#ask the prof

[professor-azran]

*They come across a bar and grill, labeled simply, BAR & GRILL. It seems popular.*

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*He looks up at it with intrigue, smiling.*

“… This reminds me of my early twenties. Bar-hopping with friends into the early hours of the morning, usually running home with a stranger by dawn. Then I would sleep half of the day away before doing it again the next evening.”

*He sighs fondly.*

“Those were the days…”

[professorchatwin]

ever fed someone irl?

Sort of? I've had partners that were privvy to my kinks and overate around me. In particular I dated one guy who, whenever we were out to eat, would order an insane amount of food. He'd finish most of it and I could always coax a few more bites into him with a little teasing. It wasn't necessarily feeding but I absolutely encouraged him to stuff himself. He wasn't fully onto the kink but he knew I thought he looked especially cute with a full belly. So, uhelpfully, yes but no.

[professor-vanad]

bro,,, dude,,,, how do i stop my porygon from messing with my computer. this little goblin keeps worming their way in and removes all my spotify playlists. please this is urgent

When they take up residence in a computer, Porygon are wont to do a little maintenance. Though I think most would be considerate enough to avoid deleting anything on a computer that isn’t theirs, it’s not exactly something that’s programmed in. They might be mistaking your playlists for clutter or malware. Maybe they just aren’t familiar with the app and see the space it’s taking up as a drain on your computer’s performance. In that case, I wouldn’t take it too personally. Talking to Porygon is your best bet to finding out what going on.

That being said, if this is a repeat problem, it is unusual that they wouldn’t just tell you outright. If they are perceiving your playlists as an issue that keeps coming back, most Porygon would at the very least alert you to it. This makes me think that it could be completely accidental on their part – as in they don’t even realise they’re doing it. This is, again, very likely if Porygon isn’t too familiar with Spotify.

There is one thing that strikes me from the phrasing of your question though. If Porygon is “worming their way in” that says to me that you are actively trying to keep them out of your computer. If that is the case and there are no other computers or similar devices in your home, I would not rule out the possibility that Porygon is upset with you. And rightfully so.

This is just in Porygon's nature. Lots of us, human and pokémon alike, need a personal space for comfort and calm and most Porygon use cyberspace for that exact purpose. It is extremely rare for a Porygon to not make frequent trips into cyberspace (my own Porygon is one of those rare cases and even she expresses a desire to.) Moving into cyberspace is simply what Porygon do. It is what they were designed for. While not physically harmful on it’s own, denying them this can will make it more difficult for them to run self-diagnostic scans. It can also be very damaging for their mental health and wellbeing, which could be why Porygon’s actions are reading as passive-aggressive and uncommunicative to you.

In this case, you need to open up communication and work out a compromise with Porygon. Sharing a computer isn’t hard. You can set clear boundaries, lock folders and implement passwords if you need to - though I’ve never known a Porygon to be so intrusive as to need those measures.

If you, for whatever reason, cannot share your computer (I know some people have very strict privacy requirements for their jobs for which a Porygon presence would be illegal or dangerous) you have to provide another device for them. Another computer, smartphone, tablet or laptop would be ideal. This is non-negotiable. Porygon need that cyberspace access. If funds are tight for you, taking them to an internet café for a few hours a day is also an option (just make sure you tell the clerk what you’re doing.) If neither of those are an option, you may need to reconsider whether or not Porygon is the right Pokémon for you.

Also, in the case of the latter issue, accept that you might have a lot of work to do to repair your relationship with Porygon. Open communication, apologies and compassion are going to be very important for both of you going forward. It’s not impossible to salvage, but it may take time.

Best of luck to both of you! And thank you for the question!

[originaldex]

I thought Gigantamax forms were just holograms? Didn't they say Dynamax and Gigantamax forms are just projections?

Hello! Professor Magnolia explains Dynamax and Gigantamax as being illusions of Pokemon growing larger through Dynamaz energy, but the power increase and access to Max Moves are physical effects from the Energy.

So while they don’t actually get bigger, they do get stronger, and sometimes strange as well!

((Also the SWSH dex has separate entries for Gigantamax forms so I wanted to cover by bases here too))

[professor-azran]

Is Sarnax asleep or is he just 🧎‍♂️🦎in your arms rn

I assume he is asleep…? I’m rather tired myself.

[professor-azran]

*You are now a monstersona of your choice!*

*Fully-fledged lycanthrope, of course. Big wolf man, dark brown shaggy fur. His pants are wide enough to accommodate his larger legs, but his jacket and shirt rip at their seams, fur peeking out between the openings in the fabric. Cute little glasses perched atop his nose.*

……..

[professor-azran]

*When Clayton wakes, the tent is missing a lizard. Their water skins look noticeably fuller, and his kettle has been moved. There’s a faint smell of fire outside, despite the heat from the mountain.*

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*He rubs a few hours’ worth of sleep from his eyes, frowning at the lack of lizard between he and Shepherd. He slowly sits up, hunts down his glasses, and shuffles out of the tent.*

[professor-azran]

God I fucking hate the limit

He’s burning his skin from earlier.

*He pokes his head out, looking for a familiar reptile.*

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