Link (couldnt decide who) 'Shouldnt we go after him , Loose Ends and all that?'
Four 'Ya know , if we see him again we will. If he decided to retire to go to Hytopia and become a designer , not my problem.'
Legend ' ... Why Hytopia?'
Four 'Youve shown us some of the outfits you got there. Look at his outfit , tell me that ISNT something that would be a hit over there.'
Legend ' .... About that...'
*Rifling through bag , pulls out a replica of Vaatis costume , Wig and all*
'...'
Legend ' Guess that explains why it was described as making specifically Wind Rods more effective , which made no damn sense because they dont use those there , only Gust Jars. '
I think a big part of the reason Pokopia is hitting so hard for so many people is that we have had an absolute glut of post apocalyptic media that take the "humans are the monsters/disease/problem" angle. Even the most well meaning solar-punk I can think of often have this undercurrent of 'humanity's nature is inherently short sighted and exploitive and they must constantly be kept in check to protect the environment' which slides very quickly into 'the world would be better off without humans in it to complicate and threaten things'.
But Pokopia fully does not do that. The world is lonely without humans and lesser for humanity's absence. So much of the game is about how Pokemon miss humans and are struggling to make sense of a world without us, how the ecosystem is just as hurt by our absence as any other species, and how the things we left behind, even in ruins and burned shells, are often beautiful and strange and helpful to the Pokemon who find them.
Pokemon have always been this allegory for the natural world- back to the original idea of the games inspired by children who caught bugs and kept ant farms- and thus the relationship between Pokemon and humans becomes this allegory for the relationship between nature and humans. And Pokopia looks you dead in the eye and says "the world would be poorer without humans, and if we all vanished tomorrow the echoes of who we are and the things we did would still ring out for eons uncountable. We would be missed and mourned and searched for and the wound of our absence would be deeply felt on this earth for the rest of its turning. The actions of a few greedy short sighted humans will never change that."
#we rebuild the towns because those are Human Habitats #we make habitats for Pokémon and that works yes? #so if we make the Human Habitats maybe they will come back :) #good Ditto
hii my loves!! sorry for the inactivity, my mental health was literally down in the dirt 🫠</33 howeverrrr i have a worthy omo story that occurred while i was at work last monday 💋
i was working at the drive through from 5pm - 1am, taking orders, packaging food, cashing customers out, *and* helping my other coworkers since it was rly fucking busy that night. my manager (let's call him J) helped me in drive through so i wasn't alone, thankfully.
less than an hour into my shift, i chugged some coffee since i hardly had any energy. it perked me up immediately, so i casually laughed with my coworkers and breezed through the first couple hours of my shift. in between orders, i sipped my water from my stanley so i didn't become dehydrated ;^)
whenever i felt the slight urge to pee, i went without a second thought. as time went on, the drive through line *remained* full and the lobby was filling up by the hour. i really didn't want my urge to piss in the way while i worked, since i *need* to be concentrated. otherwise, im fucking up orders </3
at some point, the coffee was wearing off and i needed another pick me up. one of my managers (K from my first story!) let me chug the rest of his energy drink while my coworker (we'll call him E) ran across the street to buy more energy drinks for everyone. we had a bit of down time even after E returned, but it was soon short lived....
our place is VERY popular at night and it becomes busiest at 7pm until we close. it was around 8pm when both the lobby and drive through exploded with customers. every time i finished taking an order, the beep rang off, signaling another customer was right behind the other. because i had to talk SO much, i had to keep my water nearby at all times, sipping and sipping.
sooner rather than later, though, my need suddenly became so much more pressing than before. for a bit, i was able to quell the urge by shifting from foot to foot or crossing my legs in the most "casual" way possible. i tried my best to move as fast as possible, hoping to find a moment where i could run off to the toilet.
eventually, i found the perfect time where there wasn't a customer waiting for their order to be taken. i pressed the button on the headset to communicate with anyone who has the headset and whispered, "restroom break, brb!" (yes i said brb.. it takes too long to say be right back... fight me). i quickly yet rigidly moved towards the restrooms, avoiding any customer's gazes as i knew i looked slightly desperate.
as my hand gently pressed on the handle for the women's toilet, it didn't give way. i felt a slight wave of panic through my body as i turned to the men's single stalled toilet and gently tried the handle. it didn't budge as well.
with a burdening weight on my chest, i had no choice but to return back to my position, lower body aching and desperate. as i returned, E gave me a look, as if he was "studying" me. i could feel his curious gaze as i embarrassingly whispered into my headset: "...both of the restrooms were full..."
"of course they were, it's so typical," J replied.
i tried to hang on by distracting myself with the orders, even though i couldn't sit still by this point. my brown face was flustered and my voice began to waver as i spoke with the customers. i definitely stuttered more times than i ever have on drive through, just because i was *dying* for a piss.
right after finishing a customer's order, i felt a sharp yet small leak escape my faltering hold. my body jolted, my body suddenly cold and stiff as alarms began to ring off in my head. mentally, i knew i only had a few minutes before that one small leak turned into many uncontrollable ones.
"i-i gotta go-" i tersely whined into the headset.
without waiting to hear from anyone else, i rushed off towards the restrooms again. i urgently tried the door handle for first the women's toilet, then the men's. however, both were locked again!
my chest twisted in panic as i slowly walked away from the restrooms. my body couldn't stop trembling and i nervously tugged down on my work sweatshirt, wishing i could hold myself soo bad.
as i finally returned to the back, i couldn't help but lean against my counter, nearly doubled over as i squirmed and shifted in place. before anyone had any questions, i meekly whispered: "they're still full......"
by this point, i couldn't make eye contact with anyone, not without wanting to cry. it was obvious to anyone who even glanced at me that i only had a few minutes left before i burst. all the while, customers continued to arrive and orders had to be packaged.
i was lucky (or unlucky?) to be stuck with an "uhhh...." customer. as he took an annoying amount of time to decide what he wanted, my mind raced as i bit down on my lip and pressed my thighs together. with how much tension that pulled at my lower abdomen, all i wanted to do was cry.
in my peripheral, i noticed J occasionally glancing at me, worried. i couldn't face him or anyone without having a panic attack. when the customer finally decided what he wanted, i took his order as tears dripped from my lashes.
as soon as i finished, i heard E's familiar voice saying "hey, there's no one in the restroom. let me take the headset."
i turned around, eyes teary with desperation, and snatched the headset off of my head, urgently handing it to him.
"oh my fuck.. th-thank you-"
feeling as if i was gonna leak any moment, i turned on my heel and rushed towards the women's toilet once more. i passed the *same* customers for the third time but i didn't care anymore. as E said, the toilet was open and i felt relief wash over me immediately.
a long spurt of piss leaked out of me as soon as i entered. i gasped, instinctively holding myself as the door shut. the warmth seeped down to my inner thighs, coaxing my body to release more. my entire body trembled as i fought for control.
eventually, i was able to physically feel confident enough to stagger to the toilet, one hand buried between my thighs and the other fumbling with my belt and jeans. thankfully, i was able to rip them off in time before i burst.
as soon as the stream started, i whimpered and whined softly- the overwhelming pressure and desperation now fading into utter alleviation. i let the tears roll down my cheeks as i emptied my bladder. once i finished, i hit my vape to savor the relief <3
since holding took pretty much all the energy from me, i took my time fixing myself up. i checked out the damage in the mirror and felt my face grow hot. the patch wasn't *that* obvious- unless i bent over. still, it was much better than completely wetting myself ^^;;
when i returned, E took off his headset with a smirk, studying my much more relaxed posture. "feel better now, Cinna?"
i nodded gratefully and took the headset from his head. "you have *no* idea.. thank you!"
and for the rest of the shift, if i ever needed to run to the toilet, i just let E know. it's honestly no secret that i have a small bladder... all of my employees and managers know ><;; like, it's a running joke that my bladder is weak but "i'm an adult so i should be holding better" </3
anywayssss thank u guys for reading my loves!!! i hope u enjoyed my stressful desperation 🫶🏽🤎
Pre-episode 8 comic I started in December but haven't had the chance to finish until now. Posted it a few hours before Episode 8 aired on Instagram and Twitter. Hope you like :)
Not a funnybunny comic BTW! Not this time, at least. Just Pomni being a good friend, as she is.
How do you feel about papryus being the roaring knight? I watched a YouTube video on it and it seems much more possible than before. (Btw I love you art so much )
I really don't think it will happen, but it would be cool! :D
Ngl when I first saw the knight, I did think about how Papyrus-shaped they were
Only way I can see it working is if his personality is very different too
......I just want him to be relevant 😭don't know how it will happen, but they’ve been setting him up for something...I just don't know what
