been a bit since I did an updated one of these, huh??? but it's been about a year since i did my original one, so!!! time for a new introduction post!
(art made by the wonderful @professor-amaryllis's player!!!)
anyway, hello!!! my name is ren (they/them or ze/zir!!), i'm 24 years old and welcome to my silly lil blog! i mostly use this to reblog orthworm and orthworm accessories!!! i'm a pokemart worker who's on leave at the moment, and i'm currently sort of a student at the blueberry academy! i'm currently taking some researcher courses there, and i'm tryin' my hardest to become an authority in steel type pokemon! though, uh, most of my experience is with my favorite pokemon, who i'm guessin' y'all can tell who it is. heehee
but uh, what else...i've actually got a fair amount of experience as a steel type trainer, and most of my research is focused on orthworm! their environmental impact and their role in the ecosystem is just fascinatin' to me, especially livin' near 'em in zapapico for most of my life! that's actually how i befriended my big ol' lug of a partner, lulu, who you'll be hearin' about a LOT on this blog heehee. he's been my buddy since i was a tyke, and we've been trainin' together for almost two decades at this point!
arc, i'm probs gonna ramble forever if i keep this up. i guess i can basically summarize everythin' else!!! i used to be a student at the old uva academy, and it sucked! was a student at the new one too, but circumstances have made keepin' up with that and blueberry stuff a lil harder than expected. i got my foot in the door originally workin' at the montenevera chansey supply, so i know a lil bit about pokemon medicine too if ya ever need advice.
i'll leave y'all with a trainer card, if ya ever need to contact me please feel free to shoot me an ask!!! promise i won't bite. maybe i'll make one'a them faqs at some point...and maybe a page for my pokemon!! that'd be real neat heehee
((ooc info below the cut!))
HELLO ONE AND ALL my name is Sable (they/them exclusively), late 20s, nothing's really changed all that much but I needed to make an updated intro for Ren at some point anyway, so now seemed to be a good time!
guess to set some basic ground rules:
follows will come from @shinydracozolt! that is my main blog full of weird shit, so uh, don't be alarmed.
Pelipper mail type things are on, but I can turn them off if I wish to. I will let everyone know if I decide to do this.
I have not Tumblr RP'd before, please be gentle with me.
Blog will occasionally dip feet into the High Stakes pool, especially with current plots going on in the background regarding Ren's mother, who's kind of a messy shitshow of a person. Ren's backstory in general is kind of a mess! Mom is evil with connections to Team Flare and dad is dead so uh. Whoops.
This blog will occasionally delve into sensitive topics, mostly with ask games and such. The ones that mostly pertain to Ren are: mental abuse by a parent, bullying at the old Uva, the massive shut in arc they had between ages 14-18, underage drinking (they still partake and aren't an alcoholic, but they and the bottom of a bottle go way back, so to speak), and occasional mentions of weed. (they themselves don't do it but a friend and coworker of theirs is a stoner. these posts will be tagged accordingly)
There will be occasional shenanigans with @ribesrubrum! Basically I had Ren befriend a canon character in their Kitakami arc and didn't want to potentially make things awkward, so they will interact occasionally. Don't be alarmed!
Lemme know if you need any trigger tags accommodated and I shall do my best! My memory is not the greatest thing in the world but I will do my best. <3
Would prefer no NSFW sent Ren's way, they are ace as hell. There may be occasional mentions of it from other blogs, but they'll be tagged accordingly.
Not exactly open to shipping with Ren because, once again, the whole ace deal, but if something starts to go that way feel free to let me know? But I am going to say no automatically if the player is a minor and the character in question is not 21+.
Can't really think of anything else I wanna say, but I mostly play fast and loose with shit and Ren's kind of off in their own little world sometimes lmao
Despite my best efforts, I have admittedly been thinking about my identity and relationships in the past. It's hard to figure out if I'm genuinely uninterested in romance, or if I'm just averse to the idea currently because of my own experiences and flaws. I kind of like the idea of having a partner, but proper dating, marriage, etc just turns me off to the whole thing.
I don't know why. I wish these things were easier to figure out.
i'll be real with ya, it ain't ever easy to figure shit out, but i can at least share what i found out from shiftin' a lotta things around!
back when i was a lot younger, i spent most'a my life livin' as a girl; my birth parents were kinda tirefires in other ways, but they were always real acceptin' about me transitionin' when i was like. 4??? arc, i barely even remember bein' a dude at any point, heh.
wasn't until i got to uva that it started feelin' wrong to be a girl,. :|a and then came relationship shit, where i just thought i was broken as fuck when an ol' galpal of mine fell like, head over heels for me and i just. did not feel anythin' but friendship back. took a long while after that to really explore it, and it involved fuckin' one of my best friends to see if there was somethin' goin' on there. turns out i just really don't...care about that type'a shit? it ain't impeded me in the process of makin' friends of all kinds, at least!!! and honestly, i find friendships way more fulfillin' than any sorta romance or hookup.
(oh, and i guess back to the nb thing: dad (my actual good dad i have now!!!) was the one who taught me that ya don't just gotta be a boy or a girl! that ya can be somethin' inbetween or outside'a it. dad's relationship with gender is their own story to tell tho.)
but yeah, i guess it's just...it ain't easy to figure out, but ya always got time, i think, is what i'm tryin' to say? and that bein' aromantic or ace or whatevs is totes valid! and it don't always gotta be one universal answer. the answer to yer identity and other shit can change over time, and sometimes ya can even take bits of stuff and make it yer own! that's the great thing about the world, i think
I think being able to decide that a battle is too much is an important skill as a pokemon trainer. It's better for you and your pokemon if you know when enough is enough. Whether that's at the start of a battle or near the end of it isn't important; if you feel confident that you'll lose, you should be completely allowed to call it quits early.
People who stamp their feet and insist that you can't back out of a casual battle don't know the first thing about pokemon and are poor trainers at best.
this is what i love about paldea's battle culture!!! if a battles too much for you and yer partners, ya can just up and dip.
sure ya gotta pony up some change, but man, it really teaches trainers a lot about restraint and not pushin' yer partners too much. which is the best skill a trainer can have!!!
rotomblr has a pretty surprisin' amount of people with their shit together, if ya can believe it! but there's deffo plenty of people here who are still figurin' shit out. sounds like ya ended up on the good side of rotomblr, heh!
I dunno I have a husband and a he has a kid and I don't feel like the overwhelming impression people get of me despite all of that is that I am a guy who has his shit together.
rotomblr has a pretty surprisin' amount of people with their shit together, if ya can believe it! but there's deffo plenty of people here who are still figurin' shit out. sounds like ya ended up on the good side of rotomblr, heh!
sorry i haven't been around much!!! things at the academy have actually been goin' really well, and i've been takin' a lot more time recently to try to study for some more advanced testin' shit; i never thought actually writin' a research paper would ever be in the cards for me, but here i am, actually tryin' to go for it so i can get a proper license for professor stuff. professor ren amaryllis has a nice ring to it, don'tcha think?
but yeah, i may not be around much for a while still!!! super sorry about that everyone :( i miss y'all bunches! but here, have a pic of my good boy in the meantime, lulu's been havin' a lot of fun tusslin' around with everyone when i got time, hee! went and tuckered himself out
sorry i haven't been around much!!! things at the academy have actually been goin' really well, and i've been takin' a lot more time recently to try to study for some more advanced testin' shit; i never thought actually writin' a research paper would ever be in the cards for me, but here i am, actually tryin' to go for it so i can get a proper license for professor stuff. professor ren amaryllis has a nice ring to it, don'tcha think?
but yeah, i may not be around much for a while still!!! super sorry about that everyone :( i miss y'all bunches! but here, have a pic of my good boy in the meantime, lulu's been havin' a lot of fun tusslin' around with everyone when i got time, hee! went and tuckered himself out
awww, thank ya mx. casi!!! heehee. it means a lot and i totes getcha, that's for sure! i've definitely been consumin' a lot more books in pursuit of this research and stayin' up pretty late...if it weren't for terry and mio kickin' my sorry ass every now and again to take a break, i'd probably end up in the same spot, ha!
but that just fine by me! ya don't get anywhere in life without workin' hard, ya know?
sorry i haven't been around much!!! things at the academy have actually been goin' really well, and i've been takin' a lot more time recently to try to study for some more advanced testin' shit; i never thought actually writin' a research paper would ever be in the cards for me, but here i am, actually tryin' to go for it so i can get a proper license for professor stuff. professor ren amaryllis has a nice ring to it, don'tcha think?
but yeah, i may not be around much for a while still!!! super sorry about that everyone :( i miss y'all bunches! but here, have a pic of my good boy in the meantime, lulu's been havin' a lot of fun tusslin' around with everyone when i got time, hee! went and tuckered himself out
Your work ethic is truly admire, Ren. I am pleased to report that you have risen in the ranks for both Linux and Kernel's respect meters. I fear if your current rate of progress continues you may even oust me from my top spot.
(Notice: The above is said in jest. I will never relinquish my top spot on the Metagross Respect Ranking)
:O!!! gasps! well, gladly inform those lovely friends there that i definitely appreciate it! thems some glowin' praises comin' from the both'a them, i might just blush, heehee!
(and no worries!!! i know they love ya to bits, and i'd never wanna take that top spot from ya! i'm just chuffed they think'a me so highly, haha)
lemme know if any of yer partners need to let off anymore steam, too! we'd be happy to help!
sorry i haven't been around much!!! things at the academy have actually been goin' really well, and i've been takin' a lot more time recently to try to study for some more advanced testin' shit; i never thought actually writin' a research paper would ever be in the cards for me, but here i am, actually tryin' to go for it so i can get a proper license for professor stuff. professor ren amaryllis has a nice ring to it, don'tcha think?
but yeah, i may not be around much for a while still!!! super sorry about that everyone :( i miss y'all bunches! but here, have a pic of my good boy in the meantime, lulu's been havin' a lot of fun tusslin' around with everyone when i got time, hee! went and tuckered himself out
it’s always ‘competitive battlers don’t care about Pokemon’ but like every competitive battler I know is like . This is my garchomp. She has sad wet eyes and so sometimes I have to put her in sweaters to calm her down. Also she has won several championships.
Comp battlers: My beedrill Scumples is fed a diet of home cooked meals that I spend 12 hours once a month prepping and is given at least 10 hours of play and affection every day. She's scared of her own reflection and gets sad if I don't pet her every morning. She's won 14 awards.
Casual owners: This is my untrained unfixed meowth that I allow to roam freely through the neighborhood with no supervision even though he's constantly being an issue for the wildlife and neighbors. He eats garbage and table scraps and rat poison and if I see him come home with only some injuries I'm pleasantly surprised
I worry they are sending ten year olds out into the wilds to go on their trainer journey without telling them that poffins are not meant for people to eat. They don't taste all that good. It's you making treats for your pokemon by hand to be relatively food grade! It won't make you sick especially if done correctly and your berries are properly processed but you are not going to find them as tasty as a pastry made for people to eat. They're bland to us. They are not made for us. It's like walking into a pokemart and eating one of the free biscuits out of the jar at the counter. People are going to stare at you funny. Please stop doing that.
#looks at the fact i've absolutely eaten raw ass nomel berries before#sweats#m-maybe they should tell us more about that...#(though i also had a lot of money problems to deal with so it was much easier to eat the berries we could forage!!!)
Ren I understand being tight on money but that's... A little concerning! I do get it though. There really should be more effort to teach young trainers basic budgeting and survivalist skills in various places. I think the assumption is that parents are educating their children on these matters but that doesn't seem to be the case nearly enough...
it's probably got a fair bit to do with how the old uva teachers were, at least in my case. 😔😔😔 pretty much just sent us on our way with a field guide that i'm pretty sure was outta date and went 'she'll be right', essentially! least for some'a us. but i totes agree with you!!! trainers should have all'a the tools necessary before they go out, and good ones at that to make sure they can get all'a the nutrients they need! that's how ya avoid gettin' some'o them weird tinkatok challenges, or peeps who think it's okay to eat pokemon berries. and then there's berry health risks dependin' on the pokemon, but that's a convo for another post...
i have, don'tcha worry!!! amy's definitely made sure i've gotten on some better ones fer sure; they've gotten on my case about holdin' onto food for too long, so i don't do that anymore!!! heehee. he's taught me a heck of a lot, actually. and i get fresh, responsible human food for the house while i make sure to get my partners the best food i can, too!
though i gotta get some coffee next time i'm on the mainland for sure, now that i'm reminded!!! the coffee here at the academy ain't nearly as strong as the stuff dad suggested i get...and not nearly enough espresso, either.
I worry they are sending ten year olds out into the wilds to go on their trainer journey without telling them that poffins are not meant for people to eat. They don't taste all that good. It's you making treats for your pokemon by hand to be relatively food grade! It won't make you sick especially if done correctly and your berries are properly processed but you are not going to find them as tasty as a pastry made for people to eat. They're bland to us. They are not made for us. It's like walking into a pokemart and eating one of the free biscuits out of the jar at the counter. People are going to stare at you funny. Please stop doing that.
alright. i ain't even gonna mince words. this one's actually for a fairly good reason, though; i've gotten back into RP on the site i originated from and i've actually been having a very fun time with it! it's a private game my friends are running and i did not expect to have so much fun with it if i'm gonna be honest.
i've been struggling to get back into rp on that site and like...enjoying it since a dear friend of mine died, but this is perhaps the first time in a while i can say i've got a groove back. and the hyperfocus is very real ^^ but this does mean that while the game is running (should end november 2nd!!) i've been behind here, and the last thing i wanna do is half-ass ren's plot. so i am gonna take a hiatus and make sure i'm all pristine and prepared so i can make it the best experience i can.
updated dates will be coming soon for the plot's start and end dates given that i'm pushing stuff back, so keep an eye out for that! and hopefully nobody's too disappointed. but also: frankly if you are, i do not care. i'm having fun and reclaiming some joy i lost!
but yeah!!! i'll see y'all in november, ren and carmine both can be assumed back at bba now o/
Saw all those rankings of different Pokemons of the same types and kids owning them and such, so I thought I could throw my hat into the ring fairy-style~!
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//i decided to finally take the roleplay thread we wrote out between these two posts here and here all the way back in december and format it into an actual fic people can read in case anyone wanted to see what happened between casi and amy back then!! if you want a little more bonus content for why these two are the way they are. just keep in mind this stuff would not be known in character. mind the suggestive content tag as while they dont do anything actually not safe for work here its heavily implied thats where things were going
