[Archived] Just the life of a Trainer.

I'm Gray, nice to meet you! | @crescent-cubed sideblog | This blog is archived and will not be updated.

[friendball-irl]

Hey, welcome to the blog!

My name's Grayson, but feel free to call me Gray! Pretty much everyone does. I'm a trainer living in Driftveil, Unova, and this is the place where I just kinda hang out, post about stuff, and talk to my friends!

My ask box is always open, and I'm happy to talk whenever! Enjoy your stay!

Sideblogs (mind content warnings): @gray-friendball @dream-friendball

OOC:

Hey! Actual person behind the screen here! This is just a fun little thing I wanted to make after being inspired by @realpokemon's blog. Kinda-sorta a roleplay blog technically? I'm just treating it like what a trainer would post on Tumblr if it existed in-universe. Bit of a spur of the moment decision, but I have Many Thoughts about how the Pokémon universe works and how people would actually live in it, so this is my outlet.

Posts will be split up between in-character and ooc in the tags for convenience.

Extra information under cut:

Character Info:

Gray

Male Human, 21

DoB: 7/7/2002

Team:

China, Female Absol

Bass, Male Noibat

Wake, Male Samurott

Millicent (Milly), Female Hisuian Lilligant

Andromeda (Andi), Female Lunala

[friendball-irl]

//if you didn't hit the read more on the archival announcement, I pulled a prank where I hid the announcement for the soft-reboot blog for Gray over at @oh-hey-its-gray under the cut! Go check it out if you want!

[friendball-irl]

Important OOC Announcement

//Please make sure to read the rest of the announcement under the cut.

This blog is officially archived, and will no longer be used. This also applies to @gray-friendball and @dream-friendball.

I no longer feel like I can continue this blog, and as such, I have chosen to archive it for historical/nostalgia purposes. Can't say I really ever want to get rid of it, y'know?

Thank you for all the fond memories this blog has given me and the people it helped me meet, and thank you for your understanding.

More information below:

But you can still find Gray at his new soft-rebooted blog over at @oh-hey-its-gray :3

HA PSYCH, HE'S NOT DEAD

Taking it slow since it's been a minute, but I hope you all enjoy the return of the boy!

See you there!!! <3

[paleblooded-trainer]

STATUS: UNCONSCIOUS (BLOOD MINISTRATION IN PROGRESS)

[friendball-irl]

OOC: I wasn't ever planning on using this blog to promote my other rotumblr blogs, but I figured I might as well

I've got two going on right now:

@kinda-wishiwashi - OC character who's the Wishiwashi caretaker at an aquarium in Castelia

@crescent-moon-stone - A self-insert faller blog!

That is all, have a nice day :3

[friendball-irl]

OOC: hey, using this blog because it's got a shit ton of followers and I can use it for good purposes

IT IS NOT OKAY TO TELL SOMEONE WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO ON THEIR OWN BLOG IF THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEIR CHARACTER OR STORY

Some of my friends over the year and a half I've been on here have been harassed or pressured into dropping stories or feeling like they can't play the character like they want to. I've seen this happen a lot with blogs that are a little darker in nature or have storylines that involve a darker tone.

That's not okay.

No one has the right to tell anyone else what they can or can't do just because their blog is different from theirs. This is a fucking community, and that means that there's going to be stuff that only a fraction of the people will like.

This does not excuse blogs that have tried to do plots that involve actually disgusting topics or storylines. There are some things that shouldn't be put out there for anyone to stumble across, let alone in a public space like this.

The point is that if you deliberately drive away a member of the community just to make yourself happier, that's the absolute wrong way to handle it.

Just block them for god's sake.

You don't want to see the story but you like the character? Block tags.

And if tags would get rid of too much, then I'm sorry but you should just not interact with them anymore. Live with the guilt/sadness about not interacting with them. Don't make them change to fit your narrative.

There's a difference between setting healthy boundaries and intentionally making a situation more difficult than it has to be.

I'm disappointed in anyone that has done this to others. This is a creative outlet for many of us, and you don't have the right to restrict how they can express themselves. It's supposed to be fun. Don't take it so seriously that it's affecting you in real life.

Period.

I'm done with this shit.

[blastedoffagain]

yeah ooc post i guess, im not used to having to mark those, oops

hopefully OP doesnt find this edit too disrespectful.

"wrong" is subjective. part of the point of fiction is that it is fiction. fictional characters are not real people who need to be held accountable for their actions. people who create problematic fiction are not necessarily condoning the problematic components of their fiction. sure, exceptions exist (im looking at you jkr), but for the most part, not every person who writes an evil villain is by default saying "yeah, this guy is great, everyone should be just like him!"

"disgusting" is subjective, too--that's why tagging and filtering and blocking exist. if it follows site guidelines, including being properly tagged or having necessary community labels applied, who are we to police what other people do?

fanartists/writers do not have to adhere to canon or a specific follower's headcanon or whatever. they don't have to adhere to a specific set of morals, either. people are not automatically bad people just because they do something someone doesn't like. don't like, don't read, click, or consume. it really is that easy

[friendball-irl]

OOC: hey, using this blog because it's got a shit ton of followers and I can use it for good purposes

IT IS NOT OKAY TO TELL SOMEONE WHAT THEY CAN AND CAN'T DO ON THEIR OWN BLOG IF THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THEIR CHARACTER OR STORY

Some of my friends over the year and a half I've been on here have been harassed or pressured into dropping stories or feeling like they can't play the character like they want to. I've seen this happen a lot with blogs that are a little darker in nature or have storylines that involve a darker tone.

That's not okay.

No one has the right to tell anyone else what they can or can't do just because their blog is different from theirs. This is a fucking community, and that means that there's going to be stuff that only a fraction of the people will like.

This does not excuse blogs that have tried to do plots that involve actually disgusting topics or storylines. There are some things that shouldn't be put out there for anyone to stumble across, let alone in a public space like this.

The point is that if you deliberately drive away a member of the community just to make yourself happier, that's the absolute wrong way to handle it.

Just block them for god's sake.

You don't want to see the story but you like the character? Block tags.

And if tags would get rid of too much, then I'm sorry but you should just not interact with them anymore. Live with the guilt/sadness about not interacting with them. Don't make them change to fit your narrative.

There's a difference between setting healthy boundaries and intentionally making a situation more difficult than it has to be.

I'm disappointed in anyone that has done this to others. This is a creative outlet for many of us, and you don't have the right to restrict how they can express themselves. It's supposed to be fun. Don't take it so seriously that it's affecting you in real life.

Period.

I'm done with this shit.

[crescent-cubed]

*banging pots and pans*

I DID THE THING! Yay!

PLEASE read the pinned post, though. This one's very different from my other blogs.

@steadfast-traveller-pkmn

[friendball-irl]

HAPPY NEW YEARS MISS YOU 🥺🥺 @touya-san

OOC: Happy New Year!

I hope you guys have as much fun on here as we did last year more!!!!

[friendball-irl]

OOC: Little update.

I think I'm going to put this blog on an indefinite hiatus. I have a feeling I'll come back to it eventually, but I've just felt really burnt out with Gray. He's a great character to play, and I'm really glad you all loved interacting with him, but I really don't want to force myself with something I'm supposed to be having fun with.

The same will apply to any other blogs I have connected to this one, and for the Barren Lands AU blog.

Thinking about starting a new blog based on the Pokemon Masters game, and I'll post any info talked about on my main, @crescent-cubed.

Your understanding is appreciated, and I'll see you guys around!

-Crescent

[friendball-irl]

//HAPPY BIRTH!!!!! 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 @touya-san

OOC: Thanks dude!!!! :D

[safrina-shards]

OOC POST

Happy belated birthday to @friendball-irl 's mod!

[leaderlynx-official]

ooc ; would luv luv luv to be directed to active pokereality accounts, my timeline is nearly dead waaauuh

[paldean-ranger-brandy]

//ooc

Holy shit you guys

That's so many people. What're you all doing here I'm genuinely floored.

Thank you?? Y'all are great, and clearly a bunch of my newer followers love sending asks which is AMAZING even if my inbox is suddenly intimidatingly full. I will answer each of them, and I appreciate each and every one of them, thank you!

I'm going to do an event similar to what I did for my 100 follower event (didn't do a 200 follower event because Iiiiii just didn't). Basically once I open the event you can either submit your character (if there is reasonable grounds for them interacting) OR you can request a certain prompt for a little ficlet.

I do this because I cannot draw well nor do I enjoy doing it lol. There will be some ground rules, and you will get a chance to approve the ficlet before I post it, but that's the gist of it. I write you a thing. Brandy will be there. There will be a limited number of spots because of course there will you guys c'mon I'm not that fast.

Alright that's all thank you again event details coming soon love u byyyyyyye 💜

[aerial-aceing-it]

Puts a torchic in your inbox

Hm.

Well. Something wasn’t adding up here.

Marvin stared down at the tiny Torchic in his hands. It was warm, pleasantly so, as if he was holding the world’s cutest… ok he wasn’t sure if they had names or not but he was imagining one of those little pillow things you put in the microwave and they get all warm. Yeah, those. It was like holding one of those.

While normally holding something as adorable and small as this little fellow here wouldn’t be an issue for him, Torchic weren’t native to Pinwheel Forest. So the question of how this little guy ended up here was a bit of a mystery. Did it get lost? Maybe this was some trainer’s partner and the two had been separated. Or maybe this was evidence of a new and potentially invasive Torchic population? Or maybe a shiny breeder had dumped some hatchlings out.

Marvin remembered an incident a few weeks ago where someone released dozens and dozens of Spinarak into the forest after a failed breeding project. The rangers had to get involved and it was a whole thing. He really hoped this wasn’t a similar situation.

He was considering his options when a tiny voice sounded from the adjacent trail. Curious, Marvin listened in. It sounded like a child calling for someone. He looked down at the Torchic, and it looked back up at him. He shrugged, and started walking towards the voice.

As he got closer, the Torchic became more and more antsy. All of the sudden it leapt from his hands. He yelped as the small pokemon gently fluttered to the ground with its too-small wings. When it landed it immediately broke into a sprint. Marvin followed, panicked, and broke through the treeline to see a young trainer crouched on the forest floor.

Hugged tight to her chest was the Torchic, happily peeping at their trainer. Marvin breathed a sigh of relief. Just an accident.

The young trainer said they’d been separated when a “big green pokemon” burst through the underbrush and frightened the two half to death. She’d been searching for her partner for the better part of an hour now. Marvin was just relieved the two were alright and had been reunited.

The pair parted ways and Marvin travelled back to his post, happy that everything was alright.

[friendball-irl]

OOC: probably gonna have to call another hiatus on the Pokemon blogs again folks :/

Bit burnt out, bit struggling with depression again, and bit lack of inspiration

Hopefully I'm feeling better by after winter break

Catch you guys around!

[traveling-historian]

//OOC: Btw if any of you ship Volo with either of the PLA protagonists, you can fuck off. If I find any of you guys, it’s an immediate block. Fucking disgusting.

[deactivated-blog]

//THIS. HES WEIRD AND BAD AND PROBABLY OLDER THAN THE PLAYER.