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[raynavan]

finally getting around to doing a proper intro post-

hello! my name is Ray and this mainly acts as my art blog.

I have a Writing blog: @rays-writing-corner and Dez kinda. Took over my other side blog- @dez-den

i also have a comms sheet!

[raynavan]

I am FASCINATED by your latest post (at the time of sending this ask) where Ingo is a giant bat and Emmet is a warden, and unless tumblr is being fucky you don't seem to have shared more about it so [puts chin on hands] tell me more? please? if you have more, at least. If you're still thinking about it you can always answer this ask later, no pressure :)

[kicks open door after months of inactivity] HI HELLO YES ID LOVE TO TALK ABOUT BROTHER BAT!

This is one of the Many aus I have where ingo is turned into a pokemon- that image is actually. Something of a sequel to the story I want to write, but as I have not written anything for the first part. It uh. Currently just stands on its own haha. (That does mean I might not fully explain things!)

(ramble under the cut)

Ingo and emmet are in huisi for this one! I love putting them both in the past <3 Emmet was found in a space time distortion (though the pearl clan was a little worried about how unstable this particular one was) and, seemingly exhausted, mildly delirious from the cold, and lacking much of any memories, emmet breaks away from the rescue party to look for his brother.

Unfailingly, he stumbled towards a Huge Mass of Bat and very lovingly nudges the alpha awake:

“Ingo,” he gently shook to huge form, “Ingo Ingo- brother please-“ Something shifted, an ear twitching at his voice. The body shifted as a head moved to look at him with a huge red eye. “Brother,” Emmet sighed in relief, “we- we gotta get up. Can you get up? It’s- it’s cold we gotta go.” The beast blinked, eye focusing on his face, and suddenly- between one blink and the next- the eye became grey.

The Pearl clan is, understandably, very worried! But emmet is very confident and, if irida in game is any indication, the clan does form familial ties to Pokémon that grow up with them. They assume emmet must have a connection to this gliscor that would be cruel to sever- and the gliscor seems to deliberately be as gentle as possible. (Emmet collapses at some point of the trek back to the clan, and ingo catches him and carries him the rest of the way. Most concerns are eased at the sight of the huge bat curling up beside the medical yurt- perking up at any sign of news about his brother.)

Hm… I’m not sure what else to say here. Obviously they become wardens, though Sneasler does seem rather confused about ingo (most pokemon are) and any wild Gligar and gliscor tend to flit away at the sight of ingo. He doesn’t seem to mind much. Emmet’s own team are chill with him, but ingo generally much prefers the presence of his brother to anyone else.

He does battle! Not ah… well. or with proper pokemon moves. But he does! Emmet will not order him in battle though- it feels wrong to both of them. they will cheer for one another though <3

the distortions cause ingo a bit of grief. he doesn't... frenzy. but he is rather reactive and is prone to lashing out without realizing in them. the red sky itself is actually fine for him though! beyond the Pressure everyone feels, he doesn't feel worse than normal. if anyone were to understand him, he'd say that the distortions create this ear piercing ringing- makes it feel like he needs to claw out his own brain. (we call that a migraine, Ingo) (emmet, while worried, has the feeling this is not new behavior)

i think... that's it for general stuff. feel free to ask more! (in fact, please do! ive been meaning to draw more of these train men and this is a perfect opportunity lol) not only do questions make me think about them, it also helps me buff out the narrative a lot lol. (which may mean more of the fic...)

thanks for the question =]

[conundrumrespeculis]

Oh this is FASCINATING thank you for rambling!!!

I am nodding along in understanding with the pearl clan accepting that yeah, Emmet's brother Ingo is a gliscor (which they probably assume he was raised alongside). It makes a lot of sense for them to accept that!!! Maybe that is also what Emmet's lack of fear of pokemon is chalked up to?

And Sneasler is confused by Ingo... can she not understand him despite him being a pokemon perhaps? Maybe the wild gliscor and gligar avoiding him is because they can sense he's not quite right...

Ingo not using moves makes sense!! He's a human under there (presumably) so he'd have no idea how to use moves but also that's another uncanny-ass thing he does in the eyes of other pokemon... they're thinking why the fuck does this guy keep punching people.

Does the distortions effecting Ingo to the degree they do count as notable? (Eg. is he affected more or less than other pokemon, I do not know your baseline on how much distortions effect any individual pokemon.) Also does he avoid distortions because of their effect on him?

I'm glad he's chill with the re sky tho that could be really bad otherwise. Warden Emmet's out of control partner gliscor under the red sky...

And I suppose the most important question of all is:

Was Ingo a gliscor BEFORE Hisui? Or did he get changed in the fall somehow?

Because the vibes i'm picking up are that it was BEFORE Hisui and that is FASCINATING because it also seems to imply it was something fucked up/ominous and that there were perhaps distortions involved on that side too. What happened to these guys.... I am so curious

[raynavan]

Kinda! It might be more they assume emmet is just very self assured that nothing is going to get past ingo lol. Unfortunately! Ingo is. Not a great fighter. But he is intimidating! But his utter fearlessness is cause for concern and has gotten him in some amount of trouble.

Ingo falls in the “uncanny valley” of Pokémon faces. He looks fine from a humans point of view but from a Pokémon’s… he’s a little uncomfortable. (There is a reason ingo likes to stick near emmet. The inability to comprehend the other properly is a two way street)

Ingo and Sneasler actually bond over hitting / punching things! Gliscor are already physical attackers, so it’s not too odd seeing him breaking rocks and such as training. It is odd seeing him do that with none of the energy pokemon usually do. This is. Quite possibly another reason other pokemon tend to stay away. He’s not putting power in those pincers- that’s all him. Terrifying. (Sneasler is fascinated and probably impressed lol)

Um… ingo is just as affected as any Pokémon found in them. Kinda. He’s like that because of a different reason. But we’ve actually seen in the anime that particularly distressed / in pain Pokémon have glowing red eyes- so I like to think that’s what’s happening in distortions! It’s very scary in them- overstimulating and dangerous and unknowable. No one knows what’s going on and when you are surrounded by similarly distressed Pokémon… they just lash out. Ingo does this also but because he is in immense pain. (Anyone who has had a very intense migraine I’m sure can attest that it is a Battle to not slam into things.) on account of not wanting to be in excruciating pain, yes! Ingo does try to avoid them.

Him being in pain for the red sky would be very bad for everyone involved. And especially for emmet’s mental health. Having to deal with an apocalyptic situation is one thing- dealing with it as well as understanding that your brother and closest friend is in excruciating agony to the point he’s lost all control of himself and is lashing out? Yikes. Thankfully the red sky is diluted enough of a distortion that he gets away with just a headache (which is, unfortunately, normal for him)

To your last point…

=]

[raynavan]

I am FASCINATED by your latest post (at the time of sending this ask) where Ingo is a giant bat and Emmet is a warden, and unless tumblr is being fucky you don't seem to have shared more about it so [puts chin on hands] tell me more? please? if you have more, at least. If you're still thinking about it you can always answer this ask later, no pressure :)

[kicks open door after months of inactivity] HI HELLO YES ID LOVE TO TALK ABOUT BROTHER BAT!

This is one of the Many aus I have where ingo is turned into a pokemon- that image is actually. Something of a sequel to the story I want to write, but as I have not written anything for the first part. It uh. Currently just stands on its own haha. (That does mean I might not fully explain things!)

(ramble under the cut)

Ingo and emmet are in huisi for this one! I love putting them both in the past <3 Emmet was found in a space time distortion (though the pearl clan was a little worried about how unstable this particular one was) and, seemingly exhausted, mildly delirious from the cold, and lacking much of any memories, emmet breaks away from the rescue party to look for his brother.

Unfailingly, he stumbled towards a Huge Mass of Bat and very lovingly nudges the alpha awake:

“Ingo,” he gently shook to huge form, “Ingo Ingo- brother please-“ Something shifted, an ear twitching at his voice. The body shifted as a head moved to look at him with a huge red eye. “Brother,” Emmet sighed in relief, “we- we gotta get up. Can you get up? It’s- it’s cold we gotta go.” The beast blinked, eye focusing on his face, and suddenly- between one blink and the next- the eye became grey.

The Pearl clan is, understandably, very worried! But emmet is very confident and, if irida in game is any indication, the clan does form familial ties to Pokémon that grow up with them. They assume emmet must have a connection to this gliscor that would be cruel to sever- and the gliscor seems to deliberately be as gentle as possible. (Emmet collapses at some point of the trek back to the clan, and ingo catches him and carries him the rest of the way. Most concerns are eased at the sight of the huge bat curling up beside the medical yurt- perking up at any sign of news about his brother.)

Hm… I’m not sure what else to say here. Obviously they become wardens, though Sneasler does seem rather confused about ingo (most pokemon are) and any wild Gligar and gliscor tend to flit away at the sight of ingo. He doesn’t seem to mind much. Emmet’s own team are chill with him, but ingo generally much prefers the presence of his brother to anyone else.

He does battle! Not ah… well. or with proper pokemon moves. But he does! Emmet will not order him in battle though- it feels wrong to both of them. they will cheer for one another though <3

the distortions cause ingo a bit of grief. he doesn't... frenzy. but he is rather reactive and is prone to lashing out without realizing in them. the red sky itself is actually fine for him though! beyond the Pressure everyone feels, he doesn't feel worse than normal. if anyone were to understand him, he'd say that the distortions create this ear piercing ringing- makes it feel like he needs to claw out his own brain. (we call that a migraine, Ingo) (emmet, while worried, has the feeling this is not new behavior)

i think... that's it for general stuff. feel free to ask more! (in fact, please do! ive been meaning to draw more of these train men and this is a perfect opportunity lol) not only do questions make me think about them, it also helps me buff out the narrative a lot lol. (which may mean more of the fic...)

thanks for the question =]

[rays-writing-corner]

"I am Emmet. I am a warden. this is my brother, Ingo. you need a ride to lord electrode, yup. we can guide you there. all aboard!"

[raynavan]

Howdy folks, I have a request if everyone doesn’t mind. If you’re going to be making call out posts or reacting to stuff going on in the fandom, can we please tag it with like. “Submas drama” or something?

Because quite frankly this is distressing to see on the regular and a fantastic way to: 1, make people leave the fandom, 2, make people hesitant to join, and 3, makes it REALLY HARD to want to look at art in the main tag that’s actually adding to the fandom.

Yall can talk about whatever. Just. Tag it with drama. I’m tired of seeing it everywhere.

[raynavan]

If you still take pokemon lists, perhaps instead of a full forest, we zoom in on a single tree.

Even on such a small scale there are differences in environment, level of sun, height, etc, that can lead different kinds of pokemon to live together.

At the ground level, you see Nincada just emerging from the ground. They sense evolution is near and are migrating to the surface to prepare. A curious Rockruff is watching. A small Petilil is waiting patiently to enjoy the freshly disturbed soil.

A little higher on the trunk, a Helioptile is warming up in the sun. They seem totally unaware of the spinarak creeping closer. In a hollow of the tree a Hoothoot is sleeping, waiting for nightfall to go on a hunt. Skwovet seems eager to join the hollow, but this will no doubt end badly once hoothoot wakes up.

Up in the foliage a lot more pokemon have space to live besides each other. Burmy is collecting leaves for it's cloak while Sewaddle is attempting to perform a threat display, with limited success. Tranquil has built a nest and is sitting on some eggs, fiercely guarding them. A purrloin has climbed up and is sleeping on a branch right next to a Slakoff hanging off of the same branch.

Nature truly is everywhere, and truly is beautiful

(I hope it's ok I went for a more nature documentary writing style instead of just a list?)

yesssss ive been curious if/when someone might touch one something smaller! i think you've done a fantastic job of describing what going on, but i did want to touch on trees a little!

that growth near the bottom of a tree is called a burl, they form from outside stress (likely from insects, illness, or fungal infection) causing a tree to make the grain grow in all sorts of directions, which makes them tough and have interesting patterns!

tree hollows are very similar in nature- usually caused by stress via illness, insects, fungi, fire, lightning, or an old branch falling off to reveal the inside of the tree. this usually only forms in older trees, since only the outermost layers of a tree are actually alive. this means that the deeper, inside layers that are not carrying nutrients can be dug away by animals (or pokemon, in this case) without hurting the tree.

trees are neat! thanks for the suggestion! and it was fun reading it like a nature documentary lol.

[raynavan]

doodling (no references to see what would happen. not terrible)

[raynavan]

entered some kind of fugue state and did all of this in one day.

im very normal about the twins, and also this song.

[raynavan]

Novembmas day 10: Egg Hatching

[raynavan]

Novembmas day 8: Fishing

[raynavan]

novembmas day 21: Hobbies

i like to think that Ingo enjoys drawing- specifically diagrams. and Emmet likes dancing! the other team members enjoy joining in- and sometimes haxorus copies for dragons dance lol. i feel like he and eelektross would enjoy throwing their limbs around (in a semi-coordinated manner)

[raynavan]

novembmas day 15: Distortion

(short fic under the read more)

Ingo staggered as the distortion whirled its way into existence around him, wind whipping at his coat as if to rip it off him. This was not unusual behavior for them, but Ingo made note of it to report to Irida later. If the distortions were growing more violent, that could cause the pokemon inside to react similarly in response.

Already he could spot and gengar materializing, confused and off balance, the poor thing frantically looked around for the cause.

Ingo was just about to toss out Probopass when the distortion rumbled, streaks of storm swirling even more heavily as a bright light almost blinded him. Reality tore away like a seam as yellow linoleum and blinding lights pored though.

Ingo looked up and saw himself.

His reflection looked back, face frozen in shock.

Ingo blinked.

His copy blinked.

Ingo stood, motionless

His mirror reached out, opened his mouth and-

Space-time warped, groaning as screeching in protest as the storm around it hollered and tore away at it and-

With one last gust, the distortion dissipated as if nothing had ever happened.

Save for Ingo's reflection collapsed on the ground.

[raynavan]

Novembmas day 17: cuddle pile

[raynavan]

Novembmas day 18: alternate universe

whisperer au! one day i swear i will finish this fic. its been 3 years coming.

[raynavan]

Novembas Day 6: Sharing / Snack Break

[raynavan]

"Emmet do you think someone is... watching us..?"

Novembmas day 13: Ghosts & Companion!

[raynavan]

very quick sketch for my fic for Novembas! this is Day 1: Train ride & starters =]

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