Darkened angel

ask blog featuring wacky woohoo flower boi and other edgy bois set in the Sinnoh region. (important info in the "about", "characters", and "ask hints" pages)

[seraphic-dark]

-Seraphic Dark Trio Ask Call-

This is an official ask call post for the big trio of the blog: Serafin the Shaymin, Estello the Staraptor, and Samael the Crobat.

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[asksavel]

"Yes, I can. Go talk to them on the solstice."

"You misjudge Lucky. That would be a fatal mistake on your part. But then, you did not see his soul, nor his previous lives. Makes sense that you wouldn't understand a thing about him."

"Anomaly? You're odd to say such things. I am no anomaly. Maybe to you, I suppose. But I am just me. A leader doing my job."

"The only thing I resemble with Mew is a similar body style and similar size. I am bigger than a Mew, and my skill set is the complete opposite of one of those. If anything, I am the Universe's mythical Pokémon, in a way you'd understand."

"Otherwise, I am as you say. The Goddess of Spirits, even if the 'God' part is not yet official, it makes no difference in the end. I'm strong enough as I am."

"Er, no. Soul Matter, that is to say, the energy that Souls are created from, was created at the dawn of the Universe along with matter and antimatter. So, just as the Universe was born, so were billions and trillions of Souls."

"As you have understood from me - Souls can also be destroyed through the Red and Black Gates. Also, I can destroy a soul if I so felt like it. But, that is not my job. As it stands, Soul Matter will eventually run out in the Universe as everything falls to darkness, until the next Big Bang."

"So, to answer your question - yes. New souls are born sometimes. You've already met the holder of a brand new soul: Savel."

"Heh. You're funny. You're mistaken on one thing. I didn't see the Beholders reincarnate on Earth..."

"... but it was I who sent them through the green gate, at their request."

"... 'Sempai', the Kantonian word for 'teacher' or 'respected elder.' I don't mind it, though you should ask permission before calling someone such. I shall digress on this occasion, but I recommend asking in future."

"The best way to learn how to reap souls is to become mortal. The lifespan I have as an immortal was not always as is - I was once mortal, and before that, I was a spirit myself."

"I was born unto the world, as a mortal Mingle, and lived as one for 2 billion years. I suppose I wasn't exactly 'mortal' if I kept coming back, but alas, I had to deal with everything a mortal also has to. I had to survive. I had to feed myself. I had to live among society. I had to endure wars. I had to learn how to live amongst those whom I would someday judge. In that time, I had left my post in the hands of another."

"20 years is barely enough time to scrape the surface of mortality, let alone the position you find yourself in. I worry for the state of your Universe in that sense, yet I suspect if it is as unstable as you say. Therefore, I would suggest forming allies among the spirit world. Make a reaper corporation. Those that show neutrality. Those that can judge fairly and without bias."

"I wish you luck, strange one."

"It doesn't really matter how you came into existence. All lifeforms have the same basic physiology: A mortal coil, and a soul. Your kind have souls, for I've dealt with one of you in the past."

"While I don't know your lifespan as you do not exist in my home universe, however, you will live and die the same way as any other mortal."

"Hmm, a mortal tasked with the role of a reaper? It's not uncommon. Most of the reapers in my corps were once mortal, but are now mid to high ranking spirits. In any case, I won't answer your question because there is no point."

"Your universe is your universe. My universe is my universe. My advice to you would be to investigate it yourself."

@a-shy-mimiktwo , @docmenlonhead , @askazutheshinymew , @fugamsemidei , @kornstreif , @iamyour-peace, @seraphic-dark

[theredvaporeon]

( Hello!

It's been a long time since I've last been here in the community.

That being said, can you reblog if you're a pokeask blog? I want to get back to posting and will be clearing out my inbox. But I want my dash - that's pretty much dead- to be full of active content.

Thanks!)

[askdeoxys]

Community PSA

[ This is only part of the full PSA (including evidence) which you can find here ]

Content Warnings

Grooming, Victim blaming, Harassment, Sexual abuse, Suicide / Self-harm mention, Emotional / Mental abuse mention

Introduction

Some of you may know about the PSA that circulated a few months ago regarding The-House-of-Hemingway’s relationship and unacceptable sexual interactions with someone who was a minor. Hemingway now goes by C-a-l-y-p-s-o. This post will discuss the details of the PSA, as well as this user’s concerning past and present behavior. 

To the best of the ability of those responsible for this document, the username will continually be updated so that this person cannot interact with members of this community again without disclosing who they are, regardless if the interaction is safe-for-work or not.

The following post is intended to bring awareness to someone who is

Confirmed to be a groomer.

Attempting to convince members of the pokeask community that they have “changed” but is clearly trying to win favor with you.

A risk to the community, cannot be safely trusted, and needs to exit community spaces.

Disclaimers 

Harassment of Calypso in any form is unacceptable behavior. The purpose of this post is to inform. This is not a call for hostile action beyond a block on every social media possible. 

Please respect the victim’s boundaries and do not badger them for further details than what has been disclosed. While disagreement and discussion is OK, please keep your comments outside of tumblr and public discord servers. 

If harassment occurs, the names of any individuals who dogpile, send death threats to, or doxx those involved with this situation will also be listed (with concrete evidence only) on this document. 

TL;DR

Tumblr user @C-a-l-y-p-s-o, previously known as the mod behind the pokeask blog “house-of-hemingway,” is a confirmed groomer who has deleted their admission of guilt to save face.

Calypso has violated a boundary that is expected between a victim and an abuser by leveraging themselves into positions of authority (server moderators, event leaders, etc.)

Calypso has broken promises made to their peers over the course of their internet presence, changing names and website profiles/identities in order to escape the responsibility for their actions.

Calypso is attempting to fall back into good graces by sending copy-pasted positivity asks on mundays to sweep their notoriety under the rug. 

This document will contain proof of the above in exhaustive detail under the “readmore”, or if you are viewing this in the public google document form, it will be under the resources.

We are using this as an opportunity to take a firm stance against grooming in the community, and to express our support for survivors. Our goal is to address the circumstances under which it happens with preventive guidelines and trauma-informed resources.

Resources & Education

What does grooming look like? A quick guide written by survivors of abuse within the Pokeask community:

The adult may not approach you with the intention of grooming you. 

The objective of grooming is for an adult to turn their bond with a minor into a transactional relationship; circumstances in which the minor is providing something for them— whether that be emotional support or sexual gratification— and normalizes breaking boundaries to do so.

Though they may not realize they are blurring or overstepping your boundaries, the effect is still the same; they are desensitizing you to unfair and inappropriate treatment.

Many adults deal with mental illness, go through hard times, and struggle with loneliness. If you’re acquaintances or friends, you naturally might want to support them, “fix” their problems, or do them favors because they’ve been nice to you or because they’re not being malicious.

But ultimately, prioritizing their wellbeing compromises your own, well-meaning or not. That is what an imbalanced power dynamic looks like, and it is up to the adult to realize this, acknowledge it, and seek out other outlets, resources, people, and help available to them. 

A responsible adult does not take advantage of your availability when given the opportunity to do so over other appropriate choices, no matter what. 

The adult may expect you to be available at all times.

Guilt-tripping when you do not respond to their messages, spamming your DMs, or demanding that you spend most of your online time with them. 

Making time for them might mean you end up spending less time with your friends and become distant from others in your social circle. 

A red flag to look for is if they call you their “best / closest friend” over other adult relationships in their life.

The adult may put the burden of their mental health or well-being on you. 

This can include constant venting / oversharing, validation seeking, or coming to you when they are in a mental health crisis. This can happen in private dms or in public servers. 

Remember, no one individual is responsible for managing a loved one’s mental health, and it is not OK to expect a teenager to intervene when someone is threatening suicide or self-harm. That is for a trained professional to handle.

The adult may invite you into unmoderated spaces with other adults. 

They might have “lighthearted” conversations with you or in front of you about sexual content, flirt with you, share explicit images / memes where you can see them, ask to role-play erotic scenarios with your ocs, or draw NSFW / suggestive art of your ocs / sona. 

Red flags to look for are adults telling you that you are mature for your age, asking you to keep their interactions with you a secret, or interacting inappropriately with you in voice call so that there is no chat log of what they’ve said.

You do not owe your followers or fans your attention if you feel uncomfortable.

A friendship between two artists or between you and a fan of your work should not involve any pressure to reciprocate gift art, respond to asks, or role-play.

If someone crosses your boundaries based on a perceived parasocial relationship with you, or makes you feel guilty for not interacting with them, you are in your full right to block them.

If you suspect an ask is a covert fetish, such as asking you to draw an overly specific subject or situation, report them to an adult in the community.

Similarly, if someone you are a fan of is crossing your boundaries, take a step back to evaluate whether you would be OK with it if they were not someone you admire. 

Just because someone is popular, skilled at art, widely respected, or well-liked does not give them the right to treat you in the ways listed above. 

Listen to your gut; if you feel uncomfortable or unsafe, but are doubting your feelings because you look up to the person you’re interacting with, take a step back and tell someone you trust. No friendship is worth being treated this way.

If you suspect you were groomed in the past, or are wondering if a relationship you have with an adult is inappropriate, please look through the information linked in this section. Hotlines, counseling and self-help resources for survivors are listed here as well. 

List of Hotlines by Country | 1, 2 

Global Online Image (CSAM) Removal | 1, 2

Education & Resources | UK, CA, AUS, US (eng, esp)

Online Image Removal | UK, CA, AUS

LGBT+ Specific | UK, CA, AUS, US

BIPOC Specific | UK, CA, AUS, US

United Kingdom

Crisis Support & Counseling (Email, Phone, Text, Video Call; Eng & BSL)

Canada

Counseling (Phone, Text; Eng, Fr, Indigenous languages, Other languages, ASL)

Crisis Support (Phone; First Nations responders available)

Australia

Crisis Support & Counseling (Phone, Text, Other; Several languages available; Aboriginal responders available; Auslan)

United States

Crisis Support & Counseling (Phone, Text, Other; Several languages available; Indigenous responders available; ASL)

About the bill to pressure American corporations to remove reported CSAM from their websites

Coming forward about abuse can be re-traumatizing and difficult, but it can also be healing and liberating— It allows for a survivor to be in charge of their narrative and to lead the conversation surrounding their trauma. 

Sometimes, it takes years to recognize trauma or past abuse, let alone to be ready to publicly talk about it. It is validating to finally be able to say, “This happened to me. I survived it. I deserved better.” to the world. 

Trauma follows us for a long time. No matter how much time has passed, a victim has the right to disclose their abuse and hold their abuser accountable. It is our responsibility to listen. https://metoomvmt.org/

Full PSA with evidence continued here…

[asktheisle]

“Its feathers are in seven colors. It is said that anyone seeing it is promised eternal happiness.”

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[seraphic-dark]

Oh hey, Samael’s here to observe! And… is that land form Serafin in the lower right in the last shot?? The lighting makes it hard to tell. Either way, they’re happy to be here!

—Mod Jay

- @asktheisle -

[seraphic-dark]

BIRD MAN WITH THE STOP SIGN. STOP RIGHT THERE, YOU'VE VIOLATED THE LAW. YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST COPY ME? FLY AROUND? BE LOUD? THAT'S MY SHTICK. THAT'S MY STOP SIGN NOW. LOOK, I CAN MAKE MYSELF A STOP SIGN. I AM THE STOP SIGN. WHAT'RE YOU GONNA DO? MY STOP SIGN IS BIGGER, BECAUSE THE STOP SIGN IS ME. MY MUSCLES HAVE MUSCLES. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT

“LIKE. FIRST OFF I’VE NEVER SEEN SOMEONE ELSE AS LOUD AND… PROUD? AS ME AROUND HERE, AND I’VE LIVED HERE MY WHOLE LIFE. THIS IS PERFECT ACTUALLY. LOOK, DO YOU THINK WE COULD BE, LIKE. STOP SIGN BUDDIES?? OR SOMETHING?? I’M DAMN CERTAIN WE CAN FIND COMMON GROUND HERE. HEY, THERE’S SOME FUNNY LOOKING ROCKS IN THIS CITY WE WERE JUST AT THAT YOU MIGHT LIKE. YOU EVER BEEN HERE BEFORE??”

- @askdeoxys -

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[seraphic-dark]

1. 3. 7.

[ask-the-royal-absol]

🖊 Serafin. seems fun :D

(Shaymin is such a fun legendary. Tiny hedgehog that absorbs pollution. Love that. Serafin is pretty cool too. The black is an interesting colour. Destino definitely feels as is they can mess with the Shaymin, considering the whole cases situation.)

[seraphic-dark]

me: oh hey, i should update my ask hints! I finally brainstormed some good ones, hopefully they’ll get me some good asks!

also me: only remembers one of the ask hints I wanted to add and forgets the rest

[ask-the-royal-absol]

Serafin @ Destino: (pops out from behind the luggage) Hehe, you need help with this? 'Cause I'm pretty adept at taking out the trash. (A smirk flies across the Shaymin's face as he grabs part of the smaller luggage.)

Destino: You done taking out that trash yet, buddy? Thought you said you were adept.

[seraphic-dark]

] Serafin realizes something’s off and stops.

] He turns his head towards Destino.

... huh. You knew someone was going to try to go for the “smallest” ones first, didn’t you? Surely you’ve also strategized how you’re going to sneak all the luggage carriers out!

(I thought they were just a cocky punk when they approached Estello, but this Prime Absol might be smarter than they act. This banter could actually go places!)

- @ask-the-royal-absol -

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[asksavel]

PHEW.

I did as many as I could or the references I could easily find, rofl. :P

@flake-n-rudy 's demonic lil Fae, nominated by @mod-checker ;P @ask-the-shiny-pokemons Rimi! @ask-meowscarada 's Party Trick, nominated by @redolentgrove @askforestoddities 's Theo, nominated by @askwornhearts @teamnextgen 's Eugene, nominated by @noblejanobii @fugamsemidei 's Arc, nominated by @therantingsage @seraphic-dark 's Samael (I took a couple of liberties with the design, so I hope this is to your liking :) ) @megamew-and-crew 's Meg! Nominated by @greatgoldlion @doctor-sophie-grayson 's Homura nominated by @ask-guildmaster-zoroark @thestarsshinebrightcomic 's Atticus! Nominated by @spikyegg @askoinari 's Inari, nominated by @askcapital @askpsychicarcanine 's Prince, nominated by @dragonvknight @askbookwormflareon 's Honey, nominated by @askforestoddities (Congrats on 1,500 Followers!) @ask-dawnanddusk 's Maksviah, nominated by @ask-suicune!

I hope you enjoy your arts, and next time I'll do more ovo

[seraphic-dark]

Thank you so much! Just a quick correction, that’s Serafin, not Samael! (Serafin is the Shaymin, Samael is the Crobat)

--Mod Jay

-@asksavel-

[seraphic-dark]

*Destino swaggers up to the Staraptor.* Destino: Well well well. I haven't seen many flying types but I guarantee not many of them carry around a sign like that. Is that your only form of attack or can you actually fight? What even made you decide to use that?

OH. OHOHOHOHOHO, BELIEVE ME, I DON'T NEED THIS TO KICK SOMEONE'S ASS. I CAN DISCARD THIS ANYTIME I WANT OR HAVE TO. AS FOR THE WHAT, I JUST DECIDED I NEEDED SOMETHING TO SMASH SOME ASSHOLE'S FACE IN REAL GOOD ONE DAY AND YANKED ONE OF THESE THINGS OFF THE STREET. SURE MAKES A BETTER USE OF THEM THAN THEIR NORMAL PURPOSE AROUND HERE.

You really don't want to set this guy off, buddy. There's a reason he's champion level!

-@ask-the-royal-absol-

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[ask-the-royal-absol]

Samael @ Destino: (stares at Destino in a deadpan manner) Look, kid... how do I word this? You're on the road to death if you try that dismissive attitude with the wrong people again, regardless of your "status"... and I can tell you don't want that. So do you think you can try fuckin' around less? 'Cause the more you fuck around, the more you're gonna find out. And finding out is... bad.

Destino: Perhaps I take a little joy in fucking around and finding out.

*they give a wink.*

[seraphic-dark]

] Samael slightly glares at Destino...

...Alrighty. Then let’s see how much joy you’ll get out of this little lesson. So first, let’s figure out how much you want to find out. The scale of fucking around to finding out ranges from 1 to 10. And judging by the fact that your response to my advice was to call me a bitch, I’d say you’re currently fuckin’ around about a level of 6.

Now, that sounds a little high up there, but this is actually me being merciful. Back when you had the bright idea of pissing off that Kyogre back there, I’d say you were fuckin’ around at... I don’t know, a level of 9? Quite a leap of faith in comparison to what you’re doing right now.

That being said... last I checked, I think I’m like... way stronger than you? I'm pretty sure I'm what they consider to be "post-champion" level... eh, it doesn't matter. You're lucky you're going up against me and not my friend Estello. 'Cause now that you've fucked around...

It's time for you to find out!

] Samael used Cross Poison!

-@ask-the-royal-absol-

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[redd956]

Ask Game for someone’s OC(s)

✨- How did you come up with the OC’s name?

🌼 - How old are they? (Or approximate age range)

🌺- Do they have any love interest(s)?

🍕 - What is their favorite food?

💼 - What do they do for a living?

🎹 - Do they have any hobbies?

🎯 -What do they do best?

🥊 -What do they love to do? What do they hate to do?

❤️ - What is one of your OC’s best memories?

✂️ - What is one of your OC’s worst memories?

🧊 - Is their current design the first one?

🍀 - What originally inspired the OC?

🌂 - What genre do they belong in?

💚 - What is your OC’s gender identity and sexuality?

🙌 - How many sibling does your OC have?

🍎 - What is the OC’s relationship w/their parents like?

🧠 - What do you like most about the OC?

✏️ - How often do you draw/write about the OC?

💎 - Do you ever see yourself killing off the OC?

💀 - Does your OC have any phobias?

🍩 -Who is your OC’s arch-nemesis or rival?

🎓 - How long have you had the OC?

🍥 - What age were you when you created the OC?

[seraphic-dark]

just in case anyone’s interested

[striatonsix]

// hiii

it’s been so long that I’ve been truly active and so many new people have popped up. can I ask for this to be spread around so that I can find more pokeask people? thank you :)

[seraphic-dark]

-Seraphic Dark Trio Ask Call-

This is an official ask call post for the big trio of the blog: Serafin the Shaymin, Estello the Staraptor, and Samael the Crobat.

Please reply or reblog if you would like to receive an ask from either of these three. For details, see the character information.

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[seraphic-dark]

-time has passed-

] ...

] You find yourself in Route 215 at night.

] Suddenly three Pokémon walk into view!

LOOK BUDDY, I APPRECIATE THAT YOU WANTED TO HELP, BUT THIS VEILSTONE BUSINESS WAS OUR BUSINESS. YOU CAN’T JUST FLY IN UNINVITED TO THE CRIME BUSTING SESSION. SHIT COULD’VE GONE SIDEWAYS!

Aw, come on, Estello! It all worked out in your favor, right? And besides, I missed getting to fight alongside you guys.

Just... ask us about joining in on operations next time, kid. Been good seeing ya again, though.

Saaaaaaaaaaame here.

ANYWAYS, NOW THAT WE’RE FINALLY DONE HERE, TIME TO BLOW THIS TRASH HEA--

...HOW FUCKING LONG HAVE YOU BEEN HERE?!

Hey, do I know you from somewhere?

] The three mons seem to have notice your presence.

] What will you do?

-The trio are all available for asks!-

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