(future professor?) maple's field notes

lena maple, aspiring pokemon professor. 28 yo. she/her. originally from galar. currently travelling hoenn. sort of a pokeblog (i mainly wanna talk about my playthroughs in character but i'm open to interactions!) icon by @artoffrostandflame

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[maplefieldnotes]

hello, reader.

first off, i must apologise for the somewhat informal form of address. this notebook is intended, first and foremost, as a place for me to jot down my observations in the field--hopefully one day i will have time (and peace and quiet) enough to collate them all into a comprehensive study of sorts. as it stands, i am far too busy. if i want to become a fully fledged pokemon professor like my mother was, i can't afford not to spend every moment of every day engrossed in my research.

my current research field, as it happens, is that of shiny pokemon. a phenomenon as rare as it is peculiar. certain pokemon of every kind--a vanishingly small number, that is--showcase a divergent colouring and sometimes behaviours from the majority of the species. i find myself fascinated by this phenomenon. of course, studies have been done before--and by greater academics than my humble self--but i feel if i wish to prove myself and write a truly compelling thesis, this is my best path forward.

i intend to conduct a long-term field study on which to base a series of hypotheses, backed by my own and others' empirical data. though my family hails from galar, i'll be traveling the hoenn region for this particular study. my trusty pokemon team are enjoying a much earned rest, while i assemble a brand new team of shiny pokemon. i will explore and battle my way through this new and unfamiliar region, while gathering data on the habitat, behaviours, and occurrence of shiny pokemon as i go.

if any of this sounds compelling, please feel free to read along, but don't forget to return this notebook to me once you are caught up. if you're reading this i'm likely to be going out of my mind with worry about where my field notes may have disappeared to. i have a nasty habit of losing things.

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