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Hi!! I'm Jericho! My main is @joyfulness03 so if you see me rbing your stuff that's me! I try not to reblog stuff here because then I would never post my own art,, I think it's an autism thing
I've got the classic auDHD and I use Ey/Em/Eyrs neopronouns!
Also! There will never be any kind of NSFW on this blog! I am aro/ace and discussion of such makes me uncomfortable, so please don't interact with my stuff in that way!
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With that aside! Hi! I ramble! 👉👈 Nice to meet you! I am super open to asks and submissions! Feel free to say hi, ask questions, and engage with my stuff :D I love all comments and questions. I don't post super frequently because my brain is not very compatible with social media, but I hope you enjoy what I do post :] And I'm trying to get better at it, one step at a time.
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If I've posted something upsetting or triggering without tagging it correctly please inform me right away! I don't plan to post upsetting stuff but if I have I will do my best to tag.
I do not plan to tag angst! If this becomes a problem I will course-correct, but in the meantime know that this blog will probably have a lot of angst and/or dramatics because I am a Hurt/Comfort writer!
I will not be offended if you choose to block me! 🤍
Below the -read more- is a big compilation of all of my AUs that are currently public! Feel free to ask questions about any that catch your interest!
✨🤍Thank you for reading!! Everybody smile! All aboard! 🤍✨
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These are sorted in alphabetical order, not by quantity of content or chronological age! The tags won't be used on every post, and so are mainly here to give you an idea of what each AU is about!
ALSO: I have a UQuiz that has ALL of my noteworthy AUs in it!! So if you wanna have a fun go at that, check it out:
I can't claim that these AUs will sync up with your personality, but you may at least discover one of my plots that you would find most inte
Coupled (Uncoupled) - Fusion AU
Tags: #Coupled (Uncoupled), #Fusion AU, #Post Canon
Befriend my reflection to find my shadow (Reflection AU) - Cross-Dimensional AU
Tags: #Befriend My Reflection, #Reflection AU, #TwoLeftHands
Faling, falling, with no one to catch you - Double Faller AU
Tags: #FallingFalling, #Ultra Wormholes, #Reunion
Fossil AU
Tags: #Fossil AU, #Death, #Temporary Character Death, #Reunion
Half-Ghost AU
Tags: #Half Ghost AU, #Death, #Major Character Death
Hero!Ingo AU
Tags: #Chosen Hero Ingo, #Hero AU
how could we have possibly fallen this far? (2D AU) - Real World AU
Tags: #2D AU, #Mind Fuck, #Emmet in NYC, #Reunion
I feel your heartbeat buzzing in my chest - Combee AU
Tags: #Combee AU, #Combee PreFall, #Combee PostFall, #Vespingo, #Vespaegis, #Reunion, #Combee
Ingo and Ingo and Emmet Hop The Multiverse - Dimension Hoppers AU
Tags: #IAIAEHTM, #Dimension Hoppers, #NonCanon Shenanigans, #Reunion, #Fix-It Fic
I See You - Song AU
Tags: #I See You
Legacy
Tags: #Legacy, #Post Canon, #Past Character Death, #No Reunion, #OC Family Members
Mechanical Dreams (can you hear the cogs clicking?) - Mecha AU
Tags: #Mechanical Dreams, #Mecha AU, #Crack AU, #Extreme Canon Divergence, #OCs, #G/t, #Size Shifting
My Echo - Song AU
Tags: #Echo AU
oh my god what the fuck is ingo doing in pokemon mystery dungeon (omgPMD) - PMD AU
Tags: #omgPMD, #PMD AU, #Reunion
Quantum Superposition AU
Tags: #Quantum AU, #No Canon Ending, #Hurt No Comfort
Static Meltdown - One Move AU
Tags: #Static Meltdown, #One Move AU, #No Canon Ending
Steady Tracks Do Not Waver - Pokemon!Ingo AU
Tags: #Steady Tracks, #STDNW, #Steady Tracks Official Art, #Pokemon!Ingo,* #Post Canon, #Reunion, #Implied Character Death, #Past Character Death** (*this tag will change later) (**No one actually died)
Take My Hand! - that one episode of ben 10
Tags: #Take My Hand!, #TMH!, #Handy AU, #Crack AU, #Disability Support Pokemon
The Spirit Keeper - Spiritomb AU
Tags: #Spirit Keeper Ingo, #Spirit Keeper, #Spirit Farer Emmet*, #Reunion (*Branch AU)
The Whole World Is Against You - Public Enemy #1 Emmet AU
Tags: #TWWIAY, #Public Enemy Emmet, #Enemmet, #Reunion
Treehouse - Song AU/Childhood AU
Tags: #Treehouse, #Song Fic, #Pre Canon, #Kid AU, #Divorce, #Complicated Upbringing
While You Were Gone - Time Capsule AU
Tags: #WYWG, #Implied Character Death, #Past Character Death, #Post Canon, #Reunion
Your reflection in the mirror is reversed - Impersonation AU
Tags: #Your Reflection AU, #Impersonation, #I Am Ingo, #Reunion
...I wonder how much post-able content I would have if I went through all my discord conversations and tried to consolidate the lore, world building, and writing I have into a shareable form instead of just trying to write from scratch. ...Hm. Maybe I should try doing that and see how far I get... I feel like I could at least get interesting writing snippets to post.
Would people be interested in that?? I feel like... I could probably wring out a few short chapters from some of my AUs... They might be kind of disconnected... Maybe I could just post them here as writing posts and not on Ao3........... I have a lot of thinking to do.
Poke me if this idea appeals to you; I've been talking to various friends over discord about my AUs for 4 whole ass years, I'm sure I have something I can share rattling around. At minimum some fun lore and worldbuilding snippets, if not disconnected writing concepts. Relevant AUs I definitely have shit written down for include Spirit Keeper, Coupled (Uncoupled), Mechanical Dreams, omgPMD, Fossil AU, Take My Hand, and a handful of others. (I'm particularly fucked in the head about those first three- they're all OG AUs that I've had since 2022 and have been actively rotating all the time. I definitely have a lot of stuff for them I can dig through)
I think I don't normally do this because my autism brain rejects the idea of posting things that are narratively incomplete, disconnected from the main story, or otherwise taken out of context. But if y'all tell me that you wouldn't mind that kind of thing, having verbal permission/interest would help break that barrier kinda.
...I'm gonna see what I can do about this. Maybe I can scrape some writing together that I already have and post it. That's an exciting idea.
Your AU idea of slapping ingo into the PMD world as a full-on human man is SO fucking funny to me what a delight. What is it like for him when he first gets there?
THANK YOU!! It's genuinely one of my favorite AU premises I have, just based on what a fun spin it is on the usual formula. I've definitely said this before but my favorite trope is trope subversion. PMD AUs are very popular spin offs (for good reason) and this felt like a really funny way to drop Ingo into a situation he's absolutely not prepared for in the slightest.
SO!!
What's it like for him. Really open question, I'll try to answer it as thoroughly as I can. (Still clawing my way out of burnout, thank you for bearing with me!)
When Ingo first lands, without his memory and no inkling of where he is, it's initially more confusing and worrying than anything else. He tries to wander back to society to try and get some help, and well. He gets more than he bargained for.
(Long reply below!)
They find him on the outskirts of Treasure Town. He's so, so confused. There are pokemon running storefronts and occupying buildings, and none of it feels right. But he doesn't have much time to dwell on what that could mean before he's spotted.
Humans are a weird case. Pokemon generally seem to know what they are, at least in concept, but none you meet have ever actually seen one before. They're creatures of myth, almost. So I think there would be some confusion at first over What Is That Weird Pokemon, but I think- almost like a cryptid sighting, someone is going to know more than everyone else. And as soon as the first cry of Is that a HUMAN!? goes out, it quickly devolves into an uproar of chaos.
After hijinks and a not-insignificant amount of panic ensues, mainly on the side of Ingo, he's detained by Officer Magnezone temporarily. I think he also possibly ends up getting knocked out. Not off to a great start!
Magnezone turns to the Guild for help with what to do next, as they have some slightly more detailed knowledge about Humans, if only a little bit. Chatot had studied about humans in his earlier years exploring, finding artifacts and such- So Chatot is actually the only pokemon in town who knows how to understand human speech. (I thought it would be fun for the pokemon known for learning and repeating language to be more knowledgeable on this subject.) And Ingo can't understand any of the pokemon language either, so it puts them at a standstill without Chatot.
Magnezone (and other townsfolk) are wary of what Ingo can do, since they don't have a grasp of what he's capable of. He's essentially put on community service/parole as a way of keeping him in check until he's able to establish himself and earn their trust.
Chatot has never heard the human language spoken aloud by a real human, so it takes a bit of trial and error for him to figure out how to communicate with Ingo. There's a lot of early tension between Ingo and all the other pokemon in treasure town, and it puts him in a very stressful environment for a very long time.
The first conversations they share where they're able to really trade information, largely through Chatot repeating words back at him for emphasis or clarification, are very enlightening but not without miscommunication. Ingo learns more about how the guild works, why he's being held captive (detained, but, in his mind he's being held prisoner) and where he is. Chatot learns about how Ingo got here, or rather, how he doesn't know how he got here (suspicious), and is able to relay from Magnezone that he's being kept under watch until they know more about him. He's a mysterious figure after all! And how would the human not know where he came from? It's awfully dubious, they think.
As Chatot communicates more, he learns one way or another about the pokeballs Ingo still has on his person. Capture devices made specifically to trap pokemon, to store and contain them. This is, for reasons I hope are obvious, extremely alarming to Chatot and Magnezone.
As short-term plans are changed into long-term plans, they work out a deal. Ingo can stay at the guild, where they'll keep an eye on him, and in return Ingo will help them complete missions. His ability to (in their eyes) kidnap pokemon needs to be heavily monitored until they believe he can be trusted with that kind of ability. However, in the meantime, it would be a very useful tool for bringing in outlaws. And, Wigglytuff wants to take a chance on him.
Broadly, this is how things play out for a while. A tense truce between Ingo and the pokemon of Treasure Town, while he helps capture outlaws for the guild while on parole from Officer Magnezone. They try to keep his capture devices under wraps, but Treasure Town loves gossip and there is absolutely no way they're going to be able to keep the pokemon at the guild from knowing about it for very long.
Everywhere he goes, Ingo is met with suspicion. A lot of the things I've stated up to this point are from the perspective of the pokemon. Ingo is... Not doing well, under this intense pressure.
He's lost. He's alone. He's being held prisoner for an undetermined period of time. There are hostile pokemon all around him, at least in his own mind. No one here trusts him in the slightest. He, in essence, has to prove his usefulness, be of worth, in order to earn room and board.
At very least they seem able to be reasoned with, but he feels as though he's on thin ice and can hear the cracks forming below his feet. Something is going to snap, and when it does, it's going to be him plunged into the inky waters below.
So, he does his best. He does what he can. He makes himself useful, tries to be helpful. He shares any information Chatot asks of him freely, though he's cautious to avoid saying something that might turn their ire against him again. He's a professional pokemon trainer, even if he doesn't remember it. He has the skill to back up his word, though, in some cases that's more worrying to the pokemon around him than it is comforting. He rarely finds peace when he needs it most.
Every day he pours his effort into capturing outlaws and exploring these dangerous mystery dungeons. He tries to make himself trustworthy, but some days, it feels like one step forward and two steps back. The pokemon at the guild whisper to themselves when he's nearby. The citizens of treasure town only just started selling their wares to him without Magnezone hovering over his shoulder. He feels, trapped, and alone, and on some days, afraid.
He has to face dungeons alone, at least at first. As soon as they know he's capable of handling himself, Chatot assigns him solo missions each day. But, unlike them, he doesn't heal as quickly as they do. He doesn't have the power to back himself up, and he doesn't have a partner to warp him out if he faints. His one saving grace is that he's crafty, skilled at assessing which threats can be faced and which need to be avoided. AND. He has one killer throwing arm. He's a deadshot with pokeballs, yes, but gravelerocks are about the same size and weight. You put a rare fossil in his hands, and it's like a pokemon move toolkit all its own. He almost never misses his throws, and it helps give him staying power. He can manage himself, if only scraping by sometimes. He can outsmart pokemon when he can't out maneuver them, outrun them when he can't out smart them, and in a worst case scenario, he has the sense and stamina to warp himself away if he gets in a bind.
At least, that's what it's like for a while. He's afraid, and alone, but he's trying his best. The pokemon of Treasure Town are wary of him- His tools, his skills. But he starts to prove himself a very valuable ally, too.
And slowly, that trust will build. It will take time, effort, and so much trial and error. But he won't be alone forever, and as soon as someone gives him that first olive branch of trust, everything is going to change.
(,,,And this is where I would post the writing I did of Bidoof giving him that olive branch if I hadn't already been writing for way too long.)
Thank you for the ask! I'm so sorry it took so long to answer, I've been in such a rut... If you want that short snippet with Bidoof let me know! I'm sure I have more random snippets from conversations I could post somehow... There's a lot I love about this AU and getting it out of my head has been the hardest part. Have a great day and enjoy reading!
Hello lads! o7
I am upset to say I have been super burnt out for the last (checks watch) six or more months. It's been hard to answer asks or reply to comments on Ao3, and despite my intense desire to avoid taking another year on chapter 3, I fear it's probably not in the cards for May unless my brain pulls an incredible feat of autism
(More status update rambling below)
That being said! I am okay ;v; It's not great all the time but I made it through the worst of winter's seasonal depression brain sludge. I wish I was a little more active, but I've got a steady job and I'm otherwise doing okay.
Thought I'd let you all know how I'm doing 🥺 Even if not many people see this, that's still alright. I hope to answer every ask I've gotten in the last few weeks, though, I'm really sorry to say it might take a lot longer than I want it to ;; Thanks for all the support you've been showing me in the meantime. It means so much, I wish I could handle social media a little easier but we're working on it.
I might also finally be able to sell those stickers I posted about. Over a year ago. Yikes, the time blindness is so much worse than I realized... But yeah! I got a Ko-Fi page set up where I can sell those, and if I can figure out what the hell is goin on with etsy then maybe I'll set that up eventually, too. I've been looking into a lot of stuff about stickers, keychains, pins, and other merch stuff lately. I don't have any plans yet but it's exciting :D I don't make fully illustrated pieces often so I'll have to make some plans and get something like that rolling.
Here's a doodle of Ingo's pov of Archeops upside down from STDNW chapter 2 for your troubles :]
Hi! If it would be acceptable to ask, would it be alright to request some content in real life au and Combee au? They're both tickling my brain with so much emotions rn and I have a primal need for more content because as I write this, I am also writing down sleep deprived idea for a one shot for Real life au, mostly crack treated seriously but there's also some angst and genuine crack that is baffling, even to myself.
Hi! Thanks for the ask! Sorry for taking so long to respond, I forgot to check tumblr.
I've been in a huge pit of burnout lately so I don't know how much "content" I have to offer ;^; But I'm sure I could dig something up if you give me a minute.
Although, I do need to ask because I genuinely have no idea what the fuck you're talking about when you say "real life au." I don't have any AUs with that short hand and unless you mean 2D AU I have no idea what on earth you're talking about.
(checks notes) ...............Mother fuck I call 2D au Real World AU on the master list didn't I. Well okay that's just me being a dumbass then, carry on 😂
Uhhhh... I might have some very old writing lying around for the bees, and I know I have some equally old stuff for 2D as well. But, if you want anything up to my current standard, you'll have to wait until my brain starts being nice to me again 🫠sorry for the wait. I unfortunately must fistfight my own brain chemistry daily
Let me know if any of that sounds interesting to you! Or if you have anything specific you'd want me to elaborate on, I'd be happy to chip in when I can write again.
THANK GOD THERE'S FINALLY NEWS. HOLY FUCK. I DON'T EVEN CARE IF THEY'RE NOT IN THE GAME AT THIS POINT, I'M JUST GLAD THEY'RE OKAY AND DIDN'T GET THEIR PLOTLINE ETERNALLY GHOSTED BY NINTENDO. OH MY GOD
Love Steady Tracks on god, so much symbolisms, angst, and potential silliness, my bitch ass can't contain all the silly things the two Skrunglies will get up to, brothers will be brothers regardless of llama god being weird.
Also, does Ingo have hoofs because Arceus? *Looks at Origin Palkia and Dialga* ((why did gamefreak choose centaurs???))
Might try and draw Ingo, but I can't do robots good ☠️
Thank you!!! I'm really really glad you like it, I've spent the last several years refining my outline for future chapters and developing the story so I am very excited to keep telling it! :D I hope to start writing chapter 3 soon, but I've been in a bit of a writing rut/burnout since posting the second one so that's thrown a bit of a wrench into things
Hopefully I can continue breaking up the character drama with these two fucked up guys getting to have some silly and delightful moments ^^ they are brothers, your honor. they will always be brothers, your honor.
Nope! Ingo's design has nothing to do with Arceus. This aspect of the design, as well as several others, are inspired by mountain goats extreme capability to traverse severe terrain!
On that note, Arceus really has nothing to do with this story, other than getting Ingo home. I realize the way I wrote the prologue makes them seem connected, but Arceus is not responsible for Ingo's transformation, as I've said in the past. When I said "Ingo's transformation will not be explained" in the fic tags, what I meant to say is you do not have the information to intuit the explanation within the narrative context right now. Arceus is not responsible, and i do not plan to explain what happened within the narrative. Outside the narrative, I am absolutely sure I will. But inside the narrative, you will not find the pieces you need to understand why Ingo is like this.
And the simple reason why is because why/how Ingo became this way is not what the story is about, has been about, or will ever be about. And why/how/if Ingo will transform back is also not what this story is about.
All that to say, please don't blame Arceus. I recognize I wrote the prologue poorly to come to that conclusion, and the evidence as presented is pretty cut and dry. But I wrote the prologue only after chapter 1 was mostly finished, and I wanted a way to lead into Emmet's story. I, unfortunately, did not think head about what that might imply about Arceus's involvement.
At least in steady tracks, and in most if not all other stories I've written, Arceus is not at fault for the events that have unfolded.
And, Arceus would gladly turn Station Master Ingo back if it could. But it can't.
Sorry to make that a whole ramble. It's been bothering me since the prologue was first posted (it's way too late for me to fix that) and this presented a good opportunity to bring it up, but it's not directly targeted at you or anyone else for that matter. Just something to keep in mind. I hope it will enrich people's experience with the story!
about the drawing: Dear fuck i understand i am so sorry. I barely know how to draw him myself. someday i'll finish that 3d model and it will make it a lot easier. In the meantime, just do your best and have fun and don't worry about it so much! It's not that much harder than drawing any other character (or STIngo isn't, at least.)
That is all <3 I hope you continue having fun with the story! There is a lot more symbolism in here, I hope I can get better at writing it.
POINTING. I DIDN'T KNOW YOU POSTED THIS. The last guy there is mine :D secret au of mine. And it's not obvious but the emmet getting straight-up mlemed by archeops is supposed to be STEmmet because I love them. THANK YOU KK!!!! Everyone say thank you KK
Hello me again! For the Reflection au have you had any thoughts about what happens when either reunite with an Ingo?
Ingo (2) comes back from Hisui bc Arceus dropped him home and he didn't get his memory back immediately, sure but. He only had one brother/man in white. Why are there two now?
Ingo (1) coming back to an empty subway... oh no
This ask is from January I am so sorry. It has been six months 😨 My curse of answering asks in mostly chronological order is going to ruin me
OKAY!! HI!! Thank you for the ask!!! :DDD It makes me extremely happy when anyone sends me asks, so I am sorry for taking so long to get back to this. The final semester of college had hands
The reunions!!!! I do have thoughts! Mainly because I've been stewing on this ask for a while. Establishing this before I get into it: For the duration of this ask, the current universe will be referred to as "Home" Emmet, and the crossing-over universe will be referred to as "Away" Emmet. Like ball game
So, the main interesting thing is that I think Away Emmet actually has a large hand in either of them getting their brothers home. The whole reason that Away is here is because his attempts to track and find his brother led him to this specific universe. Ingo is here, just not at the right time. The Warden Ingo currently in this universe is Away's Ingo. They actually swapped, I think. I haven't decided if Home's Ingo is somewhere else, but I think I'd rather keep this AU relatively self contained.
So, if for some reason Ingo returned on his own, it would be interesting. Away Emmet is expecting to need to fix this on his own, so Ingo making his way home by himself was not on his radar. It would be interesting for sure.
It is, bittersweet at first. When Away gets Ingo back. Obviously they still have to deal with the canon memory issues, but- Home Emmet feels. A little lost. A little uncertain. Will they go home now? Is it over?
They bonded, but he can't be fully sure.
But of course, Away Emmet is not going to ditch him like that. Home Emmet gave him a shot, even when he had no reason to keep being patient and kind. They've formed a weird you're-me-but-not-me-and-you're-my-brother-now-too relationship. And Away is going to help him get his own Ingo back, even if it's a huge pain in the ass.
In the meantime. Ingo has two hands. He is lost and confused and has no idea what is going on, but there is friendship and family and time travel and space travel, so surely this can only mean good things. He has two men in white to meet, which is unexpected, but not unwelcome.
I haven't thought super far ahead in their story to know what comes next, as the premise of the two Emmets has had most of my attention, but I think only good things can happen
A quiet conversation or something with Ingo talking while Emmet listens
It’s funny that you say this because I was actually! Going to draw the two of them talking kendnjsbwb in the end I got more inspiration from the room description (Probably because I’ve been trying to work on my environments/backgrounds more lately) if I end up doodling something I’ll try to share
I do also. Adore every drawing you do (in general and also for this au)
Ingo is alone under the water for a very, very long time.
Looking at you.
Ough the. Ingo Knows Emmet wouldn’t abandon him and leave him there. Knows that emmet would be pulling every stop to help him out. I can’t imagine in worry he would feel when that just Doesn’t Happen. When he’s just left there completely alone, unable to move.
Wondering about Emmet’s side too- is he worried? Does he try to help his brother out immediately? Think of a plan of attack only for it to fall through? Feel himself get more and more tired in time with Ingo’s own system slowing down?
The amount of trust Emmet would have to have- just hoping that one day someone will be able to help. That people will recall them enough to do so. I know this is when they both have a lot more support from people, and tensions are likely at an all time low after this last Pokémon has been defeated, but having to ask the people who once looked upon them in fear or incomprehension for help… I’m sure it’s a scary thought. Not that he has much of a choice.
It’s interesting to think about, actually. Time that is. I’ve seen the range of how far huisi is go from anywhere between 150 years to over 400, so I wonder how much time actually passes for them. [basing it purely off of when legends arceus’ time period Actually occurred, assuming b/w is in our current year (happy 2025!) the 150 years is more accurate. But it can be very easily argued that b/w occurs in the future, seeing the technology they have. Uh. Assuming they are waking up in b/w era. I am rambling about unimportant things again!]
Depending, it would be interesting for them to see how the stories of their fights has changed and evolved over time. How much of a presence they have in history at all! Wonder if they save Ingo from the depths first (biased on the vow made in the master post) and Emmet wakes up after a while Very disoriented and goes out to find his twin (which honestly has So much potential (funny and angsty)) or if emmet is uncovered by accident and by looking into why the heck there is a Whole Living Guy here they find out about ingo.
The the! Extraction itself! I suppose they have a lot more technology now, so digging him up and hauling him out would be… easier? Could a boat carry him? I suppose it would depend on how off-shore he is. I’m having the mildly amusing thought of him just opening his mouth and a whole aquarium pouring out (but I think you implied he would not fill with water re: oxygen reserves)
Then there is! Water damage! Idk if being blessed makes him completely impervious to corrosion. And like. The passage of time. If there is a current there he’s not going to be having a very fun time. There is also the weight of water, which he is at a depth he cannot fight against. The deepest a submarine has ever gone was roughly 36000 ft, (that’s the abyssal zone) but with most making it anywhere from 2000 to 3000 ft normally (the mesopelagic zone- but the number of which regular subs can go seems to very a Lot)
To put it in numbers, 1 cubic foot of water is roughly 62 pounds. So 3000 ft deep would be around 187,000 lbs. which is uh. A lot (about 21 Asian elephants, if that helps). Half an inch steel plate can withstand around 30,000 lbs per square inch (without serious deformation) (to continue the Asian elephant measure, about 3.5 elephants). But submarine hulls are nearly 2 inches thick. Since ingo is made to fight Pokémon, one could assume his hull is pretty thick!
The submarine that went around 36,000 ft deep had a hull thickness of 3.5 inches, so theoretically if ingo was as thick or thicker than that he could be under 2,232,000 lbs of water! (253.6 Asian elephants. If you’re wondering.) but that Does men he would be substantially harder to get to.
Where the hell am I going with this. Normally I’d cut this stuff out but I’m just going to keep it in. This is what brain rot for this au has done to me /lh
Anyway! It’s just interesting to think about the kind of condition he’d be found in. Not to mention his mental state, which I’m sure isolation didn’t help. And!! (The uh. Reason I was trying to figure out what depth he could withstand in the first place-) the kind of Pokémon he’d see. Bioluminescence becomes a more common occurrence deeper in the ocean, so I can imagine it could be… rather terrifying, depending. Just seeing random shapes in the darkness… once you’re over 3000 ft deep, no more light can reach you from the sun. Even then, at higher depths (~700ft) you’re mostly getting blue and green light.
Basically! Ingo is not having a very fun time while awake. Even if nothing approaches him, he can’t move to protect himself and most things are completely unidentifiable. Verrry scary for anyone.
Presumably he’s pulled up near Sinnoh, so I wonder what their plans are after recovering. I can’t imagine they are good to go immediately after. All That. (And I think both of them would like a moment to process that they are Both here and Alive and Together and also XXX years in the future). I think it would be a little more difficult for ingo to. Move around, due to the sudden population change and amount of cities and all. Do they ever go to unova? Or maybe to another place that isn’t. A relatively small island?
Wonder if arceus had any plans for them after completing their initial mission. There’s always world ending things going on, but would any of them be serious/big enough for either to get involved?
Then there is! Trains! I’m assuming emmet sees one and just. Marvels at its construction (probably a frequent occurrence in this new tech heavy world) and tells ingo about it? He’s much bigger than steady tracks ingo, so would he even be able to see them?
And then there’s the whole!!! There are two guys from the past and can maybe shed some light on history. Cynthia would be Very happy to talk to them, both as a person who loves history and a champion level trainer!
Which brings he to the idea that Many people would Love to battle with the twins. Wonder how Emmet gets a new crew (if he does, seeing as they are not exactly fighting huge Pokémon anymore. Might be important for upkeep though) and by that thought, what’s his relationships with the current day people? How is ingo received, seeing as people are both more open minded but also have never seen human ingo before?
Ooo I went off. I have more thoughts but I’ll leave it at this for now!
HI AGAIN!! Thank you for the ask and thank you soso much for your patience!
This ramble is about to get fucking long. Hold on to your butt.
Also descriptions of near death experiences, injury, and mentions of past death. Good luck!
A quiet conversation or something with Ingo talking while Emmet listens
Rereading this ask to reply to the whole thing I actually got absolutely blasted with an idea that will now haunt me until I manage to draw it to the extent I want. So eventually that soon.
Ingo hunched over Emmet completely, camera under him. Emmet is sitting on one of his triangle sensors with a small fire going, and through the holes in Ingo's shelter, you can see snow outside. Dark lighting from the shadow he's casting. Ingo has his forehead against the ground, eyes closed, and mouth open while he speaks.
Hopefully I can beam it into your brain, and draw it in the vivid glory it appears as in my head someday
Ingo Knows Emmet wouldn’t abandon him and leave him there. [...] I can’t imagine in worry he would feel when that just Doesn’t Happen.
Emmet would never leave him. Emmet would never leave him behind.
So then, why did he? Why hasn't he come back?
In the silence that question is forced to fester.
Was Emmet hurt? Did Ingo do something wrong? Were there more dynamax pokemon after he fell?
He can't help but fear for the worst. But in his mind, the kinder option is that Emmet just, knew. he knew Ingo was too much to take care of without destroying himself in the process. And so when he fell, he, let him go. He took his chance, went to live his own happy life, able to explore, make friends, and live life to the fullest without the weight of the promise he made dragging him into the depths beside him.
It's a kinder idea than the thought that he failed, and no one is left to come back for him.
But that "kind" idea means that he's done something wrong. That being this way was, in fact, too much to be loved. Just like the others, just like all the people he horrified, frightened, repulsed, Emmet too knew that he couldn't be sustained. Not while keeping the region happy and healthy.
He's a dynamax pokemon too, after all. Even if he has a different coat of paint. He would destroy them, too- just, slower. kinder. less intentionally. Resources were already something they fought for.
they don't need a 120 foot mouth to feed. they don't need him.
he really hopes emmet is happy. if emmet is happy, then all of this was worth it, and everything is okay. he can stay this way. fulfilling his purpose, his life's duty to protect them, even from himself when necessary. and if he can stay alive a little longer, emmet can keep living a long, happy life. he might still come back for him someday. even if it's only to preserve his living battery and keep his happy life going strong a while longer.
it's easier to latch onto than the alternative.
Wondering about Emmet’s side too- [...]
Oh he's not just worried, Emmet is terrified. Ingo has never been hurt this badly before, and now Emmet can't reach him. His first attempt to go back failed, and the crew wouldn't be able to go with him if he tried anything riskier. The crew is scared of Emmet going alone and getting hurt, and eventually, they try to prevent him from returning for his own safety. Not until they can safely go with him, to make sure he isn't alone.
This proves to have been the right decision, as Emmet begins to grow more and more sluggish, losing that holy, blessed energy until he's actively being drained of it- passing out standing up, or at random times after blinking too long. He's started drawing up blue prints for submersible plans, but he doesn't have the time nor raw resources to create them.
Emmet is being drawn into stasis, in part because of Ingo's desperation for Emmet to find him. It's part of the blessing. They don't share injuries, but when Ingo is hurt, Emmet can tell exactly how. And some small part of that is because he can feel it.
So when Ingo starts to grow more and more tired from trying to heal his open wounds, Emmet can feel it. He can feel hibernation stasis approaching rapidly.
The amount of trust Emmet would have to have- just hoping that one day someone will be able to help.
Emmet isn't just trusting the crew. He's begging them. He has nothing else to offer, but this is the only thing he cares about. He openly weeps about it, to them. He needs their help. He's going to fall asleep. He cannot do it alone.
He's heard the ways they talked about Ingo. He knows what they think of him. He knows that they don't trust him, like him, see him as a human being. But he begs them to save his brother's life in his absence. He begs them with every drop of blood in his body, and every ounce of holy power bestowed to him. Please, please help us.
It turns out, he didn't know as much as he thought he did. Over the year they've worked together, he's gained the fierce and undying loyalty of the region they've worked so hard to save. Ingo doesn't scare or repulse them. He isn't some monster, some enigma, some computer, some landmark, some tool. He's a friend, a brother, a son, an acquaintance, a hero, a kid.
He saved all of them at the cost of getting to live his own life, and they can all see that clearly.
By the time Emmet falls asleep, scared though he is that he may never open his eyes, he sleeps knowing that his crew are going to do absolutely everything in their power to ensure that Ingo sees the sunlight again someday.
Emmet was expecting a lot of things, but hope wasn't one of them.
I’ve seen the range of how far huisi is go from anywhere between 150 years to over 400, so I wonder how much time actually passes for them.
I usually place Hisui around 200~ years behind modern day, but in Mecha AU it is 300 :] for flavor and enrichment.
Depending, it would be interesting for them to see how the stories of their fights has changed and evolved over time. How much of a presence they have in history at all!
I think the fine details aren't recorded as well/do get a little lost, but actually this whole period is as well documented as they were able to get it. After Emmet falls asleep, people begin keeping official records- Many had journals or other accounts of the events that happened before that, but as soon as the twins themselves go dark, they realize very quickly how important preserving this information is going to be. The legend of the twins themselves is integral to the history of the region and is extremely well recorded. In fact! They have a yearly festival in celebration of them. The Titan of Steel and The Engineer.
They are legends, myths of sorts. So, while not universally known even by the people of the region, they are major historical celebrities.
Following up on your next point- Ingo is saved first. Emmet actually, made himself a glass case that only opens from the inside. He currently lives in the basement of the Sunyshore lighthouse, and the crew knows exactly where he is. Despite their efforts, they have never managed to wake him. So, they need to find Ingo first.
The twins were not forgotten to time. The people of Hisui made sure of it.
The the! Extraction itself! [...]
It's gonna be complicated as hell. I am currently working with a friend on rewriting canon for the third or fourth time, but the summary of how things are gonna go right now is this:
More important than anything else in his recovery, Ingo needs to be healed and fixed. He wasn't able to get out of the water due to his injuries, and now sitting here stagnant has only worsened that problem. By the time Ingo gets out of the ocean, he's going to be mostly pulling himself out of the water- with external and internal help.
They are also setting up a huge dry dock for him, too, which I particularly enjoy. That way they can get him up and out of the water but still in the area for major repairs before being yote out into the big wide world.
He kind of needs help getting damage undone for that to happen, though. like the . brain damage, energy depletion, chronic injury, and severe dehydration/malnutrition. there are a lot of major hurdles they'll need to overcome.
I’m having the mildly amusing thought of him just opening his mouth and a whole aquarium pouring out (but I think you implied he would not fill with water re: oxygen reserves)
Fun fact I actually did sort of write that. Yeah, when he leaves the water, there is gonna be a lot that pours off/out of him. Also- To answer the assumption, he isn't going to fill with water, but he does have a lot of flooded zones due to damage. He's got a lot of water in him, but thankfully, still enough air to make it.
Then there is! Water damage!
He's not impervious to corrosion, although he is highly resistant to it. He holds up really well up until the last stretch, in which his internal stores and reserves are getting so depleted that he can no longer passively resist the ambient erosion. So! Thankfully not as bad as one would expect. but. no he's doing pretty shit
There is also the weight of water, which he is at a depth he cannot fight against.
Unfortunately this statement comes with a major clarification that also defeats a lot of your following detailed breakdown, which wounds me personally because it's extremely fascinating. Ingo can't physically be more than 200~ish feet below the surface because he's only 400 feet tall. He needed to be able to stand upright and fight against Jellicent, which invalidates him being underwater any deeper than he could stand upright. Now- I do think he sinks into the sand overtime and does end up seabed level. But he absolutely cannot be a thousand feet or more under the water.
The reason he was unable to get up and leave is because of his injuries post-battle. This was a more recent decision because I realized it was kind of a plot hole if I left it like that- left it where Ingo couldn't resist the water's weight at all. It would make him leaving the water next to impossible, and also kind of didn't make any sense. So yeah, it's mostly due to his injuries after the fight, on TOP of the weight of the ocean.
I also have Thalassophobia, so I haven't really been doing research on how the ocean works 😔 Freaks me out too bad, I will get upset fast. I appreciate hearing the statistical research though, I have been wondering about it for a while.
Because you brought it up- his hull is definitely thicker than a few inches! I don't know exactly what thickness, though.
Where the hell am I going with this. Normally I’d cut this stuff out but I’m just going to keep it in. This is what brain rot for this au has done to me /lh
I love you and this and I'm obsessed with you, please continue to talk about whatever you damn well please and know that I am listening with incredible enthusiasm.
It’s just interesting to think about the kind of condition he’d be found in. Not to mention his mental state, which I’m sure isolation didn’t help.
Yyyeah 😭😭 Physical summary: On The Brink Of Death. Mental Summary: Somehow Worse.
Mentally, he, kind of stops, acting human. His memories are starting to wear out from misuse and overuse, and as his reserves decay- like power -they become less and less accessible. He replays and relives the same memories over and over, trying to recapture the moments. (vague gestures........ the animatic. i will leave that there)
So, when finally boarded again for the first time in three hundred years, he doesn't really remember how to be a person anymore. He's only had his onboard systems for company, and his own mannerisms and language have fully adopted the same style.
So, in essence, he speaks like a computer, and it's basically impossible to tell that he is human instead of an advanced AI.
Physically..... He's absolutely terrible.
The Lighthouse Watch (the descendants of the crew + new crew) have been doing whatever they can to investigate his burial site, dredge up any sand they can, and patch up holes- but there is only so much they can do. As technology begins to progress to a point where they can achieve more and more, Ingo has started to physically deteriorate. By the time they find and board him, he's probably months or weeks from death. Possibly a year or two. But not long. He is, certifiably, dying when they board him.
Emmet doesn't wake up until Ingo gets enough power to leave hibernation.
And!! the kind of Pokémon he’d see.
Well at first mostly just fish! Magikarp, Lumineon, Tentacruel, Corsola, Skrelp, Goldeen, Seaking, Seel, Staryu, Arrowkuda, you name it! There are a lot of fish in the sea (heh.)
Unfortunately, past a certain point, Ingo *can't* see. At all.
As soon as reserve power kicks on, all nonessential functions are shutdown. All of his sensory inputs, every door, every movement, every organ. Anything that isn't expressly keeping his body alive is suspended to preserve power for as long as possible.
Although, after the first hundred years, he couldn't hardly bear to open his eyes anyway. It only served to make him feel further and further alone.
Which is a shame, because it means he doesn't really get the chance to see the Dhelmise that claims him as its weapon, defending the territory against all manner of hostile pokemon and really turning his crash site into an ecological wonder. He has an ecosystem built around and inside of him wherever punctures from the outside let water in. It's a shame he doesn't get to participate in that, because it would have enriched his life greatly.
Ingo is not having a very fun time while awake.
Absolutely not, and your read of him being afraid is completely correct. He feels, helpless. The pokemon around him are so much smaller, but he can't defend himself if they attack.
Dhelmise actually steals some of his life force initially, before realizing the state he is in and the sheer depths what a grand being has been reduced to. His soul is so bright and intense and powerful, and yet it sits here, shriveling up and decaying away. It swears to protect him, to let the star burn up until it burns out. It will not let anyone cut this gargantuan soul short.
I can’t imagine they are good to go immediately after. All That. (And I think both of them would like a moment to process that they are Both here and Alive and Together and also XXX years in the future).
They absolutely are not and they both need therapy so fucking badly. badly. and processing that everyone they know is long, long dead, and yet did so much to ensure they could be happy in the future without them.
yeah. neither of them are okay. and neither am I.
It is harder for Ingo to move around. It already was, but having large cities and towns and roads makes it very difficult for him to move at all. They might have an opportunity to visit Unova at some point- There are some descendants of the crew that they would like to meet -but actually the main place they would visit is Galar.
It would have to be a ways out because both of them are very traumatized, but also, Ingo's primary source of power is dynamax energy. Getting to actually absorb dynamax energy from pokemon battles and raid dens would leave him feeling better than he has in centuries, and that place is already made for Large Creatures to be in it.
Broadly though, they do not get out of the region often. Because. Well. Travelling with Ingo is hard. Both of them hate flying over the open ocean for obvious reasons. But getting Ingo into a form that even makes him remotely capable of travel is going to take a while. (Dynamax pokeballs are involved. Emmet came up with the idea of a pokeball for dynamax pokemon hundreds of years ago, but didn't want to invent them for fear of putting Ingo at risk. So now he has a problem to solve AND he didn't even get to patent the technology. Stupid stupid stupid!)
Wonder if arceus had any plans for them after completing their initial mission. There’s always world ending things going on, but would any of them be serious/big enough for either to get involved?
AbsoLUTELY not. Unless they rock Cyrus' shit out of the kindess of their hearts, they are not getting involved. Arceus is so incredibly proud of him, but they are already way too young for the burden that they had. Someone else will rise to handle those. These two need mandatory vacation time.
It went through all the effort to carefully orchestrate Ingo's perfect return to the region so that he could, in fact, be sustained without straining the society around him. And it did not go through all that careful planning to hurt them any further than they already were, by this. Now, they get to enjoy the world they fought for. It is going to ensure that.
Then there is! Trains! I’m assuming emmet sees one and just. Marvels at its construction (probably a frequent occurrence in this new tech heavy world) and tells ingo about it?
Emmet fucking LOVES trains. Ingo also likes trains, if only for happy they make Emmet. He can see them just fine, but he can never really get close enough to appreciate one without causing a lot of very expensive noises. You are also correct that this happens often. Being alive in a technological world has Emmet full of ideas for new inventions and technology, and he has so many projects he's working on that it would fuckin put ME to shame. He loves creating, and this world so full of tech is so enriching for him.
It also gives him a lot of chances to upgrade Ingo with new advancements, like the pokemon storage box, wireless communication, extensive databases, and things like that. Video game consoles. Fuckin, TELEPORTER!! PADS!!! Emmet is so excited to not need to walk everywhere.
And then there’s the whole!!! There are two guys from the past and can maybe shed some light on history. Cynthia would be Very happy to talk to them, both as a person who loves history and a champion level trainer!
I haven't gotten far enough to figure out what their interactions with Cynthia would be like but I am confident that historians, tech geeks, and myth hunters alike are CLAMMORING to speak with them.
Which brings he to the idea that Many people would Love to battle with the twins.
Wonder how Emmet gets a new crew [...] Might be important for upkeep though) and by that thought, what’s his relationships with the current day people? How is ingo received, seeing as people are both more open minded but also have never seen human ingo before?
The Lighthouse Watch/Crew is a generationally founded and governmentally funded non-profit organization with hundreds of members. Originally started from members of the original crew, The Lighthouse Crew now serves to gather resources and handle bureaucratic complications in order to help Ingo and Emmet survive, live, and thrive again.
The current day people treat them almost like stars or celebrities. Their legend has been passed down for generations, and like I mentioned, there's a whole festival for them every year. They do get overlooked by mythos and assuptions at times, you know how broad culture can be- but they are generally treated very kindly and with great sympathy.
People are far more empathetic and understanding of Ingo that either of them could have ever expected. Even though they've never seen what Ingo looked like as human, they still treat him like one. And that's more than they could have hoped for.
Thanks to the preservation of The Engineer, there are speculative recreations in history books and museum exhibits of what he may have looked like according to witness accounts.
All things considered, they are extremely overwhelmed at how positive, kind, and compassionate their people are. They don't know ANYONE, they have no surviving family- so they think -and they need to socially start from complete scratch. Which is basically an autistic death sentence.
But, with the head start their old friends gave them, maybe catching up again won't be as impossible as they first feared.
Thank you for the ask as always!! 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍
I never stop appreciating them, and I am thrilled to answer every question that crosses your mind
Feeling super normal about Chapter 2 of Steady Tracks. I hope yall are too. I forgot how much I missed drawing him
I have some closeups here also :D I'm really happy with how galvantula came out. That's my itty bitty baby spider
Drawing on the left is a scene from steady tracks chapter 2! The right is just a doodle for my fun and enrichment
😩 Putting my username on my art as a water mark is really annoying but I'm starting to try instagram (@joybulb03) and I don't want to shoot myself in the foot. So I've gotta start practicing even if it's a pain in the ass.
Also! Sneak peak! Restarting my model of Station Master Ingo and feeling good about it so far :D I am having fun
