"For your information, I'm not goofing off."

Semi-selective indie gameverse Alder roleplay blog. You should read the about and rules, yes? Mun note: Although I'm not very active here, I'm always glad to pop back in. I should see anything send via Ask or pinged @spiritofunova; otherwise, please see the Rules for other contact options.

[spiritofunova]

[[ Hey, friends! Just popping in here to update a few things. Clearly, I’m not active on here much, but I’m always glad to drop in again.

If you ever want to interact, just shoot me an ask, ping me with that snazzy @ feature, or get in touch with me on @n-plus-1 or @dragoncaper. Presently, I’ll see Messages there a lot sooner than I’d see them here.

[youresuchakid]

She hoped to gain as much experience as Alder as well as grandpa eventually. They really had an eye for people and seemed to know what to do when a situation arose. Part of being an adult too, maybe?

There was a laugh at the ruffle to the top of her purple locks. Well, if he had confidence in her as well as others then she had to be strong for everyone. 

“I’m glad to know people are behind me.

  && your Elites were more than welcoming to accept me as Champion.   I guess I worry a bit more on what others think and I guess it makes me   feel less capable when people think I’m still too young to be at the   top of the League.”

Given so few tended to make it to her because her Elite’s were more than worthy opponents. She could see why they were entrusted to watch things when Alder was traveling around the region often. Iris wanted things to be enjoyable in battle with her opponents. Enthusiastic that they made it so far, yet not forgetting why they were here in the first place. 

Representing Unova was harder than it looked.

 “Did you ever have many doubts, Uncle Alder? Or doubted yourself at one point?”

[spiritofunova]

"Of course. That's part of being alive." Alder couldn't say for sure whether being a Champion meant for more doubts than usual, but it could hardly mean for any less. "I've had an awful lot. I'd be concerned by anyone who didn't have a few at one point or another. But doubts aren't necessarily a bad thing. The thing to ask yourself is whether you'll take them as a prophecy or a challenge. Will you live up to your doubts or will you prove them wrong?"

He'd doubted, on occasion, whether he'd done the right thing in choosing Iris--but only when he saw the job weighing on the girl. Best thing to do then was to make sure she kept her footing.

"Doubts give you an opportunity to evaluate your situation. If you remember to consider things objectively, they can help you find ways to make things better. Now, when it comes to other's doubts about you, that's certainly harder. When all is said and done, they're the once who can decide whether or not you've met their expectations."

Alder looked the girl up and down in mock-evaluation, then nodded, expression knowing and serious save for the grin in his eyes and at the corner of his lip. "Hmm, now ... in your case, Sprout, I would say the plus side of doubts about your experience and your age is that it's very difficult to be younger and less experienced one day than you were the day before. Either those naysayers will be satisfied eventually, or they never will. More importantly: do you think you're not ready?"

[spiritofunova]

continued from here @youresuchakid :

“Uncle Alder~!

You really are in-tune with people spiritually aren’t ya?”

The former champion picked up on her worries so easily! Iris wasn’t really one to voice up her concerns about her position at the top of the Unova league. Adults took things head on and endured anything thrown at them, so Iris would as well! Best she could, at least trying not to let the smiles falter in any way.

In any case, his words perked up the girl.

          Keep being yourself.

Oh, she could do that! If harsh words couldn’t get Alder down then she wouldn’t let them get to her either! It meant a lot to hear that others put their faith in her skills and using her judgement much like she thought of others she trusted. Her heart felt a little lighter.

Alder had taken a up a seat next to his successor, and he lifted his eyebrows, considering. "I do my best to be. That's the retired Champion's job." Well, it probably wasn't specifically, but what was? Alder had made a career of not following expectations, and he was still getting used to having no official ones to ignore. Looking out for his successor, though, was a responsibility he had no intention of shirking.

It was good to see the Sprout bounce back as quickly as she did. He had every confidence in her abilities, but taking criticism and enduring moments of uncertainty were part of the job he'd rather not have passed along--especially since it seemed that she’d inherited some of the negative aspects of his own reputation.

"That's our Champion. Resilient as ever!" And, Champion or not, it was too tempting not to reach over and ruffle her hair. "I'm not saying it won't be difficult. You've taken on a tough job and a big responsibility. You're allowed to have doubts, but don't forget that you've got all of us behind you to work through them. If you need help, all you have to do is ask."

[bogmonsters]

[spiritofunova]

hero-pons:

i like gengar and charizard as much as the next guy but can we talk about volcarona for a sec

it’s a fire moth

how cool is that  

(added shiny fire moth too!!)

[spiritofunova]

Alder makes toast the way his grandmother made it: well-browned, with a thin spread of butter under a thin spread of jam, sliced neatly into triangles.  His mother served it either/or: just jam or just butter, and never cut, possibly in defiance of her mother’s preciseness.  But Alder liked the novelty of the layers and shapes and mixing flavors and the bit of extra time it took to prepare something so simple. He rarely did take that time, before he challenged the League, but after, he insisted on it.

[transruby]

[spiritofunova]

keep-it-canon:

Ghetsis has long been my favourite pokemon game villain. No other antagonist’s plan was so premeditated, so hidden in the realms of backstory, crafted so well that it could have been done. No other villain went so far as to lock a child in a room some ten years in advance, manipulating his developing mind and controlling his experiences with the world so that he would grow up with such a pure idealistic heart that the dragon would respond to him. N was a tool for Ghetsis to use and dispose of, crafted expertly to believe so strongly in his ideal, and Ghetsis didn’t give a single care to the way his entire life as he knew it would be shattered upon learning this. Ghetsis went so far as to cast the child he raised off as a “freak without a human heart” when he failed him. And Ghetsis took advantage of not only N’s pure heart, but also the entirety of Team Plasma who truly believed they were doing good for pokemon. In BW2 Ghetsis shattered the reunion Hugh had spend spent his life searching for and didn’t think twice before attempting to murder the player character with giant icicles when s/he got in his way. Lysandre may be scary, but Ghetsis is just plain terrifying.

[spiritofunova]

ardentverdant:

“Okay, now, be gentle, Pod. Grab hi- No, no!” Pod’s decided to slap more tentacles into Alder’s face, burbling curiously. Admittedly, Wally hadn’t had a lot of time to train it. “Just- Grab an arm, get to the ledge, that’s all you have to do. Please, don’t…”

Now that the opportunity had presented itself, Alder was rather tempted by the idea of wrestling an Octillary. Would being in the river give the water pokemon an unfair advantage, or would it simply add to the challenge? The heavy poncho could present a difficulty, but if there was somewhere he could safely hang it ...

... Well, this probably wasn’t the time.

“I recall there being a landing just around the bend. I can swim down there.” Alder didn’t want to make the young trainer feel he’d failed in any way, but he was increasingly skeptical of whether Pod was interested in giving him a lift up.

[spiritofunova]

ardentverdant:

“Alright, hang on.” He vanishes from the edge of the bank, reappearing a moment later with a Pokeball in his hand. “Pod’ll help you.”

The ball opens, releasing an Octillery into the water beside Alder. It goggles at the man for a moment, then plaps a thick red tentacle onto his cheek. “No, no,” Wally calls down to it. “You need to climb out. Help him out, Pod, okay?”

It was an odd thing, to be treading water in a river and have your face investigated by an octopus. Well. It’s always heartening to have new experiences. Alder patted the tentacle on his cheek. “Hello there yourself, Pod. I’d be quite appreciative of a bit of assistance.”

[spiritofunova]

ardentverdant replied to your post “≈”

"...sorry." Wally peers down at Alder. "I lost my balance... Do you need help getting out?"

“Oh, Wally! Is that you up there?” He was fairly certain he recognized that voice. “No, that’s alright; I expect I can ... hmm.” The banks in near the bridge were especially steep, and it was a ways to the next low bank.  Here, the banks were scaleable, certainly, but it looked like they’d been artificially shored up against erosion. It wouldn’t do to risk damaging them. “Actually, I’d be much obliged.”

[spiritofunova]

≈

Send me a ≈ and my muse will react to yours shoving them into a body of water.

Alder had, admittedly, been considering taking a swim. It was a nice enough day for it, and at this bend in the river, it pooled nicely enough here to keep water deep and the current to a minimum. It would be a good place for a dip, probably. Maybe some fishing. Just now, though, he’d been content to just enjoy the view from the bridge.

So when he was nudged from behind, he fell into the water with considerably less grace than that of his usual cannonball. He came up spluttering and squinted up at figure up the bridge.  The way the sun was angled, it was hard to see more than a silhouette … “The water’s just fine, if that’s what you were wondering,” he called up, unable to avoid sounding just a bit out of sorts.  Railings. These bridges would do well with railings.

[roleplaymayhem]

Send me a ≈ and my muse will react to yours shoving them into a body of water.

[spiritofunova]

send me a crystal and i'll tell...

abalone: what kind of situations compromise my muse emotionally

aegerine: my muse's opinion of the supernatural

agate: how my muse calms down

blue lace agate: my muse's favorite form of communication (verbal, letters, texting, etc.)

fire agate: if my muse is brave or cowardly

moss agate: if my muse has a high or low opinion of themself

amazonite: what kind of situations call for my muse to be dishonest

amethyst: what my muse would most like to be able to shape-shift into

ammolite: how lucky or unlucky my use is

angel aura quartz: my muse's opinion of LGBT+ issues

apache tears: a sadness headcanon

apatite: a headcanon about my muse's intuition

apophyllite: my muse's religious/spiritual beliefs

aquamarine: where my muse feels most calm/relaxed

biotite: the biggest problems my muse is currently dealing with

bloodstone: how my muse sees themself as part of the world at large

calcite: my muse's social tendencies (introverted vs extroverted, parties vs one-on-one conversations, etc.)

carnelian: an art-related headcanon

celestite: how my muse deals with anxiety

chalcedony: the saddest my muse has ever been

chalcopyrite: how my muse deals with ending relationships

charoite: who my muse looks up to

chrysocolla: a money-making headcanon

copper: how I think my muse will end up when they're older

coral: how my muse views the natural world

diamond: a sex headcanon

dolomite: a sleep headcanon

emerald: how my muse tells someone they love them without words

fluorite: what my muse's room looks like

fossil: what my muse's dream job is

galena: what it's like to be in a relationship with my muse

garnet: what my muse's perfect partner would be

gold: my muse's financial situation

hematite: how squeamish my muse is

hiddenite: how much of an "inner child" my muse has

iolite: my muse's drinking habits

jade: if my muse would ever cheat on a partner

jasper: what my muse would be like as a parent

kyanite: an anger headcanon

lapis lazuli: where 'home' is to my muse

lodestone: what kind of people gravitate towards my muse

malachite: what my muse as a child thought they would be when they grew up

mica: what my muse views as their worst personality trait

moonstone: my muse's opinions on outer space

mother of pearl: if my muse tends to lift people up or bring them down

nebula stone: how good my muse's memory is

obsidian: which of the seven deadly sins my muse would be

opal: how creative my muse is

pearl: a mental health headcanon

petalite: what my muse would do if they found a wallet on the street

pyrite: a physical health headcanon

quartz: how my muse thinks other people see them

rhodonite: if my muse prefers elegance or convenience

rubellite: if my muse has any 'triggers' that inspire painful memories

ruby: a happiness headcanon

sapphire: if everyone my muse knew was hanging off a cliff and they could only choose three to save, the rest certainly dying, who they would choose

serpentine: how my muse would seduce another [alt: how my muse makes their money]

silver: if my muse prefers masculinity or femininity

tsavorite: if my muse believes in destiny or fate

ulexite: how empathetic/sympathetic/compassionate my muse is

unakite: what my muse's ideal pet would be

verdite: my muse's ethnicity/family history

zebra stone: what gets my muse excited

zoisite: does my muse believe everything's going to work out for them in the end or not?

[spiritofunova]

“Pardon me, there.  I don’t suppose you might like a slice of watermelon?  I seem to have cut up a bit more than Fire Bug and I can eat on our own.”

Sure enough, the Volcarona was slowly making his way through a full half of the large melon, but there was still an impressive number of slices on Alder’s tray. Actually, there might be more than just half a watermeon’s worth sitting there. Surely he couldn’t have cut up a second one accidentally, could he?

[spiritofunova]

"Pardon me, there.  I don't suppose you might like a slice of watermelon?  I seem to have cut up a bit more than Fire Bug and I can eat on our own."

Sure enough, the Volcarona was slowly making his way through a full half of the large melon, but there was still an impressive number of slices on Alder's tray. Actually, there might be more than just half a watermeon's worth sitting there. Surely he couldn't have cut up a second one accidentally, could he?

[n-plus-1]

So here’s an idea

I love plotting and tailoring starter situations to fit my partner’s preferences. But it’s kinda scary to ask someone new to plot out of the blue. So let’s try this:

Go on anon and tell me the setting you want. Choose a location, a verse (if applicable), a situation, a mood, an action–any or all of the above.

I’ll write up an open starter based on what you send me.

[n-plus-1]

         ρεɑϲε ɪғ ρѳssɪвʟε

                   ʈɼʯʈɧ αʈ αɭɭ ʗσϛʈϛ

indie W/W2 gameverse N Harmonia                                    ( + 1 Zoroark )

       Ⓐbout ± Ⓡules ± Ⓥerses

[roleplaymayhem]

Send me a ≈ and my muse will react to yours shoving them into a body of water.