i'm not dead, i'm not alive

Selective, low-activity indie rp blog for Pokemon AU Joshua Kiryu, written by Dusty.

[grimmwoodtangle]

After a lost child perished in the forest, his spirit possessed a tree stump, causing the spirit's rebirth as this Pokémon.

Indie RP blog for Pokemon AU Yoshiya “Joshua” Kiryu, animated by Dusty!

[strawberista]

Hanekoma raised a brow and turned his gaze down his pokemon again, reaching up to tug at his chin, "Mmm, I dunno. Meowstic isn't exactly friendly on the best'a days, though 'e usually doesn't cause too much trouble. It's not a sound I hear from 'im too often, though. Not quite a growl, I'd say. Maybe 'e's just bein' real protective of me."

He didn't exactly like to do it (and honestly, he wanted to experiment and see where this went), but he got the picture that he might run his interesting new friend off if he left Meowstic out, so he pulled up a pokeball from his pocket to bring him back in. Meowstic turned his gaze up to Hanekoma only then, and when he saw the pokeball he quieted down. As if he knew. As if he didn't want to go back.

Maybe he was just as interested in this kid as his partner was...

"You gonna be nice?" Hanekoma asked, and Meowstic's tail swished back and forth in response, slow and calm. "I don't need ya runnin' off any'a my friends, boss. It's alright. Nothin's gonna happen to me."

Meowstic gave an understanding soft cry, but he didn't release his grip on Hanekoma's pantleg.

His partner gave a little chuckle and turned his brilliant grin back to Joshua, "So where ya headed? Maybe we can travel together for a while."

[grimmwoodtangle]

Joshua watched the odd exchange between the man and his Pokemon. Hm. That was interesting.

"Oh, yes. Because I'm such a threat." Joshua rolled his eyes, before locking them back onto Meowstic. "I'm not going to hurt you. Obviously."

He made a face. "And we're not friends."

Joshua didn't have any human friends, and that was the way he liked it. It was becoming increasingly clear that he'd have a hard time making any new Pokemon friends, too, but that was... that was fine. He didn't need anyone else to like him, he was happy right where he was.

"I don't even know you. So why should I tell you where I'm going, hm?"

[grimmwoodtangle]

What Pokemon Nature are you?

Lonely

Either sadden or enjoys the absence of others. Often in solitude and deep in thought. Often lashes at others that try to come to come near them because they are afraid to open up or just want to be left alone.

High Attack, Low Defense.

Loves Spicy foods, hate Sour foods.

[grimmwoodtangle]

"Oh, to be a cute immortal vampire boy... or to have a cute immortal vampire boyfriend..."

[preludefalls]

hello! it's dusty, here with pearl, my pokemon: legends arceus protagonist oc who found her life's purpose in hisui. check out her about and my rules, and give this a like and/or reblog if you're interested!

[grimmwoodtangle]

@strawberry-barista asked: It isn't too often that Hanekoma comes upon a stranger that takes him by surprise, but here he is, making his own way through, when he runs into someone completely unique.

If it wasn't obvious by the way he looked (and he did look ghastly, pale, hollow behind his eyes), then he was certainly given away by Meowstic's reaction to him. He stopped still in his tracks, and he gazed with unblinking eyes at Joshua. A low noise rumbled from his chest, and his paw gripped at Hanekoma's pantleg as tight as it could.

He didn't know if Meowstic was feeling threatened or sad.

But he smiled all the same, sliding his hands in his pockets, "Hey there. You headed my way, boss?"

It took Joshua a moment to react, his eyes fixed on the Meowstic clutching at the man's leg. There was a strange pull in his chest, the corner of his lips pulling down ever-so-slightly as yet another Pokemon reacted with (fear? aggression?) towards him.

Shouldn't they like him more, now that he was one of them?

"What's wrong with it?" Joshua asked bluntly, ignoring the question he'd been asked. "Why is it growling at me?"

[grimmwoodtangle]

joshua's a phantump, so he's a ghost/grass type, but i feel like if he wasn't, he'd be a ghost/fairy type. so maybe fairy would be his tera type?

[grimmwoodtangle]

this is what joshua's voice sounds like btw. there's almost always this smarmy, condescending tone to it, he definitely thinks he's better than you and isn't afraid to let you know that (unless he can get something out of sucking up to you).

[poohsources]

🐝  *  ―  𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐒𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒.   (  random assortment of sentences that can but don’t have to be used for muses meeting each other for the first time. feel free to adjust to better fit your muses.  )

❛  i know we only just met but i already feel like i’ve known you my whole life.  ❜ ❛  umm, is this seat taken ?  ❜ ❛  don’t be alarmed now but there’s someone following you. pretend you know me and come with me. i’ll get you somewhere safe.  ❜ ❛  my friends ditched me here and now i could really use a ride home.  ❜ ❛  i don’t think we’ve met yet but you looked like you needed someone to talk to.  ❜ ❛  can you please pretend to be my boyfriend / girlfriend for a moment so my ex will leave me alone ?   ❜ ❛  are you always this straightforward with strangers ?  ❜ ❛  here, i noticed you lost this earlier.  ❜ ❛  i’m sorry, i must’ve mistaken you for somebody else.  ❜ ❛  so, what brings you here today ?  ❜ ❛  hi, my name is [name]. it’s nice meeting you.  ❜ ❛  you’re cute. how about i buy you a drink ?  ❜ ❛  can’t you watch where you are going ?!  ❜ ❛  i just moved into the apartment next to you, so i guess we’re gonna be neighbors now.  ❜ ❛  oh god, you’re [name], aren’t you ?  ❜ ❛  here, let me help you.  ❜ ❛  is there a reasons you’re here on your own ?  ❜ ❛  apparently we’re going to be working on this together now.  ❜ ❛  you look like you could use a hand with that.  ❜ ❛  what do people around here do to have some fun ?  ❜ ❛  looks like this will take a while, huh ?  ❜ ❛  oh god. please tell me you haven’t just heard me talk to myself.  ❜ ❛  excuse me, i think i’m lost.  ❜ ❛  i just wanted to say that i really like your outfit.  ❜ ❛  do you come here often ?  ❜ ❛  do you mind if i join you for a bit ?  ❜ ❛  you looked lonely so i got you a drink.  ❜ ❛  i don’t think we’ve met, i’m [name].  ❜ ❛  what the hell just happened there ?  ❜ ❛  have you seen this anywhere ? i must’ve lost it.  ❜ ❛  can i please use your phone ? i have to call someone to get me out of here.  ❜ ❛  seems like we’re gonna be spending a lot of time together.  ❜ ❛  come with me, and don’t ask any questions. it’s urgent.  ❜ ❛  i heard strange noises coming from your apartment and just wanted to make sure everything is alright.  ❜ ❛  i have a spare ticket, you wanna come in with me ?  ❜ ❛  you don’t know me but will you be my date for tonight ?  ❜ ❛  we’ve got some time to kill so why don’t you tell me a little about yourself ?  ❜ ❛  i don’t usually just walk up to strangers but my friends set me up to it.  ❜ ❛  i think our orders may have gotten mixed up.  ❜ ❛  do i have something on my face or why do you keep looking at me like that ?  ❜

[grimmwoodtangle]

i was off playing pla for a couple days, is there a story behind everyone being amongus now? it's an absolutely incredible thing to come back to, i'll say that dklfjkld

[trainerdisguise]

Zoa stood there, a little baffled as Joshua explained that while yes, the body was a reanimated corpse, it didn't eat people's brains.

Maybe.

Zoa didn't want to risk that.

Obviously he was messing with her, but she wanted to help, and she didn't want anything bad to happen. So she shook herself off and continued moving, watching him as he floated over her.

"Well..." Zoa started, stopped. Paused for a while. Started again. "Most of the time, the speech is coming from a human mouth, so..." Zoa sighed. Yeah, she was going to tell him. "I'm usually in disguise as a human trainer, with my friend."

Wow, would be nice to get to that camp so she could help in her Zorua form! She sped up a bit, putting her nose to the air.

[grimmwoodtangle]

Joshua chuckled at the expression on her face.

"Yes, I was gathering as much," he said. "Sounds like a fun gig, if you ask me. What's it like, being able to change your form like that? Or is it truly just an illusion in the eyes of others, and your body stays precisely the way it is?"

He paused, then shook his head.

"Ah, perhaps you can tell me later. We have more pressing concerns at the moment, after all. You seem to have a handle on things, so lead the way!"

[grimmwoodtangle]

what if i fucked around and made a pla mc oc 🤔

[limitlesspossibilities]

"Oh, right! I'm Shiki, I'm a pokestylist! Or at least, I'm training to become one. And this little one is my partner, Mr. Mew!" She lifts the Litten from her shoulder and holds him out.

Mr. Mew just gives a tired yawn and stares at the Phantump.

[grimmwoodtangle]

"Well, it's nice to meet you, Mr. Mew! And you, too, Shiki."

He smiled brightly. "My name is Yoshiya Kiryu, but Mother and Father call me Joshua. I suppose you can also call me Joshua." He shrugged a shoulder. "My Phantump is called Yoshi, so it may get confusing if you don't."

[pureposer]

"Well I must be quite Lucky. Especially since your Hands are smaller then mine, I believe. So it'd be much easier and quicker for you to do the handy work in that section."

He soon knotted his brows, brushing some hair behind one of his ears.

"Healing Items is what we're searching for."

"Nothing's a Big Risk, however. Things get Labelled in such a way when someone is Scared. Fear holds you, as a Person, back and, in turn, holds your Pokemon back. It's a all around Weakness."

[grimmwoodtangle]

"Mm-hm, very lucky, indeed!" He nodded, grinning, the perfect image of a naive, overeager child.

This was interesting. This guy was interesting. Why would someone choose to sabotage a Team Rocket base just to steal healing items? Even if he had no consideration for the riskiness of the act, surely it would be easier and quicker to simply target a Pokemon Center.

Not that Joshua was going to suggest that. No, he wanted to see where this went.

"And I must say I agree. There's a lot people refuse to experience out of fear, and a lot to be gained from taking what may be deemed a 'risk' when it benefits you."

[seginbeats-deactivated20250819]

◁◁ ▐ ▌ ▷▷ Now playing. . . @grimmwoodtangle

Something about this kid was weird, and Giacomo couldn’t pin exactly why he felt that way. He didn’t consider himself a judgmental person; it wasn’t like the guy was doing anything out of the ordinary, or any more strange than how he and the Team Star members behaved.

Yet, he could not help but feel the hair on the back of his neck stand up.

Giacomo had been staring at him from the other side of the Pokémon Center outside of the base, trying not to make it obvious that he was eyeing the pale trainer and his strange looking ghost type.

“Hey uh—“ Giacomo finally spoke up.

“— You’ve been standing here for a while, you lost?”

[grimmwoodtangle]

"Hm?" Slowly, Joshua tilted his head over to look at his observer. Ah. There it was. He'd been wondering whether the boy would ever approach him, or just end up leaving.

"You know," he said, "I could ask the exact same thing of you."

His lips pulled into a lazy, knowing grin.

"But I won't. Not when it took you so long just to build up the courage to talk to me, hee hee. I wouldn't say I'm lost, per se, but I've never been here before, so I'm simply working on getting my bearings."

[sweetlesson]

"Oh. My apologies. I hadn't meant to offend."

But there was definitely something off about this pokemon. Phantumps in general seemed to be a little skittish, so it's hiding wasn't that strange. It was more the color, pale and dirty and quite possibly in need of home care. It wasn't necessarily worthy of a pokecenter visit, but Saguaro still wanted to do what he could to offer the poor thing some comfort (provided his trainer would even allow it...).

So Saguaro tilted his head a bit and tried to give off as pleasant of an aura as he could manage, "Would you mind very much if I offered it some food? Your pokemon, I mean. A fresh meal is often just the thing a pokemon needs to get to feeling its best again. Ah, you could have some as well, of course."

[grimmwoodtangle]

"Apology accepted," Joshua said, tilting his chin up. Condescending.

He pulled Yoshi in closer, hugging it against his chest. He didn't like the way the man was looking at it. Concerned, as though there was something wrong, something he saw that Joshua couldn't, or an inkling of what only Joshua could see. Either way, he didn't like it.

"And as kind as your offer is, my parents always told me not to talk to strangers, much less accept food from them, so I'll have to decline, I'm afraid."

[grimmwoodtangle]

i got pla for christmas! i played it for a couple hours and it's super fun so far! :D