Hiya! I’m Corgi! I enjoy drawing and writing about things that interest me. Oh, and I like making them sparkle. I also love world building and adding more lore to AUs of series that barely have it.
Main interests:
- Puppy in My Pocket (specifically its spinoff cartoon, Adventures in Pocketville)
- Splatoon
- Build-A-Bear Workshop’s Honey Girls
- VOCALOID
- Paper Mario
- Media from the fantasy genre
- Mythology and certain kinds of history (Renaissance and baroque periods of Europe, pre-20th century Asia)
- Electronic dance music (EDM)
- Retro stuff (80s-2000s specifically)
- Rhythm games
- Arcades
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#the faenim chronicles for my Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville AU
#wilted memory for my Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door AU
I’ve been thinking about how beautifully designed the Pocketville Castle is. I like that it combines majesty with fun in a way because it looks imposing, as the home of a monarch should be, yet includes the bright colors often found in castles and palaces from merchandise-driven series and the paw theming that’s prevalent in the In My Pocket series. Not to mention the Magic Fountain in front of it having a unique design and being huge.
The castle is one of the major settings in Adventures in Pocketville that help prove that the show had so much potential to develop its lore more, since it is the home of Princess Ava (a character who also has huge potential to include a lot of lore).
We get to see a few indoor areas of the castle, with three in particular looking very interesting. That being the throne room, Ava’s bedroom, and the kitchen.
They’re all quite detailed just like the castle’s exterior, with the throne room even having a high ceiling since it is the main room of the building after all. Where the monarch and the Royal Guards supposedly have their meetings. The heart themed furniture in Ava’s bedroom is adorable, especially the bookshelf. The kitchen also stands out because of its green walls. I will admit I wish there was something else in the wall behind the thrones rather than just a painting of the castle and the fountain, like perhaps a heraldry or something, and the paintings being of other Siamese cats rather than random dogs and kids, both of which would keep people wondering about a potential royal family of the Pocket Kingdom and therefore ponder about a backstory for Ava and Eva (since we barely got one in the show if any at all).
However, one area I’m not a fan of is the corridor. Or corridors, rather.
No windows, very little lighting, no decorations, and a very washed out color of walls. It makes sense for it to be an underground passage like in the third episode, “Evershell the Wise”, where Kate and her friends find a secret passageway that leads far outside the castle’s premises, but we also see the same kind of corridor used as the one leading to the throne room in episode “Heads Up”. Shouldn’t there be like a fancy antechamber or something that leads to one of the most important rooms of the castle along with a more decorated hallway?
We do end up seeing this view from Ava’s bedroom showing a more decorated, almost baroque style corridor that looks more like the bedroom itself with the yellow walls and such. But we don’t actually get to see any scenes that take place exactly in it.
Sometimes I wonder what other rooms the castle could have, especially since we only saw very little of what looks like a huge castle. Of course, I have my AU to work on that I can include more rooms, like the drawing rooms often found in real life palaces/castles along with more important rooms like an armory and more bedrooms since I’m also giving Ava and Eva more family members and such.
This show is really fascinating, and it’s always making me wonder about what lore it could have.
Even more writings from my Pocketville blog, though it’s instead an analysis about a canon location rather than an AU story. You can tell how much research I’ve done on a show I’ve been interested in for the past nine years.
- A more lore heavy Honey Girls AU that also serves as how I’d make a new generation of them especially since Build-A-Bear has been barely making content of them these past few years. Also contains some commentary about how the music industry is.
- An especially lore-heavy Puppy in My Pocket: Adventures in Pocketville AU that changes many of the events from canon, is based on the Renaissance and baroque periods, and looks like it’s straight from a fantasy book series.
- An unofficial redesign of Chuck E. Cheese if he was the face of an arcade-restaurant-entertainment place that’s more like bigger arcade places such as Round1, Dave & Buster’s, and the like.
Here’s my interpretation of the Friendship Heart’s origin along with an important OC in my AU that’s connected to Ava/Queen Avalina. It’s included in my AU so I’m going to use some AU terms though. I was inspired by the Sword in the Stone when writing this.
Content warning: mentions death, war, and violence (nothing will be very detailed though); it’s part of Queen Amalthea’s biography. It’s also a long read.
Amalthea, a powerful princess from an ancient noble family of Faelicour, escaped into the fields on a cold winter’s night after being told by her mother to flee the city when it was attacked by a demon army. As she was at the brink of losing all hope, she prayed to the celestials that she may have the strength and courage to save what’s left of her people and home.
She woke up, inside one of a nearby and untouched village’s houses, to hear a distant rumbling noise, and outside the window was a glowing, bright red meteor zipping through the night sky. She carefully looked to see where it may land, and it wasn’t long until she felt the vibrations of the impact that was not far from where the village stood.
Not long after, some of the villagers would go out into the cold and cautiously approach the fallen meteorite out in the fields, with Amalthea following them. What she would find amongst the space rock is a glowing red ruby-like jewel perfectly carved in the shape of a heart. As some of them murmured in curiosity about the jewel embedded in the meteorite, with some of them attempting to pry the jewel out of the rock to no avail, she stepped forward to inspect it.
As Amalthea placed her paw on the jewel, it seemed to glow brighter once it made contact with her paw. She then tried and take the jewel from the meteorite, which would prove a success. The jewel let out a magical shockwave that nearly knocked Amalthea over, as well as melting the rest of the surrounding snow and causing flowers to rapidly grow all over the grass. She felt newfound magic surge through her body as well. The village leader had proclaimed, “O, the Gods have chosen this young lady to disperse the evil with her pure heart, to become that very beacon for all of us to follow, to rule with kindness, peace, and goodwill.”
Feeling a new sense of the very strength and courage Amalthea had prayed for, she stood up with confidence, clutching the jewel to her chest and saying, “We must gather all those who are strong enough and wish for the turmoil to end, to save our lands from this great evil. We must prepare to head to the city to vanquish those demons once and for all.”
Of course, there was a huge battle in the field not far from the ruined city. Amalthea, along with surviving nobles and brave commoners who have trained well to fight such beasts, defeated the powerful demon army with the jewel proving a great help. She used this jewel to banish the leader of the demon army back into the netherworld. After defeating the demons, many of the creatures would catch sight of Amalthea with the jewel next to the sunrise, immediately seeing her as the one who shall be their new queen of a new era.
Amalthea entered the ruins of the city and eventually what was once the palace. She then learned that her immediate family sadly did not survive the siege, and had perished not long after she fled. She weeped underneath the only tree in the garden that had survived— a lone sycamore— knowing that she couldn’t save them. Her tears mixed with the flowing magic from the jewel, which caused something magical and grand to happen. What had magically materialised right before her eyes was a palace even bigger and grander than her old home, and with that, a fountain in the middle of the front garden and new, young saplings and flowers growing all over. But most of all, the jewel gently pulsated next to her chest as she was telepathically told: that her family will always be in her heart.
Not long after much of the city was rebuilt and Amalthea settles in the new palace would she appoint new people to work in it, with many becoming part of her inner circle. They worked hard to both help establish a new nation and make preparations for Amalthea to become the first Queen of their new nation, which they had named Faenima. A brand new collar was made to hold the jewel, decorated in symbols important to Amalthea and the folk belief of these creatures. And so, on the first day of spring, she was eventually crowned as Queen Amalthea d’Aulicor, Queen of Faenima.
My previous artwork— featuring the one and only Starcade Chuck E. Cheese— got really popular on Instagram, so I decided to make a bonus artwork with him! I’ve also experimented with a more dynamic pose for Chuck here.
Chuck’s accompanied by arcade rhythm game mascots again; this time it’s Don-chan (from Taiko no Tatsujin) and Derakkuma (from maimai). And they’re wearing matching derby hats and bow ties with him as well! Don-chan even decided to wear some rat ears too.
Princess Ava from Adventures in Pocketville is back again… this time as an animatronic! And she’s with Starcade Chuck, who built her and all! Don-chan (who somehow has wings) also decided to tag along; expect an arcade rhythm game mascot sometimes showing up whenever this version of Chuck E. Cheese shows up.
I was inspired by @evabestkitty / @doingascat when it comes to drawing a depiction of a Pocketville character as an animatronic. I decided to go for a more “realistic” approach, akin to animatronics found in various theme parks as well as CEC and what certain well-known animatronic companies made. Perhaps Chuck made this animatronic for a Pocketville-themed dark ride!
NOTICE FOR PSYCHOTIC PEOPLES LIKE ME AND THE NEW TOMODACHI LIFE: Please please pretty pretty please be careful while playing Living the Dream, esp if you’re currently unmedicated!!!
The game treats the Miis like they’re real people and makes zero mention ever that they are not, and only ever refers to them and their POV as if they are real and you are their caretaker! While playing this honestly messed with my head pretty badly at times and made me worry a lot on if I was hurting real people/not doing enough for real people while I was playing!
I cannot imagine how much worse this would be for someone who’s unmedicated, non-dormant, or experiencing breakthrough symptoms! Do please be careful and PLEASE remember to have a way to reality check yourself while playing the game!!!
Also: If you’re not psychotic, please reblog this anyway!!! It may not seem like a big deal to you but these kinds of things are REALLY important to know for us psychotic folk in a world that is both hostile and negligent to us and our needs!!!
I can’t believe seeing a prominent overlap between Honey Girls and CEC fans (many people I come across are fans of both), a Round1 location opening up at my local mall that just so happens to be next to a CEC, and me getting more into rhythm games because the music I listen to tends to be part of them all led to the creation of Starcade Chuck.
I got a whole lot of info written down for the biography of Tabitha (Teegan’s mother) but I have yet to draw her again. Was thinking about doing a fully rendered artwork for her instead of a colored sketch.
Given that Teegan’s mom is the one parent character we know the most of in the Honey Girls series (yet is also unnamed), I of course gave her some more info in my AU as well as ideas as to what she’d look like. She looks even more tiger-like since her daughter Teegan is half-cat (Teegan’s father William being a domestic cat in this AU), with round ears and all, plus Teegan got her purple fur and blue eyes from her.
Starcade Chuck takes a lot after his mother in both appearance and personality, as Matilda was a bit of a go-getter herself in her youth yet at the same time is a sweetheart. Having married into the wealthy Cheese family, she used a great amount of the fortune she got from her marriage to give to those in need. She has even visited her son’s arcade complex occasionally!
I think I might actually draw more parent characters soon, even if they might just be colored sketches like this one.
The North Star, the brightest star in the night sky, is a very important symbol in Faenima (Pocket Kingdom). It is part of the Celestial Pentacle alongside the Sun and the Lunar Trinity. Not only does it represent the Upper and Lower Celestials, but it is also believed to be where the Heavenly Palace is. It is depicted on multiple heraldry and important items, such as the coat of arms and L’Amulette d’Aulicor, the collar that holds the Aulicor Heartstone that is worn by the monarch (and currently worn by Avalina). The jewel is even said to have come from the North Star.
The Aulicor Palace is just a couple ways north of the capital city El’Magia. When seen from a certain angle during the night, the North Star appears to top the center-most tower of the palace, the royal observatory itself.
Certain members of the royal family bear a birthmark in the shape of the North Star, particularly in the line of succession. There is a superstition that they open up a new era of prosperity the kingdom. Notable members include Queen Amalthea, the first Queen, who has the mark on her forehead, and Queen Avalina, who has it on her front right paw.
As you can see, I wanted to make more lore related to the star birthmark Ava has on her paw.
There are three past girl groups (predecessors of the Honey Girls) that I’m developing for my Honey Girls AU. They’re significant in the story because not only are they the in-universe inspirations for the trio but also share similarities in style: being colorful and having a star/astral theme in certain ways. The Honey Girls’ manager, Madeline, was a former member of one of them.
Stellectra being so similar to the Honey Girls was what made people think that the present-day trio are carrying on their legacy. Being a trio band with the center being a feline keyboardist (except Claire’s image color is pink rather than purple), as well as being the only band of the predecessors who also play instruments instead of just being vocalists and dancers.
Perhaps Teegan owning a special edition vinyl of Stellectra’s biggest hits was part of her forming her band with Risa and Viv alongside sparking her love for synthy music and both playing and making it herself…
Sometimes I imagine Adventures in Pocketville in the style of Saturday morning cartoons from the 80s-90s, kind of like G1 My Little Pony, Lady Lovelylocks, Jem and the Holograms, Moondreamers, etc. I bet the characters would look really cool in that style!
I don’t know why but it’s kinda fun to imagine some of the more recent media I like in more of a “retro” lens, specifically 80s through 90s. Very recently I’ve been dabbling into more retro stuff for Honey Girls (such as predecessor girl groups) as well as thinking about if my Pocketville AU was a real thing and was like a “fantasy novel series from the 80s” or something like that.
