Not Just A Pretty Face

Indie Pokemon multimuse for various Pokemon muses. Mainly based within the games but takes some elements from the comics and the anime as well. Loved by Aura. Low activity.

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musesbymeri​:

“Yes, Alola,” Lillie replied with a nod. “I’ve seen Zorua and Zoroark before, but… not with this coloring. They’re black and red, not white. What is their typing here, if you don’t mind me asking?”

This place was still so strange to her, despite her attempts to fit in.

Akari’s eyes widened. Black and red Zorua and Zoroark? That sounded completely unfathomable to her. “Their typing here is Normal and Ghost!” She offered, lightly rolling Kazu’s Pokeball in her hand. It brought her comfort to do so. Despite knowing what she did about his species, Kazu himself was a loyal ally, and quite affectionate.

At least, when it came to her.

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psychic-master-will​:

Will let Xatu remain out of his pokeball, though the bird pokemon flew off to a safe distance. Grumpig took his place not too far from Will, his gaze set firmly on the Slowking who would be his opponent.

“We are ready when you are~!” Will called as Grumpig took a fighting stance. The psychic type was confident he would win; all he needed was a cue from his trainer in order to begin.

“Well, all right then,” Sabrina said, giving a nod to let Slowking know to move forward.

Though Will’s Grumpig put up a very good fight, though it had been close, Slowking came out on top in the end. Pleased, Sabrina gave a rare but genuine smile as she walked over and gently placed her hand on Slowking’s crown, giving telepathic praise with her mind and drawing a pleased cry from her Pokemon as it leaned into her ever so slightly.

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What flavor is your soul?

salt

ah little kraken, bold are you. restless sailor, dauntless fighter, lower your sword, let me see your shield. ah, of course, they are but the same object. oh wave-tossed ruffian, lend me some of your mettle would you? you have been struck by the sharpest of spears yet you still stand here proudly. but off your guard, elsewhere of the battlefield, you will find your spirit can parch others. your words are but weapons crafted from your soul. little lion, sheathe your claws, or the ones you love the most will suffer. you do not have to be strong all the time love, there's nothing wrong with being soft. vulnerability is not weakness, and if it were, what's wrong with that? strength is not always your greatest tool, your heart is good. put down excalibur, and use your words. you'll find they will carry you much farther. not everything in life is a battle.

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@musesbymeri gets a starter for Lillie from Akari.

“You’ve never seen a Zoroark before?” Akari asked Lillie with wide eyes and furrowed brows. “Where did you say you came from again? Alola, right?”

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For April Fool’s, I have actually done drafts on this blog.

There’s no joke here, just me being genuinely productive.

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a-hell-of-a-lot-of-muses​:

psychic-master-will​

Once Will led them to the entrance of the tower, he stopped to turn to his companions. “Here it is~ Inside you will find the sages, who can answer any questions you may have. However, do not be surprised if they engage you in battle! This tower uses battles as a way to strengthen ones bond with their pokemon. Most will use Bellsprout in their battles, for that is the pokemon this tower is based off of.

A lot of beginner trainers often make this their first stop before challenging Falkner, for there is a lot of experience to be gained here. Once inside there are a few floors to explore.” And he would leave Cynthia and Lucian to explore it as he tagged behind. Afterwords they would take a good look through Violet City before going to the ruins.

Will -> Lucian -> Cynthia

Lucian gave a nod of agreement before moving to open the door. “Everything he has said is correct, though perhaps it is better to experience it first hand,” he said, holding the door open for Cynthia to enter first.

When all three stepped inside, they were met with a few visitors, along with an elderly woman who welcomed them inside. In the middle of the floor was a large, wooden pillar which seemed to sway on its own. This indicated that battles were in progress on the floors above.

Near the back of the floor was a staircase that would lead to the upper levels, where the sages were doing their training.

Lucian -> Cynthia -> Will

“Thank you for the heads up, Will. I appreciate it.” She said, considering his words. They used Bellsprout, huh? It made sense, given the Tower’s name. But if they did engage her in battle, she knew that Seraph and Jewel would be her best bets in that regard-Seraph for his Air Slash and Jewel for her Flamethrower. Cynthia smiled as Lucian held the door open for her. “Thank you, Lucian.” She said warmly as she stepped into the building.

“This place is so beautiful.” She mused as the three of them stepped inside, to be greeted almost immediately by a couple of visitors and an elderly woman who welcomed them inside. Cynthia gave a warm smile and a nod in response to the greeting.

The fact that the pillar was swaying on its own alarmed her a little, before she remember what Will had said before. Trainers battled here. With that in mind, the pillar swaying alarmed her far less.

She turned to Will and Lucian. “Okay, so, I was thinking we could keep going up the other floors to see everything this place has to offer, is that okay with the two of you?”

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@champofpallet continued from here:

Cynthia smiled when Red confirmed her statement. It would have been embarrassing to be wrong about that, but she was usually a pretty good judge of character-at least she had always thought that was the case-so if she had been wrong, she would’ve accepted it.

When he mentioned that he thought he might have insulted Prince Lear somehow, she frowned slightly. 

“While I don’t think that befriending him is the worst idea, it might not be you at all, Red. Sometimes, it’s not a matter of doing something to offend someone, but rather the fact that you’re not going to get along with everyone, you know?”

She paused. “Also, his name is Lear, not Lee. So that might help you get on his good side.”

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mxstball​:

“Let’s do this!” And away they go! Luckily, Zinnia didn’t take out Noivern, lest this entire situation would have been a lot more complicated at the sight of Togekiss. Salamence was keeping pace, but it was obvious that he was not trying to race. They weren’t in too much of a rush.

“Oh, by the way, I’ve always been wantin’ to ask you somethin’– You’re both a Champion AND an Archeologist, right? Aren’t they both so time-intensive? Always heard how much you love both Pokémon battles an’ archeology, but like, how d’ya find the time to do all of that? You must be really busy most of the time, right?”

Salamence let out a cry.

“Hehe. Right? I’m a gym leader on the side while I mostly do Lorekeeper stuff for my village an’ that’s so much work. Can’t imagine how it’d be to be a champion–”

Well, she could, but she refuses to try to take Wallace’s job for good reason.

Cynthia didn’t even need to tell Seraph to go after her. Once Zinnia’s Salamence took off, the Togekiss followed without hesitation. Seraph definitely didn’t view the flight as a competition, which was fine by Cynthia. She wasn’t prepared for a race, after all. Especially not while she was on Seraph’s back. The wind in her hair was always nice and she nestled against Seraph as she let it blow freely.

She glanced over as Zinnia spoke, wanting to ask her a question, and the smile that came to her face was immediate and genuine. “It is a little time intensive, but that’s why I have the Elite Four that I do. It helps take some of the weight off me and allows me to do things that I both need to do and want to do at the same time. And while I am busy a lot, I have a surprising amount of free time, too.” It helped that she was the final hurdle in the Sinnoh League, so that meant it took people a while to get to her, if they made it to her at all.

“Besides, taking time to do the things I want on top of my Champion duties helps me not be overwhelmed or burnt out by said duties.”

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raichoose​:

“Ha! Yeah, well … I’ve been told before I don’t have much of an ‘inside voice.’ ‘S one reason I don’t really hang out in libraries.”

Letting the Snom go on its merry way, he grins when Sonia mentions an Orbeetle, grins wider when she actually cares enough to ask about his preference for Bug-Types.

“My love for ‘em started with my first Pokemon - a Wimpod, he’s a super-strong Golisopod now! - and I found myself wantin’ to catch and raise Bug-Types. People write ‘em off as ‘weak’ or ‘creepy,’ and it’s way unfair. They’re all cute and tough and beautiful in their own ways. My goal is to have one every Bug in the world … Including ‘Mons from the Orbeetle line. I don’t have any of those yet, unfortunately, but it’s cool that you do, yo! Can I see yours?” 

Sonia laughed a little when he mentioned that he didn’t hang out in libraries much because he didn’t have an inside voice. “Well, for the record, it doesn’t bother me in the slightest. She listened to him talk about what started his love for Bug types, smiling a little at the clear affection she could hear in his voice when he talked about his starter. Though it hadn’t been an official starter given form a Professor, at least she assumed that was the case, she viewed all ‘first’ Pokemon as starters regardless of what they were.

“I agree! Every Bug type has its own unique quirks, it’s just up to the right person to see those and utilize them.”

When he said he wanted a pokemon from the Orbeetle line, she grinned. “Well you can find them nearly everywhere here in Galar! They’re super common.” She wasn’t at all surprised to hear that he wanted to see hers, either, and she pulled a Pokeball from her belt. Though she was by no means an official Trainer, she had decided to pick up the rest of her party from her Gran’s place and keep them with her.

They were great help with her research, after all.

“Sure!” She said. “Dionysus, come on out!” She said, and released the Psychic Bug type, who regarded Guzma with a slightly curious but calm stare.

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I only have 5 drafts left to do so while I work on those, consider this a starter call!

Specify muse or I won’t be able to make you one!

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nemekii​:

“From?  Oh.. that easy!”  Said Hoopa, letting out a laugh as he floated upwards again, this time staying face-level with Akari.  “Hoopa from.. Dahara City!”  Then the small mythical Pokemon turned his head around, examining the nearby vicinity.  “Ah.. Dahara City not here” a hand moves up to his chin, and the mythical ponders to himself.

“Where.. Dahara City..?”

Akari’s brows furrowed when he said where he was from. “I have no idea where that is.” She admitted softly. “But if you got here, can’t you get back there the same way you came? Those rings you have seem pretty powerful.” It was hard to know, and even harder to understand, just what the rings he had with him were actually capable of.

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oflegendariesandtrainers​:

“Yes, as a matter of fact.” Hannah smiled, standing to her feet now that her team members were all healed up and ready to go again. “His actual name is Genitor, but everyone calls him ‘Gene’ for short. He’s really friendly, if not a bit on the dorky side. Not quite what anyone would expect out of an Arceus, that’s for sure.”

Of course, Hannah also knew that appearances could be deceiving–just because Gene didn’t behave like the standard Arceus didn’t mean he wasn’t powerful.

“As for how I know him… aside from what happened with Cyrus at Mount Coronet, I’ve been leaving offerings of berries for Dialga and Palkia ever since I was little, so I guess that level of dedication and devotion must have paid off for me to get the attention of Sinnoh’s legends.”

It certainly didn’t hurt, that was for certain.

Of course, Hebi–being the sort of father figure that he was known to be toward Hannah–would reach out from her shadow and gently tap the young woman on the head a few times with one of the tendril-like wings, as a reminder for her to not get too distracted. It definitely caused her to jolt a bit before looking back toward her shadow with a small embarrassed chuckle.

“Right! Sorry, Hebi–it’s just that I get so excited when I realize how lucky I am to know you and the rest of the Creation Trio by name.”

‘It isn’t just that.’ Hebi would respond, although he seemed rather amused. ‘You forgot to give your name.’

It was at that point that Hannah’s embarrassment would get a bit worse, and another embarrassed chuckle escaped her as she turned back to Cynthia with a smile and nod. “…I did kinda forget that, huh? My name’s Hannah Norwood–I’m originally from Eterna City.”

Cynthia wasn’t surprised when the girl before her confirmed what she had already been thinking. Granted, his name was actually longer than just ‘Gene’ but it still tracked in her opinion. It was nice that she was leaving offerings for them, though, and Cynthia had the thought that maybe she should do that, too. They deserved it, after what Cyrus and Team Galactic tried to do to them.

“Could I accompany you sometime, when you go to give them offerings?” Cynthia asked softly. “You don’t have to agree to it if it would be awkward for you, of course. But I was there when Team Galactic tried to torment all of those people and I’d really like to give them offerings to show how sorry I am that that happened to them. Because they deserve an apology, and the people who hurt them won’t give one to them.

She smiled when the girl finally gave her name, Hannah. “Well, it’s nice to meet you. Officially, I mean.” She gave a teasing wink to let the girl know that she was completely joking. “Eterna City is a really beautiful and peaceful place. I enjoy spending time there!” She said earnestly.

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behemothbash​:

He raises a brow. “Ay, so you’ve got a Prof backin’ this up? Guess that’s why yer so confident ‘bout this.” It would also explain why Pokemon have startled him half to death by appearing out of seemingly nowhere. “So could there be Pokemon at our feet right now, and we just don’t see ‘em? What if we accidentally step on ‘em?”

Nabil’s mouth tugs up at the corner in amusement. He’s only come into contact with one Voltorb, but that one time was enough to know they have quite the… explosive personalities. He smiles further at the mental pun, teeth showing slightly. “Heh, I don’t think they’ve got mini beds in there. Even if they did, ‘m sure my Pokemon wouldn’t appreciate gettin’ caught in one a’ these.” Said Pokemon are watching Akari carefully, clearly put off by the Pokeball.

Akari laughed and nodded. “Yeah, pretty much!” She said. But at his question, she shook her head. “No, I don’t think that’s very likely. They only shrink down that small when they’re in the Pokeball. Outside of it, they’re their normal sizes. Sometimes larger than that if they’re an Alpha Pokemon. So don’t worry, the chances of you accidentally stepping on one are practically nonexistent.”

She looks over at Nabil’s Pokemon and deliberately makes a show of putting it away so his Pokemon will hopefully be less wary about her. “They don’t have to.” She assured him. “It’s just easier to study and learn more about them if they’re caught in these. We don’t keep them forever, though. Not all of them, at least.” She planned to keep her team around for as long as they wanted to be.

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nemekii​:

While the female was trying to reassure Hoopa, he continued to flail and whine about on the ground.  It was only when Akari lifted him up, and then sat him upright that he began to quiet down.  His lower body, and part of the ring around his chest were now covered in dirt, but he was relieved to not be ‘stuck’ on the ground anymore.  Logically, Hoopa could’ve made himself float upwards and out of his predicament, but mentally he wasn’t able to think of the solution.

“Oh.. eheh.. thank you for helping Hoopa” he says in a slightly bashful tone.  Both fat hands grasping the front of his chest ring.

Akari smiled when Hoopa thanked her for helping him. “You’re welcome!” She said sincerely. “I completely forgot to ask, where are you from originally?” She asked. “I mean, I don’t think you’re from here, because I would’ve seen you before now. But i’m not sure where you could be from.” She paused. “If you know what the place you’re from is called, or even where it is.” Maybe it didn’t even exist in this universe...this time? Because she was pretty sure this was a different time.

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meteormashed​:

     carine couldn’t help but groan as brutus took her into his arms. the accidental pressure he’d put onto her leg when he lifted her filled the whole spot with a sharp pain, one that didn’t fizzle out immediately either. not that he’d know, of course – he was a helpful pokemon, not a medical professional. even so, she couldn’t help but wonder if it was possible to train him on these sorts of things.

      she’d been so lost in thought that she didn’t even see the instinctual hand to his belt.

      “ alright, then, “ the gallade took a step towards volo, following carine’s instruction. “ please lead the way, volo ! “

Volo nodded, giving her a smile that probably wasn’t as sincere as he was used to, solely because of how unsettled he was by the Gallade carrying her. But Carine had said he was one of her partner Pokemon so, despite how intimidating he was, Volo was confident that the large Pokemon wouldn’t hurt him. He had no reason to do so, after all.

When she told him to lead the way, he nodded. “Follow me!” He said, and started off at a slow but brisk pace. With his hands on the straps of his pack, this almost felt like a regular jaunt through the Crimson Mirelands. If it weren’t for the injured woman behind him, he might have been able to believe that was what this was.

“If I may ask, what were you trying to get to that led to you being on that rock wall in the first place?”

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I may shift the status of this blog to low activity.

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volcalith​:

“To what end?” Gordie asks, following her in. The smells of the café were rich and warm, no doubt from baking the day’s breads and pastries earlier, the scents of the various coffees or teas enhancing, not overwhelming, such. Being out in the countryside had its perks when it came to making good food–it still wasn’t for Gordie, but he could see why others–both his former colleague and Sonia–would stick around. “…Branching out your field of studies? I can’t imagine you can learn much more about the Darkest Day.” She’d published a book about it!

Sonia was curious what he meant when he said ‘to what end?’ and wanted to ask what he meant by that. “What do you mean?” She asked as they entered the cafe. She relished the warmth that encircled them, even though it hadn’t been that cold outside. But, then he explained his wording further (at least she was pretty sure they were connected), and she smiled and nodded. “Actually yeah, I was thinking about branching out in my research. There’s so much to learn.” After all, what more could she discuss about the Darkest Day when she had already published a book about it? She might as well try something new. Something exciting.