not everyone wants to binge everything to know what the hell is going on.
As for me,,, I am deciding to be more honest to yall/be more specific. I've been job hunting for months, as I gotta keep myself away from going into debt. My student loans are quickly eating away at my funds and i dont have much left in terms of savings anymore. So I haven't done a lot for this blog and I apologize for being so quiet. I just kinda figured no one would want to hear me complaining or feeling sorry for myself, yknow? Been uh working on being more open to others about my own problems since it's unhealthy to keep things to myself. Decided that telling yall why I've been so quiet on my blogs was a good start.
Anyway! Thank you for all your patience over the past few months. Love you guys!
Happy Munday! Hope you're doing well today. I wanted to ask about your creative process! What do you do to work on your blog? Do you listen to music, podcasts, essays, ASMR, something else or nothing at all? Do you work with an outline or does everything live rent free in your head? Anything else you wanna share about how you go about your blog?
Ah hello! I am doing pretty good! (Hope u are doing well too! I love Capital so much...)
I figured I would answer this in a fun way! Taking you through my process by showing it to you!
To be honest, my general planning lives almost exclusively in my head, which is prone to forget things [Everyone disliked that].
"What I mean by another world is like um..." He thought for a moment, thinking of how to explain.
"You stepped foot in a place that is different from your own. Like, the creatures and plants n stuff are all different from where you're from. Or...maybe not..." He paused. "I heard that sometimes the only thing that changes is you. It is hard to um..explain...."
He furrows his eyebrows in concentration, or perhaps it was for some other reason. His expression scrunched up either way.
"I can't say I know what a pokemon is... but I guess I wasn't too far off calling you a cat." He relaxed a bit. "That's good."
Heron@216: Heron peers at the kid from the edge of the bed, doing their best to not startle them. They keep their voice low to avoid unnecessary attention, just in case, "H-hey, it's alright, I... think you're safe here. Take it easy- do you know where you are?" Didn't hurt to ask- from the sounds of it, the other human didn't seem familiar with them.
He loosened his grip on his blanket a bit as he looked at the one in front of him. He seemed to be searching for something. He eventually spoke back up, some sort of newfound curiousity lighting his eyes. "Have you ever traveled to another world before?" He paused a moment.
"Also- If it's okay to ask, I mean- what are you? You kind of remind me of a cat, though um...maybe that's rude. Sorry."
Heron@216: Heron peers at the kid from the edge of the bed, doing their best to not startle them. They keep their voice low to avoid unnecessary attention, just in case, "H-hey, it's alright, I... think you're safe here. Take it easy- do you know where you are?" Didn't hurt to ask- from the sounds of it, the other human didn't seem familiar with them.
He loosened his grip on his blanket a bit as he looked at the one in front of him. He seemed to be searching for something. He eventually spoke back up, some sort of newfound curiousity lighting his eyes. "Have you ever traveled to another world before?" He paused a moment.
"Also- If it's okay to ask, I mean- what are you? You kind of remind me of a cat, though um...maybe that's rude. Sorry."
